Foxconn M61PMX User Manual

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M61PMX Series Motherboard

User’s Manual

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Declaration of conformity

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD

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

TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

declares that the product

Motherboard M61PMX

is in conformity with

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

accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)

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

disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment

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

Part 3: Limits Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current <= 16A per phase)

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

Part 3: Limits

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

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

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

characteristics limits and methods of measurement

Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2008

Printed Name : James Liang

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: FOXCONN

Model Name:

M61PMX

Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc.

Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd.

Fullerton, CA 92835

Telephone: 714-738-8868

Facsimile: 714-738-8838

Equipment Classication: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: Motherboard

Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY

COMPANY LTD

Address: 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN,

TAIWAN, R.O.C.

Supplementary Information:

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

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

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

operation.

Tested to comply with FCC standards.

Signature : Date : 2008

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.

Installation Precautions

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

that ows between two objects at different electrical potentials. Normally it

comes out as a spark which will quickly damage your electronic equipment.

Please wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling

components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory.

■ Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before installing or removing

CPU, memory, expansion cards or other peripherals. It is recommended to

unplug the AC power cord from the power supply outlet. Failure to unplug

the power supply cord may result in serious damage to your system.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Hardware Install

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

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

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

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

Jumpers ......................................................................................16

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

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

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

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

CPU Congguration ................................................................... 22

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

Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................25

Integrated Peripherals ................................................................26

Power Management Setup ......................................................... 27

PC Health Status ........................................................................ 30

Load Setup Defaults .................................................................. 31

Set Supervisor Password ........................................................... 31

Set User Password......................................................................31

Save Changes and Exit .............................................................. 31

Discard Changes and Exit .......................................................... 31

Chapter 4 CD Instruction

Utility CD content ........................................................................33

Install driver and utility ................................................................ 34

FOX ONE

Main Page ............................................................................. 36

CPU Control .......................................................................... 40

Frequency Control ................................................................42

Limit Setting ..........................................................................43

Voltage Control .....................................................................45

Fan Control ...........................................................................46

FOX LiveUpdate

Local Update ......................................................................... 47

Online Update ....................................................................... 49

Congure .............................................................................52

About & Help ......................................................................... 54

FOX LOGO .................................................................................55

FOX DMI .................................................................................... 56

Chapter 5 RAID Conguration

RAID Conguration Introduction ................................................. 59

NVIDIA® MediaShield Driver ..................................................... 61

Create a RAID Driver Diskette ................................................... 63

RAID Enable in BIOS .................................................................65

Select a RAID Array for Use .......................................................65

Install a New Windows XP.......................................................... 75

Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array ...................................... 80

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Worldwide Online Contact Support :

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CPU, Memory, VGA Compatibility Supporting Website :

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Thank you for buying Foxconn M61PMX 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, M61PMX

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 Support AMD socket AM2+ Phenom

series processors

Support AMD socket AM2 series processors :

AthlonTM 64X2 Dual-Core / AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM

HyperTransport HT2.0 up to 1GT/s

Chipset NVIDIA NF-6100-430-N-A3G

Memory 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

Support up to 4GB of system memory

Dual channel DDR2 800/667/533MHz architecture

Audio Realtek 6-channel audio chip

High Denition Audio

2/4/5.1/-channel

Support Jack-Sensing function

LAN Realtek 10/100Mb/s LAN chip

Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

1 x PCI Express x1 slot

2 x PCI slots

Onboard Serial ATA 2 x SATA connectors

300MB/s data transfer rate

Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing )

USB Support hot plug

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

headers supporting 4 extra ports)

Support USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mb/s

Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x Floppy disk drive connector

1 x IDE connector

2 x SATA connectors

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

1 x CPU fan header (4-pin)

1 x System fan header (3-pin)

1 x Chipset fan connector(FAN1: 3-pin)

1 x Front panel connector

1 x CD_IN connector

1 x Front Audio connector

1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header (INTR)

Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port

Connectors 1 x PS/2 mouse port

1 x VGA port

1 x Parallel port

1 x Serial port

4 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x RJ-45 LAN port

6-channel Audio ports

Hardware Monitor System voltage detection

CPU/System temperature detection

CPU/System fan speed detection

CPU/System overheating warning

CPU/System fan speed control

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

Low power consumption and power management features

PCI Express x16 Support 4GB/s (8GB/s concurrent) bandwidth

Low power consumption and power management features

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

Support S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4

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

Bundled Software FOX ONE

FOX LiveUpdate

FOX LOGO

FOX DMI

Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP/2000

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

1-2 Layout

1. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector

2. CPU_FAN Header

3. PCI Express x16 Slot

4. PCI Express x1 Slot

5. PCI Slots

6. Front Audio Connector

7. CD_IN Connector

8. Clear CMOS Jumper

9. Chipset NVIDIA NF-6100-430-N-A3

10. SYS FAN Header

11. Chipset Fan Connector

12. Front Panel Connectors

13. Front USB Connectors

14. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header

15. SATA Connectors

16. IDE Connector

17. 24-pin ATX Power Connector

18. Floppy Connector

19. DDR2 DIMM Slots

20. CPU Socket

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

board for detail.

1413

17 18

1-3 Back Panel Connectors

1. PS/2 Mouse Port

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

2. PS/2 Keyboard Port

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

3. Parallel Port

This connector provides printer port interface.

4. VGA Port

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

5. Serial Port

This is output of RS232 COM1 port.

6. USB Port

The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices such as an

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

USB Ports

LAN Port

Parallel Port

PS/2 Keyboard Port

PS/2 Mouse Port

Audio Ports

VGA Port

Line Out

Microphone

Line In

Serial Port

7. Audio Ports

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

Audio ports of M61PMX :

Port 2-channel 4-channel 5.1-channel

Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out* Rear Speaker Out*

Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Pink Microphone In Microphone In Center/Subwoofer Out*

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

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

depicted in the table above.

8. RJ-45 LAN Port

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

LAN Type

Left: Active Right: Link

Status Description Status Description

100M

Off No Link Off No Link

Green

Blinking

Data Activity

Orange 10/100Mb/s

Connection

Link

LED

Active

LED

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

VGA for your motherboard :

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

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including

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

and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised during

the installation of these modules. Please refer to the motherboard

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

carefully.

This chapter includes the following information :

■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler

■ Install the Memory

■ Install an Expansion Card

■ Install other Internal Connectors

■ Jumpers

2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler

Install the CPU

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

Pin-1 triangle

marking of CPU

Pin-1 corner of the

CPU socket

1. Release the CPU socket lever.

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

socket, and gently put the CPU

onto the socket.

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

■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.

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

installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage.

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

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

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

and damage of the CPU may occur.

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

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

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

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

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

3. When CPU is properly seated,

push the CPU socket lever back

to its locked position.

Install the CPU Cooler

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

1. Apply and spread an even thermal

grease on the surface of CPU.

2. Buckle the heatsink rmly at one side of the stand.

3. Buckle the heatsink at another

side, and press the fasten lever

down to tightly seat the cooler.

4. Attach t he 3-wire C PU cooler

connector to the CPU fan header

on the motherboard .

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

2-2 Install the Memory

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

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

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

Two DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels :

Channel 0 : DIMM1

Channel 1 : DIMM2

The combinations of DIMM modules are :

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

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

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

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

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

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

installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.

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

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

DIMM1 DIMM2

Single Channel DS/SS -

Single Channel - DS/SS

Double Channel DS/SS DS/SS

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

Installing a Memory

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

by a notch in the middle, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install

your memory modules into the sockets.

Step 1: Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket. Place the memory module onto the socket, then put

your ngers on top edge of the module, and push it down rmly and seat it vertically into the memory

socket.

Step 2: The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted.

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

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

to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard.

112-Pin128-Pin

Notch

2-3 Install an Expansion Card

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

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

back panel.

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

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

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

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

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

your expansion card(s).

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

Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card :

• Installing a Graphics Card:

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

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

the PCI Express x16 slot.

• Removing the Card:

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

PCI

PCI Express x1

PCI Express x16

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

came with your expansion card.

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

installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

2-4 Install other Internal Connectors

Power Connectors

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

24-pin ATX power connector : PWR1

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

4-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR2

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

We recommend you using a 24-pin power supply.

If you are using a 20-pin power supply, you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture.

20-Pin Power

Pin No. 24

Pin # Denition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

3 1

GND

+12V

4 2

PWR2

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 3.3V 13 3.3V

2 3.3V 14 -12V

3 GND 15 GND

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

5 GND 17 GND

6 +5V 18 GND

7 GND 19 GND

8 Power Good 20 NC

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

10 +12V 22 +5V

11 +12V 23 +5V

12 3.3V 24 GND

PWR1

Front Panel Connector : FP1

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

Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD-LED)

Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED. It indicates the active status of the hard disks. This 2-pin connector is directional with +/- sign.

Reset Switch (RESET-SW)

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

Power LED Connector (PWR-LED)

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

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

is directional with +/- sign.

Power Switch Connector (PWR-SW)

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

Serial ATA Connectors : SATA_1/2

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

IDE Connector : PIDE

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

Floppy Disk Drive Connector : FLOPPY

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

2.88MB FDDs.

HDD-LED

RESET-SW

PWR-SW

PWR-LED

EMPTY

FP1

SATA_1/2

GND TX+ TXGND RXRX+

GND

Audio Connector : F_AUDIO

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

Audio Connector : CD_IN

CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector, it can be connected to a CD/DVD-ROM drive through a CD/DVD audio cable.

USB Connectors : F_USB1/2

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

Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN, FAN1

There are three main fan headers on this motherboard. The CPU- and SYS-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.

Chassis Intruder Connector : INTR

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

PORT1_L

PORT1_R

PORT2_L

SENSE_SEND

SENSE1_RETURN

PRESENCE_J

EMPTY SENSE2_RETURN

AUD_GND

1 2

109

F_AUDIO

PORT2_R

CD_IN

CD_L GND CD_R

F_USB 1/2

GND

D+

D-

D+

GND

D-

VCC

EMPTY

VCC

CPU_FAN

GND POWER SENSE CONTROL

INTR

GND

INTRUDERJ

SYS_FAN/FAN1

GND

+12V

SENSE

2-5 Jumpers

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

Description of Jumpers

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

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

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

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

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

hazardous ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem.

Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS

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

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

The steps to clear CMOS data are :

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

2. Remove jumper cap from pins 2-3, 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.

Jumper Diagram Denition Description

1-2 Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed

2-3 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed

Clear

Normal (Default)

CLR_CMOS

■ Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings.

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

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS

Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also

provided.

You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases

occur:

1. An error message appears on the screen during the 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

■ Stabdard CMOS Features

■ CPU Conguration

■ Advanced BIOS Features

■ Advanced Chipset Features

■ Integrated Peripherals

■ Power Management Setup

■ PC Health Status

■ Load Setup Defaults

■ Set Supervisor Password

■ Set User Password

■ 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.

Main Menu

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

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

Each item in the main menu is explained below:

► Sandard CMOS Features

It displays the basic system conguration, such as BIOS ID, system date and time. They all can

be seen or set up through this menu.

► CPU Conguration

Some special proprietary features (such as overclocking) can be set up through this menu.

► Advanced BIOS Features

The advanced system features can be set up through this menu.

► Advanced Chipset Features

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

be optimized.

► Integrated Peripherals

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

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

► Power Management Setup

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

► Standard CMOS Features

► PC Health Status

► CPU Configuration Load Setup Defaults

► Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password

► Advanced Chipset Features

Set User Password

► Integrated Peripherals

Save Changes and Exit

► Power Management Setup Discard Changes and Exit

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

► Standard CMOS Features

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.

► Load Setup Defaults

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

better 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.

► Set Supervisor Password

The supervisor password can be set up through this menu.

► Set User Password

The user password can be set up through this menu.

► Save Changes and Exit

Save setting values to CMOS and exit.

► Discard Chages and Exit

Do not change anything and exit the setup.

When we talk about <+> and <-> keys in this manual, they are the single-keypad keys of the numeric keypad which is located at the right hand side of your desktop keyboard. They are not the combination keys made by pressing and holding down

<Shift> key rst, then press <+ => or <-_> key the next.

Standard Information

This submenu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, IDE channel and so on. Use the arrow up/down keys to select an item, then use the <+> or <-> keys to change the setting.

► Date - <weekday><month><date> <year> format

Day—weekday from Sun. to Sat., automatically displayed by BIOS (Read Only).

Month—month from 1 to 12.

Date—date from 1st to 31st.

Year—year, set up by users.

Use <Enter>, <Tab> keys to select a eld. Use <+>, <->, <PageUp> or <PageDown> to select

a value.

► Time - <hour> : <minute> : <second> format

This item allows you to congure the desired time. Use <Enter>, <Tab> to move forward and

select a eld. Directly input a value or use <PageUp>, <PageDown>, <+> or <-> to select a

value.

► Primary Master/Slave

These categories identify the hard disks connected to the PATA and SATA ports in the system.

In each channel’s display, you can press [Enter] to go to its submenu. You can further cong-

ure specic drive settings. [None] and [Auto] settings allow you to enable or disable this drive.

[None] means no HDD is installed or set, and [Auto] means the system can auto-detect the

hard disk when booting up. In Access Mode setting, selections of [CHS], [LBA], [Lage] and

[Auto] can help you to select hard drive for legacy compatibility.

Award (Phoenix) BIOS is supporting 3 HDD modes : CHS, LBA and Large.

CHS For HDD <528MB

LBA For HDD >528MB & Supporting LBA (Logical Block Addressing)

Large For HDD>528MB but not supporting LBA

Note: Set to [Auto] , the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode

automatically. Suggest you select this option.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Wed,Mar 12 2008 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss)

18 : 30 : 59

Menu Level ►

► Primary Master [ None]

Chage the day,month

► Primary Slave [None]

year and century

►

SATA Port 1 [ST3160815AS]

► SATA Port 2 [TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H]

Driver A [ 1.4MM,3.5 in]

Halt On

[All , But Keyboard]

Configure SATA as [IDE]

Install Memory 2048MB Memory Speed 800 MHz

BIOS ID MCP61M01.02.F1.D.03

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

► SATA Port 1/SATA Port 2

When SATA Operation Mode is set to [IDE], These item will appear . The relationships between SATA channels and SATA ports on the motherboard are: SATA Channel 1 Master is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard. SATA Channel 2 Master is the SATA port 2.

► Driver A

This option allows you to select the kind of FDD to be installed, including "None". [360K, 5.25

in], [1.2M, 5.25 in], [720K, 3.5 in], [1.44M, 3.5 in] and [2.88 M, 3.5 in].

► Halt On

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

powering up.

►Configure SATA as

This item is used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports. The available options are:

[IDE] - This congures the SATA ports to support legacy PATA mode or SATA mode.

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

The Installation procedures for AHCI and RAID drivers are the same, they are :

■ Creating a bootable drive (or RAID array).

■ Creating a non-bootable drive (or RAID array).

In Chapter 5, only RAID is introduced. AHCI installation is almost the same, the only

difference is BIOS SATA Operation Mode is set to [AHCI] instead of [RAID].

► Install Memory

This item shows the information of the system memory, determined by POST(Power On Self

Test) of the BIOS.

► Memory Speed

This item shows the information of the system memory frequency, determined by POST(Power

On Self Test) of the BIOS.

► BIOS ID

This item shows the information of the BIOS ID.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error, the system will stop

and you will be prompted.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be

detected.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; but it will stop

for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a diskette error; but it will stop

for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error, but it

will stop for all other errors.

CPU Conguration

► CPU Type/CPU Speed/Hyper Transport Speed/ Processor Cache/ CPU ID/ uCodeID

This item show the CPU specication.

► Virtualization

Virtualization (i.e. Intel® Vanderpool Technology) allows a platform to run multiple operating

systems and applications in independent partitions or “containers.” One physical compute

system can function as multiple “virtual” systems. Vanderpool Technology can help improve

future virtualization solutions. This item will be displayed only when the CPU is supporting this

feature and the setting is used to enable/disable it.

►Cool ‘N’Quiet

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

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

► DRAM Voltage Select

This option is used to change the DRAM voltage in a step of 0.05V. The voltage can be

incremented from 1.80V to 2.20V.

► Chipset V-DUAL Select

This option is used to change the Chipset V-DUAL voltage in a step of 0.05V. The voltage

can be incremented from 1.20V to1.50V.

.► Vcore Voltage Select

This option is used to change the Vcore voltage in a step of 0.025V. The voltage

can be incremented from -0.0500V to +0.1250V.

.► Chipset VCORE Select

This option is used to change the Chipset VCORE voltage in a step of 0.025V. The voltage

can be incremented from 1.225V to 1.375V.

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CPU Conguration

CPU Type AMD Phenom(tm) 9600 Quard-Core Item Help

Processor

CPU Speed 2300MHz Menu Level ►

Hyper Transport Speed 1000MHz Processor Cache 512Kb X4 CPU ID/ uCode ID 0F22h/65h Virtualization [ Enabled ] Cool’N’Quiet [ Enabled ]

DRAM Voltage Select [1.80V ]

Chipset V-DUAL Slect [ 1.20 ]

Vcore Voltage Select [+0.0000V] Chipset VCORE Select [1.225 V]

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

Enabled

Advanced BIOS Features

► Removable Device Priority

This option is used to select the priority for removable device.

► Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

select the HDD using the Up/Down arrow keys, and change the HDD priority using <PageUp>/

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

► CD-ROM Boot Priority

This option is used to select the priority for CD-ROM startup. After pressing <Enter>, you can

select the CD-ROM using the <PageUp>/<PageDn> or Up/Down arrow keys, and change the

CD-ROM priority using <+> or <->; you can exit this menu by pressing <Esc>.

► Quick Boot

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

the time needed to boot the system

► First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device

These three options allow you to select the priority of boot sequence from different devices.

► Boot Up Floppy Seek

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

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

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

► Boot Up Floppy Seek

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.

► Password Check

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

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

► APIC Function

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Advanced BIOS Features

► Removable Device Priority

[Press Enter] Item Help

► Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] ► CD-ROM Boot Priority [Press Enter] Menu Level ►

Quick Boot [Enabled] Select Removable Boot First Boot Device [Removable]

Device Priorty

Second Boot Device [CDROM] Third Boot Device [HDD] Fourth Boot Device [Network] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disenabled] Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Password Check [Setup]

APIC Function Enabled

Logo Full screen [Enabled ] Small Logo(EPA) Show [Enabled] Summary Screen Show [Enabled] Plug and play OS [Enabled]

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

Press Enter

ACPI stands for "advanced Conguration and Power Interface". ACPI is a standard that

denes power and conguration management interfaces between an operating system and the

BIOS. In other words, it is a standard that describes how computer components work together

to manage system hardware. In order to use this function the ACPI specication must be sup-

ported by the OS (for example, Windows2000 or WindowsXP). The available setting values

are: Enabled and Disabled.

► Logo Full screen

This item allows you to enable or disable full screen logo show.

► Small Logo(EPA) Show

This item allows you to enable or disable the EPA logo.

► Summary Screen Show

This item allows you to enable or disable the summary screen show.

► Plug and Play OS

This item is used to set the plug and play functin for your OS.

[NO]: Lets the BIOS congure all the devices in the system.

[Yes]: Lets the operating system congure plug and play devices not required.

for boot if your system has a plug and play operating system.

Advanced Chipset Features

► Init Display First

Select PCI-Express graphics card as the default rst display device.

This option is used to select the source of primary display device. It can be onboard display or

PCI-Express graphics card. Select Auto then if no PCI-E graphics card is installed, onboard

VGA will be used.

► Daul Display

This item is used to enable/disable the dual function. [Enabled]: Two monitors which

are connected respectively to the onboard VGA and the graphics card. Can be used

simultaneously. [Disabled]: You can use other the onboard VGA or the graphics card only.

► Onboard Video Memory

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

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.

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Advanced Chipset Features

Init Display First [ PCI-E ] Item Help Daul Display [Disabled]

Onboard Video Memory [64M]

Menu Level ►

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

PCI-E

Integrated Peripherals

► USB Functions

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

► Legacy USB support

This item is used to enable the support devices on legacy OS.If you have a USB keyboard or

mouse, set to auto or enable.

► HD Audio Controoller

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

► Onboard LAN Controller

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

► OnBoard LAN Option ROM

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

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

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

► Onboard FDC Controller

This item is used to enabled FDC controller.

► Onboard Serial Port 1

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

port 1.

►Onboard Parallel Port

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

port.

► Parallel Port Mode

This item is used to set parallel port mode.

► ECP Mode Use DMA

When the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP+ EPP, this option is used to select the

channel for the ECP mode.

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Integrated Peripherals

USB Functions [Enabled

] Item Help

Legacy USB support [Enabled] HD Audio Controller [Enabled]

Menu Level ►

Onboard LAN controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN Option ROM [Enabled] Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP] x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

Enabled

Power Management Setup

ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface) is an open industry standard that denes

power and conguration management interfaces between an operating system and the BIOS. In

other words, it is a standard that describes how computer components work together to manage

system hardware. In order to use this function the ACPI specication must be supported by the

OS (for example, Windows2000 or WindowsXP).

ACPI denes ve sleeping states, they are :

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

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

Power On Suspend)

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

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

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

processor’s reset vector after the wake event.

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

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

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

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

RAM)

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

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

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

Disk)

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

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

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

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Function

[Enabled] Item Help

ACPI Suspend Type [S3(STR)] Power Button [Instant-off]

Menu Level ►

Resume by PCI Card [Disabled] Resume by Ring [Disabled]

USB Resume from S3 [Enabled]

USB CSC Resume [Disabled] Resume by RTC Alarm [Disabled] x Day of Month Alarm 0

x Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

HPET Support [Enabled] Power On By Button [Disabled]

Power On By Mouse [Disabled]

Power On By Keyboard [Disabled]

Hot Key Power On Ctrl-F1

Restore on AC/Power Loss [Power Off]

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

Enabled

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

wake from a saved memory image.

► ACPI Function

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

► ACPI Suspend Type

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

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

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

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

to previous state when the STR function wakes.

► Power Button

This item is used to set the power down method. This function is only valid for systems using

an ATX power supply. When set to [Delay 4 Sec.], the power button will put the system in

Suspend mode if you push the power button in less than 4 Second then release. If set to

[Instant-Off], the PC powers off immediately when the power button is pressed.

► Resume by PCI Card

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

► Resume by Ring

This option is used to set the Resume by Ring.

► USB Resume from S3

This item is used to set the system to wake up by USB devices when it is staying at S3

(Suspend to RAM) state.

► USB CSC Resume

When enabled, the computer will wake if a connection status change is detected i.e. plugging

or unplugging a USB device.

► Resume by RTC Alarm

This item is used to set the timing of the start-up function. In order to use this function, the

start-up password function must be disabled. Also, the PC power source must not be turned

off.

► Date of Month Alarm

When Resume by Alarm is set to “Enabled”, this item can be modied. It is used to set the

timing for the start-up date.

► Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

When Resume by Alarm is set to “Enabled”, this item can be modied. It is used to set the

timing for the start-up time.

► HPET Support

HPET stands for High Precision Even Timer. If you have the HPET disabled, then windows

does not have access to it and therefore falls back to less accurate timing methods. This item

is used to enable or disable the HPET Support.

► Power On By Button

When "Enabled", you can press the button to turn on the system.

► Power On by Mouse

When enabled, it allows you to use the mouse to wake up the system from soft off and green

mode. This feature requires an ATX power supply.

► Power On by Keyboard

This item allows you to use the keyboard to wake up the system from soft off and green mode.

This feature requires an ATX power supply. The options are: [Disabled]; [Password]; [Hot

KEY]; [Any KEY], and [Keyboard 98].

► Hot Key Power On

When Power On by Keyboard is set to [Hot KEY], this item allows you to press a [Ctrl] +

[Function] key to wake up the system from soft off and green mode.

► Restore on AC/Power loss

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

loss.

PC Health Status

► Case Open Warning

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

► Shutdown Temperature

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

the set value, the system will shut down automatically.

► Fan Speed Regulation

This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function, if disable, the fan will run on full

speed.

► Current System/CPU Temperature

This item show the current System/CPU temperature detected automatically by the system.

► Vcore/VTT(V)/+ 3.3Vin/+5Vin/+12Vin/VDD(V)/5VSB(V)

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

► System Fan/CPU Fan Speed

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

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PC Health Status

Case Open Warning

[Disabled] Item Help

Shutdown Temperature

[Disabled]

Fan Speed Regulation [Enabled ] Menu Level ►

Current System Temperature 35oC/95oF Current CPU Temperature 55oC/131oF

Vcore 1.23V

VTT(V) 1.24V +3.3Vin 3.00 V +5Vin 4.70 V +12Vin 11.45 V VDD(V) 1.79V 5VSB(V) 4.62V SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM CPU Fan Speed 3125 RPM

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

Disabled

Load Setup Defaults

Select this option and press <Enter>. A dialogue pops out, select <Y> then press <Enter> to load the defaults; press <N> to skip. By this default, BIOS have set the optimized performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components. But if the optimized performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices, the system may fail to work. It may happen on when you installed too many add-on cards on your system, or overloaded the hardware until it can not afford.

Set Supervisor Password

The access rights and permissions associated with the Supervisor password are higher than those of a regular User password. The Supervisor password can be used to start the system or modify the CMOS settings, while User password can only be used to start the system, view the CMOS settings, but modify CMOS settings is not allowable.

When you select the Set Supervisor/User Password option, the

Enter Password:

Enter Password message will appear :

The supervisor password can be set up through this menu. Key in a password, not exceeding 8 characters, save the change

PASSWORD DISABLED !!! Press any key to continue...

and exit. The next time, when you enter the BIOS, it will ask you

to input this password to conrm your access right. After you get the right to access the BIOS,

you then can select this setting again, and press <Enter> to disable this function or input a new password to replace the original one.

If you select “System” for the Security Option in “Advanced BIOS Features” menu, then you will be asked to enter a password when the system is started or when you try to enter the CMOS setting program. If an incorrect password is entered, you will be hold there. If you select “Setup” for the Security Option in “Advanced BIOS Features” menu, you will be asked to enter a password only when you enter the CMOS setting program.

Set User Password

The user password can be set up through this menu. Only when there exists a Supervisor

password, then this setting can be activated.

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option and press <Enter>, Select <Y> to save your changes to CMOS and exit the program; Select <N> or <ESC> to return to the main menu.

Discard Changes and Exit

If you select this option and press <Enter>,

Select <Y> to exit CMOS without saving your modications;

Select <N> or <ESC> to return to the main menu.

Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?

[ ] [NO]

YES

Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?

[ ] [NO]

YES

Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?

[ ] [NO]

YES

The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software

and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features.

This chapter includes the following information:

■ Utility CD content

■ Install driver and utility

■ FOX ONE

■ FOX LiveUpdate

■ FOX LOGO

■ FOX DMI

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

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

Utility CD content

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

1. Install Driver

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

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

A. NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset Driver

B. Realtek HDA 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. Create RAID Driver Floppy

Install driver and utility

1. Install Driver

You must click "NVIDIA Chipset Driver" to install it rst. You can click on each individual driver to

install it manually.

2. Install Utility

You can select the specic utility to install.

Manual Installation Step by Step

Select to

Install Utilities

Select to

Install Drivers

Click to visit

Foxconn's

website

Browse CD

Exit the program

Drop to System Tray

FOX ONE

FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users

to monitor various temperature values, voltage values, frequencies and fan speeds at

any time.

With FOX ONE, you can :

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

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

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

Supporting Operating Systems :

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

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

Using FOX ONE :

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

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

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

CPU clock based on your current system loading.

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

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

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

FOX ONE, then BIOS control will be back again.

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

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

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

1. Main Page

Toolbar

Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages.

Alert Lamp

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

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

Switch Button

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

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

place on your screen to help you monitoring system status.

Click here to go back to

FOX ONE full screen

Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray

Exit FOX ONE

Show CPU

Information

Toolbar

Alert Lamp

Switch Button

Exit

Minimum

Homepage

Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan

speed/Temperature value

Conguration

Skin Button

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

your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).

Exit

Click this button to exit the program.

Minimum

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

right corner of your screen.

Homepage

Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com

Apply the changes

Click the new skin

picture to select

the new skin

Cancel the changes

Conguration

This menu allows you to congure :

1). Monitor interval (ms) :

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

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

2). Simple Mode :

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

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

by one in Simple Mode.

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

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

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

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

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

what the CPU clock should be.

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

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

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

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

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

Mining...etc.)

2. CPU Page - CPU Control

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

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

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

Manual :

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

Auto :

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

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

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

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

A message informs you to

push RESET button later if

the system hangs nally.

Click Yes to continue.

Press Auto button to let FOX

ONE check the highest CPU

clock you can use.

Go to CPU page

FIS Features :

Select the different

benchmarks

Adjust by manual

Apply the

changes

Reset the

changes

You can see the system is

raising CPU clock until the

system hangs.

Push RESET button on the

front panel of your system to

restart the computer.

Run FOX ONE program

again, it will inform you

the previous test found

that 255MHz is the

recommended CPU clock for

your system.

Click Yes to apply it to your

system.

Now, your system is running

at a CPU clock of 255MHz.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. Frequency Page - Frequency Control

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

Go to Freq. page

Close this page

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

Select the option

you want to set

Adjust by manual

4. Limit Setting

4.1 Limit Setting - CPU Temperature

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

4.2 Limit Setting - System Temperature

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

Go to Limit Setting

page

Set high limit by

dragging the lever

Show current CPU

temperature value

Enable alert function

when the CPU

temperature is higher

than high limit value

Show current high

limit value of the CPU

temperature

Set high limit by

dragging the lever

Show current system

temperature value

Enable alert function

when the system

temperature is higher

than high limit value

Show current high

limit value of system

temperature

4.3 Limit Setting - CPU Fan

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

4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan

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

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

Show current CPU

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the CPU fan runs

slower than the low

limit rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of CPU fan

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

Show current system

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the system fan

runs slower than low

limit rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of system

fan

4.5 Limit Setting - FAN1 Fan

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

5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional)

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

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

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

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

Show current FAN1

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the FAN1 fan

runs slower than low

limit rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of FAN1 fan

Go to Voltage page

Select the option

you want to set

Adjust by manual

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

6. Fan Page - Fan Control

This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual.

When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system.

Go to Fan page

Set fan speed by

dragging the lever

Enable or disable

smart fan function

Apply the changes

FOX LiveUpdate

FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by

local or online.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX LiveUpdate :

1. Local Update

1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information

This page lets you know your system BIOS information.

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

Exit

Toolbar

Minimum

Show current

BIOS information

Link to website

1-2 Local Update - Backup

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

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

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

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

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

1-3 Local Update - Update

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

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

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

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

BIOS) before the setup wizard starts.

Key in a BIOS name

Click here

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. Online Update

2-1 Online Update - Update BIOS

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

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

2-2 Online Update - Update Driver

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

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

Click here

Current information

Search new BIOS

from Internet

Browse detailed

information

Update BIOS

Close the window

Select BIOS to update

Click here

Current information

Search new drivers

from Internet

2-3 Online Update - Update Utility

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

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

Browse detailed

information

Install the selected

driver

Close the window

Select the driver to update

Click here

Current information

Search new utilities

from Internet

Browse detailed

information

Install the selected

utility

Close the window

Select the utility to update

2-4 Online Update - Update All

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

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

Click here

Current information

Search all new BIOS/

drivers/utilities from

Internet

Browse detailed

BIOS information

Close the window

Browse detailed

driver information

Browse detailed

utility information

3. Congure

3-1 Congure - option

This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX

LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualied item found, it will pop out a

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

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

Double click here

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

Click here

Set auto

search options

Select search

which kind of

versions

Set auto search

the latest

FOX LiveUpdate

When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will

auto search from internet and prompt you to install the new version.

3-2 Congure - System

This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate

utility.

Click here

Set the location of

download les or

auto backup BIOS

Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can

auto run when the system starts up

Select different skin

of the software

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

Prompt you to

install the new

FOX LiveUpdate

3-3 Congure - Advance

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

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

and without any interruption.

4. About & Help

This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate.

Click here

Select which BIOS ROM

to ash(Only available to

motherboard with backup

BIOS ROM )

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

Select to ash Boot Block

Select to clear CMOS

Click here

Show information about

FOX LiveUpdate

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

damage.

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

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

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

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX LOGO:

Main Page

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

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

or the motherboard will be damaged seriously.

Minimize

Exit

Website

About

Backup

Change

De l e t e

Main screen

FOX DMI

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

formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump.

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

board if there is any problem occurred.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX DMI:

Please operate this utility as the comments shows.

Click here to select

the DMI Data format

you need

Click here to select the type you want to view.

This chapter will cover two topics :

■ Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP

(Vista) in a brand new RAID system.

■ Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP

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

It includes the following information :

■ RAID Conguration Introduction

■ NVIDIA MediaShield Driver

■ 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) 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 CD-ROM drive.

3. Several SATA hard disks.

4. A RAID driver diskette. (Could be bundled in motherboard package.)

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

6. Windows XP or Vista Install CD.

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

system with new RAID built as data storage.

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

Windows XP system, it includes :

1. Set RAID enabled in BIOS.

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

3. Run setup program to install NVIDIA 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 CD-ROM drive.

2. Several SATA hard disks.

3. A motherboard driver CD.

RAID Conguration Introduction

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

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

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

output) performance, or both. The following RAID congurations are provided for

users.

There are three major key concepts in RAID:

1. Mirroring : The copying of data to more than one disk;

2. Striping : The splitting of data across more than one disk;

3. Error correction : Where redundant data is stored to allow problems to be detected

and possibly xed (known as fault tolerance).

Different RAID levels use one or more of these techniques, depending on the system

requirements. The main aims of using RAID are to improve reliability, important for

protecting information that is critical to a business, for example a database of customer

orders; or where speed is important, for example a system that delivers video on

demand TV programs to many viewers.

The conguration affects reliability and performance in different ways. The problem

with using more disks is that it is more likely that one will go wrong, but by using

error checking the total system can be made more reliable by being able to survive

and repair the failure. Basic mirroring can speed up reading data as a system can

read different data from both the disks, but it may be slow for writing if it insists that

both disks must conrm that the data is correctly written. Striping is often used for

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

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

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

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

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

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

keeps running as much of the time as possible.

RAID 0 (Striped)

RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk

member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the

number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. RAID 0 does

not support fault tolerance.

RAID 1 (Mirror)

RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in

parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond,

the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of

the array is the capacity of the smallest drive.

RAID 5 (Parity)

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

information. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. Level 5 is

one of the most popular implementations of RAID.

RAID 0+1 (Striped Mirror)

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

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

Spanning (JBOD)

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

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

needed, but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance. A spanned volume is a

formatted partition which data is stored on more than one hard disk, yet appears as

one volume. Unlike RAID, spanned volumes have no fault-tolerance, so if any disk

fails, the data on the whole volume could be lost. Additionally, the system or boot

partitions cannot be included in a spanned volume. FAT16/32 and NTFS le systems

may be used, and the volume can span up to 32 hard disks.

Comparison Table :

Solution Hard Disks No. Capacity Performance Reliability Application

RAID0 >=2 All Highest Dangerous Look for speed

RAID1 2 50% Read faster Excellent 100% Data backup

RAID5 >=3 N-1 Read faster

Write slower

Good Limited budget

RAID0+1 >=4

(Even number)

Smallest

High Excellent Unlimited budget

Span >=1 All none Dangerous Big disk space

NVIDIA® MediaShield Driver

The NVIDIA® MediaShield driver supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 0+1 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 Two SATA hard disks as an example to guide you how to select your

RAID system. Assume Two hard disks are connected to the motherboard :

SATA port 1 - Hitachi HDT725, 232.88GB

SATA port 2 - ST3320620AS, 298.09GB

The relationships between RAID settings and SATA ports on the motherboard are :

SATA Pri-Master RAID is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard.

SATA Pri-Slave RAID is the SATA port 2.

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

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

we are using four different hard disks as an example to describe RAID

function in this chapter, it is only helpful in explaining what the nal disk

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

build a disk array is strongly recommended.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Wed,Mar 12 2008 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss)

18 : 30 : 59

Menu Level ►

► Primary Master [ None]

Chage the day,month

► Primary Slave [None]

year and century

►

SATA Port 1 [ST3160815AS]

► SATA Port 2 [TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H]

Driver A [ 1.4MM,3.5 in]

Halt On

[All , But Keyboard]

Configure SATA as [RAID]

Install Memory 2048MB Memory Speed 800 MHz

BIOS ID MCP61M01.02.F1.D.03

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

In section 5-3 later, you will know the relationships between port numbers in the

MediaShield BIOS and SATA ports on the motherboard. We put their descriptions here

for better arrangement. They are :

Port 1.0 is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard.

Port 1.1 is the SATA port 2.

Two topics will be covered in the following sections :

1). Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID

system.

2). Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP system with new RAID

built as data storage.

Install SATA Hard Disks before we continue :

■ Shut down your computer.

■ Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays, connect all power and SATA cables.

■ Before installing the SATA hard disks, make sure to turn off the computer

and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the

hardware.

■ Depending on how many SATA ports are built on your motherboard. If your

system is accompanied with a SATA DVD drive, then you may not select

Striped Mirror (RAID0+1) function if only four SATA ports are provided.

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Optimal

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

Striping

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

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

drive A:, this diskette will be formatted

later. Put the driver CD into CD-ROM

drive, when the screen appears, click on

"Utility" icon, then click on "Create RAID

Driver Floppy" icon.

2. A message pops out telling you where to

nd the routine in driver CD to create the

driver diskette.

3. Depending on which platform your XP

system is, normally, it is a 32-bit system.

Use Windows explorer, and go to CD:\

Driver\NVIDIA\MCP61\RAID\Floppy\

WinXP\Floppy32, click on RaidTool icon

to start the creation.

4. Click "GO" to start.

5. Select the desired destination FDD drive.

It can be the default drive A: or any USB

FDD. Click "OK" to continue.

5-1 Create a RAID Driver Diskette

If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a RAID system, you need to create a

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

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

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

click on "Start" to format.

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

message.

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

RAID driver into this diskette.

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

5-2 RAID Enable in BIOS

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

2. Select the “Standard CMOS Features” from the “Main menu”, then select the

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

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

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

5-3 Select a RAID Array for Use

When BIOS is restarted, it will display a message asking you to press [F10] key to

enter the main menu of MediaShield BIOS. Press [F10], the screen appears.

At the bottom of each screen displayed, there is one line listing each key’s function,

such as <Tab>, <Enter>, <ESC>...etc. It is helpful to make your choice easier.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Wed,Mar 12 2008 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss)

18 : 30 : 59

Menu Level ►

► Primary Master [ None]

Chage the day,month

► Primary Slave [None]

year and century

►

SATA Port 1 [ST3160815AS]

► SATA Port 2 [TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H]

Driver A [ 1.4MM,3.5 in]

Halt On

[All , But Keyboard]

Configure SATA as [RAID]

Install Memory 2048MB Memory Speed 800 MHz

BIOS ID MCP61M01.02.F1.D.03

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Optimal

0.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

Mirroring

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

Create RAID 0 (Striping)

1. Select "Striping" from the RAID Mode. The menu appears :

2. Select two hard disks to build our RAID0 system.

3. Press [TAB] to navigate to left drive panel, then use [→] and [↓] keys to add the hard

disks to the right drive panel.

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Striping

Optimal

0.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Optimal

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

Striping

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

4. The stripe value should be selected based on different applications. It ranges from

4KB to 128KB. Some suggested choices are :

16K - Best for sequential transfer.

64K - Good general purpose strip size.

128K - Best performance for most desktops and workstations.

Keep it at Optimal default value. Press <F7> to nish the setting.

5. The screen displays a STRIPE array of 465.76GB, which is twice the size of the smallest

hard disk. That is, 2*232.88GB = 465.76GB.

If you want to build a new Operating System (such as Windows XP) in this RAID

system, please press [B] to select it as bootable.

You can then press [Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit the setup program, and restart your PC.

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2007

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Striping

Optimal

0.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB

0.1 HDS728080PLA38 76.79GB

0.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB

Claer disk data?

[Y] YES [N] NO

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Array List -

[Ctrl-X] Exit [↑↓] Select [B] Set Bootable [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail

Boot Status Vendor Array Model Name

No Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 465.77G

6. In above screen, you also can press <Enter> to know the detailed drive information of

this RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back

to the rst time when MediaShield was started.

Array 2 : NVIDIA STRIPE 465.77G

- Array Detail-

RAID Mode: Striping

Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K

[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear MBR [ENTER] Return

Port Index Disk Model Capacity

1.0 0 Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 232.88GB

1.1 1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

Create RAID 1 (Mirroring)

1. Select “Mirroring” from the RAID Mode.

2. Select two hard disks to build our RAID1 system.

3. Press [TAB] to navigate to left drive panel, then use [→] and [↓] keys to add the hard

disks to the right drive panel.

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Optimal

0.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

Mirroring

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Optimal

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

Mirroring

1.0 ST332060AS 298.09GB

4. The stripe block value is xed and not changeable.

Press <F7> to nish the setting.

5. The screen displays a MIRRORED array of 232.88GB, which is the size of the smallest

hard disk. That is, 232.88GB.

If you want to build a new Operating System (such as Windows XP) in this RAID

system, please press [B] to select it as bootable.

You can then press [Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit the setup program, and restart your PC.

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Optimal

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

Mirroring

1.0 ST332060AS 298.09GB

Clear disk data?

[Y] YES [N] NO

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Array List -

[Ctrl-X] Exit [↑↓] Select [B] Set Bootable [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail

Boot Status Vendor Array Model Size

NO Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 232.88G

6. In above screen, you also can press <Enter> to know the detailed drive information of

this RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back

to the rst time when MediaShield was started.

Array 2 : NVIDIA STRIPE 232.88G

- Array Detail-

RAID Mode: Striping

Striping Width : 1 Striping Block: 64K

[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear MBR [ENTER] Return

Port Index Disk Model Capacity

1.0 0 Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 232.88GB

1.1 1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

Create Spanned RAID

1. Select “Spanning” from the RAID Mode. The menu appears :

2. Select three SATA hard disks to build our Spanned RAID system.

3. Press [TAB] to navigate to left drive panel, then use [→] and [↓] keys to add the hard

disks to the right drive panel.

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Optimal

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

Spanning

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Spanning

Optimal

0.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

1.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

4. The stripe block value is xed and not changeable.

Press <F7> to nish the setting.

5. The screen displays a Spanned RAID array of 530.97GB, which is the total sizes of

these three hard disks. That is, 232.88+298.09= 530.97GB. We recommend not set-

ting it to bootable as it will be impossible to recover if crashed. You can then press

[Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit the setup program, and restart your PC.

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Dene a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

[+] Add

[-] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

Optimal

1.0 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB

Spanning

1.0 ST332060AS 298.09GB

Clear disk data?

[Y] YES [N] NO

MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006

- Array List -

[Ctrl-X] Exit [↑↓] Select [B] Set Bootable [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail

Boot Status Vendor Array Model Size

NO Healthy NVIDIA JBOD 530.97G

6. In above screen, you also can press <Enter> to know the detailed drive information of

this RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back

to the rst time when MediaShield was started.

Array 2 : NVIDIA JBOD 530.97G

- Array Detail-

RAID Mode: Spanning

Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K

[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear MBR [ENTER] Return

Port Index Disk Model Capacity

1.1 0 ST3320620AS 298.09GB

1.0 1 Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 232.88GB

5-4 Install a New Windows XP

Assume a Mirrored array (232.88GB) 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 “First Boot Device” to “CDROM”, save changes and exit BIOS.

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

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

immediately. If you forgot 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.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features

► Removable Device Priority

[Press Enter] Item Help

► Hard Disk Boot Priority

[Press Enter]

► CD-ROM Boot Priority [Press Enter]

Menu Level ►

First Boot Device [CDROM]

Second Boot Device

[CDROM] Select Your Boot Device

Third Boot Device [Removable]

Priority

Boot Other Device

[Enabled]

Boot Up Floppy Seek

[Disabled]

Boot Up NumLock Status

[on]

Security Option

[Setup]

Full Screen Logo Show

[Enabled]

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

CDROM

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

to continue the specic driver installation.

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

after it is done.

Windows Setup

Please insert the disk labeled

manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk

into Drive A:

* Press ENTER when ready

Enter=Continue ESC=Cancel F3=Exit

Windows Setup

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

<none>

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

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

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

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.

7. There are two drivers, all these two drivers must be installed. Press [Enter] to select

the rst driver - "NVIDIA RAID Class Driver (required)".

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

wanted. As we need to install both two drivers, so we will press <S> again to select

the second driver. It will ask you to insert the RAID driver diskette into your oppy

drive again, press <Enter> to continue.

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVE (required)

Windows Setup

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

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)

* 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

9. Use [↓] key to select "NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)", then press

[Enter].

10. Two drivers are displayed. Press <Enter> to continue.

Windows Setup

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

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

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

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

Windows Setup

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

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

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)

NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

11. 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 238473MB. You can

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

drive names.

(Note : 238473MB/1024 = 232.88GB)

12. 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)

13. 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.

238473 MB Disk 0 at id 1 on bus 0 on nvrd32 [MBR]

ENTER=Install C=Create Partition F3=Quit

Unpartitioned space 238473 MB

Windows XP Professional Setup

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

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

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

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

● To delete the selected partitions, press D.

238473 MB Disk 0 at id 1 on bus 0 on nvrd32 [MBR]

E: Partition2 [New (Raw)] 208468 MB ( 208468 MB free) Unpartitioned space 8 MB

ENTER=Install D=Delete Partition F3=Quit

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

5-5 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array

This section assumes the following setup :

■ Boot Disk with Windows XP installed :

One hard disk HDS728080PLAT20 (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 HDT725025VLA, (232.88GB) connected to SATA port1 of the moherboard.

Segate ST3320620AS, (298.09GB) connected to SATA port2.

■ A DVD Drive :

A DVD drive connected to IDE port .

1. Reboot your system, and go to "Standard CMOS Features" menu.

Enable the RAID function together with the SATA ports which have the hard disks

and DVD drive connected. Press [F10] to save the settings and reboot.

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

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

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

is only for easy understanding.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Wed,Mar 12 2008 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss)

18 : 30 : 59

Menu Level ►

► Primary Master [ None]

Chage the day,month

► Primary Slave [None]

year and century

►

SATA Port 1 [ST3160815AS]

► SATA Port 2 [TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H]

Driver A [ 1.4MM,3.5 in]

Halt On

[All , But Keyboard]

Configure SATA as [RAID]

Install Memory 2048MB Memory Speed 800 MHz

BIOS ID MCP61M01.02.F1.D.03

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Setup Defaults

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 [F10].

Press [F10] to enter the NVIDIA MediaShield BIOS setup and congure the mirrored

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

depicted.

3. Press [Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit and go to Windows.

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

Use driver CD and click on "NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset Driver" to install the NVIDIA

RAID driver. The RAID driver will be installed only when you select "RAID" in "RAID

Operation Mode" setting. If you do not select RAID, then RAID driver will not be

installed.

MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007

- Array List -

[Ctrl-X] Exit [↑↓] Select [B] Set Bootable [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail

Boot Status Vendor Array Size

Yes Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 232.88G

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

computer.

6. When Windows starts, a "Found New Hardware" message is prompting you to

reboot again.

Click "Yes" to restart your computer.

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 Wizards appears. Click "Next" to continue.

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

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.

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

on your system. In below gure, you can see there is a 232.88 GB unallocated

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

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

instrucrtions.

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".

17. The format of disk array (Disk1) is in processing.

18. Format completed, now you can start using your RAID array.

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