Foxconn BLACKOPS, User Manual

Page 1: ...BLACKOPS Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...hat this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office your household waste dis...

Page 3: ...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 fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated c...

Page 4: ...cturer 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 u...

Page 5: ... power please make sure the power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured 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...

Page 6: ...utton 24 Onboard LED 24 Onboard Debug LED 25 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 27 Main Menu 27 Standard CMOS Features 29 Advanced BIOS Features 31 Advanced Chipset Features 33 Integrated Peripherals 34 Power Management Setup 38 PnP PCI Configurations 41 PC Health Status 42 Quantum BIOS 44 Board Information 51 Load Optimized Defaults 52 Set Supervisor Password 52 Set User Password 52 Save Exit ...

Page 7: ... Configuration 79 Create RAID in BIOS 79 Install a New Windows XP 103 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 107 Appendix CrossFileTM Technology 111 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 fo...

Page 8: ...viding only what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements BLACKOPS enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Package List Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Page 9: ...4 X SATA Power and Signal cables 2 X SATA Power and Signal cables right angle 1 X Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 X Floppy Disk Drive cable 15 X Cable Tie Accessory I O Shield 1 X SONAR Card 1 X Quantum Flow GPU Blower 1 X Chipset Fan 1 X Extreme Cooling Tower 2 X Hose Barbs 1 X PCB Tray 1 X 20K Variable Resistor 1 X 50K Variable Resistor Copper Column Bolt Application CD Foxconn motherboard support ...

Page 10: ...I Gigabit LAN chip Expansion Slots 3 x PCI Express x16 slots 3 x PCI slots Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors 2 x External SATA connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing Support RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Support Intel Matrix Storage Technology USB Support hot plug Support up to 12 USB 2 0 ports 6 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB connectors providing...

Page 11: ... System NB fan speed control Onboard 1394a Support hot plug 400Mb s transmission rate Support 2 independent 1394a units synchronously at most PCI Express x16 Support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk and...

Page 12: ...s 7 PCI Express x16 Slots 8 SYS_FAN Header 9 Speaker Connector 10 1394a Connector 11 COM1 Connector 12 Front USB Connectors 13 SATA Connectors 14 Front Panel Connector 15 Power on Button 16 5V Standby LED 17 Reset Button 18 Clear CMOS Button 19 Debug LED 20 BIOS Select Jumper 21 BIOS ROM 1 BIOS ROM 2 22 Clear CMOS Jumper 23 South Bridge Intel ICH9R 24 IrDA Connector 25 IDE Connector 26 Floppy Conn...

Page 13: ...supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc 5 Optical S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio 6 Audio Ports SONAR Card For the definition of each audio port please refer to the table below External SATA Port USB Port LAN P...

Page 14: ...394a Port This port is used to connect a 1394a device 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 LA...

Page 15: ... 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 Install the Optional Accessory Jumpers Onboard Button Onboard LED Onboard Debug LED Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU Memory and VGA for your ...

Page 16: ...f 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 specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish ...

Page 17: ...eplace 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 C A U T I O N ...

Page 18: ...therboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 3 2 1 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN socket on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning the push pin bolt along with the direction of arrow counterclockwise 2 Pull the push pin straight up 3 Turning push pin clockwise to its d...

Page 19: ...S Dual Channel DS SS DS SS Dual Channel DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS Double Side SS Single Side No Memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and please select dual channel first to achieve optimum performance C A U T I O N Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recomme...

Page 20: ...ory socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to pr...

Page 21: ... 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 P...

Page 22: ...y aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON Soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 NC 9 5V SB Stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND PWR1 24 13 12 1 20 Pin Power Pin No 24 We recomme...

Page 23: ... disk drive FDD connector supporting 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB FDDs Connect a 4 pin power plug We recommend you using an 8 pin ATX 12V power supply If you are using a 4 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture on the right C A U T I O N 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the ...

Page 24: ...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 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 i...

Page 25: ...ed to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which supporting this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN NB_FAN FAN1 2 3 There are six 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 e...

Page 26: ...e outfit a SONAR card in the package This header is used to connect the SONAR card to the back panel The following picture shows the SONAR card installed on the motherboard 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 SONAR Card ...

Page 27: ...ion Tower allows extreme overclockers to pour Dry Ice or Liquid Nitrogen AT YOUR OWN RISK O Ring black rubber band Place the Water Cooling Cap above O Ring and fasten four screws to fix it on the heatsink cooler It is for users to run water cooling on the chipset Before you install the Water Cooling Cap or Extreme Cooling Tower you should fasten the O Ring onto the heatsink cooler C A U T I O N sc...

Page 28: ...GPU setups 5 PCB Tray If you choose not to use the chassis you can configure the motherboard in an open environment as depicted First place the chipset fan above heatsink cooler its attach 3 wire connector to the NB fan header on the motherboard then use the screws to fasten it Note The PCB tray in the package is under the motherboard ...

Page 29: ...dous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the computer unplug the power cord from th...

Page 30: ...efault is BIOS ROM 2 BIOS_SELECT 1 2 7 8 FSB Select Jumper FSBSEL The jumper is used to select the FSB clock the setting values are Auto 266MHz 333MHz 400MHz 450MHz See the table as below Definition Description Function 1 2 default Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Auto 3 4 Set Pin 3 and Pin 4 closed 266MHz 5 6 Set Pin 5 and Pin 6 closed 333MHz 7 8 Set Pin 7 and Pin 8 closed 400MHz 9 10 Set Pin 9 and Pin...

Page 31: ...It will light whenever the power supply that connected to the motherboard is switched on DRAM Power LED The LED lights up indicating the system is on or the system is staying at S1 or S3 sleeping state POWER_ON RESET CLR_CMOS1 Make sure the power supply is turned off before pressing the CLR_CMOS1 button to clear CMOS Push down the CLR_CMOS1 button and hold it there for a couple of seconds to clear...

Page 32: ...25 2 2 9 Onboard Debug LED 2 digital LED readout displays hardware status and enables quick error diagnosis ...

Page 33: ...in Menu Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Quantum BIOS Board Information Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BIOS information described in this manual is for ref...

Page 34: ...dvanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu and the system performance can be optimized Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Super I O devices such as Serial I O Parallel port and other USB PCI Enhanced ports etc Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be s...

Page 35: ...mory 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 find out the best setting for your current system Set Supervisor Password The supervisor password can be set up through this menu Set Use...

Page 36: ...display you can press Enter to go to its submenu You can further configure specific drive settings None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up by choosing Manual and changing Access Mode to CHS the related information should be entered manually In Access Mode setting selections of CHS LBA Large and Auto can help you...

Page 37: ...ategory determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up Installed Memory These are Display Only information of the system memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected A...

Page 38: ...evices Boot Other Device With this function set to enable the system will boot from some other devices provided that the first second third boot devices failed Boot Up Floppy Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will be checking for a floppy drive while booting up If it cannot detect one either due to improper configuration or physical unavailability it will appear an error message Disabling t...

Page 39: ... APICs are necessary for enabling new features in the PCI specification MPS Version Control for OS Multi Processor Specification This feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the MPS that the motherboard will use The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build Intel architecture systems with two or more processors MPS 1 1 was th...

Page 40: ...y If detected the PCI Express Port is enabled or the PCI Express Port is disabled PCI E Compliancy Mode This item is used to set the PCI E compliancy mode Setting options v1 0a v1 0 PEG Force X1 PCI Express Graphics This item is used to force PCI Express slot to work at X1 specification instead of X16 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Item...

Page 41: ...to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard infrared device IrDA Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the infrared mode of the onboard infrared device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help OnBoard Device Control Press Enter USB Device Setting Press Enter Menu Level OnBoard FDC Controller Enabled OnBoard Ser...

Page 42: ...ology Support Turbo Memory Robson Technology features an integrated disk cache using flash memory in order to speed up disk access and also save energy It uses non volatile memory Flash memory to increase system responsiveness make multi tasking faster and extend battery life This item is used for supporting the Turbo Memory OnBoard IDE SATA Chip You may set your PATA and e SATA to IDE mode or RAI...

Page 43: ...This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM A LAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network By installing a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnBoard Device Control HD Audio Controller Enabled Item Help OnBoard 1394 Controller Enabled OnBoard LAN...

Page 44: ...o set whether the USB Mass Storage controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting BIOS auto detects the presence of USB Mass Storage Devices you can configure the Boot setting mode for the detected USB MSD Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 1 1 Controller Enabled Item Help USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Operation Mode Hi...

Page 45: ...this state Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration 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 P...

Page 46: ... 4 Second then release If set to Instant Off the PC powers off immediately when the power button is pressed Resume by Alarm This item is used to set the timing of the start up function In order to use this function the start up password function must be disabled Also the PC power source must not be turned off Date of Month Alarm When Resume by Alarm is set to Enabled this item can be modified It i...

Page 47: ...ATX power supply Power On by Keyboard This item allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard to wake up the system from soft off and green mode This feature requires an ATX power supply The setting values Disabled Ctrl ESC Ctrl F1 Ctrl Space Any Key Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power On Function Wake Up by PCI PME Disabled Item Help USB KB Wake Up from S3 Disabled Power On by Mouse Disabled Menu Le...

Page 48: ...rects incorrect color reproduction by snooping into the graphics card s frame buffer memory and modifying synchronizing the information delivered from the graphics card s Feature Connector to the MPEG or add on card It will also solve the problem of display inversion to a black screen after using the MPEG card Feature Connector normally stays at top edge of the graphics card INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 49: ...urrent System Fan Speed This item shows the Current System Fan speed detected automatically by the system Smart NBFan Function This item is used to set the Smart NBFan Function Configuration options Full Speed By Duty Cycle Smart FAN Smart NBFan Duty Cycle It allows you to control the fan by the Duty Cycle directly You can input the value between 0 and 99 Current NB Fan Speed Phoenix AwardBIOS CMO...

Page 50: ...s item is used to control the fan by the Duty Cycle directly You can input the value between 0 and 99 Current Fan1 2 3 Speed This item shows the Current Fan 1 2 3 speed detected automatically by the system Current CPU DRAM NB Voltage These items show the Current CPU DRAM NB Voltage detected automatically by the system Current 5V 12V 3 3V BAT Voltage These items show the 5 0V 12V 3 3V BAT Voltage d...

Page 51: ... CPU Clock FSB This item allows you to set CPU clock CPU Clock vs Memory Speed When CPU Clock Ratio is set to Manual O C this item allows you to set the ratio between CPU Clock and Memory Speed System Memory Speed This item shows the System Memory Speed PCI Express Clock This item allows you to adjust the PCI Express bus clock Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Quantum BIOS CPU Feature Press Ent...

Page 52: ...he TCC The TCC will then modulate the clock cycles by inserting null cycles typically at a rate of 50 70 of the total number of clock cycles This results in the processor resting 50 70 of the time As the die temperature drops the TCC will gradually reduce the number of null cycles until no more is required to keep the die temperature below the safe point Then the thermal sensor turns the TCC off T...

Page 53: ...in terms by reducing CPU Load Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 is an advanced mechanism of CPU overheating protection A con siderable difference is that TM2 can control the frequency and CPU voltage while TM1 only modulates CPU clock Due to reduced voltage TM2 allows to retain better processor perform ance in case of overheating at the same reduction of power consumption level TM2 is recommended for 2 8 GHz ...

Page 54: ...mputers 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 firewall spyware removal e mail filtering software and other network security measures IT managers can free IT resources for other initiatives Virtualization Technology Virtualization i e Intel Vanderpool Technology allows a platform to...

Page 55: ...elay tRAS This item allows you to set the precharge delay time in clock cycles Row Refresh Cycle tRFC This item allows you to set Row Refresh Cycle in clock cycles Performance Level This item allows you to set the performance level for your memory Write to Precharge tWR This item allows you to set Write to Precharge delay in clock cycles Write to Read Delay tWTR This item allows you to set minimum...

Page 56: ...l to CPU Voltage Multiplier multiply CPU Voltage Setting CPU Vdroop Compensation This item is enable or disable CPU vdroop compensation Affect FSB MHz CPU PLL Setting This item is used to set DRAM Voltage The default voltage is 1 890V CPU VTT Voltage Setting This item is used to set CPU VTT Voltage The default voltage is 1 200V Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility All Voltage Control Affect CPU MH...

Page 57: ...store Clear My Setting This item allows you to Store Restore Clear the BIOS settings See the help string in Item Help table for detail Foxconn Function Smart Boot Menu When PC starts if Enabled is selected a Boot Menu will be automatically displayed to inform you to select a boot device If no device is selected the first device will be used If Disabled is selected then PC will ask you to press Esc...

Page 58: ...rsion This item shows the BIOS ID version BIOS Build Date This item shows the BIOS building date OnBoard LAN 1 2 MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN 1 2 MAC address System Status Power LED Status Stop Blinking Condition Normal Always On Always On No Memory Continue blinking On 1sec Off 1sec Reboot Memory OK No Display Continue blinking On 2sec Off 2sec Reboot Display OK Post Error Message ...

Page 59: ...ext time when you enter the BIOS it will ask you to input this password to confirm your access right After you get the right to access the BIOS you then can select this setting again and press Enter to disable this function or input a new password to replace the original one If you select System for the Security Option in Advanced BIOS Features menu then you will be asked to enter a password when ...

Page 60: ...ty drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD Introduction AEGIS PANEL FOX LiveUpdate FOX DMI FOX LOGO Note Because each module is independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand ...

Page 61: ...hese options to install all the necessary drivers for your motherboard You need to restart your computer after finishing all the installations of drivers Intel chipset driver Use it to install Intel chipset driver Realtek Audio drivers Use it to install Realtek Audio driver Broadcom LAN driver Use it to install Broadcom LAN driver JMicron Raid drivers Use it to install JMicron RAID driver JMircon ...

Page 62: ...ge for more detail 2 Software Use these options to install additional software programs AEGIS PANEL Foxconn new utility software for monitoring system information See AEGIS PANEL for details 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 DMI The FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Int...

Page 63: ...py This section is helping you to create a floppy diskette with RAID driver You need to create this diskette from another PC Depending on different 32 bit 64 bit Windows platforms you are using you can choose appropriate driver for the diskette Create 32bit 64bit JMicron SATA RAID Floppy Allows you to create 32bit 64bit JMicron SATA RAID Floppy Create 32bit 64bit Intel MSM SATA RAID Floppy Allows ...

Page 64: ...nitor Information ALARM CONFIG Supported 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 AEGIS PANEL 1 Main Panel Hazard Light Open Close main panel to view CPU clock Open Close control panel for detail operation Open Close the left panel Open Close the right panel Minimize Aegis Panel to taskbar Visit Foxconn website...

Page 65: ...d select exit to make it Open Open Aegis Panel main panel on the screen Configure Open Aegis Panel and directly enter configure mode Exit Close Aegis program 2 Overclocking Click on Foxconn button to open close the display screen The information of CPU memory and PCIE clocks are displayed Click on green button to go to Control Panel Click on OC icon to visit Overclocking menu which allows you to o...

Page 66: ...stable if you select them The relationships between temperature and duty field are defined as following SEC1SPEED1 If temperature is over 60 C fan will be running at its 100 duty Range 100 SEC2SPEED1 If temperature is over 50 C fan will be running at 75 duty Range 75 99 SEC3SPEED1 If temperature is over 30 C fan will be running at 50 duty Range 50 74 SEC4SPEED1 If temperature is over 20 C fan will...

Page 67: ...all If the monitoring value is lower than the low limit or higher than the high limit and the Action setting in CONFIG menu was set to Ask Me then you can hear buzzer sounds and the hazard light is blinking Click OK Cancel button in the popped out HMW Alarm screen to acknowledge cancel the warning If OK is pressed the relative item will be displayed by red characters on the HWM INFO screen Hazard ...

Page 68: ...ature voltage etc Unit second per times Action when exceed the limitations It provides you four action items to handle events Ask Me Default Pop out HWM Alarm screen and red mark item on HWM INFO display Ignore Just red mark current item no HMW Alarm screen is displayed Disable No HMW Alarm screen and no red mark Shutdown The computer will be shut down after 10 seconds if selected Launch Aegis Pan...

Page 69: ... 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 ...

Page 70: ...sure if you really want to continue click Yes to confirm A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS file 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...

Page 71: ...ation 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 finish 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 f...

Page 72: ...rom Internet Then follow the wizard to finish 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 ...

Page 73: ...ll search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish 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 ...

Page 74: ...m Internet and if any qualified 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 ...

Page 75: ...ure 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 files 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 ...

Page 76: ...ut any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate C A U T I O N We recommend that you should better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM Apply the changes Reset to default value Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Click here Show informatio...

Page 77: ...n easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother board if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view ...

Page 78: ...f you enable the BIOS Full Screen Logo Show 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 flash BIOS file auto matically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the sy...

Page 79: ...orage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction Intel Matrix Storage Manager Create a RAID Driver Diskette BIOS Configuration 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 ...

Page 80: ...iver 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 cre...

Page 81: ...or where speed is important for example a system that delivers video on demand TV programs to many viewers The configuration 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...

Page 82: ...an 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...

Page 83: ...e 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 i...

Page 84: ...y to create the diskette 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 configure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first You also need to create a R...

Page 85: ...his diskette 9 Check if the diskette contains the driver files Later when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system it will ask you to use this floppy diskette to provide driver for additional specific 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 ...

Page 86: ...el Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD 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 E...

Page 87: ...rror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 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 10...

Page 88: ...0S0 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 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Creating RAID 1 Name RAID Level Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0...

Page 89: ...ght 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 v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select ...

Page 90: ...C865380 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 v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISC VOLUME INFORMATION Main Menu 1 Create RAID Volume Intel R Matrix Sto...

Page 91: ...R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 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...

Page 92: ... 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 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU SELECT DISKS 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 ...

Page 93: ... The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 265 8 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select HELP 128KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storag...

Page 94: ...pe 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 60NWD 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...

Page 95: ...trix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume TryRAID1 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 RA...

Page 96: ...L250S0 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 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU SELECT DISKS Name RAID Level Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R...

Page 97: ...l ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD 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 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISC VOLUME INFORMATION Main Menu 1 Create...

Page 98: ... Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume TryRAID10 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 leve...

Page 99: ...e Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID10 RAID10 RAID0 1 N A 232 9GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD 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 Intel R Matrix Storage ...

Page 100: ... Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 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 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...

Page 101: ...axtor 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 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU SELECT DISKS Name RAID Level Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 101...

Page 102: ...5 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD 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 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel...

Page 103: ...Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP DELETE VOLUME MENU TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 3 465 8GB Normal Yes 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 ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB Normal Yes...

Page 104: ... MENU ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to delete TryRAID5 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 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 None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status V...

Page 105: ...9 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit Enter Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 6 0 1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISC VOLUME INFORMATION Main Menu 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 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 t...

Page 106: ...d revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk Are you sure you want to reset RAID data on selected disks Y N Previous Next SPACE Selects Enter Selection Complete RESET RAID DATD 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232...

Page 107: ...ION Main Menu 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 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 3 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 465 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status V...

Page 108: ...DISC VOLUME INFORMATION Main Menu Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild rebuild completes in the operating system Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding ESC to exit Port Drive Model Serial Size 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NCB1 WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Previous Next Enter Select ESC Exit DEGRADED VOLUME DET...

Page 109: ...1 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 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 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9...

Page 110: ...the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID you need to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system C A U T I O N Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help CPU L1 L2 Cache Enabled CPU L3 Cache Enabled Menu Level Hyper Threading Technology Enabled First Boot Device CD ROM Select Hard Disk Boot Second Boot Device Hard Disk Dev...

Page 111: ...mine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s none To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer...

Page 112: ...CI Controller Desktop ICH9H Intel R 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller Mobile ICH8M E Intel R 82801HBM SATA AHCI Controller Mobile ICH8M E M Intel R ICH8R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH8R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s Intel R ICH8R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special d...

Page 113: ...from the floppy drive please remember 11 Follow the Windows XP install processes to finish the set up Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C To dele...

Page 114: ...be set to AHCI or RAID 2 You d better have an IDE CD drive If you have a SATA CD drive and the BIOS SATA mode was set to AHCI or RAID in Windows XP platform this CD drive can not be recognized if Intel Matrix Storage Manager has not been installed If the system can not recognize it how can the driver be installed This is the reason why we need to come out a standard procedure for SATA CD drive use...

Page 115: ...Manager option ROM utility Configure your new hard disks to RAID0 1 5 or 10 Exit RAID BIOS PC will reboot 4 The Windows XP is running again and a new hardware of RAID disk was found Click Cancel to skip this Wizard Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode IDE Item Help x LEGACY Mode Support Disabled x Turbo Memory Support Disabled Menu Level OnBoard IDE SATA Chip IDE Mode M...

Page 116: ...109 5 5 Use Explorer to get into the Intel driver directory which was previously copied to the desktop 6 Click on Setup exe to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver ...

Page 117: ...110 5 7 Install complete 8 In Windows Explorer right click on My Computer click on Manage then click on Disk Management to format these new RAID disks Follow the Wizard to finish the job ...

Page 118: ...graphics card that works as the master graphics card CrossFireTM Ready graphics card from the same brand family that works as the slave graphics card For the detailed CrossFire Graphic Card support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchannel com Using CrossFireTM Technology 1 Please uninstall any existing graphics card drivers which would possibly create a conflict be...

Page 119: ...dows XP 32 bit with SP2 or Windows XP Professional 64 bit Edition 7 Install Microsoft s NET Framework Version 1 1 Without it The ATI CatalystTM Control Center can not launch properly 8 Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop Power Extension Cable Connect to monitor Connect to slave graphics card DVI connector Co...

Page 120: ...logy It is recommended using 400 450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM technology PCI E1_x16 and PCI E2_x16 work at X16 mode and the PCI E3_x16 work at X4 mode For better performance it s recommended to construct CrossFireTM at PCI E1_x16 and PCI E2_x16 The all new Radeon X1300 and X1600 graphics cards do not need a CrossFireTM Edition co processor or external cable C ...