Foxconn P45A Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...P45A Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...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 househo...

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: ...0 System Information 22 Advanced BIOS Features 24 Central Control Unit 27 Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 33 Power Management Setup 37 PnP PCI Configuration 39 PC Health Status 40 BIOS Security Features 41 Load Optimal Defaults 42 Save Changes and Exit 42 Discard Changes and Exit 42 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 44 Install driver and utility 45 FOX ONE Main Page 4...

Page 7: ...n BIOS 75 Install a New Windows XP 99 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 103 Appendix CrossFireTM Technology 107 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnchannel com support online aspx CPU Memory VGA Compatibility Supporting Website http www foxconnchannel com product Motherb...

Page 8: ... what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements P45A P45A S enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Page 9: ...s 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors Controlled by ICH10R ICH10 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 4 rear panel ports 4 onboard USB headers supporting 8 extra ports Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 ...

Page 10: ...t features PCI Express x16 Gen1 0 Support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Gen2 0 Support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk and S5 sof...

Page 11: ...nector 8 CD_IN Connector 9 1394a Connector P45A S 10 SYS_FAN Header 11 Clear CMOS Jumper 12 Front USB Connectors 13 SATA Connectors 14 South Bridge Intel ICH10R P45A S Intel ICH10 P45A 15 Front Panel Connector 16 IDE Connector 17 24 pin ATX Power Connector 18 Floppy Connector 19 DDR2 DIMM Slots 20 Speaker Connector 21 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 22 IrDA Connector 23 CPU_FAN Header 24 LGA 775 CP...

Page 12: ...at your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector 5 External SATA Port To connect external SATA device s to your system by expanding the internal SATA port s to the chassis back panel External SATA device shall provide power by its own 6 USB Ports The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash d...

Page 13: ... 5 1 7 1 channels The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above 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 Ou...

Page 14: ...fer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU Memory and VGA for your motherboard http www foxconnchannel co...

Page 15: ...erwise 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 specification...

Page 16: ...e 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 Remove protective socket cover ...

Page 17: ...motherboard 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 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...

Page 18: ... SS 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 recom...

Page 19: ...mory 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 p...

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: ...d make sure it is secure 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 8 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 PWR1 24 13 12 1 We recommend you using a...

Page 22: ... ports on the front panel IDE Connector PIDE With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive IrDA Connector IR This connector supports infrared wireless trans mitting and receiving device PORT1_L PORT1_R PORT2_L SENSE_SEND SENSE1_RETURN PRESENCEJ EMPTY SENSE2_RETURN AUD_GND 1 2 10 9 F_AUDIO PORT2_R 1 2 3 4 5 5V EMPTY IRRX GND IRTX I...

Page 23: ... the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button Floppy Disk Drive Connector FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive...

Page 24: ...es which support this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN NB_FAN There are three main fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states CPU_FAN SYS_FAN...

Page 25: ...ardous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem ClearCMOS 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: ...er BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Advanced BIOS Features Central Control Unit Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configuration PC Health Status BIOS Security Features Load Optimal Defaults Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference on...

Page 27: ...nit Some special proprietary features such as overclocking can be set up through this menu Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu and the system performance can be optimized Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Super I O devices such as Serial I O and other USB devices etc CMOS Setup Util...

Page 28: ...password the system will ask you to key in correct password before boot or access to Setup Load Optimal Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu However it may offer bet ter performance in some ways such as less I O cards less memory etc still it may cause problem if you have more memory or I O cards installed It means if your system loading is heavy set to optimal...

Page 29: ...to select which kind of the Floppy Disk Drive is installed in your system It can be 360KB 51 4 1 2MB 51 4 720KB 31 2 1 44MB 31 2 2 88 MB 31 2 and Disabled Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors All errors can result in system halt All Errors But All errors but keyboard or mouse or floppy can result in system halt...

Page 30: ...DE drives With PATA IDE drives OnChip ATA Devices OnChip ATA Devices OnChip ATA Devices SATA 1 Configuration Compatible Enhanced SATA 1 Configuration Disabled SATA 1 Configuration Compatible Enhanced SATA 1 Configuration Disabled Configure SATA 1 as SATA 2 Configuration SATA 2 Configuration SATA 2 Configuration SATA 2 Configuration RAID AHCI Enhanced Disabled Enhanced Disabled Enhanced Disabled En...

Page 31: ...of POST messages Floppy Drive 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 ap pear an error message Disabling this function then POST will not detect the floppy Bootup Num Lock This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is s...

Page 32: ...uested cache line as well as the subsequent cache line When disabled the processor will only retrieve the currently requested cache line Limit CPUID MaxVal This item is used to enable or disable CPUID maximum value limit configuration Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 it should be Disabled for WinXP Virtualization Technology Appears only when CPU supports Virtualization i e Intel Vanderpool Technology a...

Page 33: ...CI stands for Platform Environment Control Interface The PECI bus allowing access to this data from chipset components is a proprietary single wire interface with a variable data transfer speed from 2 kbit s to 2 Mbit s From a control standpoint the main difference between PECI and the previously used thermal monitoring methods is that PECI reports a negative value expressing the difference betwee...

Page 34: ...atrends Inc Central Control Unit Smart Power LED Help Item O C Configuration Press Enter O V Configuration Press Enter Disabled Enabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Disabled Options 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 bli...

Page 35: ...Start CPU Clock This displays the current CPU clock value under overclocking test Next CPU Clock This displays the next CPU clock value which will be used in overclocking test Status This displays the overclocking state It can be Running or Stopped Step of Setup Over Clock This is the clock step increment when running overclock test It is implemented in running Run Setup Over Clock option that CPU...

Page 36: ... stop it When the overclock test is running you must always remember the current CPU clock value on the screen When the maximal clock value is reached system will restart itself and a message displays System recovers from Setup Over Clock Press F1 to Resume You can then press F1 to continue press Del to enter BIOS again and select O C Configuration menu enter an appropriate CPU clock value smaller...

Page 37: ...to 15 by pressing key or input a number directly Apply All Settings Press Enter to apply all the changes CPU Temperature Vcore Memory Voltage MCH Voltage These options display the temperature and voltage information CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc O V Configuration VCore Offset Control Help Item VRAM Voltage Control 3 DRAM Approx Voltage 1 758V 0 048Vx3 1 902V Allo...

Page 38: ...d 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 controller to as CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Settings Help Item WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections Configure North Bridge may cause system to malfunction features North Bridge Co...

Page 39: ...he System Management Bus is a specific implementation of an I2C bus The SMBus speci fication describes the data protocols device addresses and electrical requirements that are superimposed on the I2C bus specification The SMBus is used to physically transport com mands and information between the Smart Battery SMBus Host Smart Battery Charger and other SMBus Devices This item is used to enable dis...

Page 40: ...lso support AHCI AHCI The Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI specification describes the register CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals OnChip ATA Devices Press Enter Help Item OnBoard Devices Press Enter SuperIO Configuration Press Enter OnChip ATA Devices USB Configuration Press Enter Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help...

Page 41: ...n charge of the ESATA port on the back panel OnBoard Devices OnBoard LAN This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM A LAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network By installing a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to ...

Page 42: ...isable onboard infrared chip function IrDA Duplex Mode This item enables you to determine the transfer mode of the onboard infrared chip Setting values are Full Duplex Half Duplex CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc SuperIO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Help Item Serial Port Address Enabled IrDA Function Enabled Allows BIOS to Enable IrDA Duplex Mode ...

Page 43: ...CI 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 After pressing Enter you can set the reset delay for the USB mass storage device There are many different emulation types of this USB device such as Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk and CDROM can be selected Select Auto USB de...

Page 44: ...e S4 sleeping state is the lowest power longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI In order to reduce power to a minimum it is assumed that the hardware platform has powered off all devices Platform context is maintained also called Suspend to Disk S5 The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context The system is in the soft off state and requires a c...

Page 45: ...s item is used to enable disable the PCI PCIE devices to generate a wake up Wake On USB Devices This item is used to enable disable the USB keyboard and mouse to generate a wake up Wake On PS2 Keyboard This item is used to enable disable the PS2 keyboard to generate a wake up Wake On PS2 Mouse This item is used to enable disable the PS2 mouse to generate a wake up Resume On RTC This item is used t...

Page 46: ...I IDE busmaster function Select Enabled BIOS uses PCI busmastering to read write the IDE drives CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PnP PCI Configuration Initial Graphics Adapter Help Item PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select which graphics controller is used as the primary boot device Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults PEG PCI ...

Page 47: ...This item is used to enable or disable case open warning function Smart Fan This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status CPU Temperature 53o C 127o C Help Item System Temperature 23o C 73o C CPU Fan Speed 3154 RPM System Fan Speed N A Disabled N B Fan Speed N A Enabled Reset Vcore 1 232 V Memory Voltag...

Page 48: ...ection This item is used to enable disable boot sector virus protection CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Supervisor Password Not Installed Help Item User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Install or change the Change User Password Press Enter password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Move Enter Select Value F10...

Page 49: ...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 program select Cancel or ESC to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit If you se...

Page 50: ...s that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Note Because each module is independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand ...

Page 51: ...the drivers have been installed A Intel Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek 811X LAN Driver D Intel RAID Driver E JMicron RAID Driver 2 Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS Some auto features help user to improve or overclock...

Page 52: ... all the other drivers left or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually 2 Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click Select to Install Utilities Select to Install Drivers Click to visit Foxconn s website Browse CD Exit the program Drop to System Tray ...

Page 53: ...ill require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Before you running the FOX ONE program the system parameters such as CPU clock voltage etc are controlled by BIOS settings After you run FOX ONE it will take over and the controlling right will be t...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...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 56: ...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 57: ... 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 58: ...heck 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 ...

Page 59: ...SET 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 60: ...ts 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 manua...

Page 61: ...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 62: ...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 63: ...tage 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...

Page 64: ...ets 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 65: ...ng 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 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ...igure 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 72: ...thout any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate 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 about FOX LiveUpdate We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid an...

Page 73: ...layed if you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO Main Page When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file auto matically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the system...

Page 74: ...can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view ...

Page 75: ...he 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 P45A S is supporting RAID P45A is not ...

Page 76: ...ID driver diskette if it is not bundled 6 Windows XP or Vista Install CD Existing Windows XP Vista system with new RAID built as data storage Follow 5 5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID data storage in your existing Windows XP system it includes 1 Copy RAID driver setup program to your hard disk Vista can skip 2 Follow 5 2 to set BIOS setting SATA mode to RAID or AHCI 3 Follow 5 3 t...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...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 80: ...e creation 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue 5 Insert a diskette click OK to continue 5 1 Create a RAID driver diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a AHCI or RAID system you need to configure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first You also need to create a RAID driver dis...

Page 81: ...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 82: ... Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume Data is Encrypted None 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 ...

Page 83: ...ror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume RAID0 Stripe Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 10...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...ht C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select ...

Page 86: ...WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk 0 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 0 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Non RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume Intel R M...

Page 87: ... Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Volume0 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level...

Page 88: ... 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 Member Disk 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 89: ...The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 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 90: ...vel Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 200 0GB Normal Yes 1 TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 265 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 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 ...

Page 91: ...rix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume 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 92: ...50SKP4G 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 wRAID5 ...

Page 93: ...tatus 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 Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU...

Page 94: ...Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume 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 95: ...d ID Name 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 ...

Page 96: ...Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume 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 97: ...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 98: ... 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 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 v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003...

Page 99: ...on 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 Data is Encrypted ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB N...

Page 100: ... 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 Data is Encrypted None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type...

Page 101: ... 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK 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 102: ...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 DATA 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232...

Page 103: ...ON 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 Data is Encrypted ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 465 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial S...

Page 104: ...MAIN MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION 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 105: ...AID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume Data is Encrypted ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 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 L50SKP...

Page 106: ...nd 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 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority Boot Devi...

Page 107: ...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 108: ...t 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 109: ...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 110: ... 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 users The co...

Page 111: ...Matrix Storage 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 Click to exit CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc OnChip ATA Devices Configure SATA 1 as RAID Help Item Max Ports on SATA 6 Ports JMicron 36x...

Page 112: ...5 105 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 113: ...5 106 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 114: ... 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 b...

Page 115: ...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 116: ...echnology It is recommended using 400 450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM technology PCI E1_x16 slot works at x16 mode and the PCI E2_x16 slot work at x8 mode When construct CrossFireTM at PCI E1_x16 and PCI E2_x16 slots they both work at x8 mode The all new Radeon X1300 and X1600 graphics cards do not need a CrossFireTM Edition co processor or external cable C A U T...