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Page 1: ...ease visit Foxconn s website http www foxconnchannel com This product and its accessories are produced after 13th Aug 2005 and comply with the WEEE2002 96EC directive Version Trademark User s Manual V1 1 for N570SM2AA motherboard P N 91 181N57M21E 00 G Symbol description Note refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better Attention indicates that it may damage hardware...

Page 2: ...haracteristics of information technology equipment þ EN 61000 3 2 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase þ 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 current 16A þ EN...

Page 3: ...acturer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C SupplementaryInformation This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause ...

Page 4: ...andard CMOS Features 23 Tiger Central Control Unit 25 Advanced BIOS Features 28 Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 32 Power Management Setup 37 PnP PCI Configurations 40 PC Health Status 41 Load Fail Safe Defaults 42 Load Optimized Defaults 42 Set Supervisor User Password 42 Save Exit Setup 43 Exit Without Saving 43 Table of Contents Chapter 2 2 Chapter 1 Chapter Product Introduct...

Page 5: ...D content 45 Installing drivers 46 Installing Utilities 46 Directions for Bundled Software TIGER ONE 48 Fox LiveUpdate 55 Appendix Table of Contents 4 Chapter NVIDIA SLITM Technology 62 NVIDIA RAID 65 Audio Configuration 77 5 Chapter ...

Page 6: ...ure to switch off the DC power supply may result in serious damage to your system or memory module Attention We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while over clocked Normal operation depends on the over clock capacity of your device Attention Attention Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time the BIOS description in this manual is just for reference We do not guarant...

Page 7: ...o Default is omitted 8 with 8 Channel audio E with 1394 function S with SATA function 2 with DDR2 function R with RAID function H comply with RoHS directives You can find PPID label on the motherboard It indicates the functions that the motherboard has For example The letters On the black mark of the PPID label mean that the motherboard supports 6 Channel Audio 6 default onboard 10 100M LAN L defa...

Page 8: ...AA series motherboard This series of motherboard is one of our new products offers superior performance and uses the advanced NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP This chapter includes the following information v Main Features v Layout v Rear I O Ports 1 1 ...

Page 9: ...nel DDR2 533 667 800 Supports up to 8GB DDR2 memory USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Ten USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports three onboard USB headers providing six extra ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Seven Serial ATA II and one E SATA1 connectors NVIDIA MediaShieldTM RAID with su...

Page 10: ... PCI Express X16 Supports 4 GB sec bandwidth Slot PCI E2_X16 supports PCI Express X8 Supports 2 GB sec bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to disk depends on OS and S5 soft off Supports AMD Cool n QuietTM technology Expansion Slots Tw...

Page 11: ... CD_IN Connector 2 Front Audio Connector 3 Speaker Connector 4 Front 1394 Connector optional 5 SYS_ FAN Connector 6 Front USB Connectors 7 Front Panel Connector 8 Chassis Intruder Connector 9 Clear CMOS Jumper 10 Serial ATA II Connectors 11 FAN Connector 12 ATA 133 100 66 IDE Connectors 13 FDD Connector Note The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only please refer to the physical m...

Page 12: ...nal SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier and enables smart setup and hot plug function 4 Coaxial S PDIF Out Port This port is used to connect an external audio output device via a coaxial S P DIF cable 5 Optical S PDIF Out Port This port is used to connect an external audio output device via a optical S P DIF cable 6 1394a Port optional This port is used to connect a 1394 device 7 USB 2 0 Port...

Page 13: ...lack Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey Side Speaker Out Left Link Active LED Right Speed LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Off 10 Mbps Connection Green Linked Green 100 Mbps Connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 1 Gbps Connection Link Active LED Speed LED 8 Line in Line out Microphone Rear LEF CEN Side Jacks 9 LAN Ports 10 Parallel Port The port is used...

Page 14: ...d pin headers and the mounting of jumpers Cau tion should be exercised during the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information v CPU v Memory v Power supply v Other Connectors v Expansion Slots v Jumpers Chapter2 2 ...

Page 15: ...he socket until it fits in place 3 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked Installation of CPU Follow these steps to install the CPU Push down the socket lever to secure the CPU Cut edge Attention The CPU pins must be properly aligned with the holes in the socket oth...

Page 16: ...ration for example overheat ing you need to install the proper fan The following procedure is provided for reference only please refer to your CPU fan user guide for the actual procedure 2 If required apply a light coating of silica gel to the top of the CPU NOTE The CPU heatsink may have a pre applied thermal compound In that case the silica gel is not required CPU Fan CPU Heatsink CPU Retention ...

Page 17: ...retention mechanism 3 Place the cooling set onto the re tention mechanism Attach one end of the retention bracket to retention mechanism 5 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to module base 6 Connect the fan s power cable to the appropriate 4 pin terminal on the motherboard ...

Page 18: ...ding to the list Installation of DDR2 Memory 1 There is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot and the memory module can be fixed in one direction only Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the module clips outward 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module vertically into the DIMM slot 3 The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically Single Channel ...

Page 19: ... before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals especially the memory devices otherwise your motherboard or the system memory might be seriously damaged For the detailed memory support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchannel com ...

Page 20: ...plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX_12 V Power Connector PWR2 The 4 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU Exclusive Graphics Power Connector PWR3 This connector is a auxiliary power for graphics card Exclusive power for graphics card is for bet ter graphics performance and for future upgrade usage 13 1 Exclusive Grap...

Page 21: ...66 IDE hard disk drives Con nect the cable s blue connector to the IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the Ultra ATA master device If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Attention Ribbon ...

Page 22: ...he front panel of the case The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is in S0 status the LED is on When the system is in S1 S3 S4 S5 status the LED is off Power Switch Connector PWRSW Attach the connector to the power button of the case Pushing this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button 1 Audio Connector F_AUDIO_1 The audio con...

Page 23: ...CMOS Setup These fans will be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 mode Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN FAN USB Headers F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 Besides four USB ports on the rear panel the series of motherboards also have three 10 pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable to provide additional six USB ports F_USB 1 2 3 1 5V_DUAL D D D GND GND D NC Empty 5...

Page 24: ...tus of this connector If the connect or has been closed once the system will send a mes sage To utilize this function set Case Open Warning to Enabled in the Power Management Setup secti on of the CMOS Setup Save and exit then boot the op erating system once to make sure this function takes effect INTR 1 INTRUDERJ 2 GND IrDA Connector IR This header supports wireless transmitting and recei ving de...

Page 25: ...rboard has Two PCI Express x1 slots that designed to accommo date less bandwidth intensive cards such as a modem or LAN card PCI Express x16 Slots This motherboard has two PCI Express x16 slots that reserved for graphics or video cards The difference in bandwidth between the x16 and x1 slots is no table to be sure This motherboard design enables the support of dual PCI Ex press graphics cards tech...

Page 26: ...l the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by removing the CMOS jumper How to clear CMOS 1 Turn off the AC power supply and connect pins 1 and 2 together using the jumper cap 2 Return the jumper setting to normal pins 2 and 3 together with the jumper cap 3 Turn the AC power supply back on Warning 1 Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings 2 Do not clear the CMOS while the ...

Page 27: ... the system POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information v Enter BIOS Setup v Main Menu v Standard CMOS Features v Tiger Central Control Unit v Advanced BIOS Features v Advanced Chipset Features v Integrated Peripherals v Power Management Setup v PnP PCI Configurations v PC Health Status v Load Fail Safe Defaults v Load Optimized Defau...

Page 28: ... to enter SETUP ESC to enter Boot Menu Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the main menu are explained as below Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu Tiger Central Control Unit The sp...

Page 29: ... The system s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu PC Health Status This will display the current status of your PC Load Fail Safe Defaults The default BIOS settings can be loaded through this menu Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may be affected Set Supervisor Password The superv...

Page 30: ...ate date from 1st to 31st can be changed using the keyboard Year year set up by users Time This option allows you to set up the desired time usually as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 3 4 5 6 7 Master Standard CMOS Features Menu While entering Setup the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE dev ices There is a sepatate sub menu for ...

Page 31: ...l not stop for a diskette error but it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error but it will stop for all other errors Memory This is a Display Only Category determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system Extended Memory The ...

Page 32: ...tion is used to set whether the clock of an unused PCI slot will be disabled to reduce electromagnetic interference The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vDRAM Configuration Press Enter to set the items of DRAM Configuration vPCIE clock This option is used to set PCIE overclock function Tiger Central Control Unit Menu System Status Power LED Status Normal on No CPU Fan blinking once blinking...

Page 33: ...gnetic Interference generated by PCIE The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vSATA Spread Spectrum If you enable SATA spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by SATA The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vHT Spread Spectrum If you enable HT spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by H...

Page 34: ...r down mode This option is used to set the CKE base Power dowm mode vCKE based Powerdowm This option controls the CKE based power down vMemory hole Remapping This option is used to enalbe or disable the memory hole remapping vAuto Optimize Bottom IO This option is used to set the auto optimize bottom IO vBottom of 31 24 IO space This option is used to set Bottom of 31 24 IO space ...

Page 35: ... startup After pressing Enter you can select the HDD using the PageUp PageDn or Up Down arrow keys and change the HDD priority using or To exit this option press Esc vCD ROM Boot Priority This option is used to select the priority for CD ROM startup After pressing Enter you can select the CD ROM using the PageUp PageDn or Up Down arrow keys and change the CD ROM priority using or To exit this opti...

Page 36: ...ified under the first second and third boot devices vBoot Up Floppy Seek If this option is enabled BIOS will activate the floppy drive during the system boot and the drive s indicator will flash after the activation The magnetic head will move back and forth from A to B vVirus Warning This option is used to set up the virus warning message for the IDE HDD boot sector When enabled a warning message...

Page 37: ...Logo EPA Show This option allows you to enable or disable the EPA logo The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled vTypematic Rate Chars Sec Use this option to define how many characters per second a held down key generated vTypematic Delay Msec Use this option to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters vBoot Up NumLock Status T...

Page 38: ... bandwidth of the link s transmitter of K8 MCP55 vSSE SSE2 Instructions It is used to set enable or disable Intel SSE SSE2 instructions vSystem BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled to allow catching of the system BIOS which may improve per formance If any other program writes to this memory area a system error may result Advanced Chipset Features Menu vPMU This option is used to enable or disable PWU fun...

Page 39: ...iption 32 Integrated Peripherals vIDE Function Setup Press enter to set IDE Function Setup vOnboard Device Press enter to set Onboard Device vOnboard Super IO Press enter to set Onboard Super IO Integrated Peripherals Menu ...

Page 40: ... Auto The available setting values are Disabled and Auto vIDE DMA transfer access This option is used to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access vSerial ATA Cotroller This option is used to enable or disable Serial ATA cotroller vIDE Prefetch Mode This option is used to enable or disable IDE prefetch mode IDE Function Setup Menu vIDE HDD Block Mode This option is used to set whether the IDE HDD ...

Page 41: ...RAID Enable This item is available for you to enable or disable the onboard RAID functi on vSATA 1 2 3 Primary Secondary These features allow user to enable or disable the RAID function for each SATA hard disk drive RAID Config Menu ...

Page 42: ... and Enabled vUSB Mouse Support This option is used to set whether the USB mouse controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS The available setting values are Dis abled and Enabled vHD Audio This option is used to set whether onboard AC97 Audio is enabled The avail able setting values are Disabled and Auto vMAC MAC1 LAN This option is used to set whether MAC LAN device is enalbed...

Page 43: ...d on the board vIrDA Duplex Mode This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip vOnboard Parallel Port This option allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I O ad dress and interrupt request IRQ The setting values are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 vParallel Port Mode Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the onboard paral...

Page 44: ...nd Type This option is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 POS mode the power will not shut off and the supply status will remain as it is in S1 mode the computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be cut off after a delay period The status of the computer before it enters STR will be saved in memory and the computer can qui...

Page 45: ... the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event vWOR RI From Soft Off If this item is enabled it allows the system to resume from a software power down or power saving mode whenever there is an incoming call to an install ed fax modem This function needs to be supported by the relevant hardware and software vUSB Resume From S3 This item is used to set the system to wake up ...

Page 46: ...tatus vCase Open Warning This option is used to enable or disable case open warning function vTime hh mm ss Alarm When the Power On by Alarm set as Enabled this option will be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up date The setting values contain hh 0 23 mm 0 59 ss 0 59 vPower On by Alarm This option is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled t...

Page 47: ...cards you installed not support ing PnP you will need to select Manual and manually adjust interruption resources in the event of hardware conflicts However since this motherboard has no ISA slot this option does not apply vIRQ Resources Press the Enter key then manually set IRQ resources vPCI VGA Palette Snoop If you use a non standard VGA card use this option to solve graphic accelera tion card ...

Page 48: ... system vCurrent CPU System Temperature The current system CPU temperature will be automatically detected by the system vSYSTEM CPU FAN1FAN The system CPU fan speed will be automatically detected by the system vSmart FAN1 Mode Control This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function PWM Mode can enable smart fan function vSmart FAN1 PWM 0 This option is used to set smart fan1 PWM 0 vSma...

Page 49: ...erformance parameters for the system to improve the performance of your system components However if the optimized performance parameters are not supported by your hardware devices it will likely cause system reliability and stability issues If you only want to load the optimized default for a single option select the desired option and press the F7 key Set Supervisor User Password The access righ...

Page 50: ... If you do not want to set a password just press Enter when prompted to enter a password and in the screen the following message will appear If no password is keyed in any user can enter the system and view modify the CMOS settings Password Disabled Press any key to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features if you select System from the Security Option you will be prompted to enter a password...

Page 51: ...utility CD that came with the motherboard contains use ful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information v Utility CD content v Start to install drivers 4 4 Chapter ...

Page 52: ... can install all the drivers for your motherboard You should install the drivers in order and you need to restart your computer after the drivers all installed A NVIDIA Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C JMB RAID Driver 2 Utility Use this option to install additional software programs A TIGER ONE B Fox LiveUpdate C Microsoft DirectX 9 0 D Adobe Acrobat Reader E Create RAID Driver Floppy 3...

Page 53: ...rivers that you want to install and begin the setup steps by manual Or you just click One Click Setup button to install the drivers by auto after install Intel Chipset Driver Installing Utilities You can select the utilities that you want to install and begin the setup steps Click here Install by manual Install by auto ...

Page 54: ...Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction 47 This chapter will introduce how to use attached software This chapter provides the following information v TIGER ONE v Fox LiveUpdate 5 5 Chapter ...

Page 55: ...NE you can Modify system performance settings such as bus speeds CPU voltages fan speed and other system performance options that are supported by the BIOS Monitor hardware temperature voltage frequency and fan speed Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit Using TIGER ONE 1 Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Exit Minimum Homepage Monitor Frequency Vo...

Page 56: ...on to exit the program Minimum Click this button to minimize the window Configuration Click this button to configurate the parameters for the program It determines which items will be shown in shorten mode Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website Click here to return to previous status 2 CPU Page CPU Control This page lets you select and run the TIGER ONE developed benchmark...

Page 57: ...ets you set memory and PCI Express frequency by manual Close this page Reset the changes 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 CPU page Select the different benchmarks Ajust by manual Apply the changes ...

Page 58: ...nable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of CPU temperature 4 2 Limit Setting Sys Temp This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable 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 Sho...

Page 59: ... Enable alert function when the CPU fan rev is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan 4 4 Limit Setting Sys Fan This page lets you to set system low limit rpm and enable the alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rp...

Page 60: ...he lever Show current Chassis fan rpm value Enable alert function when the chassis fan is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of chassis fan Go to Voltage page 5 Voltage Page Voltage Control This page lets you set CPU voltage memory voltage and North Bridge voltage by manual Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes ...

Page 61: ...d Software 54 6 Fan Page Fan Control This page lets you enable smart Fan function or set fan speed by manual Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan function Reset the changes Apply the changes ...

Page 62: ...he system BIOS drivers and utilities by local or online Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Using Fox LiveUpdate 1 1 Local Update BIOS Info This page lets you know your system BIOS information Exit Toolbar Minimum Show current BIOS information Link to website ...

Page 63: ...name Click here 1 3 Local Update Update This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet After click Update there will show warning message please read it carefully If you still want to continue click Yes Then load a local BIOS file and follow the wizard to finish the operation Note Fox LiveUpdate will auto backup BIOS before update because we have enabled this function in Configure option...

Page 64: ...s you update your system BIOS from Internet Click start it will search the new BIOS from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detail information Update BIOS Close the window Select BIOS to update ...

Page 65: ...ur 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 drivers from Internet Browse detail information Install the selected drivers Close the window Select the drivers to update ...

Page 66: ...rnet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet 2 3 Online Update Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet Click start it will search the new utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new utilities from Inter...

Page 67: ...start searching and related information will show on the task bar Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Apply the changes Reset to default value Note When enable auto search function Fox LiveUpdate will appear searching result on task bar Double click the icon you can see the detail information Double click here ...

Page 68: ...out Fox LiveUpdate 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the utility 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 Click here Select different skin of the software ...

Page 69: ...e in a multi NVIDIA GPU solution NVIDIA nForceTM 5 SLI MCPs media and communications processors offer blister ing graphics performance and overall PC performance for both AMD and Intel platforms With the power of SLITM technology you get the ability to connect two NVIDIA SLI Ready PCI ExpressTM graphics cards for mind blowing game play with brilliant and intensive 3D graphics 2 Using SLITM Technol...

Page 70: ...to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure that the connector is firmly in place Step 4 Connect the 4 pin ATX power cable to the Auxiliary power connector to secure the system is stable Step 5 Power on your computer and boot into Operating System Step 6 Install the NVIDIA graphics card drivers and restart your computer Power Extension cable ...

Page 71: ...Appendix 64 Step 7 Right click the mouse Select Properties Select Setting Click Advanced Select GeForce xxxx xxx Click SLI multi GPU Click Enable SLI multi GPU ...

Page 72: ...zes into one large disk Array RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 JBOD Advantages High data throughput 100 data redund ancy Optimized for both 100 data redun d a n c y a n d p e r f or manc e A ll ow s spare disks Fault tolerance and better utilization of disk space ombines and uses the capacity of odd size drives Drawbacks No fault tolerance Requires two drives for the storage space of one drive Requir...

Page 73: ...ge easily vHot Plug Array A nice flexibility feature is the ability to move MediaShield RAID arrays from one nForce system to another Since most nForce systems support SATA hot plug capability you can add remove a RAID array even while the system is running This is done using the Hot Plug Array wizard Features and Benefits Summary Features Spare Drive and Dedicated Drive Support Bootable RAID Morp...

Page 74: ...perating system on one hard disk then reboot the computer 4 Run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the RAID driver 5 Initialize the NVRAID Array Bootable RAID Array 1 Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS 2 Specify the RAID level either Mirroring RAID 1 Striping RAID 0 Mirrored Striping RAID 0 1 or Spanning JBOD and create the desired RAID array 3 Boot ...

Page 75: ...ls use the arrow keys to select IDE Function Setup then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config then press Enter 3 From the RAID Config window enabled the RAID Enable the other items would be light then you can enable the disk that you want to use as RAID disks 4 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit ...

Page 76: ...derstanding the Define a New Array Window Use the Define a New Array window to Select the RAID Mode Set up the Striping Block Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array Depending on the platform used the system have one or more adapters In a typical system there are usually one channel and multiple adapters and each adapter have a slave and a master The adapter channel master slave status of ea...

Page 77: ... Master since there is a one to one connection between the drive and the channel Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is high lighted Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring Change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow keys until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box eith...

Page 78: ... it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved 3 Continue pressing the right arrow key until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array appear in the Array Disks block Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After assigning your RAID array mode press F7 The Cle...

Page 79: ...can review the RAID arrays that you have set up 3 Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up then press Enter The Array Detail window appears 4 If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then press C 5 At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N 6 Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press F10 to exit the RA...

Page 80: ... be enabled 3 Click Next and then follow the instructions 4 After the installation is completed be sure to reboot the PC 5 After the reboot initialize the newly created array Installing theNVIDIARAIDSoftware Under Windows for Non bootableRAID Array This section describes how to setup the application and install the RAID software 1 Start the nForce Setup program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Dr...

Page 81: ...Windows CD and the Windows Setup program starts 2 Press F6 and wait for the Windows Setup screen to appear 3 Specify the NVIDIA drivers 1 Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S The Windows Setup screen appears as below 2 Select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then press Enter 3 Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press Enter 4 Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and then ...

Page 82: ...m During the GUI portion of the installation you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver Click Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the installation This will not be an issue with a signed driver Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to ...

Page 83: ...gement The actual disks listed will depend on your system and the unallocated partition is the total combined storage of two hard disks You must format the unallocated disk space in order to use it 3 Format the unallocated disk space Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the wizard After the drive has been formatted it is ready for use 2 Follow screen instructions to instal...

Page 84: ...tions provide a complete integrated audio solu tion for next generation multimedia PCs Now we will tell you how to install audio driver and use Realtek HD Audio Man ager 1 Click Audio Driver button and follow the installation wizard to install Realtek audio diver from Driver CD 2 After the driver is correctly installed you will find the icon on the task bar Double click it to display the Realtek H...

Page 85: ...ironment adjust the equalizer set the Karaoke or select pre programmed equalizer settings 5 Mixer Introduction Allows you to set audio output and audio input volume 2 Set playback 4 Click OK 1 Click here 3 Set record 2 Select environment 4 Click OK 1 Click here 3 Set equalizer ...

Page 86: ... your input output settings 2 Select channel configuration 4 Click OK 1 Click here 3 Test 7 Microphone Introduction Allows you to configure your input output settings and to check if your audio devices are connected properly 3 Click OK 1 Click here 2 Click here ...

Page 87: ...Appendix 80 8 3D Audio Demo Introduction This option gives you a demostration of the 3D audio feature 4 Click OK 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Test your setting ...

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