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Smart bIoS

► Smart Boot Menu

Provide a timer to let user to control boot devices easily.

► 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, which can display POST
state by using different long-short blinking intervals.

►Current CPU Clock / Current CPU Multiplier / Current FSB Clock / Current DRAM Clock

These items are display only for different system parameters.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Smart BIOS

Smart Boot Menu

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Item Help

Smart Power LED

[Disabled]

Current

CPU Clock

266MHz

Menu Level ►

Current CPU Multiplier

10X

Current FSB Clock

1066MHz

Current DRAM Clock

333MHz

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

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Содержание M7PMX series User's

Страница 1: ...M7PMX Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Страница 2: ... indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise 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 househo...

Страница 3: ... 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 rat...

Страница 4: ...nufacturer 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 cau...

Страница 5: ... power please make sure the power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured to the local standard To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Also make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing If you are uncertain about any installation steps...

Страница 6: ...Setup Enter BIOS Setup 19 Main Menu 19 System Information 21 Fox Central Control Unit 23 Advanced BIOS Features 30 Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 32 Power Management Setup 37 PC Health Status 40 Load Optimized Defaults 41 Set Supervisor Password 41 Set User Password 41 Save Exit Setup 41 Exit Without Saving 41 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 43 Install driver and u...

Страница 7: ...e 73 RAID Enable in BIOS 75 Select a RAID Array for Use 75 Install a New Windows XP 91 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array 96 Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnchannel com support online aspx or http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide E mail Support pcebg cisg support foxconn com CPU Memory VGA Compatibility Supporting Website http www foxconnchannel com product Mo...

Страница 8: ...hat you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements M7PMX S M7PMX K enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Страница 9: ...xpansion 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 8 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB connectors supporting 4 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power c...

Страница 10: ...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 Bundled Software FOX ...

Страница 11: ... Connector 11 Floppy Connector 12 IrDA Connector 13 Front Panel Connector 14 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 15 SATA Connectors 16 SYS_FAN Header 17 Speaker Connector or Buzzer 18 IDE Connector 19 24 pin ATX Power Connector 20 DDR2 DIMM Slots 21 CPU_Fan Header 22 Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i 23 LGA 775 CPU Socket Note The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only please ref...

Страница 12: ...upport a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used 4 VGA Port To connect with external display devices such as monitor or LCD display 5 USB Port 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 1 3 Back Panel Connectors VGA Port USB 2 0 Por...

Страница 13: ...hone 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 Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel Blue Line 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 ins...

Страница 14: ...fer to the motherboard layout 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 this website for more supporting information about CPU Memory and VGA for your motherboard http www foxconnchannel co...

Страница 15: ...f 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 system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish ...

Страница 16: ...replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position 4 Check Pin 1 marking triangle with the Pin 1 corner of the CPU socket align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU C A U T I O N ...

Страница 17: ...therboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 3 2 1 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN socket on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning the push pin bolt along with the direction of arrow counterclockwise 2 Pull the push pin straight up 3 Turning push pin clockwise to its d...

Страница 18: ...ly 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 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 ...

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: ... the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 The 4 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON Soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5V SB Stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND PWR1 24 13 12 1 Pin De...

Страница 21: ...ration S0 status the LED is on When 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 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 b...

Страница 22: ...ly build another four USB ports on the front panel SENSE1_RETURN PRESENCEJ EMPTY SENSE2_RETURN AUD_GND 1 2 10 9 F_AUDIO PORT1_L PORT1_R PORT2_L PORT2_R SENSE_SEND Floppy Disk Drive Connector FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive FDD connector supporting 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB FDDs IDE Connector PIDE With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable you can connect t...

Страница 23: ... female connector to connect with COM1 header in the motherboard RLSD SOUT RI GND RTS DSR DTR CTS EMPTY SIN 1 2 10 9 COM1 S PDIF_OUT Connector SPDIF_OUT The connector is used for S PDIF output 1 5V SPDIF_OUT EMPTY GND SPDIF_OUT IR 1 5V EMPTY IRRX GND IRTX IrDA Connector IR This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device Speaker Connector SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to ...

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: ...ed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur 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 Fox Central Control Unit Advanced BIOS Feature...

Страница 26: ...ures such 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 S...

Страница 27: ...al 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 only when Supervisor Password is set Save Exit Setup Save setting values to CMOS and exit Exit W...

Страница 28: ...s display you can press Enter to go to its submenu You can further config ure specific drive settings None and Auto settings allow you to enable or disable 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 Lage and Auto can help you to select hard drive for legacy compatibility Phoen...

Страница 29: ...supporting 3 HDD modes CHS LBA and Large Note Set to Auto the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode automatically Suggest you select this option Drive A This option allows you to select which kind of the Floppy Disk Drive is installed in your system It can be None 360KB 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Halt On This category determines whether or ...

Страница 30: ...BIOS write protection mechanism provided Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by viruses e g CIH Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Fox Central Control Unit Smart BIOS Press Enter Item Help Fox Intelligent Overclock Press Enter Voltage Options Press Enter Menu Level CPU Configuration Press Enter Memory Timing Setting Press Enter Smart Boot Menu with a Auto Detect PC...

Страница 31: ...t long short blinking intervals Current CPU Clock Current CPU Multiplier Current FSB Clock Current DRAM Clock These items are display only for different system parameters Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Smart BIOS Smart Boot Menu Disabled Item Help Smart Power LED Disabled Current CPU Clock 266MHz Menu Level Current CPU Multiplier 10X Current FSB Clock 1066MHz Current DRAM Clock 333MHz Move E...

Страница 32: ...peed of Front Side Bus is in a transit from 266MHz to 333MHz if we are still using integer multiplier in our circuit design the speed interval between two CPUs will be in a 333MHz step and only few CPU models can be produced The newly coming 45nm CPUs are supporting 0 5 multiplier ratio to provide more flexible choices for CPUs For example 333MHz 7 0 2 33GHz 333MHz 7 5 2 50GHz while 333MHz 8 0 2 6...

Страница 33: ... Ratio Multiply CPU clock with this ratio you can get the CPU speed Increase this ratio may overclock your CPU This option will be displayed only if your CPU supports this feature Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Options CPU Voltage Default Item Help Memory Voltage Default Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Default...

Страница 34: ...eature EIST function You can select the EIST Processor Power Management PPM through this item C1E Function C1E represents Enhanced HALT State It is a feature which Intel CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state C1E drops 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 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep tech...

Страница 35: ...ool Technology can help improve future virtualizzation solutions This item will be displayed only when the CPU supports this feature and the setting is used to enable disable it Core Multi Processing or Hyper Threading Technology It will be displayed single one at one time It is used to enable or disable the feature and will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature Memory Timing Se...

Страница 36: ... active time in clock cycles Command Per Clock CMD This item allows you to set the Command timing per clock unit which is the delay between chip select and command Advanced Memory Settings tRRD RAS to RAS Delay This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between the RAS and RAS strobe signals tRC Row Cycle Time This item allows you to set the row cycle time in clock cycles tRC tRAS...

Страница 37: ... floppy drive while booting up If it cannot detect one either due to improper configuration or physical unavailability 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 ...

Страница 38: ...user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times and will no longer be available to the OS Init Display First Select PCI Express graphics card as the default first display device This option is used to select the source of primary display device It can be onboard display or PCI Express graphics card Select Auto then if no PCI E graphics card is installed onboard VGA will be used Phoenix AwardBI...

Страница 39: ...up If the drive does not support DMA transfers then it will use PIO mode instead Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Devices Press Enter Item Help MCP SATA Mode Press Enter OnBoard Devices Press Enter Menu Level SuperIO Devices Press Enter USB Devices Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defau...

Страница 40: ...ry allocation method addition to the Unified Memory Architecture UMA concept wherein a static amount of page locked graphics memory is allocated during driver initialization This fixed amount of memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times and will no longer be available to the OS SATA Controller This option is used to enable disable function of SATA drives connected...

Страница 41: ...network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely SATA Pri Master RAID SATA Pri Slave RAID SATA Sec Master RAID 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 ar...

Страница 42: ...rmal a RS232 device IrDA port has no function irDA an IrDA device for maximum baud rate of 115200 bit s COM1 port has no function ASKIR A faster IrDA for 1152000 bit s COM1 port has no function IrDA Duplex Mode This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Devices OnBoard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help OnBoard S...

Страница 43: ...ows environments USB Mouse Support This item is used to enable the support for USB mouse in DOS mode Even if this option is disabled the USB mouse is still working under BIOS or Windows environments 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Devices USB Operation...

Страница 44: ...ation 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 The S5 state is simil...

Страница 45: ...not have access to it and therefore falls back to less accurate timing methods This item is used to enable or disable the HPET Support Power Management Events Resume by PCI Card This item is used to set the system to be waken up by PCI card USB KB MS 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 Al...

Страница 46: ...e setting values Disabled Password Hot KEY Any KEY and Keyboard 98 KB Resume Password When PS 2 KB Resume from S3 is set to Password this item allows you to input a password to wake up the system from S3 mode Hot Key Resume When PS 2 KB Resume from S3 is set to Hot KEY this item allows you to press a Ctrl Function key to wake up the system from S3 mode ...

Страница 47: ...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...

Страница 48: ... will appear The supervisor password can be set up through this menu Key in a password not exceeding 8 characters save the change and exit 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 repla...

Страница 49: ...ers 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 ...

Страница 50: ...tions 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 DMI E Microsoft DirectX 9 0 F Adobe Acrobat Reader G Norton Internet Security H Create RAID ...

Страница 51: ...nstall NVIDIA MCP73 Chipset Driver 2 Install Realtek HDA Audio Driver and then restart the system 3 In Windows browse CD content then double click on Setup exe a new driver NVIDIA Azalia HDMI Audio Driver appears then click on it to install 2 Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install Click here Click here ...

Страница 52: ...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...

Страница 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...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 56: ... 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 57: ...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 58: ...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 ...

Страница 59: ... 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 60: ...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 61: ...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 62: ...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...

Страница 63: ...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 64: ... 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 ...

Страница 65: ...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 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 ...

Страница 71: ...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 ...

Страница 72: ...f 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 sy...

Страница 73: ...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 ...

Страница 74: ...m with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction NVIDIA MediaShield Driver 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 reference only please refer to the practical screen ...

Страница 75: ...therboard driver CD 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 setu...

Страница 76: ...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 77: ...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...

Страница 78: ... 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 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...

Страница 79: ...stall 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 Depending on how many SATA ports are built on your motherboard If your system is accompanied with a SATA DVD drive then you may not select Striped Mirror RAID 0 1 functi...

Страница 80: ... on which platform your XP system is normally it is a 32 bit system Use Windows explorer and go to CD Driver NVIDIA MCP73 Chipset WinXP 32bit IDE WinXP sataraid 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 a RAID Driver Diskette If you want to install a brand ...

Страница 81: ...ou can input a volume label for this diskette click on Start to format 8 Click on OK to go through this warning message 9 Format finished Click OK to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette 10 Check if the diskette contains the driver files ...

Страница 82: ...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...

Страница 83: ...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...

Страница 84: ... 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...

Страница 85: ...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...

Страница 86: ...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 ...

Страница 87: ...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 ...

Страница 88: ... 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 76 69G Array Detail RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Wid...

Страница 89: ...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...

Страница 90: ...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...

Страница 91: ...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...

Страница 92: ...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 ...

Страница 93: ...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...

Страница 94: ...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...

Страница 95: ...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 ...

Страница 96: ...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...

Страница 97: ...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...

Страница 98: ...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 Menu Level Firs...

Страница 99: ...mine 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 100: ...e second driver It will ask you to insert the RAID driver diskette into your floppy drive again press Enter to continue 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 ...

Страница 101: ... 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 support disk provided by an adapter ...

Страница 102: ...oned 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 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 follow...

Страница 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...

Страница 104: ...ted 3 Press 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 MCP73 Chipset Driver to install the NVIDIA RAID driver The RAID driver will be installed only when you select RAID in RAID Operation Mode setting If you do not select RAID then RAID driver will not be installed MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List C...

Страница 105: ...ter the NVIDIA driver is installed it will ask you to click Finish to restart your computer 6 When Windows starts a Found New Hardware message is prompting you to reboot again Click Yes to restart your computer ...

Страница 106: ... and Convert Disk Wizards 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 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 ...

Страница 108: ...101 5 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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