Foxconn Cinema II Deluxe, User Manual

Page 1: ...Cinema II Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...l indicates that 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 other wise 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 house...

Page 3: ...surements 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 fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment...

Page 4: ...rboard 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 tha...

Page 5: ...ower 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 o...

Page 6: ... 19 Main Menu 19 System Information 21 Boot Setting Configuration 24 Advanced Chipset Features 26 Integrated Peripherals 30 Power Management 33 Hardware Monitor 35 Overclock Control Center 36 BIOS Security Features 47 Load Optimal Defaults 48 Save Exit Setup 48 Exit without Saving 48 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD Introduction 50 FOX ONE Main Page 53 CPU Control 57 Frequency Control 59 Limit ...

Page 7: ... New Windows XP 95 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array 99 Appendix ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Technology 105 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnsupport com inquiry aspx CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Memory VGA Compatibility List http www foxconnsupport com ...

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

Page 9: ... 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out Support Jack Sensing function LAN Realtek 10 100 1000Mb s LAN chip Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 1 x PCI slot Onboard Serial ATA 4 x SATA connectors 1 x ESATA connector 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 6 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB...

Page 10: ...50MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 8GB s 16GB 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 S5 soft off Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 11: ...xpress x1 Slots 5 PCI Slots 6 CD_IN Connector 7 Front Audio Connector 8 SPDIF_OUT Connecter 9 COM1 Connector 10 1394a Connector only for Cinema II Deluxe 11 Front USB Connectors 12 Front Panel Connector 13 ESATA Connector 14 Clear CMOS Jumper 15 SATA Connectors 16 System Fan Header 17 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 18 24 pin ATX Power Connector 19 Speaker Connector 20 IrDA Connector 21 DDR3 DIMM S...

Page 12: ... port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used 6 Optical S PDIF Out Port This port provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio 7 1394a Port only for Cinema II Deluxe This port is used to connect a 1394a device 8 RJ 45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides...

Page 13: ... 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 ...

Page 14: ...ut prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Me...

Page 15: ...to prevent hardware damage Locate the Pin 1 of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the syst...

Page 16: ...ad an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU 2 Buckle the heatsink firmly at one side of the stand 3 Buckle the heatsink at another side and press the fasten lever down to tightly seat the cooler 4 Attach the 3 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU fan header on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing th...

Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...y 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 ...

Page 20: ...make sure it is secure 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU We recommend you using a 24 pin power supply If you are using a 20 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture C A U T I O N 20 Pin Power Pin No 24 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5...

Page 21: ...te 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 Intrusion Alarm Header INTR The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis The system can dete...

Page 22: ...ports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving device USB Connectors F_USB1 2 3 In addition to the six USB ports on the rear panel this product also provides three 10 pin USB headers on its motherboard By connecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another six USB ports on the front panel NC GND 5V_DUAL D D D GND D 5V_DUAL EMPTY 1 2 10 9 F_USB 1 2 3 Serial ATA Connectors SA...

Page 23: ...Headers CPU_FAN SYS_FAN FAN1 FAN2 There are five main fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states FAN1 2 GND 12V SENSE 1 CPU_FAN GND POWER SENSE CONTROL 1 SYS_FAN GND 12V SENSE 1 CD_IN CD_L GND CD_R PORT1_L PORT1_R PORT2_L S...

Page 24: ...recommended It can prevent hazardous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the comput...

Page 25: ...enus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases oc cur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Boot Setting Configuration Advance...

Page 26: ...an 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 SATA devices Super I O devices such as Serial I O and other USB devices etc Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu Overclock Control Center We do not suggest that you c...

Page 27: ...e 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 ...

Page 28: ...SATA1_SATA2 of the motherboard SATA Port 2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 of the motherboard SATA Port 3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 of the motherboard SATA Port 4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 of the motherboard E SATA Port is on the motherboard Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors All...

Page 29: ... in your system before powering on tCL CAS Latency The number of memory clocks it takes a DRAM to return data after the read CAS_L is assert ed depends on the memory clock frequency The value that BIOS programs into the memory controller is a function of the target clock frequency The target clock frequency is determined from the supported CAS latencies at given clock frequencies of each DIMM tRCD...

Page 30: ... clock cycles tRC tRAS tRP tWR Write Recovery This item displays the write recovery time in clock cycles tRRD Active to Active of a Different Bank This item displays the delay time in clock cycles between the RAS and RAS strobe sig nals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Subtimings Information Subtimings DIMM1 3 DIMM2 4 Help Item tRTP 2 4 N A tRC 33 N A tWR 10 N A tRR...

Page 31: ...should keep the setting as the default 1 4 You also need to enable MPS 1 4 support if you need to make use of the secondary PCI bus on a motherboard that doesn t come with a PCI bridge You should only leave it as 1 1 only if you are running an older operating system that only supports MPS 1 1 Quiet Boot This item is used to enable disable the quiet boot Disabled Displays the normal POST messages E...

Page 32: ...ority using or you can exit this menu by pressing Esc Hard Disk Drives This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available hard disk drives Removable Drives This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available removable drives CD DVD Drives This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available CD DVD drives ...

Page 33: ...us but when they do get access they can conduct their transactions for a longer time Normally a default value of 64 cycles is set Some PCI devices may not agree with longer latency times so if you start facing problems like stuttering sound or a less responsive system reduce the latency Higher values will actually reduce performance as too much time may be allocated to each PCI device to the disad...

Page 34: ...tem is used to select the link mode between ASPMs Link Width This item is used to set the link width between PCI Express slots Slot Power Limit W This item is used to adjust the power limit of PCI Express slots You can use to change the value or directly input a value from 0 to 255 The default option is 75 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc PCIe Port 2 Configuration G...

Page 35: ...tiated Select Disabled BIOS will turn off Generation II speed mode of PCI Express slots Link ASPM This item is used to select the link mode between ASPMs CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCIe Port 6 Configuration Gen2 High Speed Mode Help Item Link ASPM Disabled Enabled Gen2 speed based HW or SW support Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F2 F3...

Page 36: ...affic support between north bridge and sourth bridge Link ASPM This item is used to select the link mode between ASPMs CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc NB SB Port Configuration NB SB Link ASPM Help Item NP NB SB VC1 Traffic Support Disabled Link Width Auto Disabled L1 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F2 F3 Change Colors F9 Optimized Defaults...

Page 37: ...s and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port 1 IR Port Address This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the IR port IR Port Mode This item is used to set the IR mode The available settings are IrDA An IrDA device for maximum 115200 bit s ASK IR A faster IrDA for 1152000 bit s IR Port Duplex Mode This item enables you to determine the infrared function of...

Page 38: ...nd 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 specification 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 bes...

Page 39: ...workaround for OS without EHCI hand Off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver If USB devices are connected to the computer the following item will appear USB Mass Storage Device Con After pressing Enter you can set the reset delay for the USB mass storage device There are many different emulation types of this USB device such as floppy hard disk and CDROM can be selected CM...

Page 40: ...sor 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 plat form 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 ...

Page 41: ...3 STR standby mode PWR On after PWR Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss Resume by PME This item is used to enable disable the PME to generate a wake up Resume by Onboard LAN This item is used to enable disable the LAN to generate a wake up Resume by USB Devices This item is used to enable disable the USB devices to generate a wake ...

Page 42: ...e This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Hardware Monitor Case Intrustion Alert Help Item Hardware Monitor Enabled CPU Temperature 45 o C 113 o F Enables a warning System Temperature 40 o C 104 o F message once the case North Bridge Temperature 45 o C 113 o F intrusion alert has CPU Fan Speed 2136 RPM been trigge...

Page 43: ...1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Overclock Control Center Fox Intelligent Stepping Press Enter Help Item CPU Configuration Press Enter Memory Configuration Press Enter Configure Fox IGP Configuration Press Enter Intelligent Stepping Function Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F2 F3 Change Colors F9 Optimized Defaults Press Enter CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 Amer...

Page 44: ... caching of memory and the HT links between processors are co herent HT links as the HT protocol includes messages for managing the cache protocol Other non processor processor HT links are Non Coherent HT links as they do not have memory cache The HyperTransport link width and frequency are initialized between the adjacent coherent and or noncoherent HyperTransport technology devices during the r...

Page 45: ...link is determined by multiplying the CPU FSB with the CPU NB HT Speed setting HT Uplink Width HT DownLink Width The coherency refers to the caching of memory and the HT links between processors are co herent HT links as the HT protocol includes messages for managing the cache protocol Other non processor processor HT links are Non Coherent HT links as they do not have memory cache The HyperTransp...

Page 46: ...t is a feature which CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state C1E drops the CPU s multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT halt command is issued This item is used to enable disable the C1E support CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced CPU setting GRAT Error Reporting Help Item ACPI SRAT Tabled Enabled C1E Support Disabled Enable for debu...

Page 47: ... memory controller is a function of the target clock frequency The target clock frequency is determined from the supported CAS latencies at given clock frequencies of each DIMM tRCD RAS to CAS Delay This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe signals tRP Precharge Command Period This item allows you to select the row precharge time in clock cycles tRA...

Page 48: ...ical DIMM 1 Trfc0 auto refresh row cycle time for logical DIMM 0 Memory Features Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles One bank will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being accessed This improves memory perfor mance by masking the refresh cycles of each memory bank However bank interleaving only works if the addresses requested c...

Page 49: ... it is so it s up to the memory controller and host bridge to figure out what to do Many systems cause that high RAM to simply be ignored resulting in the loss of effective RAM More complex systems will take the RAM that would occupy that 3 5 4GB address space and re map it into the 4 0 4 5 address space The RAM doesn t care because it s just an array of storage cells it s up to the memory control...

Page 50: ...control A chip select or pair of chip selects is placed in power down when no transactions are pending for the chip select s Page Smashing This item is used to enable disable S W control of page smashing mechanism Auto Tweak Performance Enables the DDR memory clocks to be tristated when alternate VID mode is enabled DRAM Config_High Control This item is used to set the memory configuration Options...

Page 51: ...correct Doing this while memory is not being used improves performance Note When AMD s node interleave feature is en abled BIOS will force DRAM scrub off Data Cache BG Scrub It allows the L1 Data Cache ram to be corrected while idle L2 Cache BG Scrub It allows the L2 Data Cache ram to be corrected while idle L3 Cache BG Scrub It allows the L3 Data Cache ram to be corrected while idle CMOS Setup Ut...

Page 52: ...located during driver initialization This fixed amount of memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times and will no longer be available to the OS SIDEPORT Clock Speed This item will appear only when Internal Graphics Mode is set to UMA SIDEPORT it used to adjust sideport clock speed UMA SP Interleave Mode This item will appear only when Internal Graphics Mode is set t...

Page 53: ...ally disabled and the system memory allocated to the IGP is freed for other use 2 When installing an ATI PCIe graphics card SurroundView is disabled by default Enabling SurroundView in the BIOS enables the integrated UMA graphics controller which in turn makes available up to two additional graphics outputs When enabling the integrated UMA graphics controller system memory will be reallocated HDMI...

Page 54: ... is used to install or change user password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Supervisor Password Not Installed Help Item User Password Not Installed Install or change the Change Supervisor Password Press Enter password Change User Password Press Enter Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F2 F3 Change Colors F9 Optimized De...

Page 55: ...o be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to work Save Changes and Exit When you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the center of the screen Select OK to save your changes to CMOS and exit the pro gram select Cancel or ESC to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit If you s...

Page 56: ...ity drivers that enhance the mother board 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 ...

Page 57: ...ns to install all the necessary drivers for your motherboard You need to restart your computer after finishing all the installations of drivers AMD chipset Driver Use it to install AMD chipset driver Realtek HDA Audio Driver Use it to install Realtek Audio driver Realtek 811X LAN Driver Use it to install Realtek 811X LAN driver AMD RAID Driver Use it to install AMD RAID driver ATI HDMI Audio Drive...

Page 58: ... to backup change and delete the boot time Logo See FOX LOGO for details 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 Insta...

Page 59: ...brate 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 L...

Page 60: ...plify 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 Volt...

Page 61: ...t 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 ...

Page 62: ...e 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 loading...

Page 63: ... 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 ...

Page 64: ...eck 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 finally Click Yes to continue Press Auto b...

Page 65: ...ET 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 ...

Page 66: ... speed to a minimum The four benchmarks Power Gaming Data Mining Office and Energy Saving the references of their system loading were calculated and defined in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration 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 ...

Page 67: ...ert 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 S...

Page 68: ...ert 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 sys...

Page 69: ...ge 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 c...

Page 70: ...s 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 ...

Page 71: ...e Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 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 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...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 78: ...out any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate C A U T I O N We recommend that you had 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 information ...

Page 79: ...me Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 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 system or the motherboard will...

Page 80: ...mation system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother board if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 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 81: ... system with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction Option ROM Utility Create a RAID Driver Diskette RAID Enable in BIOS Select a RAID Array for use Install a New Windows XP Setting up a Non Bootable RAID Array The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for refer ence only please refer to the practical screen ...

Page 82: ...D To create RAID driver diskette if it is not bundled 6 Windows XP or Vista Install CD Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP or Vista system with new RAID built as data storage Follow 5 5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID array in your existing Windows XP system it includes 1 Set RAID enabled in BIOS 2 Follow 5 3 to select a RAID array for use 3 Run setup program to insta...

Page 83: ...rtant 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 speed up reading data...

Page 84: ...e RAID 10 Striped Mirror RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks Span JBOD JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed but it offers no speed improvement or fault toleranc...

Page 85: ...hannel 2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_2 Channel 3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_4 Channel 4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_4 To achieve the best performance and reliability we highly recommend you using the hard disks with the same brand size and model number Though we are using four different hard disks as an example to describe RAID function in this chapter it is only helpful in explaining...

Page 86: ...xisting Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage Install SATA Hard Disks before we continue Shut down your computer Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays connect all power and SATA cables Before installing the SATA hard disks make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the hardware C A U T I O N ...

Page 87: ...Driver AMD RAID Floppy WinXP click on RaidTool icon to start the creation 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue 5 Insert a diskette click OK to continue 5 1 Create a RAID Driver Diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a RAID system you need to create a RAID driver floppy diskette which will...

Page 88: ...e label for this diskette click on Start to format 7 Click on OK to go through this warning message 8 Format finished Click OK to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette 9 Check if the diskette contains the driver files ...

Page 89: ...started it will display a message asking you to press Ctrl F key to enter the main menu of Option ROM Utility Press Ctrl F the Main Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc View Drive Assignment 1 Define LD 2 Delete LD 3 Controller Configuration 4 Main Menu Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit Keys Available CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc S...

Page 90: ...D 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available LD 1 Define LD Menu Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 Y 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SAT...

Page 91: ...nitialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it Press any other key to ignore this option Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB LD 1 RAID 0 2 164 56 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary OFF Cache Mode WriteThru ...

Page 92: ...ion ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available LD 2 Define LD Menu Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 2 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 42 34 Y 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 80 03 Y 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05...

Page 93: ...v LD 2 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 42 28 Y 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 79 96 Y 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 N 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 N Up Down ESC Exit Space Change Ctrl Y Save PgUp Dn Page Change Define LD Menu Option ...

Page 94: ... LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available LD 1 Define LD Menu Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 N 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA...

Page 95: ...fine LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 N 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 120 03 N 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 Y 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Fast Initial Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced M...

Page 96: ... 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available LD 1 Define LD Menu Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 10 4 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 Y 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD ...

Page 97: ...nctional Define LD Menu Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 10 4 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 Y 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 120 03 Y 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 Y 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Fast Initial Option...

Page 98: ...de Total Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 163 99 Functional LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available LD 1 Define LD Menu Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID READY 1 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary NA Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capa...

Page 99: ...Y 1 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary NA Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 42 28 N 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 79 96 N 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 N 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down ESC Exit Space Change Ctrl Y Save PgUp Dn Page Change Define LD Menu Option ROM Utility c 2...

Page 100: ... 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available LD 1 Define LD Menu Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 JBOD 4 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary NA Cache Mode NA Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 Y 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 120 03...

Page 101: ... 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down ESC Exit Space Change Ctrl Y Save PgUp Dn Page Change Define LD Menu Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available Define LD Menu Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it Press any other key to ignore this option Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode...

Page 102: ...n fatal blue screen and you may need to reboot the system again PC may not respond to your F6 input immediately and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Item Help 1st Boot Device CDROM Specifies the...

Page 103: ...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 104: ...have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device suppo...

Page 105: ...ed space on this computer Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C To delete the selected partitions press D 238410 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on ahcix86 MBR ENTER Install C Create Partition F3 Quit Unpartitioned space 238410 MB Windows XP Professional Setup The followi...

Page 106: ...ATA port1 1 Reboot your system and go to SATA Configuration menu Enable the RAID function Press F10 to save the settings and reboot To achieve the best performance and reliability we highly recommend you using the hard disks with the same brand size and model number Though we are using different brand of hard disks as an example here the purpose is only for easy understanding W ARNING RAID CMOS Se...

Page 107: ...dows 4 In Windows click Cancel to skip any Found New Hardware Wizard Use driver CD and click on AMD RAID Driver to install the AMD RAID driver The RAID driver will be installed only when you select RAID in OnChip SATA Type setting If you do not select RAID then RAID driver will not be installed Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 163 99 Functional LD 2 LD 3 LD...

Page 108: ... 101 5 After the AMD RAID driver is installed it will ask you to click Finish to restart your computer 6 When Windows starts a message is prompting you to reboot again Click Yes to restart your computer ...

Page 109: ...e and Convert Disk Wizard appears Click Next to continue The RAID array is named as Disk1 and its status is unknown and not initialized 8 A Select Disks to Initialize window will appear The disks listed depend on how many arrays you have configured Select Disk1 and click Next to continue 9 When Select Disks to Convert window appears do not select anything and click Next to continue 10 When the Com...

Page 110: ...efore using it Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the Wizard instructions 12 When New Partition Wizard appears click Next to continue 13 When Primary partition screen appears click Next to continue 14 When Specify Partition Size screen appears click Next to continue 15 When Assign Drive Letter or Path screen appears click Next to continue 16 Click Finish to end the New P...

Page 111: ...5 104 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing 18 Format completed now you can start using your RAID array ...

Page 112: ...Drivers menu click AMD Chipset Driver to Install it Follow the instructions to finish the installation and restart your computer Before using ATI Hybrid CrossFireX ensure your computer meets the following basic requirements Operating System Windows Vista Memory capacity Minimum 1GB CPU AM3 On board graphics card RAM Minimum 256MB Add on graphics cad ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series Radeon HD 3400 Series ...

Page 113: ...n click ATI Catalyst TM Control Center from the shortcut menu The Catalyst TM Control Center screen appears 2 Click Graphics Settings CrossFire then clear the Enable CrossFire check box When a confirmation message pops up click Yes The screen backs out for about one minute 3 Click OK 4 Right click on the desktop then click Personalize from the shortcut menu 5 Click Display Settings Select Default ...

Page 114: ...phics card 2 From the ATI Catalyst TM Control Center screen click Display Manager Graphics Adapter Select ATI Radeon HD 3450 HPL1706 Click OK and then Yes from the confirmation window 3 Follow steps 6 on Using the onboard graphics card to complete the process of setting up the onboard graphics card as your main monitor If you are using both an add on and the onboard graphics cards at the same time...