Foxconn P55MX User Manual

P55MX Series Motherboard

User’s Manual

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All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed.

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

Declaration of conformity

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD

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

TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

declares that the product

Motherboard P55MX

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/2009

Printed Name : James Liang

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: FOXCONN Model Name: P55MX 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 : 2009

Installation Precautions

Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer :

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

to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed.

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

CPU is overclocked. Normal operation depends on the overclocking capacity of your device.

■ If there is any, when connecting USB, audio, 1394a, RS232 COM, IrDA or

S/PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard, make sure their pinouts are matching with the connectors on the motherboard. Incorrect connections might damage the motherboard.

■ When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.

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

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

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

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

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

with the motherboard circuit or its components. Also, make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing.

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

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

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

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

comes out as a spark which will quickly damage your electronic equipment. Please wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory.

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

CPU, memory, expansion cards or other peripherals. It is recommended to unplug the AC power cord from the power supply outlet. Failure to unplug the power supply cord may result in serious damage to your system.

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TAble of CoNTeNTS

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Hardware Install

Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ..............................................................7

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

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

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

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

Chapter 3 bIoS Setup

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

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

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

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

Fox Central Control Unit .........................................................................27

Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................................30

Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................31

Power Management Setup .....................................................................35

PC Health Status ....................................................................................37

BIOS Security Features..........................................................................38

Load Optimal Defaults ............................................................................39

Save Changes and Exit ..........................................................................39

Discard Changes and Exit ......................................................................39

Chapter 4 CD Instruction

Utility CD content....................................................................................41

Install driver and utility ............................................................................42

FOX ONE

Main Page ........................................................................................44

CPU Control .....................................................................................48

Frequency Control ............................................................................50

Limit Setting......................................................................................51

Voltage Control .................................................................................53

Fan Control.......................................................................................54

FOX LiveUpdate

Local Update ....................................................................................55

Online Update ..................................................................................57

Congure .........................................................................................60

About & Help ....................................................................................62

FOX LOGO .............................................................................................63

FOX DMI ................................................................................................64

Chapter 5 RAID Conguration

RAID Conguration Introduction

.............................................................67

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager ..............................................................69

Create a RAID Driver Diskette ...............................................................70

BIOS Conguration ................................................................................72

Create RAID in BIOS

..............................................................................72

Install a New Windows XP ...................................................................101

Technical Support :

Website :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com

Support Website :

http://www.foxconnsupport.com

Worldwide online contact Support :

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

CPU Support list :

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

Memory, VGA Compatibility list :

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

Support

Thank you for buying Foxconn P55MX 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, P55MX enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

This chapter includes the following information:

■ Product Specications

■ Layout

■ Back Panel Connectors

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1-1 Product Specications

CPU Support LGA 1156 socket Intel® CPU: Intel® CoreTM i7 and CoreTM i5 series processors DMI Bus Full duplex up to

10Gb/s each direction

Chipset Intel® P55

Memory 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

Support up to 8GB of system memory

Dual channel DDR3 1333/1066MHz

architecture Audio Realtek 8-channel audio chip High Denition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF out Support Jack-Sensing function LAN Realtek 10/100/1000Mb/s LAN chip Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slots 1 x PCI Express x4 slots 2 x PCI slot Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors 300MB/s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing) USB Support hot plug Supports up to 14 x USB 2.0 ports (6 rear panel ports, 4 onboard USB head-

ers supporting 8 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 CPU fan header (4-pin)

2 x System fan headers (4-pin)

1 x Floppy Disk drive connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x SPDIF-OUT connector 1 x Speaker connector

4 x USB 2.0 connectors (supporting 8 x USB devices)

1 x Front Panel connector 6 x SATA connectors 1 x TPM connector 1 x COM connector 1 x IrDA connector Back Panel 1 x PS/2 port Connectors 1 x Serial port 6 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x RJ-45 LAN port

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 8-channel Audio Ports

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Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection

CPU/System fan speed detection

CPU/System overheating shutdown CPU/System fan speed control

PCI Express x4 Support 1GB/s (2GB/s concurrent) bandwidth

Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Gen2.0 Support 8GB/s (16GB/s concurrent) bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features

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

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

(suspend to disk), and S5 (soft - off) Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP

Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor, 9.6 inches x 8.6 inches (24.4cm x 21.8cm)

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1-2 layout

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

motherboard for detail.

1. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector

2. SYS_FAN1 Header

3. PCI Express x16 Slot

4. PCI Express x4 Slot

5. PCI Slots

6. Front Audio Connector

7. S/PDIF Out Connector

8. Speaker Connector

9. MFG Jumper

10. Front USB Connectors

11. Clear CMOS Jumper

12. Front Panel Connector

13 Chipset: Intel® P55

14. SATA Connectors

15. SYS_FAN2 Header

16. 24-pin ATX Power Connector

17. Floppy Connector

18. IrDA Connector

19. TPM Connector

20. DDR3 DIMM Slots

21. COM2 Connector

22. CPU_FAN Header

23. LGA1156 CPU Socket

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1-3 back Panel Connectors

1. PS/2 Port

Use the PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard.

2. USb Ports

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.

3. Serial Port

This is output of RS232 COM1 port.

4. optical S/PDIf out Port

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

5. RJ-45 lAN Port

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

6. Audio Ports

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

LAN Type

Left: Active Right: Link

Status Description Status Description

1000M

Off No Link Off No Link

Green

Blinking

Data

Activity

Off 10Mb/s Connection

Green 100Mb/s Connection

Orange 1000Mb/s Connection

Active

LED

Link LED

Optical S/PDIF Out Port

LAN Port

PS/2 Port

Audio Ports

Line Out

Microphone In

Subwoofer

Rear Speaker

Side Speaker

Line In

3

1

Serial Port

5

6

USB Ports

2

4

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

Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In

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

Pink Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In

Orange - - Center/Subwoofer Out Center/Subwoofer Out

Black - Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out

Grey - - - Side Speaker Out

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin headers and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules. Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully.

This chapter includes the following information :

■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler

■ Install the Memory

■ Install an Expansion Card

■ Install other Internal Connectors

■ Jumpers

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

CPU Support list:

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

Memory, VGA Compatibility list:

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

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2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler

Install the CPU

Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU.

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 one of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly. (Or

you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket.)

■ 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 wish 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.

Hyper-Threading Technology System Requirements: (Go to Intel's website for more information about the Hyper-Threading Technology)

■ An Intel

®

CPU that supports HT Technology

■ A chipset that supports HT Technology

■ An operating system that is optimized for HT Technology

■ A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

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LGA1156 CPU Socket

Alignment Key

Pin-1 corner of the CPU Socket

LGA1156 CPU

Notch

Pin-1 triangle marking of CPU

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Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket :

2. Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket.

3. Remove protective socket cover.

5. When CPU is properly seated, replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position.

4. Check pin one marking (triangle)

with the pin one corner of the CPU socket, align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket.

Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU.

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1. Release the CPU socket lever.

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Install the CPU Cooler

Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard.

1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU.

2. Place the four bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard, push them straight down from the top, and the bolts will be fastened on the motherboard. That's it.

3. Check the solder side of the motherboard, the push pin should be

xed as depicted in the picture.

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4. Attach t he 4-wire C PU cooler

connector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard .

Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard :

1.Turning the push pin (bolt) along with the direction of arrow (counterclockwise).

2. Pull the push pin straight up.

3. Turning push pin clockwise to its default position.

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

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2-2 Install the Memory

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

This motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system.

Two DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels: Channel 0 : DIMM1 Channel 1 : DIMM2

The combinations of DIMM modules are :

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

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

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

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

installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.

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

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

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

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

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DIMM1 DIMM2

Single Channel DS/SS Single Channel - DS/SS

Dual Channel DS/SS DS/SS

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

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Installing a Memory

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

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

your memory modules into the sockets.

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

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

socket.

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

Notch

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

power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard.

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96-Pin

144-Pin

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2-3 Install an expansion Card

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. Turn on your computer. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s).

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

Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card :

• Installing a Graphics Card:

Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Express x16 slot. Make sure the graphics card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot.

• Removing the Card:

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

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

that came with your expansion card.

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

installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

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PCI

PCI Express x4

PCI Express x16

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2-4 Install other Internal Connectors

Power Connectors

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

24-pin ATX Power Connector : PWR1

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

4-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR2

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

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 3.3V 13 3.3V 2 3.3V 14 -12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 +5V 16 PS_ON(Soft On/Off) 5 GND 17 GND 6 +5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 NC

9 +5V SB(Stand by +5V) 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 3.3V 24 GND

We recommend you using a 24-pin power supply.

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

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20-Pin Power

Pin No. 24

Pin # Denition

1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V

3 1

GND

+12V

4 2

PWR2

PWR1

24 13

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Audio Connector : f_AUDIo

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

S/PDIf oUT Connector : SPDIf_oUT

The connector is used for S/PDIF output.

USb Connectors : f_USb1_b/2_b/3_b/4_b

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

Serial ATA Connectors : SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6

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.

Floppy Disk Drive Connectors : FLOPPY

This motherboard includes a standard oppy disk

drive(FDD) connector, supporting 360KB, 720KB,

1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB FDDs.

IrDA Connector : IR

This connector supports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving device.

1 2 3

4

5

+5V EMPTY IRRX

GND IRTX

IR

GND TX+ TXGND RXRX+

GND

1

SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6

PORT1_L PORT1_R

PORT2_L

SENSE_SEND

SENSE1_RETURN

PRESENCEJ

EMPTY SENSE2_RETURN

AUD_GND

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2

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F_AUDIO

PORT2_R

NC

GND

VCC

D+

D-

D+

GND

D-

VCC

EMPTY

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2

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9

F_USB1_B/2_B/3_B/4_B

+5V

EMPTY

SPDIF_OUT

GND

1 2 3

4

SPDIF_OUT

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front Panel Connector : fP1

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

Hard Disk leD Connector (HDD-leD)

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

Reset Switch (ReSeT-SW)

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

Power leD Connector (PWR-leD)

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

(S1) , the LED is blinking; When the system is in S3/S4

sleep state or power off mode (S5), the LED is off. This 2-pin connector is directional with +/- sign.

Power Switch Connector (PWR-SW)

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

TPM Connector : TPM

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

CoM Connector : CoM2

This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase another RS232 cable with a 9-pin D-sub connector at one end to connect with the external RS232 device and another end with 10-

pin female connector to connect with COM1 connector in the motherboard.

HDD-LED

RESET-SW

NC

+

PWR-SW

+

-

PWR-LED

EMPTY

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2

10

9

FP1

LCLK LFRAMEn LRESETn

LAD3

VDD

LAD0

NC_2

NC_1

GND

LPCPDn

GND EMPTY

LAD2

NC_3

LAD1 GND

NC_4

SERIRQ CLKRUNin NC_5

1 2

19 20

TPM

RLSD

SOUT

RI

GND

RTS

DSR

DTR

CTS EMPTY

SIN

1 2

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COM2

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Speaker Connector : SPeAKeR

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

Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN1/2

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

3, S4 and S5 sleeping states.

NC

SPKJ

EMPTY

SPEAKER

SPKJ

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CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1/2

GND POWER SENSE CONTROL

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2-5 Jumpers

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

Description of Jumpers

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

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

2. The following table explains different types of the jumper settings. "Closed" means placing a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short them. The shorting can also be done by touching two pins by a screwdriver for a few seconds, but using jumper cap is recommended. It can prevent hazardous ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem.

Clear CMoS Jumper: ClR_CMoS

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

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

The steps to clear CMOS data are :

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

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

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

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

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

Clear

1 2 3

Normal (Default)

1 2 3

CLR_CMOS

Jumper Diagram Denition Description

1-2 Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed 2-3 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed

1

■ Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings.

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

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Intel® Me Jumper: MfG

This motherboard uses MFG jumper to enable or disable Intel® Management Engine function. Intel® Management Engine (ME) is an embedded microcontroller located in Intel chipset. It provides latest IT management features such as Intel® AMT, that allows to improve management of corporate assets. Set the jumper to pins 1-2, you can enable the Intel® Management Engine function. Set the jumper to pins 2-3, you can disable the Intel® Management Engine function.

Enable (Default)

1 2 3

Disable

1 2 3

MFG

■ Before ashing BIOS ROM, you need to set MFG jumper to pins 2-3 rst.

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This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases 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

■ System Information

■ Advanced BIOS Features

■ Fox Central Control Unit

■ Advanced Chipset Features

■ Integrated Peripherals

■ Power Management Setup

■ PC Health Status

■ BIOS Security Features

■ Load Optimal Defaults

■ Save & Exit Setup

■ Exit Without Saving

Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future. Please visit our website for updated manual if it is available.

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enter bIoS Setup

The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Power on the computer, when the message "Press <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 sub-menu.

Each item in the main menu is explained below:

► System Information

It displays the basic system conguration, such as BIOS Version, memory size plus system

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

► Advanced BIOS Features

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

► Fox Central Control Unit

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

► Advanced Chipset Features

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

► Integrated Peripherals

All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu. There are IDE devices, Super I/O devices such as Serial I/O and other USB devices... etc.

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.

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► System Information ► PC Health Status

► Advanced BIOS Features ► BIOS Security Features

► Fox Central Control Unit Load Optimal Defaults

► Advanced Chipset Features Save & Exit Setup

► Integrated Peripherals Exit Without Saving

► Power Management Setup

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

► System Information

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► Power Management Setup

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

► PC Health Status

This setup enables you to read/change Fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System.

► BIOS Security Features

The Supervisor/User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password, the system will ask you to key in correct password before boot or access to Setup.

► Load Optimal Defaults

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

► Save & Exit Setup

Save setting values to CMOS and exit.

► Exit Without Saving

Do not change anything and exit the setup.

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System Information

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

► System Time

This item allows you to congure the desired time. Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a eld. Use [+] or [-] to input the value.

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

► System Date

<weekday><month><date> <year> format. Day—weekday from Sun. to Sat., this message is automatically displayed by BIOS (Read Only). Month—month from 1 to 12. Date—date from 1 to 31. Year—year, set up by users.

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

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

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

► Floppy A

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

It can be [Disabled], [360KB, 5

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► Halt On

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

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

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

tion can be enabled/disabled in the next three settings.

► Keyboard

System Time [15 : 40 : 49] Help Item System Date [Sat , 07/25/2009] Use [Enter], [TAB] ► Primary IDE Master

[Not Detected] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

► Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected]

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

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

change system date

► Fourth IDE Master

[Not Detected]

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Halt On

[All Errors, But ...]

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

Model Name : P55MX

BIOS Version : 946F1P03

Memory : 512MB MAC Address : 00-22-68-2E-26-63

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

► Mouse

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

► Floppy

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

► Model Name

Model name of this product.

► BIOS Version

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

service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed.

► Memory

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

► MAC Address

This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Quiet Boot [Enabled Help Item Bootup Num-Lock [On] PCI Latency Timer [64] Floppy Drive Seek [Disabled] ► Intel VT-d Conguration

[Press Enter]

► Trusted Computing [Press Enter]

► Boot Device Priority [Press Enter] ► Hard Disk Drives

[Press Enter]

► Removable Drives

[Press Enter]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

Disabled: Displays normal POST messages. Enabled: Displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages.

► Quiet Boot

This item is used to enable/disable the quiet boot.

[Disabled] : Displays the normal POST messages.

[Enabled] : Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages.

► Bootup Num-Lock

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

available settings are: On (default) and Off.

► PCI Latency Timer

This item is used to set the value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.

► Floppy Drive Seek

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

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

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

► Intel VT-d Conguration/Trusted Computing

Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.

► Boot Device Priority

This option is used to select the priority for boot devices. After pressing <Enter>, you can select the device using the Up/Down arrow keys, and change the device priority using <+> or <->; you can exit this menu by pressing <Esc>.

► Hard Disk Drives

This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available hard disk drives.

► Removable Drives

This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available removable drives.

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Intel VT-d Conguration

Help Item Intel VT-d

Disabled

Enabled

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Disabled]

Options

► Intel VT-d

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) can improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environment. This item is used to enable/disable the VT-d feature.

Trusted Computing

Help Item

TCG/TPM Support Enable/Disable TPM TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) support in BIOS

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[No]

► TCG/TPM Support

Trusted Computing Group (TCG) members develop and promote open, vendor-neutral,

industry standard specications for trusted computing building blocks and software interfaces

across multiple platforms TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a specication promoted by TCG. A Trusted Platform Mod- ule offers facilities for secure generation of cryptographic keys. The TPM Work Group is chartered to create the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) specication.

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The denition of the TPM architecture comes from the TC and the TPM Work Group denes

the implementation of that architecture. Work group members should have a working knowledge of security in relation to the design and usage of cryptographic modules. Members should also have a working knowledge of cryptographic techniques including public-key cryptography, cryptographic algorithms and protocols. This item is used to enable/disable the function of TCG/TPM support.

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fox Central Control Unit

► CPU Conguration

[Press Enter] Help Item

Ratio Status: Unlocked (Min:09, Max:20) Ratio Actual Value: 20

Ratio CMOS Setting [20]

Current DRAM Speed :1067MHz

DRAM Frequency [Auto] Memory Timing by SPD [Auto] Adjust DRAM Voltage [Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Press Enter]

Congure CPU.

► CPU Conguration

Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.

► Ratio CMOS Setting

This item is used to set the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. You can

use [+] or [-] to adjust the value.

► DRAM Frequency

This item is used to adjust the memory speed. Select [Auto] for SPD enable mode. You can

select a value manually such as [800 MHz], [1067 MHz] and [1333MHz]..

► Memory Timing by SPD

This item is used to enable/disable provision of DRAM timing by SPD device. The Serial Presence Detect (SPD) device is a small EEPROM chip, mounted on a memory module. It contains important information about the module's speed, size, addressing mode and various other parameters, so that the motherboard memory controller (chipset) can better access the memory device.

Select [Auto] for SPD enable mode.

Select [Manual] to set the parameters by yourself.

The following 10 settings are valid only when the Memory Timing by SPD is set to [Manual].

► DRAM tCL

The number of memory clocks it takes a DRAM to return data after the read CAS_L is asserted depends on the memory clock frequency. The value that BIOS programs into the memory controller is a function of the target clock frequency. The target clock frequency is determined from the supported CAS latencies at given clock frequencies of each DIMM.

► DRAM tRAS (Active-to-Precharge Delay)

This item allows you to set the minimum RAS# active time (in clock cycles).

► DRAM tRP (Precharge Command Period)

This item allows you to select the row precharge time (in clock cycles).

► DRAM tRCD (RAS-to-CAS Delay)

This item allows you to select a delay time (in clock cycles) between the CAS# and RAS# strobe signals.

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► DRAM tWR (Write Recovery)

This item allows you to select the write recovery time (in clock cycles).

► DRAM tRFC(Auto-Refresh-to-Active/Auto-Refresh Command Period)

Refresh to Refresh or Refresh to Active command interval.

► DRAM tWTR (Internal Write to Read Command Delay)

This item allows you to select a delay time (in clock cycles) between sending the last data from a write operation to the memory and issuing a read command.

► DRAM tRRD (Active-to-Active of a Different Bank)

This item allows you to select a delay time (in clock cycles) between the RAS# and RAS# strobe signals.

► DRAM tRTP (Internal Read to Precharge Command Delay)

This item allows you to set the delay time (in clock cycles) between read command and precharge command.

► DRAM tFAW(Four Active Window Delay)

Species the time window in which four activates are allowed the same rank.

► Adjust DRAM Voltage

This item is used to change the memory voltage.

CPU Conguration

Help Item

Module Version : 01.06 Manufacturer : Intel

Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @2.67GHz

Frequency :2.66GHz BCLK Speed :133MHz Cache L1 : 256KB

Cache L2 :1024KB

Cache L3 :8192KB C1E Support [Enabled]

MPS and ACPI MADT ordering [Modern ordering]

Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled]

Virtualization Technology [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] A20M [Disabled] EIST Function [Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the “Enhanced Halt State”.

► C1E Support (Appears only when CPU supports)

C1E represents Enhanced HALT State. It is a feature which CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state. C1E drops the CPU’s multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT (halt) command is issued. This item is used to enable/disable the C1E support.

► MPS and ACPI MADT ordering

[Modern ordering] : for Windows XP or later OSes.

[Legacy ordering] : for Windows 2000 or earlier OSes.

► Limit CPUID MaxVal

This item is used to enable or disable CPUID maximum value limit conguration. Set [Disa-

bled] for WinXP.

► Virtualization Technology

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

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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.

► Execute Disable Bit

This item is used to enable/disable the Execute Disable Bit feature. Intel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer

overow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system.

Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage and worm propagation. Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit-enabled systems can halt worm attacks, reducing the need for virus-related repairs. By combining Execute Disable Bit with anti-virus,

rewall, spyware removal, e-mail ltering software, and other network security measures, IT

managers can free IT resources for other initiatives.

► Intel(R) HT Technology

This item is used to enable/disable the Hyper Threading Technology feature.

► Active Processor Cores

This item is used to set the number of cores to enable in each processor package.

► A20M

Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled.

► EIST Function

You can select the EIST (Processor Power Management, PPM) through this item.

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology (EIST) allows the system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency, which can result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production. There are some system requirements must be met, including CPU, chipset, motherboard, BIOS and operation system. Please refer to Intel Website for more information.

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► Intel(R) C-STATE Technology

This item is used to enable/disable C-State. C-State means CPU idle is set to C2/C3/C4.

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Advanced Chipset Features

IMC Type : *Field Family IMC Help Item

Management Engine Version : 6.0.0.1126

Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]

PCI MMIO Allocation: 4GB To 3328MB

Initate Graphic Adapter [PCIE/PCI] SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width [1 to 2 seconds]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory.

DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory.

► Memory Remap Feature

This item is used to enable/disable memory remapping around memory hole. PCI doesn't actually care much which addresses are used, but by convention the PC platform puts them at the top of the 32-bit address space. For many years it wasn't possible or practical to put that much RAM into a PC. But now it is, so it's up to the memory controller and host bridge to

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

loss of effective RAM. More complex systems will take the RAM that would occupy that 3.5-4GB

address space and re-map it into the 4.0-4.5GB address space. The RAM doesn't care because

it's just an array of storage cells, it's up to the memory controller to associate addresses with

those storage cells. Of course, that only works if you're using a 64-bit (or 32bit physical address

extension (PAE) enabled) OS that can deal with physical addresses larger than 32 bits. Once this option is enabled, BIOS will display the true size of memory installed.

► Initate Graphic Adapter

This item is used to select which graphics controller is used as the primary boot device.

► SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width

SLP_S4# is a signal for power plane control. This signal shuts off power to all non-critical

systems when in the S4 (Suspend to Disk) or S5 (Soft Off) state.

This setting indicates the minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal to ensure that the

DRAMs have been safely power-cycled. Setting values are: [4 to 5 seconds], [3 to 4 seconds],

[2 to 3 seconds], [1 to 2 seconds].

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Integrated Peripherals

► IDE Conguration

[Press Enter] Help Item

► OnBoard Conguration

[Press Enter]

► SuperIO Conguration

[Press Enter] Congure the IDE

► USB Conguration

[Press Enter] Device(s).

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Press Enter]

► IDE Configuration/OnBoard Configuration/SuperIO Configuration/USB Configuration

Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.

IDE Conguration

IDE Conguration Congure SATA as [IDE] Help Item

SATA#1 IDE Configuration [Enhanced] SATA#2 IDE Conguration

[Enhanced]

IDE Detect Time Out

[35]

IDE RAID AHCI Disabled

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[IDE]

Options

► Configure SATA as

This item is used to set the operation mode of your SATA ports 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Set to [IDE]

can congure the SATA ports to support IDE mode.

► SATA#1 IDE Configuration

SATA#1 are the SATA ports 1, 2, 3, 4 of the motherboard. This item allows you select the

mode of the SATA ports. Setting values are: [Compatible], [Enhanced].

► SATA#2 IDE Configuration

SATA#2 are the SATA ports 5,6 of the motherboard. This item allows you select the mode of

the SATA ports. Setting values are: [Disabled], [Enhanced].

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► IDE Detect Time Out

This item is used to select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. If the checking time is over the set value, the system will skip it.

OnBoard Conguration

OnBoard Audio Controller Help Item OnBoard LAN Controller [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

[Disabled]

Enabled Disabled

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

Options

► OnBoard Audio Controller

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 Boot ROM

This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. A LAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network. By installing a boot ROM in the network board, you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely.

SuperIO Conguration

Help Item

OnBoard Floppy Controller

[Enabled] Allows BIOS to Enable

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

or Disable Floppy

Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] Controller. Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode [Normal]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

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► OnBoard Floppy Controller

This item is used to enable/disable Floppy Controller.

► Serial Port1 Address

This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request(IRQ) for the onboard serial port1.

► Serial Port1 Mode

This item is used to set the mode for the onboard serial port1. The available settings are:

[Normal]: RS232 Mode.

[IrDA]: An IrDA device for maximum 115200bit/s.

[ASK IR]: A faster IrDA for 1152000bit/s.

► Serial Port2 Address

This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request(IRQ) for the onboard serial port2.

► Serial Port2 Mode

This item is used to set the mode for the onboard serial port2. The available settings are:

[Normal]: RS232 Mode.

[IrDA]: An IrDA device for maximum 115200bit/s.

[ASK IR]: A faster IrDA for 1152000bit/s.

USB Conguration

USB Conguration Help Item

Module Version - 2.24.5-13.4 USB Devices Enabled :

2 Hubs

Legacy USB Support

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]

► USB Storage Conguration

[Press Enter]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.

► Legacy USB Support

This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS. If you have a USB keyboard or mouse, set to auto or enabled.

► USB 2.0 Controller Mode

This item is used to set the transmission rate mode of USB 2.0. The available settings are : [HiSpeed] in 480Mbps; [Full Speed] in 12Mbps.

► BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

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

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

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

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This item allows you to enable support for OS without EHCI hand-off feature. This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand-Off support . The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver.

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

► USB Storage Configuration

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

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

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

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

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

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Power Management Setup

HPET Help Item

ACPI Suspend Type [S3 (STR)] USB Device Wakeup From S3 [Disabled] Enable / Disable Power On after Power Fail [Power Off] Resume by PCIE PME [Enabled] Resume by PCI Card [Enabled] Resume by PS2 Keyboard [Enabled]

Resume by PS2 Mouse [Enabled]

Resume by RTC [Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

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

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

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

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

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

S2 - The S2 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state. This state is similar to the S1

sleeping state except that the CPU and system cache context is lost (the OS is responsible for maintaining the caches and CPU context). Control starts from the processor’s reset vector after the wake event.

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

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

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

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

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

by ACPI. In order to reduce power to a minimum, it is assumed that the hardware platform has powered off all devices. Platform context is maintained. (also called Suspend to Disk)

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

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

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

for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is going to wake from a saved memory image.

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► HPeT

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.

► 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. When you select “Auto”, it means OS will automatically take care and assign which mode is the most suitable now.

► USB Device Wakeup From S3

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

► Power On after Power Fail

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

► Resume by PCIE PME

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

► Resume by PCI Card

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

► Resume by PS2 Keyboard

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

► Resume by PS2 Mouse

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

► Resume by RTC

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

► RTC Alarm Date(Days)

When Resume by RTC is enabled, select a specic date to generate a wake up.

► RTC Alarm Time(HH:MM:SS)

When Resume by RTC is enabled, select a specic time to generate a wake up.

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PC Health Status

Warning Temperature [Disabled] Help Item Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Temperature :38 oC/100 oF System Temperature :22 oC/71 oF

Disabled

CPU Fan Speed :3552 RPM 50 oC/122 oF System Fan1 Speed :N/A 55 oC/131 oF System Fan2 Speed :N/A 60

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CPU Smart Fan Control [Disabled] System Smart Fan1 Control [Disabled] System Smart Fan2 Control [Disabled]

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

F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults

[Disabled]

Options

► Warning Temperature

This option is used to set the warning temperature for the system. When the temperature of CPU is higher than the set value, the motherboard will send out warning information.

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

► CPU/System Temperature

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

► CPU/System Fan1 Speed/System Fan2 Speed

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

► CPU Core/DRAM Voltage/+3.30V/+5.00V/+12.0V

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

► CPU Smart Fan/System Smart Fan1/ System Smart Fan2 Control

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

The following 4 settings are valid only when Smart Fan Control is set to [Enabled].

► Fan OFF Temperature

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

► PWM Start Temperature

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

► Start PWM Value

It allows you to set an initial PWM value to drive the fan when the temperature reaches Start value and smart fan begins its operation. The higher PWM value can achieve the faster fan speed.

► Slope PWM Value

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

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Enter New Password :

bIoS Security features

BIOS Security Features

Security Settings

Help Item

Supervisor Password : Installed Install or change the User Password : Installed password.

Change Supervisor Password [Press Enter]

User Access Level [Full Access]

Change User Password [Press Enter]

Clear User Password [Press Enter]

Password Check [Setup]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Press Enter]

► Change Supervisor Password

This item is used to install or change supervisor password. After you input Supervisor password, it then will ask you to input user password optionally.

► User Access Level

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

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

► Change User Password

This item is used to install or change user password.

► Clear User Password

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

► Password Check

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

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

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load optimal Defaults

Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults. Select <OK> and then press <Enter> to load the defaults. Select <Cancel> and press <Enter>, it will not load. By this default, BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components. But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion cards were installed), the system might fail to work.

Save & Exit Setup

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

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

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

Exit Without Saving

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

Select [OK] to exit CMOS without saving your modications, select [Cancel] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.

Save configuration changes and exit setup?

[OK] [Cancel]

[OK]

Discard changes and exit setup?

[OK] [Cancel]

[OK]

Load Optimal Defaults?

[OK] [Cancel]

[OK]

The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features.

This chapter includes the following information:

■ Utility CD content

■ Install driver and utility

■ FOX ONE

■ FOX LiveUpdate

■ FOX LOGO

■ FOX DMI

Note : Because each module is independent, so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module, please understand.

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Utility CD content

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

1. Install Driver

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

A. Intel Chipset Driver B. Realtek HDA Audio Driver C. Realtek 811X LAN Driver D. Intel RAID Driver*

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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*

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F. Adobe Acrobat Reader G. Norton Internet Security H. Intel RAID Utility*

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: If RAID is built in the system, the items will appear when you run CD drive in operation system. *2 : The item will appear in Windows XP operation system, but it will not show in Windows Vista operation system.

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Install driver and utility

1. Install Driver

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

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

2. Install Utility

You can select the specic utility to install.

Manual Installation Step by Step

Automatic Installation by One Click.

Select to Install Utilities

Select to Install Drivers

Click to visit Foxconn's website

Browse CD

Exit the program

Drop to System Tray

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foX oNe

FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage values, frequencies and fan speeds at any time.

With FOX ONE, you can :

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

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

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

Supporting Operating Systems :

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

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

Using FOX ONE :

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

Stepping) will require you to calibrate the CPU’s loading. Click “OK” to proceed and start the Utility. F.I.S. is a feature of FOX ONE, which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading.

Before you running the FOX ONE program, the system parameters (such as CPU clock, voltage...etc.) are controlled by BIOS settings. After you run FOX ONE, it will take over, and the controlling right will be transferred to FOX ONE. Later, if you exit FOX ONE, then BIOS control will be back again.

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

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

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

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1. Main Page

Toolbar

Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages.

Alert lamp

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

Switch button

Click this button, it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar (i.e. Simple Mode) as depicted below, you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status.

Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen

Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray

Exit FOX ONE

Show CPU Information

Toolbar

Alert Lamp

Switch Button

Exit Minimum

Homepage

Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value

Conguration

Skin Button

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Skin button

There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).

exit

Click this button to exit the program.

Minimum

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

Homepage

Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com

Apply the changes

Click the new skin picture to select the new skin

Cancel the changes

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Conguration

This menu allows you to congure :

1). Monitor interval (ms) :

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

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

2). Simple Mode :

To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode. Messages such as CPU frequency, voltage...etc., they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode.

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

This function will re-calibrate the CPU's loading, and it may take several minutes to proceed. The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to your CPU, record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these

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

what the CPU clock should be.

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

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

Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings. (Loadings are like Power Gaming, Data Mining...etc.)

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2. CPU Page - CPU Control

This page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can be calculated by FOX ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves.

Manual :

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

Auto :

Click this button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use. System will raise the CPU clock step by step until it hangs, you can then push the RESET button on your PC panel to restart the system. When system restarts, run FOX ONE again, it will display a recommended highest CPU clock for you, click <Yes> to apply it.

A message informs you to push RESET button later if

the system hangs nally.

Click Yes to continue.

Press Auto button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use.

Go to CPU page

FIS Features : Select the different benchmarks

Adjust by manual

Apply the changes

Reset the changes

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You can see the system is raising CPU clock until the system hangs. Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer.

Run FOX ONE program again, it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system. Click Yes to apply it to your system.

Now, your system is running at a CPU clock of 255MHz.

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

Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate based on different system loadings. For example, if you select Power Gaming, CPU clock will be driven to run at its maximum speed. While in Energy Saving, CPU will lower down its speed to a minimum. The four benchmarks - Power

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

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

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

3. Frequency Page - Frequency Control

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

Go to Freq. page

Close this page

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

Select the option you want to set

Adjust by manual

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4. Limit Setting

4.1 Limit Setting - CPU Temperature

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

4.2 Limit Setting - System Temperature

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

Go to Limit Setting page

Set high limit by dragging the lever

Show current CPU temperature value

Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value

Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature

Set high limit by dragging the lever

Show current system temperature value

Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value

Show current high limit value of system temperature

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4.3 Limit Setting - CPU Fan

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

4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan

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

Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever

Show current CPU fan rpm value

Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value

Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan

Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever

Show current system fan rpm value

Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rpm value

Show current low limit rpm value of system fan

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4.5 Limit Setting - FAN1 Fan

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

5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional)

This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually. CPU voltage can be stepped up/down by a unit of 12.5mV, while memory is

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

Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever

Show current FAN1 fan rpm value

Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rpm value

Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan

Go to Voltage page

Select the option you want to set

Adjust by manual

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

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6. Fan Page - Fan Control

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

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

Go to Fan page

Set fan speed by dragging the lever

Enable or disable smart fan function

Apply the changes

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FOX LiveUpdate

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

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX LiveUpdate :

1. local Update

1-1 local Update - bIoS Information

This page lets you know your system BIOS information.

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

Exit

Toolbar

Minimum

Show current BIOS information

Link to website

Please set the BIOS setting “BIOS Write Protect” or “Super BIOS Protect” to [Disabled]

when running this application.

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1-2 local Update - backup

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

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

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

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

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

1-3 local Update - Update

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

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

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

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

BIOS) before the setup wizard starts.

Key in a BIOS name

Click here

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2. online Update

2-1 online Update - Update bIoS

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

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

2-2 Online Update - Update Driver

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

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

Click here

Current information

Search new BIOS from Internet

Browse detailed information

Update BIOS

Close the window

Select BIOS to update

Click here

Current information

Search new drivers from Internet

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2-3 online Update - Update Utility

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

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

Browse detailed information

Install the selected driver

Close the window

Select the driver to update

Click here

Current information

Search new utilities from Internet

Browse detailed information

Install the selected utility

Close the window

Select the utility to update

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2-4 online Update - Update All

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

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

Click here

Current information

Search all new BIOS/ drivers/utilities from Internet

Browse detailed BIOS information

Close the window

Browse detailed driver information

Browse detailed utility information

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3. Congure

3-1 Congure - option

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

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

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

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

Double click here

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

Click here

Set auto search options

Select search which kind of versions

Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate

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When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will auto search from internet and prompt you to install the new version.

3-2 Congure - System

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

Click here

Set the location of

download les or

auto backup BIOS

Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up

Select different skin of the software

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate

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3-3 Congure - Advance

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

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

and without any interruption.

4. About & Help

This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate.

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

Click here

Select which BIOS ROM

to ash(Only available to

motherboard with backup BIOS ROM )

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

Select to ash Boot Block

Select to clear CMOS

Click here

Show information about FOX LiveUpdate

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foX loGo

FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST (Power-On Self-Test).

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

change the boot time Logo. Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS "Quiet Boot" setting in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

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

or the motherboard will be damaged seriously.

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Exit

Website About

Backup

Change

Delete

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foX DMI

FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX DMI:

Please operate this utility as the comments shows.

Click here to select the DMI Data format you need

Click here to select the type you want to view.

This chapter will include the following information :

■ RAID Conguration Introduction

■ Intel

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Matrix Storage Manager

■ Create a RAID Driver Diskette

■ BIOS Conguration

■ Create RAID in BIOS

■ Install a New Windows XP

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Installing a new Windows XP (Vista) in a brand new RAID

system.

1. Follow 5-1 to create a RAID driver diskette. (Windows Vista has in-box driver by its own and can skip this step).

2. Follow 5-2 to set BIOS setting "SATA Mode" to RAID or AHCI.

3. Follow 5-3 to create RAID in BIOS.

4. Follow 5-4 to Install 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.

5. A motherboard driver CD.

6. Windows XP or Vista Install CD.

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RAID Conguration Introduction

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and/or replicate data among multiple hard drives. RAID can be designed to provide increased data reliability (fault tolerance) or increased I/O (input/output) performance, or both. The motherboard comes with the Intel® PCH. The

following RAID congurations are provided for users.

There are three major key concepts in RAID:

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

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

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

and possibly xed (known as fault tolerance).

Different RAID levels use one or more of these techniques, depending on the system requirements. The main aims of using RAID are to improve reliability, important for protecting information that is critical to a business, for example a database of customer orders; or where speed is important, for example a system that delivers video on demand TV programs to many viewers.

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

with using more disks is that it is more likely that one will go wrong, but by using error checking the total system can be made more reliable by being able to survive and repair the failure. Basic mirroring can speed up reading data as a system can read different data from both the disks, but it may be slow for writing if it insists that

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

performance, where it allows sequences of data to be read off multiple disks at the same time. Error checking typically will slow the system down as data needs to be read from several places and compared. The design of RAID systems is therefore a compromise and understanding the requirements of a system is important. Modern

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

RAID is often used in high availability systems, where it is important that the system keeps running as much of the time as possible.

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RAID 0 (Stripe)

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. The striping

block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB. 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. Under a RAID 1 setup, an extra drive called the “spare drive” can be attached. Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault tolerance, if any RAID 1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array.

RAID 5 (Parity)

RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripes error correction information. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID.

RAID 10 (0+1)

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

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

Recovery

This level copies data between a master and a recovery disk, so the capacity of the array is equal to the capacity of the smaller drive. It’s no need to set the strip size for Recovery, but you must select a sync mode to update the volume.

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

RAID10 >=4

(Even number)

Smallest

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High Excellent Unlimited budget

Recovery 2 Smaller Read faster Excellent 100% Data backup

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Intel

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Matrix Storage Manager

The Intel® Matrix Storage Manager technology supports RAID 0 ,RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 (0+1) functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance, big capacity, or data safety provided by different RAID functions.

In this section, we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you how to

congure your RAID system. There are two 149.0GBs and two 74.5GBs. A creation of

second volume will also be well described.

In each screen, there is also a message bar about each key’s function, such as <Tab>, <Enter>, <Del>...etc. it is to help making your selection easier.

The topic will be introduced :

Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system.

Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks :

1. Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays.

2. Connect one end of the SATA cable to motherboard’s SATA connector, and the other end to SATA hard disk.

3. Connect SATA power cable to the power connector of SATA hard disk.

Before installing the SATA hard disks, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the hardware.

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■ Both AHCI and RAID modes need to install Intel

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driver.

■ Set SATA mode in BIOS to AHCI, you can skip RAID BIOS creation steps,

but the software driver installation of Intel® Matrix Storage Manager shall follow the same rule as described for RAID.

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

drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the driver CD into DVD-ROM drive.

2. Depending on which platform your system is, normally, it is a 32-bit XP system. Use Windows explorer, and go to CD:\Driver\

Intel\RAID\floppy\32bit, click on RaidTool icon to start the creation.

3. Click "GO" to start.

4. Select the desired destination FDD drive.

It can be the default drive A: or any USB FDD. Click "OK" to continue.

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

5-1 Create a RAID driver diskette

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

congure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID rst. You also need to create

a RAID driver diskette for use in installing your Windows XP system. Windows Vista has native RAID driver in itself, you can skip these steps.

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

Later, when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system, it will ask you

to use this oppy diskette to provide driver for additional specic devices, for example,

a RAID device.

10. Install Serial ATA Hard Disks :

10-1. Shut down your computer. 10-2. Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays, connect all power and SATA

cables.

6. You can input a volume label for this diskette, click on "Start" to format.

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

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

RAID driver into this diskette.

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5-2 BIOS Conguration

1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key during the POST(Power On Self Test).

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

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

3. Select and Set the “Congure SATA as” option to [RAID].

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

5-3 Create RAID in bIoS

enter RAID bIoS Setup

When BIOS is restarted, it will display a message asking you to press <Ctrl>+<I> keys simultaneously to enter the main menu of Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM

Utility. Press the <Ctrl>+<I> to enter Conguration Utility.

IDE Conguration

Configure SATA as [RAID]

Help Item

IDE Detect Time Out [35]

IDE RAID AHCI Disabled

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[RAID]

Options

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options

2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit

RAID Volume : None Dened.

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB

Non-RAID Disk

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

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Create RAID Volume Create RAID 0 (1st Volume)

1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>.

The menu appears :

2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID0 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID0 to replace the default Volume0.

3. In “RAID Level” item, you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection. Select RAID0 (Stripe) and press <Enter>.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

RAID 0: Stripes data (performance).

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

RAID0(Stripe)

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Volume0

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4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID0

system.

5. From the hard drive list, use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as RAID0, then press <Space> key to select them. A triangle sign

will appear to indicate the drive selected. Here, we select two 149.0GB hard disks as

an example. Press <Enter> key to nish the selection.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

►0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

►2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

[ SELECT DISKS ]

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

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6. It is now entering “Strip Size” menu. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired

strip size. The available values range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be

selected based on different applications. Some suggested choices are :

16K - Best for sequential transfer.

64K - Good general purpose strip size.

128K - Best performance for most desktops and workstations . The default value is 128K for RAID0. Press <Enter>.

7. In “Capacity” item, the default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks. As we want to introduce how to create two disk volumes (like logical devices C:

and D:) in a RAID0 system, so we only key in 150GB here to build the rst volume.

Later, we will also describe how the second volume is generated. Input 150GB, and press <Enter>.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected

disks. Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second

volume on these disks

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

465.8 GB

Create Volume

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ HELP ]

150

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

The following are typical values:

RAID0 - 128KB

RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

298.1 GB N/A

Create Volume

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ HELP ]

128KB

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

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8. In “Create Volume” item, press <Enter>.

A warning message will appear :

9. Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu, a 150GB RAID0 system

is normally congured.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) :

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Press ENTER to create the specified volume.

TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 150 GB N/A

Create Volume

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Create Volume

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ HELP ]

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options

2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit

RAID Volume : ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable

0 TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) 128KB 150.0GB

Normal Yes

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB

Member Disk(0)

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

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Create RAID0 (2nd Volume)

1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>.

The menu appears :

2. In "Name" item, we name it as TryRAID0-1 for second volume.

3. In “RAID Level” item, you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection, only RAID0, 1 can be selected. Select RAID0 (Stripe) and press <Enter>.

(Note : You also can try to select RAID1 for the second volume as an experiment here)

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

Volume0

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

RAID 0: Stripes data (performance).

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

RAID0(Stripe)

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

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4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID0 second volume system.

5. From the hard disk list, select the previously congured RAID0 hard disks, and press

<Space> key to select them. Two signs will appear to indicate the selections. Press <Enter> to continue.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Member Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

[ SELECT DISKS ]

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Member Disk

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

►0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Member Disk

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

►2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Member Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Member Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ SELECT DISKS ]

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6. It goes to “Strip Size” menu directly. Capacity automatically displays 148.1GB, and at this time, you can not input any value in capacity as there is no additional volume available.

The available values of Strip Size range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be

selected based on different applications. Some suggested choices are : 16K - Best for sequential transfer.

64K - Good general purpose strip size.

128K - Best performance for most desktops and workstations . The default value is 128K. Press <Enter>.

7. Select “Create Volume” and press <Enter>.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

The following are typical values:

RAID0 - 128KB

RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

148.1 GB N/A Create Volume

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ HELP ]

128KB

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Press ENTER to create the specified volume.

TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

148.1 GB N/A Create Volume

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Create Volume

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ HELP ]

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A message will appear :

Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu. Two RAID0 volumes

were congured.

Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) :

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options

2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit

RAID Volume : ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable

0 TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) 128KB 150.0GB

Normal Yes

1 TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe) 128KB 148.1GB

Normal Yes

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB

Member Disk(0,1)

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Member Disk(0,1)

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

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Create RAID 1

1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.

2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID1 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID1 to replace the default Volume0.

3. In “RAID Level” item, you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection. Select RAID1 (Mirror) and press <Enter>.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

TryRAID1

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

RAID1: Mirrors data (redundancy).

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

RAID1(Mirror)

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

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4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to dispaly the hard disks list for this RAID1 system.

5. From the hard drive list, use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as RAID1, then press <Space> key to select them. A triangle sign

will appear to indicate the drive selection. Here, we select one 149.0GB and one

74.5GB hard disks. Press <Enter> key to nish the selection.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRAID1 RAID1(Mirror)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

[ SELECT DISKS ]

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRAID1 RAID1(Mirror)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

►0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

► 1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ SELECT DISKS ]

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6. It will skip “Strip Size” menu for RAID1.

7. In “Capacity” item, use the default value, and press <Enter>. The size of the smaller

hard disk 74.5GB is becoming the default value, and it indicates the maximum

capacity.

8. Select “Create Volume” and press <Enter>. A warning message will appear:

Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) :

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected

disks. Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second

volume on these disks

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A

74.5 GB

N/A Create Volume

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ HELP ]

74.5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options

2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit

RAID Volume : ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable

0 TryRAID1 RAID1(Mirror) N/A 74.5GB

Normal Yes

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB

Member Disk(0)

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Member Disk(0)

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

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Create RAID 10 (0+1)

1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.

2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID10 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID10 to replace the default Volume0.

3. In “RAID Level” item, you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection. Select RAID10(RAID0+1) and press <Enter>.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

TryRAID10

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

RAID 10: Mirrors data and stripes the mirror.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID10 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks

64KB

149.1 GB

N/A Create Volume

RAID10(RAID0+1)

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

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4. After exiting from "RAID Level", it goes directly to "Stripe Size" item. Because all four disks are selected for RAID10, so there is no need to go to Disks option.

5. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering “Strip

Size” menu. The default value is 64K.

6. In “Capacity” item, use the default value, and press <Enter>. The default value is

twice the smallest hard disk size, that is, 74.5GB * 2 = 149GB.

7. Select “Create Volume” and press <Enter>. A warning message will appear :

Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) :

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

The following are typical values:

RAID0 - 128KB

RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID10 RAID10(RAID0+1) Select Disks 128K

149.1 GB

N/A Create Volume

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ HELP ]

64KB

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options

2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit

RAID Volume : ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable

0 TryRAID10 RAID10(0+1) 64KB 149.1GB

Normal Yes

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB

Member Disk(0)

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Member Disk(0)

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Member Disk(0)

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

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Create RAID5 (Parity)

1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.

2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID5 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID5 to replace the default Volume0.

3. In “RAID Level” item, you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection.

Select RAID5(Parity) and press <Enter>.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks

64KB

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

TryRAID5

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

RAID 5: Stripes data and parity.

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID5 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks

64KB

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

RAID5(Parity)

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

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4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID5 system.

5. From the hard drive list, use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as RAID5, then press <Space> key to select them. A triangle sign

will appear to indicate the drive selection. Here, we select two 149.0GB and 74.5GB

hard disks for an example. Press <Enter> key to nish the selection.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

[ SELECT DISKS ]

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

► 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

► 1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

► 2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity)

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6. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering “Strip

Size” menu. The default value is 64K. Press <Enter>.

7. In “Capacity” item, use the default value, and press <Enter>. The default value is

twice that of the smallest hard disk size, that is, 74.5GB * 2 = 149GB.

8. Select “Create Volume” and press <Enter>. A warning message will appear :

Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) :

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

The following are typical values:

RAID0 - 128KB

RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity) Select Disks 128K

149.1 GB

N/A Create Volume

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ HELP ]

64KB

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options

2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit

RAID Volume : ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable

0 TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity) 64KB 149.1GB

Normal Yes

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB

Member Disk(0)

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Member Disk(0)

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

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Create Recovery

1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.

2.

In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the Recovery system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRecovery to replace the default Volume0.

3. In “RAID Level” item, you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection.

Select Recovery and press <Enter>.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB

0.0 GB N/A Create Volume

TryRecovery

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Recovery: Copies data between a master and a recovery disk.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRecovery Recovery Select Disks N/A

0.0 GB Contious Create Volume

Recovery

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

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4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this Recovery system.

5. From the hard drive list, use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as Recovery, then press <Tab> key to select Master disk and press

<Space> key to select Recovery disk. Here, we select 149.0GB as Recovery disk

and 74.5GB as Master disk. Press <Enter> key to nish the selection.

(Note : When you use Intel Rapid Recover Technology, the capacity of recovery disk

should be larger or equal to master disk.)

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRecovery Recovery

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done

[ SELECT DISKS ]

0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

R 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA

PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

M 1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume.

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Name:

RAID Level:

TryRecovery Recovery

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done

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6. It will skip “Strip size” and “Capacity” items. The default “Capacity” value is the

smaller hard disk size, that is 74.5GB. In “Sync” item, we suggest you select the

“Continuous” value and press <Enter>.

7. Select “Create Volume” and press <Enter>. A warning message will appear :

Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) :

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options

2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit

RAID Volume : ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable

0 TryRecovery Recovery(Cont.) N/A 74.5GB

Normal Yes

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB

Recovery Disk(0)

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Master Disk(0)

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Select a sync option

On Request: volume is updated manually.

Continuous: volume is updated automatically.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

[ HELP ]

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Sync:

TryRecovery Recovery Select Disks N/A

74.5 GB

N/A Create Volume

Continuous

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Delete RAID Volume

1. Take TryRAID5 for example. Select “2. Delete RAID Volume” in main menu and press <Enter>.

2. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete. Here only one RAID5 is seen, so press <DEL> key to continue.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable TryRAID0 ID0(Stripe) 2 465.8GB Normal Yes

Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID.

WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ HELP ]

[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]

TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity) 3 149.1GB Normal Yes

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options

2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit

RAID Volume : ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable

0 TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity) 64KB 149.1GB

Normal Yes

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB

Member Disk(0)

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Member Disk(0)

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

[ MAIN MENU ]

2. Delete RAID Volume

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

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3. After <DEL> key is pressed, the screen appears as below:

Press <Y> key to conrm the volume deletion.

4. Return to Main Menu.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable TryRAID0 ID0(Stripe) 2 465.8GB Normal Yes

Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID.

WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ HELP ]

[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]

TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity) 3 149.1GB Normal Yes

ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST!

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Are you sure you want to delete "TryRAID5"? (Y/N) :

[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options

2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit

RAID Volume :

None defined.

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB

Non-RAID Disk

1

ST380811AS

5PS1TAGW 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

2

SAMSUNG HD161HJ

S0V3J9APA30524 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3

ST380815AS

5RW1CA37

74.5GB Non-RAID Disk

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

[ MAIN MENU ]

2. Delete RAID Volume

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

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