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    A75M/A55M Series Motherboard User's Manual
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    property of their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.0 for A75M/A55M Series motherboard. Symbol description: Caution : refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard ! better, and tells you how to avoid problems. WARNING! Warning : indicating a potential risk of
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    HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard A75M/A55M is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
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    Party: Address: Telephone: Facsimile: FOXCONN A75M/A55M 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 LTD
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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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    35 Power Management Setup 39 PC Health Status 41 BIOS Security Features 43 Load Optimal Defaults 44 Save Changes and Exit 44 Discard Changes and Exit 44 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 46 Install driver and utility 47 FOX ONE Main Page 50 CPU Control 54 Frequency Control 56
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    74 Option ROM Utility 76 Create a RAID Driver Diskette 78 RAID Enable in BIOS 80 Select a RAID Array for Use 80 Install a New Windows XP 92 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array 96 Technical Support : Support Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Website : http://www.foxconnsupport
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    Foxconn A75M/A55M 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, A75M/A55M enables
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    Expansion Slot Storage LAN Audio USB Internal Connectors Support Husky Quad Core APU, Max processor power up to 100 W For the latest CPU information, please visit： http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx Hudson D3 co-lay D2(Default D3) 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets, Support up to 16GB of
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    to RAM), S4 (suspend to disk), S5 (soft - off) Support EuP function FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP uATX Form Factor, 9.6 inches x 9.6 inches (24.4cm x 24.4cm) CAUTION ! The chipset driver of this motherboard does not support Windows® 2000. 
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    ATX 12V Power Connector 2. SYS_FAN Header 3. PCI Express Slots 4. PCI Slots 5. Front Audio Connector 6. CD_IN Connector 7. SPDIF-OUT Connector 8. Front USB 3.0 Connector 9. Clear . CPU_FAN Headers 23. CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical
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    Microphone 7 Audio Ports 1. PS/2 Keyboard Port Use the PS/2 port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. 2. USB Ports The USB port supports the USB etc. But you need to install the USB 3.0 driver in the Driver CD before using it. (Hundson D2 don't support USB 3.0) 3. VGA Port To connect with external
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    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
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    CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin headers and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules. Please refer to the motherboard Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard. CPU Support List: http://www.
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    before you begin to install the CPU : ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage. ■ Locate the Pin-1 of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented
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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 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
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    computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR3 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
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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 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. 3 1 Pin # Definition 1 GND +12V GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 2
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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 EMPTY 2 NC 3 SPKJ 4 SPEAKER COM Connector : COM1 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase
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    for S/PDIF output. Front Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this feature. Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. (Hundson D3 supports SATA III) +5V 1 EMPTY 2
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    be connected to a CD/DVD-ROM drive through a CD/DVD audio cable. CD_L GND CD_R 1 CD_IN USB Connectors : F_USB 1/2 In addition to the six USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides two 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly
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    rear panel, this product also provides one 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly expand another ability to the PC to run applications more secure and to make transactions and communication more trustworthy. To utilize this function, you
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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_CMOS1 The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time information
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    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 visit our website for updated manual if
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    [Mon 07/18/2011] [09:31:53] Access Level Model Name BIOS Version Build Date and Time Administrator A75M B44F1D06 06/16/2011 16:20:56 Halt On CPU Brand Name: AMD Engineering Sample Total Memory MAC Address [All, but keyboard] 4096 MB (DDR3 1333) D0-27-88-18-3D-04 → ← : Select Screen ↑ ↓ : Select
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    ► BIOS Version It displays the current BIOS version. User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is All errors but keyboard can result in system halt. ► CPU Brand Name It displays the current CPU name. ► Total Memory This item displays the total memory
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    Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main AFd-vCaenctedr Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit Fox Control Center Super BIOS Protect Disabled] Auto Detect PCI Clock Disabled] ▶ Smart BIOS ▶ Fox Intelligent Stepping ▶ Voltage Options ▶ CPU Configuration
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    BIOS Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. F-Center Smart BIOS is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power Post Error Message No CPU Fan Power LED Status & Fan OK ► Smart Boot Menu When PC starts, it will ask you to press
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    3 Fox Intelligent Stepping Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. F-Center Fox Intelligent Stepping Spread Spectrum Settings Spread Spectrum Enabled] , so to comply with FCC regulation. But if overclocking is activated, you had better disable it. 24
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    3 Voltage Options Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. F-Center Voltage Options Memory Voltage Control Settings Memory Voltage Control Disabled] → ← : Select Screen ↑ ↓ : Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1:
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    . ► CPB Mode This item is used to enable or disable CPB mode. ► Cool 'N' Quiet (Appear only when CPU supports) This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling. When the CPU speed is slowing down, the temperature will drop as well. ► SVM Mode This item is used to
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    3 Advanced BIOS Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main F-Center ACdhviapnsceetd Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit Advanced BIOS Configuration ▶ Trusted Computing ▶ North Bridge ▶ Onboard Device Configuration ▶ SATA Configuration ▶
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    Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced TPM Configuration TPM SUPPORT Current TPM Status Information NO TPM Hardware [Disabled] Enables or Disables TPM support you want to support TPM, first you need to install a TPM device on the motherboard and set this
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    Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced North Bridge Configuration Memory Information Total Memory: 4096 MB (DDR3 1333) Memory Slot1: Not Present Memory Slot2: Not Present Memory Slot3: Not Present Memory Slot4: size=4096 MB (DDR3 1333
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    Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Onboard Device Configuration Onboard LAN Controller Onboard LAN Controller Enabled] Onboard LAN PXE OpROM Disabled] Onboard USB Controller Enabled] Legacy USB Support Enabled] USB3.0 Support Enabled] Azalia HD Audio
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    3 SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Configuration not 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 AHCI,
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    /Parallel Port Configuration/CIR Controller Configuration Press to go to relative submenu. Serial Port 0 Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Serial Port 0 Configuration Setial Port [Enabled] Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ
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    ► Change Settings This item is used to select an optimal settings for the serial port. Parallel Port Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Parallel Port Configuration Parallel Port [Enabled] Device Settings IO=378h; IRQ=5 Enable or
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    3 CIR Controller Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced CIR Controller Configuration CIR Controller [Enabled] Device Settings IO=3E0h; IRQ=10; Enable or Disable CIR Controller Change settings [
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    3 Boot Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit Boot Configuration Bootup Numlock State [On] Select the keyboard NumLock state
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    Setup Aptio Setup Utility - C will be down after a period of time. (PS:This platform only support "S3 (STR)" mode). The status of the computer before it entering off in S5 suspend mode in order to reduce the power consumption of motherboard. Enabled: S1/S3/S4 is normal, S5 wake up only by pressing
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    the motherboard will send out warning information. ► CPU Shut Down Temperature This item is used to set the CPU temperature upper limit. When the temperature exceeds the set value, the system will shut down automatically. This function works only when your operating system is supporting ACPI. ► CPU
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    3 Security Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Exit is a HDD Bootsector write-protection mechanism provided. Super HDD BootSector Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by viruses, e.g. 38
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    Changes and Reset If you select this option and press , a message will be displayed in the screen. Select [Yes] to exit setup utility and reset computer without saving your modifications, select [No] or to return to the main menu. Reset Without Saving Reset without saving? YYeess
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    ► Restore Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults. Select and then press
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    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 ■ Browser Configuration Utility Note : Because each module is
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    RAID Driver*1 F. ATI HDMI Audio Driver 2. Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs. FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS. Some auto features help user to improve (or overclock) your
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    on each individual driver to install it manually. Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click Drop to System Tray Exit the program Click to visit Select to Install Select to Browse CD Foxconn's Utilities Install Drivers website View the Utility Help files Choose
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    4 2. Install Utility Use these options to install additional software programs. 3. Utility Help Click this button to view the utility(FOX ONE, FOX LiveUpdate, FOX LOGO, FOX DMI) help manual. 44
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    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. CAUTION ! Before you running the FOX ONE program, the system parameters (such as CPU clock, voltage...etc.) are controlled by BIOS settings. After you
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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 Use the toolbar to navigate
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    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 47
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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.) 49
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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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    defined in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu. Select Auto, CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading. 4 PCI Express frequencies by manual. Go to Freq. page Close this page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply
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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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    value of NB fan Set low limit rpm 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
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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 56
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    4 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) ■
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    later. 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 finish the operation. You
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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 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. Click here 4 Select the utility to update 60 Current
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    All This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", it 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
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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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    to install the new version. 4 Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the location of download files and auto backup BIOS. determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up. Click here Apply the changes Set the location of
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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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    utility the BIOS "Quiet Boot" setting in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu. Supporting Operating Website About WARNING! When you change Logo or delete current Logo, the system will flash BIOS file automatically. During this time, please DO NOT shut down the application and the system, or the motherboard
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    three DMI data formats : 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
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    "Yes" and click "OK". Then you will see a "END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT". Read it and select "I agree" to change your default search engine. 3. Browser Configuration Utility supports online games. Double click the game icon on your desktop to enjoy it. 67
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    system with new RAID built as data storage. It includes the following information : ■ RAID Configuration Introduction ■ Option ROM Utility ■ Create a RAID Driver Diskette ■ RAID Enable in BIOS ■ Select a RAID Array for use ■ Install a New Windows XP ■ Setting up a Non-Bootable RAID Array The RAID
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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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    5 Option ROM Utility The Option ROM Utility supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5 and RAID10 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 through
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    CAUTION 5 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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    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 CD into DVD-ROM drive. 2. Depending on which platform your system is, normally, it is a 32-bit XP system. Use Windows
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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. 75
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    to save the setting then PC will reboot itself. 5-3 Select a RAID Array for Use Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2011 ESC: Exit Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. When BIOS is restarted, it will display a message asking you to press [Ctrl-F] key to
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    of the two options. Here we select the latter option as an example. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives
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    prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment
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    first logical drive (LD1) and press [Enter]. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 LogicRaAl DIDriv0e 1 RAID 0 2 164.56 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: OFF Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru
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    were allocated. Select the remaining spaces from them for RAID 0 again. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD LD 2 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment
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    prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 2 Logical Drive 2 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment
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    LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ ESC] Exit 3. Another message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID
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    as below. Press any key to use the maximum capacity. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment
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    LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 10 4 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives ] Exit 3. Another message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID
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    as below. Press any key to use the maximum capacity. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 10 4 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment
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    " appears. Then press [Crtl-C], the screen appears as below, select JBOD. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 JBOD 4 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives
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    prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 JBOD 4 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignment
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    after the system restarts : 1. Press to enter BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Insert the Windows installation CD into DVD-ROM", save changes and exit BIOS. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, this, PC will go to an fatal blue screen, and you may need to reboot the system again. PC may
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    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): * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drivers, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those
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    (s): AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform * 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, press S. * If you do not have any device
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    ● To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C. ● To delete the selected partitions, press D. 238410 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on ahcix86 [MBR] Unpartitioned space 238410 MB 5 ENTER=Install C=Create Partition F3=Quit 10. In this example, we will create a 30GB partition C: and
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    array, they are : Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, (250.05GB) connected to SATA port2 of the motherboard. Seagate ST3320620AS, (320.07GB) connected to SATA port3. ■ A SATA DVD Drive Press [F10] to save the settings and reboot. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. IDE
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    Single Disk [ESC] Exit 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
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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. 94
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    5 7. After PC starts, the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows. Launch Computer Management by clicking Start -> (Settings ->) Control Panel then open the Administrative
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    . You must format the unallocated disk space before using it. Right click "Unallocated space", select "New Partition..." and follow the Wizard instructions. 12. When "New Partition Wizard" appears, click "Next" to continue. 13. When "Primary partition" screen appears, click "Next" to continue. 14
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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. 97
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A75M/A55M Series Motherboard
User’s Manual