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2-2 Install the Memory

Dual Channel Memory Configuration

This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. 
When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system. 

Four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory 
sockets as following:
Channel 0 : DIMM1, DIMM2

Channel 1 : DIMM3, DIMM4

The combinations of DIMM modules are :

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM4

Single Channel

DS/SS

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-

-

Single Channel

DS/SS

DS/SS

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Single Channel

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-

DS/SS

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Single Channel

-

-

DS/SS

DS/SS

Dual Channel

DS/SS

-

DS/SS

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Dual Channel

-

DS/SS

-

DS/SS

Dual Channel

DS/SS

DS/SS

DS/SS

DS/SS

(DS : Double Side, SS : Single Side, - : No Memory)

 

It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be    

 

used and please select dual channel first to achieve optimum performance.

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          Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory :

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Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory 

of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.

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Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before 

installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.

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Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only 

one direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.

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Summary of Contents for ELA

Page 1: ...ELA Series 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: ...dio 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 cur...

Page 4: ...urer 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 und...

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: ...BIOS Setup 21 Main Menu 21 System Information 23 Advanced BIOS Features 25 Advanced Chipset Features 26 Integrated Peripherals 28 Power Management Setup 32 PnP PCI Configuration 34 Gladiator BIOS 35 PC Health Status 40 BIOS Security Features 41 Load Optimal Defaults 42 Save Changes and Exit 42 Discard Changes and Exit 42 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD Introduction 44 FOX ONE Main Page 48 CPU ...

Page 7: ...olume 93 Reset Disks to Non RAID 95 Exit RAID BIOS 99 Install a New Windows XP 100 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 104 Appendix CrossFireTM Technology 108 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 Websit...

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

Page 9: ...ss x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors Controlled by ICH10R 300MB s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing USB Support hot plug Support up to 12 x USB 2 0 ports 6 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB headers 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...

Page 10: ...ating shutdown CPU System fan speed control PCI Express x1 Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspe...

Page 11: ...rs 12 Floppy Connector 13 Front Panel Connector 14 IrDA Connector 15 Reset Button 16 Power On Button 17 Clear CMOS Button 18 SATA Connectors 19 Buzzer 20 IDE Connector 21 Speaker Connector 22 Clear CMOS Jumper 23 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 24 FAN3 Header 25 24 pin ATX Power Connector 26 DDR2 DIMM Slots 27 South Bridge Intel ICH10R 28 8 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 29 CPU_FAN Header 30 FAN2 Head...

Page 12: ...ports digital coaxial audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector 5 Mini 1394a Port This port is used to connect a 1394a device 6 External SATA Port To connect external SATA device s to your system by expanding the internal SATA port s to the chassis back panel External SATA device shall provide power by its own 7 1394a Port This port...

Page 13: ... 5 1 7 1 channels The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel 7 1 channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Orange Center Subwoofer Out Center Subwoofer Out Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Ou...

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

Page 15: ...erwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specification...

Page 16: ...e CPU socket lever back to its locked position 4 Check pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU C A U T I O N 1 Remove protective socket cover ...

Page 17: ...motherboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 3 2 1 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning the push pin bolt along with the direction of arrow counterclockwise 2 Pull the push pin straight up 3 Turning push pin clockwise to its...

Page 18: ... SS Dual Channel DS SS DS SS Dual Channel DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS Double Side SS Single Side No Memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and please select dual channel first to achieve optimum performance C A U T I O N Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recom...

Page 19: ...mory socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to p...

Page 20: ...ny required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Installing a Graphics Card Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Express x16 slot Make sure the graphics card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot Removing the Card Push the latch at...

Page 21: ...d make sure it is secure 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 8 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON Soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 NC 9 5V SB Stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND PWR1 24 13 12 1 We recommend you using a...

Page 22: ...front panel Floppy Disk Drive Connector FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive FDD connector supporting 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB FDDs IDE Connector PIDE With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive PORT1_L PORT1_R PORT2_L SENSE_SEND SENSE1_RETURN PRESENCEJ EMPTY SENSE2_RETURN AUD_GND 1 2 10 9 F_A...

Page 23: ...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 Chassis Intruder Connector INTR The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis The system can...

Page 24: ... Disk or CD devices which support this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN FAN1 2 3 There are five main fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping stat...

Page 25: ...rdous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the computer unplug the power cord from t...

Page 26: ...CMOS Button CLS_CMOS Turn off the AC power supply push the CLS_CMOS button and hold there for a couple of seconds to clear CMOS POWER_ON RESET CLS_CMOS Make sure the power supply is turned off before pressing the CLS_CMOS button to clear CMOS Push down the CLS_CMOS button and hold it there for a couple of seconds to clear the CMOS completely then release C A U T I O N ...

Page 27: ...Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configuration Gladiator BIOS PC Health Status BIOS Security Features Load Optimal Defaults Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only ...

Page 28: ...hipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu and the system performance can be optimized Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Super I O devices such as Serial I O and other USB devices etc Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu CMOS Setup...

Page 29: ...If you set a password the system will ask you to key in correct password before boot or access to Setup Load Optimal Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu However it may offer bet ter performance in some ways such as less I O cards less memory etc still it may cause problem if you have more memory or I O cards installed It means if your system loading is heavy s...

Page 30: ...on allows you to select which kind of the Floppy Disk Drive is installed in your system It can be 360KB 51 4 1 2MB 51 4 720KB 31 2 1 44MB 31 2 2 88 MB 31 2 and Disabled Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors All errors can result in system halt All Errors But All errors but keyboard or mouse or floppy can result ...

Page 31: ...DE drives With PATA IDE drives OnChip ATA Devices OnChip ATA Devices OnChip ATA Devices SATA 1 Configuration Compatible Enhanced SATA 1 Configuration Disabled SATA 1 Configuration Compatible Enhanced SATA 1 Configuration Disabled Configure SATA 1 as SATA 2 Configuration SATA 2 Configuration SATA 2 Configuration SATA 2 Configuration RAID AHCI Enhanced Disabled Enhanced Disabled Enhanced Disabled En...

Page 32: ...rive Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will be checking for a floppy drive while booting up If it cannot detect one either due to improper configuration or physical unavailability it will appear an error message Disabling this function then POST will not detect the floppy Bootup Num Lock This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available setti...

Page 33: ...oesn t care because it s just an array of storage cells it s up to the memory controller to as CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Settings Help Item WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections Configure North Bridge may cause system to malfunction features North Bridge Configuration Press Enter South Bridge Configuration P...

Page 34: ... Controller The System Management Bus is a specific implementation of an I2C bus The SMBus speci fication describes the data protocols device addresses and electrical requirements that are superimposed on the I2C bus specification The SMBus is used to physically transport com mands and information between the Smart Battery SMBus Host Smart Battery Charger and other SMBus Devices This item is used ...

Page 35: ...lso support AHCI AHCI The Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI specification describes the register CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals OnChip ATA Devices Press Enter Help Item OnBoard Devices Press Enter SuperIO Configuration Press Enter OnChip ATA Devices USB Configuration Press Enter Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help...

Page 36: ...es OnBoard LAN This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM A LAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network By installing a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely OnBoard 1394 This item is used to enabl...

Page 37: ...ve mapping will remain as that set by the drive connector arrangement Although this appears to be nothing more than a feature of convenience it can be quite impor tant if you are using two floppy drives of different form factors 3 5 and 5 25 and you need to boot from the second drive Because the BIOS can only boot from drive A you will have to physically swap the drive connections or use BIOS this...

Page 38: ... change should claim by EHCI driver If mass USB devices are connected to the computer the following item will appear USB Mass Storage Device After pressing Enter you can set the reset delay for the USB mass storage device There are many different emulation types of this USB device such as Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk and CDROM can be selected Select Auto USB devices less than 530MB will be emu...

Page 39: ...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 S5 The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context The system is in the soft off state and require...

Page 40: ...esumes after an AC power loss Wake On PME This item is used to enable disable the PCI PCIE devices to generate a wake up Wake On USB Devices This item is used to enable disable the USB keyboard and mouse to generate a wake up Wake On PS2 Mouse This item is used to enable disable the PS2 mouse to generate a wake up Resume On RTC Alarm This item is used to enable disable RTC alarm event to generate ...

Page 41: ...DE busmaster function Select Enabled BIOS uses PCI busmastering for reading writing to IDE drives CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PnP PCI Configuration Initate Graphic Adapter Help Item PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select which graphics controller is used as the primary boot device Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults PEG PCI...

Page 42: ...S precharge time in clock cycles RAS to CAS Delay This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe signals Write to Precharge This item allows you to set Write to Precharge delay in clock cycles Row Refresh Cycle This item allows you to set Row Refresh Cycle in clock cycles Write to Read Delay This item allows you to set minimum Write to read delay in cloc...

Page 43: ... 665 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 3325 1 4 CPU200 1 4 CPU266 1 4 CPU333 1 4 CPU400 System Memory Speed This item shows the System Memory Speed PCI Express Clock This item allows you to adjust the PCI Express bus clock PCI Clock This item allows you to adjust the PCI bus clock Configuration options Auto 33 6 MHz 37 3 MHz 42 0 MHz Miscellaneous Auto Detect PCI Clock This item is used to allow the system to supply ...

Page 44: ...essor will retrieve the currently requested cache line as well as the subsequent cache line When disabled the processor will only retrieve the currently requested cache line Limit CPUID MaxVal This item is used to enable or disable CPUID maximum value limit configuration Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 it should be Disabled for WinXP Virtualization Technology Appears only when CPU supports Virtualizat...

Page 45: ...ts PECI stands for Platform Environment Control Interface The PECI bus allowing access to this data from chipset components is a proprietary single wire interface with a variable data transfer speed from 2 kbit s to 2 Mbit s From a control standpoint the main difference between PECI and the previously used thermal monitoring methods is that PECI reports a negative value expressing the difference b...

Page 46: ...0V 1 1V MCH Voltage Control This item is used to set MCH Voltage The default voltage is 1 10V 1 2V FSB VTT Voltage Control This item is used to set CPU VTT Voltage The default voltage is 1 2V CPU PLL Voltage Setting This item is used to set DRAM Voltage The default voltage is 1 5V CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Voltage Options Voltage Options Help Item Min Value 0...

Page 47: ... This item is used to enable or disable case open warning function Smart Fan This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status CPU Temperature 53o C 127o C Help Item System Temperature 23o C 73o C CPU Fan Speed 3154 RPM Chipset Fan Speed N A Disabled Enabled Reset Vcore 1 232 V Vcc 5V 5 026 V Vcc 3 30V 3 39...

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

Page 49: ...o be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to work Save Changes and Exit When you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the center of the screen Select OK to save your changes to CMOS and exit the program select Cancel or ESC to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit If you se...

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

Page 51: ...these options to install all the necessary drivers for your motherboard You need to restart your computer after finishing all the installations of drivers Intel chipset driver Use it to install Intel chipset driver Realtek Audio drivers Use it to install Realtek Audio driver Realtek LAN driver Use it to install Broadcom LAN driver JMicron Raid drivers Use it to install JMicron RAID driver JMircon ...

Page 52: ... Software Use these options to install additional software programs FOX ONE The FOX ONE allows you to monitor various temperature values voltage values frequencies and fan speeds at any time See FOX ONE 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 DMI The FOX DMI is a ful...

Page 53: ...ppy This section is helping you to create a floppy diskette with RAID driver You 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 64bit JMicron SATA RAID Floppy Allows you to create 32bit 64bit JMicron SATA RAID Floppy Create 32bit 64bit Intel MSM SATA RAID Floppy Allows...

Page 54: ...ill require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Before you running the FOX ONE program the system parameters such as CPU clock voltage etc are controlled by BIOS settings After you run FOX ONE it will take over and the controlling right will be t...

Page 55: ...implify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar i e Simple Mode as depicted below you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray Exit FOX ONE Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Exit Minimum Homepage Monitor Frequency Vo...

Page 56: ...it Click this button to exit the program Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com Apply the changes Click the new skin picture to select the new skin Cancel the changes ...

Page 57: ...the Simple Mode Messages such as CPU frequency voltage etc they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode 3 F I S Calibration FOX Intelligent Stepping Optional This function will re calibrate the CPU s loading and it may take several minutes to proceed The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadi...

Page 58: ... 2 After data is collected it will ask you to restart your computer now Later on when the FOX ONE program is activated and F I S feature in CPU Page is also enabled FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings Loadings are like Power Gaming Data Mining etc ...

Page 59: ...heck the highest CPU clock you can use System will raise the CPU clock step by step until it hangs you can then push the RESET button on your PC panel to restart the system When system restarts run FOX ONE again it will display a recommended highest CPU clock for you click Yes to apply it A message informs you to push RESET button later if the system hangs finally Click Yes to continue Press Auto ...

Page 60: ...SET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer Run FOX ONE program again it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system Click Yes to apply it to your system Now your system is running at a CPU clock of 255MHz ...

Page 61: ...ts speed to a minimum The four benchmarks Power Gaming Data Mining Office and Energy Saving the references of their system loading were calculated and defined in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu Select Auto CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading 3 Frequency Page Frequency Control This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manua...

Page 62: ...lert function Go to Limit Setting page Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current system temperature value Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value ...

Page 63: ...alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of s...

Page 64: ...tage manually CPU voltage can be stepped up down by a unit of 12 5mV while memory is 0 05V step and North Bridge is 0 04V step Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current FAN1 fan rpm value Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan Go to Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the...

Page 65: ...ets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual When Smart Fan is selected you must use a 4 pin CPU cooler in your system Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan function Apply the changes ...

Page 66: ...ng Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information please refer to the physical motherboard for detail Exit Toolbar Minimum Show current BIOS information Link to website ...

Page 67: ...ensure if you really want to continue click Yes to confirm A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS file with an extension of BIN for Award BIOS ROM for AMI BIOS before the setup wizard starts Key in a BIOS name Click here FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update This feature c...

Page 68: ...ration 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window Select BIOS to update Click here Current information Search new drivers ...

Page 69: ...from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window Select the driver to update Click here Current information Search new utilities from Internet Browse detailed information Install the selected utility Close the window Select the utility to update ...

Page 70: ...will search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Browse detailed BIOS information Close the window Browse detailed driver information Browse detailed utility information ...

Page 71: ...rom Internet and if any qualified item found it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step Double click on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information Double click here Apply the changes Reset to default value Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 72: ...igure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Select different skin of the software Apply the changes Reset to default value Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 73: ...thout any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM Apply the changes Reset to default value Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Click here Show information about FOX LiveUpdate We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid an...

Page 74: ...layed if you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO Main Page When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file auto matically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the system...

Page 75: ...can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view ...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...create the diskette 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 d...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume Data is Encrypted None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Non RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB N...

Page 84: ...ror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume RAID0 Stripe Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 10...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...ht C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select ...

Page 87: ...WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk 0 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 0 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Non RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume Intel R M...

Page 88: ... Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Volume0 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level...

Page 89: ... 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 90: ...The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 265 8 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 128KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storag...

Page 91: ...vel Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 200 0GB Normal Yes 1 TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 265 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk 0 1 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 0 1 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Non RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ...

Page 92: ...rix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume TryRAID1 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level RA...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...tatus Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 0 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Member Disk 0 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU...

Page 95: ...Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume TryRAID10 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID leve...

Page 96: ...d ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID10 RAID10 RAID0 1 N A 232 9GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk 0 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 0 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Member Disk 0 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Member Disk 0 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix ...

Page 97: ...Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume TryRAID5 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level...

Page 98: ...250S0 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 1011 ICH9R ...

Page 99: ... 64KB 465 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 0 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Member Disk 0 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Member Disk 0 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003...

Page 100: ...on All Rights Reserved HELP DELETE VOLUME MENU TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 3 465 8GB Normal Yes Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume Data is Encrypted ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB N...

Page 101: ... DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to delete TryRAID5 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume Data is Encrypted None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type...

Page 102: ... 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks t...

Page 103: ...d revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk Are you sure you want to reset RAID data on selected disks Y N Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete RESET RAID DATA 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232...

Page 104: ...ON MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 3 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume Data is Encrypted ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 465 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial S...

Page 105: ...MAIN MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild rebuild completes in the operating system Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding ESC to exit Port Drive Model Serial Size 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NCB1 WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit DEGRADED VOLUME DET...

Page 106: ...AID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume Data is Encrypted ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP...

Page 107: ...spond to your F6 input immediately and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver When you set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID you need to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system C A U T I O N CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority Boot D...

Page 108: ...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 109: ...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 110: ...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 111: ...be 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 use...

Page 112: ...Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility Configure your new hard disks to RAID0 1 5 or 10 Exit RAID BIOS PC will reboot 4 The Windows XP is running again and a new hardware of RAID disk was found Click Cancel to skip this Wizard Click to exit CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc OnChip ATA Devices Configure SATA 1 as RAID Help Item Max Ports on SATA 6 Ports JMicron 36x...

Page 113: ...5 106 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 114: ...5 107 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 115: ... graphics card that works as the master graphics card CrossFireTM Ready graphics card from the same brand family that works as the slave graphics card For the detailed CrossFire Graphic Card support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchannel com Using CrossFireTM Technology 1 Please uninstall any existing graphics card drivers which would possibly create a conflict b...

Page 116: ...dows XP 32 bit with SP2 or Windows XP Professional 64 bit Edition 7 Install Microsoft s NET Framework Version 1 1 Without it The ATI CatalystTM Control Center can not launch properly 8 Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop Power Extension Cable Connect to monitor Connect to slave graphics card DVI connector Co...

Page 117: ...chnology It is recommended using 400 450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM technology The PCI E1_x16 works at x16 mode The PCI E2_x16 and PCI E3_x16 work at x8 mode When plug a card in PCI E2_x16 or PCI E3_x16 all the three slots will work in x8 mode The all new Radeon X1300 and X1600 graphics cards do not need a CrossFireTM Edition co processor or external cable C A U...

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