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    Destroyer Motherboard User's Manual
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    of their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.0 for Destroyer motherboard. P/N: 3A220UY00-000-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 of
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    HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard Destroyer 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 Destroyer 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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    to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed. ■ We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your CPU is overclocked. Normal operation depends on the overclocking capacity of your device
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    35 PC Health Status 38 Quantum BIOS 39 Load Optimized Defaults 46 Set Supervisor Password 46 Set User Password 46 Save & Exit Setup 46 Exit Without Saving 46 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 48 AEGIS PANEL Main Panel 51 Overclocking 52 HWM INFO 53 ALARM 64
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    NVIDIA® MediaShield Driver 70 Create RAID Driver Diskette 72 RAID Enable in BIOS 74 Select a RAID Array for Use 74 Install a New Windows XP 90 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array 97 Appendix - NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology 103 Technical Support : Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support
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    motherboardDestroyer. Foxconn Quantum Force products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for breakthrough performance. With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, Destroyer enables you
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    Flow-GPU blower 1 x 2-way SLI bridge 1 x 3-way SLI bridge 1 x 3-way SLI plus bridge 1 x PCB tray 1 x 50k variable resistor 1 x 20k variable resistor Copper column bolt Foxconn motherboard support CD Documentation User's manual Quick installation guide Registration card Quantum Force sticker
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    /s for AM2 CPU Up to 5200MT/s (HT3.0) for AM2+ CPU Chipset NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI Memory 4 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Support up to 8GB of system memory Dual channel DDR2 1066*(oc*)/800/667/533MHz architecture *DDR2 1066 is only supported by some AM2+ CPU (oc*: Overclock) Audio
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    CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System/Power fan speed detection System voltage warning CPU/System overheating warning CPU/System/Chipset fan speed control Onboard 1394a Support DMI FOX LOGO Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP/2000 Form Factor ATX Form Factor,
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    : NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI 22. Power FAN Headers 23. IDE Connector 24. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 25. Floppy Connector 26. +5V Standby LED 27. DDR2 DIMM Slots 28. Chassis Intrution Alarm Header 29. DRAM Power LED 30. Clear CMOS Jumper 31. CPU_FAN Header 32. CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard
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    Use the upper port (Purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. 2. USB Ports The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port to connect a USB device such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. 3. VGA Port To connect with external display device, such as a monitor
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    1 8. RJ-45 LAN Ports The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate. LAN Type Left: Active Status Description Off No Link Status Off Right: Link Description No Link Active Link LED LED 1000M Green Blinking Data Activity Off Green Orange 10Mb/s
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    the CPU and CPU Cooler ■ Install the Memory ■ Install an Expansion Card ■ Install other Internal Connectors ■ Install the Optional Accessory ■ Jumpers ■ Onboard Button ■ Onboard LED Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU, Memory and VGA for your motherboard : http
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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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    . If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system. Four 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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    power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. 51 +12V GND 84 PWR2 Pin # 1 2 3 4 Definition GND GND GND GND Pin
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    connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD/DVD ROM/RW drive. Floppy Disk Drive Connector : FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive (FDD) connector, supporting 360KB, 720KB,1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB FDDs. 1 + HDD-LED - 2 + PWR-LED - RESET-SW PWR-SW NC EMPTY 9 10 FP1 15
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    2 COM Connector : COM1 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase another RS232 cable with a 9-pin D-sub connector at one end to connect with the
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    2 Audio Connector : F_AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio FAN2 There are five 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
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    can easily use the accompanied screws to fix it on the graphics card, then attach the 3-wire fan connector to the fan header on the motherboard. Screw PCB Tray If you choose not to use the chassis, you can use the plastic tray and copper bars to assemble the
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    motherboard, pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it. However, in this manual It can prevent hazardous ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem. Jumper 1 1 Diagram 1 1 1 1 CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data,
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    Select Jumper: BIOS_SELECT This motherboard provides two BIOS ROMs, and user can easily select one of them for operation. The selection of BIOS ROM can be done by hardware jumper fix or by software BIOS configuration. The jumper is used to select the booting from BIOS ROM 1 or BIOS ROM 2. You can
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    the system is staying at S1 or S3 sleeping state. +5V Standby LED: (Blue) It will light whenever the power supply that connected to the motherboard is switched on. WARNING! Do not remove or plug in any device when the onboard LED is lighting on. 21
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    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 manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future. Please visit
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    Setup. ! We do not suggest that you change the default values in the BIOS Setup, and we shall not be responsible for any damage which resulted from 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
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    CPU/System. ► Quantum BIOS Some special proprietary features (such as overclocking 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 this manual, they
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    On [All , But Keyboard] Model Name: Destroyer BIOS Version: D18 Memory: 1024M BCM5788 MAC Address 00 BIOS can support 3 HDD modes: CHS, LBA and Large. CHS For HDD 528MB & Supporting LBA (Logical Block Addressing) Large For HDD>528MB but not supporting
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    SATA_3 ports on the motherboard are working under RAID BIOS version. ► Memory These are Display-Only information of the system memory, determined by POST(Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. ► BCM5788 / BCM5786 MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address. ► CPU Name This item shows the CPU
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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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    Frame Buffer Size manually. You can ignore this setting if this option is not supported due to memory size is small or CPU is not AM2+ or display card does not support Hybrid SLI technology. For more updated information about Hybrid SLI Technology, please visit NVIDIA's Website. ► Display Detection
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    the onboard GPU (Graphic Processor Unit) in the North Bridge. [Enable If No Ext GPU] means if there is no external graphics card on the motherboard, the onboard GPU will be enabled. [Always Enable] means the onboard GPU is always enabled. ► Init Display First Select PCI-Express graphics card as the
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    Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► OnChip IDE Devices ► MCP SATA Mode ► OnBoard Devices ► SuperIO Devices ► USB Devices [Press Enter] Item Help [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Menu Level ► [Press Enter] [Press Enter] 3 Move Enter:Select +/-/
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    AHCI, then you can select this optiion. WARNING! With your motherboard and SATA hard disk both supporting AHCI, you had better set this BIOS setting to AHCI, then install your Operating System (such as Windows XP). Later, if you ever change this BIOS setting to IDE, OS still can run. But if you at
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    advanced features including SATA features, but some SATA drives may not support AHCI, unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification. If your motherboard supporting AHCI, and you have a eSATA device, which also supports AHCI, then you can select IDE option to have fair performance
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    ► OnBoard BCM5788 / BCM5786 Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. ► OnBoard 1394 Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394 controller. ► BCM5788 / BCM5786 LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot
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    OS. If you have a USB mouse, set to enabled. ► USB Storage Support This option is used to set whether the USB Mass Storage controller is enabled in a legacy operating system (such as DOS). ***USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting*** BIOS auto detects the presence of USB Mass Storage Devices, you can
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    between an operating system and the BIOS. In other words, it is sleeping state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chip set) and hardware maintains all system context. (also is the lowest power, longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI. In order to reduce power to a
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    to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss. ► HPET Support HPET stands for High Precision Even Timer. If you have the HPET disabled, then windows does not have access to it and therefore falls back to less accurate timing methods. This item is
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    3 ► KB Resume Password Wen "PS/2 KB Resume from S3" is set to [Password], this item allows you to input a password to wake up the system from S3 mode. ► 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
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    2 Speed [Disabled] Item Help [Disabled] 1.36V Menu Level ► 5.08V 3.23V 12.37V 1.80V 5.14V 3.05V 380C 320C 4272RPM 5818RPM 3821RPM 4096RPM 2312RPM CPU Smart Fan Control x Start PWM Temperature [Disabled] 40 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5
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    Select" is set to [Manual O.C.]. ► CPU Clock Ratio This item is used to set the Ratio of CPU. Using different CPU, the setting values are different. ► CPU Frequency This item allows you to adjust the CPU clock. ► Target CPU Core Speed This item shows the target CPU Core speed. ► CPU And NB HT Speed
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    regulation. But if overclocking is activated, you had BIOS Select This motherboard provides two BIOS ROMs BIOS configuration. you can refer to chapter 2 - BIOS Select Jumper for detail. CPU Feature Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature AMD C1E Support AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control CPU
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    you may run into stability problems if the CPU voltage isn't increased. While memory modules with Enhanced Performance Profiles will work on any motherboard, only motherboards equipped with properly-designed BIOSes, such as those designed for NVIDIA nForce® SLI media and communications processors
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    needed, you have to adjust memory or CPU clocks from other BIOS options to overclock your system manually. AM2 CPU - Select [Disabled] to turn off SLI-Memory feature. Select any [CPUOC] item will enable SLI-Memory feature. Choose [CPUOC 0%] to use SLI-Memory SPD data to run your system. In
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    the read CAS_L is asserted depends on the memory clock frequency. The value that BIOS programs into the memory controller is a function of the target clock frequency. The target clock frequency is determined from the supported CAS latencies at given clock frequencies of each DIMM. ► RAS to CAS Delay
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    Values F7: Optimized Defaults All the useable items can be valid only when the "Over Clock Phase Slect" is set to [Manual O.C.]. ► CPU Voltage Setting This item is used to change the CPU voltage in a step of 0.025V. The voltage can be incremented from 0.7500V to 1.8000V. According to the installed
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    BIOS configuration data. You can change any setting of BIOS, including the overclocking information, and save the whole BIOS settings to one of eight storage area. Later, you can retrieve BIOS feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Error Message No CPU Fan Power LED
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    components. But if the optimized performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices, the system may fail to work. It password to confirm your access right. After you get the right to access the BIOS, you then can select this setting again, and press to disable
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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 DMI ■ FOX LOGO Note : Because
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    the CD into your DVD-ROM. The CD will automatically run and display the main menu on the screen. 1. Install Driver Click on "Install Driver", then use these options to install all the necessary drivers for your motherboard. You need to restart your computer after finishing all the installations of
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    install additional software programs. AEGIS PANEL Foxconn new utility software for monitoring system information. See "AEGIS PANEL" for details. FOX LiveUpdate The Fox LiveUpdate allows you to backup or update the system BIOS, drivers and utilities in Windows® environment. See "Fox LiveUpdate" for
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    a new RAID system, during installation, Windows XP needs a RAID driver in floppy drive to help the installation. The two items listed in this section is used for Jmicron SATA RAID, for the NVIDIA SATA RAID Driver Floppy, please go to chapter 5 "5-1 Create RAID Driver Diskette" for details. You need
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    as fan speed, temperature, voltage and CPU clock etc.. The powerful features are: Overclocking (OC) HWM INFO. (Hardware Monitor Information) ALARM CONFIG Supported 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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    "Foxconn" button to open/close the display screen. The information of CPU, memory, and PCIE clocks are displayed. Open/Close screen Click on Control Panel button, and its panel appears. Then click on OC button to visit Overclocking menu which allows you to overclock your CPU and PCIE bus manually
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    information. In this fan control panel, you can configure five different fan's speeds. 4 CAUTION Fan icon HWM INFO button Fan Operations ! The Smart CPU Fan Feature only works with a cooler which accompanies 4-wire cable. Click on fan icon to configure each fan's function. Close this page ON
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    the temperature changes. The higher the slope is, the faster the fan speed changes. FAN1 and FAN2 only copy their working models from one of CPU FAN, SYS_FAN1 and SYS_FAN2, and they do not own their detailed settings. 4. ALARM Click "ALARM" button to trigger the warning events. It allows you to
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    used to select the interval of refreshing the current monitoring information such as the CPU clock, temperature, voltage etc.. (Unit: second per times) Action when will be automatically started after the Windows operating system is activated. Hidden tray icon : Hide Aegis from the system tray display
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    FOX LiveUpdate FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) 4 Using FOX
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    . Key in a BIOS name Click here 1-3 Local Update - Update This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file. After click "Update", An alert message will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue, click "Yes" to confirm. A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to
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    the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here 4 Current information Select BIOS to update Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start
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    the driver to update Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window 2-3 Online Update - Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click "start", it will search the new utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation
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    will search all new BIOS/drivers/utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Current information Search all new BIOS/ drivers/utilities from Internet Close the window Browse detailed BIOS information Browse detailed driver information Browse detailed
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    3. Configure 3-1 Configure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualified item found, it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step. Click here
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    prompt you to install the new version. 4 Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility. Click here Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up
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    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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    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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    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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    with new RAID built as data storage. It includes the following information : ■ RAID Configuration Introduction ■ NVIDIA MediaShield Driver ■ Create 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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    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 format new RAID array. What kinds of hardware and software you need here : 1. A DVD-ROM drive. 2. Several SATA hard disks. 3. A motherboard driver CD. 67
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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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    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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    of SATA_3. Port 0.5 is the upper SATA port of SATA_3. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMtirrirpoerded Stripe 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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    on "OK" to finish the format. 4. Depending on which platform your XP system is, normally, it is a 32-bit system. In Windows, browse CD content, and go to CD:\Driver\Chipset\xp\IDE\WinXP\ sataraid\Floppy\Disk1, copy all the content to the first diskette. 5. Check if the first diskette contains the
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    Floppy\Disk2, coppy all the content to the second diskette. Repeat the steps from step 1 to step 5. Later, when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system, it will ask you to use these floppy diskettes to provide driver for additional specific devices, for example, a RAID device. 73
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    , it will display a message asking you to press [F10] key to enter the main menu of MediaShield BIOS. Press [F10], the screen appears. At the bottom of each 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
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    [TAB] to navigate to left drive panel, then use [→] and [↓] keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMtirrirpoerded Stripe Block: OOppttiimmaall Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk
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    128K - Best performance for most desktops and workstations. Keep it at Optimal default value. Press [F7] to finish the setting. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMtirrirpoerded Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port
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    = 153.38GB. If you want to build a new Operating System (such as Windows XP) in this RAID system, please press [B] to select it as bootable. setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Healthy NVIDIA Array Size STRIPE 153.38G 5 [Ctrl-X]
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    . 3. Press [TAB] to navigate to left drive panel, then use [→] and [↓] keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk Model
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    [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup 5. Press [Y] to continue, and press [Y] again to select "Clear MBR". MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port
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    232.88GB. If you want to build a new Operating System (such as Windows XP) in this RAID system, please press [B] to select it as bootable. setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Array Size Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 232.88G 5 [Ctrl-X] Exit
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    Press [TAB] to navigate to left drive panel, then use [→] and [↓] keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMtirrirpoerdedM irror Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port
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    . 128K - Best performance for most desktops and workstations. Keep it at Optimal default value. Press [F7] to finish the setting. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMtirrirpoerdedM irror Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array
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    = 153.38GB. If you want to build a new Operating System (such as Windows XP) in this RAID system, please press [B] to select it as bootable. the setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Healthy NVIDIA Array Size RAID 0+1 153.38G 5 [Ctrl
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    Press [TAB] to navigate to left drive panel, then use [→] and [↓] keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: RMAirIrDor5ed Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port Disk Model
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    . 128K - Best performance for most desktops and workstations. Keep it at Optimal default value. Press [F7] to finish the setting. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: RMAirIrDor5ed Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks Port
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    parity check. If you want to build a new Operating System (such as Windows XP) in this RAID system, please press [B] to select it as bootable. setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Healthy NVIDIA Array RAID5 Size 153.38G 5 [Ctrl-X]
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    Select "Spanned" from the RAID Mode. The menu appears : MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMpirarnonreedd [→] and [↓] keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMpiraronrneedd Stripe Block:
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    [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup 5. Press [Y] to continue, and press [Y] again to select "Clear MBR". MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: SMpiraronrneedd Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Array Disks
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    if crashed. You can then press [Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit the setup program, and restart your PC. MediaShield BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Healthy NVIDIA Array SPAN Size 421.36G 5 [Ctrl-X] Exit [↑↓] Select [B] Set Bootable [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail 7. In above screen, you
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    BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive. 3. Set the "First Boot Device" to "CDROM", save changes and exit BIOS. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS installing Windows Windows Setup 5 Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI
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    in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drivers, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device
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    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 the previous screen. NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select
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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 existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer. Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list. ● To set up Windows XP on the selected item, press ENTER. ● To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C. ● To delete the selected partitions, press
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    will copy files from RAID floppy diskette 1 to the 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 (SCSI) disk 2 into drive A: * Press ENTER when ready. F3
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    it then will ask you to insert the second RAID diskette into floppy drive. Press [Enter] to continue when it is done. Windows 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
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    5 5-5 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array This section assumes the following setup : ■ Boot Disk with Windows XP installed : One hard disk HDS728080PLAT20 (80GB) is connected to the IDE channel, and set to Master. ■ A Mirrored RAID Array Disk : Two SATA hard disks
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    BIOS Mar 31 2008 - Array List - Boot Status Vendor Healthy NVIDIA Array Size MIRROR 232.88G [Ctrl-X] Exit [↑↓] Select [B] Set Bootable [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail 3. Press [Ctrl]+[X] keys to exit and go to Windows. 4. In Windows, click "Cancel" to skip any "Found New Hardware Wizard". Use driver
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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. 99
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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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    5 11. The Computer Management 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
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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. 102
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    SLITM configuration, please visit the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com) for the qualified Power Supply Unit vendor list. ■ The NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology supports Windows® Vista operating system only. ■ For the detailed Graphics Card support list on this motherboard, please visit the website: http
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    Connect a monitor DVI-I cable to the graphics card. 2-2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 1. Install the first graphics card into the PCI-E1_16X into the PCI-E3_ 16X slot. 2. Align and firmly insert the 2-way SLI bridge onto the edge connector of each graphics card. Make sure that the
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    1. Power on your computer and boot into Operating System. 2. Install the NVIDIA graphics card drivers and restart your computer. 2-4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLITM technology 1. Right click on the empty space of Windows® and select "NVIDIA Control Panel" to open it. If you cannot see the
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    2. When using three graphics cards: Select "Set SLI Configuration", then click "Enable 3-way NVIDIA SLI", when done, click Apply to enable it. Select the "3D Setting" tab and enable the "Show SLI Visual Indicators" item. When using two graphics cards: The display is
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