Foxconn A9DA Series Скачать руководство пользователя страница 107

Страница: 107 / 115

100

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.
Click Disk Management (under the Storage section).

The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click "Next" to continue.

The RAID array is named as Disk1 and its status is unknown 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.

Содержание A9DA Series

Страница 1: ...A9DA Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Страница 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 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 household waste d...

Страница 3: ...f 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 rated...

Страница 4: ...facturer 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 cause...

Страница 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...

Страница 6: ... 20 System Information 22 Advanced BIOS Features 24 Fox Central Control Unit 26 Advanced Chipset Features 32 Integrated Peripherals 36 Power Management Setup 40 PC Health Status 42 BIOS Security Features 43 Load Optimal Defaults 43 Save Changes and Exit 43 Discard Changes and Exit 43 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 45 Install driver and utility 46 FOX ONE Main Page 48 CPU Control 52 Fr...

Страница 7: ... XP 93 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array 97 Appendix ATI Hybrid CrossFire Technology 103 Appendix ATI CrossFire Technology 106 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 htt...

Страница 8: ...what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements A9DA S A9DA enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Страница 9: ...ireTM Support CrossFireTM Dual independent displays support with HDMI DVI and D Sub Support DirectX 10 1 Shader Model 4 1 Universal Video Decoder UVD 2 0 Storage SB850 chipset 5 x SATA 3 0 connectors 1 x ESATA connector 600MB s data transfer rate Support RAID 0 1 5 10 RAID Ready and JBOD Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing LAN Atheros AR8131M Gigabit LAN chip Audio Realtek ALC888 audio...

Страница 10: ...94a port only for A9DA S 8 channel Audio ports Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan speed control PCI Express x1 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 an...

Страница 11: ... S 12 Power on Button only for A9DA S 13 Front Panel Connector 14 COM1 Connector 15 Speaker Connector 16 SATA Connectors 17 Clear CMOS Button 18 24 pin ATX Power Connector 19 DDR3 DIMM Slots 20 South Bridge AMD SB850 21 CPU Socket 22 North Bridge RS880D 23 8 pin ATX 12V Power Connector Note The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer to the physical mother board for detail 13 4...

Страница 12: ...port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used 6 Optical S PDIF Out Port This port provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio 7 1394a Port only for A9DA S This port is used to connect a 1394a device 8 RJ 45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet c...

Страница 13: ... 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 ...

Страница 14: ...ut prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Me...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 17: ...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 Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 20: ...make sure it is secure 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects 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 20 Pin Power Pin No 24 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5...

Страница 21: ...automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states Speaker Connector SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis COM Connector COM1 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility User must purchase another RS232 cable with a 9 pin D sub connector at one end to connect with the external RS232 device and another end...

Страница 22: ...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 PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chas sis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button Serial ATA Connectors SATA1_SATA2 SATA3_ SATA4 SAT...

Страница 23: ...r chas sis is equipped with the appropriate interface or real panel of the chassis USB Connectors F_USB 1 2 3 4 In addition to the six USB ports on the rear panel this product also provides four 10 pin USB headers on its motherboard By connecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another eight USB ports on the front panel PORT1_L PORT1_R PORT2_L SENSE_SEND SENSE1_RETURN PRESENCE...

Страница 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...

Страница 25: ...2 18 2 6 OnBoard Button only for A9DA S Power on Button POWER_ON Push the power on button to power on the system Reset Button RESET Push the reset button to reboot the system PWR_ON RST ...

Страница 26: ...etailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases oc cur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Advanced BIOS Features Fox Central Contr...

Страница 27: ... Control Unit Some special proprietary features such as overclocking 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 O and other USB devices etc We do...

Страница 28: ...efore boot or access to Setup Load Optimal Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu However it may offer bet ter performance in some ways such as less I O cards less memory etc still it may cause problem if you have more memory or I O cards installed It means if your system loading is heavy set to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you n...

Страница 29: ...1 is the lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 of the motherboard SATA2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 SATA3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 SATA4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 SATA5 is the lower SATA port of SATA5_ESATA E SATA is the upper SATA port of SATA5_ESATA Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up CMOS S...

Страница 30: ...ot will not stop for a mouse error if you enabled this item Model Name Model name of this product BIOS ID BIOS Version It displays the current BIOS ID version User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed Memory Size This item displays the current memory size The size is depending on how many memory mod ules were installed in your system befo...

Страница 31: ...lues are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 This feature controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over The larger the value the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus Low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effective PCI bandwidth while higher values means every PCI device will have to wait longer before they can get access to the bus but when the...

Страница 32: ...lows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting this will shorten the time needed to boot the system Bootup Num Lock This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available settings are On default and Off ...

Страница 33: ...empty PCI slot to reduce EMI Electromagnetic Interference Smart BIOS Fox Intelligent Stepping Voltage Options CPU Configuration Press Enter to go to its submenu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Fox Central Control Unit Super BIOS Protect Disabled Help Item Auto Detect PCI Clock Disabled Smart BIOS Press Enter Fox Intelligent Stepping Press Enter Voltage Options Pres...

Страница 34: ...ithout password trying to get into your computer through smart boot menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Smart BIOS Smart Power LED Enabled Help Item Smart Boot Menu Enabled Disabled Enabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Enabled Options System Status Power LED Status Stop Blinking Condition Normal Always On Always O...

Страница 35: ... timing by SPD device The Serial Presence Detect SPD device is a small EEPROM chip mounted on a DDR3 memory module It contains important information about the module s speed size addressing mode and various other parameters so that the motherboard memory controller chipset can better access the memory device Select Auto for SPD enable mode Select Limit the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified ...

Страница 36: ...lock Override support PCI Express Clock This option is used to adjust the speed of PCI Express slot It may enhance the graphics card speed Spread Spectrum 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 disable it ...

Страница 37: ... 360mV NB Voltage Control This option is used to change the North Bridge voltage in a step of 30mV The voltage can be incremented from 30mV to 360mV CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Voltage Options Memory Voltage Control Disabled Help Item Current DRAM Voltage 1 560V CPU Voltage Control Disabled Disabled Current CPU Voltage 1 296V 25mV 50mV HT Voltage Control Disabl...

Страница 38: ...ps the CPU s multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT halt command is issued This item is used to enable disable the C1E support CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration CPU Configuration Help Item Module Version 14 16 AGESA Version 6 1 5 0 Enable disable the Physical Count 1 generation of ACPI Logical Count 4 _PPC _PSS and _PCT objects AMD Phenom...

Страница 39: ...ws the minimum timing interval between successive active commands to the same bank The row cycle time is in unit of clock cycle Internal Graphics Mode It allows you to determine whether to allocate memory for the integrated graphics controller from the system memory or SidePort memory Options Disabled UMA UMA SIDEPORT Disabled Disables the integrated graphics controller UMA In UMA mode the only me...

Страница 40: ...IGFX IGFX GFX0 PCI GFX0 PCI Express x16 graphics card IGFX onboard VGA PCI PCI graphics card Surround View SurroundView is the ATI technology that provides multi graphics controller display capability for both the ATI PCIe based graphics card and the ATI integrated graphics processor IGP Enabling SurroundView does not impact display modes resolution and color depth or perfor mance The display mode...

Страница 41: ... bit DIMM Offers highest DDR3 bandwidth Requires both DIMMs in a logical pair to have identical size and timing parameters both DCTs programmed identically Unganged channels DCT channels A and B operate as two completely independent 64 bit channels both chan nels operate at the same frequency Reduce DRAM page conflicts more concurrent open dram pages Better bus efficiency CMOS Setup Utility Copyri...

Страница 42: ...o can configure the timings manually Settings are Auto DCT 0 DCT 1 Both DCT 1 and Both will appear only in AM2 CPU CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Help Item DRAM Timing Mode Auto DCT 0 DCT 1 Both Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Auto Options ...

Страница 43: ...ng a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely HD Audio Controller This item is used to enable or disable the HD Audio Controller CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals IDE Configuration Press Enter Help Item USB Configuration Press Enter SuperIO Configuration Press Enter Configure the IDE O...

Страница 44: ...d you have a SATA device which also supports AHCI then you can select IDE option to have fair performance only PATA SATA level or you can select AHCI to get its best performance Legacy IDE This configures the SATA ports to support legacy IDE mode which is running for old Windows system OnChip IDE Type This item is used to set the operating mode of your IDE ports Options Native IDE Legacy IDE SATA ...

Страница 45: ... 480Mbps Full Speed in 12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off This is a workround for OSes without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration USB Configuration Help Item Module Version 2 24 5 13 4 Enables support for legacy USB USB Devices Enabled Auto option disables None legacy support if no US...

Страница 46: ...st IRQ for the onboard serial port 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc SuperIO Configuration SuperIO Configuration Help Item Serial Port1 Address Allows BIOS to select serial port1 base address Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 3F8 IRQ4 ...

Страница 47: ...e 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 The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context The system is in the soft off state and requires a complete boot when it wake...

Страница 48: ...erboard Enable S1 S3 S4 is normal S5 wake up only by pressing the power button Disable Normal ACPI function Resume by LAN This item is used to enable disable LAN to generate a wake up Resume by PCI Card This item is used to enable disable the PCI Card to generate a wake up Resume by PCIE Card This item is used to enable disable the PCIE Card to generate a wake up Resume by USB Devices This item is...

Страница 49: ...ion is used to enable or disable smart fan function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Warning Temperature Disabled Help Item Shut Down Temperature Disabled CPU Temperature 64 o C 147 o F System Temperature 27 o C 80 o F Disabled CPU Fan Speed 2206 RPM 50 o C 122 o F System Fan Speed N A 55 o C 131 o F NB Fan Speed N A 60 o C 140 o F CPU Voltage 1 296...

Страница 50: ...he defaults Select OK and then press Enter to load the defaults Select Cancel and press Enter it will not load By this default BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might...

Страница 51: ... that enhance the mother board 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 ...

Страница 52: ...D VGA Driver E AMD RAID Driver 1 F ATI HDMI Audio 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 literate A FOX ONE B FOX LiveUpdate C FOX LOGO D FOX DM...

Страница 53: ...l 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 ...

Страница 54: ...elligent Stepping will require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading 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 controll...

Страница 55: ...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...

Страница 56: ...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 ...

Страница 57: ...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...

Страница 58: ... 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 ...

Страница 59: ...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...

Страница 60: ...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 215MHz ...

Страница 61: ... 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 ...

Страница 62: ...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...

Страница 63: ...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...

Страница 64: ...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 NB fan rpm value Enable alert function when the NB fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of NB fan Go to Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the change...

Страница 65: ...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 ...

Страница 66: ...ws 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 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 ...

Страница 67: ...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...

Страница 68: ...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...

Страница 69: ...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 ...

Страница 70: ...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 ...

Страница 71: ...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 ...

Страница 72: ...rompt you to install the new version 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Apply the changes Reset to default value Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate ...

Страница 73: ...out 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 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 ...

Страница 74: ...ble the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit 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 an...

Страница 75: ...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 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 node you want to view ...

Страница 76: ... system with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction Option ROM Utility Create a RAID Driver Diskette 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 refer ence only please refer to the practical screen ...

Страница 77: ...D To create RAID driver diskette if it is not bundled 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 insta...

Страница 78: ...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...

Страница 79: ... and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 Striped Mirror RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks Span 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...

Страница 80: ...r SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 Channel 3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 Channel 4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 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 four different hard disks as an example to describe RAID function in this chapter it is only helpful in explaining what th...

Страница 81: ...xisting 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 Before installing the SATA hard disks make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the hardware C A U T I O N ...

Страница 82: ...Driver AMD RAID Floppy WinXP click on RaidTool icon to start the creation 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD 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 RAID system you need to create a RAID driver floppy diskette which will...

Страница 83: ...e 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 9 Check if the diskette contains the driver files ...

Страница 84: ...sking you to press Ctrl F key to enter the main menu of Option ROM Utility Press Ctrl F the Main Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc View Drive Assignments 1 LD View LD Define Menu 2 Delete LD Menu 3 Controller Configuration 4 Main Menu Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit Keys Available CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration...

Страница 85: ...Define LD Menu Keys Available LD View Menu Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Port ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 Y 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 120 03 Y 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SA...

Страница 86: ...ss Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity Fast Initializing LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Port ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 Y 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 120 03 Y 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA...

Страница 87: ...e LD Menu Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available RAID 0 Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Enter array capacity in GB here 6 Press Ctrl Y Input 80GB to select the first logical drive LD1 and press Enter 7 The selection of LD1 array is completed As we want to introduce how to create two logical drives by using the same two hard drives here so we will press Crtl C to defin...

Страница 88: ...able Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Y 9 Press Ctrl Y to save the setting And a message prompts You can select any of the two options Here we select the latter option as an example LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 2 Logical Drive 2 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Port ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA ...

Страница 89: ...Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it Press any other key to ignore this option 10 Another message prompts Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array 11 The remaining disk spaces are assigned to LD2 The size is about 42GB 2 84GB LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1...

Страница 90: ...AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Please press Ctrl Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit If you do not input any LD name the default LD name will be used Keys Available LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 ...

Страница 91: ... SATA 1 5G 120 03 N 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 Y 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity Fast Initializing LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 ...

Страница 92: ...0AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Please press Ctrl Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit If you do not input any LD name the default LD name will be used Keys Available LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 5...

Страница 93: ...D1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 120 03 N 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 Y 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity Fast Initializing LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity G...

Страница 94: ...ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Please press Ctrl Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit If you do not input any LD name the default LD name will be used Keys Available LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive ...

Страница 95: ...D1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 120 03 N 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 Y 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity Fast Initializing LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity G...

Страница 96: ...s HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 N 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBB0 SATA 1 5G 120 03 N 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 N 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Define LD Menu Keys Available Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Y Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 R...

Страница 97: ...0 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it Press any other key to ignore this option Keys Available LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB St...

Страница 98: ...i HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 Y 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Define LD Menu Keys Available Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Y Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID JBOD 4 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Port ID D...

Страница 99: ...3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Y Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Define LD Menu Define LD Menu Drives Assignment Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it Press any other key to ignore this option Keys Available LD No RAID M...

Страница 100: ...ll go to an fatal blue screen and you may need to reboot the system again PC may not respond to your F6 input immediately and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Item Help 1st Boot Device CDROM Spe...

Страница 101: ...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 ...

Страница 102: ...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 Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device suppo...

Страница 103: ...ed 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 delete the selected partitions press D 238410 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on ahcix86 MBR ENTER Install C Create Partition F3 Quit Unpartitioned space 238410 MB Windows XP Professional Setup The followi...

Страница 104: ...system and go to IDE Configuration menu Enable the RAID function 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 ARNING RAID CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1...

Страница 105: ... In Windows click Cancel to skip any Found New Hardware Wizard Use driver CD and click on AMD RAID Driver to install the AMD RAID driver The RAID driver will be installed only when you select RAID in OnChip SATA Type setting If you do not select RAID then RAID driver will not be installed LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 249 99 Functional Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Ctrl C De...

Страница 106: ...5 99 5 After the AMD RAID driver is installed it will ask you to click Finish to restart your computer 6 When Windows starts a message is prompting you to reboot again Click Yes to restart your computer ...

Страница 107: ...e and Convert Disk Wizard appears Click Next to continue The RAID array is named as Disk1 and its status is unknown 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 Com...

Страница 108: ...efore using it Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the Wizard instructions 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 P...

Страница 109: ...5 102 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing 18 Format completed now you can start using your RAID array ...

Страница 110: ...w the instructions to finish the installation and restart your computer Before using ATI Hybrid CrossFire ensure your computer meets the following basic requirements Operating System Windows Vista Memory capacity Minimum 1GB CPU AM3 On board graphics card RAM Minimum 256MB Add on graphics cad ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series Radeon HD 3400 Series C A U T I O N Appendix CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985...

Страница 111: ...click ATI Catalyst TM Control Center from the shortcut menu The Catalyst TM Control Center screen appears 2 Click Graphics Settings CrossFire then clear the Enable CrossFire check box When a confirmation message pops up click Yes The screen backs out for about one minute 3 Click OK 4 Right click on the desktop then click Personalize from the shortcut menu 5 Click Display Settings Select Default Mo...

Страница 112: ...phics card 2 From the ATI Catalyst TM Control Center screen click Display Manager Graphics Adapter Select ATI Radeon HD 3450 HPL1706 Click OK and then Yes from the confirmation window 3 Follow steps 6 on Using the onboard graphics card to complete the process of setting up the onboard graphics card as your main monitor If you are using both an add on and the onboard graphics cards at the same time...

Страница 113: ... graphics card that works as the master graphics card CrossFireTM Ready graphics card from the same brand family that works as the slave graphics card For the detailed CrossFire Graphic Card support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchannel com Using CrossFireTM Technology 1 Please uninstall any existing graphics card drivers which would possibly create a conflict b...

Страница 114: ...indows XP 32 bit with SP2 or Windows XP Professional 64 bit Edition 7 Install Microsoft s NET Framework Version 1 1 Without it The ATI CatalystTM Control Center can not launch properly 8 Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop Power Extension Cable Connect to monitor Connect to slave graphics card DVI connector ...

Страница 115: ... 400 450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM technology PCI E1_x16 slot and PCI E4_x16 slot work at x16 mode PCI E2_x16 slot and PCI E3_x16 slot work at x8 mode In order to work at x16 mode you need to plug cards into PCI E1_x16 slot and PCI E4_x16 slot or they will work in x8 mode The all new Radeon X1300 and X1600 graphics cards do not need a Cross FireTM Edition co pr...

Результаты поиска

Содержание A9DA Series

Отзывы:

Похожие инструкции для A9DA Series

Бренды по названию

Популярные бренды

Foxconn A9DA Series, Руководство пользователя

Результаты поиска

Содержание A9DA Series

Отзывы:

Похожие инструкции для A9DA Series

Бренды по названию

Популярные бренды