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Utility CD content

This motherboard comes with one Utility CD. You can simply put it into your CD/DVD-ROM drive, 
and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install.

1. Install Driver

Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You should install the drivers in order, 
and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed.  

A. Intel Chipset Driver
B. VIA HDA Audio Driver         
C. Broadcom LAN Driver
D. Intel RAID Driver*

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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 DMI
E. Microsoft DirectX 9.0*

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F. Adobe Acrobat Reader
G. Norton Internet Security
H. Intel RAID Utility*

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: If RAID is built in the system, the items will appear when you run CD drive in operation 

system. 
*

: The item will appear in Windows XP operation system, but it will not show in Windows Vista 

operation system.

Содержание P55A

Страница 1: ...P55A S P55A 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: ... 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: ...3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 21 Main Menu 21 System Information 23 Advanced BIOS Features 25 FOX Central Control Unit 26 Advanced Chipset Features 30 Integrated Peripherals 31 Power Management Setup 35 PC Health Status 37 BIOS Security Features 38 Load Optimal Defaults 39 Save Exit Setup 39 Exit Without Saving 39 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 41 Install driver and utility 42 FOX ONE...

Страница 7: ...on 72 Create RAID in BIOS 72 Install a New Windows XP 100 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 104 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnsupport com inquiry aspx CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Memory VGA Compatibility List http www foxconnsup...

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 P55A S P55A enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Страница 9: ...data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing USB Support hot plug Supports up to 14 x USB 2 0 ports 8 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB head ers supporting 6 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x IDE connector Controlled by Marvell 88SE6121 only for P55A S 1 x CPU fan heade...

Страница 10: ...ess x4 Support 1GB s 2GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Gen2 0 Support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function 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: ...onnector 9 Front Audio Connector 10 Speaker connector 11 Intel ME Jumper 12 Front USB Connectors 13 Front Panel Connector 14 Reset Button Only for P55A S 15 Power On Button Only for P55A S 16 Debug LED Only for P55A S 17 SATA Connectors 18 SYS_FAN3 Header 19 IrDA Connector 20 Chipset Intel P55 21 IDE Connector Only for P55A S 22 24 pin ATX Power Connector 23 DDR3 DIMM Slots 24 CPU_FAN1 Header 25 L...

Страница 12: ...hone In Subwoofer Rear Speaker Side Speaker Line In 5 2 2 6 4 Clear CMOS Button 3 1 3 Back Panel Connectors 1 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Port Use the upper port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard or a PS 2 mouse 2 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 3 Clear CMOS Button Only for P55A S ...

Страница 13: ...rned off before pressing the CLR_CMOS2 button to clear CMOS Push down the CLR_CMOS2 button and hold it there for a couple of seconds to clear the CMOS completely then release C A U T I O N Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel 7 1 channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Microphon...

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

Страница 15: ...rwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications...

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

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

Страница 18: ...puter and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction C A U T I O N For this motherboard DIMM 1 2 DIMM 3 4 are two pairs of channels In each pair of DIMM channel you need to install yellow D...

Страница 19: ...emory socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 96 Pin 144 Pin Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the p...

Страница 20: ...ired 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 the en...

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

Страница 22: ...r CD devices which support this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate IDE Connector PIDE Only for P55A S With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive We recommend you using an 8 pin ATX 12V power supply If you are using a 4 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector ac...

Страница 23: ... operation 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 supp...

Страница 24: ...nect speaker of the chassis Fan Connectors CPU_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 3 There are three 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 3 S4 and S5 sleeping states NC SPKJ EMPTY SPEAKER SPKJ 1 2 3 4 CD_IN CD_L GND CD_R 1 CPU_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 3 GND POWER SENSE CONT...

Страница 25: ...SD Electrical Static Discharge problem Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS Only for P55A 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...

Страница 26: ...function Set the jumper to pins 2 3 you can disable the Intel Management Engine function 2 6 Onboard Button Only for P55A 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 2 7 Onboard Debug LED Only for P55A S 2 digital LED displays show the current hardware status and display Port80 and Intel MRC codes during B...

Страница 27: ...information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Advanced BIOS Features FOX Central Control Unit Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status BIOS Security Features Load Optimal Defaults 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 We do not g...

Страница 28: ...gs FOX Central Control Unit Some special proprietary 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 Super I O devices such as Serial I O and other USB devices etc Power Management Setup W...

Страница 29: ...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 need no...

Страница 30: ...ether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors All errors can result in system halt All Errors But All errors but keyboard or mouse can result in system halt The halt condi tion can be enabled disabled in the next two settings Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error if you enabled this item Mouse The system boot will not stop for a mou...

Страница 31: ...and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed Memory This item displays the current memory size The size is depending on how many memory mod ules were installed in your system before powering on MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address CPU Name It displays the current CPU name ...

Страница 32: ...ce 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 they do get access they can conduct their transactions for a longer time Normally a default value of 64 cycles is set Some PCI devices may not agree with longer latency times ...

Страница 33: ... to set the parameters by yourself The following 10 settings are valid only when Memory Timing by SPD is set to Manual DRAM tCL The number of memory clocks it takes a DRAM to return data after the read CAS_L is assert ed depends on the memory clock frequency The value that BIOS programs into the memory controller is a function of the target clock frequency The target clock frequency is determined ...

Страница 34: ...ime window in which four activates are allowed the same rank BIOS Write Protect To protect the system BIOS from virus attack there is a BIOS write protection mechanism provided Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by viruses e g CIH CPU Configuration This menu shows most of the CPU specifications MPS and ACPI MADT ordering Modern ordering for Windows XP or later OSes ...

Страница 35: ...ing the need for virus related repairs By combining Execute Disable Bit with anti virus firewall spyware removal e mail filtering software and other network security measures IT managers can free IT resources for other initiatives Intel R HT Technology This item is used to enable disable the Hyper Threading Technology feature Active Processor Cores This item is used to set the number of cores to e...

Страница 36: ...he PCH voltage in a step of 50mV The voltage can be incremented from 50mV to 250mV Adjust DRAM Voltage When enable this option is used to adjust the DRAM voltage in a step of 50mV The voltage can be incremented from 50mV to 750mV CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Voltage Options Vcore Offset Control 0 Help Item PCH Voltage Control Disabled Adjust DRAM Voltage Disable...

Страница 37: ...hysical addresses larger than 32 bits Once this option is enabled BIOS will display the true size of memory installed Initate Graphic Adapter This item is used to select which graphics controller is used as the primary boot device SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width SLP_S4 is a signal for power plane control This signal shuts off power to all non critical systems when in the S4 Suspend to Disk or S5 Soft O...

Страница 38: ...escription of the hardware software interface between system software and the host controller hardware CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals OnChip ATA Devices Press Enter Help Item OnBoard Devices Press Enter SuperIO Configuration Press Enter OnChip ATA Devices USB Configuration Press Enter Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help...

Страница 39: ... the set value the system will skip it Marvell 6121 PATA and eSATA only for P55A S This item is used to set the operation mode of eSATA port and IDE port Setting values are Disabled eSATA IDE OnBoard Devices OnBoard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM A LAN boo...

Страница 40: ...or the onboard serial port Serial Port1 Mode This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard serial port CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc SuperIO Configuration Configure ITE8720 Super IO Chipset Help Item Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Mode Normal Serial Port1 Base Address Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC...

Страница 41: ... said preliminary support for EHCI BIOS handoff will be available in Windows XP SP2 This item allows you to enable support for OS without EHCI hand off feature This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand Off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration USB Configuration Help Item Module Version 2 ...

Страница 42: ...ol 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 similar to the S4 state ...

Страница 43: ...on wakes USB Device Wakeup From S3 S4 This item is used to set the system to wake up by USB devices when it is staying at S3 S4 state Resume by PCIE PME This item is used to enable disable the PCI Express device to generate a wake up Resume by PCI Card This item is used to enable disable the PCI card and mouse to generate a wake up Resume by PS2 Keyboard This item is used to enable disable the PS2...

Страница 44: ... Smart Fan Control is set to Enabled Fan OFF Temperature It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan stops its operation PWM Start 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 value and smart fan begins its operation The higher ...

Страница 45: ...ser password Clear User Password This item will be displayed only when a User Password was set before It is used to clear the user password Password Check When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the BIOS setup select Always a password is required not only to enter BIOS setup but also on each boot of your PC Boot Sector Virus Protection This item is used to enable disable boot secto...

Страница 46: ...ters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to work Save Exit Setup When you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the center of the screen Select OK to save your changes to CMOS and exit the program select Cancel or ESC to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving If you select ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 48: ...Intel RAID Driver 1 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 DMI E Microsoft DirectX 9 0 2 F Adobe A...

Страница 49: ... 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 ...

Страница 50: ...ill 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 t...

Страница 51: ...implify 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 Vo...

Страница 52: ...it 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 53: ...the 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 loadi...

Страница 54: ... 2 After data is collected it will ask you to restart your computer now Later on when the FOX ONE program is activated and F I S feature in CPU Page is also enabled FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings Loadings are like Power Gaming Data Mining etc ...

Страница 55: ...heck 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 ...

Страница 56: ...SET 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 57: ...ts 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 manua...

Страница 58: ...lert 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 ...

Страница 59: ...alert 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 s...

Страница 60: ...tage 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...

Страница 61: ...ets 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 62: ...ng 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 63: ...ensure 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 c...

Страница 64: ...ration 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 ...

Страница 65: ...from 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 66: ...will 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 67: ...rom 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 68: ...igure 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 69: ...thout 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 informatio...

Страница 70: ...layed if you enable 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 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 system...

Страница 71: ...an 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 72: ... Windows XP Vista system with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction Intel Matrix Storage Manager Create a RAID Driver Diskette BIOS Configuration Create RAID in BIOS Install a New Windows XP Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage ...

Страница 73: ...ard driver CD 6 Windows XP or Vista Install CD Existing Windows XP Vista system with new RAID built as data storage Follow 5 5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID data storage in your existing Windows XP system it includes 1 Copy RAID driver setup program to your hard disk Vista can skip 2 Follow 5 2 to set BIOS setting SATA Mode to RAID or AHCI 3 Follow 5 3 to create RAID in BIOS 4 Ru...

Страница 74: ...r where speed is important for example a system that delivers video on demand TV programs to many viewers The configuration affects reliability and performance in different ways The problem with using more disks is that it is more likely that one will go wrong but by using error checking the total system can be made more reliable by being able to survive and repair the failure Basic mirroring can ...

Страница 75: ... fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array RAID 5 Parity RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripes error correction information This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 0 1 RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring This configu...

Страница 76: ...oduced 1 Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system 2 Existing Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks 1 Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect one end of the SATA cable to motherboard s SATA connector and the other end to SATA hard disk 3 Connect SATA power cable to the power connector of SATA hard disk Before install...

Страница 77: ...ation 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue 5 Insert a diskette click OK to continue 5 1 Create a RAID driver diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a AHCI or RAID system you need to configure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first You also need to create a RAID driver diskette...

Страница 78: ...tional specific devices for example a RAID device 10 Install Serial ATA Hard Disks 10 1 Shut down your computer 10 2 Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays connect all power and SATA cables 6 You can input a volume label for this diskette click on Start to format 7 Click on OK to go through this warning message 8 Format finished Click OK to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette ...

Страница 79: ...s RAID Help Item IDE Detect Time Out 35 Marvell 6121 PATA and eSATA eSATA IDE IDE RAID AHCI Disabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults RAID Options Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration...

Страница 80: ...ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume RAID0 Stripe Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Enter...

Страница 81: ... the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select CREATE VOLUME MENU SELECT DISKS Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporatio...

Страница 82: ...H9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Se...

Страница 83: ... 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB...

Страница 84: ...ters or less Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume Volume0 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003...

Страница 85: ...CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level TryRAID0...

Страница 86: ...ved The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 148 1 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 128KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storag...

Страница 87: ...ID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 150 0GB Normal Yes 1 TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 148 1GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 0 1 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Non RAID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk 0 1 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5G...

Страница 88: ...l R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID1 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corpor...

Страница 89: ...D161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Inte...

Страница 90: ...ghts Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID1 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A 74 5 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 74 5 CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acce...

Страница 91: ...pid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID10 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation...

Страница 92: ... 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID10 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks 128K 149 1 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 64KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAI...

Страница 93: ...tel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 64KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID5 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corpo...

Страница 94: ... S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel...

Страница 95: ...d Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 128K 149 1 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 64KB CREATE VOLUME MENU Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration O...

Страница 96: ...age Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRecovery Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All R...

Страница 97: ...S 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Non RAID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume Prev Next TAB M aster SPACE R ecovery ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Non RAID Disk CREATE VOLUME MENU Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manage...

Страница 98: ...s Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Recovery Disk 0 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Master Disk 0 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 1 Cr...

Страница 99: ...ation All Rights Reserved HELP DELETE VOLUME MENU TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 3 149 1GB Normal Yes Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 Try...

Страница 100: ... ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete TryRAID5 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit...

Страница 101: ...815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover V...

Страница 102: ...ing a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk RESET RAID DAT...

Страница 103: ... Selects ENTER Selection Complete Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 1 ST380811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Member Disk 2 SAMSUNG S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Di...

Страница 104: ...C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volum...

Страница 105: ...ctions will result in change from Contious Update mode to On Request Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu HELP RECOVERY vOLUME OPTIONS Name Level Capacity Status Bootable TryRecovery Recovery Cont 74 5GB Normal Yes Select a Recovery volume to do the operation Up...

Страница 106: ...80811AS 5PS1TAGW 74 5GB Offline Disk 0 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk 0 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 9 5 0 1021 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 4 Recovery Volume Options Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 IC...

Страница 107: ...y and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When you set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID you need to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system C A U T I O N CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Help Item 1st Bo...

Страница 108: ...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 109: ...rt 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 support disk provided by...

Страница 110: ...from the floppy drive please remember 11 Follow the Windows XP install processes to finish the set up Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C To dele...

Страница 111: ...set to AHCI or RAID 2 You d better have an IDE CD drive If you have a SATA CD drive and the BIOS SATA mode was set to AHCI or RAID in Windows XP platform this CD drive can not be recognized if Intel Matrix Storage Manager has not been installed If the system can not recognize it how can the driver be installed This is the reason why we need to come out a standard procedure for SATA CD drive users ...

Страница 112: ... Matrix Stor age Manager utility Configure your new hard disks to RAID0 1 5 or 10 Exit RAID BIOS PC will reboot 4 The Windows XP is running again and a new hardware of RAID disk was found Click Cancel to skip this Wizard Click to exit CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc OnChip ATA Devices Configure SATA as RAID Help Item IDE Detect Time Out 35 Marvell 6121 PATA and eSA...

Страница 113: ...5 106 5 Use Explorer to get into the Intel driver directory which was previously copied to the desktop 6 Click on Setup exe to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager ...

Страница 114: ...5 107 7 Install complete 8 In Windows Explorer right click on My Computer click on Manage then click on Disk Management to format these new RAID disks Follow the Wizard to finish the job ...

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