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The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains 
useful software and several utility drivers that enhance 
the motherboard features.

This chapter includes the following information :

■       Utility CD Introduction
■       AEGIS PANEL
■       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.

Summary of Contents for Bloodrage

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

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

Page 3: ... radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated ...

Page 4: ...acturer 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: ...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 or hav...

Page 6: ...ard Button 26 Onboard LED 26 Onboard Debug LED 27 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 29 Main Menu 29 Standard CMOS Features 31 Advanced BIOS Features 33 Advanced Chipset Features 35 Integrated Peripherals 36 Power Management Setup 40 PnP PCI Configurations 43 PC Health Status 44 Quantum BIOS 46 Board Information 55 Load Optimized Defaults 56 Set Supervisor Password 56 Set User Password 56 Save ...

Page 7: ...onfiguration 83 Create RAID in BIOS 83 Install a New Windows XP 107 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 111 Appendix ATI CrossFireXTM Technology 115 NVIDIA SLITM Technology 117 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...

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

Page 9: ...N Motherboard Foxconn Bloodrage motherboard I O modules 1 X USB 2 0 x 2 ports and 1 x 1394a module Cables 1 X Ultra DMA cable 1 X SAS cable 3 X SATA Signal cables 2 X SATA Power and Signal cables right angle Accessory I O Shield Water Block SONAR X Fi Card Extreme Cooling Tube Thermal Peripheral Bag Application CD Foxconn motherboard support CD Documentation User s Manual Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 10: ...Ie x 16 mode or 4 x PCIe x 8 mode with ATI CrossFireX TM and NVIDIA SLI TM support 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 1 x PCI slot Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Supports hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 0 1 Supports Intel Matrix Storage Technology 2 x SAS SATA channels by Marvell 88SE6320 300MB s data transfer rate Supports hot plu...

Page 11: ...394a Supports hot plug Supports 400Mb s transmission rate Supports 2 independent 1394a devices PCI Express x16 PCI E1_16X and PCI E2_16X support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth PCI E1_8X and PCI E2_8X support 2GB s 4GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x1 Supports 500MB s 1GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management fe...

Page 12: ...s 11 FAN1 Header 12 SAS_SATA Connectors 13 Front Panel Connector 14 Debug LED 15 Power on Button 16 Reset Button 17 SATA Connectors 18 BIOS ROM 2 19 BIOS ROM 1 20 IDE Connector 21 BIOS_Select Jumper 22 FAN2 Header 23 Speaker Connector 24 VFD Connector 25 24 pin ATX Power Connector 26 Force_Reset Button 27 Button_En Jumper 28 DDR3 DIMM Slots 29 South Bridge Intel ICH10R 30 CPU Fan Header 31 LGA1366...

Page 13: ...ector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital coaxial audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector Make sure the power supply is turned off before pressing the CLR_CMOS button to clear CMOS Push down the CLR_CMOS button and hold it there for a couple of seconds to clear the CMOS compl...

Page 14: ...n of each audio port please refer to the table below Note The SONAR X Fi card is in the package you can connect it to the back panel 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 Bl...

Page 15: ...stallation 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 Illustration of the Optional Accessory Jumpers Onboard Button Onboard LED Onboard Debug LED Please visit the following website for further details on supported CPUs Memory and VGAs fo...

Page 16: ... alignment keys on the CPU socket Close and lock the CPU socket carefuly Check if your heatsink has a thermal pad or thermal grease preapplied If yes make sure to remove possible plastic protections from the bottom of the Heatsink before you install it If no apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed other...

Page 17: ...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 3 Remove protective socket cover 1 Release the CPU socket lever Lift up the socket cover with onl...

Page 18: ...rboard push them straight down from the top and the bolts will be fastened on the 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 socket on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning the push pin bolt along with the direction of arrow co...

Page 19: ...g 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 only one...

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

Page 21: ...ard s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage The PCI E1_8X and PCI E2_8X slots will work at PCIe x 8 mode...

Page 22: ...ently insert the graphics card into the PCI Express x16 slot Make sure the graphics card is lockedby the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot Removing the Card Push the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot ...

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

Page 24: ...of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive We recommend you using an 8 pin ATX 12V power supply If you are using a 4 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture on the right C A U T I O N 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR1 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR1 and provides power to the CPU Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 GND 5 12V 2 GND 6 12V 3 GND 7 12...

Page 25: ...his 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button 1394a Connector F_1394 The 1394a expansion cable can be connected to either the front provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropria...

Page 26: ...SATA Hard Disks SSDs and optical Drives The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rates per channel VFD Connector VFD The VFD Connector can be connected to the Foxconn QuantumForce OC Panel which can be installed in any standard 5 25 optical drive bay It can be used to display the Port80 Debug codes during Bootup display the system Real Time Clock display the system te...

Page 27: ...kage to prevent signal noises of the PWM and Audio cir cuits from influencing each other This header is used to connect the SONAR X Fi Xtreme Sound Card to the Motherboard The following picture shows the SONAR X Fi card installed on the motherboard BCLK RSTJ GND 3 3V SYNC GND SDOUT 3 3V SPKR 12V SPDIF NC F_AUD_DET 5V_SB SDIN GND HDA_DH 1 2 15 16 SONAR X Fi Card ...

Page 28: ... lay the bundled fan onto the Heatsink in the desired orientation push or pull and pull the metal clip up to slide the fan under it Note that the metal clip will become more flexible after bending it up several times Once the first clip is fastened move the fan slightly down on the other side of the heatsink so you can push in the second clip Then lift the second clip up and push the fan into the ...

Page 29: ...er the waterblock fittings Make sure the fittings are completely inside the tubing then pull down the rings onto the ends of the tubing and fasten them with a screwdriver If your watercooling loop proves to be watertight and there are no drops of water forming anywhere then proceed and install the waterblocks one by one Remove the 4 screws holding the Northbridge Heatsink in place remove the Heats...

Page 30: ...23 2 Note Please do the waterproof solution appropriately when you use this tube with LN2 ...

Page 31: ... hazardous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Discharge Battery Jumper VBAT_DISCHARGE Resetting the CMOS isn t always good enough since in more recent chipset versions some configu ration settings stored in the Southbridge will not be reset or deleted by a CMOS reset Additionally the CMOS reset can take up to several minutes depending on the board design and capacitance To facilitate a comple...

Page 32: ...4 closed Force BIOS ROM 2 5 6 default Set Pin 5 and Pin 6 closed BIOS select default is BIOS ROM 1 7 8 Set Pin 7 and Pin 8 closed BIOS select default is BIOS ROM 2 BIOS_SELECT 1 2 7 8 BIOS ROM 2 BIOS ROM 1 Button_En Jumper BUTTON_EN The jumper is used to set whether to enable Clear_CMOS button on the back panel The recom mended setting is Disable to prevent CMOS resetting by touching the button on...

Page 33: ...chipset to re initialize running hardware checks and timing algorithms before reloading with your new overclocking settings This reduces instances of failed re boots after implementing OC settings Do not remove or plug in any device when the onboard LED is lighting on W ARNING 2 8 Onboard LED DRAM Power LED The LED lights up indicating the system is on or the system is staying at S1 or S3 sleeping...

Page 34: ...splays show the current hardware status and display Port80 and Intel MRC codes during Bootup to enable quick and easy system debugging when you read the LED make sure the small point is in the lower right of each section C A U T I O N 27 2 ...

Page 35: ...Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Quantum BIOS Board Information Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Since the BIOS will be updated in future the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only We can not gua...

Page 36: ...dvanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu and the system performance can be optimized Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Super I O devices such as Serial I O Parallel port and other USB PCI Enhanced ports etc Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be s...

Page 37: ...mory etc still it may cause problem if you have more memory or I O cards installed It means if your system loading is heavy set to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system Set Supervisor Password The supervisor password can be set up through this menu Set Use...

Page 38: ...h channel s display you can press Enter to go to its sub menu You can further configure specific drive settings None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up by choosing Manual and changing Access Mode to CHS the related information should be entered manually In Access Mode setting selections of CHS LBA Large and Auto...

Page 39: ...ategory determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up Installed Memory These are Display Only information of the system memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected A...

Page 40: ...s option is set to Fast the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate A20 But when set to Normal a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves memory access speed and thus overall system speed especially with OS 2 and Windows This is because OS 2 and Windows enter and leave protected mode via the BIOS a lot so Gate A20 needs to switch often from enab...

Page 41: ...lity in the future In addition MPS 1 4 introduces support for a secondary PCI bus without requiring a PCI bridge If your operating system comes with support for MPS 1 4 you should keep the setting as the default 1 4 You also need to enable MPS 1 4 support if you need to make use of the secondary PCI bus on a motherboard that doesn t come with a PCI bridge You should only leave it as 1 1 only if yo...

Page 42: ...nt set of emerging usage models in the data center the enterprise and the home VT d support on Intel platforms provides the capability to ensure improved isolation of I O resources for greater reliability security and availability VT d Isoch Enable This item is used to enable VT_d Isoch VT d ATS Enable This item is used to enable VT_d ATS VT d Interrupt Remapping This item is used to set VT d inte...

Page 43: ...s item is used to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help OnBoard Device Press Enter USB Device Setting Press Enter Menu Level OnBoard FDC Controller Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Press Enter ...

Page 44: ...n integrated disk cache using flash memory in order to speed up disk access and also save energy It uses non volatile memory Flash memory to increase system responsiveness make multi tasking faster and extend battery life This item is used for supporting the Turbo Memory OnBoard IDE and eSATA Chip You may set your PATA and eSATA to IDE mode or RAID IDE Mode or AHCI IDE mode AHCI for eSATA IDE for ...

Page 45: ...N 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 be booted remotely Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnBoard Device HD Audio Controller Enabled Item Help OnBoard 1394 Controller Enabled OnBoard ...

Page 46: ...n is used to set whether the USB Mass Storage controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting BIOS auto detects the presence of USB Mass Storage Devices you can configure the Boot setting mode for the detected USB MSD Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 1 0 Controller Enabled Item Help USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Operat...

Page 47: ...re lost in this state Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event also called Suspend to RAM S4 The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI In order to reduce power to a minimum it is assumed that the hardware platform has powered off al...

Page 48: ... 4 Second then release If set to Instant Off the PC powers off immediately when the power button is pressed Resume by Alarm This item is used to set the timing of the start up function In order to use this function the start up password function must be disabled Also the PC power source must not be turned off Date of Month Alarm When Resume by Alarm is set to Enabled this item can be modified It i...

Page 49: ...Keyboard 98 KB Power On Password When Power On Function is set to Password this item allows you to input a password to wake up the system from S3 mode Hot Key Power On When Power On Function is set to Hot Key this item allows you to press a Ctrl Function key to wake up the system from S3 mode Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power On Function Wake Up by PCI Card Enabled Item Help USB KB MS Wak...

Page 50: ...RQ Resources When Resources Controlled By is set to Manual this item is available You can press the Enter key then manually set IRQ resources INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment This item is used to assign IRQ resources for INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Default INT Pin assignments can be found from the help menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Slot Item ...

Page 51: ... 99 Current NB Fan Speed This item shows the Current NB Fan Speed detected by the system Smart System Fan Function It allows you to set the smart System Fan function Configuration options are Full Speed By Duty Cycle and Smart Fan Smart SYSFan Duty Cycle It allows you to control the System fan by using Duty Cycle You can input a value ranging from 0 to 99 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC He...

Page 52: ...l Current Fan1 Speed This item shows the Current Fan 1 speed detected by the system Smart Fan2 Controlled by It allows you to set the smart Fan 2 function The options are CPU Fan Control NB Fan Control and Sys Fan Control Current Fan2 Speed This item shows the Current Fan 2 speed detected by the system Current CPU CPU VTT IOH 12V 3 3V DRAM BAT Voltage These items show the current system voltages d...

Page 53: ...e of the IOH clock CPU Clock Amplitude Ctrl CPU differential output amplitude control default value is 800mV may help FSB O C PCI Bus Clock This item allows you to adjust the PCI bus clock by 1MHz step by step from 33MHz to 63MHz Clock Reference Source You may adjust clock generator reference clock form Crystal or Fixed PLL 14MHZ CPU Clock Source From You may adjust CPU FSB clock source form PCI P...

Page 54: ...47 3 Over Clock Recovery When this feature is enabled once system failed after overclocking it will load the previous CMOS settings before overclocking back so the system can always work ...

Page 55: ...agation Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit enabled systems can halt worm attacks reducing the need for virus related repairs By combining Execute Disable Bit with anti virus firewall spyware removal e mail filtering software and other network security measures IT Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature PPM Function Enabled Item Help EIST Function Native Mode Turbo Mode Fun...

Page 56: ...set TDC limit TDP Enable This item is used to enable CPU Turbo Mode power TDP Limit When TDP Enable is set to Enabled this item allows you to set TDP limit Intel HT Technology Intel Hyper Treading technology can make one CPU core simulated as two cores In this way more programes can work at the same time and PC performance is highly improved The default value is Enabled When Disabled only one thre...

Page 57: ...nk will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being accessed This improves memory performance by masking the refresh cycles of each memory bank However bank interleaving only works if the addresses requested consecutively are not in the same bank Option are 1 way 2 way and 4 way Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Memory Timing Config Memory Controller Setting Item Help Memory Parameter Sett...

Page 58: ... for IOH Core default voltage is 1 1V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the IOH default core voltage could result in damage to the IOH IOH VCCA 1 1V Setting Isolated power for IOH 1 1V VCCA default voltage is 1 108V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the IOH default 1 108 VCCA voltage could result in damage to the IOH IOH VCCA 1 5V Setting Isolated power for IOH 1 5V VCCA default voltage is 1...

Page 59: ... beyond the ICH default voltage could result in damage to the ICH Affect Memory MHz DRAM Voltage Setting The maximum voltage available for adjustment is 2 86V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the memories default voltage could result in damage to the memory controller the default voltage is 1 60V DIMM1 2 3 C Addr Ref Voltage DIMM1 2 3 DQ Ref Voltage C Addr Command address and DQ Data line refe...

Page 60: ...ically displayed to inform you to select a boot device If no device is selected the first device will be used If Disabled is selected then PC will ask you to press Esc key to get into Boot Menu This setting simpli fies multiple boot devices user from pressing Esc key to enter boot menu Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power ...

Page 61: ...so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better disable it System Status Power LED Status Stop Blinking Condition Normal Always On Always On No Memory Continue blinking On 1sec Off 1sec Reboot Memory OK No Display Continue blinking On 2sec Off 2sec Reboot Display OK Post Error Message Quick blinking twice 1 3sec On 1 3sec Off one long On 1sec continuously Enter Set...

Page 62: ...rd LAN 2 MAC address Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Board Information Model Name BLOODRAGE Item Help BIOS ID X58A01 F1 BIOS Version D05 Menu Level BIOS Build Date 10 27 2008 OnBoard LAN 2 MAC Address 00 1C 25 3B D1 FE Genuine Intel R CPU 000 3 20GHz EM64T CPU Hyper Threading Technology CPU HT Enabled DDR3 800MHz Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Valu...

Page 63: ...next time when you enter the BIOS it will ask you to input this password to confirm your access right After you get the right to access the BIOS you then can select this setting again and press Enter to disable this function or input a new password to replace the original one If you select System for the Security Option in Advanced BIOS Features menu then you will be asked to enter a password when...

Page 64: ...ty drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD Introduction AEGIS PANEL 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 65: ...need to restart your computer after finishing all the installations of drivers Intel Chipset Driver Use it to install Intel chipset driver Realtek HDA Audio Driver Use it to install Realtek HDA audio driver Note Insure you can enjoy CREATIVE X Fi features please install Realtek HDA audio driver first and then install SB X Fi audio driver Realtek 811X LAN Driver Use it to install Realtek LAN driver...

Page 66: ...ver 2 Utility Use these options to install additional application programs SB X Fi Driver Use it to install SB X Fi audio driver AEGIS PANEL Foxconn new utility software for monitoring system information See AEGIS PANEL for details Fox LiveUpdate The Fox LiveUpdate allows you to backup or update the system BIOS drivers and utilities in Windows environment See Fox LiveUpdate for details FOX LOGO Th...

Page 67: ...n Internet Security Installs Norton Internet Security to protect your PC from being affected by viruses Intel RAID Utility Use it to install Intel RAID utility Marvell SAS Utility Use it to install Marvell SAS utility 3 Foxconn WebSite Click it to visit Foxconn s Website 4 Browse CD Click it to browse the CD content ...

Page 68: ...locking QF OC Panel Quantum Force Overclock Panel OC Gear Supported Operating Systems Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using AEGIS PANEL 1 Main Panel When AEGIS Panel is running a main menu appears at the right hand side of the screen This menu will disappear if you remove the mouse from it a few seconds later If you move the mouse to touch the screen right where the me...

Page 69: ...get into the voltage setting menu It allows you to set the low high limits of Vcore CPU_VTT 3 3V 12V VCC 1 1V DRAM and Vbat voltages and to enable the alert function If the current voltage value is lower than the low limit or higher than the high limit then a buzzer sounds Click these buttons to set the low limit voltage Click these buttons to set the high limit voltage Click it to enable the aler...

Page 70: ...em automatically 2 3 HW Monitor Temperature Move the mouse on the temperature icon its menu appears Click on the temperature icon to get into the temperature setting menu It allows you to set the low high limits of CPU tem perature System temperature and NB temperature and to enable the alert function If the current temperature value is lower than the low limit or higher than the high limit then a...

Page 71: ...several buttons located on its front panel user can easily set the BCLK adjust CPU QPI DRAM IOH and VTT voltages and change fan speeds For detailed descriptions please refer to related QF OC Panel manual Click QF OC Panel icon to open its panel This panel will appear on your screen only when the QF OC Panel module is installed in your system The display information on the screen will be synchroniz...

Page 72: ...r BIOS setup utility click DEL key to enter BIOS setup utility when boot and select Quantum BIOS item then easier change many platform just be set by this file 6 Configuration Click Configuration icon to configure Aegis function You can enable or disable the launch of Aegis Panel Ex on startup If enabled the Aegis Panel will be automatically activated when the Windows operating system is running S...

Page 73: ... 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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...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 80: ...ut any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate C A U T I O N We recommend that you should better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM Apply the changes Reset to default value Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Click here Show informatio...

Page 81: ...if you enable the BIOS Full Screen Logo Show setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO Main Page When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file auto matically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the s...

Page 82: ...n easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother board if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view ...

Page 83: ...orage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction Intel Matrix Storage Manager Create a RAID Driver Diskette BIOS Configuration Create RAID in BIOS Install a New Windows XP Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for reference only please refer to the practical screen ...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ...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 88: ...ation 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue 5 Insert a diskette click OK to continue 5 1 Create a RAID driver diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a AHCI or RAID system you need to configure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first You also need to create a RAID driver diskette...

Page 89: ...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 90: ...tion All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Non RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit EN...

Page 91: ...ror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 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 92: ...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 93: ...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 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select ...

Page 94: ...lume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP Create Volume CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 200 0GB Normal Yes Physica...

Page 95: ... Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 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 96: ... 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 97: ...The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 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 98: ...e Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 200 0GB Normal Yes 1 TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 265 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk 0 1 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 0 1 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Non RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ...

Page 99: ...rix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 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 100: ...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 101: ...3 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks N A 465 8 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 232 9 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 De...

Page 102: ...Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 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 103: ...ager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID10 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks 64KB 465 8 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 64KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights ...

Page 104: ...Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 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 105: ...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 106: ... Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 64KB 465 8 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 64KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID ...

Page 107: ...S0 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 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 2 Delete RAID Volume Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R w...

Page 108: ...t ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 2 Delete RAID Volume Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity ...

Page 109: ...02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and 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 ...

Page 110: ...ctures and 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 WCANKC8...

Page 111: ...DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and 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 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Member Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Member Disk Are you sure you want to reset RAID data on selected disks ...

Page 112: ...Reserved 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 V...

Page 113: ... ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9G...

Page 114: ...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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Removable Device Priority Press Enter Item Help Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Hard Disk Menu Level Second Boot Device CD ROM Third Boot Device Removble B...

Page 115: ...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 116: ...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 117: ...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 118: ...set to AHCI or RAID 2 You d better have an IDE CD drive If you have a SATA CD drive and the BIOS SATA mode was set to AHCI or RAID in Windows XP platform this CD drive can not be recognized if Intel Matrix Storage Manager has not been installed If the system can not recognize it how can the driver be installed This is the reason why we need to come out a standard procedure for SATA CD drive users ...

Page 119: ...ager 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode RAID Item Help Legacy Mode Support Disabled x Turbo Memory Support Disabled Menu Level OnBoard IDE and eSATA ...

Page 120: ...113 5 5 Use Explorer to get into the Intel driver directory which was previously copied to the desktop 6 Click on Setup exe to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver ...

Page 121: ...114 5 7 Install complete 8 In Windows Explorer right click on My Computer click on Manage then click on Disk Management to format these new RAID disks Follow the Wizard to finish the job ...

Page 122: ...aphics cards For the detailed CrossFireXTM Graphic Card support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchannel com Using CrossFireXTM Technology 1 Please uninstall any existing graphics card drivers which would possibly create a conflict before attempting to install this display card 2 Install the first Radeon CrossFireXTM graphics card to PCI E1_16X slot 3 Install the s...

Page 123: ...talyst Control Center icon to launch it Click View Select Advanced View Click CrossFireTM Set Enable CrossFireTM to Yes Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFireXTM technology Check AMD ATI s Power supply recommendations to run CrossFireXTM We recommend slots PCI E1_16X and PCI E2_16X since they run at full PCIE 2 0 x16 Note that running more than 4 graphics cards will only deliver minimal performa...

Page 124: ... edge connector of each graphics card Make sure that the bridge is firmly in place In 2 way SLI mode it needs two identical SLI ready graphics cards In 3 way SLI mode it needs three identical SLI ready graphics cards Make sure that all the graphics cards are certified by NVIDIA different type of graphics cards will not work together properly Make sure that your power supply unit can provide at lea...

Page 125: ...rivers 1 Power on your computer and boot into Operating System 2 Install the NVIDIA graphics card drivers and restart your computer 2 3 Enabling the NVIDIA SLITM technology 1 Right click on the empty space of Windows and select NVIDIA Control Panel to open it If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item select Personalize then follow the procedure below From the Personalization window select Di...

Page 126: ...2 When using two graphics cards Select Set SLI Configuration then click Enable 2 way NVIDIA SLI when done click Apply to enable it Select the 3D Setting tab and enable the Show SLI Visual Indicators item When using two graphics cards Just select Set SLI Configuration then click Enable SLI and set the display when done click Apply ...

Page 127: ...Appendix 120 3 way and 2 way graphics card Speed Table Card Numbers Slot Speed Mode 3 way PCI E1_16X x8 PCI E2_8X PCI E1_8X x8 PCI E2_16X x8 2 way PCI E1_16X x16 PCI E2_16X x16 ...

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