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Flaming Blade Series

Motherboard

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for FlamingBlade

Page 1: ...Flaming Blade Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ates 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 otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office your household was...

Page 3: ...urements of 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 ...

Page 4: ...board Manufacturer 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...

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: ...board Debug LED 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 24 Main Menu 24 Standard CMOS Features 26 Boot Setting Configuration 28 Advanced Chipset Features 30 Integrated Peripherals 31 Power Management Setup 35 PnP PCI Configurations 38 Hardware Monitor 39 Quantum BIOS 41 Board Information 51 Load Optimized Defaults 52 Set Supervisor Password 52 Set User Password 52 Save Exit Setup 52 Exit Without ...

Page 7: ...Create RAID in BIOS 79 Install a New Windows XP 103 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 107 Appendix ATI CrossFireXTM Technology 111 NVIDIA SLITM Technology 113 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 Webs...

Page 8: ...mputing power providing all you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capabilities and a range of connectivity features for today s multi media computing requirements Flaming Blade Flaming Blade GTI 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: ...essories are not in the warranty only the motherboard is C A U T I O N Motherboard Foxconn Flaming Blade Flaming Blade GTI motherboard Cables 1 X Ultra DMA cable 3 X SATA Signal cables Accessory I O Shield Quantum Force SLI Bridge Only for Flaming Blade Application CD Foxconn motherboard support CD Documentation User s Manual Quick Installation Guide Registration Card ...

Page 10: ... Gigabit LAN Flaming Blade 1 x Realtek 8111C Gigabit LAN Flaming Blade GTI Expansion Slots 2 x PCI Express x16 slots 1 x PCI Express x1 slot Only for Flaming Blade 1 x PCI Express x4 slot 2 x PCI slots Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Supports hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 0 1 Only for Flaming Blade Supports Intel Matrix...

Page 11: ...re Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System overheating shutdown CPU System fan speed control PCI Express x16 Support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x1 Supports 500MB s 1GB s concurrent bandwidth Only for Flaming Blade Low power consumption and power management feat...

Page 12: ...nnector 14 Reset Button Only for Flaming Blade 15 Power on Button Only for Flaming Blade 16 Debug LED 17 IDE Connector 18 SATA Connectors 19 South Bridge Intel ICH10R Flaming Blade Intel ICH10 Flaming Blade GTI 20 VFD Connector Only for Flaming Blade 21 24 pin ATX Power Connector 22 Force Reset Button Only for Flaming Blade 23 Force_Reset1 Jumper Only for Flaming Blade 24 Clear CMOS Jumper 25 Butt...

Page 13: ...ton is located directly on the motherboard PCB so you can easily clear CMOS after failed overclocking attempts External SATA Ports USB Ports LAN Ports PS 2 Keyboard Port Optical S PDIF Out 1 7 Audio Ports USB Ports Line Out Microphone In Subwoofer Rear Speaker Side Speaker Line In 5 2 2 6 4 Back Panel of Flaming Blade Back Panel of Flaming Blade GTI USB Ports LAN Port PS 2 Keyboard Port Optical S ...

Page 14: ...ection speeds up to 2Gb s 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 Out Grey Side Speaker Out LAN Type Left Active Right Lin...

Page 15: ...yout 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 Onboard Button Onboard LED Onboard Debug LED Please visit the following website for further details on supported CPUs Memory and VGAs for your motherboard ...

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

Page 17: ...marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU C A U T I O N 3 Remove protective socket cover 1 Release the CPU socket lever Lift up the socket cover with onl...

Page 18: ...nd the bolts will be fastened on the motherboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 3 2 1 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU fan socket on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning the push pin bolt along with the direction of arrow counterclockwise 2 Pull the push pin straight u...

Page 19: ...e 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 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 foolproo...

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

Page 21: ...nges 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 lockedby the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot Removing the Card Push the latch at the end of the PCI E...

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

Page 23: ...panel IDE Connector PIDE1 With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive We recommend you using an 8 pin ATX 12V power supply If you are using a 4 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture on the right C A U T I O N 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR1 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects...

Page 24: ...hen 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 Audio Connector CD_IN CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector it can be connected to ...

Page 25: ... system temperatures as well as monitor and adjust System voltages and clockspeeds on the fly With several buttons located on the front panel you can easily set the Front Side Bus speed adjust CPU DRAM and VTT NB voltage and change the fan speeds It supports profiles which can be loaded within fractions of a second by pushing a single button You can purchase it to overclock your system on the fly ...

Page 26: ...ic Discharge problem Discharge Battery Jumper VBAT_DISCHARGE Resetting the CMOS isn t always good enough since in more recent chipset versions some configu ration settings stored in the Southbridge will not be reset or deleted by a CMOS reset Additionally the CMOS reset can take up to several minutes depending on the board design and capacitance To facilitate a complete configuration reset this ju...

Page 27: ...ll clear CMOS data 3 Return the setting to its original with pins 2 3 closed 4 Plug in the power cord to your computer and turn it on 5 Go to BIOS Setup to configure new system as described in next chapter Button_En Jumper BUTTON_EN only for Flaming Blade The jumper is used to set whether to enable Clear_CMOS button on the back panel The recom mended setting is Disable to prevent CMOS resetting by...

Page 28: ...o reboot the system Force Reset Button FORCE_RESET Simply rebooting after applying new OC settings can cause the system to fail because the hardware has not been reset properly But with one press of the Force Reset button your system will not only re boot but also re tune itself This button triggers the CPU memory controller and chipset to re initialize running hardware checks and timing algorithm...

Page 29: ...state 5V Standby LED It will light whenever the power supply that connected to the motherboard is switched on DIMM3 SPD Detect LED The Normal status is on When the DDR in DIMM3 is not support SPD address in DIMM3 the LED will turn off 22 2 8 Onboard Debug LED 2 digital LED displays show the current hardware status and display Port80 and Intel MRC codes during Bootup to enable quick and easy system...

Page 30: ...atures Boot Setting Configuration Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations Hardware Monitor Quantum BIOS Board Information Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Since the BIOS will be updated in future the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only We can not g...

Page 31: ...atures can be set up through this menu Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu such as PCIe lane settings Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Audio USB Ethernet etc Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu PnP PCI Configurat...

Page 32: ...ill it may cause problem if you have more memory or I O cards installed It means if your system loading is heavy set to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system Set Supervisor Password The supervisor password can be set up through this menu Set User Password ...

Page 33: ... controllers in the system In each channel s display you can press Enter to go to its sub menu You can further configure specific drive settings None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up by choosing Manual and changing Access Mode to CHS the related information should be entered manually In Access Mode setting sel...

Page 34: ...in 720KB 3 5in 1 44MB 3 5in and 2 88 MB 3 5in Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard er...

Page 35: ...Windows This is because OS 2 and Windows enter and leave protected mode via the BIOS a lot so Gate A20 needs to switch often from enabled to disabled and back again Setting this feature to Fast improves memory access performance above 1MB because the chipset is much faster in switching Gate A20 than the keyboard controller It is recommended that you set it to Fast for faster memory accesses Securi...

Page 36: ...he default 1 4 You also need to enable MPS 1 4 support if you need to make use of the secondary PCI bus on a motherboard that doesn t come with a PCI bridge You should only leave it as 1 1 only if you are running an older operating system that only supports MPS 1 1 OS Select For DRAM 64MB This item is only required if you have installed more that 64MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operati...

Page 37: ...ces for greater reliability security and availability VT d Isoch Enable When VT d I O Virtualization is set to Enabled this item is valid and used to enable VT_d Isoch VT d ATS Enable When VT d I O Virtualization is set to Enabled this item is valid and used to enable VT_d ATS VT d Interrupt Remapping When VT d I O Virtualization is set to Enabled this item is valid and used to set VT d inter rupt...

Page 38: ...s item is used to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help OnBoard Device Press Enter USB Device Setting Press Enter Menu Level ITE8720 FDC Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Press Enter ...

Page 39: ...e using flash memory in order to speed up disk access and also save energy It uses non volatile memory Flash memory to increase system responsiveness make multi tasking faster and extend battery life This item is used for supporting the Turbo Memory Jmicron 363 PATA and eSATA for Flaming Blade You may set your PATA and eSATA to IDE mode or RAID IDE Mode or AHCI IDE mode AHCI for eSATA IDE for PATA...

Page 40: ...s enabled Realtek 8111C 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnBoard Device Sonar X Fi HD Audio Enabled Item Help Realtek 8111C ...

Page 41: ...n is used to set whether the USB Mass Storage controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting BIOS auto detects the presence of USB Mass Storage Devices you can configure the Boot setting mode for the detected USB MSD Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 1 0 Controller Enabled Item Help USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Operat...

Page 42: ...eping state is the lowest power longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI In order to reduce power to a minimum it is assumed that the hardware platform has powered off all devices Platform context is maintained also called Suspend to Disk S5 The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context The system is in the soft off state and requires a complete ...

Page 43: ...f immediately when the power button is pressed Resume by Alarm This item is used to set the timing of the start up function In order to use this function the start up password function must be disabled Also the PC power source must not be turned off Date Months from now Alarm When Resume by Alarm is set to Enabled this item can be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up date Time hh...

Page 44: ...nction is set to Password this item allows you to input a password to wake up the system from S3 mode PS2 Hot Key Power On When Power On Function is set to Hot Key this item allows you to press a Ctrl Function key to wake up the system from S3 mode Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power On Function Wake Up by PCI PCIe Enabled Item Help USB KB MS Wake Up From S3 Disabled Power On Function Butto...

Page 45: ...conflicts IRQ Resources When Resources Controlled By is set to Manual this item is available You can press the Enter key then manually set IRQ resources INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment This item is used to assign IRQ resources for INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Default INT Pin assignments can be found from the help menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI...

Page 46: ...the NB fan Configuration options are Full Speed By Duty Cycle and Smart FAN NB Fan Duty Cycle It allows you to control the NB fan by using Duty Cycle You can input a value ranging from 0 to 99 NB Fan Speed This item shows the NB fan speed detected by the system System Fan Control It allows you to control the system fan Configuration options are Full Speed By Duty Cycle and Smart Fan Phoenix AwardB...

Page 47: ... 3 System Fan Duty Cycle It allows you to control the system fan by using Duty Cycle You can input a value ranging from 0 to 99 System Fan Speed This item shows the system fan speed detected by the system ...

Page 48: ...ed CPU Core Multiplier When System Turbo is set to Enabled this item allows you to adjust CPU core multiplier Configuration options are the Min is 12 the Max is 22 CPU Core Target Speed This item shows CPU core target speed CPU Uncore Multiplier When System Turbo is set to Enabled this item allows you to adjust CPU uncore multiplier Configuration options are Auto from 12 to 32 by 2 step Phoenix Aw...

Page 49: ...e Auto from 6 to 16 by 2 step Memory Bus Target Speed This item shows memory bus target speed CPU Clock Skew When System Turbo is set to Enabled this item allows you to adjust CPU clock Skew Configuration options are 0ps from 100 to 1500 by 100 step IOH Clock Skew When System Turbo is set to Enabled this item allows you to adjust IOH clock Skew Con figuration options are 0ps from 100 to 1500 by 10...

Page 50: ...r disables code execution preventing damage and worm propagation Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit enabled systems can halt worm attacks reducing the need for virus related repairs By combining Execute Disable Bit with anti virus firewall spyware removal e mail filtering software and other network security measures IT managers can free IT resources for other initiatives Phoenix Aw...

Page 51: ...is item will be displayed only when the CPU is supporting this feature and the setting is used to enable disable it Hyper Threading Intel Hyper Treading technology can make one CPU core simulated as two cores In this way more programes can work at the same time and PC performance is highly improved The default value is Enabled When Disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled Active Proces...

Page 52: ...troy your enemies and save the universe without breaking a sweat This item is used to enable or disable Intel XMP tCL CAS Latency This item controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it tRCD RAS to CAS Delay This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe signals tRP RAS Pr...

Page 53: ...s you to set Row Refresh Cycle in clock cycles tWR Write Recovery Time This item allows you to set Write to Precharge delay in clock cycles tWTR Write to Read Delay This item allows you to set minimum Write to read delay in clock cycles tRRD RAS to RAS Delay This item allows you to set RAS to RAS Delay in clock cycles tRTP Read to Precharge This item allows you to set the read CAS to precharge tim...

Page 54: ...rning Adjusting the voltage beyond the QPI default voltage could result in damage to the board CPU Clock Amplitude Ctrl CPU differential output amplitude control default value is 800mV may help FSB O C Memory Voltages DRAM Voltage The maximum voltage available for adjustment is 2 86V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the memories default voltage could result in damage to the memory controller t...

Page 55: ...ould result in damage to the IOH X58 IOH VCCA 1 1V Isolated power for IOH 1 1V VCCA default voltage is 1 108V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the IOH default 1 108 VCCA voltage could result in damage to the IOH X58 IOH VCCA 1 5V Isolated power for IOH 1 5V VCCA default voltage is 1 506V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the IOH default 1 506 VCCA voltage could result in damage to the IOH I...

Page 56: ...em Help table for detail Clear Backup Slot This item allows you to clear the BIOS settings See the help string in Item Help table for detail Foxconn Function Smart Boot Menu When PC starts if Enabled is selected a Boot Menu will be automatically displayed to inform you to select a boot device If no device is selected the first device will be used If Disabled is selected then PC will ask you to pre...

Page 57: ...significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better disable it Over Clock Recovery When this feature is enabled once system failed after overclocking it will load the previous CMOS settings before overclocking back so the system can always work System Status Power LED Status Stop Blinking...

Page 58: ...isplay Only information of the system memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Board Information Model Name Flaming Blade Item Help BIOS ID X58A02 F1 BIOS Version P01 Menu Level BIOS Build Date 02 17 2009 OnBoard LAN1 MAC Address 00 1F E2 0E 3C 9B OnBoard LAN2 MAC Address 00 1F E2 0E 3C 9A Genuine Intel R CPU 000 2 93GHz Hyper Threading Technolo...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...ty drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD Introduction AEGIS PANEL FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Note Because each module is independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand ...

Page 61: ...to restart your computer after finishing all the installations of drivers Intel Chipset Driver Use it to install Intel chipset driver Realtek HDA Audio Driver Use it to install Realtek HDA audio driver Realtek 811X LAN Driver Use it to install Realtek LAN driver Intel RAID Driver Installing this driver needs SATA Mode in BIOS to be set to AHCI or RAID This restriction forces us to find out another...

Page 62: ...atures of load balance and fail over AEGIS PANEL Foxconn new utility software for monitoring system information See AEGIS PANEL for details Fox LiveUpdate The Fox LiveUpdate allows you to backup or update the system BIOS drivers and utilities in Windows environment See Fox LiveUpdate for details FOX LOGO The FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup change and delete the boot time Logo See...

Page 63: ...56 4 Intel RAID Utility Use it to install Intel RAID utility 3 Foxconn WebSite Click it to visit Foxconn s Website 4 Browse CD Click it to browse the CD content ...

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

Page 65: ...get into the voltage setting menu It allows you to set the low high limits of Vcore CPU_VTT 3 3V 12V VCC 1 1V DRAM and Vbat voltages and to enable the alert function If the current voltage value is lower than the low limit or higher than the high limit then a buzzer sounds Click these buttons to set the low limit voltage Click these buttons to set the high limit voltage Click it to enable the aler...

Page 66: ...em automatically 2 3 HW Monitor Temperature Move the mouse on the temperature icon its menu appears Click on the temperature icon to get into the temperature setting menu It allows you to set the low high limits of CPU tem perature System temperature and NB temperature and to enable the alert function If the current temperature value is lower than the low limit or higher than the high limit then a...

Page 67: ...to BIOS Benefits the user only adjust overclocking once and save it in OC Gear function under BIOS setup utility click DEL key to enter BIOS setup utility when boot and select Quantum BIOS item then easier change many platform just be set by this file Save to file from BIOS Setting Store to BIOS from file Click these buttons to adjust the CPU voltages Apply the changes Click these buttons to adjus...

Page 68: ...Click Configuration icon to configure Aegis function You can enable or disable the launch of Aegis Panel Ex on startup If enabled the Aegis Panel will be automatically activated when the Windows operating system is running ...

Page 69: ... 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 70: ...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 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ... enable the BIOS Display Full Screen Logo Show setting in Boot Setting Configuration 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...

Page 78: ...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 79: ...formation 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 Only Flaming Blade motherboard supports RAID feature The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for reference only please refer to the practical screen C A U T I O N ...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...ation 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue 5 Insert a diskette click OK to continue 5 1 Create a RAID driver diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a AHCI or RAID system you need to configure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first You also need to create a RAID driver diskette...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...4 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Non RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Sel...

Page 87: ...ror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume RAID0 Stripe Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 10...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...ht C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select ...

Page 90: ...lume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP Create Volume CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 200 0GB Normal Yes Physica...

Page 91: ... Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Volume0 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level...

Page 92: ... 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 93: ...The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 265 8 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 128KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storag...

Page 94: ...e Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 200 0GB Normal Yes 1 TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 265 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk 0 1 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 0 1 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Non RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ...

Page 95: ...rix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume TryRAID1 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level RA...

Page 96: ...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 97: ...3 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks N A 465 8 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 232 9 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 De...

Page 98: ...Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume TryRAID10 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID leve...

Page 99: ...ager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID10 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks 64KB 465 8 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 64KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights ...

Page 100: ...Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume TryRAID5 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level...

Page 101: ...axtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Non RAID Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU SELECT DISKS Name RAID Level Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 101...

Page 102: ... Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 64KB 465 8 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 64KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID ...

Page 103: ...S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 0 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Member Disk 0 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Member Disk 0 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 2 Delete RAID Volume Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R w...

Page 104: ...t ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 2 Delete RAID Volume Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity ...

Page 105: ...02XH2 279 5GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Port Drive Model Serial Size ...

Page 106: ...ctures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Member Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk Are you sure you want to reset RAID data on selected disks Y N Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete RESET RAID DATA 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC8...

Page 107: ...DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Member Disk 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB Member Disk Are you sure you want to reset RAID data on selected disks ...

Page 108: ...Reserved MAIN MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild rebuild completes in the operating system Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding ESC to exit Port Drive Model Serial Size 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NCB1 WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit DEGRADED V...

Page 109: ... ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60NWD WCANKC865380 232 9GB Non RAID Disk 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9G...

Page 110: ...set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID you need to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system C A U T I O N Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Setting Configuration HDD Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help Removable Boot Priority Press Enter 1st Boot Device CDROM Menu Level 2nd Boot Device Hard Disk 3rd Boot Device Removable Select Hard Disk Boot Boot Other Devices Enable...

Page 111: ...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 112: ...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 113: ...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 114: ...set to AHCI or RAID 2 You d better have an IDE CD drive If you have a SATA CD drive and the BIOS SATA mode was set to AHCI or RAID in Windows XP platform this CD drive can not be recognized if Intel Matrix Storage Manager has not been installed If the system can not recognize it how can the driver be installed This is the reason why we need to come out a standard procedure for SATA CD drive users ...

Page 115: ...ager option ROM utility Configure your new hard disks to RAID0 1 5 or 10 Exit RAID BIOS PC will reboot 4 The Windows XP is running again and a new hardware of RAID disk was found Click Cancel to skip this Wizard Click to exit Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode RAID Item Help Legacy Mode Support Disabled x Turbo Memory Support Disabled Menu Level OnBoard IDE and eSATA ...

Page 116: ...109 5 5 Use Explorer to get into the Intel driver directory which was previously copied to the desktop 6 Click on Setup exe to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver ...

Page 117: ...110 5 7 Install complete 8 In Windows Explorer right click on My Computer click on Manage then click on Disk Management to format these new RAID disks Follow the Wizard to finish the job ...

Page 118: ...sFireXTM graphics cards For the detailed CrossFireXTM Graphic Card support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchannel com Using CrossFireXTM Technology 1 Please uninstall any existing graphics card drivers which would possibly create a conflict before attempting to install this display card 2 Install the first Radeon CrossFireXTM graphics card to PCI E1_16X slot 3 In...

Page 119: ...launch properly 8 Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop 9 Double click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon to launch it Click View Select Advanced View Click CrossFireTM Set Enable CrossFireTM to Yes Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFireXTM technology Check AMD ATI s Power supply recommendations to run ...

Page 120: ...s card into the PCI E1_16X slot the other into the PCI E2_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 In 2 way SLI mode it needs two 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 Ma...

Page 121: ...rivers 1 Power on your computer and boot into Operating System 2 Install the NVIDIA graphics card drivers and restart your computer 2 3 Enabling the NVIDIA SLITM technology 1 Right click on the empty space of Windows and select NVIDIA Control Panel to open it If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item select Personalize then follow the procedure below From the Personalization window select Di...

Page 122: ...2 When using two graphics cards Select Set SLI Configuration then click Enable 2 way NVIDIA SLI when done click Apply to enable it Select the 3D Setting tab and enable the Show SLI Visual Indicators item When using two graphics cards Just select Set SLI Configuration then click Enable SLI and set the display when done click Apply ...

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