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2. HW Monitor

Click on "HW Monitor" icon          , its panel appears. By moving the mouse on the voltage icon, 
it will display voltage information. Move the mouse on fan or temperature icon will show relative 
information accordingly.

2.1 HW Monitor - Voltage

Click on voltage icon          to 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 alert function

Show current 
voltages

Voltage icon

Fan icon

Temperature icon

Summary of Contents for Rattler

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

Page 2: ... 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 other wise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office your househ...

Page 3: ...ts 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 r...

Page 4: ...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 may c...

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: ...n 19 OnBoard Debug LED 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 22 Main 23 Advanced 25 Chipset 32 Boot 37 Security 38 Save Exit 39 Quantum BIOS 41 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 49 Install driver and utility 50 Aegis Panel Main Page 52 HW Monitor 53 Overclocking 55 Configuration 55 FOX LOGO 56 FOX DMI 57 Browser Configuration Utility 58 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration ...

Page 7: ...ossFireTM Technology 103 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnsupport com inquiry aspx CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Memory VGA Compatibility List http www foxconnsupport com complist aspx Support ...

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

Page 9: ...s 600MB s data transfer rate Support RAID 0 1 5 10 Recovery Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing LAN 2 x Realtek 8111E Audio Realtek ALC892 High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out Support Jack Sensing function USB Support hot plug Support up to 12 x USB 2 0 ports 6 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB headers supporting 6 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480...

Page 10: ...or System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan speed control PCI Express x1 Gen2 0 Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Gen2 0 Support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Supp...

Page 11: ... SPDIF OUT3 Connector 11 SYS_FAN1 Header 12 CLear CMOS Jumper 13 1394a Connector 14 Front USB Connectors 15 Front Panel Connector 16 Reset Button 17 Power On Button 18 SATA Connectors 19 BIOS_Select Jumper 20 IDE Connector 21 Speaker Connector 22 SYS_FAN2 Header 23 FAN2 Header 24 OC_Switch1 Button 25 OC_Switch2 Button 26 OC_Switch3 Button 27 24 pin ATX Power Connector 28 DDR3 DIMM Slots 29 CPU_FAN...

Page 12: ...ernal audio system that supports digital co axial audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector 5 1394a Port This port is used to connect a 1394a device 6 LAN Ports The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10 100 1000Mb s data rate LAN Type Left Active Right Link Status Description Status Description 1000M Off No Link...

Page 13: ...e refer to the table below Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel 7 1 channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink 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 We will introduce the Clear C...

Page 14: ...nstallation 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 Debug LED Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusup...

Page 15: ...rwise 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 specifications...

Page 16: ...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 Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU C A U T I O N 1 Release the CPU socket lever ...

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

Page 18: ...ity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction C A U T I O N It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed an...

Page 19: ...emory 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 Notch Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outl...

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

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

Page 22: ...rt this feature The black connectors support current Se rial ATA II interface and allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate The two red connectors support the current SATA III interface and allows upto 600MB s data transfer rate IDE Connector PIDE With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive A_MIC2_L A_MIC2_R A_LINE2_L SENSE_SEND S...

Page 23: ... mode 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 ...

Page 24: ... are six main fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in Quantum BIOS section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states CPU_FAN1 GND POWER SENSE CONTROL 1 FAN1 2 SYS_FAN1 2 3 GND 12V NC 1 SPDIF_OUT SPDIF_OUT3 GND 1 2 ...

Page 25: ...blem 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 Put a metal object such...

Page 26: ...g the CLS_CMOS button to clear CMOS Push down the CLS_CMOS button and hold it there for a couple of seconds to clear the CMOS completely then release C A U T I O N PWR_ON RST CLS_CMOS Definition Description Function 1 2 default Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Select SPI1 BIOS ROM 1 2 3 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Select SPI2 BIOS ROM 2 Default 1 2 3 1 2 3 BIOS_SELECT SPI 1 SPI 2 Besides you are doing th...

Page 27: ...d the led lights will turn on At this moment the debug led will show 0 0 It means the CPU current clock is 100MHz Default In the OC mode pressing the OC_SW2 but ton will increase the CPU clock by 1 MHz per step and the debug led code will increase 0 1 at the same time The debug led code 0 1 means the CPU clock is 101 MHz In the OC mode pressing the OC_SW3 but ton will decrease the clock by 1 MHz p...

Page 28: ...ST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Quantum BIOS Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any...

Page 29: ...oot device priority and enable Quiet Boot feature here 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 before boot or access to Setup Save Exit The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu However it may offer better performance in some ...

Page 30: ...ow many memory mod ules are installed in your system before powering on System Date weekday month date year format Day weekday from Sun to Sat this message is automatically displayed by BIOS Read Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Quantum BIOS BIOS Information BIOS Ven...

Page 31: ... 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 password it will dispaly User If no password is set or you enter system with administrator password this item will dispaly Administrator ...

Page 32: ...B Configuration CMOS Press Enter to go to the submenu Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save Exit Legacy OpROM Support Launch LAN 1 PXE OpROM Disabled for Legacy Network Devices Launch LAN 2 PXE OpROM Disabled Launch Storage OpROM Enabled 80h Debug Code Send to LPC...

Page 33: ...uester or not No Snoop This item is used to enable or disable the PCI Express device no snoop option Maximum Payload This item is used to set the maximum payload of PCI Express Device or you can set Auto to allow system BIOS to select the value Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc PCI Bus Driver Version V 2 03 00 In...

Page 34: ...ore it entering STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes When you select Auto it means OS will automatically take care and assign which mode is the most suitable now Lock Legacy Resources This item is used to enable or disable lock of legacy resources S3 Video Repost Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Apti...

Page 35: ...Onboard Device Configuration Realtek 8111E Gigabit LAN 1 2 This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard Gigabit LAN1 2 Marvell 6121 PATA and eSATA This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard PATA and eSATA ports We are using Marvell chip to control PATA and eSATA devices NEC USB3 0 Controller D720200F1 This item allows you to enable or disable the NEC USB3 0 controller VIA 1394 ...

Page 36: ...le or disable this function When enabled the SATA controller will aggressively enter a lower link power state partial or slumber based upon the setting of the ASP bit bit 27 Serial ATA Controller 0 Appears when SATA Mode is set to IDE Mode Serial ATA Controller 0 are the SATA ports 1 2 3 4 of the motherboard This item allows you select the mode of the SATA ports Setting values are Disabled Compati...

Page 37: ...item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS If you have a USB keyboard or mouse set to enabled Enabled This option will enable the legacy USB support Disabled This option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications Auto This option will disable the legacy support if no USB devices are connected EHCI Hand off This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand off supp...

Page 38: ...em is used to set the maximum time the device will take before it can report itself to the host controller Auto This is default option For a root port the default time is 100ms For a hub port the delay is taken from hub descriptor Manual you can change the time you want by the following item Device Power up delay in seconds Only appears when set Device power up delay to Manual You can change the v...

Page 39: ...s Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit North Bridge Parameters Chipset Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Memory Information Total Memory 1024 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot0 1024 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot1 0 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot2 0 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot3 0 MB DDR3 1333 Low MMIO Align 1024M DMI Gen2 ...

Page 40: ...ce device in PEG Default option is Disabled MRC Message Print This item is used to print the memory initialize message Default option is Disabled South Bridge SB Chipset Configuration SMBus Controller This item is used to enable or disable the SMBus controller Restore AC Power Loss This item is used to set which state the computer will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss Version 2 10 ...

Page 41: ... 8 These item are used to show the device information in the PCI express ports PCIe Sub Decode This item is used to enable or disable PCIe sub decode port This item is available when subtractive decode agent is enabled Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Ports Configuration PCI Express Port 1 Auto PCI E...

Page 42: ...pyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration All USB Devices Enabled EHCI Controller 1 Enabled EHCI Controller 2 Enabled USB Port 0 Enabled USB Port 1 Enabled USB Port 2 Enabled USB Port 3 Enabled USB Port 4 Enabled USB Port 5 Enabled USB Port 6 Enabled USB Port 7 Enabled USB Port 8 Enabled USB Port 9 Enabled USB Port 10 Enabled USB Port 11 Enabled USB Port 12 Enabled USB Port 13 Enabl...

Page 43: ... Message This item is used to enable or disable the end of the post message help Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version N A ME System Enabled ME Temporary Disable Disabled End of Post Message Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previo...

Page 44: ... mode for option ROM Interrupt 19 Capture When set to Enabled system will allow option ROMs to trap Int 19 HDD BootSector Write This item is used to enable or disable write to hard disk sector 0 ZIP Emulation Type This item is used to set the emulation type for ZIP drives Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Ad...

Page 45: ...ling Security Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Quantum BIOS Password Description If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on pas...

Page 46: ... center of the screen Select Yes to save your changes select No or ESC to return to the main menu Discard Changes If you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the center of the screen Select Yes to discard 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 def...

Page 47: ...is option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the screen Select Yes to save the changes done so far as user defaults select No or ESC to return to the main menu Restore User Defaults If you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the screen Select Yes to restore the user defaults to all the setup options select No or ESC to return to the main menu Boot Override...

Page 48: ...k 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 Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Quantum BIOS CPU Configuration Memory Settings All Voltage Se...

Page 49: ... Hardware Prefetcher The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its requirements and prefetches data and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future This reduces the latency associated with memory reads When enabled the processor s hardware prefetcher will be enabled and allowed to automatically prefetch data and co...

Page 50: ... used to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 Report Appears only when Set Power Technology to Custom This item is used to enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS Package C State Limit Appears only when Set Power Technology to Custom This item is used to select the package c state limit Local x2APIC This item is used to enable or disable the Local x2APIC Some OSes do not supp...

Page 51: ...y tWTR This item allows you to set minimum Write to read delay in clock cycles Active to Active Delay tRRD This item allows you to set Active to Active Delay in clock cycles Read CAS Precharege tRTP This item is used to set the read CAS to precharge time in clock cycles Four Active Window Delay tFAW This item is used to set the four active window delay time in clock cycles Version 2 10 1208 Copyri...

Page 52: ...e memories default voltage could result in damage to memory controller DIMM1 and DIMM3 DQ Vref Data Volt This item is used to set the DIMMs Channel A DQ signals reference voltage The default option is 64 128 VDIMM DIMM2 and DIMM4 DQ Vref Data Volt This item is used to set the DIMMs Channel B DQ signals reference voltage The default option is 64 128 VDIMM CougarPoint PCH Core Voltage This item is u...

Page 53: ...rent backup slot area Load Backup Here you can press Enter key choose load item for restore your current backup slot setting Erase Backup Slot Here you can press Enter key choose erase item to erase your current backup slotsetting Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Backup Slot Not Use It Select Screen Select Item ...

Page 54: ...the voltage of cougarpoint PCH core Battery 3V Voltage This item is used to show the voltage of battery 3V PSU Stand By 3 3V Rail This item is used to show the voltage of PSU stand by 3 3V rail PSU 3 3V Rail This item is used to show the voltage of PSU 3 3V rail Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc CPU_FAN1 Control ...

Page 55: ...ance the mother board features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Install driver and utility AEGIS PANEL FOX LOGO FOX DMI Browser Configuration Utility Note Because each module is independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand ...

Page 56: ...all the drivers have been installed A Intel Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek LAN Driver D Intel RAID Driver 1 E Intel Management Engine Driver F USB 3 0 Driver 2 Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs A AEGIS PANEL B FOX LOGO C FOX DMI D Microsoft DirectX 9 0 2 E Adobe Acrobat Reader F Norton Internet Security G Browser Configuration Utility...

Page 57: ...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 Select to Install Utilities Select to Install Drivers Click to visit Foxconn s website Browse CD View the Utility Help files Automatic Installation by One Click Drop to System Tray Exit the program ...

Page 58: ...51 4 51 2 Install Utility Use these options to install additional software programs 3 Utility Help Click this button to view the utility AEGIS PANEL FOX LOGO FOX DMI etc help manual ...

Page 59: ...mation Overclocking OC Gear Optional Configuration 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 stay...

Page 60: ...o 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 al...

Page 61: ...system 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 th...

Page 62: ...ation 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 Apply the changes Click these buttons to adjust the CPU clock Click these buttons to adjust the CPU voltages Click these buttons to adjust the Chipset voltage Click these ...

Page 63: ... if you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Boot 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 Using FOX LOGO Main Page When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file auto matically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the s...

Page 64: ...yze 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 Windows 7 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 65: ...will appear in the search menu of browser You can use it directly 2 If you have installed another search engine the Browser Configuration Utility will send out a dialog to ask Do you want to change your browser search engine to Yahoo If you want to use Yahoo engine as the default Select Yes and click OK Then you will see a END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT Read it and select I agree to change your defaul...

Page 66: ...orage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction Intel Matrix Storage Manager Create a RAID Driver Diskette BIOS Configuration Create RAID in BIOS Install a New Windows XP Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for reference only please refer to the practical screen ...

Page 67: ...rd driver CD 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 exist ing 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 to create RAID in BIOS 4 Ru...

Page 68: ...r 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 69: ... 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 configu...

Page 70: ...ion easier The topic will be introduced Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system 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 installing the SATA hard disks make sure ...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...ptions 5 Exit 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 Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rig...

Page 74: ...OM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A 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 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Enter...

Page 75: ...the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select CREATE VOLUME MENU SELECT DISKS Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporatio...

Page 76: ...9R wRAID5 Copyright 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 Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Se...

Page 77: ...n ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP 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 Recover Volume Options 5 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 150 0GB No...

Page 78: ...ers or less Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 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 Volume0 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003...

Page 79: ...CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 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...

Page 80: ...ed The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 148 1 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 128KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storag...

Page 81: ... Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 150 0GB Normal Yes 1 TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 148 1GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 0 1 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Non RAID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk 0 1 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID D...

Page 82: ... R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 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 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corpor...

Page 83: ...D161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Inte...

Page 84: ...ation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID1 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A 74 5 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 74 5 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 85: ...id Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 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 TryRAID10 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation...

Page 86: ...Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID10 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks 128K 149 1 GB N A 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...

Page 87: ...el R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights 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 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corpo...

Page 88: ... S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel...

Page 89: ...hts Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 128K 149 1 GB N A 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 Volume 4 Re...

Page 90: ...ge Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 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 TryRecovery Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All R...

Page 91: ...S 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Non RAID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume Prev Next TAB M aster SPACE R ecovery ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manage...

Page 92: ...Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Recovery Disk 0 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Master Disk 0 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Vo...

Page 93: ...Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP DELETE VOLUME MENU TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 3 149 1GB Normal Yes Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 5 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5...

Page 94: ...y 3 149 1GB Normal Yes ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete TryRAID5 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Recover Volume Options 5 Exit RAID Volume None defi...

Page 95: ...RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Select ESC Exit ENTER Select 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 R...

Page 96: ... RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be 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 M...

Page 97: ... Menu Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 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 This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Member Disk 2 SAMSUNG S0V3J9A...

Page 98: ...ion All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Select ESC Exit ENTER Select 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 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 S...

Page 99: ...chnology Option ROM 10 0 0 1032 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu HELP RECOVERY vOLUME OPTIONS Name Level Capacity Status Bootable TryRecovery Recovery Cont 74 5GB Normal Yes Select a Recovery volume to do the operation Up Down SPACE Selects ENTER Done SELECT RECOVERY VOLUME TryRecovery Recovery Cont 74 5GB Norma...

Page 100: ...on Options 5 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRecovery Recovery OnReq N A 74 5GB NeedUpdate Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Recovery Disk 0 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Offline Disk 0 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk 0 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Ra...

Page 101: ...CH9R 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 Recover Volume Options 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 5PS...

Page 102: ...river Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Quantum BIOS Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout 1 Bootup Numlock State On Quiet Boot Enabled Fast Boot Disabled CSM16 Module Version 07 64 Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled HDD BootSector Write No...

Page 103: ...ine 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 104: ...D 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 Exit Window...

Page 105: ...rom 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 delet...

Page 106: ...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 107: ...in and a new hardware of RAID disk was found Click Cancel to skip this Wizard Click to exit Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc SATA Configuration SATA Mode RAID Mode SATA Port 0 Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA Port 1 Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA Port 2 Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA Port 3 Not Present...

Page 108: ...5 101 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 ...

Page 109: ...5 102 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 110: ...enter CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard such as Foxconn s Rattler Series 2 CrossFireXTM 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...

Page 111: ...launch properly 7 Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop 8 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 ...

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