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Thank you for buying Foxconn H77MXV Series mother-
board. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize
computing power, providing only what you need for
break-through performance.

This chapter includes the following information:

■  Product Specifications
■  Layout
■  Back Panel Connectors

Chapter 1

Product Introduction

Summary of Contents for H77MXV Series

Page 1: ...H77MXV Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...bol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could 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 hous...

Page 3: ...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 with rate...

Page 4: ...ufacturer 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 caus...

Page 5: ...ans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your CPU is overclocked Normal operation depends on the overclocking capacity of your device If there is any when connecting USB audio 1394a RS232 COM IrDA or S PDIF cables to the internal ...

Page 6: ...Install other Internal Connectors 14 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 21 Main 22 F Center 24 Smart BIOS 24 Fox Intelligent Stepping 25 CPU Configuration 26 Performance Tuning 27 Advanced 29 North Bridge 29 Onboard Device Configuration 30 SATA Configuration 31 Super IO Configuration 32 Trusted Computing 33 Boot 34 Power 35 Health 37 Security 38 Save Exit 39 Chapter 4 CD Instruction 4 1 Install...

Page 7: ...pter 5 RAID Configuration 5 1 RAID Configuration Introduction 65 5 2 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 67 5 3 Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks 67 5 4 Create a RAID driver diskette 68 5 5 BIOS Configuration 69 5 6 Create RAID in BIOS 69 1 Enter RAID BIOS Setup 69 2 Create RAID Volume 70 3 Delete RAID Volume 85 4 Reset Disks to Non RAID 86 5 Recovery Volume Options 91 6 Exit RAID BIOS ...

Page 8: ...ard Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power providing only what you need for break through performance This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 9: ...ller Support 10 100 1000Mbps Audio Realtek ALC662 GR High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 channel Support Jack Sensing function USB Support up to 8 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB headers supporting 4 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Support up to 4 x USB 3 0 ports 2 rear panel ports 1 onboard USB header supporting 2 extra ports Support USB 3 0 protocol up to 5Gb s Inte...

Page 10: ... x1 Support PCI Express Gen2 5GT S data rate Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support PCI Express Gen3 8GT S data rate 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 suspend to disk S5 soft off Support EuP function Bundled Softwar...

Page 11: ... Front USB 2 0 Header 13 Front USB 3 0 Header 14 Clear CMOS Header 15 SATA 2 0 Connector 16 SATA 3 0 Connector 17 Front Panel Header 18 Chipset Intel H77 19 Speaker Header 20 PCH_ME_ENABLE Header 21 24 pin ATX Power Connector 22 DDR3 DIMM Slot 23 CPU_FAN Header 24 SYS_FAN Header 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 The above motherboard layout is for reference only please...

Page 12: ...DMI audio video device to this port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used 5 DVI_D Port The DVI D port supports DVI D specification Connect a monitor that supports DVI D connec tion to this port 6 USB 3 0 Port The USB port supports the USB 3 0 2 0 1 0 specification Use this port for USB devices such a...

Page 13: ...erent applications of 2 4 5 1 channels The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Microphone In Microphone In Center Subwoofer Out LAN Type Left Active Right Link Status Description Status Description 1000M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blin...

Page 14: ...should be exercised during the instal lation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

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

Page 16: ...damage to the CPU 2 Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket 3 Remove protective socket cover 5 When CPU is properly seated replace the metal cover and push the 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 1 Release the CPU socket leve...

Page 17: ...ur bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard push them straight down from the top and the bolts will be fastened on the motherboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 3 2 1 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning th...

Page 18: ...u 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 and please select Dual channel first to achieve optimum performance Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof desig...

Page 19: ...y 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 ...

Page 20: ...computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any 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 Expr...

Page 21: ... supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 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 20 Pi...

Page 22: ...de S1 the LED is blinking When the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button Speaker Connector SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to ...

Page 23: ...lies with the USB 3 0 specification and is for the additional USB 3 0 ports You need to install the USB 3 0 driver in the Driver CD before using it Serial ATA 3 0 Connectors SATA_1 2 These connectors are used to connect with SATA 3 0 Hard Disk drives Serial ATA 2 0 Connectors SATA_3 4 These connectors are used to connect with SATA 2 0 Hard Disk drives or optical disc devices RLSD SOUT RI GND RTS D...

Page 24: ...tworthy To utilize this function you should purchase additional device and install it Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in the BIOS Setup These fans can be auto matically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states LCLK LFRAMEn LRESETn LAD3 VDD LAD0 NC_2 NC_1 GND LPCPDn GND EMPTY LAD2 NC_3 LAD1 GND NC_4 SERIRQ CLKRUNin NC_5 1 2 19 20 T...

Page 25: ...Discharge problem Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the computer unplug the power cord from the power outlet 2 Remove jum...

Page 26: ... that allows to improve manage ment of corporate assets Set the jumper to pins 1 2 you can enable the Intel Management Engine function Set the jumper to pins 2 3 you can disable the Intel Management Engine function Definition Description Function 1 2 default Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Enable ME function 2 3 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Disable ME function Before flashing BIOS ROM you need to set ME ...

Page 27: ... have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main F Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Save Exit Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ...

Page 28: ...e here Power All the items related with Green function features can be setup through this menu Health This setup enables you to read change fan speeds and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU System Security The Administrator User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer If you set a password the system will ask you to key in correct password ...

Page 29: ...from 1 to 31 Year year set up by users Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to input the value System Time This item allows you to configure the desired time Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to input the value The three fields of the setting are hour minute second respectively Access Level It displays your current access level If you enter system with a user passw...

Page 30: ... system halt CPU Brand Name It displays the current CPU name Total Memory This item displays the total memory size The size is depending on how many memory modules are installed in your system before powering on MAC Address This item displays the onboard LAN MAC address ...

Page 31: ...r BIOS Protect To protect the system BIOS there is a BIOS write protection mechanism provided to prevent BIOS FLASH tool being improperly used to update BIOS or the vicious virus such as CHI etc rewriting BIOS setup Smart BIOS Fox Intelligent Stepping CPU Configuration Performance Tuning Press Enter to go to relative submenu Smart BIOS Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Apt...

Page 32: ...ss Del key to enter setup or press F7 key to enter smart boot menu If Disabled is selected then pressing F7 has no function This also prevents user without password trying to get into your computer through smart boot menu Fox Intelligent Stepping Version 2 12 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Spread Spectrum Enabled Memory Vo...

Page 33: ...feature Intel XD Bit This item is used to enable disable the Execute Disable Bit feature Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Limit CPUID Maximum This item is used to enable or disable CPUID maximum value limit configuration Set Limit CPUID Maximum to 3 Should be Disabled for...

Page 34: ...rd BIOS and operation system Please refer to Intel Website for more information C A U T I O N Turbo Mode Appears only when CPU supports You can enable disable the Turbo mode North Bridge Configuration Performance Memory Profiles This item is used to select Performance memory profile Options Automatic Manual XMP Profile 1 XMP Profile 2 Automatic Configuration database of using performance memory pr...

Page 35: ...clock cycles tWR This item allows you to select the write recovery time in clock cycles tRFC Refresh to Refresh or Refresh to Active command interval tWTR This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between sending the last data from a write operation to the memory and issuing a read command tRRD This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between the RAS and RAS st...

Page 36: ... 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc North Bridge Configuration Memory Information Total Memory 1024 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot1 1024 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot2 Not Present Memory Configuration Integrated Graphics Auto UMA Frame buffer size 64M Initate Graphics Adapter Auto VI d Enabled IGD Multi Montior Disabled DVMT FIXED M...

Page 37: ...y internal graphics device DVMT FIXED Memory This item is used to select DVMT FIXED memory size used by internal graphics device Onboard Device Configuration Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Onboard LAN Controller Enabled Onboard LAN PXE OpROM Disabled Onboard USB Controller Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled US...

Page 38: ... is used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports Native IDE This configures the SATA ports to support native IDE mode AHCI The Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI specification describes the register level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA The specification includes a description of the hardware software interface between system software and the host controller hardware AHCI ...

Page 39: ...Device Settings This item shows the resource assigned to the serial port Change Settings This item is used to select an optimal settings for the serial port Parallel Port Configuration Press Enter to go to its submenu and the following information will be displayed Parallel Port This item is used to enable or disable the parallel port Device Settings This item shows the resource assigned to the pa...

Page 40: ...faults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device O S will not show Security Device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available Advanced TPM SUPPORT This item is used to decide whether to support TPM Trusted Platform Module device func tion Default option is Disabled If you want to support TPM first you need to install a TPM device on the motherboard ...

Page 41: ...keyboard numlock state The defaulte setting is On Quiet Boot This item is used to enable disable the quiet boot Disabled Displays the normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages Interrupt 19 Capture Enable this item can allow Option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 Set Boot Priorities These items are used to set the system boot order Hard Disk Drive Priority Thsi item...

Page 42: ...ning the caches and CPU context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event S3 The S3 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state where all system context is lost except system memory CPU cache and chip set context are lost in this state Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context Control starts from the processor s reset v...

Page 43: ...tem is used to enable disable RTC alarm event to generate a wake up RTC is system real time clock RTC Alarm Date Days When Resume by RTC is enabled select a specific date to generate a wake up RTC Alarm Time HH MM SS When Resume by RTC is enabled select a specific time to generate a wake up Energy using Products This item is used to enable disable the EuP Energy using Products feature When enable ...

Page 44: ...he system CPU Fan Speed This item shows the current CPU Fan speed detected automatically by the system System Fan 1 Speed This item shows the current North Bridge Fan speed detected automatically by the system CPU Vcore VDDR 12V SYS 5V SYS These items show the Current CPU Vcore VDDR 12V SYS 5V SYS voltage detected automatically by the system CPU Warning Temperature This option is used to set the w...

Page 45: ...tor Password The password must be 1 to 20 characters long Security Administrator Password This item is used to install or change administrator password After you input administrator password it then will ask you to confirm the password User Password This item is used to install or change user password Security option Setup You will be asked to enter a password only when you enter the CMOS setting ...

Page 46: ... and Reset If you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the screen Select Yes to exit setup utility and reset computer without saving your modifications select No or ESC to return to the main menu Restore Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values Select t...

Page 47: ...d contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Smart Charger Chapter 4 CD Instruction ...

Page 48: ...rst After that you can click One Click Setup and then choose the items you want to install or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually Choose the items you want to Install Manual Installation Step by Step Show Utilities Show Drivers Visit Foxconn s website Browse CD View User s Manual Automatic Installation by One Click Drop to System Tray Exit the program ...

Page 49: ...e options to install additional software programs And click User s Manual button to view the product manual The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 7 based system The appearance may change with different Operating Systems ...

Page 50: ...function FOX Intelligent Stepping will 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 Depending on hardware support voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent Stepping features are optional and only supported in some models If the option is selectable i...

Page 51: ...mation 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 Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels Click this button you can select your favorite skin FOX ONE Panel 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...

Page 52: ...ur screen Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com Configuration 1 Monitor interval ms This is to define the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be displayed on Simple Mode screen Minimum value is 1 second Apply the changes Click the new skin picture to select the new skin Cancel the changes ...

Page 53: ...ply different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadings so it can define and estimate within a particular range of system loading what the CPU clock should be Step 1 Click Calibration icon a message pops out to ask for continue Select Yes Step 2 After data is collected it will ask you to restart your computer now Later on when the FOX ONE prog...

Page 54: ...your CPU clock Auto Click this button to let FOX ONE check 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 recom mended highest CPU clock for you click Yes to apply it Press Auto button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU ...

Page 55: ...ntinue You can see the system is raising CPU clock until the system hangs Push RESET 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 ...

Page 56: ...ck will be driven to run at its maximum speed While in Energy Saving CPU will lower down its 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 Now your sy...

Page 57: ... high limit temperature and enable the alert function Go to Freq page Close this page Reset the changes Apply the changes Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual 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 temperatur...

Page 58: ...le the alert function 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 Show current high limit value of system temperature 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 l...

Page 59: ...e the alert function 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 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...

Page 60: ...step and North Bridge is 0 04V step 6 Fan Page Fan Control This page lets 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 Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan functi...

Page 61: ...tion Please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 1 2 Local Update Backup This page can backup your system BIOS You can click Backup and key in a file name then click Save to finish the backup operation The extension of this backup file is BIN for Award BIOS and ROM for AMI BIOS Make sure you can remember the file name together with the directory which it is stored prevented that you may ne...

Page 62: ...sion 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 be enabled in the Configure System setup Please refer to Configure System section for more detail The default backup directory is C LiveUpdate_ Temp but the backup file name will be automatically generated It is har...

Page 63: ...e operation 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 dri...

Page 64: ...ties 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 65: ...t it 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 66: ...ing from 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 67: ...rsion 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 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 Apply the changes Reset to default value ...

Page 68: ...nuous and without 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...

Page 69: ...isplayed 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 Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file automatically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the s...

Page 70: ...lem 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 Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit 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 4 6 Smart charger Smart Charger is used for Ipad recharging and when connected...

Page 71: ...mation RAID Configuration Introduction Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks Create a RAID Driver Diskette BIOS Configuration Create RAID in BIOS Install a New Windows XP Chapter 5 RAID Configuration ...

Page 72: ...ed known as fault tolerance Different RAID levels use one or more of these techniques depending on the system require ments The main aims of using RAID are to improve reliability important for protecting informa tion that is critical to a business for example a database of customer orders or where speed is important for example a system that delivers video on demand TV programs to many viewers The...

Page 73: ... 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 fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 0 1 RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring This...

Page 74: ...h as Tab Enter Del etc it is to help making your selection easier 5 3 Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks Before installing the SATA hard disks make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the hardware 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 S...

Page 75: ...tte into its floppy drive A this diskette will be formatted later Put the driver CD into DVD ROM drive 2 Depending on which platform your system is normally it is a 32 bit XP system Use Windows explorer and go to CD Driver Intel RAID Floppy 32bit click on RaidTool icon to start the creation 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD ...

Page 76: ...self 5 6 Create RAID in BIOS 1 Enter RAID BIOS Setup When BIOS is restarted it will display a message asking you to press Ctrl I keys simul taneously to enter the main menu of Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility Press the Ctrl I to enter Configuration Utility Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R w6AID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights...

Page 77: ...ENTER Select Volume0 2 In Name item you can input a device name for the RAID0 system and press Enter to apply it Here we name it as TryRAID0 to replace the default Volume0 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection Select RAID0 Stripe and press Enter Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Re...

Page 78: ...isks as an example Press Enter key to finish the selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Non RAID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0G...

Page 79: ...uce how to create two disk volumes like logical devices C and D in a RAID0 system so we only key in 150GB here to build the first volume Later we will also describe how the second volume is generated Input 150GB and press Enter Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved The default value indicates the maximum capacit...

Page 80: ...d return to the main menu a 150GB RAID0 system is normally configured Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 150 0GB Normal Yes ...

Page 81: ...me item we name it as TryRAID0 1 for second volume 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection only RAID0 1 can be selected Select RAID0 Stripe and press Enter Note You also can try to select RAID1 for the second volume as an experiment here Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAI...

Page 82: ...v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Non RAID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the v...

Page 83: ...B CREATE VOLUME MENU 7 Select Create Volume and press Enter Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Press ENTER to create the specified volume TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 148 1 GB N A Create Volume Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync CREATE VOLUME MENU Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Pr...

Page 84: ...served CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID1 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection Select RAID1 Mirror and press Enter Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Inte...

Page 85: ...Menu ENTER Select 5 From the hard drive list use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as RAID1 then press Space key to select them A triangle sign will appear to indicate the drive selection Here we select one 149 0GB and one 74 5GB hard disks Press Enter key to finish the selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003...

Page 86: ... Select Create Volume and press Enter A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Press Y to create the volume and return to the main menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Accele...

Page 87: ...RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID10 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection Select RAID10 RAID0 1 and press Enter Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID 10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror Intel...

Page 88: ...ume and press Enter A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Press Y to create the volume and return to the main menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 R...

Page 89: ... Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 64KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID5 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection Select RAID5 Parity and press Enter Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 In...

Page 90: ...Select 5 From the hard drive list use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as RAID5 then press Space key to select them A triangle sign will appear to indicate the drive selection Here we select two 149 0GB and 74 5GB hard disks for an example Press Enter key to finish the selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003...

Page 91: ...eate Volume and press Enter A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Press Y to create the volume and return to the main menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Opt...

Page 92: ...tion ROM 11 0 8 1204 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 2 Delete RAID Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Use Up or Down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete Here only one RAID5 is seen so press DEL key to continue Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation A...

Page 93: ... 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit 5 RAID Volume None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Non RAID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Ra...

Page 94: ...ntel 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 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 298 1GB Normal Yes 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member ...

Page 95: ...e lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk RESET RAID DATA 4 It goes back to Main menu with a Failed...

Page 96: ...Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 149 1GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 0 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 7...

Page 97: ...2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 140 9GB 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit 5 It goes back to Main menu with a Rebuild status of RAID5 volume Eventually a replace ment hard disk has to join in and it always keeps three hard disks in the RAID5 system 6 Operating System will perform the rebuilding later Intel R Matri...

Page 98: ...ble Only Recovery Disk 2 Use Up or Down key to make a selection to enable Recovery or Master disk 3 Here we select 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk and press Enter to continue The screen display Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Enable Only Master Disk Enable Only Recovery Disk enabl...

Page 99: ...menu and press Enter The screen displays 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 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Option 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 149 1GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Po...

Page 100: ...ing Windows Operating System Watch the screen carefully when the following picture appears press F6 key immediately If you forgot to do this PC will go to an fatal blue screen and you may need to reboot the system again PC may not respond to your F6 input immediately and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID d...

Page 101: ...ot determine 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 manu...

Page 102: ...dapters 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 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 Ex...

Page 103: ...y files 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...

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