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  • Foxconn A7VML | English Manual. - Page 1
    A7VML/A76ML Series Motherboard User's Manual
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    their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.0 for A7VML/A76ML Series motherboard. P/N: 3A221C500-000-G 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
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    R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard A7VML/A7VML-K/A76ML/A76ML-K is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared Part 3: Limits Section 2: Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current
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    Party: Address: Telephone: Facsimile: FOXCONN A7VML/A7VML-K/A76ML/A76ML-K 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
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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, 1394a, RS232 COM, IrDA or S/PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard, make sure their pinouts are
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    PC Health Status 40 BIOS Security Features 41 Load Optimal Defaults 42 Save & Exit Setup 42 Exit Without Saving 42 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 44 Install driver and utility 45 FOX ONE Main Page 47 CPU Control 51 Frequency Control 53 Limit Setting 54 Voltage Control 56 Fan
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    ROM Utility 72 Create a RAID Driver Diskette 74 RAID Enable in BIOS 76 Select a RAID Array for Use 76 Install a New Windows XP 89 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array 93 Technical Support : Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Support Website : http://www.foxconnsupport.com
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    Thank you for buying Foxconn A7VML/A76ML Series motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing A7VML/ A7VML-K/A76ML/A76ML-K enables you to unleash more power from your computer. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Product Specifications ■ Layout
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    socket AM2+ PhenomTM X3 / PhenomTM X4 processors Support AMD socket AM2 series processors : AthlonTM 64X2 / AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM HyperTransport 2000/1600MT/s for AM2 CPU Up to 5200MT/s (HT3.0) for AM2+ CPU Chipset North Bridge: AMD 780V (A7VML, A7VML-K) AMD 760G (A76ML, A76ML
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    - off) Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP only Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor, 9.6 inches x 8.2 inches (24.4cm x 20.8cm) ! The chipset driver of this motherboard does not support Windows® 2000.  CAUTION
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    4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 2. CPU fan Header 3. PCI Express x1 Slot 4. PCI Express x16 Slot 5. PCI Slots 6. Front Audio Connector 7. CD_IN Connector 8. Front USB Header 22. CPU Socket 23. North Bridge: AMD 780V (A7VML, A7VML-K) AMD 760G (A76ML, A76ML-K) Note : The above motherboard layout is for
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    LAN Port 8 Line In Line Out Microphone 2 4 5 PS/2 Keyboard Port Serial Port VGA Port 6 USB Ports 7 Audio port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for audio driver (in CD) to assign the audio output ports for different applications of 2/4/5.1 channels. The fundamental audio
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    CAUTION 8. RJ-45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate. LAN Type 100M 1000M Left: 100Mb/s Connection 1000Mb/s Connection ! A7VML/A76ML supports 10/100Mb/s Ethernet. A7VML-K/A76ML-K supports 1Gb/s Ethernet. Active Link LED LED 
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    the following information : ■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ■ Install the Memory ■ Install an Expansion Card ■ Install other Internal Connectors ■ Jumpers Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU, Memory and VGA for your motherboard : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product
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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 one of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented
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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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    direction. If you are 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
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    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 your memory modules into the sockets. Step 1: Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket. Place the memory module onto the socket, then put your fingers
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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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    sure 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. to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. 3 1 +12V GND 4 2 PWR2 Pin # 1 2 3 4 Definition GND GND +12V +
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    2 Front Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. IrDA Connector : IR This connector supports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving device. TPM Connector : TPM The TPM (Trusted Platform
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    audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. Audio Connector : CD_IN CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector, it can be connected to a CD/DVD-ROM drive through a CD/DVD audio motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive (FDD) connector, supporting
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    out. INTRUDERJ 12 INTR GND Fan Headers : 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 automatically turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 sleeping
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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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    Control Unit ■ Advanced Chipset Features ■ Integrated Peripherals ■ Power Management Setup ■ PC Health Status ■ BIOS Security Features ■ Load Optimal Defaults ■ Save & Exit Setup ■ Exit Without Saving Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for
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    from a list of setup functions together with two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select a specific item and It displays the basic system configuration, such as BIOS ID, CPU Name, memory size plus system date, time menu. ► Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed
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    to read/change Fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► BIOS Security Features The Supervisor/User password can be set up (such as less I/O cards, less memory ...etc.), still, it may cause problem if you have more memory or I/O cards installed. It means, if your
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    ] change system Date. Floppy A Halt On Keyboard Mouse Floppy [1.44 MB 31/2] [All Errors, But ...] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Model Name BIOS Version Memory MAC Address : A7VML/A76ML Series :D07 :256M :00-E0-4C-36-00-02 Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9
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    discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed. ► Memory This item displays the current memory size. The size is depending on how many memory modules were installed in your system before powering on. ► MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address. ► CPU Name It displays
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    Advanced BIOS Features IDE 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 latency times so if you start facing problems like stuttering sound or a less responsive
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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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    Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, 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 [Disabled] [Press Enter] Options [Press Enter] [Press Enter
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    Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On System Test displays the current Front Side Bus speed. ► Current CPU Multiplier (Appears only when CPU supports) This item displays the current CPU Ratio. ► Current DRAM Speed This item displays the
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    CPU Multiplier Adjust (Appears only when CPU supports) This 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 parameters, so that the motherboard memory controller (chipset) can better access the
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    AMD Phenom(tm) 9750 Qund-Core Processor Revision : B3 Cache L1 : 512KB Cache L2 : 2048KB Cache L3 : 2MB Current CPU CPU specifications. ► Cool 'N' Quiet (Appears only when CPU supports) This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling. When the CPU
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    Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Features Northbridge Chipset Configuration Help Item ► Memory Configuration [Press Enter] ► DRAM Timing Configuration [Press Enter] CAS Latency :4.0 RAS/CAS Delay
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    independent 64-bit channels (both channels operate at the same frequency). ■ Reduce DRAM page conflicts - more concurrent open 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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    DCTs (DRAM controller) are enabled in unganged mode, BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order, you also can configure the timings manually. Settings are: [Auto], [DCT 0], [DCT 1], [Both]. [DCT 1] and [Both] will appear only in AM2+ CPU. ► CAS Latency The number of memory clocks it
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    page-locked graphics memory is allocated during driver initialization. This fixed amount of memory card and the ATI integrated graphics processor (IGP). Enabling SurroundView does graphics card, Surround View is not supported. The integrated graphics processor (IGP) is automatically disabled, and
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    3 enables the integrated UMA graphics controller, which in turn makes available up to two additional graphics outputs. When enabling the integrated UMA graphics controller, system memory will be reallocated. 33
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    1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals ► IDE Configuration ► USB Configuration ► SuperIO Configuration ► Trusted Computing OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM HD Audio Controller [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Help Item
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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. USB Configuration CMOS Setup
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    Speed] in 480Mbps; [Full Speed] in 12Mbps. ► Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS. If you have a USB keyboard Mode Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode [Enabled] Allows BIOS to enable [3F8/IRQ4] or disable floppy [2F8/IRQ3
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    TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) support in BIOS Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► TCG/TPM SUPPORT Trusted Computing Group (TCG) members develop and promote open, vendor-neutral, industry standard specifications for trusted
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    ACPI Suspend Type Power On After Power Fail Resume by LAN Resume by PCI Card Resume by PCIE Card Resume by memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context. Control starts from the processor's reset vector after the wake BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is going to wake
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    it resumes after an AC power loss. ► Resume by LAN This item is used to enable/disable the OnBoard LAN to generate a wake up. ► Resume by PCI Card Alarm Date(Days) When Resume by RTC is enabled, select a specific date to generate a wake up. ► RTC Alarm Time (HH : MM : SS) When Resume
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    Warning CPU Temperature (Tcontrol) System Temperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed CPU Core DRAM Voltage +3.3V +5.0V +12.0V CPU Smart Fan for the system. When the temperature of CPU is higher than the set value, the motherboard will send out warning beep. ► Shut Down Temperature This item is
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    Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Security 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. 41
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    Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Load But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion cards were
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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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    order, and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed. A. AMD Chipset Driver B. Realtek HDA Audio Driver C. Realtek 811X LAN Driver D. AMD RAID Driver (It appears when the "OnChip SATA Type" setting in BIOS is set to [RAID]) 2. Software Utilities Use these options to
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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. Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by
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    means the feature is supported. ■ Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium & Deluxe products. ■ Fox Intelligent Stepping is supported only in FOX ONE Deluxe products. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64
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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 Use the toolbar to navigate to other ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray 47
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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 48
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    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-calibrate
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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.) 50
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    system. When system restarts, run FOX ONE again, it will display a recommended highest CPU clock for you, click to apply it. Go to CPU page Adjust by manual Press Auto button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use. 4 Reset the changes FIS Features : Apply the Select the
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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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    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 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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    current low limit rpm value of FAN1 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
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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 57
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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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    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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    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 64-bit) Using FOX DMI: Please
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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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    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 AMD RAID driver into your current Windows XP system. 4. Use Administrative Tools in Control Panel to format
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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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    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 smallest drive. RAID Ready A "RAID Ready" system is a specific system configuration that, with the addition of a second Serial ATA hard
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    example to guide you through how to configure your RAID system. Assume four hard disks are connected to the motherboard : SATA Free 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Extent 1 119.96 Free 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Extent 1 249.99 Free
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    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 to the hardware. ■ Depending on how many SATA ports are built on your motherboard. If your system is accompanied with a SATA DVD drive, then you may
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    CD into DVD-ROM drive. 2. Depending on which platform your system is, normally, it is a 32-bit XP system. Use Windows explorer, and go to CD:\Driver\AMD\RAID\Floppy\ WinXP\, click on RaidTool icon to start the creation. 3. Click on "GO" to Start. 4. Select the desired destination FDD drive. It
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    5 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 first diskette contains the driver files. 75
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    AHCI Legacy IDE 5 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 [Ctrl
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    Create RAID 0 (Striped) Here, we will show you how to create two RAID 0 Logical Drives (LD) by using two hard disks. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, "Define LD Menu" appears. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) LD
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    5 5. A message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. 6. Another screen prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y]. Input 80GB to select the first logical drive (LD1) and press [Enter]. Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks,
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    8. When LD2 is selected, press [Enter] to continue. 5 Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD10 RAID 0 2 79.99 Functional [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up
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    5 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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    Create RAID 1 (Mirrored) Here, we will show you how to create one Mirrored Logical Drives (LD) by using two hard disks. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, "Define LD Menu" appears. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB)
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    5. A message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks, 6. Another screen prompts. Press any key to use the maximum
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    Create RAID 10 (Striped Mirror) Here, we will show you how to create one Striped Mirror Logical Drives (LD) by using four hard disks. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, "Define LD Menu" appears. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv
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    5. A message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks, 6. Another screen prompts. Press any key to use the maximum
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    Create RAID Ready A "RAID Ready" system is a specific system configuration that, with the addition of a second Serial ATA hard drive, can be seamlessly migrated to a configuration that provides either improved storage performance or
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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: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru Channel :ID
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    Create JBOD Here, we will show you how to create a JBOD Logical Drives (LD) by using four hard disks. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, "Define LD Menu" appears. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD
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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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    Windows XP Assume a Mirrored array (249.99GB) was created as introduced in section 5-3, after the system restarts : 1. Press to enter 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
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    appears, press 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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    5 7. There are two drivers, 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.
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    the installation steps until the whole Windows is setup. Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space (Raw)] Unpartitioned space 29996 MB ( 29996 MB free) 208406 MB ( 208405 MB free) 8 MB ENTER=Install D=Delete Partition F3=Quit 92
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    with Windows XP installed : One hard disk HDS728090PLAT20 (80GB) is connected to the IDE channel, and set to Master. ■ A Mirrored RAID Array Disk : Two SATA hard disks are configured as a mirrored RAID1 array, they are : Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, (250.05GB) connected to SATA port2 of the motherboard
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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. 95
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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. 98
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