Foxconn A88GML User Manual

A88GML Series Motherboard

User’s Manual

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User’s Manual V1.0 for A88GML Series motherboard.

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better, and tells you how to avoid problems.

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Declaration of conformity

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD

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

TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

declares that the product

Motherboard A88GML

is in conformity with

(reference to the specication under which conformity is declared in

accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)

■ EN 55022:1998/A2: 2003 Limits and methods of measurements of radio

disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment

■ EN 61000-3-2/:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Part 3: Limits

Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions

(equipment input current <= 16A per phase)

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

Part 3: Limits

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

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

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

characteristics limits and methods of measurement

Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2011

Printed Name : James Liang

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: FOXCONN

Model Name:

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.

A88GML

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device

must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation.

Tested to comply with FCC standards.

Signature : Date : 2011

Installation Precautions

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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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Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer :

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

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

computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed.

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

CPU is overclocked. Normal operation depends on the overclocking capac-

ity of your device.

■ If there is any, when connecting USB, audio, RS232 COM, IrDA or S/PDIF

cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard, make sure their

pinouts are matching with the connectors on the motherboard. Incorrect con-

nections might damage the motherboard.

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

tors.

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

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

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

voltage setting has been congured to the local standard.

■ To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact

with the motherboard circuit or its components. Also, make sure there are no

leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the

computer casing.

■ If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to

the use of the product, please consult a certied computer technician.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Hardware Install

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 CD Instruction

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

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

FOX ONE

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

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

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

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

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

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

FOX LiveUpdate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 5 RAID Conguration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technical Support :

Support

Website :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com

Support Website :

http://www.foxconnsupport.com

Worldwide online contact Support :

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

CPU Support List :

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

Memory, VGA Compatibility List :

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

Thank you for buying Foxconn A88GML Series motherboard.

Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power,

providing only what you need for break-through performance.

With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity

features for today multi-media computing requirements, A88GML

enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

This chapter includes the following information:

■ Product Specications

■ Layout

■ Back Panel Connectors

1-1 Product Specications

CPU

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

HyperTransport Up to 4400MT/s (HT3.0) for AM3 CPU

Chipset North Bridge: AMD 880G

South Bridge: AMD SB710

Memory 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMMs

Support up to 8GB of system memory

Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

1 x PCI Express x1 slot

2 x PCI slots

VGA Integrated ATI RadeonTM HD4250 GPU

Dual independent displays support with DVI and D-Sub

Storage SB710 chipset:

- Support 6 x SATA connectors

- 3GB/S data transfer rate

- Support RAID 0, 1, and 10

- Support AHCI hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing )

LAN Realtek

( Co-lay Realtek RTL8105E 10/100 Lan chip)

Audio Realtek 662-GR audio chip:

- High Denition Audio

- 2/4/5.1-channel

- Support for S/PDIF Out

- Support Jack-Sensing function

USB Support hot plug

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

headers supporting 6 extra ports)

Support USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mb/s

Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

6 x SATA connectors

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

1 x CPU fan header (4-pin)

1 x System fan header (4-pin)

1 x Front Audio connectors

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

For the latest CPU information,

Dual channel DDR3 1600(oc*)/1333/1066 MHz architecture (oc*: overclocking)

Support DirectX 10.1, Shader Model 4.1, Universal Video Decoder (UVD) 2.0

RTL8111E Gigabit Lan chip

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Internal Connectors 1 x Front panel connector

1 x CD_IN connector

1 x SPDIF-OUT connector

1 x TPM Header (Reserved)

1 x LPT Header (Reserved)

1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header

1 x Speaker connector (Co-lay Buzzer (Reserved))

Back Panel 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port

Connectors 1 x VGA port

1 x COM port

1 x DVI-D port

6 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x RJ-45 LAN port

3 ports Audio Jack

Hardware Monitor System voltage detection

CPU/System temperature detection

CPU/System speed detection

CPU overheating warning

CPU/System speed control

PCI Express x1 Support PCI Express Gen2 5GT/S data rate

Low power consumption and power management features

PCI Express x16 Gen2.0 Support PCI Express Gen2 5GT/S data rate

Low power consumption and power management features

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

Support S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM),

S4 (suspend to disk), S5 (soft - off)

Support Eup Function

Bundled Software FOX ONE, FOX LiveUpdate, FOX LOGO, FOX DMI

Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP, UBUNTU OS

Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor, 9.6 inches x 8.0 inches (24.4cm x 20.3cm)

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

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1-2 Layout

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1. CPU_FAN Header

2. SYS_FAN Header

3. PCI Express x1 Slot

4. PCI Express x16 Slot

5. PCI Slots

6. Front Audio Connector

7. CD_IN Connector

8. SPDIF-OUT Connector

9. Speaker Connector

10. Front USB Connectors

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11. Clear CMOS Button

12. Front Panel Connector

13. SATA Connectors

14. South Bridge:

AMD SB710

15. 24-pin ATX Power Connector

16.Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header

17. DDR3 DIMM Slots

18. CPU Socket

19. North Bridge: AMD 880G

20. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector

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

board for detail.

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1-3 Back Panel Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard Port

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USB Ports

Serial Port

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VGA Port

DVI-D Port

LAN Port

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USB Ports

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Line In

Line Out

Microphone

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Audio Ports

1. PS/2 Keyboard Port Serial Port

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

2. USB Ports

These USB ports support the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use these ports for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB ash drive and etc.

3. Serial Port

This is output of RS232 COM1 port.

4. VGA Port

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

5. DVI-D Port

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

to this port.

6. RJ-45 LAN Port

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

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LAN Type

1000M

Left: Active Right: Link

Status Description Status Description

Off No Link Off No Link

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Data Activity

Off 10Mb/s Connection

Green 100Mb/s Connection

Orange 1000Mb/s Connection

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LED

Link

LED

7. Audio Ports

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

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

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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

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This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including

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

and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised during

the installation of these modules. Please refer to the motherboard

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

carefully.

This chapter includes the following information :

■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler

■ Install the Memory

■ Install an Expansion Card

■ Install other Internal Connectors

■ Jumpers

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

CPU Support List:

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

Memory, VGA Compatibility List:

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

2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler

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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

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Install the CPU

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

installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage.

■ Locate the Pin-1 of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly.

■ Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU.

■ Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed, otherwise overheating

and damage of the CPU may occur.

■ Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specications. It is not

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

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

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

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

1. Release the CPU socket lever.

Pin-1 corner of the

CPU socket

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

socket, and gently put the CPU

onto the socket.

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Pin-1 triangle

marking of CPU

3. When CPU is properly seated,

push the CPU socket lever back

to its locked position.

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Install the CPU Cooler

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

1. Apply and spread an even thermal

grease on the surface of CPU.

2. Buckle the heatsink rmly at one

side of the stand.

3. Buckle the heatsink at another

side, and press the fasten lever

down to tightly seat the cooler.

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Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU.

4. Attach t he 3-wire C PU cooler

connector to the CPU fan header

on the motherboard .

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2-2 Install the Memory

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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

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Dual Channel Memory Conguration

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

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

Two DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels :

Channel 0 : DIMM1

Channel 1 : DIMM2

The combinations of DIMM modules are :

of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.

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

installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.

■ Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only

one direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.

DIMM1 DIMM2

Single Channel DS/SS -

Single Channel - DS/SS

Dual Channel DS/SS DS/SS

Dual Channel - -

Dual Channel DS/SS DS/SS

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

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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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Installing a Memory

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

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

to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard.

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144-Pin

96-Pin

Notch

If you take a look at front side of memory module, it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated

by a notch in the middle, so it can only 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.

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2-3 Install an Expansion Card

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■ 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

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installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

PCI Express x1

PCI Express x16

PCI

Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.

1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis

back panel.

2. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot.

3. Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot.

4. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw.

5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover.

6. Turn on your computer. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for

your expansion card(s).

7. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system.

Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card :

• Installing a Graphics Card:

Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Express x16 slot. Make

sure the graphics card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI

Express x16 slot.

• Removing the Card:

Push the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot.

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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.

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

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We recommend you using a 24-pin power supply.

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If you are using a 20-pin power supply, you need

to align the ATX power connector according to the picture.

10 +12V 22 +5V

11 +12V 23 +5V

12 3.3V 24 GND

Pin No. 24

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+12V

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4

PWR2

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20-Pin Power

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2

GND

Pin # Denition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

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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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Fan ConneCtors : CPU_Fan, sYs_Fan

There are Two main fan headers on This moTherboard. The fan speed can be conTrolled and moniTored in “pc healTh sTaTus” secTion of The bios seTup. These fans

can be auTomaTically Turned off afTer The sysTem enTers

s3, s4 and s5 sleeping sTaTes.

Connect a 4-pin

power plug

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GND POWER SENSE CONTROL

CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN

sPeaker ConneCtor : sPeaker

The speaker connecTor is used To connecT speaker of

The chassis.

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S/PDIF Connector : SPDIF_OUT

The connector is used for S/PDIF output.

Front Panel Connector : FP1

This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators.

Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD-LED)

Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED. It

indicates the active status of the hard disks. This 2-pin

connector is directional with +/- sign.

Reset Switch (RESET-SW)

Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case; the system will restart when the switch is pressed.

Power LED Connector (PWR-LED)

Connect to the power LED indicator on the front panel of the chassis. The Power LED indicates the system’s status. When the system is in operation (S0 status), the LED is on. When the system gets into sleep mode (S1) , the LED

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

is directional with +/- sign.

SPDIF_OUT

HDD-LED

RESET-SW

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SPDIF_OUT

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FP1

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Power Switch Connector (PWR-SW)

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

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

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

data transfer rate.

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SATA1/2/3/4/5/6

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GND TX+ TXGND RXRX+

GND

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.

Audio Connector : F_AUDIO

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

PORT1_L

PORT1_R

PORT2_R

SENSE_SEND

PORT2_L

1 2

AUD_GND

PRESENCE_J SENSE1_RETURN EMPTY

SENSE2_RETURN

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F_AUDIO

USB Connectors : F_USB 1/2/3

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

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GND

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VCC DD+

GND NC

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CD_L GND CD_R

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CD_IN

F_USB 1/2/3

Chassis Intruder Connector : INTR

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

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INTRUDERJ

1

GND

INTR

2-5 Jumpers

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

Description of Jumpers

1. For any jumper on this motherboard, pin 1 can be identied by the bold silkscreen next to it.

However, in this manual, pin 1 is simply labeled as “1”.

2. The following table explains different types of the jumper settings. "Closed" means placing a jumper

cap on the two pins to temporarily short them. The shorting can also be done by touching two

pins by a screwdriver for a few seconds, but using jumper cap is recommended. It can prevent

hazardous ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem.

Jumper Diagram Denition Description

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1-2 Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed

2-3 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed

Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS1

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

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

The steps to clear CMOS data are :

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

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

data.

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

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

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

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■ Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings.

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

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This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS

Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are

also provided.

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

cur:

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

Power On Self Test (POST) process.

2. You want to change the default CMOS settings.

This chapter includes the following information :

■ Enter BIOS Setup

■ Main Menu

■ System Information

■ Advanced BIOS Features

■ Fox Central Control Unit

■ Advanced Chipset Features

■ Integrated Peripherals

■ Power Management Setup

■ PC Health Status

■ BIOS Security Features

■ Load Optimal Defaults

■ Save Changes and Exit

■ Discard Changes and Exit

Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described

in this manual is for reference only. We do not guarantee the content of this

manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in

the future. Please visit our website for updated manual if it is available.

Enter BIOS Setup

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

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

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

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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 s ubmenu.

► System Information

► System Information ►Power Management Setup

► Advanced BIOS Features ► PC Health Status

► Core Releaser ► BIOS Security Features

► Fox Central Control Unit Load Optimal Defaults

► Advanced Chipset Features Save & Exit Setup

► Integrated Peripherals Exit Without Saving

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

F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults

Configure Time and Date. Display System Information...

Each item in the main menu is explained below:

► System Information

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

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

► Advanced BIOS Features

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

► Core Releaser

The Core Releaser function can be set up through this menu. Setting Options are [Enable] and

[Disabled].

[Enabled]: the 2 or 3 cores can be upgraded to 4 cores.

[Disabled]: the system will downloading default CPU core.

When the message "Press <F3> to Setup Core Releaser, " appears at the bottom of the

screen, you can press <F3> key to set the Core Releaser to enable.

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or PC can not enter the Operating System, Please press and hold the Power Button until the PC powers off and restart your PC. If PC still does not work at all, it mean that this function can not be enabled. You need clear CMOS or enter BIOS manual to set disable to load default.

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► 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.

► 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.

► Date (mm:dd:yy)

<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.

► Time (hh:mm:ss)

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.

► SATA Port1/2/3/4/5/6

When entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the status

of auto detection of IDE devices.

SATA1 is the lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 of the motherboard.

SATA2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2.

SATA3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4.

SATA4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4.

SATA5 is the lower SATA port of SATA5-SATA6.

SATA6 is the upper SATA port of SATA5-SATA6.

► Halt On

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

powering up.

System Information

Date (mm:dd:yy) [ Mon /21/2011] Help Item Time (hh:mm:ss) [02 : 46 : 00] ► SATA Port 1 [Press Enter] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or ► SATA Port 2 [Press Enter] [SHIFT-TAB] to select a ► SATA Port 3 [Press Enter] field. ► SATA Port 4 ► SATA Port 5 ► SATA Port 6

Halt On [All, But Keyboard] system Time.

Model Name :A88GML

BIOS Version :AC2F1B71 BIOS Release date :02/16/11

CPU Brand Name:

AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 650 Processor Total Memory Size : 1024MB

MAC Adress : 90-FB-A6-FF-F2-4C

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

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[Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Use [+] or [-] to congure

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

[All, but Keyboard] : All errors but keyboard can result in system halt. The halt condition can be

enabled/disabled in the next three settings.

► Model Name

Model name of this product.

► BIOS Version

It displays the current BIOS ID/version. User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed.

►BIOS Release Date

This item shows the BIOS building date and time.

► CPU Brand Name

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It displays the current CPU name.

► Toatal Memory Size

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

ules were installed in your system before powering on.

► MAC Address

This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address.

Advanced BIOS Features

Quiet Boot Help Item Quick Boot [Enabled] Bootup Num-Lock [On] Disabled: Display normal POST messages.

Enabled: Display OEM logo instead of POST messages.

[Enabled]

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

F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults

► 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.

► 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.

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Core Releaser

The Core Releaser Help Item

AGESA Version: 3.7.1.2

Physical Count: 1

Logical Count: 4 Disabled

Enabled

AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 650 Processor

Cache L1: 512KB

Cache L2: 2048KB

Cache L3: N/A

Current CPU Speed :3200MHz, NB CIK: 2000MHz

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

This option is used to enable or disable the Core Releaser. The default value: [Disabled].

Core Releaser

[Disabled]

Options

Fox Central Control Unit

Flash Write Protection Help Item Auto Detect PCI Clock [Disabled]

► Smart BIOS [Press Enter]

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

Fox Central Control Unit

Disabled

Options

[Press Enter]

[Press Enter] Enabled

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[Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

► Flash Write Protection

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

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

CIH.

► Auto Detect PCI/PCIE Clock

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

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

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

Press <Enter> to go to the submenu.

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Smart BIOS

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

Smart Power LED

denition

Smart BIOS

[Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

► Smart Power LED

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

Power On Self Test (POST). The LED is located at the front panel, and it displays POST state

by different long-short blinking intervals. You can always leave this state enabled.

System Status Power LED Status 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

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

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

Enter Setup or Skip

► Smart Boot Menu

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

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

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

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Fox Intelligent Stepping

PCIE Spread Spectrum Help Item

Disabled

Enabled

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

► PCIE 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.

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Fox Intelligent Stepping

[Enabled]

Options

Voltage Options

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Memory Voltage Control Help Item

Disabled

70mV

120mV

170mV

210mV 280mV

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

Voltage Options

[Disabled]

Options

► Memory Voltage Control

This option is used to change the DRAM voltage in a step of 70mV. The voltage can be incre-

mented from +70mV to +280mV.

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CPU Conguration

Module Version : 13.73

AGESA Version : 3.7.1.2

Physical Count : 1 generation of ACPI Logical Count : 4 _PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects.

AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 650 Processor Cache L1 : 512KB Cache L2 : 2048KB

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Cache L3 : N/A

Current CPU Speed : 3200MHz, NB CIK: 2000MHz

Cool ‘N’ Quiet C1E Support

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Disabled]

CPU Conguration

Help Item

Enable/Disable the

[Enabled]

This menu shows most of the CPU specications

► Cool ‘N‘ Quiet (Appear only when CPU supports)

This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling. When

the CPU speed is slowing down, the temperature will drop as well.

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Advanced Chipset Features

Northbridge Chipset Conguration

► Memory Configuration

► DRAM Timing Configuration [Press Enter]

CAS Latency :9 CLK , N/A RAS/CAS Delay :9 CLK , N/A,

Row Precharge Time :9 CLK , N/A, Min Active RAS :24 CLK , N/A, RAS/RAS Delay :4 CLK , N/A, Row Cycle :33 CLK , N/A,

► Internal Graphics Configura [Press Enter]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

[Press Enter]

Help Item

► Memory Conguration / DRAM Timing Conguration/Internal Graphics Confugura

Press <Enter> to go to its submenu.

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

► CAS Latency

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

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

mitted from the module.

► RAS / CAS Delay

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

► Row Precharge Time

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

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

► Min Active RAS

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

precharge command.

► RAS / RAS Delay

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

► Row Cycle

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

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

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Memory Conguration

Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving [Enabled] Enable bank memory DCT Unganged Mode [Always] interleaving.

Memory Conguration

Help Item

[Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

► 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.

To achieve Dual Channel Interleaving mode, the following conditions must be met:

Matched DIMM conguration in each channel

Same Density (128MB, 256MB, 512MB, etc.)

Matched in both Channel 0 and Channel 1 memory channel

► 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 (DDR3) :

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

■ Offers highest DDR3 bandwidth.

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

DCTs programmed identically.

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DRAM Timing Conguration

Memory Speed Mode DRAM Timing Mode [Auto]

Auto Limit

Manual

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F9:Optimized Defaults

► Memory Speed Mode

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

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

► DRAM Timing Mode

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

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

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

DRAM Timing Conguration

[Auto]

Help Item

Options

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Internal Graphics Conguration

Internal Graphics Mode

UMA Frame Buffer Size [128MB]

Primary Video Controller [PCI-GFXO-IGFX]

Surround View [Disabled] Disabled

Enabled

Internal Graphics Conguration

[Auto]

[Enabled]

Help Item

Options

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

► Internal Graphics Mode

It allows you to determine whether to allocate memory for the integrated graphics controller

from the system memory. Options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

[Disabled]- Disables the integrated graphics controller.

[Enabled]-Enables the integrated graphics controller.

► UMA Frame Buffer Size

Allocates system memory for use as video memory to ensure the most efcient use of

available resources for maximum 2D/3D graphics performance.

This is a memory allocation method addition to the Unied Memory Architecture (UMA)

concept, wherein a static amount of page-locked graphics memory is allocated during driver

initialization. This xed amount of memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics

memory at all times, and will no longer be available to the OS.

► Primary Video Controller

This item allows you to select the priority of boot sequence from different display devices. Set-

ting values are: [GFX0-IGFX-PCI], [PCI-GFX0-IGFX], [IGFX-GFX0-PCI].

► Surround View

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

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

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

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

connected to it.

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

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

allocated to the IGP is freed for other use.

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

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

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

graphics controller, system memory will be reallocated.

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Integrated Peripheral

Integrated Peripherals

► USB Conguration

Onboard SATA Controller Onboard SATA Mode

Onboard Audio Controller [Enabled] Congure the USB support.

Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

Serial Port1 Mode [Normal]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

►USB Configuration

Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.

►Onboard SATA Controller

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

►Onboard SATA Mode

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

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

[Native IDE] - This congures the SATA ports to support native IDE mode.

[RAID] - When you enable RAID, it means all your SATA drives must also support AHCI.

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

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

the hardware/software interface between system software and the host controller hardware.

AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA features, but some SATA drives may

not support AHCI, unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specication.

If your motherboard supporting AHCI, and you have a SATA device, which also supports AHCI,

then you can select IDE option to have fair performance (only PATA, SATA level), or you can

select AHCI to get its best performance.

►Onboard Audio Controller

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

► OnBoard LAN Controller

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.

► Serial Port1 Address

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

port 1.

[Press Enter]

[Press Enter] Help Item [Enabled] [Native IDE]

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USB Conguration

USB Conguration Help Item

USB Devices Enabled :

None Disabled

Enabled Onboard USB Controller

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [High Speed]

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

USB Conguration

Options

[Enabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

► Onboard USB Controller

This item is used to enable or disable theUSB controller.

► USB 2.0 Controller

This item is used to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.

► 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.

► 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.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Mode Help Item Resume by PCI Card [Disabled] Resume by PCIE Card [Disabled] Select the ACPI Resume by LAN [Disabled] state used for

Resume by USB KB/MS [Enabled] System Suspend. Resume by PS2 Keyboard [Enabled]

Power On by RTC Alarm [Disabled] Energy-using Products [Enabled] PWRON after PWR-Fail [Power off]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

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.

[S3(STR)]

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► ACPI Suspend Mode

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

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

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

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

to previous state when the STR function wakes.

► Resume by PCI Card

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

► Resume by PCIE Card

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

► Resume by LAN

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

► Resume by USB KB/MS

This item is used to enable/disable the 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.

► Power On by RTC Alarm

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

RTC is system real time clock.

► Energy-using Products

This item is used to enable/disable the EuP(Energy-using Products) feature. When enable, the

suspend power of the chipset will be cut off in S5 suspend mode in order to reduce the power

consumption of motherboard

► POWON after PWR-Fail

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

loss.

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PC Health Status

Case Open Warning [Disabled] Help Item CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] CPU Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] CPU Temperature :40 oC/104 oF

System Temperature :19

CPU Fan Speed :4530RPM Enabled System Fan Speed :N/A Reset

CPU Core :1.404V VDDR 1.5V :1.524V

VDDA 2.5V :2.496V

HT 1.2V :1.224V +12.0V :12.126V +5.0V :5.047V

CPU Smart Fan Function [Disabled] System Smart Fan Function [Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

► Case Open Warning

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

► CPU Warning Temperature

This option is used to set the warning temperature for the system. When the temperature of

CPU is higher than the set value, the motherboard will send out warning information.

► CPU Shut Down Temperature

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

the set value, the system will shut down automatically.

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

► CPU Fan/System Fan Function

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

► CPU Fan/System Fan Speed

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

► CPU Core / VDDR 1.5V/VDDA 2.5V / HT 1.2V/+12.0V/+5.0V

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

PC Health Status

[Disabled]

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Options

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► CPU Smart Fan Function / System Smart Fan Function

These options are used to enable or disable smart fan function.

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

ing items will appear: ► Off PWM Temperature

This item is used to set a off limit of temperature. The fan will stop when the temperature is

lower than the off limit. You can input a value from 0 to 127, or change it by pressing <+>/<->

key.

► Start PWM Temperature

This item is used to set a start limit of temperature. The fan will start to spin when the

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temperature exceeds the start limit. The default value is [035].

► Start PWM Value

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

PWM Temperature” value.

► Slope PWM Value

It is used to set a slope value in PWM/Temperature diagram. The PWM value is subject to the

temperature input value by linear changing.

BIOS Security Features

Scurity Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed Enter or change the User Password : Not Installed password.

Change Supervisor Password [Press Enter]

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

BIOS Security Features

Help Item

[Press Enter]

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► Change Supervisor Password

This item is used to install or change supervisor

password.

After you input Supervisor password, it then will ask

you to input user password optionally.

► Boot Sector Protection

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

Enter New Password :

Load Optimal Defaults

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

Load Optimal Defaults?

values.

[OK]

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

[OK] [Cancel]

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

defaults. Select <Cancel> and press <Enter>, it will not load. By this default, BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components. But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion cards were installed), the system might fail to work.

Save & Exit Setup

When you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the center of the screen: Select [OK] to save your changes to CMOS and exit the program, select [Cancel] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.

Save configuration changes and exit setup?

[OK] [Cancel]

[OK]

Exit Without Saving

If you select this option and press <Enter>, the following message will be displayed in the center of the screen:

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

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

Discard changes and exit setup?

[OK]

[OK] [Cancel]

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The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful

software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother-

board features.

This chapter includes the following information:

■ Utility CD content

■ Install driver and utility

■ FOX ONE

■ FOX LiveUpdate

■ FOX LOGO

■ FOX DMI

■ Browser Conguration Utility

Note : Because each module is independent, so the section

number will be reorganized and unique to each module, please

understand.

Utility CD content

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

1. Install Driver

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

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

2. Software Utilities

Use these options to install additional software programs. FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS. Some auto features help user to improve (or overclock) your system without being a computer literate.

A. FOX ONE B. FOX LiveUpdate C. FOX LOGO D. FOX DMI E. Microsoft DirectX 9.0* F. Adobe Acrobat Reader G. Norton Internet Security

H. Browser Conguration Utility

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

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1. Install Driver

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

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

Manual Installation Step by Step

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Automatic Installation

by One Click

Drop to System Tray

Exit the program

Click to visit

Foxconn's

website

Select to Install

Utilities

Select to

Install Drivers

Browse CD View the Utility

Help les

Choose the items you

want to Install

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2. Install Utility

Use these options to install additional software programs.

3. Utility Help

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

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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.

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Supporting Operating Systems :

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

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

■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX ONE :

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

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

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

CPU clock based on your current system loading.

Depending on hardware support, voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent Stepping features are optional and only supported in some models. If the option is selectable, it also means the feature is supported.

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

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

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

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

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

then BIOS control will be back again.

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1. Main Page

Show CPU

Information

Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan

speed/Temperature value

Toolbar

Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages.

Alert Lamp

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

is in abnormal state, the alert lamp color is red.

Toolbar

Alert Lamp

Switch Button

Skin Button

Exit

Minimum

Conguration

Homepage

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Switch Button

Click this button, it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller

information bar (i.e. Simple Mode) as depicted below, you can drag this bar to any

place on your screen to help you monitoring system status.

Exit FOX ONE

Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray

Click here to go back to

FOX ONE full screen

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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).

Click the new skin

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picture to select

the new skin

Apply the changes

Cancel the changes

Exit

Click this button to exit the program.

Minimum

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

right corner of your screen.

Homepage

Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Go to CPU page

Reset the

changes

Adjust by manual

FIS Features :

Select the different

benchmarks

Press Auto button to let FOX

ONE check the highest CPU

clock you can use.

Apply the

changes

A message informs you to

push RESET button later if

the system hangs nally.

Click Yes to continue.

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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.

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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.

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Now, your system is running

at a CPU clock of 215MHz.

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

Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your

CPU clock rate based on different system loadings. For example, if you select Power

Gaming, CPU clock will be driven to run at its maximum speed. While in Energy

Saving, CPU will lower down its speed to a minimum. The four benchmarks - Power

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

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

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

loading.

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3. Frequency Page - Frequency Control

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

Go to Freq. page

Close this page

Select the option

you want to set

Adjust by manual

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

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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.

Go to Limit

Setting page

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Show current CPU

temperature value

Enable alert function

when the CPU

temperature is higher

than high limit value

Show current high

limit value of the CPU

temperature

Set high limit by

dragging the lever

4.2 Limit Setting - System Temperature

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

Show current system

temperature value

Set high limit by

dragging the lever

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Enable alert function

when the system

temperature is higher

than high limit value

Show current high

limit value of system

temperature

4.3 Limit Setting - CPU Fan

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

Show current CPU

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the CPU fan runs

slower than the low

limit rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of CPU fan

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan

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

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Show current system

fan rpm value

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Enable alert function

when the system fan

runs slower than low

limit rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of system

fan

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

4.5 Limit Setting - NB Fan

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

Show current NB

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the NB fan runs

slower than low limit

rpm value

Show current low limit

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Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

rpm value of NB fan

5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional)

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

manually. CPU voltage can be stepped up/down by a unit of 12.5mV, while memory is

0.05V/step, and North Bridge is 0.04V/step.

Reset the changes

Go to Voltage page

Select the option

you want to set

Adjust by manual

Apply the changes

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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

Enable or disable

smart fan function

Set fan speed by

dragging the lever

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)

■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

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Using FOX LiveUpdate :

1. Local Update

1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information

This page lets you know your system BIOS information.

Link to website

Minimum

Toolbar

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

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Exit

Show current

BIOS information

1-2 Local Update - Backup

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

click “Save” to nish the backup operation. The extension of this backup le is ".BIN" for Award

BIOS and ".ROM" for AMI BIOS. Default directory is "C:\Desktop\My Documents" in Windows XP

and "Documents" in Vista. Make sure you can remember the le name together with the directory

Key in a BIOS name

Click here

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

1-3 Local Update - Update

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

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

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

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

BIOS) before the setup wizard starts.

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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.

Click here

Current information

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Search new BIOS

from Internet

Select BIOS to update

Browse detailed

information

Update BIOS

Close the window

2-2 Online Update - Update Driver

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

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

Click here

Current information

Search new drivers

from Internet

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Select the driver to update

Browse detailed

information

Install the selected

driver

Close the window

2-3 Online Update - Update Utility

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

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

Click here

Current information

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Select the utility to update

Search new utilities

from Internet

Browse detailed

information

Install the selected

utility

Close the window

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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

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Close the window

Search all new BIOS/

drivers/utilities from

Internet

Browse detailed

BIOS information

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.

Click here

Set auto

search options

Set auto search

the latest

FOX LiveUpdate

Select search

which kind of

versions

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Apply the changes

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

Reset to default value

Double click here

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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.

Prompt you to

install the new

FOX LiveUpdate

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3-2 Congure - System

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

LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up.

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

Reset to default value

Apply the changes

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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.

Click here

Select which BIOS ROM

to ash(Only available to

motherboard with backup

BIOS ROM )

Select to ash Boot Block

Select to clear CMOS

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4. About & Help

This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate.

Click here

Show information about

FOX LiveUpdate

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

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

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

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

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■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX LOGO:

Main Page

Main screen

Backup

Change

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Website

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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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FOX DMI

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

formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump.

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

board if there is any problem occurred.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX DMI:

Please operate this utility as the comments shows.

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Click here to select the node you want to view.

Click here to select the DMI Data format you need

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Browser Conguration Utility

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

various choice.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using Browser Conguration Utility:

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

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

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

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

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

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

desktop to enjoy it.

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This chapter will cover two topics :

■ Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP

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

■ Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP

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

It includes the following information :

■ RAID Conguration Introduction

■ Option ROM Utility

■ Create a RAID Driver Diskette

■ RAID Enable in BIOS

■ Select a RAID Array for use

■ Install a New Windows XP

■ Setting up a Non-Bootable RAID Array

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

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

in a brand new RAID system.

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

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

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

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

What kinds of hardware and software you need here :

1. A oppy drive.

2. A DVD-ROM drive.

3. Several SATA hard disks.

4. A RAID driver diskette.

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

6. Windows XP, Vista or 7 Install CD.

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

system with new RAID built as data storage.

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

Windows XP system, it includes :

1. Set RAID enabled in BIOS.

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

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

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

What kinds of hardware and software you need here :

1. A DVD-ROM drive.

2. Several SATA hard disks.

3. A motherboard driver CD.

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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 10 (Striped Mirror)

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

speed and reliability, but you need four SATA hard disks.

Span (JBOD)

JBOD stands for “Just a Bunch of Disks”. Each drive is accessed as if it were on a

standard SCSI host bus adapter. This is useful when a single drive conguration is

needed, but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance. A spanned volume is a formatted partition which data is stored on more than one hard disk, yet appears as one volume. Unlike RAID, spanned volumes have no fault-tolerance, so if any disk fails, the data on the whole volume could be lost. Additionally, the system or boot

partitions cannot be included in a spanned volume. FAT16/32 and NTFS le systems may be used, and the volume can span up to 32 hard disks.

Comparison Table :

Solution Hard Disks No. Capacity Performance Reliability Application

RAID0 >=2 All Highest Dangerous Look for speed

RAID1 2 50% Read faster Excellent 100% Data backup

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

Span >=1 All none Dangerous Big disk space

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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 :

Lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - HDS728090PLA380, 82.34GB

Upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0, 120.03GB

Lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 - Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, 250.05GB

Upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 - ST3320620AS, 320.07GB

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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.

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

the motherboard are shown below. They are :

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

Port 2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2.

Port 3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4.

Port 4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4.

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34

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

[ View Drive Assignments ]

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

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

[ Keys Available ]

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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.

TIPS:Raid mode OS can only be installed in SATA port 1,2,3,5 in this motherboard.

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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

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hardware.

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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.

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 Driver, click on

RaidTool icon to start the creation.

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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.

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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.

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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 “Onboard

SATA Mode” 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.

Integrated Peripherals

► USB Conguration [Press Enter] Help Item

Onboard SATA Controller [Enabled] Onboard SATA Mode Onboard Audio Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] Native IDE Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] RAID

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] AHCI

Serial Port1 Mode [Normal]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[RAID]

Options

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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.

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

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

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

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

Controller Configuration . . . . . . [ 4 ]

[ Main Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

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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, " LD View Menu" appears.

< There is no any LD exist >

[ LD View Menu ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

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[ Keys Available ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

[ Keys Available ]

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

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4. Another message prompts.

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Drives Assignment ]

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

5. Then the screen appears as below.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

[ Drives Assignment ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

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

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

Fast Initializing...

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB)

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 164.56

Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON

Gigabyte Boundary: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

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

RAID 0

Enter array capacity (in GB) here:

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

[ Keys Available ]

7. The selection of LD1 array is completed.

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

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

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0 2 79.99 Functional

LD 1 RAID 0

[ LD View Menu ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

2 79.99 Functional

[ Keys Available ]

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

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

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

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 2 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

[ Keys Available ]

Y

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

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 2 Logical Drive 2 RAID 0 2

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

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[ Keys Available ]

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

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10. Another message prompts.

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 2 Logical Drive 2 RAID 0 2

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

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[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

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

[ Keys Available ]

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

84GB.

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0 2 79.99 Functional

LD 1 RAID 0

LD 1 RAID 0 2 83.99 Functional

[ LD View Menu ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

2 79.99 Functional

[ Keys Available ]

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

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

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

the screen appears as below, select RAID 1.

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

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

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

[ Keys Available ]

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3. Another message prompts.

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

[ Keys Available ]

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4. The screen appears as below.

Press any key to use the maximum capacity.

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LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

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

Fast Initializing...

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

5. The creation of RAID 1 is completed.

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

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 1 2 249.99 Functional

LD 1 RAID 0

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

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

[ LD View Menu ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

2 249.99 Functional

[ Keys Available ]

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Create RAID 10 (Striped Mirror)

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

four hard disks.

1. Select [2] from the main menu, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C],

the screen appears as below, select RAID 10.

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

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

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 10 4

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

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

3. Another message prompts.

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 10 4

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

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[ Keys Available ]

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

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4. The screen appears as below.

Press any key to use the maximum capacity.

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LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 10 4

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

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

Fast Initializing...

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

5. The creation of RAID 10 is completed.

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

of the four hard drives.

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 10 4 163.99 Functional

LD 1 RAID 0

[ LD View Menu ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

2 249.99 Functional

[ Keys Available ]

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

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

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Create JBOD

Here, we will show you how to create a JBOD Logical Drives (LD) by using four hard

disks.

1. Select [2] from the main menu, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C],

the screen appears as below, select JBOD.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 JBOD 4

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

[ Keys Available ]

Y

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

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

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 JBOD 4

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

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[ Keys Available ]

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

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

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3. Another message prompts.

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

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 JBOD 4

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

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

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

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

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[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

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

[ Keys Available ]

4. The creation of JBOD is completed.

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

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID JBOD 4 772.51 Functional

LD 1 RAID 0

[ LD View Menu ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

2 249.99 Functional

[ Keys Available ]

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

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

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5-4 Install a New Windows XP

Assume a Mirrored array (249.99GB) was created as introduced in section 5-3, after

the system restarts :

1. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup during POST.

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

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

Boot Device Priority Item Help

1st Boot Device [CDROM] Species the boot 2nd Boot Device [HDD:SM-HDS728080PL] sequence from the

3rd Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] available devices.

A device enclosed in

parenthesis has been

disabled in the corresponding type menu.

Boot Device Priority

[CD/DVD:SS-DVD-ROM]

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

F9: Optimized Defaults

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

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

immediately. If you forget to do this, PC will go to an fatal blue screen, and you

may need to reboot the system again. PC may not respond to your <F6> input

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

Windows Setup

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

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

to continue the specic driver installation.

Windows Setup

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

<none>

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

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage

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device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

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

after it is done.

Windows Setup

Please insert the disk labeled

manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk

into Drive A:

* Press ENTER when ready

Enter=Continue ESC=Cancel F3=Exit

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

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

Windows Setup

You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen.

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform

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

wanted, press <Enter> to continue.

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Windows Setup

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

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

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

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

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

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9. Windows will display the partition of your system. As we are using a Mirrored RAID

array as an example, its size 232.88GB is now displayed as 238410MB. You can

press [C] to create partitions as many as you wish, assign them C:, D: or E: logical

drive names.

(Note : 238410MB/1024 = 232.82GB)

Windows XP Professional Setup

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

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

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

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

● To delete the selected partitions, press D.

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

Unpartitioned space 238410 MB

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ENTER=Install C=Create Partition F3=Quit

10. In this example, we will create a 30GB partition C: and leave the remainding space

as a partition E:. (D: is allocated by a DVD drive)

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

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

whole Windows is setup.

Windows XP Professional Setup

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

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

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

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

● To delete the selected partitions, press D.

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

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

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

ENTER=Install D=Delete Partition F3=Quit

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5-5 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array

This section assumes the following setup :

■ Boot Disk with Windows XP installed :

One hard disk HDS728090PLAT20 (80GB) is connected to the IDE channel, and set to Master.

■ A Mirrored RAID Array Disk :

Two SATA hard disks are congured as a mirrored RAID1 array, they are :

Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, (250.05GB) connected to SATA port2 of the motherboard.

Seagate ST3320620AS, (320.07GB) connected to SATA port3.

■ A SATA DVD Drive :

A DVD drive connected to SATA port1.

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To achieve the best performance and reliability, we highly recommend you

using the hard disks with the same brand, size and model number. Though

we are using different brand of hard disks as an example here, the purpose

is only for easy understanding.

1. Reboot your system, and go to "Integrated Peripherals" menu.

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

Integrated Peripherals

► USB Conguration [Press Enter] Help Item

Onboard SATA Controller [Enabled] Onboard SATA Mode Onboard Audio Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] Native IDE Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] RAID

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] AHCI

Serial Port1 Mode [Normal]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[RAID]

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2. Select a RAID array for use (also can refer to section 5-3)

After rebooting your computer, you will see the RAID software prompting you to

press [Ctrl-F].

Press [Ctrl-F] to enter the Option ROM Utility and congure the mirrored RAID array

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

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 1 2 249.99 Functional

LD 1 RAID 0

[ LD View Menu ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

2 249.99 Functional

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[ Keys Available ]

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

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

3. Exit Option ROM Utility and restart computer to go to Windows.

4. In Windows, click "Cancel" to skip any "Found New Hardware Wizard".

Use driver CD and click on "AMD RAID Driver" to install the AMD RAID driver. The

RAID driver will be installed only when you select "RAID" in "OnChip SATA Type"

setting. If you do not select RAID, then RAID driver will not be installed.

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

computer.

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

Click "Yes" to restart your computer.

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7. After PC starts, the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows.

Launch Computer Management by clicking Start -> (Settings ->) Control Panel then

open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management.

Click Disk Management (under the Storage section).

The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click "Next" to continue.

The RAID array is named as Disk1 and its status is unknown and not initialized.

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8. A "Select Disks to Initialize" window will appear. The disks listed depend on how

many arrays you have congured. Select "Disk1" and click "Next" to continue.

9. When "Select Disks to Convert" window appears, do not select anything and click

"Next" to continue.

10. When the "Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard" window appears,

click "Finish" to complete the wizard.

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11. The Computer Management window appears. The actual disks listed will depend

on your system. In below gure, you can see there is a 232.82 GB unallocated

partition. You must format the unallocated disk space before using it.

Right click "Unallocated space", select "New Partition…" and follow the Wizard

instructions.

12. When "New Partition Wizard" appears, click "Next" to continue.

13. When "Primary partition" screen appears, click "Next" to continue.

14. When "Specify Partition Size" screen appears, click "Next" to continue.

15. When "Assign Drive Letter or Path" screen appears, click "Next" to continue.

16. Click "Finish" to end the "New Partition Wizard".

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