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1. Disabled to disable DMA transfers for all IDE drives They will revert to PIO mode transfers Enabled to enable DMA transfers for all IDE drives The proper DMA mode will be detected at boot up If the drive does not support DMA transfers then it will use PIO mode instead gt SATA Controller This option is used to enable disable function of SATA drives connected to the SATA ports 29 RAID Config Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RAID Enable Disabled Item Help t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt RAID Enable This item is used to enable or disable the RAID mode of your SATA ports gt SATA Pri Master RAID SATA Pri Slave RAID SATA Sec Master RAID SATA Sec Slave RAID These items are valid only when RAID Enable is set to Enabled They are used to enable or disable the RAID function of each SATA port on the motherboard The relationships between RAID settings and SATA ports on the motherboard are SATA Pri Master RAID is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard SATA Pri Slave RAID is the SATA port 2 SATA Sec Master RAID is the SATA port 3 SATA Sec Slave RAID is the SATA port 4 30 OnBoard Devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnBoard Devices OnBoard Audio Controller Item Help OnBoard LAN Controller OnBoard LAN Boot ROM l gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10
2. 5V B Default 3 1 5VSB 2 3 USB_PWR1 2 USB PWR2 is for the internal USB connectors USB_PWR1 is for the rear USB ports The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 5 00mA on 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system will not power up m The total current consumed must not exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode 17 eee n e This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Fox Central Control Unit Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features L Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving a L Annn EE y pA 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 t
3. M61PMV Series Motherboard User s Manual Cmte ey Statement This manual is the intellectual property of Foxconn Inc Although the information in this manual may 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 3 for M61PMV Series motherboard Symbol description Caution refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better and tells you how to avoid problems pR g NING Warning indicating a potential risk of hardware damage or physical injury may exist X m WEEE The use of this symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could other wise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased this product More information If you want more information about our products please visit Foxconn s website http www foxconnchannel com All rights reserved All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed All images are for referenc
4. gt AMD Family 10th Down Core Appears only when CPU support At this moment AMD family 10 series is equivalent to AM2 and most CPU in this series are Quad Cores This option enables shutting down portions of the circuits in core when not in load it is a new feature of AM2 CPU This option will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature 23 Auto Enable entire cores Single Core Enable 1 core Dual Core Enable 2 cores Tri Core Enable 3 cores Quad Core Enable 4 cores gt Super BIOS Protect To protect the system BIOS from virus attack there is a BIOS write protection mechanism provided Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by viruses e g CIH gt Auto Detect PCI Clk This option is used to auto detect PCI slots When enabled the system will turn off clock of the empty PCI slot to reduce EMI Electromagnetic Interference Smart BIOS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Smart BIOS Smart Boot Menu Disabled Item Help Smart Power LED Menu Level gt Smart Boot Menu with a timer to let user to control boot device easily t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Smart Boot Menu When PC starts if Enabled is selected a Boot Menu will be automatically displayed to inform you to select a boot device If no device is selected the first device will be used I
5. gt Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Super I O devices such as Serial I O Parallel port and other USB ports etc 19 gt Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu gt PC Health Status This setup enables you to read change Fan speeds and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU System gt Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu However it may offer better performance in some ways 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 loading is heavy set to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system gt Set Supervisor Password The supervisor password can be set up through this menu gt Set User Password The user password can be set up through this menu gt Save amp Exit Setup Save setting values to CMOS and exit gt Exit Without Saving Do not change anything and exit the setup When we talk about and keys in this manual they are the single keypad keys of the numeric keypad which is located at the right hand side of your desktop keyboard They are not the combination keys made by press
6. y A ig a The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this Thepigr_are for reference only please refer to the practical screen Sy Creating a Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP or Vista in a brand new RAID system 1 Follow 5 1 to create two RAID driver diskettes 2 Follow 5 2 to set RAID enabled in BIOS 3 Follow 5 3 to select a RAID array for use 4 Follow 5 4 to Install a new Windows Operating System What kinds of hardware and software you need here 1 A floppy drive 2 ADVD ROM drive 3 Several SATA hard disks 4 Two RAID driver diskettes Can be created by using motherboard driver CD 5 A motherboard driver CD 6 Windows XP or Vista Install CD Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP or Vista system with new RAID built as data storage Follow 5 5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID array in your existing Windows XP system it includes 1 Set RAID enabled in BIOS 2 Follow 5 3 to select a RAID array for use 3 Run setup program to install 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 66 RAID Configuration Introduction RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and
7. FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings Loadings are like Power Gaming Data Mining etc 47 2 CPU Page CPU Control 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 your CPU clock Auto Click this button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use System will raise the CPU clock step by step until it hangs you can then push the RESET button on your PC panel to restart the system When system restarts run FOX ONE again it will display a recommended highest CPU clock for you click lt Yes gt to apply it _ Go to CPU page Adjust by manual ele a re Press Auto button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use Reset the FIS Features Apply the changes Select the different changes benchmarks A message informs you to push RESET button later if the system hangs finally Click Yes to continue 48 i prera n i jn m ug teffi r Technology SS a FS aes Eee Sy Yo can see the system is ed raising CPU clock until the system hangs Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer a i Z j Ja 4 Ps 5 7 gt l H FETI Apii Fo Run
8. Select this option and press Enter A dialogue pops out input Y then press Enter to load the defaults press N to skip By this default BIOS have set the optimized performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components But if the optimized performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices the system may fail to work It may happen on when you installed too many add on cards on your system or overloaded the hardware until it can not afford Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Set Supervisor Password The access rights and permissions associated with the Supervisor password are higher than those of a regular User password The Supervisor password can be used to start the system or modify the CMOS settings while User password can only be used to start the system view the CMOS settings but modify CMOS settings is not allowable Key in a password not exceeding 8 characters save the Press any key to continue change and exit The next time when you enter the BIOS it will ask you to input this password to confirm your access right After you get the right to access the BIOS you then can select this setting again and press Enter to disable this function or input a new password to replace the original one When you select the Set Supervisor User Password option the Enter Password message will appear The supervisor password can be set up through this menu I
9. make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet 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 module it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install 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 on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 11 2 3 Install an Expansion Card Make 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 PCI Express x16 Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot 1 Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel Align the card with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot Make sure the metal contacts on t
10. Backup Minimize Change Website About Delete When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file auto matically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the system or the motherboard will be damaged seriously 63 FOX DMI FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer and it provides 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 E Windows 2000 m Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit a Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select Click here to select the type you want the DMI Data format to view you need hear nae a a _ at r F wej r ae a a 64 This chapter will cover two topics a Creating a Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP Vista in a brand new RAID system a Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP Vista system with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information ma RAID Configuration Introduction m NVIDIA MediaShield Driver m Create two RAID Driver Diskettes E RAID Enable in BIOS Select a RAID Array for Use Installta New Windows XP Setting Upa Non Bootable RAID Array
11. Em i p fb p F p es a 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 ce a E na i i Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN There are two main fan headers on this motherboard The 1 GND fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health _ POWER Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be auto EA matically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN sleeping states 1 5V 2 EMPTY IrDA Connector IR 3 BEX This connector supports infrared wireless transmitting and rales receiving device m 15 2 5 Jumpers For some features needed users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting Description of Jumpers 1 For any jumper on this motherboard pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it However in this manual pin 1 is simply labeled as 1 2 The following table explains different types of the jumper settings Closed means placing a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short them The shorting can also be done by touching two pins by a screwdriver for a few seconds but using jumper
12. 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 EEE dee ue Techesiogy F N qE A Now your system is running at sr a CPU clock of 255MHz am s z i ii i F A liks a a ee ee ee ee ee ee m AF aaa ae 49 FOX Intelligent Stepping F I S Optional Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate based on different system loadings For example if you select Power Gaming CPU clock will be driven to run at its maximum speed While in Energy Saving CPU will lower down its speed to a minimum The four benchmarks Power Gaming Data Mining Office and Energy Saving the references of their system loading were calculated and defined in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu Select Auto CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading 3 Frequency Page Frequency Control This page lets you set memory 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 changes 50 4 Limit Setting 4 1 Limit Setting CPU Temperature This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function Go to Limit Setting Show current CPU page temperature value
13. Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnBoard Audio Controller This item is used to select the operation of your audio controller Select Auto system will turn on the audio controller Select Disabled will turn off audio function gt OnBoard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller gt OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM ALAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network By installing a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely 31 SuperlO Devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperlO Devices OnBoard FDC Controller EEO Item Help OnBoard Serial Port 1 OnBoard Serial Port 2 Serial Port 2 Mode Select OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnBoard FDC Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller gt OnBoard Serial Port 1 This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port COM1 gt OnBoard Serial Port 2 This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port COM2 OnBoard Serial Port1 and OnBoard Serial Port2 must be configu
14. TAB to navigate to left drive panel then use gt and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel RAID Mode Free Disks Port Disk Model ESC Quit F6 Back MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array Sioi elem Optimal Array Disks Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 1 1 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB i eacleie2 0O HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 86 4 The stripe block value is fixed and not changeable Press F7 to finish the setting Press Y to clear disk data MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode SSE Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model PLA38 76 69GB lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 5 The screen displays a Spanned RAID array of 421 36GB which is the total sizes of these three hard disks That is 111 79 76 69 232 88 421 36GB We recommend not setting it to bootable as it will be impossible to recover if crashed You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC MediaShield BIOS Apr 26 2007 Array List Boot Status Vendor Array Size NO Healthy NVIDIA JBOD 421 36G Ctrl X Exit 11 Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail 87 6 In above screen you also can press Enter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to dele
15. Yeon aii Toolbar Show current Cams Dane ne BIOS information ansan e kkk please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 55 1 2 Local Update Backup This page can backup your system BIOS You can click Backup and key in a file name then click Save to finish the backup operation The extension of this backup file is BIN for Award BIOS and ROM for AMI BIOS Default directory is C Desktop My Documents in Windows XP and Documents in Vista Make sure you can remember the file name together with the directory which it is stored prevented that you may need them to recover your BIOS later Key in a BIOS name E b Pin E bh Vear p Wide Fae AN Seco EE 7m Click here Dare ea pre CE amp Cimmi 1 3 Local Update Update This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file After click Update An alert message will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue click Yes to confirm A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation You 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 SCOR mA Lt er PT ae TE CHA Drees Me fa Pale ach Et od Qed i Prey a ar ae ire Fie Core bo corinne wes Stet ior eRe Lee s nian FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS
16. an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a diskette error but it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error but it will stop for all other errors gt Model Name This item shows the model name gt BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version gt Memory These are Display Only information of the system memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS gt MAC Address This item shows the MAC address gt CPU Name This item shows the CPU name installed in your system 22 Fox Central Control Unit Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Fox Central Control Unit gt Smart BIOS Press Enter Item Help gt Fox Intelligent Overclock gt Memory Timing Setting Menu Level gt Memory Voltage K8 lt gt NB HT Speed K8 lt gt NB HT Width PCIE Spread Spectrum CPU Spread Spectrum AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet Control Super BIOS Protect Auto Detect PCI CIK t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Smart BIOS Fox Intelli
17. before update This feature can be enabled in the Configure System setup Please refer to Configure System section for more detail The default backup directory is C LiveUpdate_Temp but the backup file name will be automatically generated It is hard to find it out from a backup directory and we recommend you using Explorer to check date time message of this backup file to find it out and write its name down to remember it 56 2 Online Update 2 1 Online Update Update BIOS This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet Click start it will search the new BIOS from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information ves atey GP tate an ic ee Ge OT Search new BIOS from Internet Select BIOS to update nas BOS Browse detailed information Update BIOS i Close the window Sex Ji pan PE oe vernon wr Cad venion 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new drivers 57 Select the driver to update oi hy irehd Chipa et Dent Browse detailed Watts bao 8013 Diad Jiken RAD Dever information Ween 1 22 Install the selected driver _S Close the window SP he ise
18. enable or disable case open warning function gt Shutdown Temperature This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit When the temperature exceeds the set value the system will shut down automatically gt CPU Vcore VTT V 3 3V 5V 12V 5VSB V Voltage of Battery The current voltages are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt CPU System Temperature The CPU System temperature are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt CPU Fan System Fan Speed The CPU fan System fan speed are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt Smart Fan Control This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function Only when this option is enabled you can set some correlative parameters gt Start PWM Temperature It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan starts its operation gt Start PWM Value It allows you to set an initial PWM value to drive the fan when the temperature reaches Start PWM value and smart fan begins its operation The higher PWM value can achieve the faster fan speed gt Slope PWM Value When temperature changes one degree celsius the PWM will be increased or decreased by a step value accordingly gt Delta Temp C It is used to set the delta value for temperature When change of the temperature reaches plus minus delta value then the PWM will be increased or decreased by a step value based on the slope formula 37 Load Optimized Defaults
19. is lost the OS is responsible for maintaining the caches and CPU context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event S3 The S3 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state where all system context is lost except system memory CPU cache and chip set context are lost in this state Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event also called Suspend to RAM S4 The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI In order to reduce power to a minimum it is assumed that the hardware platform has powered off all devices Platform context is maintained also called Suspend to Disk S5 The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context The system is in the soft off state and requires a complete boot when it wakes Software uses a different state value to distinguish between the S5 state and the S4 state to allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is going to wake from a saved memory image 34 gt ACPI Function This item is used to enable or disable the ACPI function gt ACPI Suspend Type This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 POS mode the power is always on and computer can be resumed at any time W
20. or replicate data among multiple hard drives RAID can be designed to provide increased data reliability fault tolerance or increased I O input output performance or both The following RAID configurations are provided for users There are three major key concepts in RAID 1 Mirroring The copying of data to more than one disk 2 Striping The splitting of data across more than one disk 3 Error correction Where redundant data is stored to allow problems to be detected and possibly fixed known as fault tolerance Different RAID levels use one or more of these techniques depending on the system requirements The main aims of using RAID are to improve reliability important for protecting information that is critical to a business for example a database of customer orders or where speed is 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 made more reliable by being able to survive and repair the failure Basic mirroring can speed up reading data as a system can read different data from both the disks but it may be slow for writing if it insists that both disks must confirm that the data is correctly written Striping is often used for performance where it allows sequences of da
21. voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System overheating warning CPU System fan speed control Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support SO normal S1 power on suspend S3 Suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk and S5 soft off FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Support for Microsoft Windows Vista XP only Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 inches x 8 0 inches 24 4cm x 20 3cm The chipset driver of this motherboard does not support Windows 2000 1 2 Layout E uu0sxoa 1 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 13 Floppy Connector 2 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 14 Front Panel Connector 3 USBPWR2 Jumper 15 USBPWR1 Jumper 4 System fan Header 16 Front USB Connectors 5 Clear CMOS Jumper 17 SATA Connectors 6 S PDIF Out Connector 18 Chipset NVIDIA Geforce 6100 7 IrDA Connector nForce 430 8 PCI Express x16 Slot 19 IDE Connector 9 PCI Express x1 Slot 20 24 pin ATX Power Connector 10 PCI Slots 21 DDR2 DIMM Slots 11 Front Audio Connector 22 CPU_FAN Header 12 CD_IN Connector 23 CPU Socket Note The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer to the physical mother board for detail 1 3 Back Panel Conne
22. 00JD 98HBB 232 88G 76 69GB 298 09G 111 79G R Rebuild D Delete C Clear MBR ENTER Return 82 Create RAID 5 1 Select RAID5 from the RAID Mode The menu appears MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RADEVCOGHRAID 5 Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 1 1 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB MECC 1 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 2 Select three SATA hard disks to build our RAID5 system 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 Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RANDAL GCHRAID5 Siea oo a Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 2 0 HDS 728080PLA38 76 69GB DELCE Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 83 4 The stripe value should be selected based on different applications It ranges from 4KB to 128KB Some suggested choices are 16K Best for sequential transfer 64K Good general purpose strip size 128K Best performance for most desktops and workstations Keep it at Optimal default value Press F7 to finish the setting Press Y to clear disk data RAID5 Optimal Clear disk data OPLA38 6 69GB 725 232 88GB
23. 8HBBO 111 79GB SATA port 2 Hitachi HDT725025VLA 232 88GB SATA port 3 HDS728080PLA380 76 69GB SATA port 4 ST3320620AS 298 09GB The relationships between RAID settings and SATA ports on the motherboard are SATA Pri Master RAID is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard SATA Pri Slave RAID is the SATA port 2 SATA Sec Master RAID is the SATA port 3 SATA Sec Slave RAID is the SATA port 4 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RINDA SNEL Enabled Item Help SATA Pri Master RAID SATA Pri Slave RAID Menu Level gt SATA Sec Master RAID SATA Sec Slave RAID t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults In section 5 3 later you will know the relationships between port numbers in the MediaShield BIOS and SATA ports on the motherboard We put their descriptions here for better arrangement They are Port 1 1 is the SATA port 2 of the motherboard Port 1 0 is the SATA port 1 Port 2 1 is the SATA port 4 Port 2 0 is the SATA port 3 69 MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Sii oo cam Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 1 1 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB Ri Rawle 1 ST3320620AS 298 09GB lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup Two topics will be covered in the following se
24. A port in the system In each channel s display you can press Enter to go to its submenu You can further configure specific drive settings None and Auto settings allow you to enable or disable this drive None means no HDD is installed or set and Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up In Access Mode setting selections of CHS LBA Large and Auto can help you to select hard drive for legacy compatibility Award Phoenix BIOS can support 3 HDD modes CHS LBA and Large CHS For HDD lt 528MB LBA For HDD gt 528MB amp Supporting LBA Logical Block Addressing For HDD gt 528MB but not supporting LBA Note Set to Auto the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode automatically Suggest you select this option 21 gt SATA Channel 1 2 3 4 Master When SATA Operation Mode is set to IDE These items will appear The relationships between SATA channels and SATA ports on the motherboard are SATA Channel 1 Master is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard SATA Channel 2 Master is the SATA port 2 SATA Channel 3 Master is the SATA port 3 SATA Channel 4 Master is the SATA port 4 gt Drive A This option allows you to select which kind of the Floppy Disk Drive is installed in your system It can be None S60KB 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in and 2 88 MB 3 5in gt Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if
25. D Array cccccccecseeeeeeeeeeeeees Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide Online Contact Support http www foxconnchannel com support online aspx CPU Memory VGA Compatibility Supporting Website http www foxconnchannel com support online aspx Thank you for buying Foxconn M61PMV 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 M61PMV M61PMV E M61PMVK enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information a Product Specifications pn E Layout Back Panel Connectors XN AS AS aS XN x x ee XN XN XN ws a ye Q nn y A e ee e oe e va Va a a eg a hE w oe B Ry a 1 1 Product Specifications CPU HyperTransport Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Onboard Serial ATA USB Internal Connectors Back Panel Connectors Support AMD socket AM2 Phenom series processors Support AMD socket AM2 series processors Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron series processors 2000 1600MT s NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430 2 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sock
26. Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature Set high limit by dragging the lever 4 2 Limit Setting System Temperature This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function Show current system temperature value VC rox enme ore Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value hs maT ere Aw ai Show current high limit value of system temperature Set high limit by dragging the lever 51 4 3 Limit Setting CPU Fan This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function Show current CPU i fan rom value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rom value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Set low limit rom by dragging the lever 4 4 Limit Setting System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rom and enable the alert function Show current system fan rpm value f a lt Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rom value Show current low limit rpm value of system fan Set low limit rom by dragging the lever 52 4 5 Limit Setting FAN1 Fan This page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rom and enable the alert function Show current FAN1 P fan rpm value Enable alert function whe
27. Pri Master RAID SATA Pri Slave RAID Enabled Menu Level gt SATA Sec Master RAID Enabled SATA Sec Slave RAID IEG l gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 5 3 Select a RAID Array for Use When BIOS is restarted 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 MediaShield BIOS Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 1 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 1 1 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB IRIE 1 ST3320620AS 298 09GB lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select Enter Popup Create RAID 0 Striping 1 Select Striping from the RAID Mode The menu appears MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array SYA lee MStriping Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 1 1 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 2 0 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB MEIC 2 1 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 2 Select two hard disks to build our RAIDO system 3 Pre
28. STRIPE 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode Striping Striping Width 2 Striping Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 111 79G HDS728080PLA380 76 69GB D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return 76 Create RAID 1 Mirroring 1 Select Mirroring from the RAID Mode MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode iit nn Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 1 1 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 2 0 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB MELLO 1 ST3320620AS 298 09GB lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 2 Select two hard disks to build our RAID1 system 3 Press TAB to navigate to left drive panel then use and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel MediaShield Utility Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Reese eee Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 9GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup Tl 4 The stripe block value is fixed and not changeable Press F7 to finish the setting Press Y to clear disk data Mirroring Optimal Clear disk data Y YES N NO 5 The screen displays a MIRROR array of 232 88GB which is the size of the smallest hard disk That is 232 88GB If you want to build a new Operating System such as Wind
29. U is supporting this feature Memory Timing Setting Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Timing Mode Auto Item Help Memory Clock Value Limit DDR 400 DCTs Mode EWES Menu Level gt CKE Base Power Down Mode Enabled CKE Base Power Down Per Channel Auto no user limit Memclock Tri stating Disabled MaxMemCLK limit by Memory Hole Remapping IEG memory clock value Auto Optimize Bottom IO Enabled Bottom of 31 24 IO Space 010 Bottom of UMA DRAM 31 24 FC t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Timing Mode This item allows you to set the memory timing mode The available options are Auto System will detect the timing automatically MaxMemCLK The memory timing is limited by the memory clock value set in the next item gt Memory Clock Value Limit This item allows you to set the system memory s clock value 25 gt DCTs Mode Appears only when CPU support DCT stands for DRAM Controller Ganged refers to the use of both DRAM controllers within a memory controller acting in con cert to access memory For a description of ganged 128 bit DRAM data width and unganged 64 bit DRAM data width DRAM modes Ganged channels DDR2 m DCT channels A and B can be ganged as a single logical 128 bit DIMM m Offers highest DDR2 bandwidth m Requires both DIMMs in a logical pair to have identic
30. Y YES N NO 5 The screen displays a RAID5 array of 153 38GB which is twice the size of the smallest hard disk That is 2 76 69 153 38GB Another hard disk is used for 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 You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC No Healthy NVIDIA RAID5 153 38G 84 6 In above screen you also can press Enter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA RAIDS 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode RAID5 Stripe Width 2 Stripe Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 111 79G Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 232 88G HDS728080PLA380 76 69GB R Rebuild D Delete C ClearMBR ENTER Return 85 Create Spanning RAID 1 Select Spanning from the RAID Mode The menu appears RAID Mode Free Disks Port Disk Model 1 1 Hitachi HDT725 MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array Stripe Block Array Disks Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 232 88GB 0 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB MEIC 1 ST3320620AS ESC Quit F6 Back 298 09GB F7 Finish TAB Navigate t1 Select ENTER Popup 2 Select three SATA hard disks to build our Spanned RAID system 3 Press
31. able the support for USB mouse on legacy OS If you have a USB mouse set to enabled gt 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 33 Power Management Setup Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type Power Button Menu Level gt Wake Up by PCI PCIE PME USB Resume from S3 Resume by Alarm HPET Support PWRON After PWR Fail PS 2 Mouse Resume from S3 PS 2 KB Resume from S3 t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is an open industry standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces between an operating system and the BIOS In other words it is a standard that describes how computer components work together to manage system hardware In order to use this function the ACPI specification must be supported by the OS for example Windows2000 or WindowsXP ACPI defines five sleeping states they are S1 The S1 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chip set and hardware maintains all system context also called Power On Suspend S2 The S2 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state This state is similar to the S1 sleeping state except that the CPU and system cache context
32. al size and timing parameters both DCTs programmed identically Unganged channels m DCT channels A and B operate as two completely independent 64 bit channels both chan nels operate at the same frequency m Reduce DRAM page conflicts more concurrent open dram pages Better bus efficiency Burst lengths supported When both DCTs are enabled in unganged mode BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order gt CKE Base Power Down Mode This item allows you to enable or disable the CKE base power down mode gt CKE Base Power Down gt gt CKE power down mode selection Memclock Tri stating Enables the DDR memory clocks to be tristated when alternate VID mode is enabled Memory Hole Remapping This item is used to enable disable memory remapping around memory hole PCI doesn t actu ally care much which addresses are used but by convention the PC platform puts them at the top of the 32 bit address space For many years it wasn t possible or practical to put that much RAM into a PC But now it is so it s up to the memory controller and host bridge to figure out what to do Many systems cause that high RAM to simply be ignored resulting in the loss of effective RAM More complex systems will take the RAM that would occupy that 3 5 4GB address space and re map it into the 4 0 4 5 address space The RAM doesn t care because it s just an array of storage cells it s up to the memory controller to associate address
33. all these two drivers must be installed Press Enter to select the first driver NVIDIA RAID Driver required Windows Setup You have chosen to configure 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 F3 Exit 8 A confirmation message appears to double check if the driver is really what we wanted As we need to install both two drivers so we will press S again to select the second driver It will ask you to insert the RAID driver diskette into your floppy drive again press Enter to continue Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID Driver required To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit 91 9 Use key to select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required then press Enter Still The RAID floppy diske
34. alled We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your CPU is overclocked Normal operation depends on the overclocking capac ity of your device lf there is any when connecting USB audio RS232 COM IrDA or S PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure their pinouts are matching with the connectors on the motherboard Incorrect con nections might damage the motherboard When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connec tors If there is a PCI Express x16 graphics card installed in your system we recommend using a 24 pin ATX power supply to get the best performance Before turning on the power please make sure the power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured to the local standard To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Also make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Chapter 1 Product Introduction Product Specifications ccccccecceseccesseeceeeeeseeeeceeceseeeesseeeseeeeeas 2 LAV OU cata rs oan erontacnaccosdsana E E E 4 Back Panel Connectors ccccccccececececeeeccecececececucueeeeeaeaeaeeeneees 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Ins
35. ass B Subassembly Motherboard HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Tested to comply with FCC standards Signature janes L ng lt Date 2009 Installation Precautions pba Electrostatic discharge ESD is the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials Normally it comes out as a spark which will quickly damage your electronic equipment Please wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling components such as a motherboard CPU or memory Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before installing or removing CPU memory expansion cards or other peripherals It is recommended to unplug the AC power cord from the power supply outlet Failure to unplug the power supply cord may result in serious damage to your system Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer It is suggested to select high quality certified fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly inst
36. cap is recommended It can prevent hazardous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed 1 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the computer unplug the power cord from the power outlet 2 Remove jumper cap from pins 2 3 put it onto pins 1 2 to short them This will clear CMOS data 3 Return the setting to its original with pins 2 3 closed 4 Plug in the power cord to your computer and turn it on 5 Go to BIOS Setup to configure new system as described in next chapter 1 Clear 2 3 Normal Default 3 CLR_CMOS m Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings m Do not clear the CMOS while the system is turned on 16 USB device wake up Jumpers USB_PWR1 USB _PWR2 1 Set the jumper to pins 1 2 5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode using the connected USB devices 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB to wake up the computer from S3 and S4 sleep modes using the connected USB devices At the same time a corresponding setting must be set in BIOS as below Set Power Management Setup gt USB Resume from S3 to Enabled 1
37. chapter introduces the hardware installation process including i i the installation of the CPU memory power supply slots pin headers I l and the mounting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during I i the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard i layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter i 4 carefully i I This chapter includes the following information a Install the CPU and CPU Cooler a Install the Memory m Install an Expansion Card T a Install other Internal Connectors N m Jumpers s sN S S s M A 7 T S This motherboard supports low power energy saving CPUs drawing less than 95W under normal operation This currently includes most Phenom Series Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core pro a cessors and all Athlon 64 and Sempron models CPUs with a power rating higher than 95W are not supported and will result in system working abnormally or damaging the hardware Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU Memory and VGA for your motherboard http www foxconnchannel com product Motherboards compatibility aspx 2 1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the Pin 1
38. chi HDT725 232 88GB BGLCE2 0 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 2 1 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 80 4 The stripe value should be selected based on different applications It ranges from 4KB to 128KB Some suggested choices are 16K Best for sequential transfer 64K Good general purpose strip size 128K Best performance for most desktops and workstations Keep it at Optimal default value Press F7 to finish the setting Press Y to clear disk data Stripe Mirroring Optimal Clear disk data 232 88GB BOPLA38 76 69GB Y YES N NO OAS 298 09GB 5 The screen displays a RAID 0 1 array of 153 38GB which is twice the size of the smallest hard disk That is 2 76 69 153 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 You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC NO Healthy NVIDIA RAID 0 1 153 38G 81 6 In above screen you also can press Enter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA RAID 0 1 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode Striped Mirror Stripe Width 2 Stripe Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 HDS728080PLA380 ST3320620AS WDC WD12
39. ctions 1 Creating a Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system 2 Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage Install SATA Hard Disks before we continue a Shut down your computer a Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays connect all power and SATA cables To achieve the best performance and reliability we highly recommend you using the hard disks with the same brand size and model number Though we are using four different hard disks as an example to describe RAID function in this chapter it is only helpful in explaining what the final disk volume of the RAID array will be In the real world using the same model to build a disk array is strongly recommended 70 5 1 Create two RAID Driver Diskettes If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a RAID system you need to create two RAID driver floppy diskettes which will be used during Windows XP installation later 1 Find a PC put a diskette into its floppy drive A this diskette will be formatted later Put the driver CD into its DVD ROM drive 2 Depending on which platform your XP system is normally it is a 32 bit system Use Windows explorer and go to CD Driver NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset WinXP 32bit IDE WinXP sataraid Floppy Disk1 click on RaidTool icon to start the creation 2 Fae EHE ee 2 ee 2 ee 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired desti
40. ctors PS 2 Mouse Port Parallel Port LAN Port ORS Line Out lt t Microphone PS 2 Keyboard Port Serial Port VGA Port USB Ports Audio Ports 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port Use the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard 3 Parallel Port This connector provides printer port interface 4 Serial Port This is output of RS232 COM1 port 5 VGA Port To connect with external display devices such as monitor or LCD display 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 Audio Ports For the definition of each audio port please refer to the table below Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Microphone In Microphone In Center Subwoofer 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 channels The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above 8 RJ 45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10 100 1000Mb s data rate Data Activity 10 100Mb s Connection Pon tein or Neue on rovor Connecion Data Activity Active Link LED LED M61PMV and M61PMV E support 10 100Mb s Ethernet M61PMVK supports 1Gb s Ethernet I i This
41. do this PC will go to an fatal blue screen and you may need to reboot the system again PC may not respond to your F6 input immediately and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver 89 5 After some files are copied to your system the following picture appears press S to continue the specific driver installation Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s lt none gt To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit 6 It will ask you to insert the RAID driver diskette 1 into your floppy drive Press Enter after it is done Windows Setup Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready Enter Continue ESC Cancel F3 Exit 90 7 There are two drivers
42. e only please refer to the physical motherboard for specific features Declaration of conformity 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 M61PMV M61PMV E M61PMVK is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive EN 55022 1998 A2 2003 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current lt 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current lt 16A EN 55024 A2 2003 Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics limits and methods of measurement Signature d j Place Date TAIPEI 2009 Printed Name James Liang Declaration of conformity Trade Name Model Name Responsible Party Address Telephone Facsimile Equipment Classification Type of Product Manufacturer Address Supplementary Information C FOXCONN M61PMV M61PMV E M61PMVK PCE Industry Inc 458 E Lambert Rd Fullerton CA 92835 714 738 8868 714 738 8838 FCC Cl
43. elect a RAID array for use also can refer to section 5 3 After rebooting your computer you will see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 Press F10 to enter the NVIDIA MediaShield BIOS setup and configure the mirrored RAID array as described in the 5 3 section Finally you can reach this step as depicted No Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 232 88G 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 CD and click on NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset Driver to install the NVIDIA RAID driver The RAID driver can be installed only when you select Enable in BIOS RAID Enable setting If you do not select Enabled then RAID driver can not be installed Banie mik dania Briar himmet Lun ETR 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 Phtind Haw HA GAA ear al Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Darn Wi pirra ho Wen lle o aach bor wine Eiden thee bres oi TeL noe ard ewer ime conmect a dence C Ma re thai i Chek Mest tn conim 98 7 After PC starts the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows Launch Computer Management by clicking Start gt Settings gt Control Panel then open the Administrative Tool
44. er supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture 20 Pin Power 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU 188 PWR2 13 Front Panel Connector FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators Hard Disk LED Connector HDD LED Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED It indicates the active status of the hard disks This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Reset Switch RESET SW Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case the system will restart when the switch is pressed Power LED Connector PWR LED Connect to the power LED indicator on the front panel of the chassis The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is in operation SO status the LED is on When the system gets into sleep mode S1 the LED is blinking When the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button USB Connectors F_USB1 2 In addition to the two USB ports on the rear panel this product also provides two 10 pin USB headers on its motherb
45. es with those storage cells Of course that only works if you re using a 64 bit or 32 bit physical address extension PAE enabled OS that can deal with physical addresses larger than 32 bits Once this option is enabled the BIOS can see 4096MB of memory gt Auto Optimize Bottom IO gt Auto optimize maximum DRAM size when kernel assigns PCI resources done Bottom of 31 24 IO Space Select bottom of 31 24 IO space manually when Auto Optimize Bottom 1O option is disabled Bottom of UMA DRAM 31 24 This is a memory allocation method addition to the Unified Memory Architecture UMA concept Normally select the default value 26 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter Item Help gt Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Select removable boot Third Boot Device device priority 21010 Oia DICA Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Security Option Full Screen Logo Show l gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Removable Device Priority This option is used to select the priority for removable device gt Hard Disk Boot Priority This option is used to select the priority for HDD startup After pressing Enter you can select the HDD using the Up Down arrow keys and change the HDD priorit
46. eting the New Partition 3 Wizard You have successtully completed the New Partition Wizard fou selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 238473 MB Drive lether or path H File syster NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label RAID Array Chock formak Ma Toclose thz wizard click Finish Finish 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing PATE ere ee aot MiP bby S50 an Formatting if IEA war FATI Haski 2770 Gn CoG beste 700 Min Lee ipera Ae eee ra esther pte iver 3 bikai Festhy Hiaktry Haakhy 101
47. ets Support up to 4GB of system memory Dual channel DDR2 1066 800 667 533MHz architecture DDR2 1066 is only supported by some AM2 CPUs Realtek 6 channel audio chip M61PMV E VIA 6 channel audio chip M61PMV M61PMVk High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 channel Support Jack Sensing function Realtek 10 100Mb s LAN chip M61PMV E Broadcom 10 100Mb s LAN PHY M61PMV Realtek 10 100 1000Mb s LAN PHY M61PMVk 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots 4 x SATA connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing Support hot plug Support up to 8 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB headers supporting 4 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4x SATA connectors 2 x USB 2 0 connectors Supporting 4 x USB devices 1 x CPU fan header 4 pin 1 x System fan header 4 pin 1 x Front panel connector 1 x CD_IN connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header INTR 1 x S PDIF_OUT connector 1 x IrDA connector 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port Hardware Monitor PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 Green Function Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 1 x VGA port 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN port 6 channel Audio ports System
48. f Disabled is selected then PC will ask you to press Esc key to get into Boot Menu This setting simplifies multiple boot devices user from pressing Esc key to enter boot menu gt Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On System Test POST The LED is located at the front panel and it displays POST state by different long short blinking intervals You can always leave this state enabled System Status Power LED Status Stop Blinking Condition No Memory Continue blinking On 1sec Off 1sec Reboot amp Memory OK No Display Continue blinking On 2sec Off 2sec Reboot amp Display OK Quick blinking twice 1 3sec On 1 3sec Off Post Error Message one long On 1sec continuously Enter Setup or Skip No CPU Fan Continue blinking On 1 2sec Off 1 2sec Reboot amp Fan OK 24 Fox Intelligent Overclock Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Fox Intelligent Overclock CPU Clock Item Help PCIE Clock NPT FID Control Menu Level gt t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Clock PCIE Clock These items allow you to select different CPU clock and PCIE clock gt NPT FID Control Appears only when CPU support This is CPU multiplier It allows you to configure CPU s speed much easier This option will be displayed only if your CP
49. f you select System for the Security Option in Advanced BIOS Features menu then you will be asked to enter a password when the system is started or when you try to enter the CMOS setting program If an incorrect password is entered it will hold there If you select Setup for the Security Option in Advanced BIOS Features menu you will be asked to enter a password only when you enter the CMOS setting program Set User Password The user password can be set up through this menu Only when there exists a Supervisor password then this setting can be activated Save amp Exit Setup When you select this option and press Enter SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Press Y to save your changes to CMOS and exit the program Press N or ESC to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving If you select this option and press Enter Press Y to exit CMOS without saving your modifications Press N or ESC to return to the main menu Quit Without Saving Y N N 38 i I The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software I and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features l i This chapter includes the following information E Utility CD content ia Install driver and utility FOX ONE m FOX LiveUpdate m gt FOXLOGO a FOX DMI Note Because each module is independent so the section number willbe reorganized and unique to each module please unders
50. gent Overclock Memory Timing Setting Press Enter to get into each submenu gt Memory Voltage This item is used to change the voltage of memory group 1 8V The default option is Default gt K8 lt gt NB HT Speed HT stands for HyperTransport bus The CPU lt gt NB HT Speed option controls the physical speed of the CPU to Northbridge HT link The settings are Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 800 MHz and 1 GHz gt K8 lt gt NB HT Width The CPU lt gt NB HT Width controls the CPU to Northbridge link bandwidth it is highly recommended to set to Auto for overall performance gt PCIE Spread Spectrum This option is used to enable or disable the PCIE spread spectrum function If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation gt CPU Spread Spectrum This option is used to enable or disable clock generator spread spectrum If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better dis able it gt AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet Control Appears only when CPU support This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling When the CPU speed is slowing down the temperature will drop as well This option will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature
51. he card are completely inserted into the slot Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for Oo a BR W DN your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card e Installing a Graphics Card Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Express x16 slot Make sure the graphics card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot e Removing the Card Push the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot 12 2 4 Install other Internal Connectors Power Connectors This motherboard uses an ATX power supply In order not to damage any device make sure all the devices have been installed properly before applying the power supply 24 pin 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 Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure ce ow fe o a a o e Ao o Sooo pe we e 5V SB Stand by 5V PWR1 We recommend you using a 24 pin power supply If you are using a 20 pin pow
52. he future Please visit our website for updated manual if it is available Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance Power on the computer when the message Press DEL to enter Setup ESC to boot menu appears at the bottom of the screen you can press Del key to 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 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 select a specific item and press Enter to go to the sub menu Each item in the main menu is explained below Phoenix AwardBlIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt System Information Esc Quit tl lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup gt System Information It displays the basic system configuration such as system date time and floppy drive They all can be set up through this menu gt Fox Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features such as overclocking can be set up through this menu gt Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu gt Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu and the system performance can be optimized
53. hen you select S3 STRY mode the power will be down after a period of time The status of the computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes gt Power Button This item is used to 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 the system in Suspend mode if you push the power button in less than 4 Second then release If set to Instant Off the PC powers off immediately when the power button is pressed Power Management Events gt Wake Up by PCI PCIE PME This item is used to set the system to be waken up by PCI PCIE card gt USB Resume from S3 This item is used to set the system to be waken up by USB device when it is staying at S3 Suspend to RAM state gt Resume by Alarm This item is used to set the timing of the start up function In order to use this function the start up password function must be disabled Also the PC power source must not be turned off gt Date of Month Alarm When Resume by Alarm is set to Enabled this item can be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up date gt Time hh mm ss Alarm When Resume by Alarm is set to Enabled this item can be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up time gt HPET Support HPET stands for High Precision Even Timer If you ha
54. ing and holding down Shift key first then press or _ key the next 20 System Information Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility System Information Date mm dd yy Item Help Time hh mm ss Menu Level gt gt IDE Channel Master gt IDE Channel Slave Change the day month gt SATA Channel 1 Master year and century gt SATA Channel 2 Master gt SATA Channel 3 Master gt SATA Channel 4 Master DIYAN Halt On tj lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults This submenu is used to set up the standard BIOS features such as the date time floppy drive and so on Use the arrow up down keys to select an item then use the or keys to change the setting gt Date lt weekday gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt format Day weekday from Sun to Sat automatically displayed by BIOS Read Only Month month from 1 to 12 Date date from 1st to 31st Year year set up by users Use Enter Tab keys to select a field Use PageUp or PageDown to select a value gt Time lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt format This item allows you to configure the desired time Use Enter Tab to move forward and select a field Directly input a value or use PageUp PageDown or to select a value gt IDE Channel Master Slave These categories identify the hard disks connected to the PAT
55. ioned space on this computer Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list e To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER e To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C e To delete the selected partitions press D 238473 MB Disk 0 at id 1 on bus 0 on nvrd32 MBR Unpartitioned space 238473 MB ENTER Install C Create Partition F3 Quit 12 In this example we will create a 30GB partition C and leave the remainding space as a partition E Drive D is DVD drive Press Enter to install Windows Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list e To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER e To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C e To delete the selected partitions press D 238473 MB Disk 0 at id 1 on bus 0 on nvrd32 MBR C Partition1 New Raw 29996 MB 29996 MB free E Partition2 New Raw 208468 MB 208468 MB free Unpartitioned space 8 MB ENTER Install D Delete Partition F3 Quit 93 13 The Windows XP install processes will ask you to format your hard disk select quick formatting using NTFS file system press ENTER Windows XP Professional Setup The partition you selected is not formatted Setup will now format the partition Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select the file system you
56. lash BIOS Boot Block and 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 fice ce _ Select to clear CMOS rues post se Apply the changes Reset to default value We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage 4 About amp Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here Show information about Pome Page hin tener tacconnctannel com FOX LiveUpdate Conteris a sere Je erie large E a ey Fee ce ea dd Pipli ts ee 62 FOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup change and delete the boot time Logo The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST Power On Self Test You can prepare a JPG image 1024x768 file then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the boot time 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 m Windows 2000 m Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO Main Page Main screen Exit 7 a Foxconn nani ra i
57. lick the new skin T x 4 picture to select i the new skin Apply the changes Cancel the changes Exit Click this button to exit the program Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen Frog PM Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com 45 Configuration This menu allows you to configure 1 Monitor interval ms This is to define the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be displayed on Simple Mode screen Minimum 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 Bartigura ier d O i AD 3 F 1 S Calibration FOX Intelligent Stepping Optional This function will re calibrate the CPU s loading and it may take several minutes to proceed The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadings so it can define and estimate within a particular range of system loading what the CPU clock should be 46 Step 1 Click Calibration icon a message pops out to ask for continue Select Yes Later on when the FOX ONE program is activated and F I S feature in CPU Page is also enabled
58. ly seat the cooler on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU 2 2 Install the Memory S R gt X Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides two DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology When memory is installed the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system Two DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels Channel 0 DIMM1 Channel 1 DIMM2 The combinations of DIMM modules are Single Channel DS SS a Single Channel Ls DS SS Dual Channel DS SS DS SS DS Double Side SS Single Side No Memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and please select dual channel first to achieve optimum performance 10 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module
59. n the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rom value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan Set low limit rom 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 step Go to Voltage page CEOS OS eee r gt m Y iii i ay Select the option G j you want to set c CH a Adjust by manual oof OF Foor er ee eee a Reset the changes Apply the changes 53 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 E eee a AN urs ie Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever oh OR Apply the changes 54 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 a Windows 2000 E Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information Link to website Minimum m r os
60. nation FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue G Pie ree hppa biere F rapa jone aa fem SBa lala Leela ie ae oe ag 5 Insert a diskette click OK to continue ot CE e 71 6 You can input a volume label for this diskette click on Start to format Forma Fo Floppy i 7 Click on OK to go through this warning A wise Frat te ts dsk oli c Fa guilt check message cm Fonmatting 2 Floppy pb hy 8 Format finished Click OK then click Close to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette al ira EN j ic GE W frui Toso iiei Qp i i F if F Sean E Vdkew gi A ikia ai i m Ti 9 Check if the first diskette contains the driver files 10 Go to CD Driver NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset WinXP 32bit IDE WinXP sataraid Floppy Disk2 click on RaidTool icon to start the second RAID driver diskette creation Repeat the steps from step 4 to step 9 72 9 2 RAID Enable in BIOS 1 Enter the BIOS setup by pressing DEL key when boot up 2 Select the Integrated Peripherals from the Main menu then select the RAID Config menu and press Enter to go to the configuration items 3 Enable RAID function and individual SATA port for hard drive or DVD connection 4 Press F10 to save the setting then PC will reboot itself Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RAID Enable Enabled Item Help Enabled SATA
61. nfiguration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks Spanning JBOD JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it was ona standard SCSI host bus adapter This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance A spanned volume is a formatted partition which data is stored on more than one hard disk yet appears as one volume Unlike RAID spanned volumes have no fault tolerance so if any disk fails the data on the whole volume could be lost Additionally the system or boot partitions cannot be included in a spanned volume FAT16 32 and NTFS file systems may be used and the volume can span up to 32 hard disks Comparison Table Solution Hard Disks No Capacity Performance Reliability Application Highest Dangerous Look for speed Read faster Excellent 100 Data backup Read faster Good Limited budget Write slower gt 4 Smallest High Excellent Unlimited budget Even number 2 68 NVIDIA MediaShield 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 how to select your RAID system Assume four hard disks are connected to the motherboard SATA port 1 WDC WD1200JD 9
62. oard By connecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another four USB ports on the front panel Serial ATA Connectors SATA_1 2 3 4 The Serial ATA connector 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 s data transfer rate IDE Connector PIDE With the provided Ultra DMAIDE ribbon cable you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive 14 1 2 HDD LED PWR LED RESET SW NC PWR SW EMPTY 9 10 FP1 F_USB 1 2 GND TX TX GND RX RX GND SATA _1 2 3 4 The audio connector supports HD Audio standard i SENSE_SEND EMPTY It provides the Front Audio output choice PORT L SENSE2 RETURN PORT1_L AUD_GND Audio Connector F_AUDIO PORT1_R PRESENCE_J PORT2_R SENSE1_RETURN 9 10 F AUDIO Audio Connector CD_IN CD L GND CD R CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector it can be con nected to a CD DVD ROM drive through a CD DVD audio 1 cable CD_IN Chassis Intruder Connector INTR The connector can be connected to a security switch on INTRUDERJ meen the chassis The system can detect the chassis intrusion INTR through the function of this connector If eventually the chassis is closed the system will send a message out 5V 1 EMPTY 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 GND 4 S PDIF Connector SPDIF_OUT SPDIF_OUT The connector is used for S PDIF output To in i
63. of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you want to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc Install the CPU Locate the Pin 1 CPU triangle mark and the Pin 1 of the CPU socket a O A Pin 1 triangle 7 CPU socket marking of CPU 1 Release the CPU socket lever 2 Align Pin 1 of the CPU with the CPU socket and gently put the CPU onto the socket 3 When CPU is properly 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 2 Buckle the heatsink firmly at one grease on the surface of CPU side of the stand 3 Buckle the heatsink at another 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler side and press the fasten lever connector to the CPU fan header down to tight
64. ows XP in this RAID system please press B to select it as bootable You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC ANO Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 232 88G 78 6 In above screen you also can press Enter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA MIRROR 232 88G Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Stripe Width 1 Stripe Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 0 Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 232 88G Zl 1 ST3320620AS 298 09G D Delete C Clear MBR ENTER Return 19 Create RAID 0 1 Stripe Mirroring 1 Select Stripe Mirroring from the RAID Mode The menu appears MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 1 1 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 2 0 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 2 1 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 2 Select four hard disks to build our RAIDO 1 system 3 Press TAB to navigate to left drive panel then use and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 1 1 Hita
65. pleted the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard You selected the following settings Initialize Disk 1 Convert None To close this wizard click Finish 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 before using it Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the Wizard instructions Laon paiey eee A LA ter Mangere Lon all Wi hae Spee Pl eee tee city Pree ii orton Seki ie fete Bee PATS Healy iced A Peart Fem Fie Pasion be rr heat TEE a fared her Ek Fi Parison e Parez Hoary Tic 144 ceed Liri ated Groupe djina OD b Petition me nes iaar AO Mi ia a hate a Partin MEPS Hiatt no 14 2 Caer Hanae ig Shope b ga Gaerecerebhes Shor me Cad Deel rarer a i Servers ont Sepia Tirak 0 Borin H Gel ee I Gra Hesti 3 f Hoek I tm 7 GR ert ele Unit danm a wrai teh i beng Pamvory gaton Extended partition 9 Loge dive 12 When New Partition Wizard appears click Next to continue 13 When Primary partition screen appears click Next to continue 14 When Specify Partition Size screen appears click Next to continue 15 When Assign Drive Letter or Path screen appears click Next to continue 16 Click Finish to end the New Partition Wizard Mew Partition Wizard Compl
66. red to different port and IRQ you can set them to default values to follow PC standard gt Serial Port 2 Mode Select This item is used to configure COM2 PORT as Normal A RS232 device IrDA An IrDA device for maximum 115200 bit s ASKIR A faster IrDA for 1152000 bit s gt IrDA Duplex Mode This item enables you to determine the transfer mode of the onboard infrared chip gt OnBoard Parallel Port This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port gt Parallel Port Mode This item is used to set parallel port mode gt ECP Mode Use DMA When Parallel Port Mode set to ECP or ECP EPP this item is used to select the the channel of ECP mode 32 USB Devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Devices OnChip USB V1 1 V2 0 Item Help USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support USB Storage Support gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnChip USB Select V1 1 the Universal Host Controller Interface for USB will be enabled Select V1 1 V2 0 the Enhanced Host Controller Interface for USB will be enabled Select Disabled BIOS will turn off USB function gt USB Keyboard Support This item is used to enable the support for USB keyboard on legacy OS If you have a USB keyboard set to enabled gt USB Mouse Support This item is used to en
67. s folder and double click on Computer Management Click Disk Management under the Storage section The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears Click Next to continue The RAID array is named as Disk and its status is unknown and not Initialized E Pis Arin hies Bies Hai alal kome Aw Tipi Maranan x Laai Bac n Intttalize and Ceara Hik F irard E k frst Tacir jie rd Lord Vimar E m Tarn Fokis Er Welcome to the Initialize and Lost al Lier e are Grou even Tt Convert Disk Winarni paner Laia a E l ha anad haa pa bo te eee i ed i corel j Diii Mre pip e i b e hi i Boren Ti Car use dae dighs ip cee i PLL vihi h otter be naed ot ey ier Bet eee oe pared oes mips deb Ta ani te eed angen afd erred palate rete hres a pri Pa coe Ae pou corer a dial ie ye pow oan eine hinge U0 en lab eo Ga a on ary vik of at Gk Seen Roe rch er e i E E min ancl Appir boommm okk He 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 window appears do not select anything and click Next to continue 10 When the Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Finish to complete the wizard Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard You have successfully com
68. se as video memory to ensure the most efficient use of available resources for maximum 2D 3D graphics performance This is a memory allocation method addition to the Unified Memory Architecture UMA concept wherein a static amount of page locked graphics memory is allocated during driver initialization This fixed amount of memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times and will no longer be available to the OS 28 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt OnChip IDE Devices Press Enter Item Help gt RAID Config Press Enter gt OnBoard Devices Press Enter Menu Level gt gt SuperlO Devices Press Enter gt USB Devices Press Enter t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnChip IDE Devices RAID Config OnBoard Devices SuperlO Devices USB Devices Press Enter to go to each submenu OnChip IDE Devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Devices OnChip IDE Channel Enabled Item Help IDE DMA Transfer Access Enabled SATA Controller Enabled Menu Level gt t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnChip IDE Channel This option is used to enable disable function of IDE drives connected to the PATA interface gt IDE DMA Transfer Access
69. search options Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate Bean le et _ e Select search ee ee i m h r r which kind of versions Apply the changes Reset to default value Double click on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information iur See ar te beir ve Css Saeed ae FO Lele tem Phe EE ee ht ald ee E eth ee dered pa op sama er dad tet eerie tty F POK Uvelipdata Thetis ii bpa Ch ute uber pdea TA A Double click here 60 When you enable Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older it will auto search from internet and prompt you to install the new version t EE es mae Ej Empr e Pi mi ee L ae i THE Taye TE Prompt you to E eer rl pevate anora hapnmeanrea e a install the new ee Se ee ees musa Sop ree Fin Lahir eet Se tee mrt carter ay been acan Rit FOX LiveUpdate Peta rji Tec b aT mpm 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS iris en Eeciar S05 arien oars Sr Select different skin of the software psy gt Deiat Reset to default value Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can Apply the changes auto run when the system starts up 61 3 3 Configure Advance This page lets you select to f
70. sensecanete 38 Soave amp EXIT SEUD roiroi E ie 38 Exit Without Saving ccccecceeeseeeeeseeeeeseeeeeseeeeesaeeessaeeeseaeeeeas 38 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content naannaaanneannnanneneneonennornnesrnrernrersrnrrsnrrennrenne 40 Install driver and Utility 2 0 0 cc eccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeseeaeeeeseeeseees 41 FOX ONE Main Page ee ascpncsstennsiinsrunicesinstinncnitaadineduisual dajenceaneieawncelequncinmtenuasciinnns 44 PPD CO ON acct sess E e 48 FIECUENCY COMMON isiccsspescusiues dasuedevenmbsoemucactoaesdnssemsacasnanasueos 50 GINIE UNIO sree cee accor E E ancoendeaete 51 Voltage CONTO assretiwstertsdacenecuiastuiasttirctoada Ea EAEN Sa Fan CONTO saeara T adecuiccueke FOX LiveUpdate HO AOC A E E E E A N E TT OARS WG ANS a a E EA CCOPMOUNC sappia in RA E E E Ea About amp Help nannnannnannnannnnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnenrnnrnnsnnsnrrnnrennrnenresrrnne FOX LOCO aere E tee ence ene ener FOX DNI ee E E E EE ER Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction ccccceeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeneeeeeeeees NVIDIA MediaShield Driver ccccccceecceeeeceeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeees Create two RAID Driver Diskettes cccccecseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees RAID Ea in BIOS sessirnir Aae RE Select a RAID Array for USC cc eccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeeeeaees Install a New Windows XP ccccccccseeceeeeaeeeeaeesaeeeaeeesaeesaeeeaes Setting Up a Non Bootable RAI
71. si dien ody ei the lated diia h 2 3 Online Update Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet Click start it will search the new utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new utilities from Internet A TOLOG Browse detailed vesion 1 OO CL ae O re os information Install the selected utility Min Close the window gr Bir tabeat wield jcti Gad Bee badis iii 58 2 4 Online Update Update All This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search all new BlOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information peee e Search all new BIOS Sars drivers utilities from Internet Browse detailed BIOS information Browse detailed driver information hath Wi ter Sree lo gaai Damli r p Browse detailed Th te ate ree bbk to uiia et _ utility information Close the window 59 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 Set auto
72. ss TAB to navigate to left drive panel then use gt and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel MediaShield Utility Apr 26 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity ea rarer lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 74 4 The stripe value should be selected based on different applications It ranges from 4KB to 128KB Some suggested choices are 16K Best for sequential transfer 64K Good general purpose strip size 128K Best performance for most desktops and workstations Keep it at Optimal default value Press F7 to finish the setting Press Y to clear disk data Striping Optimal 1 1 Hitachi HDT 72 Clear disk data Y YES N NO 5 The screen displays a STRIPE array of 153 38GB which is twice the size of the smallest hard disk That is 2 76 69GB 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 You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC AO Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 153 38G 19 6 In above screen you also can press Enter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA
73. t Stepping will require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F 1 S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Before you running the FOX ONE program the system parameters such as CPU clock voltage etc are controlled by BIOS settings After you run FOX ONE it will take over and the controlling right will be transferred to FOX ONE Later if you exit FOX ONE then BIOS control will be back again 43 1 Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency Voltage Fan speed Temperature value Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages Alert Lamp When the system is in healthy state the color of alert lamp is green When the system is in abnormal state the alert lamp color is red Switch Button Click this button it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar i e Simple Mode as depicted below you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray Exit FOX ONE Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen 44 Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels Click this button you can select your favorite skin FOX ONE Panel SS e er C
74. t Select to Select to Browse CD Foxconn s Install Utilities Install Drivers website M61PMV M61PMVK After install NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset Driver first you can click on each individual driver to install it manually enc BLPG1 Choe Britt 2 Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install 42 ia ENI TI irartsehecm Pal Lea FILE AE Deae Above Benge Banka pehe tenants FOX ONE FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings It also allows users to monitor various temperature values voltage values frequencies and fan speeds at any time With FOX ONE you can m Modify system performance settings such as the CPU and memory bus speeds CPU voltages fan speeds and other system performance options E Monitor hardware temperatures voltages frequencies and fan speeds Depending on hardware support voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent Stepping features are optional and only supported in some models If the option is selectable it also means the feature is supported m Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium amp Deluxe products m Fox Intelligent Stepping is supported only in FOX ONE Deluxe products Supporting Operating Systems m Windows 2000 E Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX ONE The very first time you run FOX ONE F I S Calibration function FOX Intelligen
75. ta to be read off multiple disks at the same time Error checking typically will slow the system down as data needs to be read from several places and compared The design of RAID systems is therefore a compromise and understanding the requirements of a system is important Modern disk arrays typically provide the facility to select the appropriate RAID configuration RAID is often used in high availability systems where it is important that the system keeps running as much of the time as possible 67 RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the 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 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive RAID 5 Parity RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripes error correction information This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 0 1 Stripe Mirroring RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring This co
76. tall Install the CPU and CPU Cooler cccccccceecceeeeeeeeeeseeeesseeeees 8 Install the Memory asesinucssonadanorsdatdabeveanensaxeeadcbbencaahersdaneusaiuanaivndes 10 Install an Expansion Card sscsccessetesoateecdeciuiecsctacecieeacssseeiennuameeee 12 Install other Internal Connectors cccceeccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesanees 13 SEN MS Ye tsecs Sees side Sire etisct te eek acne E E advo sees aacdeeceneaes 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup otis iscacndacnciedancitdnncisasisiedun stunudcusmneawecdudededtadduedetiaues 19 Maii IVI CVG sci ce enecancesd antancectanseenaicn AR 19 System Information 2 0 ec eeee ccc ceeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeeesaeeeeseeeeeeaees 21 Fox Central Control Unit cc ccccceeccceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeesaeees 23 Advanced BIOS Features cccccccccsscccesceceeseseeseseesesseeessaees 27 Advanced Chipset Features cccccecccceececeeeeeeeeeseeesaeeesanees 28 Integrated Peripherals cccccccsecccsececssecseseeseseeceseeenseeenaees 29 Power Management Setup ccccecceceeceeseeeeesaeeeesaeeeeeaeeeeeeees 34 PC Health SUAWU S cise sties codiisdetetiane seiedieduntoenenctntecbuGedchindenwedsiaeenieds 37 Load Optimized Defaults cccccccccceeccseeeceeeeeseeeeseeeesaeeesaeees 38 Set Supervisor Password cccceeccceecececeeeeceseeeesseeeseeesseeeees 38 Set User PASSW ON ee seccceceetcetrenaned aeslensneveepnedatioe suas aandimeved
77. tand Utility CD content This motherboard comes with one DVD You can simply put it into your DVD ROM drive and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install 1 Install Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system You should install the drivers in order and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed M61PMV E A NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek LAN Driver M61PMV M61PMVK A NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset Driver B VIA HDA Audio Driver 2 Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS Some auto features help user to improve or overclock your system without being a computer literate A FOX ONE B FOX LiveUpdate C FOX LOGO D FOX DMI E Microsoft DirectX 9 0 F Adobe Acrobat Reader G Norton Internet Security 40 Install driver and utility 1 Install Driver M61PMV E You must click NVIDIA MCP61 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 T Manual i eeu Sore canoer et Installation Step oa a Ai Automatic Installation by One Click Exit the program Drop to System Tray Click to visi
78. te previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA JBOD 421 36G Array Detail RAID Mode Spanning Stripe Width 3 Stripe Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 111 79G Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 232 88G HDS728080PLA380 76 69GB 1 0 1 1 2 0 DES 88 5 4 Creating a Bootable Array Install a New Windows XP Assume a Mirrored array 232 88GB was created as introduced in section 5 3 after the system restarts 1 Press DEL to enter 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 gt Removable Device Priority gt Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device 17 100 ale 2101010 DISAY 0 lt Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Security Option Full Screen Logo Show Advanced BIOS Features Press Enter Menu Level gt Hard Disk Select Your Boot Removable Device Priority IESS Disabled On Setup IES t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 4 The computer will reboot and it will start installing Windows Operating System Watch the screen carefully when the following picture appears press F6 key immediately If you forgot to
79. tte 1 is inside the floppy drive Windows Setup You have chosen to configure 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 F3 Exit 10 Two drivers are displayed Press Enter to continue Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID Driver required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit 92 11 Windows will display the partition of your system As we are using a Mirrored RAID array aS an example its size 232 88GB is now displayed as 238473MB You can press C to create partitions as many as you wish assign them C D or E logical drive names Note 238473MB 1024 232 88GB Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartit
80. ve the HPET disabled then windows does not have access to it and therefore falls back to less accurate timing methods This item is used to enable or disable the HPET Support gt PWRON After PWR Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss gt Power On by Button This feature is valid only when PS 2 KB Resume from S3 is set to Hot key or Keyboard 98 Enabling this feature allows normal powering on by pressing power button while disabling it then pressing power button has no function gt PS 2 Mouse Resume from S3 When enabled it allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to wake up the system from S3 mode This feature requires an ATX power supply gt PS 2 KB Resume from S3 This item allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard to wake up the system from S3 mode This feature requires an ATX power supply The setting values Disabled Hot KEY Any KEY 35 and Keyboard 98 gt 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 S3 mode 36 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Case Open Warning Disabled Item Help Shutdown Temperature Menu Level gt Smart Fan Control t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Case Open Warning This item is used to
81. want and then press ENTER If you want to select a different partition for Windows XP press ESC Format the partition using the NTFS file system Quick Format the partition using the FAT file system Quick Format the partition using the NTFS file system Format the partition using the FAT file system ENTER Continue ESC Cancel 14 After drive C is formatted Setup 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 Quit Enter Continue 94 15 After Setup copies files from RAID floppy diskette 2 to the Windows installation folders it then will ask you to insert the first RAID diskette into floppy drive again Press Enter to continue when it is done Windows Setup Insert the disk labeled NVIDIA RAID DRIVER SCSI disk 1 into drive A Press ENTER when ready F3 Quit Enter Continue 16 Again after Setup copies files from RAID floppy diskette 1 to the Windows installation folders 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
82. will be coping files to the RAID disk array to create your new Windows XP system You can follow the normal procedures to complete the installations 95 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 m A Mirrored RAID Array Disk Two SATA hard disks are configured as a mirrored RAID1 array they are Hitachi HDT725025VLA 232 88GB connected to SATA port2 of the motherboard Segate ST3320620AS 298 09GB connected to SATA port4 m A SATA DVD Drive A DVD drive connected to SATA port pee To achieve the best performance and reliability we highly recommend you using the hard disks with the same brand size and model number Though we are using different brand of hard disks as an example here the purpose is only for easy understanding 1 Reboot your system and go to RAID Enable menu Enable the RAID function together with the SATA ports which have the hard disks and DVD drive connected Press F10 to save the settings and reboot Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RINDA SREI Enabled Item Help SATA Pri Master RAID SATA Pri Slave RAID Menu Level gt SATA Sec Master RAID SATA Sec Slave RAID Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 96 2 S
83. y using PageUp PageDown you can exit this menu by pressing Esc gt First Second Third Boot Device These three options allow you to select the priority of boot sequence from different devices gt Boot Other Device With this function set to enable the system will boot from some other devices provided that the first second third boot devices failed gt 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 appear an error message Disabling this function then POST will not detect the floppy gt Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available settings are On default and Off gt Security Option When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen When it is set to System a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup but also to start up your PC gt Full Screen Logo Show This item allows you to enable or disable full screen customer s logo 27 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Frame Buffer Size 128M Item Help t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Frame Buffer Size Allocates system memory for u
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