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720MX/M78MX Series

Motherboard

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for 720MX Series

Page 1: ...720MX M78MX Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ol 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 hous...

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: ...ower 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 o...

Page 6: ...r BIOS Setup 19 Main Menu 19 System Information 21 Fox Central Control Unit 23 Advanced BIOS Features 28 Advanced Chipset Features 29 Integrated Peripherals 30 Power Management Setup 36 PC Health Status 38 Load Optimized Defaults 39 Set Supervisor Password 39 Set User Password 39 Save Exit Setup 39 Exit Without Saving 39 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 41 Install driver and utility 42 ...

Page 7: ...kettes 71 RAID Enable in BIOS 73 Select a RAID Array for Use 73 Install a New Windows XP 89 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array 96 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnchannel com support online aspx CPU Memory VGA Compatibility Supporting Website http www foxconnchannel com product Mothe...

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 720MX 720MX K M78MX enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Page 9: ...nel Support for S PDIF Out Support Jack Sensing function LAN Realtek Gigabit LAN chip Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Onboard Serial ATA 4 x SATA connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing USB Support hot plug Support up to 12 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 4 onboard USB headers supporting 8 extra ports S...

Page 10: ...peed control PCI Express x1 Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk and S5 soft off Bund...

Page 11: ...CPU_FAN Header 22 CPU Socket 23 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector Note The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer to the physical mother board for detail 10 14 15 21 16 17 22 23 1 COM1 Connector 2 COM2 Connector 3 IrDA Connector 4 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 5 PCI Express x16 Slot 6 PCI Express x1 Slot 7 PCI Slots 8 Front Audio Connector 9 CD_IN Connector 10 S PDIF Out Connecto...

Page 12: ...ection to this port 5 VGA Port To connect with external display devices such as monitor or LCD display 6 USB Ports The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc Parallel Port 3 PS 2 Keyboard Port PS 2 Mouse Port 7 1 Audio Ports Line Out Microphone Subwoofer Rear Speaker Side Speaker Line In LAN Po...

Page 13: ...e In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Microphone In Microphone In Center Subwoofer Out Please refer to Chapter 4 and install the Realtek audio driver in CD to assign the audio output ports for different applications of 2 4 5 1 channels The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above Audio ports of 720MX K 8 RJ 45 LAN Port The E...

Page 14: ...tall the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers This motherboard supports low power energy saving CPUs drawing less than 95W under normal operation This currently includes most PhenomTM Series AthlonTM 64X2 Dual Core pro cessors and all AthlonTM 64 AthlonTM X2 Dual Core and SempronTM models CPUs with a power rating higher than 95W are not supported and will resu...

Page 15: ...to prevent hardware damage Locate the Pin 1 of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the syst...

Page 16: ...ad an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU 2 Buckle the heatsink firmly at one side of the stand 3 Buckle the heatsink at another side and press the fasten lever down to tightly seat the cooler 4 Attach the 3 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU fan header on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing th...

Page 17: ...l channel first to achieve optimum performance C A U T I O N Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memor...

Page 18: ...ory socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to pr...

Page 19: ...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 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 20: ...o the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU We recommend you using a 24 pin power supply If you are using a 20 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture C A U T I O N Pin No 24 20 Pin Power Pin Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V 3 1 GND 12V 4 2 P...

Page 21: ...ectional 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 Serial ATA Connectors SATA_1 2 3 4 The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to...

Page 22: ... on its motherboard By connecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another eight USB ports on the front panel 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 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive FDD connector supporting 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44...

Page 23: ...tually the chassis is closed the system will send a message out Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN There are two main fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system Enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states INTR GND INTRUDERJ 1 1 SYS_FAN CPU_FAN GND POWER SENSE CONTROL ...

Page 24: ...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 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 th...

Page 25: ... Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Fox Central Control Unit Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only W...

Page 26: ...ch as overclocking can be set up through this menu Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu and the system performance can be optimized Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Super I O devices such as Serial I...

Page 27: ...to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system Set Supervisor Password The supervisor password can be set up through this menu Set User Password The user password can be set up through this menu Save Exit Setup Save setting values to CMOS and exit Exit Without S...

Page 28: ...able this drive None means no HDD is installed or set and Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up In Access Mode setting selections of CHS LBA Large and Auto can help you to select hard drive for legacy compatibility Award Phoenix BIOS can support 3 HDD modes CHS LBA and Large Note Set to Auto the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode automatically Sug...

Page 29: ...tected during powering up Model Name This item shows the marketing name BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version Memory These are Display Only information of the system memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS MAC Address This item shows the MAC address CPU Name This item shows the CPU name installed in your system All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the syst...

Page 30: ...m If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better dis able it PCI Spread Spectrum This option is used to enable or disable the PCI spread spectrum function If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference...

Page 31: ...es multiple boot devices user from pressing Esc key to enter boot menu Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test POST The LED is located at the front panel and it displays POST state by different long short blinking intervals You can always leave this state enabled Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Smart BIOS Sm...

Page 32: ... Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 200 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Memory Timing Setting Timing Mode A uto Item Help x Memory Clock Value Limit DDR 400 SPD Checksum Restart Ignore Menu Level CKE Base Power Down Mode Disabled CKE Base Power Down Per Channel Auto no user limit Memclock Tri stating Disabled MaxMemCLK limit by Memory Hole Remapping Enabled...

Page 33: ... because it s just an array of storage cells it s up to the memory controller to associate addresses with those storage cells Of course that only works if you re using a 64 bit or 32 bit physical address extension PAE enabled OS that can deal with physical addresses larger than 32 bits Once this option is enabled the BIOS can see 4096MB of memory Auto Optimize Bottom IO Auto optimize maximum DRAM ...

Page 34: ...n the CAS and RAS strobe signals Trrd RAS to RAS Delay This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between the RAS and RAS strobe signals Trp Row Precharge Time This item allows you to select the row precharge time in clock cycles Tras RAS Active Time This item allows you to set the minimum RAS active time in clock cycles Voltage Options CPU Voltage This option is used to change th...

Page 35: ...ilability it will appear an error message Disabling this function then POST will not detect the floppy Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available settings are On default and Off Security Option When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen When it is set to System a password is required n...

Page 36: ...f none of the monitor is connected then the Init Display First setting defines which one is the primary iGPU Frame Buffer Control This item is used to control the Frame Buffer Size setting Select Auto BIOS will automatically reserve some of the system memory as video memory Select Manual you can set the size of video memory manually Frame Buffer Size Allocates system memory for use as video memory...

Page 37: ... specification Init Display First Select PCI Express graphics card as the default first display device Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Devices MCP SATA Mode OnBoard Devices SuperIO Devices USB Devices Press Enter to go to relative submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Devices Press Enter Item Help MCP SATA Mode Press Enter OnBoard Devices Press Enter Menu...

Page 38: ...ATA drives connected to the SATA ports MCP SATA Mode SATA Operation Mode This item is used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports The available options are Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCP SATA Mode SATA Operation Mode IDE Item Help x SATA Pri Master RAID Disabled x SATA Pri Slave RAID Disabled Menu Level x SATA Sec Master RAID Disabled x SATA Sec Slave RAID Disabled Move Enter Selec...

Page 39: ...ID SATA Sec Slave RAID These items are valid only when SATA Operation Mode is set to RAID They are used to enable or disable the RAID function of each SATA port on the motherboard The relationships between RAID settings and SATA ports on the motherboard are SATA Pri Master RAID is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard SATA Pri Slave RAID is the SATA port 2 SATA Sec Master RAID is the SATA port 3 SATA...

Page 40: ...em is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM A LAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network By installing a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnBoard Devices OnBoard Audio Controller Item Help OnBoard LAN Controller Auto OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Me...

Page 41: ... faster IrDA for 1152000 bit s IrDA Duplex Mode This item enables you to determine the transfer mode of the onboard infrared chip OnBoard Parallel Port This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode This item is used to set parallel port mode Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Devices OnBoard FDC Controller Enabled I...

Page 42: ...e on legacy OS If you have a USB mouse set to enabled USB Storage Support This option is used to set whether the USB Mass Storage controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting BIOS auto detects the presence of USB Mass Storage Devices you can configure the boot setting mode for the detected USB device Setting Options Auto FDD Mode HDD Mode Phoe...

Page 43: ...me CPU and L2 configuration context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event also called Suspend to RAM S4 The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI In order to reduce power to a minimum it is assumed that the hardware platform has powered off all devices Platform context is maintained also called Suspend to Disk S5...

Page 44: ...ort Power Management Events Wake Up by PCI PCIE PME This item is used to set the system to be waken up by PCI PCIE card USB Resume from S3 This item is used to set the system to be waken up by USB keyboard or mouse when it is staying at S3 Suspend to RAM state Resume by Alarm This item is used to set the timing of the start up function In order to use this function the start up password function m...

Page 45: ...art PWM Temperature It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan starts its operation Start PWM Value It allows you to set an initial PWM value to drive the fan when the temperature reaches Start PWM value and smart fan begins its operation The higher PWM value can achieve the faster fan speed Slope PWM Value When temperature changes one degree celsius the PWM will be increased or de...

Page 46: ...The next time when you enter the BIOS it will ask you to input this password to confirm your access right After you get the right to access the BIOS you then can select this setting again and press Enter to disable this function or input a new password to replace the original one If you select System for the Security Option in Advanced BIOS Features menu then you will be asked to enter a password ...

Page 47: ...s 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 independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand ...

Page 48: ...the drivers have been installed A NVIDIA MCP78 Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek LAN Driver 2 Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS Some auto features help user to improve or overclock your system without being a computer li...

Page 49: ...ll all the other drivers left or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually 2 Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click Select to Install Utilities Select to Install Drivers Click to visit Foxconn s website Browse CD Exit the program Drop to System Tray ...

Page 50: ...ll require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Before you running the FOX ONE program the system parameters such as CPU clock voltage etc are controlled by BIOS settings After you run FOX ONE it will take over and the controlling right will be tr...

Page 51: ...plify 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 to go back to FOX ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray Exit FOX ONE Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Exit Minimum Homepage Monitor Frequency Volt...

Page 52: ...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 Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com Apply the changes Click the new skin picture to select the new skin Cancel the changes ...

Page 53: ...e 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 s loading and it may take several minutes to proceed The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loading...

Page 54: ... 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 ...

Page 55: ...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 ONE again it will display a recommended highest CPU clock for you click Yes to apply it A message informs you to push RESET button later if the system hangs finally Click Yes to continue Press Auto b...

Page 56: ...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 Yes to apply it to your system Now your system is running at a CPU clock of 255MHz ...

Page 57: ... speed to a minimum The four benchmarks Power Gaming Data Mining Office and Energy Saving the references of their system loading were calculated and defined in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu Select Auto CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading 3 Frequency Page Frequency Control This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manual ...

Page 58: ...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 current high limit value of the CPU temperature 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 S...

Page 59: ...ert 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 CPU fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of sys...

Page 60: ...ge 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 Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan Go to Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the c...

Page 61: ...s 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 disable smart fan function Apply the changes ...

Page 62: ... Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information please refer to the physical motherboard for detail Exit Toolbar Minimum Show current BIOS information Link to website ...

Page 63: ...sure if you really want to continue click Yes to confirm A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS file with an extension of BIN for Award BIOS ROM for AMI BIOS before the setup wizard starts Key in a BIOS name Click here FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update This feature can...

Page 64: ...ation 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window Select BIOS to update Click here Current information Search new drivers f...

Page 65: ...rom Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window Select the driver to update Click here Current information Search new utilities from Internet Browse detailed information Install the selected utility Close the window Select the utility to update ...

Page 66: ...ll search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Browse detailed BIOS information Close the window Browse detailed driver information Browse detailed utility information ...

Page 67: ...m Internet and if any qualified item found it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step Double click on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information Double click here Apply the changes Reset to default value Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 68: ...ure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Select different skin of the software Apply the changes Reset to default value Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 69: ...out any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM Apply the changes Reset to default value Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Click here Show information about FOX LiveUpdate We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any ...

Page 70: ...if you enable the BIOS Full Screen Logo Show setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit 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 71: ...n easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother board if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view ...

Page 72: ... with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction NVIDIA MediaShield Driver Create two RAID Driver Diskettes RAID Enable in BIOS Select a RAID Array for Use Install a New Windows XP Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for reference only please refer to the practical screen ...

Page 73: ...ing motherboard driver CD 5 A motherboard driver CD 6 Windows XP or Vista Install CD Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP or Vista system with new RAID built as data storage Follow 5 5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID array in your existing Windows XP system it includes 1 Set RAID enabled in BIOS 2 Follow 5 3 to select a RAID array for use 3 Run setup program to install...

Page 74: ...rtant 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 speed up reading data...

Page 75: ...f striping and mirroring This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks Spanning JBOD JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance A spanned volume is a formatted partition whi...

Page 76: ...ATA Pri Master RAID is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard SATA Pri Slave RAID is the SATA port 2 SATA Sec Master RAID is the SATA port 3 SATA Sec Slave RAID is the SATA port 4 In section 5 3 later you will know the relationships between port numbers in the MediaShield BIOS and SATA ports on the motherboard We put their descriptions here for better arrangement They are Port 0 0 is the SATA port 1 o...

Page 77: ...Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system 2 Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage Install SATA Hard Disks before we continue Shut down your computer Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays connect all power and SATA cables MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Fr...

Page 78: ... platform your XP system is normally it is a 32 bit system Use Windows explorer and go to CD Driver NVIDIA MCP78 Chipset WinXP 32bit IDE WinXP sataraid Floppy Disk1 click on RaidTool icon to start the creation 4 Click GO to start 5 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue 5 1 Create two RAID Driver Diskettes If you want to install a...

Page 79: ...g message 9 Format finished Click OK then click Close to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette 10 Check if the first diskette contains the driver files 11 Go to CD Driver NVIDIA MCP78 Chipset WinXP 32bit IDE WinXP sataraid Floppy Disk2 click on RaidTool icon to start the second RAID driver diskette creation Repeat the steps from step 4 to step 10 ...

Page 80: ...ine listing each key s function such as Tab Enter ESC etc It is helpful to make your choice easier MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select Enter Popup 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA3...

Page 81: ...and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel Striped Optimal 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add De...

Page 82: ... Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Striped Optimal 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 79GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Opti...

Page 83: ...s Enter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 153 38G Array 4 NVIDIA STRIPE 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode Striped Str...

Page 84: ...Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB Mirrored 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB ...

Page 85: ...ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 79GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB ...

Page 86: ... to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 232 88G Array 4 NVIDIA MIRROR 232 88G Array Detail RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Wi...

Page 87: ...ity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Striped Mirror Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del E...

Page 88: ...lt value Press F7 to finish the setting 5 Press Y to continue and press Y again to select Clear MBR MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Striped Mirror Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76...

Page 89: ...formation of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA RAID 0 1 153 38G Array 4 NVIDIA RAID 0 1 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode Striped Mirror Stripe Width 2 Stripe Block 6...

Page 90: ...nel then use and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB RAID5 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 ...

Page 91: ...ty Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup RAID5 Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Opti...

Page 92: ...ress Enter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA RAID5 153 38G Array 4 NVIDIA RAID5 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode RAID5 Stri...

Page 93: ...apacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Spanned Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC ...

Page 94: ...C WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB...

Page 95: ...ed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA SPAN 421 36G Array 4 NVIDIA SPAN 421 36G Array Detail RAID Mode Spanned Stripe Width 3 Stripe Block 64K R...

Page 96: ...u may need to reboot the system again PC may not respond to your F6 input immediately and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Removable Device Priority Press Enter Item Help Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter CD ROM Boot Priority Press Enter M...

Page 97: ...rmine 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 manufacture...

Page 98: ...ter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required NVIDIA RAID Driver required Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID Driver required To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for ...

Page 99: ...ave 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 Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device suppor...

Page 100: ...ist To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C To delete the selected partitions press D 238473 MB Disk 0 at id 1 on bus 0 on nvrd32 MBR ENTER Install C Create Partition F3 Quit Unpartitioned space 238473 MB Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use ...

Page 101: ... NTFS file system Format the partition using the FAT file system ENTER Continue ESC Cancel Format the partition using the NTFS file system Quick 13 The Windows XP install processes will ask you to format your hard disk select quick formatting using NTFS file system press Enter 14 After drive C is formatted Setup will copy files from RAID floppy diskette 1 to the Windows installation folders then a...

Page 102: ...en will ask you to insert the second RAID diskette into floppy drive Press Enter to continue when it is done 17 Setup will be coping files to the RAID disk array to create your new Windows XP system You can follow the normal procedures to complete the installations Windows Setup Insert the disk labeled NVIDIA RAID DRIVER SCSI disk 1 into drive A Press ENTER when ready F3 Quit Enter Continue Window...

Page 103: ... menu Enable the RAID function together with the SATA ports which have the hard disks and DVD drive connected Press F10 to save the settings and reboot To achieve the best performance and reliability we highly recommend you using the hard disks with the same brand size and model number Though we are using different brand of hard disks as an example here the purpose is only for easy understanding W...

Page 104: ...ress Ctrl X keys to exit and go to Windows 4 In Windows click Cancel to skip any Found New Hardware Wizard Use driver CD and click on NVIDIA MCP78 Chipset Driver to install the NVIDIA RAID driver The RAID driver can be installed only when you select and enable RAID in BIOS SATA Operation Mode setting If you do not select RAID then RAID driver can not be installed MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array...

Page 105: ...t your computer 6 When Windows starts a Found New Hardware Wizard appears Click on Cancel to ignore it 7 After PC starts the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows Launch Computer Management by clicking Start Settings Control Panel then open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management ...

Page 106: ...n and not Initialized 8 A Select Disks to Initialize window will appear The disks listed depend on how many arrays you have configured Select Disk1 and click Next to continue 9 When Select Disks to Convert window appears do not select anything and click Next to continue 10 When the Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Finish to complete the wizard ...

Page 107: ...efore using it Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the Wizard instrucrtions 12 When New Partition Wizard appears click Next to continue 13 When Primary partition screen appears click Next to continue 14 When Specify Partition Size screen appears click Next to continue 15 When Assign Drive Letter or Path screen appears click Next to continue 16 Click Finish to end the New ...

Page 108: ...5 101 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing 18 Format completed now you can start using your RAID array ...

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