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  • Foxconn FlamingBlade | English Manual. - Page 1
    Flaming Blade Series Motherboard User's Manual
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    of their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.1 for Flaming Blade 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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    PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard Flaming Blade/Flaming Blade GTI is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC
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    Address: Telephone: Facsimile: FOXCONN Flaming Blade/Flaming Blade GTI 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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    damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. Never turn on the computer if the CPU Heatsink is not properly installed. ■ We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when overclocked. Stable operation at overclocked speeds depends on the overclocking capabilities of all
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    the CPU and CPU Cooler BIOS 41 Board Information 51 Load Optimized Defaults 52 Set Supervisor Password 52 Set User Password 52 Save & Exit Setup 52 Exit Without Saving 52 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD Introduction 54 AEGIS PANEL Main Panel 57 HW Monitor 58 Overclocking
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    & Help 69 FOX LOGO 70 FOX DMI...71 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction 74 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 76 Create a RAID Driver Diskette 77 BIOS Configuration 79 Create RAID in BIOS 79 Install a New Windows XP 103 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage
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    you for buying Flaming Blade/Flaming Blade GTI, a Foxconn Quantum Force series motherboard. Quantum Force products are Foxconn's high end enthusiast products engineered to maximize computing power, providing all you need for break-through performance. With advanced overclocking capabilities and
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    items: Motherboard Cables Foxconn Flaming Blade/Flaming Blade GTI motherboard 1 X Ultra DMA cable 3 X SATA Signal cables Accessory I/O Shield Quantum Force SLI Bridge(Only for Flaming Blade) Application CD Foxconn motherboard support CD Documentation User's Manual Quick Installation Guide
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    LGA1366 Intel® CPU: CoreTM i7 and CoreTM i7 Extreme Series processors Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology QPI Up to 6.4GT/s Chipset North Bridge: Intel® X58 chipset South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R(Flaming Blade) Intel® ICH10(Flaming Blade GTI) Memory 3 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
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    (Flaming Blade GTI) 8 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 8-channel audio ports Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU/System overheating shutdown CPU/System fan speed control PCI Express x16 Support 8GB
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    Panel Connector 27. NB_FAN1 Header 14. Reset Button(Only for Flaming Blade) 28. CPU Fan Header 15. Power on Button(Only for Flaming Blade) 29. LGA1366 CPU Socket 16. Debug LED 30. North Bridge: Intel® X58 Chipset Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the
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    specification. Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. 3. Clear CMOS Button(Only for Flaming Blade) Onboard Clear CMOS button is located directly on the motherboard PCB, so you can easily clear CMOS after failed overclocking attempts. 
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    release. 4. Optical S/PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio. 5. External SATA Port (Only for Flaming Blade) To connect external SATA device(s) to your system by expanding the internal SATA port(s) to the chassis
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    Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ■ Install the Memory ■ Install an Expansion Card ■ Install other Internal Connectors ■ Jumpers ■ Onboard Button ■ Onboard LED ■ Onboard Debug LED Please visit the following website for further details on supported CPUs, Memory and VGAs for your motherboard : http://www
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    the default configuration before voiding your warranty by altering the system configuration. Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. LGA1366 CPU Socket Alignment Key Pin_1 Corner of the CPU Socket LGA1366 CPU Notch Pin_1 triangle marking of
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    Check pin one marking (triangle) with the pin one corner of the CPU socket, align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket. 5. When CPU is properly seated, replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position. ! Lift up the
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    the CPU cooler on the motherboard. The Foxconn QuantumForce Flaming Blade series come equipped with socket 1366 and socket 775 mounting holes to support current heatsinks. WARNING! Socket 775 Push-Pin Heatsinks like the Intel 775 stock Heatsinks will NOT fit properly since the 1366 CPU socket is
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    normal INTEL 1366 CPU FAN. 2-2 Install the Memory ! Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory : ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the motherboard provides three DDR3 memory sockets and supports Triple Channel Technology. When memory is installed, the BIOS will
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    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 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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    sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. PCI Express x1(Only for Flaming Blade) PCI
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    been installed properly before applying the power supply. 24-pin ATX power connector : PWR2 PWR2 is the ATX power supply connector. Make 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
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    you are using a 4-pin power supply, you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture on the right. Floppy Disk Drive Connector : FLOPPY1 This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive(FDD) connector, supporting 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB FDDs. USB Connectors
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    2 Front Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard 1 GND TX+ Disk or CD devices which support this feature. The current Se- TXGND rial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer
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    : VFD The VFD Connector can be connected to the Foxconn Quantum Force OC Panel, which can be installed in any CPU, DRAM and VTT NB voltage and change the fan speeds. It supports profiles which can be loaded within fractions of a second by pushing a single button. You can purchase it to overclock
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    jumper on this motherboard, pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it. However, in this manual, pin 1 is using jumper cap is recommended. It can prevent hazardous ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem. Jumper 1 1 Diagram 1 1 1 1 Definition 1-2 2-3 Closed Opened Description
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    motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time information, hardware password...etc.). Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS on. Button_En Jumper: BUTTON_EN(only for Flaming Blade) The jumper is used to set
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    1 2 Disable 1 (Default) 2 FORCE_RESET1 2-6 Onboard Button(Only for Flaming Blade) Power on Button: POWER_ON Push the power on button to power on the CPU, memory controller and chipset to reinitialize, running hardware checks and timing algorithms before reloading with your new overclocking
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    sleeping state. +5V Standby LED: It will light whenever the power supply that connected to the motherboard is switched on. DIMM3 SPD Detect LED: The Normal status is on. When the DDR in DIMM3 is not support SPD address in DIMM3, the LED will turn off. WARNING! Do not remove or plug
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    the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We can not guarantee that the content of this manual to remain 100% consistent with the latest released BIOS at any given time in the future. Please visit our support website for updated manuals or contact our technical support if
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    enter 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 the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ► Standard CMOS Features ► Quantum BIOS ► Boot Setting Configuration ► Board Information ► Advanced Chipset
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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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    -weekday from Sun. to Sat., automatically displayed by BIOS (Read Only). Month-month from 1 to 12. Date for Flaming Blade) These categories identify the hard disks connected to the Intel® south choosing "Manual" and changing Access Mode to "CHS", the related information should be entered manually. In
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    BIOS can support 3 HDD modes: CHS, LBA and Large. CHS LBA Large For HDD 528MB & Supporting LBA (Logical Block Addressing) For HDD>528MB but not supporting found by getting into Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility (or RAID BIOS). We will discuss RAID BIOS later. ► Drive
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    to address memory above 1MB. When this option is set to Fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate A20. But when set to Normal, a is because OS/2 and Windows enter and leave protected mode via the BIOS a lot so Gate A20 needs to switch often from enabled to disabled your PC. 28
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    of the MPS that the motherboard will use. The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build Intel architecture systems with two or more processors. MPS 1.1 was the original specification. MPS version 1.4 adds extended configuration tables for improved support of multiple PCI bus
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    important step toward enabling a significant set of emerging usage models in the data center, the enterprise, and the home. VT-d support on Intel platforms provides the capability to ensure improved isolation of I/O resources for greater reliability, security, and availability. ► VT-d Isoch Enable
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    3 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► OnChip IDE Device ► OnBoard Device ► USB Device Setting ITE8720 FDC Press Enter Item Help Press Enter Press Enter Menu Level ► Enabled Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:
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    for supporting the Turbo Memory. ► Jmicron 363 PATA and eSATA(for Flaming Blade) You may set your PATA and eSATA to IDE mode or RAID+IDE Mode or AHCI+IDE mode(AHCI for eSATA, IDE for PATA). We are using JMicron chip to control PATA and eSATA devices. ► Jmicron 368 PATA(for Flaming Blade GTI) You
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    ► Realtek 8111C LAN1/LAN2(for Flaming Blade) This item is used to set whether the onboard LAN 1/LAN2 controller is enabled. ► Realtek 8111C LAN (for Flaming Blade GTI) This item is used to set boot ROM in the network board, you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely. 33
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    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 configure the Boot setting mode for the detected USB MSD. 34
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    this function the ACPI specification must be supported by the OS (for example, Windows . In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chip set) and hardware maintains all system context. state to allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is going
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    set the power down method. This function is only valid for systems using an ATX power supply. When set to [Delay 4 Sec.], the power button will put be available only when the HPET Support is enabled. ► PWRON After PWR-Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes
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    . ► Power-On Function This item allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to wake up the system from S3 mode. This feature requires an ATX power supply. The setting values: [Password]; [Hot Key]; [Any Key]; [Button Only] and [Keyboard 98]. ► PS2 KB Power-On Password When "Power-On Function" is
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    initial display device which will be used first when your PC starts up. Options are : [PCI Slot] and all cards you use support PnP, then select [Auto] and the BIOS will automatically distribute interruption set to "Manual", this item is available. You can press the key, then manually set IRQ
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    the system will shut down automatically. ► Core i7 CPU / X58 IOH / System Temperature These items show the Core i7 CPU / X58 IOH / System temperature detected automatically by the system. ► CPU Core / CPU VTT(Uncore) / DDR3 Memory / X58 IOH Core / BIOS Battery 3V Voltage & PSU 12V / 3.3V Rail These
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    3 ► System Fan Duty Cycle It allows you to control the system fan by using Duty-Cycle. You can input a value ranging from 0 to 99. ► System Fan Speed This item shows the system fan speed detected by the system. 40
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    / OC Gear Press to go to each submenu. ► CPU Turbo Intel Turbo mode support, this item will take active after PPM item is enabled. ► System Turbo Choose over clock disable or over clock by manually. Note: Only supports unlocked CPU; Some stepping of Core i7 engineering samples do not
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    Target Speed This item shows CPU uncore target speed. ► Memory Bus Multiplier When " Bus Target Speed This item shows memory bus target speed. ► CPU Clock Skew When "System Turbo" is set to "Enabled", this item allows you to adjust CPU clock Skew. Configuration options are: 0ps, from 100 to 1500 by
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    CPU, chipset, motherboard, BIOS and operation system. Please refer to Intel Website for more information. ► CxE CxE represents Enhanced HALT State. It is a feature which Intel CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state. User can select the lowest C state supported according to CPU
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    is supporting this feature and the setting is used to enable/disable it. ► Hyper Threading Intel® Hyper-Treading technology can make one CPU core simulated as two cores. In this way more programes can work at the same time and PC performance is highly improved. The default value is: [Enabled]. When
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    solution designed to take advantage of the mega-gaming features built into Intel® technology-based PCs. If you like to overclock and squeeze every possible ounce of performance from your PC, then memory based on Intel XMP is the solution you need to destroy your enemies and save the universe
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    3 ► CR (Command Delay) This item allows you to select a delay time (in clock cycles) between sending the last data from a write operation to the memory and issuing a read command. ► tRFC (Refresh Cycle Time) This item allows you to set Row Refresh Cycle (in clock cycles). ► tWR (Write Recovery Time
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    x 0.500 x DIMM3 Vref DQ (Data) x 0.500 Chipset Voltages ********* x X58 IOH Core Voltage 1.10V Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1 BIOS" is set to "Enabled", the following items are valid CPU Voltages *********** ► CPU Core Voltage This item is used to set CPU
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    1.1V VCCA, default voltage is 1.108V. Warning: Adjusting the voltage beyond the IOH default 1.108 VCCA voltage could result in damage to the IOH. ► X58 IOH VCCA 1.5V Isolated power for IOH 1.5V VCCA, default voltage is 1.506V. Warning: Adjusting the voltage beyond the IOH default 1.506 VCCA voltage
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    BIOS, or there will be some unexpected problems. ► Backup Slot Description This item will be avaliable when "Backup Slot" is set to [Slot 1 - 8], then you can select the overclock BIOS settings. See the help string in "Item Help" table for detail. ********Foxconn Function Smart Boot Menu When PC
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    LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test No Memory No Display Post Error Message No CPU Fan Power LED Status Always On Continue blinking to comply with FCC regulation. But if overclocking is activated, you had better disable
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    Flaming Blade Item Help BIOS ID X58A02.F1 BIOS Version P01 Menu Level ► BIOS Build Date 02/17/2009 OnBoard LAN1 MAC Address 00-1F-E2-0E-3C-9B OnBoard LAN2 MAC Address 00-1F-E2-0E-3C-9A Genuine Intel (R) CPU 000 @ 2.93GHz Hyper-Threading Technology CPU (HTT Supported
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    components. But if the optimized performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware de- vices, the system may fail to work. the original one. If you select "System" for the Security Option in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu, then you will be asked to enter a password when the
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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 Introduction ■ AEGIS PANEL ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI Note : Because each module is
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    all the necessary drivers for your motherboard. You need to restart your computer after finishing all the installations of drivers. Intel Chipset Driver Use it to install Intel chipset driver. Realtek HDA Audio Driver Use it to install Realtek HDA audio driver. Realtek 811X LAN Driver Use it to
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    features of load balance and fail over. 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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    4 Intel RAID Utility Use it to install Intel RAID utility. 3. Foxconn WebSite Click it to visit Foxconn's Website. 4. Browse CD Click it to browse the CD content. 56
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    alarm function. It also displays system monitoring information such as fan spped, temperature, voltage and CPU clock etc.. The powerful features are: HW Monitor(Hardware Monitor Information) Overclocking OC Gear Supported Operating Systems : -Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) -Windows Vista (32-bit and
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    4 2. HW Monitor Click on "HW Monitor" icon , its panel appears. By moving the mouse on the voltage icon, it will display voltage information. Move the mouse on fan or temperature icon will show relative information accordingly. Voltage icon Fan icon Temperature icon 2.1 HW Monitor - Voltage
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    setting menu. It allows you to set the low/high limits of the CPU, NB and System fan speeds, and to enable the alert function. If the temperature setting menu. It allows you to set the low/high limits of CPU tem- perature, System temperature and NB temperature, and to enable the alert function.
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    CPU voltages Click these buttons to adjust the Northbridge and Southbridge voltage 4. OC Gear Click "OC Gear" icon to open OC Gear dialog. It is support to read OC Gear from BIOS setting to file and support to write OC Gear setting from file to BIOS. Benefits: the user only adjust overclocking
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    5. Configuration Click "Configuration" icon to configure Aegis function. You can enable or disable the launch of "Aegis Panel Ex" on startup. If enabled, the Aegis Panel will be automatically activated when the Windows operating system is running. 4 61
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    backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information. Link to website Minimum Exit Toolbar Show current BIOS information *** : please refer to the physical motherboard
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    continue, click "Yes" to confirm. A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation. You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS file (with an extension of ".BIN" for Award BIOS, ".ROM" for AMI BIOS) before the setup wizard starts. 4 CAUTION ! FOX
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    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", it will search the
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    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.
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    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 Browse
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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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    Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS "Display Full Screen Logo Show" setting in "Boot Setting Configuration" menu. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows 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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    Introduction ■ Intel® Matrix Storage Manager ■ Create a RAID Driver Diskette ■ BIOS Configuration ■ Create RAID in BIOS ■ Install a New Windows XP ■ Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage CAUTION ! Only Flaming Blade motherboard supports RAID feature. The RAID BIOS Setup pictures
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    in BIOS. 4. Run setup program to install Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver into your current Windows XP system. (Vista can skip this step) 5. Format new RAID partitions. What kinds of hardware and software you need here : 1. A CD-ROM drive. 2. Several SATA hard disks. 3. A motherboard driver CD
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    (input/ output) performance, or both. The motherboard comes with the Intel ICH10R. The following RAID configurations are provided for users. 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
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    number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB. 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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    one end of the SATA cable to motherboard's SATA connector, and the other end to SATA hard disk. 3. Connect SATA power cable to the power connector of SATA hard disk. WARNING! ■ Both AHCI and RAID modes need to install Intel® Matrix Storage driver. ■ Set SATA mode in BIOS to AHCI, you can skip RAID
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    you need to configure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first. You also need to create a RAID driver diskette for use in installing your Windows XP system. Windows Vista has native RAID driver in itself, you can skip these steps. 1. Find a PC, put a diskette into its floppy drive A:, this
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    files. Later, when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system, it will ask you to use this floppy diskette to provide driver for additional specific devices, for example, a RAID device. 10. Install Serial ATA Hard Disks : 10-1. Shut down your computer. 10-2. Install SATA hard disks
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    to [RAID]. 4. Press to save the setting then PC will reboot itself. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Intel ICH10 SATA Mode R AID Item Help Legacy Mode Support Disabled x Turbo Memory Support Disabled Menu Level ► Jmicron 363 PATA and eSATA IDE Mode
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    Create RAID Volume Create RAID 0 (1st Volume) 1. Select "1. Create RAID Volume" from the menu and press . The menu appears : IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084
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    4. It then goes to "Disks" item. Press to choose the hard disks for this RAID0 system. IInntteell((RR))MMaattrriixxSSttoorraaggeeMMaannaaggeerrooppttiioonnRROOMMvv85..00..00..11003191 IICCHH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC))22000033--0084IInntteellCCoorrppoorraattiioonn. AAll lRl
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    5 6. It is now entering "Strip Size" menu. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size. The available values range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be selected based on different applications. Some suggested choices are : 16K - Best for sequential transfer. 64K - Good general
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    8. In "Create Volume" item, press . IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084 IInntteell CCoorrppoorraattiioonn. AAll lRl RigihgthstsRReseesrevrevde.d. [ CREATE VOLUME
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    Create RAID0 (2nd Volume) 1. Select "1. Create RAID Volume" from the menu and press . The menu appears : IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084 IInntteell
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    4. It then goes to "Disks" item. Press to choose the hard disks for this RAID0 second volume system. IInntteell((RR))MMaattrriixxSSttoorraaggeeMMaannaaggeerrooppttiioonnRROOMMvv85..00..00..11003191 IICCHH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC))22000033--
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    5 6. It goes to "Strip Size" menu directly. Capacity automatically displays 265.8GB, and at this time, you can not input any value in capacity as there is no additional volume available. The available values of Strip Size range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be selected based on
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    A message will appear : Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) : Press to create the volume and return to the main menu. Two RAID0 volumes were configured. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55
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    Create RAID 1 1. Select "1.Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press . 2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID1 system and press to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID1 to replace the default Volume0. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee
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    4. It then goes to "Disks" item. Press to choose the hard disks for this RAID1 system. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084 IInntteell CCoorrppoorraattiioonn. AAll
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    5 6. It will skip "Strip Size" menu for RAID1. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084 IInntteell CCoorrppoorraattiioonn. AAll lRl RigihgthstsRReseesrevrevde.d. [ CREATE
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    Create RAID 10 (0+1) 1. Select "1.Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press . 2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID10 system and press to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID10 to replace the default Volume0. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee
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    5 4. After exiting from "RAID Level", it goes directly to "Stripe Size" item. Because all four disks are selected for RAID10, so there is no need to go to Disks option. 5. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering "Strip Size" menu. The default value is 64K.
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    Create RAID5 (Parity) 1. Select "1.Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press . 2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID5 system and press to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID5 to replace the default Volume0. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee
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    4. It then goes to "Disks" item. Press to choose the hard disks for this RAID5 system. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084 IInntteell CCoorrppoorraattiioonn.AlAl
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    5 6. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering "Strip Size" menu. The default value is 64K. Press . IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--
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    5 Delete RAID Volume 1. Take TryRAID5 for example. Select "2. Delete RAID Volume" in main menu and press . IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084 IInntteell
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    5 3. After key is pressed, the screen appears as below: Press key to confirm the volume deletion. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084 IInntteell
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    , RAID10 and RAID5, they all can be rebuilt. When rebuild is needed, you must first install a new hard disk in your system before getting into Intel® Matrix Storage Manager utility, because the utility will ask you which hard disk the new rebuild will be performed. Example 1. Reset a RAID0 system
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    3. Select WDC hard disk as the one to be reset. Press . A double confirmation message pops out, press to confirm. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084 IInntteell
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    Example 2. Reset a RAID5 system 1. A TryRAID5 volume was built with three hard disks, we want to reset one of them. Select "3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID" in main menu and press . IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..00..00..11003191
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    4. A "DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED" screen pops out asking you to select a new hard disk for rebuilding. Here, we select WDC 232.9GB. Press to select it. InIntetel(lR(R))MMaatrtirxixSStotoraraggeeMMaannaaggeerroopptitoionnRROOMMvv58.0.0.0.0.1.1001319ICICHH91R0wRRwARIDA5ID5 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((
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    Exit RAID BIOS 1. Take TryRAID5 as an example, select "4. Exit" in main menu and press < 3NF02XH2 279.5GB Member Disk(0) [↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 2. Press to exit Intel® Matrix Storage Manager program. The system will reboot. 3. Shut down the computer, remove WD hard
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    BIOS to either AHCI or RAID, you need to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system. 1. Press to enter BIOS save changes and exit the BIOS setup. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS System BIOS Cacheable PC will go to an fatal blue screen, and you may need to reboot the system again. PC
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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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    we wanted. Press to continue. Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drivers, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which
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    the floppy drive, please remember. 11. Follow the Windows XP install processes to finish the set up. Windows XP Professional Setup Insert the disk labeled: Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver into drive A: * Press ENTER when ready F3=Quit ENTER=Continue 106
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    to come out a new RAID system for data storage. In this case, you need to install the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager into your Windows XP system first. The conditions to install Intel® driver successfully, you need : 1. BIOS "SATA Mode" must be set to [AHCI] or [RAID]. 2. You'd better have an IDE CD
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    exit BIOS. PC will reboot. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode Legacy Mode Support x Turbo Memory Support OnBoard Copy section 5-3, Create RAID in BIOS. Press simultaneously to get into RAID BIOS set up (Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility
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    5 5. Use Explorer to get into the Intel® driver directory which was previously copied to the desktop. 6. Click on Setup.exe to install Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver. 109
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    5 7. Install complete. 8. In Windows Explorer, right click on My Computer, click on Manage, then click on Disk Management to format these new RAID disks. Follow the Wizard to finish the job. 110
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    option within CatalystTM Control Center : ■ CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard, such as Foxconn's Flaming Blade/ Flaming Blade GTI. ■ 2, 3 or 4 CrossFireXTM graphics cards For the detailed CrossFireXTM Graphic Card support list on this motherboard, please visit the website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com
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    7. Install Microsoft's .NET Framework Version 1.1. Without it, The ATI CatalystTM Control Center can not launch properly. 8. Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer. Then you will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on your desktop. 9. Double-click on the ATI Catalyst Control
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    the minimum power required by your system. ■ For the detailed Graphics Card support list on this motherboard, please visit the website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com 2. Graphics card configuration 2-1 Installing dual SLI-ready graphics cards 1. Install one graphics card into the PCI-E1_16X slot
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    Appendix 4. Connect a monitor DVI-I cable to the graphics card. 2-2 Installing the graphics cards drivers 1. Power on your computer and boot into Operating System. 2. Install the NVIDIA graphics card drivers and restart your computer. 2-3 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLITM technology 1. Right click on the
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    the NVIDIA GeForce tab, then click "Start the NVIDIA Control Panel". Appendix 2. When using two graphics cards: Select "Set SLI Configuration", then click "Enable 2-way NVIDIA SLI", when done, click Apply to enable it. Select the "3D Setting" tab and enable the "Show
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Flaming Blade Series
Motherboard
User’s Manual