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  • Foxconn P45A | English Manual. - Page 1
    P45A Series Motherboard User's Manual
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    be changed or modified at any time, Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.1 for P45A Series motherboard. P/N: 3A2213P00-000-G Symbol description: ! Caution: refers to
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    HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard P45A/P45A-S 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 P45A/P45A-S 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 capac- ity of your
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    Configuration 39 PC Health Status 40 BIOS Security Features 41 Load Optimal Defaults 42 Save Changes and Exit 42 Discard Changes and Exit 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
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    Introduction 70 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 72 Create a RAID Driver Diskette 73 BIOS Configuration 75 Create RAID in BIOS 75 Install a New Windows XP 99 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 103 Appendix - CrossFireTM Technology 107 Technical Support : Support Website : http
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    Foxconn P45A Series motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for break-through performance. With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, P45A/ P45A-S enables
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    /1066/800MHz FSB Chipset North Bridge: Intel® P45 South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R (P45A-S) Intel® ICH10 (P45A) Memory 4 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Support up to 8GB of system memory Dual channel DDR2 1066(oc*)/800/667MHz architecture (oc*: Overclocking) Audio Realtek 8-channel audio chip High
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    FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP/2000 Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12 inches x 9.6 inches (30.5cm x 24.4cm) ! If you select a FSB 1600MHz CPU for overclock, you only can use 800MHz DDR2 memory to work with it. CAUTION 
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    (P45A-S) Intel ® ICH10(P45A) 15. Front Panel Connector 16. IDE Connector 17. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 18. Floppy Connector 19. DDR2 DIMM Slots 20. Speaker Connector 21. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 22. IrDA Connector 23. CPU_FAN Header 24. LGA 775 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout
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    SATA device shall provide power by its own. 6. USB Ports The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. 7. 1394a Port (P45A-S) This port is used to connect a 1394a device. 8. RJ-45 LAN Port
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    Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey - - - Side Speaker Out * : Please refer to Chapter 4, and install the Realtek audio driver (in CD) to assign the audio output ports for different applications of 2/4/5.1/7.1 channels. The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table
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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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    Intel® CPU that supports HT Technology ■ A chipset that supports HT Technology ■ An operating system that is optimized for HT Technology ■ A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. LGA775
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    outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. 1. Remove protective socket cover. 2. Release the CPU socket lever. 3. Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket. 4. 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
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    to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.) 2 CAUTION 1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU. 2. Place the four bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard, push them straight down
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    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 sockets are divided into two channels and each channel
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    to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard. Notch If you take a look at front side of memory 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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    ATX Power Connector : PWR1 PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Power 8-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR2 Connect the 8-pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. 51
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    ATX power connector according to the picture on the right. Connect a 4-pin power plug 2 Audio Connector : F_AUDIO The audio connector supports panel, this product also provides four 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly expand another
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    + HDD-LED - PWR-LED - RESET-SW PWR-SW NC EMPTY 9 10 FP1 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. Speaker Connector : SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to connect
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    F_1394 (P45A-S) The is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this feature. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB 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
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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 ClearCMOS 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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    Changes and Exit ■ Discard Changes and Exit Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future. Please
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    It displays the basic system configuration, such as BIOS ID, CPU Name, memory size plus system date, time and BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. There are boot up settings. ► Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features (such as overclocking
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    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 system
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    hour> : : respectively. ► System Date format. Day-weekday from Sun. to Sat., this message is automatically displayed by BIOS (Read Only). Month-month from 1 to 12. Date-date from 1 to 31. Year-year, set up by users. Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to
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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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    ► CD/DVD Drives Quick Boot Quiet Boot Floppy Drive Seek Bootup Num-Lock BIOS Write Protect [Press Enter] Help Item [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Configure CPU. [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [On] [Disabled] 3 Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value
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    . Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3, it should be [Disabled] for WinXP. ► Virtualization Technology (Appears only when CPU supports) Virtualization (i.e. Intel® Vanderpool Technology) allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions or "containers." One
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    to enable or disable the feature and will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature. ► PECI PECI stands for Platform Environment Control Interface. The must be met, including CPU, chipset, motherboard, BIOS and operation system. Please refer to Intel Website for more information. 26
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    ► Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test (POST). The LED is enabled. System Status Normal No Memory No Display Post Error Message No CPU Fan Power LED Status Always On Continue blinking On (1sec.), Off (
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    . You also can select the CPU:DRAM ratio manually through the options: [1:1.25], [1:1.66], [1:1], [1:0.83]. ***********Over Clock Step Up Start CPU Clock This displays the current CPU clock value under overclocking test. ► Next CPU Clock This displays the next CPU clock value which will be used
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    risk. Select [OK], and press [Enter], then BIOS will increase CPU clock step by step, drive the system to its maximal speed until it can not drive any more and restarts itself. During the process, you can press [q] or [Q] to stop it. When the overclock test is running, you must always remember the
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    Voltage: 1.758V+0.048Vx3=1.902V Allows BIOS to set MCH Voltage Control [3] I CPU voltage, MCH Approx Voltage: 1.018V F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Vcore Offset Control This option is used to change the CPU voltage in a step of 6.25mV. You may change the step value from 0 to 30
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    Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Settings Help Item WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Configure North Bridge may cause system to malfunction. features.
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    than 32 bits. Once this option is enabled, the BIOS can see maximum 8192 MB of memory. ► Memory Speed for SPD enable mode. You also can select a value manually such as [667 MHz] or [800 MHz]. ► Memory various other parameters, so that the motherboard memory controller (chipset) can better access
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    SATA#1 Configuration SATA#1 are the SATA ports 1, 2, 3, 4 of the motherboard. This item allows you select the mode of the SATA ports. Setting values This configures the SATA ports to support IDE mode. [RAID] - When you enable RAID, it means all your SATA drives must also support AHCI. [AHCI] - The
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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 SATA device, which also supports AHCI, then you can select IDE option to have fair performance
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    SuperIO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Help Item Serial Port Address [Enabled] IrDA Function [Enabled] Allows BIOS to Enable IrDA Duplex Mode [Half Duplex] or disable floppy controller. Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save
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    for EHCI BIOS handoff will be available in Windows XP SP2. This item allows you to enable support for OS without EHCI hand-off feature. This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand-Off support . The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver. If USB devices are connected to the computer
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    . In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chip set) and hardware maintains all system context. the lowest power, longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI. In order to reduce power to allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is
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    3 computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory, and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes. ► Power On after Power Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss. ► Wake On PME This item is
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    graphics controller is used as the primary boot device. ► PCI IDE BusMaster This item is used to enable/disable PCI IDE busmaster function. Select [Enabled], BIOS uses PCI busmastering to read/write the IDE drives. 39
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    :Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► CPU/System Temperature The CPU/System temperature are automatically detected and displayed by the system. ► CPU Fan/System Fan/NB Fan Speed The CPU fan/System fan/NB fan speed are automatically detected and displayed by the
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    Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Supervisor Password : Not Installed Help Item User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password [Press Enter] Install or change the Change User Password [Press
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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 Load Optimal Defaults? But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion
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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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    D. Intel RAID Driver E. JMicron RAID Driver 2. Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs. FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS. Some auto features help user to improve (or overclock
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    click "Intel 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 Click to visit Select to Install Select to Foxconn's Utilities
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    . Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Using FOX ONE : The very first time you run FOX ONE, F.I.S. Calibration function (FOX Intelligent Stepping) will require you to calibrate the CPU
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    1. Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp 4 Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value FOX ONE Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray 47 47
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    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 48
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    value is 1 second. 2). Simple Mode : To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode. Messages such as CPU frequency, voltage...etc., they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode. 3). F.I.S. Calibration (FOX Intelligent Stepping, Optional) This function will re
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    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 50
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    This page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can be calculated by FOX ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves. Manual : You can press the up/down button to adjust
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    of your system to restart the computer. Run FOX ONE program again, it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system. Click Yes to apply it to your system. Now, your system is running at
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    in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu. Select Auto, CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading. 4 and 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 the
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    and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Setting page Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature 4 Set high limit by dragging the lever 4.2 Limit Setting - System
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    runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and
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    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 North Bridge is 0.04V
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    4 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual. When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system. Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever Apply the changes 57 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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    . 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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    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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    a RAID Driver Diskette ■ BIOS Configuration ■ Create RAID in BIOS ■ Install a New Windows XP ■ Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for reference only, please refer to the practical screen. P45A-S is supporting RAID, P45A is not
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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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    I/O (input/ output) performance, or both. The motherboard comes with the Intel ICH9R. 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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    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 , it is a 32-bit XP system. Use Windows explorer, and go to CD:\Driver\ Intel\G45_G43_P45\RAID\Floppy\32bit, click on RaidTool icon to
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    "OK" to go through this warning message. 8. Format finished. Click "OK" to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette. 9. Check if the diskette contains the driver files. Later, when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system, it will ask you to use this floppy diskette to
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    Enter RAID BIOS Setup When BIOS is restarted, it will display a message asking you to press + keys simultaneously to enter the main menu of Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility. Press the + to enter Configuration Utility. IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee
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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..50..00..11001131 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..50..00..11001131 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..50..00..11001131 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..50..00..11001131 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..50..00..11001131 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..50..00..11001131 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..50..00..11001131 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..50..00..11001131 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..50..00..11001131 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..50..00..11001131 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--
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    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..50..00..11001131 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084 IInntteell
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    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..50..00..11001131 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. 5 IInntteell((RR)) MMaattrriixx SSttoorraaggee MMaannaaggeerr ooppttiioonn RROOMM vv85..50..00..11001131 ICH190RRwwRRAAIDID55 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0084
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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..50..00..11001131
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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))MMaatrtirxixSStotoraraggeeMMaannaaggeerroopptitoionnRROOMMvv58.0.5.0.0.1.100113ICICHH91R0wRRwARIDA5ID5 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC
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    Exit RAID BIOS 1. Take [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 2. Press to exit Intel® Matrix Storage Manager program. The system will reboot. 3. Shut disk, and we will continue for Windows OS installation. If you do not remove irrelevant WD hard disk, Windows may detect it during the installation,
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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 Setup during POST. 2. Insert the Windows and it will start installing Windows Operating System. Watch the 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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    F3=Exit 8. A confirmation message pops out to double check if the driver is really what 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
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    by below message. There are many times Windows XP may copy files from 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
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    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 drive
  • Foxconn P45A | English Manual. - Page 111
    . Press simultaneously to get into RAID BIOS set up (Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility). Configure your new hard disks to RAID0, 1, 5 or 10. Exit RAID BIOS. PC will reboot. 4. The Windows XP is running again and a new hardware of RAID disk was found. Click [Cancel] to skip
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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. 105
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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. 106
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    , such as Foxconn's P45A Series. ■ CrossFireTM Edition graphics card that works as the master graphics card. ■ CrossFireTM Ready graphics card from the same brand-family that works as the slave graphics card. For the detailed CrossFire Graphic Card support list on this motherboard, please visit
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    ® XP 32-bit with SP2 or Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition). 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
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    9. Double-click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon to launch it. Click "View"-->Select "Advanced View" -->Click "CrossFireTM"-->Set "Enable CrossFireTM" to Yes. Appendix CAUTION Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFireTM technology. ! ■ It is recommended using 400-450 Watt power supply or
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