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1-1 Product Specifications

CPU

Support AMD socket AM2+ Phenom

FX / Phenom

series processors

Support AMD socket AM2 series processors :

Athlon

64 FX / Athlon

64X2 Dual-Core / Athlon

X2 Dual-Core /

Athlon

64 / Sempron

HyperTransport

2000/1600MT/s for AM2 CPU

Up to 520

0MT/s (HT3.0) for AM2+ CPU

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI

Memory

4 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

Support up to 8GB of system memory

Dual channel DDR2 1066*(oc*)/800/667/533MHz architecture

*DDR2 1066 is only supported by some AM2+ CPU

(oc*: Overclock)

Audio

Realtek 8-channel audio chip

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF Out

Support Jack-Sensing function

LAN

Broadcom 5786 Gigabit LAN chip

Broadcom 5788 Gigabit LAN chip

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 nForce 780a SLI)

300MB/s data transfer rate

Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing )

Support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1

USB

Support hot plug

Support up to 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 rear panel ports, 3 onboard USB

headers supporting 6 extra ports)

Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mb/s

Internal Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x Floppy disk drive connector

1 x IDE connector (Conrtolled by nForce 780a SLI)

6 x SATA connectors

3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supporting 6 x USB devices)

1 x CPU fan header (4-pin)

2 x System fan headers (3-pin)

2 x Power fan headers (3-pin)(FAN1, FAN2)

1 x Front panel connector

1 x CD_IN connector

1 x Front Audio connector

1 x Speaker connector

Summary of Contents for Destroyer

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

Page 2: ...ndicates 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 househol...

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: ... 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: ...sory 18 Jumpers 19 Onboard Button 21 Onboard LED 21 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 23 Main Menu 23 System Information 25 Advanced BIOS Features 27 Advanced Chipset Features 28 Integrated Peripherals 30 Power Management Setup 35 PC Health Status 38 Quantum BIOS 39 Load Optimized Defaults 46 Set Supervisor Password 46 Set User Password 46 Save Exit Setup 46 Exit Without Saving 46 Chapter 4 CD...

Page 7: ...in BIOS 74 Select a RAID Array for Use 74 Install a New Windows XP 90 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array 97 Appendix NVIDIA SLI Technology 103 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 ...

Page 8: ...viding only what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements Destroyer 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: ...SATA power and signal cables 2 x SATA power and signal cables right angle 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessory 15 x Cable tie 1 x I O shield 1 x Heat Pipe expansion module 1 x Quantum Flow GPU blower 1 x 2 way SLI bridge 1 x 3 way SLI bridge 1 x 3 way SLI plus bridge 1 x PCB tray 1 x 50k variable resistor 1 x 20k variable resistor Copper column bolt Application CD F...

Page 10: ...roadcom 5788 Gigabit LAN chip 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 nForce 780a SLI 300MB s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing Support RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 0 1 USB Support hot plug Support up to 12 x USB 2 0 ports 6 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB headers supporting 6 e...

Page 11: ...plug 400Mb s transmission rate Support 2 independent 1394a units synchronously at most PCI Express x1 Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Gen2 PCI E1_16X and PCI E3_16X support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth PCI E2_16X and PCI E4_16X support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management fe...

Page 12: ...Force 200 12 Front USB Connectors 13 Power On Button 14 Reset Button 15 Clear CMOS Button 16 Front Panel Connector 17 SATA Connectors 18 Speaker Connector 19 BIOS_SELECT Jumper 20 IrDA Connector 21 Chipset NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI 22 Power FAN Headers 23 IDE Connector 24 24 pin ATX Power Connector 25 Floppy Connector 26 5V Standby LED 27 DDR2 DIMM Slots 28 Chassis Intrution Alarm Header 29 DRAM Powe...

Page 13: ... SATA device s to your system by expanding the internal SATA port s to the chassis back panel External SATA device shall provide power by its own 7 Audio Connectors For the definition of each audio port please refer to the table below 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 Micro...

Page 14: ...nection at up to 10 100 1000Mb s data rate LAN Type Left Active Right Link Status Description Status Description 1000M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blinking Data Activity Off 10Mb s Connection Green 100Mb s Connection Orange 1000Mb s Connection Active LED Link LED ...

Page 15: ...emory 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 Internal Connec...

Page 16: ... an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the...

Page 17: ...ead an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU 2 Buckle the heatsink firmly at one side of the stand 3 Buckle the heatsink at another side and press the fasten lever down to tightly seat the cooler 4 Attach the 3 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU fan header on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing t...

Page 18: ...the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed...

Page 19: ...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 20: ... 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 the end of the PCI Expr...

Page 21: ...make sure it is secure 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU We recommend you using a 24 pin power supply If you are using a 20 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture C A U T I O N 20 Pin Power Pin No 24 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5...

Page 22: ...1 the LED is blinking When the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button IDE Connector PIDE With the provided Ultra DMAIDE ribbon cable ...

Page 23: ...rough USB cables with them user can quickly expand another six USB ports on the front panel Serial ATA Connectors SATA_1 2 3 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 300MB s data transfer rate IrDA Connector IR This connector supports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving devi...

Page 24: ...eaders on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states Speaker Connector SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis CD_IN CD_L GND CD_R PORT1_L PORT1_R PORT2_L SENSE_SEND SENSE1_RETURN PRESENCE_J EMPTY SENSE2_RE...

Page 25: ...antum Flow GPU Blower This 120mm fan can provide good cooling for the graphics card especially in multi GPU setups You can easily use the accompanied screws to fix it on the graphics card then attach the 3 wire fan connector to the fan header on the motherboard PCB Tray If you choose not to use the chassis you can use the plastic tray and copper bars to assemble the motherboard in an open environm...

Page 26: ...recommended It can prevent hazardous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the comput...

Page 27: ...8 The jumper is used to select the booting from BIOS ROM 1 or BIOS ROM 2 You can refer to the following table for the setting Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings Do not clear the CMOS while the system is turned on W ARNING BIOS ROM 2 BIOS ROM 1 BIOS Select Jumper BIOS_SELECT This motherboard provides two BIOS ROMs and user can easily select one of them for operation The...

Page 28: ...he LED lights up indicating the system is on or the system is staying at S1 or S3 sleeping state 5V Standby LED Blue It will light whenever the power supply that connected to the motherboard is switched on Make sure the power supply is turned off before pressing the CLR_CMOS1 button to clear CMOS Push down the CLR_CMOS1 button and hold it there for a couple of seconds to clear the CMOS completely ...

Page 29: ...Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases oc cur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset...

Page 30: ... features 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 ports etc Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function f...

Page 31: ...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 User Password The user password can be set up through this menu Save Exit Setup Save setting values to CMOS and exit Exit Without Savi...

Page 32: ... is installed or set and Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up In Access Mode setting selections of CHS LBA Large and Auto can help you to select hard drive for legacy compatibility Award Phoenix BIOS can support 3 HDD modes CHS LBA and Large Note Set to Auto the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode automatically Suggest you select this option CHS F...

Page 33: ...r not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up Model Name This item shows the model name BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version Memory These are Display Only information of the system memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS BCM5788 BCM5786 MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address CPU Name This item shows the CPU name installed in your...

Page 34: ...ng 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 Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available settings are On default and Off Security Option When it is set to Setup a password is requi...

Page 35: ...he one with display monitor attached as the primary graphics adapter If both two graphics ports are connected to monitors then you must use one more option Init Display First to select If none of the monitor is connected then the Init Display First setting defines which one is the primary iGPU Frame Buffer Control This item is used to control the Frame Buffer Size setting Select Auto BIOS will aut...

Page 36: ...ether to enable the onboard GPU Graphic Processor Unit in the North Bridge Enable If No Ext GPU means if there is no external graphics card on the motherboard the onboard GPU will be enabled Always Enable means the onboard GPU is always enabled Init Display First Select PCI Express graphics card as the default first display device This option is used to select the source of primary display device ...

Page 37: ... Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Devices OnChip IDE Channel Enabled Item Help SATA Controller Enabled Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Enabled Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Devices Press Enter Item Help MCP SATA Mode Press Enter OnBoard Devices Press Enter Men...

Page 38: ...t means all your SATA drives must also support AHCI Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCP SATA Mode SATA Operation Mode IDE Item Help x SATA Pri Master RAID Disabled x SATA Pri Slave RAID Disabled Menu Level x SATA Sec Master RAID Disabled x SATA Sec Slave RAID Disabled x SATA Thi Master RAID Disabled x SATA Thi Slave RAID Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help...

Page 39: ...tion describes the reg ister level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA The specification includes a description of the hardware software interface between system software and the host controller hardware AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA features but some SATA drives may not support AHCI unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification If your motherboard...

Page 40: ...al Port 1 This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port COM1 OnBoard IrDA Port This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard IrDA port IrDA Mode Select This item is used to configure IrDA port mode IrDA An IrDA device for maximum baud rate of 115200 bit s ASKIR A faster IrDA for 1152000 bit s IrDA Duplex Mo...

Page 41: ...mouse on legacy OS If you have a USB mouse set to enabled USB Storage Support This option 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 Setting Options Auto FDD Mode HDD Mode Pho...

Page 42: ...ome 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 all devices Platform context is maintained also called Suspend to Disk S...

Page 43: ...used to enable or disable the HPET Support Power Management Events Resume by PCI PCIE PME This item is used to enable disable PCI PCIE PME event to generate a wake up PME is a signal which can be triggered from a PCI PCIE card It represents Power Management Event USB KB MS Resume from S3 This item is used to set the system to be waken up by USB keyboard or mouse when it is stay ing at S3 Suspend t...

Page 44: ...rom S3 is set to Password this item allows you to input a password to wake up the system from S3 mode Hot Key Resume Wen PS 2 KB Resume from S3 is set to Hot KEY this item allows you to press a Ctrl Function key to wake up the system from S3 mode ...

Page 45: ...WM Temperature It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan starts its operation Start PWM Value It allows you to set an initial PWM value to drive the fan when the temperature reaches Start PWM value and smart fan begins its operation The higher PWM value can achieve the faster fan speed Slope PWM Value When temperature changes one degree celsius the PWM will be increased or decreas...

Page 46: ...o DDR 400 DDR 533 DDR 667 DDR 800 DDR 1066 System Memory Speed This item shows the system memory speed PCIE Clock This item allows you to adjust the PCI Express bus clock Miscellaneous Auto Detect PCI Clk This option is used to auto detect PCI slots When enabled the system will turn off clock of the empty PCI slot to reduce EMI Electromagnetic Interference CPU Spread Spectrum Phoenix AwardBIOS CMO...

Page 47: ...e done by hardware jumper fix or by software BIOS configura tion you can refer to chapter 2 BIOS Select Jumper for detail CPU Feature AMD C1E Support C1E represents Enhanced HALT State It is a feature which CPU uses to reduce power consump tion when in halt state C1E drops the CPU s multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT halt command is issued This item is used to enable disable the C1E...

Page 48: ...s settings tells the BIOS the user wants to run the memory modules at the higher speed and it is alright to overclock the processor by the selected percentage With the selected option the BIOS will automatically drop the multiplier and increase the Hyper Trans port reference clock accordingly The only thing the BIOS can t do is adjust the CPU voltage so if it goes too high you may run into stabili...

Page 49: ...h which addresses are used but by convention the PC platform puts them at the top of the 32 bit address space For many years it wasn t possible or practical to put that much RAM into a PC But now it is so it s up to the memory controller and host bridge to figure out what to do Many systems cause that high RAM to simply be ignored resulting in the loss of effective RAM More complex systems will ta...

Page 50: ...etween the CAS and RAS strobe signals Row Precharge Time tRP This item allows you to select the DRAM RAS precharge time in clock cycles Min RAS Active Time tRAS This item allows you to set the minimum RAS active time in clock cycles Write Recovery Time tWR This item allows you to select the write recovery time in clock cycles Write to Read Delay tWTR This item allows you to select a delay time in ...

Page 51: ... be incremented from 1 step to 15 step DRAM Voltage Setting This item is used to set DRAM voltage The default voltage is 1 8267V The voltage can be incremented from 1 6897V to 2 3747V DRAM Target Current Voltage These items show the Target Current DRAM Voltage Chipset Voltage Setting This item is used to set Chipset voltage in a step of 0 04V The default voltage is 1 1000V The voltage can be incre...

Page 52: ... 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 On Self Test POST The LED is located at the front panel and it displays POST state by different long short blinking intervals You can always leave this state enabled Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OC Gear OC Gear...

Page 53: ...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 54: ...s that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX DMI FOX LOGO Note Because each module is independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand ...

Page 55: ...rivers for your motherboard You need to restart your computer after finishing all the installations of drivers Chipset driver Use it to install the chipset driver Realtek Audio drivers Use it to install Realtek Audio driver Broadcom LAN driver Use it to install Broadcaom LAN driver JMicron Raid drivers Use it to install JMicron RAID driver JMircon provides two external SATA ports Due to limitation...

Page 56: ...backup or update the system BIOS drivers and utilities in Windows environment See Fox LiveUpdate for details FOX DMI The FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer and it provides three DMI data formats See FOX DMI for details Adobe Reader Installs Adobe Acrobat Reader that is used for viewing and printing the PDF document FOX LOGO The FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup c...

Page 57: ...u need to create this diskette from another PC Depending on different 32 bit 64 bit Windows platforms you are using you can choose appropriate driver for the diskette Create 32bit Jmicron SATA RAID Floppy Allows you to create 32bit JMicron SATA RAID Floppy Create 64bit Jmicron SATA RAID Floppy Allows you to create 64bit JMicron SATA RAID Floppy For the usage of the created RAID driver floppy pleas...

Page 58: ...NFO Hardware Monitor Information ALARM CONFIG Supported 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 AEGIS PANEL 1 Main Panel Hazard Light Open Close main panel to view CPU clock Open Close control panel for detail operation Open Close the left panel Open Close the right panel Minimize Aegis Panel to taskbar Visit ...

Page 59: ... it Open Open Aegis Panel main panel on the screen Configure Open Aegis Panel and directly enter configure mode Exit Close Aegis program 2 Overclocking Click on Foxconn button to open close the display screen The information of CPU memory and PCIE clocks are displayed Click on Control Panel button and its panel appears Then click on OC button to visit Overclocking menu which allows you to overcloc...

Page 60: ... 0 to 127 Automatic The fan operates by following the below defined values Start Temperature It allows you set a value from which the smart fan starts its operation Start PWM Value It allows you to set an initial PWM value to drive the fan when the Start Temperature value is reached and smart fan begins its operation The higher the PWM value can achieve the faster fan speed Full Speed Temperature ...

Page 61: ...u to set the low high limits of the monitoring sensors You can select a particular sensor to be watched carefully or choose them all If the monitoring value is lower than the low limit or higher than the high limit and the Action item in the CONFIG menu is set to Ask Me then you can hear a buzzer sounds and the hazard light is blinking Click OK Cancel button in the popped up HMW Alarm screen to ac...

Page 62: ...oltage etc Unit second per times Action when exceed the limitations It provides you four action items to handle events Ask Me Default Pop out HWM Alarm screen and red mark item on HWM INFO display Ignore Just red mark current item no HMW Alarm screen is displayed Disable No HMW Alarm screen and no red mark Shutdown The computer will be shut down after 10 seconds if selected Launch Aegis Panel on s...

Page 63: ... 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 64: ...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 65: ...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 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ...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 72: ...f 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 sy...

Page 73: ...em with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction NVIDIA MediaShield Driver Create 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 reference only please refer to the practical screen ...

Page 74: ...g motherboard driver CD 5 A motherboard driver CD 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 install N...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...f striping and mirroring This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks Spanning JBOD JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance A spanned volume is a formatted partition whi...

Page 77: ...ID is the lower SATA port of SATA_2 SATA Sec Master RAID is the upper SATA port of SATA_1 SATA Sec Slave RAID is the upper SATA port of SATA_2 SATA Thr Master RAID is the lower SATA port of SATA_3 SATA Thr Slave RAID is the upper SATA port of SATA_3 In section 5 3 later you will know the relationships between port numbers in the MediaShield BIOS and SATA ports on the motherboard We put their descr...

Page 78: ... topics will be covered in the following sections 1 Creating a Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system 2 Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing 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 MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 200...

Page 79: ...ng on which platform your XP system is normally it is a 32 bit system In Windows browse CD content and go to CD Driver Chipset xp IDE WinXP sataraid Floppy Disk1 copy all the content to the first diskette 5 Check if the first diskette contains the driver files 5 1 Create RAID Driver Diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a RAID system you need to create two RAID driver floppy di...

Page 80: ...y all the content to the second diskette Repeat the steps from step 1 to step 5 Later when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system it will ask you to use these floppy diskettes to provide driver for additional specific devices for example a RAID device ...

Page 81: ...on such as Tab Enter ESC etc It is helpful to make your choice easier MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select Enter Popup 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298...

Page 82: ... Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Striped Optimal 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add De...

Page 83: ... Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Striped Optimal 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 79GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Opti...

Page 84: ...r to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 153 38G Array 4 NVIDIA STRIPE 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode Striped Stripe Wi...

Page 85: ...Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB Mirrored 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB ...

Page 86: ...ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 79GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB ...

Page 87: ...w the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 232 88G Array 4 NVIDIA MIRROR 232 88G Array Detail RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Width 1 S...

Page 88: ...city Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Striped Mirror Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ...

Page 89: ...apacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Striped Mirror Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76...

Page 90: ...on of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA RAID 0 1 153 38G Array 4 NVIDIA RAID 0 1 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode Striped Mirror Stripe Width 2 Stripe Block 64K R Re...

Page 91: ...y Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB RAID5 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 ...

Page 92: ...ty Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup RAID5 Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Opti...

Page 93: ...nter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA RAID5 153 38G Array 4 NVIDIA RAID5 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode RAID5 Stripe Wid...

Page 94: ...apacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Spanned Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC ...

Page 95: ...C WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB...

Page 96: ...e information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA SPAN 421 36G Array 4 NVIDIA SPAN 421 36G Array Detail RAID Mode Spanned Stripe Width 3 Stripe Block 64K R Rebuil...

Page 97: ...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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Removable Device Priority Press Enter Item Help Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter CD ROM Boot Priority Press Enter Men...

Page 98: ...rmine 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 manufacture...

Page 99: ...ter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required NVIDIA RAID Driver required Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID Driver required To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for ...

Page 100: ...ave 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 suppor...

Page 101: ...ist 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 238473 MB Disk 0 at id 1 on bus 0 on nvrd32 MBR ENTER Install C Create Partition F3 Quit Unpartitioned space 238473 MB Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use ...

Page 102: ... NTFS file system Format the partition using the FAT file system ENTER Continue ESC Cancel Format the partition using the NTFS file system Quick 13 The Windows XP install processes will ask you to format your hard disk select quick formatting using NTFS file system press ENTER 14 After drive C is formatted Setup will copy files from RAID floppy diskette 1 to the Windows installation folders then a...

Page 103: ...en will ask you to insert the second RAID diskette into floppy drive Press Enter to continue when it is done 17 Setup will be coping files to the RAID disk array to create your new Windows XP system You can follow the normal procedures to complete the installations Windows Setup Insert the disk labeled NVIDIA RAID DRIVER SCSI disk 1 into drive A Press ENTER when ready F3 Quit Enter Continue Window...

Page 104: ... menu Enable the RAID function together with the SATA ports which have the hard disks and DVD drive connected 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...

Page 105: ...ted 3 Press Ctrl X keys to exit and go to Windows 4 In Windows click Cancel to skip any Found New Hardware Wizard Use driver CD and click on Chipset Driver to install the NVIDIA RAID driver The RAID driver can be installed only when you select and enable RAID in BIOS SATA Operation Mode setting If you do not select RAID then RAID driver can not be installed MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 Array List ...

Page 106: ...allation of driver may take a while after the NVIDIA driver is installed it will ask you to click Finish to restart your computer 6 When Windows starts a Found New Hardware Wizard appears Click on Cancel to ignore it ...

Page 107: ... and Convert Disk Wizards 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 108: ...efore using it Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the Wizard instrucrtions 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 ...

Page 109: ...102 5 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing 18 Format completed now you can start using your RAID array ...

Page 110: ... slot the second into the PCI E3_16X slot and the third into the PCI E4_16X slot 2 3 1 In Dual 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 ...

Page 111: ...or DVI I cable to the graphics card 2 2 Installing two SLI ready graphics cards 1 Install the first graphics card into the PCI E1_16X slot and the other into the PCI E3_ 16X slot 2 Align and firmly insert the 2 way SLI bridge onto the edge connector of each graphics card Make sure that the bridge is firmly in place 3 Connect power extension cable from the power supply to the graphics card power co...

Page 112: ...ling 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 Display Settings Click Advanced Settings from the dialog box Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab then click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel ...

Page 113: ...ual Indicators item When using two graphics cards The display is similar to the three graphics one Just select Set SLI Configuration then click Enable SLI and set the display when done click Apply 3 way and 2 way graphics card Speed Table Card Numbers Slot Speed Mode 3 way PCI E1_16X x8 PCI E2_16X x8 PCI E3_16X x16 3 way PCI E1_16X x16 PCI E3_16X x8 PCI E4_16X x8 2 way PCI E1_16X x16 PCI E3_16X x1...

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