Foxconn H77M Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...H77M Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...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 household waste d...

Page 3: ...f 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...

Page 4: ...facturer 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...

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: ... other Internal Connectors 13 Jumpers 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Main 21 Advanced 23 Chipset 31 Boot 34 Power 35 Health 37 Security 38 Save Exit 39 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 41 Install driver and utility 42 FOX ONE Main Page 45 CPU Control 49 Frequency Control 51 Limit Setting 51 Voltage Control 54 Fan Control 55 FOX LiveUpdate Local Update 56 Online Update 58 Configure 61 About Hel...

Page 7: ...RAID in BIOS 73 Install a New Windows XP 99 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnsupport com inquiry aspx CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Memory VGA Compatibility List http www foxconnsupport com complist aspx Support ...

Page 8: ...eries motherboard Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power providing only what you need for break through performance This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Page 9: ...dio Realtek ALC662 ALC888S Audio chip High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 channel H77M 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel H77M S Support Jack Sensing function USB H77 chipset Support up to 10 x USB 2 0 ports 6 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB headers supporting 4 extra ports Support up to 4 x USB 3 0 ports 2 rear panel ports 1 onboard USB headers supporting 2 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Support US...

Page 10: ...CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan speed control PCI Express x 1 Support PCI Express Gen2 5GT S data rate Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support PCI Express Gen3 8GT S data rate Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support S0 normal S3 suspen...

Page 11: ...udio Header 7 SPDIF_OUT Header 8 Speaker Connector 9 ME Jumper 10 Front USB Header 11 Clear CMOS Jumper 12 Front Panel Header 13 SATA Connectors 14 Front USB 3 0 Connectors 15 Chipset Intel H77 16 24 pin ATX main Power Connector 17 TPM Header 18 CIR Header 19 LPT Header 20 INTR Header 21 COM2 Header 22 COM1 Header 23 DDR3 DIMM Slots 24 CPU_FAN Header 25 SYS_FAN2 Header 10 3 9 11 19 22 13 8 16 6 1 ...

Page 12: ...ansmit the uncompressed audio video signals and is HDCP compliant Connect the HDMI audio video device to this port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used Both HDMI and DVI ports share the same signals They are not able to work at the same time C A U T I O N 6 USB 3 0 Ports The USB port supports the US...

Page 13: ...ve Right Link Status Description Status Description 1000M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blinking Data Activity Off 10Mb s Connection Green 100Mb s Connection Orange 1000Mb s Connection Active LED Link LED 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 Microph...

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: ...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 to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications inclu...

Page 16: ...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 1 Release the CPU socket lever ...

Page 17: ... 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 header on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning the push pin bolt along with the direction of arrow counterclockwise 2 Pull the push pin straight up 3 Turning push pin clockwise to its default position Use extreme car...

Page 18: ...t hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction C A U T I O N For this motherboard DIMM 1 2 DIMM 3 4 are two pairs of channels For Lynnfield CPU in each pair of DIMM channel you need to install blue DIMM first then install white DIMM the second White DIMM can not function if ...

Page 19: ...emory 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 ...

Page 20: ...ny 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 21: ...to the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU 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 We recommend you usin...

Page 22: ...ecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another USB ports on the front panel USB 3 0 This connectors are used to connect with the USB3 0 specification and is for the additional USB3 0 ports PORT1_L PORT1_R PORT2_L SENSE_SEND SENSE1_RETURN PRESENCEJ EMPTY SENSE2_RETURN AUD_GND 1 2 10 9 F_AUDIO PORT2_R NC SPKJ EMPTY SPEAKER SPKJ 1 2 3 4 5V EMPTY SPDIF_OUT GND 1 2 3 4 SPDIF_OUT NC...

Page 23: ...LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button TPM Connector TPM The TPM Trusted Platform Module provides the ability to the PC to run applications more secure and to make transactions and communic...

Page 24: ...to a security switch on the chassis The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the function of this connector If eventually the chassis is closed the system will send a message out Serial ATA Connectors SATA_1 2 3 4 5 6 The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this feature The SATA_3 4 5 6 allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate the SATA_...

Page 25: ...rdous 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 t...

Page 26: ... provides latest IT management features such as Intel AMT that allows to improve manage ment of corporate assets Set the jumper to pins 1 2 you can enable the Intel Management Engine function Set the jumper to pins 2 3 you can disable the Intel Management Engine function Enable Default 1 2 3 Disable 1 2 3 MFG Before flashing BIOS ROM you need to set MFG jumper to pins 2 3 first C A U T I O N ...

Page 27: ...process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main F Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Health Save Exit Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS a...

Page 28: ...he items related with Green function features can be setup through this menu Health This setup enables you to read change fan speeds and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU System Security The Administrator User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer If you set a password the system will ask you to key in correct pass word before boot or ac...

Page 29: ...ad Only Month month from 1 to 12 Date date from 1 to 31 Year year set up by users Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to input the value System Time This item allows you to configure the desired time Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to input the value The three fields of the setting are hour minute second respectively Access Level It displays your current access ...

Page 30: ...yright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Advanced Boot Power Health Security Save Exit Fox Control Center Super BIOS Protect Disable Smart BIOS Fox Intelligent Stepping CPU Configuration Performance Tuning Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Super BIOS Protection Settings F Center Super BIOS Pro...

Page 31: ...POST state by different long short blinking intervals You can always leave this state en 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 Quick blinking twice 1 3sec On 1 3sec Off one long On 1sec continuously Enter Setup ...

Page 32: ...F4 Save Exit ESC Exit F Center Spread Spectrum If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better disable it VCC_SA Voltage This item is used to change the VCC_SA voltage in a step of 12 2mV The voltage can be incremented from 12 2mV to 500 0mV Memory ...

Page 33: ...to enable disable the Execute Disable Bit feature Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Limit CPUID Maximum This item is used to enable or disable CPUID maximum value limit configuration Set Limit CPUID Maximum to 3 Should be Disabled for WinXP Intel Virtualization Technology ...

Page 34: ...t the EIST Processor Power Management PPM through this item Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology EIST allows the system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency which can result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production There are some system requirements must be met including CPU chipset motherboard BIOS and operation system Please refer to Intel...

Page 35: ...he selection of Performance Memory Profiles which impacts memory sizing behavior F Center Performance Memory Profiles This item is used to select Performance memory profile Options Automatic Manual XMP Profile 1 XMP Profile 2 Automatic Configuration database of using performance memory profile Manual Configuration database of using performance memory profile The next submenu will appear when selec...

Page 36: ...rams 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 Row Precharge Time tRPmin This item allows you to select the row precharge time in clock cycles CAS to RAS tRCDmin This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe sign...

Page 37: ...ridge ME Subsystem Onboard Device Configuration SATA Configuration Super IO Configuration Trusted Computing Press Enter to go to its submenu North Bridge Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc North Bridge Configuration Memory Information Total Memory 1024 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot1 Not Present Memory Slot2 Not Present...

Page 38: ...o longer be available to the OS Initial Graphic Adapter This item is used to select which graphics controller is used as the primary boot device VT d This item is used to enable or disable the VT d feature Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O VT d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I O devices in virtualized environment IG...

Page 39: ...ced Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Onboard LAN PXE OpROM This item is used to enable or disable onboard LAN PXE option ROM Onboard USB Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard USB controller Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS If you have a USB keyboard or mouse set to...

Page 40: ...AID Native IDE This configures the SATA ports to support native IDE mode AHCI The Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI specification describes the register level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA The specification includes a description of the hardware software interface between system software and the host controller hardware AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA fea...

Page 41: ... item is used to enable or disable the serial port Device Settings This item shows the resource assigned to the serial port Change Settings This item is used to select an optimal settings for the serial port Parallel Port Configuration Press Enter to go to its submenu and the following information will be displayed Device Settings This item shows the resource assigned to the parallel port Change S...

Page 42: ...ous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Enables or Disables TPM support O S will not show TPM Reset of platform is required Advanced TPM SUPPORT This item is used to decide whether to support TPM Trusted Platform Module device function Default option is Disabled If you want to support TPM first you need to install a TPM device on the motherboard and set this item to Enabled then sa...

Page 43: ...ard numlock state The defaulte setting is On Quiet Boot This item is used to enable disable the quiet boot Disabled Displays the normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages Interrupt 19 Capture Enable this item can allow Option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 Set Boot Priorities These items are used to set the system boot order Hard Disk Drive Priority This item is u...

Page 44: ... similar to the S1 sleeping state except that the CPU and system cache context is lost the OS is respon sible for maintaining the caches and CPU context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event S3 The S3 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state where all system context is lost except system memory CPU cache and chip set context are lost in this state Hardwar...

Page 45: ...PCI Express device to generate a wake up Resume by Modem Ring This item is used to enable disable the modem ring to generate a wake up Resume by Onboard LAN This item is used to enable disable the onboard LAN to generate a wake up Resume by RTC This item is used to enable disable RTC alarm event to generate a wake up RTC is system real time clock Energy using Products This item is used to enable d...

Page 46: ...lly by the system CPU Fan Speed This item shows the current CPU Fan speed detected automatically by the system System Fan 1 2 Speed This item shows the current North Bridge Fan speed detected automatically by the system CPU Vcore VDDR 12V SYS 5V SYS These items show the Current CPU Vcore VDDR 12V SYS 5V SYS voltage detected auto matically by the system CPU Warning Temperature This option is used t...

Page 47: ...Save Exit ESC Exit Set Setup Administra tor Password If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to setup and is only asked for when entering Setup The password must be 3 to 20 characters long Security Administrator Password This item is used to install or change administrator password After you input administrator password it then will ask you to confirm the password ...

Page 48: ...alogue box to let you load the defaults Select Yes and then press Enter to load the defaults Select No and press Enter it will not load By this default BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were i...

Page 49: ...ty drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Note Because each module is independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand ...

Page 50: ...l all the drivers for your system You must click Intel Chipset Driver to install it first After that you can click One Click Setup and then choose the items you want to install or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually Choose the items you want to Install Visit Foxconn s Website Show Utilities Show Drivers Browse CD View the Utility Help files Manual Installation Step by St...

Page 51: ...oftware programs And click Utility Help button to view the utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI help manual The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 7 based system The appearance may change with different Operating Systems C A U T I O N ...

Page 52: ...ent Stepping will require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Before you running the FOX ONE program the system parameters such as CPU clock voltage etc are controlled by BIOS settings After you run FOX ONE it will take over and the controlling r...

Page 53: ...implify 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 Vo...

Page 54: ...it 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 55: ...the Simple Mode Messages such as CPU frequency voltage etc they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode 3 F I S Calibration FOX Intelligent Stepping Optional This function will re calibrate the CPU s loading and it may take several minutes to proceed The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadi...

Page 56: ... 2 After data is collected it will ask you to restart your computer now Later on when the FOX ONE program is activated and F I S feature in CPU Page is also enabled FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings Loadings are like Power Gaming Data Mining etc ...

Page 57: ...lert 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 ...

Page 58: ...alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of s...

Page 59: ...e fan speed by manual When Smart Fan is selected you must use a 4 pin CPU cooler in your system 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 Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan function Apply the changes ...

Page 60: ...64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information please refer to the physical motherboard for detail Exit Toolbar Minimum Show current BIOS information Link to website Please set the BIOS setting BIOS Write Protect or Super BIOS Protect to Disabled when runni...

Page 61: ...ensure 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 c...

Page 62: ...ration 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 ...

Page 63: ...from 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 64: ...will 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 65: ...rom 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 66: ...ure System This page lets you set the location of download files and auto backup BIOS determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 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 Apply the changes Reset to default value ...

Page 67: ...thout 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 informatio...

Page 68: ...nable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 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 ...

Page 69: ...yze 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 Windows 7 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 70: ...is chapter will include 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 ...

Page 71: ...d can skip this step 2 Follow 5 2 to set BIOS setting SATA Mode to RAID or AHCI 3 Follow 5 3 to create RAID in BIOS 4 Follow 5 4 to Install Windows Operating System What kinds of hardware and software you need here 1 A floppy drive 2 A CD ROM drive 3 Several SATA hard disks 4 A RAID driver diskette 5 A motherboard driver CD 6 Windows XP or Vista Install CD ...

Page 72: ...r 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 73: ...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 74: ...ion easier The topic will be introduced Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks 1 Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect one end of the SATA cable to motherboard s SATA connector and the other end to SATA hard disk 3 Connect SATA power cable to the power connector of SATA hard disk Before installing the SATA hard disks make sure ...

Page 75: ...ation 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 RAID driver diskette...

Page 76: ...tional 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 6 You can input a volume label for this diskette click on Start to format 7 Click on OK to go through this warning message 8 Format finished Click OK to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette ...

Page 77: ...Configuration SATA Mode RAID Mode SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Port2 Not Present SATA Port3 Not Present SATA Port4 Not Present SATA Port5 Not Present SATA Port6 Not Present Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit 1 IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode 3 RAID Mode Advanced 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete ...

Page 78: ...OM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume RAID0 Stripe Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Enter...

Page 79: ...the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select CREATE VOLUME MENU SELECT DISKS Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporatio...

Page 80: ...9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Se...

Page 81: ... 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Press ENTER to create the ...

Page 82: ...ers or less Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume Volume0 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003...

Page 83: ...CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level TryRAID0...

Page 84: ...ed The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 148 1 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 128KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storag...

Page 85: ...6 Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Devices ID Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3320418AS 9VM8Y4D8 298 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3160815AS 5RX4M04N 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume Are you sur...

Page 86: ... R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID1 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corpor...

Page 87: ...AID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copy...

Page 88: ...n ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved The default va...

Page 89: ...id Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID10 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation...

Page 90: ...Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID10 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks 128K 149 1 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 64KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1...

Page 91: ...el R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 64KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID5 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corpo...

Page 92: ... S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel...

Page 93: ...hts Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 128K 149 1 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 64KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Re...

Page 94: ...elect ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Use Up or Down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete Here only one RAID5 is seen so press DEL key to continue Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable TryRAID0 ID0 Stripe 2 465 8GB Normal Yes D...

Page 95: ...y 3 149 1GB Normal Yes ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete TryRAID5 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Recover Volume Options 5 Exit RAID Volume None defi...

Page 96: ...pe 128KB 298 1GB Normal Yes 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 0 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Non RAID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk 0 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAI...

Page 97: ... RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB M...

Page 98: ...1HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk 0 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk cau...

Page 99: ...ion All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 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 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe S...

Page 100: ...chnology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu HELP RECOVERY vOLUME OPTIONS Name Level Capacity Status Bootable TryRecovery Recovery Cont 74 5GB Normal Yes Select a Recovery volume to do the operation Up Down SPACE Selects ENTER Done SELECT RECOVERY VOLUME TryRecovery Recovery Cont 74 5GB Norma...

Page 101: ...AID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Devices ID Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3320418AS 9VM8Y4D8 298 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3160815AS 5RX4M04N 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Select ESC Exit ...

Page 102: ...n RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Press Y to exit Intel Matrix Storage Manager program The system will enter BIOS setup 3 Shut down the computer remove the Non RAID disk and we will continue for Windows OS installatio...

Page 103: ... until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When you set 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 Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset Boot Powe...

Page 104: ...ine 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 105: ...rt disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by...

Page 106: ...rom 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 delet...