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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 program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU 
Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock 
according to your system loadings. (Loadings are like Power Gaming, Data 
Mining...etc.)

Summary of Contents for Z68A-S Series

Page 1: ...Z68A S Series Motherboard User s Manual...

Page 2: ...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 whi...

Page 3: ...dio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input cu...

Page 4: ...urer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C Supplementary Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules...

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 motherbo...

Page 6: ...Internal Connectors 14 Jumpers 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 21 Main 22 Advanced 24 Chipset 34 Boot 36 Power 37 Health 39 Security 40 Save Exit 41 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD conte...

Page 7: ...D Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction 70 Intel Matrix Storage Manager 72 Create a RAID Driver Diskette 73 BIOS Configuration 75 Create RAID in BIOS 75 Install a New Windows XP 104 Appendix I...

Page 8: ...what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements Z68A S enables you to unleash more p...

Page 9: ...TA connector Support RAID 0 1 5 10 LAN Realtek 8111E VB GR LAN chip Audio Realtek ALC888S GR audio chip High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out Support Jack Sensing function U...

Page 10: ...1 Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management...

Page 11: ...ront Audio Connector 7 CD_IN Connector 8 SPDIF_OUT Connector 9 Front USB Connectors 10 Clear CMOS Jumper 11 TPM Connector 12 Front Panel Connector 13 COM1 Header 14 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 15 M...

Page 12: ...that supports digital optical audio 6 External SATA Port To connect external SATA device s to your system by expanding the internal SATA port s to the chassis back panel External SATA device shall pro...

Page 13: ...10 Mb s Connection Green 100 Mb s Connection Orange 1000 Mb s Connection Active LED Link LED Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel 7 1 channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front...

Page 14: ...t 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...

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 specif...

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...

Page 17: ...he solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler...

Page 18: ...memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory m...

Page 19: ...mory socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends...

Page 20: ...y 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 Gr...

Page 21: ...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 GN...

Page 22: ...e SATA_3 4 5 allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate the SATA_1 2 support SATA 3 0 specification and allows up to 600MB s data transfer rate Speaker Connector SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to...

Page 23: ...the system gets into sleep 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...

Page 24: ...connector at one end to connect with the external RS232 device and another end with 10 pin female connector to connect with COM1 connector in the motherboard Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN1 2 There a...

Page 25: ...dous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password...

Page 26: ...It pro vides latest IT management features such as Intel AMT that allows to improve management of corporate assets Set the jumper to pins 1 2 you can enable the Intel Management Engine function Set t...

Page 27: ...T process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save Exit Since BIOS could be...

Page 28: ...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 Th...

Page 29: ...Version It displays the current BIOS version User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed Build Date and Time This item shows the BIOS building...

Page 30: ...ard All errors but keyboard can result in 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 mod...

Page 31: ...Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save Exit Fox Control Center Trusted Computing CPU Configuration Performance Tuning SATA Configuration Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion USB Configuration Onbo...

Page 32: ...re Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Enables or Disables TPM support O S will not show TPM Reset of platf...

Page 33: ...ining Execute Disable Bit with anti virus firewall spyware removal e mail filtering software and other network security measures IT managers can free IT resources for other initiatives Intel Virtualiz...

Page 34: ...ou can use or to adjust the value The setting value 0 500 EIST You can enable disable the EIST Processor Power Management PPM through this item Host Clock Override 1 100 MHZ 10000 CPU Voltage 1 10000...

Page 35: ...ock cycles Row Refresh Cycle Time tRFC Refresh to Refresh or Refresh to Active command interval Write to Read Delay tWTR This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between sending the...

Page 36: ...1 000V You can use or to adjust the value SATA Configuration Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SATA Configuration...

Page 37: ...revious Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Select DVMT Mode used by Internal Graphics Device Advanced DVMT Mode Select This item is used to select DVMT Mode used by Internal Graphics D...

Page 38: ...n will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications Auto This option will disable the legacy support if no USB devices are connected Version 2 10 1208 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc...

Page 39: ...ct Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Advanced Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN co...

Page 40: ...Device Mode Standard Serial Po Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Advanc...

Page 41: ...208 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Memory Information Total Memory 2048 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot1 0 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot2 0 M...

Page 42: ...IGD Integrated Graphics Device share memory size Default value is 128MB IGD Multi Monitor This item is used to enable or disable the IGD Multi Monitor by internal graphics device ME Subsystem Version...

Page 43: ...aults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Select the keyboard NumLock state Bootup Numlock State This item is used to select the keyboard numlock state The defaulte setting is On Quiet Boot This item is used to ena...

Page 44: ...be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes Resume by PS2 Keyboard This item is used to enable disable the PS2 keyboard to generate a wake up R...

Page 45: ...oard Enabled S1 S3 S4 is normal S5 wake up only by pressing the power button Disabled Normal ACPI function Restore AC Power Loss This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resu...

Page 46: ...e Intrusion Alarm don t clear it will appear all the time Health Case Open Waring This item is used to enable or disable case open waring function CPU Temperature These items show the current CPU temp...

Page 47: ...curity Configuration HDD 0 ST3160815AS Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Set Setup Administrator Password...

Page 48: ...set 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...

Page 49: ...that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Note Because each module is...

Page 50: ...r all the drivers have been installed A Intel Chipset Driver B Intel MGA Driver C Realtek HDA Audio Driver D Realtek LAN Driver E USB 3 0 Driver 2 Software Utilities Use these options to install addit...

Page 51: ...st 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 Visit Foxconn s Website Show Utilities Show...

Page 52: ...45 4 45 2 Install Utility Use these options to install additional software programs...

Page 53: ...nt 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...

Page 54: ...mplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar i e Simple Mode as depicted below you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status Click here...

Page 55: ...t Click this button to exit the program Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen Homepage Click this button to visit Foxcon...

Page 56: ...he Simple Mode Messages such as CPU frequency voltage etc they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode 3 F I S Calibration FOX Intelligent Stepping Optional This function will re calibrate the CPU...

Page 57: ...2 After data is collected it will ask you to restart your computer now Later on when the FOX ONE program is activated and F I S feature in CPU Page is also enabled FOX ONE will automatically adjust yo...

Page 58: ...eck 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...

Page 59: ...ET 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...

Page 60: ...s 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 Configura...

Page 61: ...ert function Go to Limit Setting page Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show curren...

Page 62: ...lert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of...

Page 63: ...age manually CPU voltage can be stepped up down by a unit of 12 5mV while memory is 0 05V step and North Bridge is 0 04V step Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current FAN1 fan rpm value En...

Page 64: ...ts you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual When Smart Fan is selected you must use a 4 pin CPU cooler in your system Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or d...

Page 65: ...ows 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 LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information T...

Page 66: ...nsure if you really want to continue click Yes to confirm A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS f...

Page 67: ...ation 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update o...

Page 68: ...rom Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window Select the driver to update Click here Current information S...

Page 69: ...ill 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...

Page 70: ...om 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 Doub...

Page 71: ...gure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the F...

Page 72: ...hout any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate C A U T I O N We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage Click her...

Page 73: ...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 3...

Page 74: ...ze 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...

Page 75: ...s chapter will include 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...

Page 76: ...can skip this step 2 Follow 5 2 to set BIOS setting SATA Mode to RAID or AHCI 3 Follow 5 3 to create RAID in BIOS 4 Follow 5 4 to Install Windows Operating System What kinds of hardware and software...

Page 77: ...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...

Page 78: ...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 informatio...

Page 79: ...on 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...

Page 80: ...tion 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...

Page 81: ...tte to provide driver for additional 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 a...

Page 82: ...t Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 5 Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0...

Page 83: ...M 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 Stri...

Page 84: ...he 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...

Page 85: ...R 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 vol...

Page 86: ...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 Rese...

Page 87: ...rs 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 Volu...

Page 88: ...A37 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 ME...

Page 89: ...d 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...

Page 90: ...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 I...

Page 91: ...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...

Page 92: ...161HJ 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 HDS72161...

Page 93: ...tion 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...

Page 94: ...d 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...

Page 95: ...ption 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 Cha...

Page 96: ...l 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 Strip...

Page 97: ...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 HDS721616...

Page 98: ...ts 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 MEN...

Page 99: ...e 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 1...

Page 100: ...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 as...

Page 101: ...odel 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 ST3808...

Page 102: ...ntel 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 Cor...

Page 103: ...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 Man...

Page 104: ...AID 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 E...

Page 105: ...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 Memb...

Page 106: ...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 b...

Page 107: ...on 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...

Page 108: ...hnology 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...

Page 109: ...n 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 H...

Page 110: ...H9R 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...

Page 111: ...ntil the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When you set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID you need to follow these steps t...

Page 112: ...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 no...

Page 113: ...t disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for...

Page 114: ...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 sp...

Page 115: ...be up to 18 6GB Solid state Drive Installation Hard disk and SSD must be installed in internal SATA port BIOS Setting SATA mode should be set as RAID Operating steps 1 Install Windows Operation System...

Page 116: ...and the acceleration mode picture 2 4 After step 2 click ok button picture 3 will appear Then the setting of Intel smart response Technology is successful Hard disk is accelerated The effect of accele...

Page 117: ...ering performance provided by the discrete GPU installed in the system When no high end graphics is used the discrete GPU is put in idle mode thus GPU utilization heat fan speed and power are down to...

Page 118: ...is designed for Intel Sandy Bridge based platforms only b GPU drivers and Lucid GPU VIRTUALIZATION solution should be installed before running any graphic application c GPU drivers must be installed p...

Page 119: ...Appendix 112 2 The GPU VIRTUALIZATION Setup Wizard window is displayed 3 Click Next The End User License Agreement window is displayed...

Page 120: ...Read the license agreement and select I accept the agreement 5 Click Next Then Select Destination Location dialog box is displayed 6 Click to accept the default location Select Start Menu Folder windo...

Page 121: ...Appendix 114 7 Click Next to accept the default Start Menu folder An information page is displayed please read it 8 Click Next The Ready to Install dialog box is displayed...

Page 122: ...icating the installation This step may take a few minutes to complete 10 When the installation is complete Completing the GPU VIRTUALIZATION Setup Wizard window is displayed Select Yes restart the com...

Page 123: ...ion installed on your system the driver installation program will automatically identify it and will perform uninstall procedure 1 The following message is displayed 2 Click OK The following message i...

Page 124: ...d 5 It is recommended to click Yes Please note that private data such as new games added by the user to the game list will be lost The following restart message is displayed 6 Click Yes and wait for t...

Page 125: ...VIRTUALIZATION is disabled the system will use the Sandy Bridge IPG for graphics activities Invisible or grey logo means GPU VIRTUALIZATION is not activated In case no logo is shown on the system tray...

Page 126: ...Appendix 119 Typical application of GPU VIRTUALIZATION can look like this...

Page 127: ...icon the following window is displayed If Show in system tray is selected a small control panel icon will be displayed on the system tray together with the rest of the current running applications If...

Page 128: ...d application full exe file path in the exe name box Clicking on the button next to the exe name box allows using a standard Windows browser to find the location of the desired application exe file Th...

Page 129: ...Appendix 122 If the About tab is selected the following screen is displayed This screen provides GPU VIRTUALIZATION version installed In the above example the version is 1 2 103 17278 Trial version...

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