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  • Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0 | English Manual. - Page 1
    A7DA 3.0 Series Motherboard User's Manual
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    changed or modified at any time, Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.1 for A7DA 3.0 Series motherboard. P/N: 3A221GK00-000-G Symbol description: ! WARNING! Caution
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    DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard A7DA-S 3.0/A7DA 3.0 is in conformity with (reference to the specification under
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    Party: Address: Telephone: Facsimile: FOXCONN A7DA-S 3.0/A7DA 3.0 PCE Industry Inc. 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 714-738-8868 714-738-8838 Equipment Classification: Type of Product: Manufacturer: Address: FCC Class B Subassembly Motherboard HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY
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    system can operate normally when your CPU is overclocked. Normal operation depends on the overclocking capac- ity of your device. ■ If there is any, when connecting USB, audio, RS232 COM, IrDA or S/PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard, make sure their pinouts are matching
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    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 Frequency Control 54 Limit Setting 55 Voltage Control 57 Fan Control 58 FOX LiveUpdate Local Update 59 Online Update 61 Configure 64
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    : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Support Website : http://www.foxconnsupport.com Worldwide online contact Support : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/support/online.aspx CPU, Memory, VGA Compatibility Supporting Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/compatibility.aspx
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    buying Foxconn A7DA 3.0 Series motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for break-through performance. With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, A7DAS 3.0/A7DA
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    Specifications CPU Support the AMD Phenom, AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron processor families, AM3 socket processors HyperTransport Up to 5200MT/s (HT3.0) for AM3 CPU Chipset North Bridge: RS780D South Bridge: SB750 Memory 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Support up to 8GB of system memory Dual
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    Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI FOX Energy Management Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP only Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12 inches x 9.6 inches (30.5cm x 24.4cm) ! The chipset driver of this motherboard does not support Windows® 2000.  CAUTION
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    1394a Connector ( only for A7DA-S 3.0) 9. System Fan Header 10. South Bridge: AMD SB750 11. Speaker Connector 12. Front USB Connectors 13. Power on 25. North Bridge: AMD RS780D 26. CPU Socket 27. CPU_FAN Header 28. 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference
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    mouse. 2. 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 out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio. 7. 1394a Port ( only for A7DA-S 3.0) This port is used to connect
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    1 9. Audio Ports For the definition of each audio port, please refer to the table below : 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
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    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.com/product/Motherboards/compatibility.aspx
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    CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. Install the CPU Locate the Pin-1 CPU triangle mark and the Pin-1 of the CPU socket. Pin-1 corner of the CPU socket Pin-1 triangle marking of CPU 1. Release the CPU socket lever. 2. Align Pin-1 of the CPU with the CPU socket, and gently put the CPU
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    seated, push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position. Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.) 1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU. 2. Buckle the heatsink
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    to insert the memory, switch the direction. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system. Four DDR3 memory sockets are divided into
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    DIMMs on this motherboard. Notch If you take a look at front side of memory module, it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle, so it can only fit in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules into the sockets. Step 1: Spread the
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    an Expansion Card ! ■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. ■ computer. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in
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    power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. 51 +12V GND 84 PWR2 Pin # 1 2 3 4 Definition GND GND GND GND Pin
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    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 4 SPEAKER COM Connector : COM1 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase another RS232 cable with
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    RX+ GND use it to connect an ESATA hard disk to the upper SATA port SATA1_SATA2/SATA3_SATA4/ of SATA5_ESATA on the motherboard(as depicted). SATA5_ESATA IrDA Connector : IR This connector supports infrared wireless trans-mitting and receiving device. 1 2 3 4 5 IR +5V EMPTY IRRX GND IRTX 15
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    ports on the rear panel, this product also provides three 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly expand another six USB ports on the front panel. 12 VCC DD+ GND EMPTY VCC DD+ GND NC 9 10 F_USB 1/2/3 CD_L GND CD_R 1 CD_IN 12 PORT1_L
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    ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem. Jumper 1 Diagram 1 1 Definition 1-2 2-3 Description Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time information
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    2 2-6 OnBoard Button 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. POWER_ON RESET 18
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    Changes and Exit ■ Discard Changes and Exit Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future. Please
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    to select from a list of setup functions together , such as BIOS ID, CPU Name, memory size plus system BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. There are boot up settings. ► Fox Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features (such as overclocking
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    as Serial I/O and other USB devices... etc. ► BIOS Security Features The Supervisor/User password 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 now is to adjust BIOS
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    Errors, But ...] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Model Name BIOS ID : A7DA 3 series : 8C2F1P01 Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ], while entering setup, BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. SATA1# is the lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 of the motherboard. SATA2# is the
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    . User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed. ► CPU Name It displays the current CPU name. ► Memory This item displays the current memory size. The size is depending on how many memory modules were installed in your system before powering on
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    Card Resume by USB Devices Resume by memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context. Control starts from the processor's reset vector after the wake event. (also called Suspend to RAM) S4 - The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power, longest wake latency sleeping state supported
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    this mode, the system does not support S3 state. 3 CMOS Setup Utility it entering STR will be saved in memory, and the computer can quickly return to ► Resume by USB Devices This item is used to enable/disable the USB devices to generate of CPU is higher than the set value, the motherboard will
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    /NB Core Voltage/+ 3.3V/+5.0V/+12.0V The current voltages are automatically detected and displayed by the system. ► CPU/System Smart Fan Function This option is used to enable or disable CPU/system smart fan function. Only when this option is enabled, you can set some correlative parameters. 26
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    BIOS motherboard will use. The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build CPU architecture systems with two or more processors. MPS 1.1 was the original specification. MPS version 1.4 adds extended configuration tables for improved support start facing problems like stuttering
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    is active when your system is started. The available settings are: On (default) and Off. ► Floppy Drive Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will be checking for a floppy drive while booting up. If it cannot detect one (either due to improper configuration or physical unavailability), it will
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    Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Fox Central Control Unit Super BIOS Protect Auto Detect PCI Clock ► Smart BIOS ► Fox Intelligent Stepping ► Voltage Options ► CPU Configuration [Disabled] Help Item [Enabled] [Press Enter] Options [Press Enter] [Press Enter
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    Smart BIOS Smart Power LED [Enabled] Help Item Smart Boot Menu Current CPU Speed Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test enabled. System Status Normal No Memory No Display Post Error Message No CPU Fan Power LED Status Always
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    option is used to adjust the CPU Clock Ratio. Multiply CPU clock with this ratio, you can get the CPU speed. Increase this ratio may overclock your CPU. This option will be valid if your CPU ratio is unlocked and will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature. ► Spread Spectrum 31
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    It also can achieve higher frequency in normal voltage, adjust CPU voltage to increase the amplitude of CPU multiplier. Some problems that need to be noticed to achieve the function, including AMD OverDrive tool and compatible BIOS. Setting values are:[Disabled], [Auto], [All Cores], [Per Core]. 32
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    Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► CPU Voltage Control This option is used to change the CPU voltage in a step of 25mV. The voltage can be incremented from +25mV to +775mV. ► Memory Voltage Control This option is used to change the DRAM voltage in
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    of ACPI _PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects. AMD AMD Engineer Sample Cache L1 : 384KB Cache L2 : 1536KB Cache L3 : N/B Current CPU Speed : 2800MHz Current FSB Multiplier : 14x Cool 'N' Quiet [Enabled] C1E Support [Enabled] Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save
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    UMA-SP Inter lesve Mode [Auto] Primary Video Controller [PCI-GFX0-IGFX] AMD 780 HD Audio [Enabled] Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Memory Configuration / DRAM Timing Configuration Press to go to its submenu. 3 The
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    graphics memory is allocated during driver initialization. This fixed amount of memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at -PCI Express x16 graphics card; IGFX-onboard VGA; PCI-PCI graphics card.) ► AMD 780 HD Audio This item is used to set whether the HD Audio controller is
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    to the use of both DRAM controllers within a memory controller acting in concert to access memory. For a description of ganged (128-bit DRAM pages . ■ Better bus efficiency. Burst lengths supported When both DCTs are enabled in unganged mode, BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order
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    F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► IDE Configuration / USB Configuration / SuperIO Configuration Press to go to relative submenu. ► OnBoard 1394 Controller (only appears in A7DA 3.0-S) This item is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394 controller. ► OnBoard
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    support AHCI, unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification. If your motherboard supporting AHCI, and you have a SATA device, which also supports ] - This configures the SATA ports to support legacy IDE mode which is running for old Windows system. ► SATA IDE Combined Mode [Disabled
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    Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS. If you have a USB keyboard or mouse, set to auto or enabled. ► USB 2.0 Controller Mode This item is used to set the transmission rate mode
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    Address Serial Port2 Address Serial Port2 Mode Serial Port2 Duplex Mode [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [IrDA] [Half Duplex] Allows BIOS to Enable or disable floppy controller. Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► OnBoard
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    Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Scurity Settings Help Item Supervisor Password : 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. 42
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    defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load Load Optimal Defaults? the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion
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    The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers 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 ■ FOX Energy
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    D. AMD RAID Driver E. 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
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    and utility 1. Install Driver You must click "AMD Chipset Driver" to install it first. After that, you can click "One Click Setup" to install all the other drivers left, or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually. Click to visit Foxconn's website Select to Install Utilities
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    Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Using FOX ONE : The very first time you run FOX ONE, F.I.S. Calibration function (FOX Intelligent Stepping) will require you to calibrate the CPU
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    1. Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp 4 Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Toolbar FOX ONE Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray 48
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    Apply the changes Cancel the changes Exit 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 49
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    value is 1 second. 2). Simple Mode : To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in 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
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    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.) 51
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    This page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can be calculated by FOX ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves. Manual : You can press the up/down button to adjust
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    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
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    in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu. Select Auto, CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading. 4 3. Frequency Page - Frequency Control This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manual. Go to Freq. page Close this page Select the
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    limit temperature and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Show current CPU Setting page temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature 4 Set high limit by dragging the lever 4.2 Limit Setting
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    runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan 4 Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and
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    by dragging the lever 5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional) This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage 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. Go to Voltage page Select the
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    4 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets 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 Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever Apply the changes 58
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    FOX LiveUpdate FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. 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) 4 Using FOX
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    . Key in a BIOS name Click here 1-3 Local Update - Update This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file. After click "Update", An alert message will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue, click "Yes" to confirm. A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to
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    the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here 4 Current information Select BIOS to update Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start
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    the driver to update Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window 2-3 Online Update - Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click "start", it will search the new utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation
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    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 Close the window Browse detailed BIOS information Browse detailed driver information Browse detailed
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    3. Configure 3-1 Configure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching from 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. Click here
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    prompt you to install the new version. 4 Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility. Click here Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up
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    protective, and you must make sure the flash process is continuous and without any interruption. Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash(Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM ) Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Apply the changes Reset to default value ! We recommend
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    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 BIOS file automatically. During this time, please DO NOT shut down the application and the system, or the motherboard
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    Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard 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
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    your CPU and System power more easily. When this utility is running, you can see the current power management settings. At the same time, you also can establish a new power management setting for the system. FOX Energy Management features Turbo function. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000
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    4 1. Create New Power Plan When you click "+" button, a menu will show below. Key in a new power plan name, then select the parameters of "CPU Control", "Turn off display", "Turn off hard disks". In this example, we name it as "Power Plan 1", remain the default values, then click "next" to
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    4 2. Delete Power Plan After you create a power plan, the "Delete Power Plan" button is becoming active. You can delete the power plan through this function. Delete Power Plan Button Click on "Delete Power Plan" button, a message appears asking you to confirm the deletion, select "Yes" to delete it
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    . Turbo Function button Click "Turbo Function" button, the very first time you click the button, a message pops out to tell you the system will be overclocking by itself, click "OK" to continue. After a couple of seconds, Turbo Function is turned on. Turbo Function is turned on. 72
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    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 reference only, please
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    enabled in BIOS. 3. Follow 5-3 to select a RAID array for use. 4. Follow 5-4 to Install a new Windows Operating System. What kinds of hardware and software you need here : 1. A floppy drive. 2. A DVD-ROM drive. 3. Several SATA hard disks. 4. A RAID driver diskette. 5. A motherboard driver CD. (To
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    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
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    entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance. RAID 1 (Mirror) RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the mirrored
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    by different RAID functions. Here, we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you through how to configure your RAID system. Assume four hard disks are connected to the motherboard : Lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - HDS728090PLA380, 82.34GB Upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - WDC WD1200JD
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    5 CAUTION Two topics will be covered in the following sections : 1). Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system. 2). Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage. Install SATA Hard Disks before we continue : ■
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    driver floppy diskette which will be used during Windows XP installation later. 1. Find a PC, put a diskette into its floppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the driver is a 32-bit XP system. Use Windows explorer, and go to CD:\Driver\ AMD\RAID\Floppy\WinXP\, click on RaidTool
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    5 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. 9. Check if the diskette contains the driver files. 80
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    AHCI Legacy IDE Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults 5-3 Select a RAID Array for Use When BIOS is restarted, it will display a message asking you to press [Ctrl-F] key to enter the main menu of Option ROM Utility. Press
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    Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 82.34 Y 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi
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    164.56 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: OFF Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 3 :Mas HiEtanctheir
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    2 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 42.34 Y 80.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi
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    10. A message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 2 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru Channel :ID
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    RAID 1 2 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 N 3 :Mas
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    RAID 1 2 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 N 3 :Mas
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    RAID 5 3 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas
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    RAID 5 3 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas
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    Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :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
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    Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :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
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    READY 1 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: NA Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 N 3 :Mas
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    5. A message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID READY 1 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: NA Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru Channel :ID
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    JBOD 4 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: NA Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: NA [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :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
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    5. A message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 JBOD 4 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru Channel :ID
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    BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive. 3. Set the "1st Boot Device" to "CD/DVD-ROM", save changes and exit BIOS , and it will start installing Windows Operating System. Watch the screen Windows Setup 5 Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI
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    in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drivers, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device
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    for your 32-bit XP system, press [Enter] to select the first driver - "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform". Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want
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    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 delete the selected partitions, press
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    Array This section assumes the following setup : ■ Boot Disk with Windows XP installed : One hard disk HDS728090PLAT20 (80GB) is connected to they are : Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, (250.05GB) connected to SATA port2 of the motherboard. Seagate ST3320620AS, (320.07GB) connected to SATA port3. ■ A SATA DVD
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    ] Select 3. Exit Option ROM Utility and restart computer to go to Windows. 4. 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
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    5 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. 102
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    "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
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    window appears. The actual disks listed will depend on your system. In below figure, you can see there is a 232.82 GB unallocated partition. You must format the unallocated disk space before using it. Right click "Unallocated space", select "New Partition..." and follow the Wizard instructions
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    5 17. The format of disk array (Disk1) is in processing. 18. Format completed, now you can start using your RAID array. 105
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