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A79A Series Motherboard

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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: ...adio 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 cu...

Page 4: ...turer 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 un...

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: ...hapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 20 Main Menu 20 System Information 22 Advanced BIOS Features 24 Fox Central Control Unit 26 Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 39 Power Management Setup 43 PC Health Status 45 BIOS Security Features 46 Load Optimal Defaults 47 Save Exit Setup 47 Exit Without Saving 47 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 49 Install driver and utility 50 ...

Page 7: ...1 Select a RAID Array for Use 81 Install a New Windows XP 96 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array 100 Appendix CrossFireTM Technology 106 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...

Page 8: ... what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectiv ity features for today multi media computing requirements A79A S enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Page 9: ...y and dts LAN 2 x Realtek Gigabit LAN chips Expansion Slots 4 x PCI Express x16 slots 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 1 x PCI slot Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors Controlled by SB750 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 headers providing 6 extra ports Supports USB 2 0 protoco...

Page 10: ...speed control PCI Express x1 Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Gen1 0 Support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Gen2 0 Support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Conf...

Page 11: ... Clear CMOS Button 18 IrDA Connector 19 South Bridge AMD SB750 20 Floppy Connector 21 FAN3 Header 22 24 pin ATX Power Connector 23 DDR2 DIMM Slots 24 North Bridge AMD 790FX 25 CPU_FAN Header 26 CPU Socket 27 8 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 28 FAN2 Header 29 AUX Power Connector 30 PCI Express x1 Slot 31 PCI Express x16 Slots 32 PCI Slot Note The above motherboard layout is for reference only please r...

Page 12: ...assis back panel External SATA device shall provide power by its own 6 USB Ports The USB ports all support the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use these ports for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc 7 1394a Port This port is used to connect a 1394a device 8 RJ 45 LAN Ports The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1Gb s data rate PS 2 K...

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: ... of the CPU memory power supply slots pin headers and the mounting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other In...

Page 15: ...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 system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the per...

Page 16: ...ooler as the example 1 Apply and spread 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 adher...

Page 17: ...following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in ...

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 20 Pin Power Pin No 24 PWR1 24 13 12 1 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...

Page 21: ... Connector SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis 1394a Connector F_1394 The 1394a expansion cable can be connected to either the front provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface or real panel of the chassis IrDA Connector IR This header supports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving device Floppy Disk Drive Conn...

Page 22: ... 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 Serial ATA Connectors Fou_Thi_M Fou_Thi_S Pri_M Pri_S The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which supporting this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 3...

Page 23: ...eader can be connected to a security switch on the chassis The system can detect the chassis intru sion through the function of this header If eventually the chassis was closed the system will send a message out Fan Headers CPU_FAN SYS_FAN FAN1 2 3 There are five fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans c...

Page 24: ...SD 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 the powe...

Page 25: ...I O N 2 6 OnBoard Button Power on Button POWER_ON Push the power on button to power on the system Reset Button RESET Push the reset button to reboot the system Clear CMOS Button CLS_CMOS Turn off the AC power supply push the CLS_CMOS button and hold there for a couple of seconds to clear CMOS POWER_ON RESET CLS_CMOS 2 7 OnBoard Debug LED 2 digital LED readout displays hardware status and enables q...

Page 26: ...information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Advanced BIOS Features Fox Central Control Unit Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status BIOS Security Features Load Optimial Defaults Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only We do not ...

Page 27: ...x Central Control Unit 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 ...

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

Page 29: ...lows you 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 sy...

Page 30: ...s Mapping Table With PATA IDE drives Without PATA IDE drives RAID IDE AHCI Onchip SATA Channel Enabled Onchip SATA Channel Disabled Onchip SATA Channel Enabled Onchip SATA Channel Disabled SATA IDE Combined Mode Enabled SATA IDE Combined Mode Disabled SATA IDE Combined Mode Enabled SATA IDE Combined Mode Disabled SATA as Primary SATA as Second ary SATA as Primary SATA as Second ary Primary IDE Mas...

Page 31: ...is feature controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over The larger the value the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus Low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effective PCI bandwidth while higher values means every PCI device will have to wait longer before they can get access to the bus but when they do get access they can conduct their t...

Page 32: ...oard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available settings are On default and Off 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 appear an error message Disabling this function then POST will not detect the floppy ...

Page 33: ...ox Central Control Unit Smart BIOS Press Enter Help Item Fox Intelligent Stepping Press Enter Voltage Configuration Press Enter CPU Configuration Press Enter Advanced Clock Calibration Disabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Press Enter CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart BIOS Smart Power LED Disabled Help Item Sma...

Page 34: ... option is used to adjust the CPU clock PCIE Reference Clock MHz This option is used to adjust the speed of PCI Express slot It may enhance the graphics card speed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Fox Intelligent Stepping CPU HT Reference Clock MHz 200 Help Item PCIE Reference Clock MHz 100 SB Reference Clock MHz 100 Processor Frequency FID Auto Spread Spectrum Disa...

Page 35: ...NCHT Outgoing Link 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 HyperTransport link width and frequency are initialized between the adjacent coherent and or noncoh...

Page 36: ...e can be incre mented from 1 10V to 1 55V DIMM Voltage Control This option is used to change the memory voltage The voltage can be incremented from 1 744V to 2 640V NB Voltage Control This option is used to change the North Bridge voltage in a step of 0 045V The voltage can be incremented from 1 680V to 2 355V CPU PLL Voltage Setting This option is used to adjust CPU PLL Phase Lock Loop voltage Th...

Page 37: ...isable the building of ACPI SRAT Table CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration CPU Configuration Help Item Module Version 13 32 AGESA Version 3 1 9 0 Physical Count 1 Logical Count 4 Disabled Enabled AMD Athlon tm 9750 Quad Core Processor Revision B3 Cache L1 512KB Cache L2 2048KB Cache L3 2MB Current CPU Speed 2400MHz Able to Change Freq Yes uCode Patch ...

Page 38: ... slot for the ATI CrossFireTM technology Select Auto BIOS will automatically detect whether PCI_E1 E2_x16 Slots are available or not Select Enabled you can configure the CrossFireTM Technology based on PCI_E1_x16 slot and PCI_E2_x16 slot Select Disabled the two slots can not be used for the CrossFireTM Technology GFX2 Dual Slot Configuration This item is used to configure PCI_E3_x16 slot and PCI_E...

Page 39: ...terleaving Dual channel Interleaved mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are equal If different speed DIMMs are used between channels the slowest memory timing will be used Enable Clock to All DIMMs This setting is to control EMI When disabled the system will turn off clock on the empt...

Page 40: ...be ganged as a single logical 128 bit DIMM Offers highest DDR2 bandwidth Requires both DIMMs in a logical pair to have identical size and timing parameters both DCTs programmed identically Unganged channels DCT channels A and B operate as two completely independent 64 bit channels both chan nels operate at the same frequency Reduce DRAM page conflicts more concurrent open dram pages Better bus eff...

Page 41: ...indow This item specifies the rolling tFAW window during which no more than 4 banks in a 8 bank device are activated per JEDEC DDR2 specification For example if this item is set to 10 clocks and an activate command is issued in clock N then no more than three further activate commands may be issued in clocks N 1 through N 9 To program this field BIOS must con vert the tFAW parameter into MEMCLK cy...

Page 42: ...Adjust This item will appear only when the Memory Speed Mode is set to Limit or Manual The available settings are 400MHz 533MHz 667MHz 800MHz 1066MHz 1066MHz will appear only in AM2 CPU DRAM Timing Mode When both DCTs DRAM controller are enabled in unganged mode BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order you also can configure the timings manually Settings are Auto DCT 0 DCT 1 Both DC...

Page 43: ...I Speci fication mode Link ASPM This item 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 PCIE 1X Port 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 200...

Page 44: ...turn off Generation II speed mode of PCI Express slots Gen2 De Emphasis This item is used to depress noises of PCI Express slots when working in Generation II Speci fication mode Link ASPM This item is used to select the link mode between ASPMs NB SB Port Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCIE 1X Port 1 Gen2 High Speed Mode Help Item Gen2 De Emphasis 3 5dB L...

Page 45: ...used to enable or disable the VC1 data traffic support between north bridge and sourth bridge CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc NB SB Port Features NB SB Link ASPM Help Item NP NB SB VC1 Traffic Support Disabled Disabled L1 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Disabled Options ...

Page 46: ... enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely IEEE1394 This item is used to enable or disable the IEEE1394 function HD Audio Controller This item is used to enable or disable the HD Audio controller CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals IDE Configuration Press Enter Help Item USB Configuration Press Enter SuperIO Configuration Pre...

Page 47: ...pport 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 best performance SATA IDE Combined Mode Disabled Disable SATA ports 4 5 Enabled SATA ports 4 5 are used to simulate two additio...

Page 48: ...in Windows XP SP2 This item allows you to enable support for OS without EHCI hand off feature This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand Off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver If USB mass 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 ar...

Page 49: ...port 1 IR Function This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the IR port CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc SuperIO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Help Item Serial Port1 Address Enabled IR Function Enabled Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy controller Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Opt...

Page 50: ...ing state is the lowest power longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI In order to reduce power to a minimum it is assumed that the hardware platform has powered off all devices Platform context is maintained also called Suspend to Disk S5 The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context The system is in the soft off state and requires a complete bo...

Page 51: ...th when it resumes after an AC power loss Resume by PME This item is used to enable disable PCI PCIE devices to generate a wake up Resume by USB Devices This item is used to enable disable USB devices to generate a wake up Resume by PS2 Keyboard This item is used to enable disable the PS2 keyboard to generate a wake up Resume by PS2 Mouse This item is used to enable disable the PS2 mouse to genera...

Page 52: ...ayed by the system CPU Smart Fan Function System Smart Fan Function This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Case Open Warning Disabled Help Item CPU Temperature 63 o C 145 o F System Temperature 35 o C 95 o F CPU Fan Speed 3729 RPM Disabled System Fan Speed N A Enabled Reset CPU 1 360 V DDR 1 8V 1...

Page 53: ... have installed the Supervisor Password the following items will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 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 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Press Enter Enter ...

Page 54: ...ers to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to work Save Exit Setup When you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the center of the screen Select OK to save your changes to CMOS and exit the pro gram select Cancel or ESC to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving If you select ...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...rs have been installed A AMD Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek 811X LAN Driver D AMD 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 your system ...

Page 57: ...l 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 58: ...ll 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 tr...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...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 62: ... 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 63: ...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 64: ...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 65: ... 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 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ... 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 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...out 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 any ...

Page 78: ...yed 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 o...

Page 79: ...n 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 80: ... 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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ... and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID 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...

Page 84: ...SATA Port Thi_M Channel 3 is the SATA Port Fou_S Channel 4 is the SATA Port Thi_S 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 what the final disk volume of the RAID array wil...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ...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 88: ...r the main menu of Option ROM Utility Press Ctrl F the Main Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2008 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 2006 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Help Item OnBoard PCI IDE Controller ...

Page 89: ...D 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2008 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 90: ...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 91: ...ion ROM Utility c 2008 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 92: ...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 93: ... LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2008 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 94: ...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 2008 Advanced M...

Page 95: ...5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available LD 1 Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Keys Available Define LD Menu Drives Assignment LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 5 3 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA3...

Page 96: ...ine LD Menu Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Drives Assignment LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 5 3 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 Y 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 Y 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Fa...

Page 97: ... 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2008 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 98: ...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 99: ...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 2008 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 100: ...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 101: ... 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Option ROM Utility c 2008 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 102: ... 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 2008 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 103: ...ll go to an 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 2006 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Item Help 1st Boot Device CDROM Spe...

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: ...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 106: ...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 107: ...le 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuratio...

Page 108: ...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 109: ...02 5 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 110: ...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 111: ...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 112: ...105 5 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing 18 Format completed now you can start using your RAID array ...

Page 113: ... 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 114: ...indows 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 ...

Page 115: ...ng 400 450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM technology PCI E1_x16 slot and PCI E4_x16 slot work at x16 mode PCI E2_x16 slot and PCI E3_x16 slot work at x8 mode In order to work at x16 mode you need to plug cards into PCI E1_x16 slot and PCI E4_x16 slot or they will work in x8 mode The all new Radeon X1300 and X1600 graphics cards do not need a Cross FireTM Edition co ...

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