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    M61PMV Series Motherboard User's Manual
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    be 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 V1.4 for M61PMV Series motherboard. Symbol description: ! WARNING! Caution : refers to important
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    TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard M61PMV/ M61PMV-E/ M61PMVK is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
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    Name: M61PMV/ M61PMV-E/ M61PMVK Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc. Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 Telephone: 714-738-8868 Facsimile: 714-738-8838 Equipment Classification: Type of Product: Manufacturer: Address: FCC Class B Subassembly Motherboard HON HAI
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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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    Health Status 37 Load Optimized Defaults 38 Set Supervisor Password 38 Set User Password 38 Save & Exit Setup 38 Exit Without Saving 38 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 40 Install driver and utility 41 FOX ONE Main Page 44 CPU Control 48 Frequency Control 50 Limit Setting 51
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    RAID Configuration Introduction 67 NVIDIA® MediaShield Driver 69 Create two RAID Driver Diskettes 71 RAID Enable in BIOS 73 Select a RAID Array for Use 73 Install a New Windows XP 89 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array 96 Technical Support : Support Website : http://www.foxconnchannel
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    M61PMV 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, M61PMV /M61PMV-E/M61PMVK
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    1-1 Product Specifications 1 CPU Support AMD socket AM3/ AM2+ PhenomTM series processors Support AMD socket AM2 series processors : AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core/ AthlonTM 64/ SempronTM series processors HyperTransport 2000/1600MT/s Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 6100/ nForce 430 Memory 2 x 240-pin
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    1 x Serial port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 6-channel Audio ports Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU/System overheating warning CPU/System fan speed control PCI Express x1 Support 250MB/s (500MB
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    Connector 15. USBPWR1 Jumper 16. Front USB Connectors 17. SATA Connectors 18. Chipset : NVIDIA Geforce 6100/ nForce 430 19. IDE Connector 20. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 21. DDR2 DIMM Slots 22. CPU_FAN Header 23. CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer
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    devices, such as monitor or LCD display. 6. USB Ports The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. 7. Audio Ports For the definition of each audio port, please refer to the table below : Port
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    Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate. LAN Type 100M 1000M Left: Active Status Description Off No Link Link 10Mb/s Connection 100Mb/s Connection 1000Mb/s Connection Active Link LED LED ! M61PMV and M61PMV-E support 10/100Mb/s Ethernet. M61PMVK supports 1Gb/s Ethernet. 
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    result in system working abnormally or damaging the hardware. Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard. CPU Support List: http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx Memory, VGA Compatibility List: http://www.foxconnsupport.com/complist.aspx
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    specifications including the 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
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    the stand. CAUTION 3. Buckle the heatsink at another side, and press the fasten lever down to tightly seat the cooler. 4. Attach the 4-wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU fan header on the motherboard . ! Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the
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    unable to insert the memory, switch the direction. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides two DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system. Two DDR2 memory sockets are divided
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    the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR2 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
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    sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 PCI Follow the
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    that the 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 is secure. Pin to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. 3 1 +12V 4 2 PWR2 GND Pin # 1 2 3 4 Definition GND GND +12V +12V
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    its motherboard. By GND GND connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly EMPTY NC 9 10 expand another four USB ports on the front panel. F_USB 1/2 Serial ATA Connectors : SATA_1/2/3/4 The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this
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    standard floppy disk drive (FDD) connector, supporting 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB FDDs. Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN There are two main fan headers on this motherboard. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in "PC Health Status" section of the BIOS Setup. These fans can be
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    by changing the jumper settings. Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting. Description of Jumpers 1. For any jumper on this motherboard, pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it. However, in this manual, pin 1 is simply labeled as
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    to wake up the computer from S3 and S4 sleep modes using the connected USB devices. At the same time, a corresponding setting must be set in BIOS as below: Set "Power Management Setup" -> "USB Resume from S3" to "Enabled". 1 +5V 2 (Default) 3 1 +5VSB 2 3 USB_PWR1/2 ! ■ USB_PWR2 is for the
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    Setup ■ PC Health Status ■ Load Optimized Defaults ■ Set Supervisor Password ■ Set User Password ■ Save & Exit Setup ■ Exit Without Saving Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We do not guarantee the content of this
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    the default values in the BIOS Setup, and we shall not be responsible for any damage which resulted from the change you made. Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from a list of setup functions together with two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select a specific item and press [Enter
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    .), 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 now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one, trial and error, to find out the best setting
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    Name M61PMV BIOS Version B10 Memory 1024M MAC BIOS (Read Only). Month-month from 1 to 12. Date-date from 1st to 31st. Year-year, set up by users . You can further configure specific drive settings. [None] and compatibility. Award (Phoenix) BIOS can support 3 HDD modes: CHS,
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    shows the model name. ► BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version. ► Memory These are Display-Only information of the system memory, determined by POST(Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. ► MAC Address This item shows the MAC address. ► CPU Name This item shows the CPU name installed in your system
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    Fox Central Control Unit ► Smart BIOS ► Fox Intelligent Overclock ► Memory Timing Setting Memory Voltage K8NB HT Speed K8NB HT Width PCIE Spread Spectrum CPU Spread Spectrum AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control Super BIOS Protect Auto Detect PCI CIK [Press Enter] Item Help
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    clock of the empty PCI slot to reduce EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). Smart BIOS Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Smart BIOS Smart Boot Menu [Disabled] Item Help Smart Power LED [Enabled] Menu Level ► Smart Boot Menu with a timer to let user to control boot device
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    CPU support) This is CPU multiplier. It allows you to configure CPU's speed much easier. This option will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature. Memory ] [Per Channel] Auto, no user limit [Disabled] MaxMemCLK, limit by [Enabled] memory clock value. [Enabled] C0 [
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    than 32 bits.Once this option is enabled, the BIOS can see 4096MB of memory. ► Auto Optimize Bottom IO Auto optimize maximum DRAM size when kernel assigns PCI resources done. ► Bottom of [31:24] IO Space Select bottom of [31:24] IO space manually when "Auto Optimize Bottom IO" option is disabled
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    will boot from some other devices provided that the first/second/third boot devices failed. ► Boot Up Floppy Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will check 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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    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
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    OnChip IDE Devices / RAID Config / OnBoard Devices / SuperIO Devices / USB Devices Press [Enter] to go to each submenu. OnChip IDE Devices The proper DMA mode will be detected at boot-up. If the drive does not support DMA transfers, then it will use PIO mode instead. ► SATA Controller This option
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    are used to enable or disable the RAID function of each SATA port on the motherboard. The relationships between RAID settings and SATA ports on the motherboard are : SATA Pri-Master RAID is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard. SATA Pri-Slave RAID is the SATA port 2. SATA Sec-Master RAID is the
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    is used to select the operation of your audio controller. Select [Auto], system will turn on the audio controller. Select [Disabled] will turn off audio function. ► OnBoard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. ► OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to
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    SuperIO Devices Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Devices OnBoard FDC Controller OnBoard Serial Port 1 OnBoard Serial Port 2 Serial Port 2 Mode Select x IrDA Duplex Mode OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] Item Help [3F8/IRQ4] [
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    will be enabled; Select [Disabled], BIOS will turn off USB function. ► USB Keyboard Support This item is used to enable the support for USB keyboard on legacy OS. If you have a USB keyboard, set to enabled. ► USB Mouse Support This item is used to enable the support for USB mouse on legacy OS. If
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    management interfaces between an operating system and the BIOS. In other words, it is a standard that describes how computer components work together to manage system hardware. In order to use this function the ACPI specification must be supported by the OS (for example, Windows2000 or WindowsXP
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    computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory, and the computer can quickly return to previous PCI/PCIE PME This item is used to set the system to be waken up by PCI/PCIE card. ► USB HPET Support HPET stands for High Precision Even Timer. If you have the HPET disabled, then windows does
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    3 and [Keyboard 98]. ► Hot Key Resume Wen "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. 36
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    Temperature This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit. When the temperature exceeds the set value, the system will shut down automatically. ► CPU Vcore/VTT(V)/+ 3.3V/+5V/+12V/5VSB(V)/Voltage of Battery The current voltages are automatically detected and displayed by the system
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    . But if the optimized performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices, the system may fail to work. It in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu, you will be asked to enter a password only when you enter the CMOS setting program. Set User Password The user password can be
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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 Note : Because
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    Driver C. Realtek LAN Driver M61PMV/ M61PMVK: A. NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset Driver B. VIA HDA 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
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    driver to install it manually. Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click. Exit the program Drop to System Tray Click to visit Foxconn's website Select to Install Utilities Select to Install Drivers Browse CD M61PMV/M61PMVK: After install "NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset Driver
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    4 2. Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install. 42
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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 Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value Toolbar FOX ONE Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray 44
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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 45
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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.) 47
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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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    and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Setting page 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 4 Set high limit by dragging the lever 4.2 Limit Setting - System
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    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 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 54
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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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    is "C:\Desktop\My Documents" in Windows XP and "Documents" in Vista. Make sure you can remember the file name together with the directory which it is stored, prevented that you may need them to recover your BIOS later. Key in a BIOS name Click here 1-3 Local Update - Update This page helps you 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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    clear CMOS. If you choose Flash Boot Block, it means BIOS is not 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
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    Logo. Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS "Full Screen Logo Show" setting in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Using FOX LOGO: Main
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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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    the following information : ■ RAID Configuration Introduction ■ NVIDIA® MediaShield Driver ■ Create two RAID Driver Diskettes ■ RAID Enable in BIOS ■ Select a RAID Array for Use ■ Install a New Windows XP ■ Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are
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    the processes to build a new RAID array in your existing Windows XP system, it includes : 1. Set RAID enabled in BIOS. 2. Follow 5-3 to select a RAID array for use. 3. Run setup program to install NVIDIA RAID driver into your current Windows XP system. 4. Use Administrative Tools in Control Panel to
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    output) performance, or both. The following RAID configurations are provided for users. There are three major key concepts in RAID: 1. Mirroring : viewers. The configuration affects reliability and performance in different ways. The problem with using more disks is that it is more likely that one
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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 (Mirroring) RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the
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    Driver The NVIDIA® MediaShield driver supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 0+1 functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance, big capacity, or data safety provided by different RAID functions. Here, we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you
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    New Array - RAID Mode: SMtirrirpoinregd Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity 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
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    floppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the driver CD into its DVD-ROM drive. 2. Depending on which platform your XP system is, normally, it is a 32-bit system. Use Windows explorer, and go to CD:\ Driver\NVIDIA\MCP61\Chipset\WinXP\ 32bit\IDE\WinXP\sataraid\Floppy\ Disk1, click
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    this warning message. 8. Format finished. Click "OK", then click "Close" to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette. 9. Check if the first diskette contains the driver files. 10. Go to CD:\Driver\NVIDIA\MCP61\ Chipset\WinXP\32bit\IDE\WinXP\ sataraid\Floppy\Disk2, click on RaidTool icon to
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    screen displayed, there is one line listing each key's function, such as [Tab], [Enter], [ESC]...etc. It is helpful to make your choice easier. MediaShield BIOS Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirroriendg Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array
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    " from the RAID Mode. The menu appears : 5 MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMtirrirpoinregd Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity 01.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB 1.1 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB
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    : OOppttiimmaall Free Disks Port Windows XP) in this RAID system, please press [B] to select it as bootable. You can then press [Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit the setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield Utility Apr 26 2007 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Array Model Name No Healthy NVIDIA
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    RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA STRIPE 153.38G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 1.0 0 2.0 1 WDC WD1200JD
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    disks to the right drive panel. 5 MediaShield Utility Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirroriendg Stripe Block: OOppttiimmaall Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity 1.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB 2.0 HDS728080PLA38 76.69GB 01.01
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    : OOppttiimmaall Free Disks Port Windows XP) in this RAID system, please press [B] to select it as bootable. You can then press [Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit the setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield Utility Apr 26 2007 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Array Model Name No Healthy NVIDIA
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    . Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA MIRROR 232.88G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Mirroring Stripe Width : 1 Stripe Block: 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 1.1 0 2.1 1 Hitachi HDT725025VLA380
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    the RAID Mode. The menu appears : 5 MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMtirrirpoereMdi rroring Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity 01.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB 1.1 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB
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    Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Windows XP) in this RAID system, please press [B] to select it as bootable. You can then press [Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit the setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield BIOS Apr 26 2007 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Array Size No Healthy NVIDIA
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    . Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA RAID 0+1 153.38G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Striped Mirror Stripe Width : 2 Stripe Block: 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 1.1 0 2.0 1 2.1 2 1.0 3 Hitachi
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    , then use [→] and [↓] keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel. MediaShield BIOS Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: RMAirIrDor5ed Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity 2.1 ST3320620AS 298.09GB 01
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    a new Operating System (such as Windows XP) in this RAID system, please press [B] to select it as bootable. You can then press [Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit the setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield BIOS Apr 26 2007 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor No Healthy NVIDIA Array RAID5 Size 153.38G
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    system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA RAID5 153.38G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: RAID5 Stripe Width : 2 Stripe Block: 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 1.0 0 1.1 1 2.0 2 WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0
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    a New Array - RAID Mode: SMpirarnonreindg Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity New Array - RAID Mode: SMpirarnonreindg Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk Model
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    New Array - RAID Mode: SMpirarnonreindg Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield BIOS Apr 26 2007 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Array No Healthy NVIDIA JBOD Size 421.36G [Ctrl-X] Exit [↑↓]
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    RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA JBOD 421.36G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Spanning Stripe Width : 3 Stripe Block: 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 1.0 0 1.1 1 2.0 2 WDC WD1200JD
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    Windows XP Assume a Mirrored array (232.88GB) was created as introduced in section 5-3, after the system restarts : 1. Press [DEL] to enter BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Insert the Windows will start installing Windows Operating System. Windows Setup 5 Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI
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    appears, press [S] to continue the specific driver installation. Windows Setup Setup could not determine 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
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    [Enter] to select the first driver - "NVIDIA RAID Driver (required)". 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 from the following list, or press ESC to return to
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    you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit 10. Two drivers are displayed. Press [Enter] to continue. Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass
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    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 Partition2 [New (Raw)] Unpartitioned space 29996 MB ( 29996 MB free) 208468 MB ( 208468 MB free) 8 MB ENTER=Install D=Delete Partition F3=Quit 93
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    . If you want to select a different partition for Windows XP, press ESC. Format the partition using the NTFS file Windows installation folders, then ask you to insert the second RAID diskette. Press [Enter] to continue when it is done. Windows Setup Insert the disk labeled : NVIDIA RAID DRIVER
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    Setup Insert the disk labeled : NVIDIA RAID DRIVER (SCSI) disk 2 into drive A: * Press ENTER when ready. F3=Quit Enter=Continue 17. Setup will be coping files to the RAID disk array to create your new Windows XP system. You can follow the normal procedures to complete the installations
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    This section assumes the following setup : ■ Boot Disk with Windows XP installed : One hard disk HDS728080PLAT20 (80GB) is connected to they are : Hitachi HDT725025VLA, (232.88GB) connected to SATA port2 of the motherboard. Segate ST3320620AS, (298.09GB) connected to SATA port4. ■ A SATA DVD Drive
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    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 MCP61 Chipset Driver" to install the NVIDIA RAID driver. The RAID driver can be installed only when you select [Enable] in BIOS "RAID Enable" setting. If you do
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    5 5. The installation of driver may take a while, after the NVIDIA driver is installed, it will ask you to click "Finish" to restart your computer. 6. When Windows starts, a "Found New Hardware Wizard" appears. Click on "Cancel" to ignore it. 98
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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 232.88 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. 101
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