Foxconn Renaissance User Manual

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Renaissance
Motherboard
User’s Manual
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Statement:
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Version:
User’s Manual V1.0 for Renaissance motherboard.
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© All rights reserved.
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All images are for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for specic features.
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Declaration of conformity
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD
66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,
TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.
declares that the product
Motherboard Renaissance
is in conformity with
(reference to the specication under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
■ EN 55022: 1998/A2: 2003 Limits and methods of measurements of radio
disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment
■ EN 61000-3-2/:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Part 3: Limits Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current <= 16A per phase)
■ EN 61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits of voltage uctuations and icker in low
voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current <= 16A
■ EN 55024/A2:2003 Information technology equipment-Immunity
characteristics limits and methods of measurement
Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2008
Printed Name : James Liang
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Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: FOXCONN
Model Name: Renaissance
Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc.
Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd.
Fullerton, CA 92835
Telephone: 714-738-8868
Facsimile: 714-738-8838
Equipment Classication: FCC Class B Subassembly
Type of Product: Motherboard
Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY
COMPANY LTD
Address: 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN,
TAIWAN, R.O.C.
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature : Date : 2008
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Installation Precautions
Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer :
It is suggested to select high-quality, certied fans in order to avoid damage
to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. Never turn on the
computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed.
We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your
CPU is overclocked. Normal operation depends on the overclocking capac-
ity of your device.
If there is any, when connecting USB, audio, 1394a, RS232 COM, IrDA or
S/PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard, make sure
their pinouts are matching with the connectors on the motherboard. Incorrect
connections might damage the motherboard.
When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connec-
tors.
If there is a PCI Express x16 graphics card installed in your system, we
recommend using a 24-pin ATX power supply to get the best performance.
Before turning on the power, please make sure the power supply AC input
voltage setting has been congured to the local standard.
To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact
with the motherboard circuit or its components. Also, make sure there are no
leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the
computer casing.
If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to
the use of the product, please consult a certied computer technician.
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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden and momentary electric current
that ows between two objects at different electrical potentials. Normally it
comes out as a spark which will quickly damage your electronic equipment.
Please wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling
components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory.
Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before installing or removing
CPU, memory, expansion cards or other peripherals. It is recommended to
unplug the AC power cord from the power supply outlet. Failure to unplug
the power supply cord may result in serious damage to your system.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Product Specications ..............................................................................2
Layout.......................................................................................................4
Back Panel Connectors ............................................................................5
Chapter 2 Hardware Install
Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ..............................................................8
Install the Memory ..................................................................................11
Install an Expansion Card ......................................................................13
Install other Internal Connectors ............................................................14
OnBoard Button......................................................................................18
OnBoard LED .........................................................................................18
OnBoard Debug LED .............................................................................18
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
Enter BIOS Setup ...................................................................................20
Main Menu..............................................................................................20
System Information ................................................................................22
Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................24
Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................................29
Boot Conguration Features ..................................................................30
Power Management Setup .....................................................................32
PC Health Status ....................................................................................34
Fox Central Control Unit .........................................................................36
BIOS Security Features..........................................................................42
Load Optimal Defaults ............................................................................43
Save & Exit Setup .................................................................................43
Exit Without Saving ...............................................................................43
Chapter 4 CD Instruction
Utility CD Introduction.............................................................................45
FOX ONE
Main Page ........................................................................................49
CPU Control .....................................................................................53
Frequency Control ............................................................................55
Limit Setting......................................................................................56
Voltage Control .................................................................................58
Fan Control.......................................................................................59
FOX LiveUpdate
Local Update ....................................................................................60
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Online Update ..................................................................................62
Congure .........................................................................................65
About & Help ....................................................................................67
FOX LOGO .............................................................................................68
FOX DMI ................................................................................................69
Chapter 5 RAID Conguration
RAID Conguration Introduction
.............................................................72
Intel® Matrix Storage Manager ..............................................................74
Create a RAID Driver Diskette ...............................................................75
BIOS Conguration ................................................................................77
Create RAID in BIOS
..............................................................................77
Install a New Windows XP ...................................................................101
Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage .........................105
Appendix - CrossFire
TM
Technology ............................................................109
Appendix - NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology ........................................................ 112
Technical Support :
Website :
http://www.foxconnchannel.com
Support Website :
http://www.foxconnsupport.com
Worldwide online contact Support :
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/support/online.aspx
CPU, Memory, VGA Compatibility Supporting Website :
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/compatibility.aspx
Support
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Thank you for buying Foxconn Renaissance 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, Renaissance
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 LGA1366 socket Intel® CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 processors
QPI
4.8 / 6.4 (GT/sec)
Chipset North Bridge: Intel® X58
South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R
Memory 6 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
Support up to 24GB of system memory
Three channel DDR3 1600(oc*)/1333(oc*)/1066MHz architecture
(oc*: Overclocking)
Audio Realtek 8-channel audio chip
High Denition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF out
Support Jack-Sensing function
Support DTSTM connect and Dolby Digital Live technology
LAN Broadcom 10/100/1000Mb/s LAN chip
Expansion Slots 2 x PCI Express slots (x16, Orange)
2 x PCI Express slots (x8, Black)
1 x PCI Express x4 slot
1 x PCI slot
Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors (Controlled by ICH10R)
300MB/s data transfer rate
Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing)
USB Support hot plug
Support up to 12 x USB 2.0 ports (8 rear panel ports, 2 onboard USB
headers supporting 4 extra ports)
Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mb/s
Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x IDE connector (Controlled by Jmicron363)
1 x CPU fan header (4-pin)
3 x System fan header (3-pin)
2 x Serial-Attached SCSI Connectors (Controlled by Marvell 88SE6320B1)
1 x HDA Header
1 x 1394a connector
2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supporting 4 x USB devices)
6 x SATA connectors(Controlled by ICH10R)
1 x Front Panel connector
1 x IrDA connector
1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header
1 x Speaker connector
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Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
Connectors 2 x ESATA ports (Controlled by Jmicron363)
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out port
8 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ-45 LAN port
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 x1 Support 250MB/s (500MB/s concurrent) bandwidth
Low power consumption and power management features
PCI Express x16 Gen1.0 Support 4GB/s (8GB/s concurrent) bandwidth
Low power consumption and power management features
PCI Express x16 Gen2.0 Support 8GB/s (16GB/s concurrent) bandwidth
Low power consumption and power management features
Green Function Support ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface)
Support S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4
(suspend to disk), and S5 (soft - off)
Bundled Software FOX LiveUpdate
FOX LOGO
FOX DMI
Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP
Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12 inches x 9.6 inches (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
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Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical
motherboard for detail.
1. 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector
2. North Bridge: Intel® X58
3. SYS_FAN2 Header
4. HDA-DH Header
5. PCI Express Slots (x16, Orange)
6. PCI Express x4 Slot
7. PCI Express Slots (x8, Black)
8. PCI Slot
9. SYS_FAN1 Header
10. 1394a connector
11. Front USB Connectors
12. Speaker Connector
13. Serial-Attached SCSI Connectors
14. Front Panel Connector
15. Power On Button
16. Reset Button
17. SATA Connectors
18. Clear COMS Button
19. IDE Connector
20. IrDA Connector
21. SYS_FAN3 Header
22. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header
23. 24-pin ATX Power Connector
24. DDR3 DIMM Slots
25. CPU_FAN1 Header
26. South Bridge: Intel ® ICH10R
27. LGA 1366 CPU Socket
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1-3 Back Panel Connectors
LAN Port
PS/2 Keyboard Port
5
USB Ports
1
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1394a Port
External SATA Ports
3
Coaxial S/PDIF Out Port
1. PS/2 Keyboard Port
Use the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 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. Optical S/PDIF Out Port
This port provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical
audio.
4. Coaxial S/PDIF Out Port
This port provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital coaxial
audio. Before using this feature, ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio
in connector.
5. RJ-45 LAN Port
The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate.
6. External SATA Ports
To connect external SATA device(s) to your system by expanding the internal SATA port(s) to
the chassis back panel. External SATA device shall provide power by its own.
7. 1394a Port
This port is used to connect a 1394a device.
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
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USB Ports
Optical S/PDIF Out Port
8
Audio Ports
Line Out
Microphone In
Subwoofer
Rear Speaker
Side Speaker
Line In
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8. Audio Ports (HARP Card)
For the denition of each audio port, please refer to the table below :
* : The HARP card is in the package, you can connect it to the back panel.
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
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This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including
the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin
headers and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised
during the installation of these modules. Please refer to the
motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in
this chapter carefully.
This chapter includes the following information :
■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler
■ Install the Memory
■ Install an Expansion Card
■ Install other Internal Connectors
■ OnBoard Button
■ OnBoard LED
■ OnBoard Debug LED
Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU, Memory and
VGA for your motherboard :
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/compatibility.aspx
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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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LGA1366 CPU Socket
Alignment Key
Pin-1 corner of the
CPU Socket
Pin-1 triangle
marking of CPU
Notch
LGA1366 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. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.)
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 the 4-wire CPU cooler
connector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard .
Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard :
1.Tu rning the p u s h p i n (b o l t ) 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
Triple Channel Memory Conguration
This motherboard provides six DDR3 memory sockets and supports Triple Channel Technology.
When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system.
Six DDR3 memory sockets are divided into three channels and each channel has two memory
sockets as following:
Channel 0 : DIMM1, DIMM2 Channel 1 : DIMM3, DIMM4 Channel 2 : DIMM5, DIMM6
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.
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 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM5 DIMM6
Single Channel DS/SS - - - - -
Single Channel DS/SS DS/SS - - - -
Single Channel - - DS/SS - - -
Single Channel - - DS/SS DS/SS - -
Single Channel - - - - DS/SS -
Single Channel - - - - DS/SS DS/SS
Dual Channel DS/SS - DS/SS - - -
Dual Channel DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS - -
Dual Channel DS/SS - - - DS/SS -
Dual Channel DS/SS DS/SS - - DS/SS DS/SS
Dual Channel - - DS/SS - DS/SS -
Dual Channel - - DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
Triple Channel DS/SS - DS/SS - DS/SS -
Triple Channel DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
(DS : Double Side, SS : Single Side, - : No Memory)
For this motherboard, DIMM(1,2 ), DIMM(3,4), DIMM(5,6) are three pairs of channels.
In each pair of DIMM channel, you need to install orange DIMM rst, then install black
DIMM the second. Black DIMM can not function if no orange DIMM is installed.
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Installing a Memory
(*: The order of DIMM slot arrangement is based on Intel spec.)
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.
96-Pin
144-Pin
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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DIMM2 DIMM1
DIMM4
DIMM3 DIMM6
DIMM5
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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
PCI Express x8
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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 : PWR2
PWR2 is the ATX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure.
8-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR1
Connect the 8-pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR1 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 Pin # Denition
1 GND 5 +12V
2 GND 6 +12V
3 GND 7 +12V
4 GND 8 +12V
PWR2
24
13
12
1
1
4
5
8
PWR1
GND
+12V
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USB Connectors : F_USB1/2
In addition to the eight USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides two 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly expand another four USB ports on the front panel.
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.
IDE Connector : PIDE
With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable, you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD/ DVD ROM/RW drive.
IrDA Connector : IR
This connector supports infrared wireless trans­mitting and receiving device.
1
2
3
4
5
+5V
EMPTY
IRRX
GND
IRTX
IR
We recommend you using an 8-pin ATX 12V power supply. If
you are using a 4-pin power supply, you need to align the ATX
power connector according to the picture on the right.
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Connect a 4-pin
power plug
1 2
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NC
GND
VCC
D+
D-
D+
GND
D-
VCC
EMPTY
F_USB 1/2
SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6
GND TX+
TX­GND RX­RX+ GND
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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.
Chassis Intruder Connector : INTR
The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis. The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the function of this connector. If eventually the chassis is closed, the system will send a message out.
Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN1/2/3
There are four 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.
INTR
GND
INTRUDERJ
1
HDD-LED
RESET-SW
NC
+
-
PWR-SW
+
-
PWR-LED
EMPTY
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2
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CPU_FAN1
GND POWER SENSE
CONTROL
1
SYS_FAN1/2/3
GND +12V NC
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1394a Connector : F_1394
The 1394a expansion cable can be connected to either
the front (provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface) or real panel
of the chassis.
Speaker Connector : SPEAKER
The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis.
Serial-Attached SCSI Connector : SAS_SATA_1/2
The Serial-Attached SCSI connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk and some SCSI devices. SAS con­nector is backward compatible with SATA connector.
HD Audio Connector : HDA_DH
There is no onboard audio on the motherboard, so we
outt a HARP card (in the package). This header is
used to connect the HARP card to the back panel.
The right picture shows the HARP card installed on the motherboard.
NC
SPKJ
EMPTY
SPEAKER
SPKJ
1
2
3
4
GND
+12V
TPA-
TPB-
GND TPB+ +12V
GND
TPA+
EMPTY
1
2
10
9
F_1394
BCLK RSTJ
GND
3.3V
SYNC GND
SDOUT 3.3V
SPKR 12V
SPDIF NC
F_AUD_DET 5V_SB
SDIN GND
HDA_DH
1 2
15 16
SAS_SATA_1/2
GND TX+
TX­GND RX­RX+ GND
1
HARP Card
CD_IN Connector
F_AUDIO Connector
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2-5 OnBoard Button
Power on Button: PWR_ON
Push the power on button to power on the system.
Reset Button: RST
Push the reset button to reboot the system.
Clear CMOS Button: CLS_CMOS_SW
Turn off the AC power supply, push the CLS_CMOS _SW button and hold there for a couple of seconds to clear CMOS.
PWR_ON RST CLS_CMOS_SW
Make sure the power supply is turned off before pressing the CLS_CMOS_SW button to clear CMOS.
Push down the CLS_CMOS_SW button and hold it there for a couple of seconds to
clear the CMOS completely, then release.
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2-6 OnBoard LED
DRAM Power LED:
The LED lights up indicating the system is on or the system is staying at S1 or S3 sleeping state.
+5V Standby LED:
It will light whenever the power supply that connected to the motherboard is switched on.
Channel C DRAM Support LED:
The LED will light up when DIMM5 and DIMM6 support
the memory module plugged in it.
2-7 OnBoard Debug LED
2-digital LED readout displays hardware status and enables quick error diagnosis.
Do not remove or plug in any device when the onboard LED is lighting on.
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This chapter tells how to change system settings through
the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS
parameters are also provided.
You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases
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
■ Advanced Chipset Features
■ Boot Conguration Features
■ Power Management Setup
■ PC Health Status
■ Fox Central Control Unit
■ 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 Tab to show POST screen, DEL to enter SETUP" appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press <DEL> key to enter Setup.
Main Menu
The main menu allows you to select from a list of setup functions together with two exit choices.
Use the arrow keys to select a specic item and press <Enter> to go to the sub-menu.
Each item in the main menu is explained below:
► System Information
It displays the basic system conguration, such as BIOS ID, CPU Name, memory size and
system date, time. They all can be viewed or set up through this menu.
► Advanced BIOS Features
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 onBoard devices... etc.
► Advanced Chipset Features
It displays some setting values for the chipset. USB functions and PCIE ports conguration can
be set up here.
► Boot Configuration Features
Boot features can be set up through this menu. You can set the boot device priority and enable
"Quick Boot" and "Quiet Boot" feature here.
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System Information ► Fox Central Control Unit
► Advanced BIOS Features ► BIOS Security Features
► Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimal Defaults
► Boot Configuration Features Save & Exit Setup
► Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving
► PC Health Status
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
Configure Time and Date. Display System Information...
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► System Information
We do not suggest that you change the default values in the BIOS Setup, and we shall not be responsible for any damage which resulted from the change you made.
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► Power Management Setup
All the items related with Green function features can be setup through this menu.
► PC Health Status
This setup enables you to read/change fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of
your CPU/System.
► Fox Central Control Unit
Some special proprietary features (such as overclocking) can be set up through this menu,
and there are CPU, memory conguration and Voltage control here.
► BIOS Security Features
The Supervisor/User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use
of your computer. If you set a password, the system will ask you to key in correct password
before boot or access to Setup.
► Load Optimal Defaults
The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu. However, it may offer bet-
ter performance in some ways (such as less I/O cards, less memory ...etc.), still, it may cause
problem if you have more memory or I/O cards installed. It means, if your system loading is
heavy, set to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system. What you need
now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one, trial and error, to nd out the best setting for your
current system.
► Save & Exit Setup
Save setting values to CMOS and exit.
► Exit Without Saving
Do not change anything and exit the setup.
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System Information
This sub-menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, oppy drive
and so on. Use the arrow up/down keys to select an item, then use the <+> or <-> keys to change
the setting.
AMIBIOS
► 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.
► BIOS Build Date
This item shows the BIOS building date.
► BIOS ID
This item shows the BIOS ID.
Processor
► CPU Name
It displays the current CPU name.
► Speed
It displays the current CPU speed.
► Count
It shows the CPU numbers. System Memory
► System Memory Size
This item displays the current memory size. The size is depending on how many memory mod-
ules were installed in your system before powering on.
► 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
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System Information
System Overview Help Item
AMIBIOS Use [ENTER], [TAB]
BIOS Version :08.00.15 or [SHIFT-TAB] to BIOS Bulid Date :10/16/08 select a eld. BIOS ID :853F1P02
Use [+] or [-] to
Processor
congure system time.
Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz Speed :3200MHz
Count :1
System Memory
System Memory Size :2048MB
System Time
[01:13:09]
System Date [Tue 01/01/2008]
MAC Address :00-1F-E2-0E-2B-BA
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
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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.
► MAC Address
This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address.
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Advanced BIOS Features
► IDE Conguration/SuperIO Conguration/OnBoard Device Conguration
Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.
IDE Conguration
► SATA#1 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: [Disabled], [Compatible], [Enhanced].
► Configure SATA#1 as
This item is used to set the operation mode of your SATA ports 1, 2, 3, 4. Setting values are:
[IDE]; [RAID]; [AHCI].
[IDE] - This congures the SATA ports to support IDE mode.
[RAID] - When you enable RAID, it means all your SATA drives must also support AHCI.
[AHCI] - The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) specication describes the register
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Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Settings Help Item
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Configure the IDE may cause system to malfunction. device(s).
► IDE conguration [Press Enter]
► SuperIO Conguration
[Press Enter]
► OnBoard Device Conguration [Press Enter]
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Press Enter]
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. IDE Conguration
IDE Configuration Help Item
SATA#1 Conguration [Compatible] Configure SATA#1 as [IDE] SATA#2 Conguration [Enhanced] Disabled
Compatible
► Primary IDE Master [Not Detected]
Enhanced
► Primary IDE Slave
[Not Detected]
► Secondary IDE Master [Not Detected] ► Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected] ► Third IDE Master [Not Detected] ► Fourth IDE Master
[Not Detected]
► Fifth IDE Master
[Not Detected]
► Fifth IDE Slave
[Not Detected]
► Sixth IDE Master
[Not Detected]
► Sixth IDE Slave
[Not Detected]
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
Options
[Compatible]
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level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA. The specication includes a description of
the hardware/software interface between system software and the host controller hardware.
AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA features, but some SATA drives may
not support AHCI, unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specication.
If your motherboard supporting AHCI, and you have a SATA device, which also supports AHCI,
then you can select IDE option to have fair performance (only PATA, SATA level), or you can
select AHCI to get its best performance.
► SATA#2 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].
► AHCI Configuration (Appears when “Configure SATA#1” is set to[AHCI])
Press [Enter] to set AHCI settings. You can enable BIOS to support AHCI and select the wait-
ing time for CD/DVD devices in AHCI mode. This sub-menu also displays the status of IDE
devices.
► Primary/Secondary/Fifth/Sixth 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. Please refer to the mapping table in next page.
► Hot Plug (Appears when “Configure SATA#1” is set to[RAID]/[AHCI])
This item is used to enable or disable hot plug function for SATA hard disks when in RAID/
AHCI mode.
► 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.
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Mapping Tabe:
With PATA IDE drives Without PATA IDE drives
With PATA IDE
drives
IDE Conguration IDE Conguration IDE Conguration
SATA#1 Conguration
Compatible/Enhanced
SATA#1 Conguration
Disabled
SATA#1 Conguration
Compatible/Enhanced
SATA#1 Conguration
Disabled
Congure
SATA#1 as
SATA#2 Conguration SATA#2 Conguration SATA#2 Conguration SATA#2 Conguration
RAID AHCI
Enhanced Disabled Enhanced Disabled Enhanced Disabled Enhanced Disabled
Primary IDE Master SATA 1 SATA 1 SATA 5 ESATA1 SATA 1 SATA 1 SATA 5 ESATA1 ESATA1 ESATA1
Primary IDE Slave SATA 3 SATA 3 - ESATA2 SATA 3 SATA 3 - ESATA2 ESATA2 ESATA2
Secondary IDE Master SATA 2 SATA 2 SATA 6 IDE0 SATA 2 SATA 2 SATA 6 - IDE0 IDE0
Secondary IDE Slave SATA 4 SATA 4 - IDE1 SATA 4 SATA 4 - - IDE1 IDE1
Third IDE Master SATA 5 ESATA1 ESATA1 - SATA 5 ESATA1 ESATA1 - - -
Third IDE Slave - ESATA2 ESATA2 - - ESATA2 ESATA2 - - -
Forth IDE Master SATA 6 IDE0 IDE0 - SATA 6 - - - - -
Forth IDE Slave - IDE1 IDE1 - - - - - - -
Fifth IDE Master ESATA1 - - - ESATA1 - - - - -
Fifth IDE Slave ESATA2 - - - ESATA2 - - - - -
Sixth IDE Master IDE0 - - - - - - - - -
Sixth IDE Slave IDE1 - - - - - - - - -
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SuperIO Conguration
► IrDA Address
This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard infra-
red device.
► IrDA Mode
This item is used to select the IR mode. The available settings are:
[IrDA (1.6us)]: An IrDA device for maximum 115200 bit/s.
[IrDA (3/16 bit)]: A faster IrDA for 1152000 bit/s.
► IR Duplex Mode
This item enables you to determine the transfer mode of the onboard infrared chip. Setting
values are: [Full Duplex], [Half Duplex].
► IRTX Pin Select
This item allows BIOS to Select Transmit pin is in normal condition or inverse the IRTX (IR
Mode).
► IRRX Pin Select
This item allows BIOS to Select Receiver pin is in normal condition or inverse the IRRX (IR
Mode).
► IR Tx to Rx Delay Select
This item allows BIOS to Select IR from Tx to Rx 4 charactersTime Delay. (IR Mode)
► IR Rx to Tx Delay Select
This item allows BIOS to Select IR from Rx to Tx 4 charactersTime Delay. (IR Mode)
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. SuperIO Conguration
Configure F71883FG Super IO Chipset Help Item
IrDA Address [2F8/IRQ3] IrDA Mode [IrDA (1.6us)] IR Duplex Mode [Half Duplex] IRTX Pin Select [Normal] IRRX Pin Select [Normal] IR Tx to Rx Delay Select [No Delay] IR Rx to Tx Delay Select [No Delay]
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
Options
[2F8/IRQ3]
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OnBoard Device Conguration
► 1394 Controller
This item is used to enable or disable the 1394 controller.
► Broadcom5786 Lan Controller
This item is used to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom5786 LAN controller.
► Broadcom5786 Lan BOOTROM
This item is used to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom5786 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.
► SAS Controller
This item is used to enable or disable the SAS(Serial Attached SCSI) controller.
► JMicron 36x ATA Controller
This item is used to select the operating mode for JMicron 36x ATA controller. Setting values
are: [Disabled], [IDE Mode], [RAID + IDE Mode] and [AHCI + IDE Mode]. This item is in charge
of the ESATA ports on the back panel and the IDE connector on board.
► HDA Controller
This item is used to enable or disable the HD Audio Controller.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. OnBoard Device Conguration
OnBoard Device Configuration Help Item
1394 Controller Broadcom5786 Lan Controller [Enabled] Broadcom5786 Lan
BOOTROM
[Disabled] Enabled
SAS Controller [Enabled] Disabled JMicron 36x ATA Controller [IDE Mode] HDA Controller [Enabled]
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Enabled]
Options
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Advanced Chipset Features
► NB Revision/Current QPI Frequency
It displays the NB Revision and current QPI frequency.
► USB Functions
This item is used to select how many USB ports are available.
► USB Port Configure
This item is used to congure USB Ports. Options are: [6x6 USB Ports] and [8x4 USB ports].
► USB 2.0 Controller
This item is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller Interface for USB.
PCIE Ports Configuration ► PCIE Port 3
This item is used to enable/disable the PCIE Port 3 function. Select [Auto], OS will automatically
determine wether to enable PCIE Port 3 function.
► PCIE Port 4
This item is used to enable/disable the PCIE Port 4 function. Select [Auto], OS will automatically
determine wether to enable PCIE Port 4 function.
► PCIE High Priority Port
This item is used to select which PCIE port will be used as the the high priority port.
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Advanced Chipset Features
Advanced Chipset Settings Help Item NB Revision :B2
Current QPI Frequency :4.800GT
WARNING:Setting wrong values in below sections Disabled may cause system to malfunction. 2 USB Ports
4 USB Ports USB Functions [12 USB Ports] 6 USB Ports USB Port Configure [6X6 USB Ports] 8 USB Ports
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] 10 USB Ports 12 USB Ports PCIE Ports Configuration
PCIE Port 3 [Auto] PCIE Port 4 [Auto] PCIE High Priority Port [Disabled]
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[12 USB Ports]
Options
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Boot Conguration Features
► Boot Settings Conguration
Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.
► Boot Device Priority
This item is used to specify the boot device priority sequence.
► Hard Disk Drives
This option is used to select the priority for HDD startup. After pressing [Enter], you can
select the HDD using the Up/Down arrow keys, and change the HDD priority using [PageUp]/
[PageDown]; you can exit this menu by pressing [Esc].
► CD/DVD Drives
This option is used to select the priority for CD-ROM startup.
Boot Settings Conguration
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Conguration Features
Boot Settings Help Item
► Boot Settings Conguration Congure Settings
during System Boot.
► Boot Device Priority
[Press Enter]
► Hard Disk Drives
[Press Enter]
► CD/DVD Drives
[Press Enter]
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Press Enter]
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Settings Conguration
Boot Settings Conguration Help Item
Quick Boot [Enabled] Allows BIOS to Skip Quiet Boot [Enabled] certain tests while
booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Enabled]
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► Quick Boot
While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the
time needed to boot the system.
► 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.
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Power Management Setup
ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface) is an open industry standard interfaces
enabling OS-directed conguration, power management, and thermal management of mobile,
desktop, and server platforms. It denes ve sleeping states, they are :
S1 - The S1 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state. In this state, no system
context is lost (CPU or chip set) and hardware maintains all system context. (also called
Power On Suspend)
S2 - The S2 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state. This state is similar to the S1
sleeping state except that the CPU and system cache context is lost (the OS is respon-
sible for maintaining the caches and CPU context). Control starts from the processor’s
reset vector after the wake event.
S3 - The S3 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state where all system context is lost
except system memory. CPU, cache, and chip set context are lost in this state. Hardware
maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 conguration context. Control
starts from the processor’s reset vector after the wake event. (also called Suspend to
RAM)
S4 - The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power, longest wake latency sleeping state supported
by ACPI. In order to reduce power to a minimum, it is assumed that the hardware platform
has powered off all devices. Platform context is maintained. (also called Suspend to
Disk)
S5 - The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context. The
system is in the “soft” off state and requires a complete boot when it wakes. Software
uses a different state value to distinguish between the S5 state and the S4 state to allow
for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is going to
wake from a saved memory image.
ACPI Suspend Type
This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function. When you select “S1
(POS)” mode, the power is always on and computer can be resumed at any time. When
you select “S3 (STR)” mode, the power will be down after a period of time. The status of the
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Power Management Setup
Power Management Setup Help Item
ACPI Suspend Type [S3 (STR)] Select the ACPI Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] state used for
USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4
[Enabled] System Suspend.
Resume On PME# [Disabled]
Resume by RTC [Disabled]
Power On after Power Fail [Power Off]
↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[S3 (STR)]
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computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory, and the computer can quickly return
to previous state when the STR function wakes.
When you select “Auto”, it means OS will automatically take care and assign which mode is
the most suitable now.
► Repost Video on S3 Resume
This item determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3/STR resume.
► USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4
This item is used to wake up the system by a USB device when it is staying at S3/S4 state.
► Resume On PME#
This item is used to enable/disable the PCI / PCIE devices 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.
► 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.
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PC Health Status
PC Health Status
► H/W Health Function
This item is used to enable hardware health monitoring device.
► CPU/System Temperature
The CPU/System temperature are automatically detected and displayed by the system.
► CPU Fan/System Fan1/System Fan2/System Fan3 Speed
The CPU fan/System fan1/System fan2/ System fan3 speed are automatically detected and
displayed by the system.
► VCore/VDIMM//VNB/+ 5V/+12V/VTT/VCC/VSB
The current voltages are automatically detected and displayed by the system.
► CPU FAN Mode Setting
This item is used to select CPU fan conguration mode. You can select “Manual Mode by
RPM/DutyCycle” to set the CPU fan speed manually. Default value is “Auto Fan by RPM”.
► Temperature Limit of Highest/Second/Third/Lowest
This option is used to set CPU temperature grade from 0oC to 127oC. When CPU temperature
reaches a higher grade, CPU fan will go faster. When reaches a lower grade, CPU fan will go
slower. You can modify the grade value by pressing <+>/<-> key, or input it directly.
► Fan Highest/Second/Third/Fourth/Lowest Setting
This option is used to set the CPU fan speed according to different CPU temperature grade. You
can modify the setting by pressing <+>/<-> key, or input a value directly. The illustration in next
page can help you to know about the relationship between temperature and fan speed.
► System FAN Mode Setting
This item is used to select system fan conguration mode.
► Temperature Limit of Highest/Second/Third/Lowest
This option is used to set system temperature grade from 0oC to 127oC. When system
temperature reaches a higher grade, system fan will go faster. When reaches a lower grade,
system fan will go slower. You can modify the grade value by pressing <+>/<-> key, or input it
directly.
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PC Health Status
PC Health Status Help Item
H/W Health Function [Enabled]
Enables Hardware CPU Temperature :84oC/183oC Health Monitoring
System Temperature :42
o
C/107oC Device.
CPU Fan Speed :2127 RPM System Fan1 Speed :N/A System Fan2 Speed :N/A System Fan3 Speed :N/A
VCore :1.192 V (+0.00V)
VDIMM :1.481 V
VNB :1.088 V
+5V :5.183 V
+12V :11.792 V VTT :1.691 V (+0.00V) VCC :3.360 V VSB :3.360 V
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Enabled]
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► Fan Highest/Second/Third/Fourth/Lowest Setting
This option is used to set system fan speed. You can modify the setting by pressing <+>/<-> key,
or input a value directly. The illustration below can help you to know about the relationship
between temperature and fan speed.
► Chassis Intrusion
This item is used to enable or disable chassis intrusion function.
The relationship between temperature and fan speed:
Temperature(oC)
Fan Speed (RPM)
Lowest
Third
Second Highest
Lowest
Third
Second
Highest
Fourth
(0,0)
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Fox Central Control Unit
► CPU Conguration/Memory Timing Cong./All Voltage Control
Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.
******* Ratio and Clock Setting ******* ► QPI Frequency
QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) frequency. This new interconnect features faster transmission speed, it allows you to select the transmission speed manually.
► Clock Mode Select
This Item allows BIOS to select clock generator Mode in Linear or Table.
[Auto]: BIOS will automatically decide CPU and PCI-EX frequency. [Manual]: You can select CPU frequency and PCI-EX frequency maually. When you set “Clock Mode Select” to [Manual], the following three items will appear:
► CPU Frequency Setting
This item allows BIOS to select CPU over clock frequency. You can modify the frequency from
260 to 133 by pressing <+>/<-> keys.
► PCI-EX Clock Select
This item allows BIOS to decide PCI-EX clock is adjusted by users or follows CPU frequency.
If you select [From CPU], the following item “ PCI-EX Frequency Setting” will be hiden.
► PCI-EX Frequency Setting
This item allows BIOS to select PCI-EX over clock frequency. You can modify the frequency
from 100 to 163 by pressing <+>/<-> keys.
► Spread Spectrum
If you enabled this function, it can signicantly reduce the EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference)
generated by the system, so to comply with FCC regulation. But if overclocking is activated,
you better disable it.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc.
Fox Central Control Unit
Fox Central Control Unit Help Item
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Congure CPU.
may cause system to malfunction.
CPU Configuration
[Press Enter]
Memory Timing Config.
[Press Enter]
All Voltage Control
[Press Enter]
Super BIOS protect [Disabled]
******* Ratio and Clock Seeting*******
QPI Frequency [4.800GT] Clock Mode Select [Auto] Spread Spectrum Mode [Disabled]
↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Press Enter]
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CPU Conguration
► CPU Ratio Setting
This item is used to set the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. You can
modify the value by pressing <+>/<-> key. The default value is 24.
► Hardware Prefetcher
The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its requirements and
prefetches data and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be
required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with memory reads.
When enabled, the processor’s hardware prefetcher will be enabled and allowed to automati-
cally prefetch data and code for the processor.
When disabled, the processor’s hardware prefetcher will be disabled.
► Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher (Appears only when CPU supports)
The processor has a hardware adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that automatically
fetches an extra 64-byte cache line whenever the processor requests for a 64-byte cache line.
This reduces cache latency by making the next cache line immediately available if the
processor
requires it as well.
When enabled, the processor will retrieve the currently requested cache line, as well as the
subsequent cache line.
When disabled, the processor will only retrieve the currently requested cache line.
► Limit CPUID MaxVal
This item is used to enable or disable CPUID maximum value limit conguration. It should be
[Disabled] for WinXP.
► Virtualization Technology (Appears only when CPU supports)
Virtualization (i.e. Intel® Vanderpool Technology) allows a platform to run multiple operating
systems and applications in independent partitions or “containers.” One physical compute
system can function as multiple “virtual” systems. Vanderpool Technology can help improve
future virtualization solutions. This item will be displayed only when the CPU is supporting this
feature and the setting is used to enable/disable it.
► Execute Disable Bit
This item is used to enable/disable the Execute Disable Bit feature.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Conguration
Configure advanced CPU settings Help Item Module Version: 3F.12 Sets the ratio Manufacturer:Intel between CPU Core
Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz
Clock and the FSB
Frequency :3.20GHz
Frequency.
BCLK Speed:133MHz Cache L1 : 128 KB
Cache L2 : 1024 KB
Cache L3 : 8192 KB Ratio Status : Unlocked (Min:12, Max:Unlimited)
Ratio Actual Value : 24
CPU Ratio Setting [24]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled] Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled] Virtualization Technology [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[24]
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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
Hyper-Threading Technology allows one physical processor package to be perceived as two
separate logical processors within the operating system. This option is used to enable or dis-
able the feature. It will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature.
► Active Processor Cores
This item is used to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package.
► Intel PPM Conguration
Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.
Intel PPM Conguration
► EIST Function (Appears only when CPU supports)
You can select the EIST (Processor Power Management, PPM) through this item.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc.
Intel PPM Conguration
Intel PPM Configuration Help Item
EIST Function [Disabled Disabled: Disable GV3 Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Enabled] Enabled: Enable GV3 C State Package Limit Setting [Auto]
C1 Auto Demotion [Enabled]
C3 Auto Demotion [Enabled]
↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Disabled]
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 Tech
This item is used to enable or disable C-State. C-State means CPU idle is set to C2/C3/C4.
► C State Package limit Setting
The selected option will be entered into C State package limit register.
► C1 Auto Demotion
When enable, CPU will conditionally demote C3/C6/C7 request to C1 based on uncore auto-
demote information.
► C3 Auto Demotion
When enable, CPU will conditionally demote C6/C7 request to C3 based on uncore auto-
demote information.
Memory Timing Cong.
► Performance Tunig Mode
The selection of this item will impact the memory sizing behavior.
[Auto]: BIOS will automatically determine the memory frequency.
[Manual]: You can set the memory frequency manually .
[XMP]: "XPM" means Intel Extreme Memory Prole. Intel Extreme Memory Prole specication
is part of a complete eco-system architecture designed for the enthusiast PC user. The new
XMP specication allows both the novice and the advanced user to easily congure their Intel
future systems for over-clocking performance.Select [XPM], when the memory module pluged
in system supports XPM mode, system will enter XPM status.
► Uncore Frequency
This item is used to select the uncore frequency. Select [Auto], BIOS will select the frequency
automatically. You may manually select a frequency from the following options:[1333 Mhz],
[1600 Mhz], [1866 Mhz], [2133 Mhz], [2400 Mhz], [2666 Mhz], [2933 Mhz], [3200 Mhz], [3466
Mhz], [3733 Mhz] and [4000 Mhz].
When you set "Performance Tuning Mode" to [Manual], the following items will appear:
► DRAM Frequency
This item is used to select memory frequency. Options are: [800 Mhz], [1066 Mhz], [1333
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc.
Memory Timing Cong.
Memory Timing Cong. Help Item
Performance Tuning Mode [Auto] The selection Uncore Frequency [3733 Mhz] of performance
Tuning Mode
which impacts memory sizing behavior.
↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Auto]
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Mhz], [1600 Mhz], [1866 Mhz] and [2133 Mhz].
► DRAM tCL
This item controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles) before
SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.
► DRAM tRCD
This item allows you to select a delay time (in clock cycles) between the CAS and RAS strobe
signals.
► DRAM tRP
This item allows you to select the DRAM RAS precharge time (in clock cycles).
► DRAM tRAS
This item allows you to set the precharge delay time (in clock cycles).
► DRAM tRRD
This item allows you to set RAS to RAS Delay (in clock cycles).
► DRAM tWR
This item allows you to set Write to Precharge delay (in clock cycles).
► DRAM tWTR
This item allows you to set minimum Write-to-read delay (in clock cycles).
► DRAM tRTP
This item allows you to set the read CAS to precharge time (in clock cycles).
► DRAM tRFC
This item allows you to set Row Refresh Cycle (in clock cycles).
All Voltage Control
► CPU VCore Voltage Control
This item is used to adjust CPU Vcore voltage. The maximum voltage of available adjustment
is “+0.63V”.
Adjusting the voltage beyond the CPU VCore default voltage could result in damage to
CPU.
The CPU Vcore default volatge is “1.1V”.
► CPU VTT Voltage Control
This item is used to adjust CPU VTT voltage. The maximum voltage of available adjustment
is “+0.5V”.
Adjusting the voltage beyond the CPU VTT default voltage could result in damage to
CPU.
The CPU VTT default volatge is “1.1V”.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc.
ALL Voltage Control
All Voltage Control Help Item
CPU VCore Voltage Control [+0V] The Maximum Voltage of CPU VTT Voltage Control [+0V] available adjustment
Memory Voltage Control [1.500V] is “+0.63V”
NB Voltage Control [1.10V]
Warning!!
Adjusting the Voltage VCore :1.216 V (+0.00V) beyond the CPU VCore
Target VCore Voltage :1.200 V (+0.00V)
default Voltage could
VTT :1.674 V (+0.00V)
result in damage to
Target VTT Voltage :1.674 V (+0.00V)
CPU.
the CPU VCore default
Voltage is “1.1V”.
↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[+0V]
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► Memory Voltage Control
This item is used to adjust memory voltage. The maximum voltage of available adjustment
is “2.794V”.
Adjusting the voltage beyond the memory default voltage could result in damage to
memory.
The DDR3 default volatge is “1.5V”.
► NB Voltage Control
This item is used to adjust North Bridge(NB) voltage. The maximum voltage of available
adjustment is “1.936V”.
Adjusting the voltage beyond the NB default voltage could result in damage
to NB.
The NB default volatge is “1.10V”.
► VCore/Target VCore Voltage/VTT/Target VTT Voltage
These items show the current voltage values of VCore/Target VCoreVoltage/VTT/Target VTT Voltage.
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BIOS Security Features
► Change Supervisor Password
This item is used to install or change supervisor password.
After you input Supervisor password, it then will ask you to input
user password optionally.
► Change User Password
This item is used to install or change user password.
► Boot Sector Virus Protection
This item is used to enable/disable boot sector virus protection.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc.
BIOS Security Features
Security Settings Help Item
Supervisor Password :Not Installed Install or Change the User Password :Not Installed password.
Change Supervisor Password
[Press Enter]
Change User Password
[Press Enter]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Press Enter]
Enter New Password :
Enter New Password :
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Load Optimal Defaults
Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults. Select <OK> and then press <Enter> to load the defaults. Select <Cancel> and press <Enter>, it will not load. By this default, BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components. But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion cards were installed), the system might fail to work.
Save & Exit Setup
When you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the center of the screen:
Select [OK] to save your changes to CMOS and exit the pro­gram, select [Cancel] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.
Exit Without Saving
If you select this option and press <Enter>, the following message will be displayed in the center of the screen:
Select [OK] to exit CMOS without saving your modications, select [Cancel] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.
Save configuration changes and exit setup?
[OK] [Cancel]
[OK]
Discard changes and exit setup?
[OK] [Cancel]
[OK]
Load Optimal Defaults?
[OK] [Cancel]
[OK]
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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 Introduction
■ 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 introduction
This motherboard comes with one Utility CD. To begin with, simply insert the CD into your CD drive. The CD will automatically run and display the main menu on the screen.
1. Driver
Select "Driver", then use these options to install all the necessary drivers for your motherboard.
You must click "Intel Chipset Driver" to install it rst, then to install the others left. You need to restart your computer after nishing all the installations of drivers.
After installing "Intel Chipset Driver", you can click "One Click Setup" to install all the other drivers except “Intel RAID Driver”. You have to click “Intel RAID Driver” item to install it manually.
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Intel chipset Driver
Use it to install Intel chipset driver.
Realtek HDA Audio Driver
Use it to install Realtek Audio driver.
Broadcom LAN Driver
Use it to install Broadcom LAN driver.
Intel Raid Driver
Use it to install Intel RAID driver.
JMicron Raid Driver
Use it to install JMicron RAID driver. JMircon provides two external SATA ports together with two IDE PATA ports (Master/Slave). Due to limitation of RAID interface on JMircon, we recommend you building RAID system by using onboard SATA ports (controlled by Intel ICH10R) instead of JMicron.
Marvell SAS Driver
Use it to install Marvell SAS driver. Marvell SAS provides two SAS SATA Connectors on the motherboard.
2. Utility
Use these options to install additional software programs.
FOX LiveUpdate
The Fox LiveUpdate allows you to backup or update the system BIOS, drivers and utilities in Windows® environment. See “Fox LiveUpdate” for details.
FOX LOGO
The FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. See “FOX LOGO” for details.
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FOX DMI
The FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data formats. See “FOX DMI” for details.
Microsoft DirectX 9.0
Use it to install Microsoft DirectX 9.0.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Installs Adobe® Acrobat® Reader that is used for viewing and printing the PDF document.
Norton Internet Security
Installs Norton® Internet Security to protect your PC from being affected by viruses.
Intel RAID Utility
Use it to install Intel RAID uitlity.
Marvell SAS Utility
Use it to install Marvell SAS utility.
3. Foxconn WebSite
Click it to visit Foxconn’s website.
4. Browse CD
Click it to browse the CD content.
Foxconn provides another very usefull utility--FOX ONE. You can download it from
Foxconn’s ofcal website. We will introduce it to you in the next section.
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FOX ONE
FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor
various temperature values, voltage values, frequencies and fan speeds at any time.
With FOX ONE, you can :
■ Modify system performance settings, such as the CPU and memory bus speeds, CPU
voltages, fan speeds, and other system performance options.
■ Monitor hardware temperatures, voltages, frequencies and fan speeds.
Supporting Operating Systems :
■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)
■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Using FOX ONE :
The very rst time you run FOX ONE, F.I.S. Calibration function (FOX Intelligent
Stepping) will require you to calibrate the CPU’s loading. Click “OK” to proceed
and start the Utility. F.I.S. is a feature of FOX ONE, which can automatically adjust your CPU
clock based on your current system loading.
Before you running the FOX ONE program, the system parameters (such as CPU
clock, voltage...etc.) are controlled by BIOS settings. After you run FOX ONE, it will
take over, and the controlling right will be transferred to FOX ONE. Later, if you exit
FOX ONE, then BIOS control will be back again.
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Depending on hardware support, voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent Stepping features are optional and only supported in some models. If the option is selectable, it also means the feature is supported.
■ Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium & Deluxe products.
■ Fox Intelligent Stepping is supported only in FOX ONE Deluxe products.
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1. Main Page
Toolbar
Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages.
Alert Lamp
When the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. When the system is in
abnormal state, the alert lamp color is red.
Switch Button
Click this button, it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar (i.e.
Simple Mode) as depicted below, you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you
monitoring system status.
Click here to go back to
FOX ONE full screen
Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray
Exit FOX ONE
Show CPU
Information
Toolbar
Alert Lamp
Switch Button
Exit
Minimum
Homepage
Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan
speed/Temperature value
Conguration
Skin Button
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Skin Button
There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your
favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).
Exit
Click this button to exit the program.
Minimum
Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of
your screen.
Homepage
Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website :
http://www.foxconnchannel.com
Apply the changes
Click the new skin
picture to select
the new skin
Cancel the changes
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Conguration
This menu allows you to congure :
1). Monitor interval (ms) :
This is to dene the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be
displayed on Simple Mode screen. Minimum value is 1 second.
2). Simple Mode :
To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode.
Messages such as CPU frequency, voltage...etc., they can be displayed one by one in Simple
Mode.
3). F.I.S. Calibration (FOX Intelligent Stepping, Optional)
This function will re-calibrate the CPU's loading, and it may take several minutes to proceed.
The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to your CPU, record PWM IC
voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadings, so it can dene and estimate
within a particular range of system loading, what the CPU clock should be.
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Step 1 : Click Calibration icon, a message pops out to ask for continue. Select Yes.
Step 2 : After data is collected, it will ask you to restart your computer now.
Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU Page) is
also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system
loadings. (Loadings are like Power Gaming, Data Mining...etc.)
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2. CPU Page - CPU Control
This page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the
system. The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can be calculated by FOX
ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves.
Manual :
You can press the up/down button to adjust your CPU clock.
Auto :
Click this button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use. System will raise the
CPU clock step by step until it hangs, you can then push the RESET button on your PC panel to
restart the system. When system restarts, run FOX ONE again, it will display a recommended
highest CPU clock for you, click <Yes> to apply it.
A message informs you to
push RESET button later if the
system hangs nally.
Click Yes to continue.
Press Auto button to let FOX
ONE check the highest CPU
clock you can use.
Go to CPU page
FIS Features :
Select the different
benchmarks
Adjust by manual
Apply the
changes
Reset the
changes
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You can see the system is
raising CPU clock until the
system hangs.
Push RESET button on the front
panel of your system to restart
the computer.
Run FOX ONE program again,
it will inform you the previous
test found that 255MHz is the
recommended CPU clock for
your system.
Click Yes to apply it to your
system.
Now, your system is running at
a CPU clock of 255MHz.
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FOX Intelligent Stepping (F.I.S., Optional)
Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate
based on different system loadings. For example, if you select Power Gaming, CPU clock will
be driven to run at its maximum speed. While in Energy Saving, CPU will lower down its speed
to a minimum. The four benchmarks - Power Gaming, Data Mining, Ofce and Energy Saving,
the references of their system loading were calculated and dened in the FIS Calibration option
of Conguration menu. Select Auto, CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current
system loading.
3. Frequency Page - Frequency Control
This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manual.
Go to Freq. page
Close this page
Reset the changes
Apply the changes
Select the option
you want to set
Adjust by manual
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4. Limit Setting
4.1 Limit Setting - CPU Temperature
This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function.
4.2 Limit Setting - System Temperature
This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function.
Go to Limit Setting
page
Set high limit by
dragging the lever
Show current CPU
temperature value
Enable alert function
when the CPU
temperature is higher
than high limit value
Show current high
limit value of the CPU
temperature
Set high limit by
dragging the lever
Show current system
temperature value
Enable alert function
when the system
temperature is higher
than high limit value
Show current high
limit value of system
temperature
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4.3 Limit Setting - CPU Fan
This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.
4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan
This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.
Set low limit rpm by
dragging the lever
Show current CPU
fan rpm value
Enable alert function
when the CPU fan runs
slower than the low
limit rpm value
Show current low limit
rpm value of CPU fan
Set low limit rpm by
dragging the lever
Show current system
fan rpm value
Enable alert function
when the system fan
runs slower than low
limit rpm value
Show current low limit
rpm value of system
fan
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4.5 Limit Setting - FAN1 Fan
This page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.
5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional)
This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually. CPU
voltage can be stepped up/down by a unit of 12.5mV, while memory is 0.05V/step, and North
Bridge is 0.04V/step.
Set low limit rpm by
dragging the lever
Show current FAN1
fan rpm value
Enable alert function
when the FAN1 fan
runs slower than low
limit rpm value
Show current low limit
rpm value of FAN1 fan
Go to Voltage page
Select the option
you want to set
Adjust by manual
Reset the changes
Apply the changes
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6. Fan Page - Fan Control
This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual.
When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system.
Go to Fan page
Set fan speed by
dragging the lever
Enable or disable
smart fan function
Apply the changes
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FOX LiveUpdate
FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by
local or online.
Supporting Operating Systems :
■ Windows 2000
■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)
■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)
■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Using FOX LiveUpdate :
1. Local Update
1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information
This page lets you know your system BIOS information.
*** : please refer to the physical motherboard for detail.
Exit
Toolbar
Minimum
Show current
BIOS information
Link to website
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1-2 Local Update - Backup
This page can backup your system BIOS. You can click “Backup”, and key in a le name, then
click “Save” to nish the backup operation. The extension of this backup le is ".BIN" for Award
BIOS and ".ROM" for AMI BIOS. Default directory is "C:\Desktop\My Documents" in Windows XP
and "Documents" in Vista. Make sure you can remember the le name together with the directory
which it is stored, prevented that you may need them to recover your BIOS later.
1-3 Local Update - Update
This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local le. After click “Update”, An alert message
will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue, click “Yes” to conrm. A setup wizard
will guide you to load a local BIOS le to nish the operation. You must remember from which
directory to load your new BIOS le (with an extension of ".BIN" for Award BIOS, ".ROM" for AMI
BIOS) before the setup wizard starts.
Key in a BIOS name
Click here
FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update. This feature can be
enabled in the "Congure-System" setup. Please refer to "Congure-System" section
for more detail. The default backup directory is C:\LiveUpdate_Temp, but the backup
le name will be automatically generated. It is hard to nd it out from a backup directory,
and we recommend you using Explorer to check date/time message of this backup le
to nd it out and write its name down to remember it.
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2. Online Update
2-1 Online Update - Update BIOS
This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new
BIOS from Internet. Then follow the wizard to nish the update operation.
2-2 Online Update - Update Driver
This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new
drivers from Internet. Then follow the wizard to nish the update operation.
Click here
Current information
Search new BIOS
from Internet
Browse detailed
information
Update BIOS
Close the window
Select BIOS to update
Click here
Current information
Search new drivers
from Internet
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2-3 Online Update - Update Utility
This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from
Internet. Then follow the wizard to nish the update operation.
Browse detailed
information
Install the selected
driver
Close the window
Select the driver to update
Click here
Current information
Search new utilities
from Internet
Browse detailed
information
Install the selected
utility
Close the window
Select the utility to update
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2-4 Online Update - Update All
This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new
BIOS/drivers/utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to nish the update operation.
Click here
Current information
Search all new BIOS/
drivers/utilities from
Internet
Browse detailed
BIOS information
Close the window
Browse detailed
driver information
Browse detailed
utility information
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3. Congure
3-1 Congure - option
This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX
LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualied item found, it will pop out a
message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step.
Double click on the icon as show below, you can see the detailed information.
Double click here
Apply the changes
Reset to default value
Click here
Set auto
search options
Select search
which kind of
versions
Set auto search
the latest
FOX LiveUpdate
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When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will
auto search from internet and prompt you to install the new version.
3-2 Congure - System
This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate
utility.
Click here
Set the location of
download les or
auto backup BIOS
Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can
auto run when the system starts up
Select different skin
of the software
Apply the changes
Reset to default value
Prompt you to
install the new
FOX LiveUpdate
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3-3 Congure - Advance
This page lets you select to ash BIOS / Boot Block and clear CMOS. If you choose Flash Boot
Block, it means BIOS is not protective, and you must make sure the ash process is continuous
and without any interruption.
4. About & Help
This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate.
Click here
Select which BIOS ROM
to ash(Only available to
motherboard with backup
BIOS ROM )
Apply the changes
Reset to default value
Select to ash Boot Block
Select to clear CMOS
Click here
Show information about
FOX LiveUpdate
We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any
damage.
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FOX LOGO
FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. The
boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST (Power-On Self-Test).
You can prepare a bitmap image (640x480) le, then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the
boot time Logo. Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS "Quiet Boot" setting in
"Advanced BIOS Features" menu.
Supporting Operating Systems :
■ Windows 2000
■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)
■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)
■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Using FOX LOGO:
Main Page
When you change Logo or delete current Logo, the system will ash BIOS le auto-
matically. During this time, please DO NOT shut down the application and the system,
or the motherboard will be damaged seriously.
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Minimize
Exit
Website
About
Backup
Change
De l e t e
Main screen
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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.
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This chapter will cover two topics :
■ Installing a new Windows XP (Vista) in a brand new RAID
system.
■ Existing Windows XP (Vista) system with new RAID built as
data storage.
It includes the following information :
■ RAID Conguration Introduction
■ Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
■ Create a RAID Driver Diskette
■ BIOS Conguration
■ Create RAID in BIOS
■ Install a New Windows XP
■ Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage
The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for reference only, please refer to the practical screen.
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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. (To create RAID driver diskette if it is not bundled.)
6. Windows XP or Vista Install CD.
Existing Windows XP (Vista) system with new RAID built as
data storage.
Follow 5-5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID data storage in your
existing Windows XP system, it includes :
1. Copy RAID driver setup program to your hard disk. (Vista can skip)
2. Follow 5-2 to set BIOS setting SATA mode to RAID or AHCI.
3. Follow 5-3 to create RAID in BIOS.
4. Run setup program to install Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver into your current
Windows XP system. (Vista can skip this step)
5. Format new RAID partitions.
What kinds of hardware and software you need here :
1. A CD-ROM drive.
2. Several SATA hard disks.
3. A motherboard driver CD.
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RAID Conguration Introduction
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage
schemes that divide and/or replicate data among multiple hard drives. RAID can be
designed to provide increased data reliability (fault tolerance) or increased I/O (input/
output) performance, or both. The motherboard comes with the Intel ICH10R. 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.
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
*2
High Excellent Unlimited budget
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Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
The Intel® Matrix Storage 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 232.9GBs, one 298.1GB, and one
279.5GB. 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.
Two topics will be introduced :
1). Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system.
2). Existing Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage.
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® Matrix Storage 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 Raid-
Tool 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 “Advanced BIOS Features” 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#1 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.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit
RAID Volume :
* = Data is Encrypted
None Dened.
Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB
Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB
Non-RAID Disk
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB
Non-RAID Disk
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB
Non-RAID Disk
[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. IDE Conguration
IDE Configuration Help Item
Configure SATA#1 as [RAID]
► Primary IDE Master [Not Detected]
IDE
► Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected]
RAID
► Secondary IDE Master [Not Detected] AHCI ► Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Out [35]
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
Options
[RAID]
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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 from
one of RAID0, 1, 5, 10 items. Select RAID0 (Stripe) and press <Enter>.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Choose the RAID level:
RAID 0: Stripes data (performance).
RAID1: Mirrors data (redundancy).
RAID 10: Mirrors data and stripes the mirror.
RAID 5: Stripes data and parity.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB
0.0 GB
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
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is
16 characters or less.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB
0.0 GB
Create Volume
Volume0
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
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4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks 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 232.9GB hard disks as
an example. Press <Enter> key to nish the selection.
Creating RAID 1
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Name:
RAID Level:
TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe)
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB Non-RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Non-RAID Disk
Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume
[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done
[ SELECT DISKS ]
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Volume0 RAID0(Stripe)
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB Non-RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Non-RAID Disk
Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume
[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
[ SELECT DISKS ]
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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” line, it displays there are maximum 232.9GB * 2 = 465.8GB available.
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 200GB here to build the rst volume. Later,
we will also describe how the second volume is generated. Input 200GB, and press
<Enter>.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
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) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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 ]
465.8
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
The following are typical values:
RAID0 - 128KB
RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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 ]
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 200GB 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
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit
RAID Volume :
* = Data is Encrypted
ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable
0 TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) 128KB 200.0GB
Normal Yes
Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB
Member Disk(0)
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB
Member Disk(0)
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB
Non-RAID Disk
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB
Non-RAID Disk
[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Press ENTER to create the specified volume.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 200 GB
Create Volume
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
[ HELP ]
Create Volume
[ CREATE VOLUME 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
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is
16 characters or less.
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB
0.0 GB
Create Volume
Volume0
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Choose the RAID level:
RAID 0: Stripes data (performance).
RAID1: Mirrors data (redundancy).
RAID 10: Mirrors data and stripes the mirror.
RAID 5: Stripes data and parity.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB
0.0 GB
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 choose the hard disks 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 triangle signs will appear to indicate the selections.
Press <Enter> to continue.
Creating RAID 1
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Name:
RAID Level:
TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe)
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Member Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB
Member Disk
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB Non-RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Non-RAID Disk
Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume
[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Member Disk
[ SELECT DISKS ]
Creating RAID 1
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Name:
RAID Level:
TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe)
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Member Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB Member Disk
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB Non-RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Non-RAID Disk
Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume
[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Member Disk
[ SELECT DISKS ]
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6. It goes to “Strip Size” menu directly. Capacity automatically displays 265.8GB, 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>.
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The following are typical values:
RAID0 - 128KB
RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB
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Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB
265.8 GB
Create Volume
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[ HELP ]
128KB
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
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Press ENTER to create the specified volume.
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Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB
265.8 GB
Create Volume
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[ HELP ]
Create Volume
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
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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) :
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1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit
RAID Volume :
* = Data is Encrypted
ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable
0 TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) 128KB 200.0GB
Normal Yes
1 TryRAID0-1 RAID0(Stripe) 128KB 265.8GB
Normal Yes
Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB
Member Disk(0,1)
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB
Member Disk(0,1)
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB
Non-RAID Disk
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB
Non-RAID Disk
[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu
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[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume
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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 from
one of RAID0, 1, 5, 10 items. Select RAID1 (Mirror) and press <Enter>.
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Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is
16 characters or less.
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
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[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB
0.0 GB
Create Volume
TryRAID1
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
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Choose the RAID level:
RAID 0: Stripes data (performance).
RAID1: Mirrors data (redundancy).
RAID 10: Mirrors data and stripes the mirror.
RAID 5: Stripes data and parity.
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[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID1 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks N/A
0.0 GB
Create Volume
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
RAID1(Mirror)
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
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4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks 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 232.9GB and one
298.1GB hard disks. Press <Enter> key to nish the selection.
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Name:
RAID Level:
TryRAID1 RAID1(Mirror)
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB Non-RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Non-RAID Disk
Select 2 disks to use in creating the volume.
[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
[ SELECT DISKS ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Volume0 RAID0(Stripe)
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Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB Non-RAID Disk
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Non-RAID Disk
Select 2 disks to use in creating the volume
[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB Non-RAID Disk
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[↑↓]-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 232.9GB 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) :
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1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit
RAID Volume :
* = Data is Encrypted
ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable
0 TryRAID1 RAID1(Mirror) N/A 232.9GB
Normal Yes
Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB
Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB
Member Disk(0)
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB
Member Disk(0)
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB
Non-RAID Disk
[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu
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[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume
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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
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Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks N/A
465.8 GB
Create Volume
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
[ HELP ]
232.9
[ CREATE VOLUME 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 from
one of RAID0, 1, 5, 10 items. Select RAID10(RAID0+1) and press <Enter>.
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Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is
16 characters or less.
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
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[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB
0.0 GB
Create Volume
TryRAID10
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
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Choose the RAID level:
RAID 0: Stripes data (performance).
RAID1: Mirrors data (redundancy).
RAID 10: Mirrors data and stripes the mirror.
RAID 5: Stripes data and parity.
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[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID10 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks
64KB
465.8 GB
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, 232.9GB * 2 = 465.8GB.
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) :
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1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit
RAID Volume :
* = Data is Encrypted
ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable
0 TryRAID10 RAID10(RAID0+1) N/A 465.8GB
Normal Yes
Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB
Member Disk(0)
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB
Member Disk(0)
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB
Member Disk(0)
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB
Member Disk(0)
[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu
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[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume
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The following are typical values:
RAID0 - 128KB
RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB
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Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID10 RAID10(RAID0+1) Select Disks
64KB
465.8 GB
Create Volume
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
[ HELP ]
64KB
[ CREATE VOLUME 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 from
one of RAID0, 1, 5, 10 items. Select RAID5(Parity) and press <Enter>.
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Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is
16 characters or less.
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
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Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB
0.0 GB
Create Volume
TryRAID5
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
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Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Choose the RAID level:
RAID 0: Stripes data (performance).
RAID1: Mirrors data (redundancy).
RAID 10: Mirrors data and stripes the mirror.
RAID 5: Stripes data and parity.
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Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ HELP ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID5
RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks
64KB
0.0 GB
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 choose the hard disks 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 232.9GB, 298.1GB and
279.5GB hard disks for an example. Press <Enter> key to nish the selection.
Creating RAID 1
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Name:
RAID Level:
TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity)
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB Non-RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Non-RAID Disk
Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume
[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
[ SELECT DISKS ]
Name:
RAID Level:
Volume0 RAID0(Stripe)
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Creating RAID 1
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB Non-RAID Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB Non-RAID Disk
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Non-RAID Disk
Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume
[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Non-RAID Disk
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[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
[ SELECT DISKS ]
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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, 232.9GB * 2 = 465.8GB.
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) :
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1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit
RAID Volume :
* = Data is Encrypted
ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable
0 TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity) 64KB 465.8GB
Normal Yes
Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB
Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB
Member Disk(0)
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB
Member Disk(0)
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB
Member Disk(0)
[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu
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Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume
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The following are typical values:
RAID0 - 128KB
RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB
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Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity)
Select Disks
64KB
465.8 GB
Create Volume
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
[ HELP ]
64KB
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
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