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  • Page 1 ELA Series Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    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 is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) ■...
  • Page 4 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: FOXCONN Model Name: Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc. Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 Telephone: 714-738-8868 Facsimile: 714-738-8838 Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly Type of Product: Motherboard Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY...

  • Page 5: Installation Precautions

    Installation Precautions ■ 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.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TAbLE of CoNTENTS Chapter 1 Product Introduction Product Specifications ................2 Layout.......................4 Back Panel Connectors ................5 Chapter 2 Hardware Install Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ..............8 Install the Memory .................. 11 Install an Expansion Card ..............13 Install other Internal Connectors ............14 Jumpers ....................18 OnBoard Button..................19 Chapter 3 bIoS Setup...
  • Page 7 Online Update ..................61 Configure ..................64 About & Help ..................66 FOX LOGO .....................67 FOX DMI ....................68 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction............71 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager ............73 Create a RAID Driver Diskette ............74 BIOS Configuration ................76 Create RAID in BIOS................76 Create RAID Volume ................77 Delete RAID Volume ................93 Reset Disks to Non-RAID ..............95...
  • Page 8 Thank you for buying Foxconn ELA 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, ELA enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

  • Page 9: Product Specifications

    1-1 Product Specifications Support LGA775 socket Intel ® CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad, Core™2 Extreme, Core™2 Duo, Pentium® Dual-Core, Celeron Dual-core, Celeron processors Front Side Bus 1600(oc*)/1333/1066/800MHz FSB (oc*: Overclocking) North Bridge: Intel ® P45 Chipset South Bridge: Intel ® ICH10R Memory 4 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Support up to 8GB of system memory...
  • Page 10 1 x Speaker connector 1 x SPDIF-OUT connector 1 x Buzzer Back Panel 1 x PS/2 mouse port Connectors 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out port 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x 1394a port 1 x Mini 1394a port 2 x ESATA ports (Controlled by Jmicron363) 6 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port...

  • Page 11: Layout

    1-2 Layout 16 17 21 22 1. FSBSEL1 Connector 17. Clear CMOS Button 2. FAN1 Header 18. SATA Connectors 3. PCI Express x1 Slots 19. Buzzer 4. PCI Express x16 Slots 20. IDE Connector 5. PCI Slots 21. Speaker Connector 6.

  • Page 12: Back Panel Connectors

    1-3 back Panel Connectors PS/2 Mouse Port 1394a Port LAN Port Mini 1394a Port Line Out Line In Optical S/PDIF Out Port Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In USB Ports Coaxial USB Ports External USB Ports Audio Ports S/PDIF Out Port SATA Ports 1.
  • Page 13 9. Audio Ports For the definition of each audio port, please refer to the table below : Port 2-channel 4-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Microphone In...
  • Page 14 This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin headers and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules. Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully.

  • Page 15: Install The Cpu And Cpu Cooler

    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.
  • Page 16 Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket : Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. 1. Remove protective socket cover. 2.

  • Page 17: Install The Cpu Cooler

    Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.) 1. Apply and spread an even thermal 2. Place the four bolts of the CPU grease on the surface of CPU.

  • Page 18: Install The Memory

    2-2 Install the Memory 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. ■...

  • Page 19: Installing A Memory

    Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module, 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.

  • Page 20: Install An Expansion Card

    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.

  • Page 21: Install Other Internal Connectors

    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.
  • Page 22 Connect a 4-pin power plug We recommend you using an 8-pin ATX 12V power supply. If you are using a 4-pin power supply, you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture on the right. Audio Connector : f_AUDIo PORT1_L AUD_GND PORT1_R...
  • Page 23 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 HDD-LED PWR-LED indicates the active status of the hard disks. This 2-pin RESET-SW PWR-SW connector is directional with +/- sign.
  • Page 24 1394a Connector : f_1394 The 1394a expansion cable can be connected to either the front (provided that the front panel of your chassis TPA+ TPA- is equipped with the appropriate interface) or real panel of the chassis. TPB+ TPB- +12V +12V EMPTY F_1394...

  • Page 25: Jumpers

    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.

  • Page 26: Onboard Button

    2-6 onboard button Power on button: PoWER_oN Push the power on button to power on the system. Reset button: RESET Push the reset button to reboot the system. Clear CMoS button: CLS_CMoS Turn off the AC power supply, push the CLS_CMOS button and hold there for a couple of seconds to clear CMOS.
  • Page 27 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.

  • Page 28: Enter Bios Setup

    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 TAb to show PoST screen, DEL to enter SETUP" appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press <DEL>...
  • Page 29 ► PnP/PCI Configuration PCI/PnP features, such as O/S supporting, IRQ/DMA settings and bus master enabling/ disabling...etc. can be modified through this menu. ► Gladiator BIOS Some special proprietary features (such as overclocking) can be set up through this menu. ► PC Health Status This setup enables you to read/change fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System.

  • Page 30: System Information

    System Information This sub-menu 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.

  • Page 31: Bios Version

    ► Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error if you enabled this item. ► Mouse The system boot will not stop for a mouse error if you enabled this item. ► Floppy The system boot will not stop for a floppy error if you enabled this item. ►...

  • Page 32: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS Features ► Boot Device Priority [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Help Item ► Hard Disk Drives [Press Enter] ► Removable Drives [Press Enter] Specifies the ► CD/DVD Drives [Press Enter] Boot Device Quick Boot...

  • Page 33: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Settings Help Item WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Configure North Bridge may cause system to malfunction. features. ► North Bridge Configuration [Press Enter] [Press Enter] ►...

  • Page 34: South Bridge Configuration

    sociate addresses with those storage cells. Of course, that only works if you're using a 64-bit (or 32bit physical address extension (PAE) enabled) OS that can deal with physical addresses larger than 32 bits. Once this option is enabled, BIOS will display the true size of memory installed. ►...

  • Page 35: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals ► OnChip ATA Devices [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Help Item ► OnBoard Devices [Press Enter] ► SuperIO Configuration [Press Enter] OnChip ATA Devices ► USB Configuration [Press Enter] ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit...

  • Page 36: Onboard Devices

    level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA. The specification includes a description of the hardware/software interface between system software and the host controller hardware. AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA features, but some SATA drives may not support AHCI, unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification. If your motherboard supporting AHCI, and you have a SATA device, which also supports AHCI, then you can select IDE option to have fair performance (only PATA, SATA level), or you can select AHCI to get its best performance.

  • Page 37: Superio Configuration

    SuperIO Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. SuperIO Configuration Configure ITE8720 Super IO Chipset Help Item OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Allows BIOS to Enable [Enabled] Floppy Drive Swap [Disabled] or Disable Floppy IR Function [Enabled] Controller.

  • Page 38: Usb Configuration

    USB Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. USB Configuration USB Devices Enabled : Help Item 1 Keyboard Enables support for Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] legacy USB. AUTO USB 2.0 Controller Mode [Full Speed] option disables BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] legacy support if...

  • Page 39: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup Suspend Mode S3(STR) [S1 (POS)] Help Item Power On after Power Fail [Power Off] Wake On PME [Enabled] Select the ACPI Wake On USB Devices [Enabled] state used for Wake On PS2 Mouse...
  • Page 40 computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory, and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes. ► Power On after Power Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss.

  • Page 41: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    PnP/PCI Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PnP/PCI Configuration Initate Graphic Adapter Help Item [PEG/PCI] PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] Select which graphics controller is used as the primary boot device. ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ►...

  • Page 42: Gladiator Bios

    Gladiator bIoS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Gladiator BIOS ► CPU Configuration [Press Enter] Help Item [Press Enter] ► Voltage Options [Press Enter] DRAM Timing Selectable [Enabled] Cofigure CPU. *******Ratio and Clock Setting******* Target CPU Core Speed 2666MHz CPU Clock [333]...
  • Page 43 *******Ratio and Clock Setting******* ► Target CPU Core Speed This item shows target CPU core speed. ► CPU Clock This item allows you to set CPU clock. ► CPU Clock vs Memory Speed This item allows you to set the ratio between CPU Clock and Memory Speed. The normal memory speed of DDR2 is equal to twice that of DRAM clock.

  • Page 44: Cpu Configuration

    CPU Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Configuration Manufacturer : Intel Help Item Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @2.66GHz Speed : 2.66GHz Enable or Disable the FSB Speed : 1333MHz “Enhanced Halt State”. Cache L1 :128KB Cache L2 :12288KB...
  • Page 45 This item is used to enable/disable the Execute Disable Bit feature. Intel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system. Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot.
  • Page 46 Voltage Options CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Voltage Options Voltage Options Help Item Min. Value(0)=1.20V CPU Over Voltage Max. Value(64)=1.60V Multiplier for CPU Voltage Stepping = 6.25mV Voltage = value*multi 1.8V VRAM Voltage Control [Default] 1.28X Memory Voltage table [Disabled] 1.13X Memory Voltage table...

  • Page 47: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status CPU Temperature C/127 Help Item System Temperature C/73 Options CPU Fan Speed :3154 RPM Chipset Fan Speed :N/A Disabled Enabled Reset Vcore :1.232 V Vcc + 5V :5.026 V Vcc + 3.30V...

  • Page 48: Bios Security Features

    bIoS Security features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Supervisor Password : Not Installed Help Item User Password : Not Installed [Press Enter] Change Supervisor Password [Press Enter] Install or change the Change User Password [Press Enter] password.

  • Page 49: Load Optimal Defaults

    Load optimal Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults.
  • Page 50 The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Utility CD Introduction ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI Note : Because each module is independent, so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each...

  • Page 51: Utility Cd Introduction

    Utility CD introduction This motherboard comes with one Utility CD. To begin with, simply insert the CD into your CD drive. The CD will automatically run and display the main menu on the screen. 1. Install Driver Select "Install Driver", then use these options to install all the necessary drivers for your motherboard.
  • Page 52 IDE PATA ports (Master/Slave). Due to limitation of RAID interface on JMircon, we recommend you building RAID system by using onboard SATA ports (controlled by Intel ICH9R) instead of JMicron. Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Use it to install Microsoft DirectX 9.0C driver. Intel Matrix Storage Manager Install this driver needs BIOS SATA Mode being set to [AHCI] or [RAID].
  • Page 53 Norton Internet Security Installs Norton Internet Security to protect your PC from being affected by viruses. ® 3. Create RAID Driver Floppy When you are establishing a brand new Windows XP operating system on a new RAID system, during installation, Windows XP needs a RAID driver in floppy drive to help the installation. Vista has included this driver in itself, so you do not need this floppy.

  • Page 54: Fox One

    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 : ■ Modify system performance settings, such as the CPU and memory bus speeds, CPU voltages, fan speeds, and other system performance options.

  • Page 55: Main Page

    1. Main Page Show CPU Toolbar Information 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.
  • Page 56 Click this button to exit the program. Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen. Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com...
  • Page 57 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.
  • Page 58 Step 1 : Click Calibration icon, a message pops out to ask for continue. Select Yes. Step 2 : After data is collected, it will ask you to restart your computer now. Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings.

  • Page 59: Cpu Control

    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.
  • Page 60 You can see the system is raising CPU clock until the system hangs. Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer. Run FOX ONE program again, it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system.

  • Page 61: Frequency Control

    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.

  • Page 62: Limit Setting

    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 Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high...
  • Page 63 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 fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan...

  • Page 64: Voltage Control

    4.5 Limit Setting - FAN1 Fan This page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. Show current FAN1 fan rpm value Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan Set low limit rpm by...

  • Page 65: Fan Control

    6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual. When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system. Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by...

  • Page 66: Fox Liveupdate

    FOX LiveUpdate FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■...
  • Page 67 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"...

  • Page 68: Online Update

    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 Search new BIOS from Internet...
  • Page 69 Select the driver to update Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window 2-3 online Update - Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Current information Search new utilities...
  • Page 70 2-4 online Update - Update All This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Current information Search all new BIOS/ drivers/utilities from Internet Browse detailed...

  • Page 71: Configure

    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.
  • Page 72 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. Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility.

  • Page 73: About & Help

    3-3 Configure - Advance This page lets you select to flash 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.

  • Page 74: Fox Logo

    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.

  • Page 75: Fox Dmi

    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 : ■...
  • Page 76 This chapter will cover two topics : ■ Installing a new Windows XP (Vista) in a brand new RAID system. ■ Existing Windows XP (Vista) system with new RAID built as data storage. It includes the following information : ■ RAID Configuration Introduction ■...

  • Page 77: Data Storage

    Installing a new Windows XP (Vista) in a brand new RAID system. 1. Follow 5-1 to create a RAID driver diskette. (Windows Vista has in-box driver by its own and can skip this step). 2. Follow 5-2 to set BIOS setting SATA mode to RAID or AHCI. 3.

  • Page 78: Raid Configuration Introduction

    RAID Configuration Introduction RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and/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.
  • Page 79 RAID 0 (Stripe) 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. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB.

  • Page 80: Intel® Matrix Storage Manager

    Intel Matrix Storage Manager ® The Intel Matrix Storage technology supports RAID 0 ,RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 ® (0+1) functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance, big capacity, or data safety provided by different RAID functions. In this section, we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you how to configure your RAID system.

  • Page 81: Create A Raid Driver Diskette

    Windows Vista has native RAID driver in itself, you can skip these steps. 1. Find a PC, put a diskette into its floppy drive, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the ELA driver CD into DVD-ROM drive, the screen will come out . click on "Create RAID Driver Floppy" icon.
  • Page 82 6. You can input a volume label for this diskette, click on "Start" to format. 7. Click on "OK" to go through this warning message. 8. Format finished. Click "OK" to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette. 9. Check if the diskette contains the driver files. Later, when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system, it will ask you to use this floppy diskette to provide driver for additional specific devices, for example, a RAID device.

  • Page 83: Bios Configuration

    5-2 BIOS Configuration 1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key during the POST(Power On Self Test). 2. Select the “Integrated Peripherals” from the “Main menu”, then select the “OnChip ATA Devices” item and press <Enter> to go to the configuration items. 3.

  • Page 84: Create Raid Volume

    Create RAID Volume Create RAID 0 (1st Volume) 1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears : Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 85: Creating Raid 1

    4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID0 system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 86 6. It is now entering “Strip Size” menu. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size. The available values range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be selected based on different applications. Some suggested choices are : 16K - Best for sequential transfer.
  • Page 87 8. In “Create Volume” item, press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0 RAID Level:...
  • Page 88 Create RAID0 (2nd Volume) 1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears : Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 89 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID0 second volume system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 90 6. It goes to “Strip Size” menu directly. Capacity automatically displays 265.8GB, and at this time, you can not input any value in capacity as there is no additional volume available. The available values of Strip Size range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be selected based on different applications.
  • Page 91 A message will appear : Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) : Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu. Two RAID0 volumes were configured. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 92: Create Raid

    Create RAID 1 1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>. 2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID1 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID1 to replace the default Volume0. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 93 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID1 system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 94 6. It will skip “Strip Size” menu for RAID1. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0...
  • Page 95 Create RAID 10 (0+1) 1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>. 2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID10 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID10 to replace the default Volume0. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 96 4. After exiting from "RAID Level", it goes directly to "Stripe Size" item. Because all four disks are selected for RAID10, so there is no need to go to Disks option. 5. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering “Strip Size”...
  • Page 97 Create RAID5 (Parity) 1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>. 2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID5 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID5 to replace the default Volume0. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 98 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID5 system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 99 6. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering “Strip Size” menu. The default value is 64K. Press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 100: Delete Raid Volume

    Delete RAID Volume 1. Take TryRAID5 for example. Select “2. Delete RAID Volume” in main menu and press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 101 3. After <DEL> key is pressed, the screen appears as below: Press <Y> key to confirm the volume deletion. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 102: Reset Disks To Non-Raid

    Reset Disks to Non-RAID Reset RAID volume allows you to replace a failed disk with a new one, and the operating system will rebuild the data later. For RAID0, reset a hard disk would totally crash the system, but for RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5, they all can be rebuilt. When rebuild is needed, you must first install a new hard disk in your system before getting into Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility, because the utility will ask you which...
  • Page 103 3. Select WDC hard disk as the one to be reset. Press <Enter>. A double confirmation message pops out, press <Y> to confirm. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 104 Example 2. Reset a RAID5 system 1. A TryRAID5 volume was built with three hard disks, we want to reset one of them. Select “3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID” in main menu and press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 105 4. A "DEGRADED VoLUME DETECTED" screen pops out asking you to select a new hard disk for rebuilding. Here, we select WDC 232.9GB. Press <Enter> to select it. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 106: Exit Raid Bios

    Exit RAID bIoS 1. Take TryRAID5 as an example, select “4. Exit” in main menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays : Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 107: Install A New Windows Xp

    5-4 Install a New Windows XP hen you set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID, you need to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system. 1. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup during POST. 2.
  • Page 108 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): <none>...
  • Page 109 7. Depending on South Bridge chip of your system, select appropriate driver for it. Here, we choose Intel ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller. Press <Enter> ® to select it. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
  • Page 110 9. Windows will display the partition of your system, you have to create partitions as many as you wish, assign them C:, D: or E: drive names. After partitions were done, you can press <Enter> to continue. It will ask you to format your hard disk, then copy files...etc., until the whole Windows is setup.

  • Page 111: Existing Windows Xp With Raid Built As Data Storage

    5-5 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage When you already have a Windows XP system running at a traditional IDE hard disk, and you want to keep it unchanged, but you also want to expand the system with some SATA hard disks, to come out a new RAID system for data storage.
  • Page 112 2. Copy section 5-2, BIOS Configuration. Shut down the computer, connect SATA hard disks to SATA ports, power on computer again. Press <Del> key, get into BIOS, set SATA mode to [RAID], press <F10> to save and exit BIOS. PC will reboot. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 113 ® 5. Use Explorer to get into the Intel driver directory which was previously copied to the desktop. ® 6. Click on Setup.exe to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver.
  • Page 114 7. Install complete. 8. In Windows Explorer, right click on My Computer, click on Manage, then click on Disk Management to format these new RAID disks. Follow the Wizard to finish the job.

  • Page 115: Appendix - Crossfire Tm Technology

    Catalyst Control Center : ■ CrossFire Ready motherboard, such as Foxconn’s ELA Series. ■ CrossFire Edition graphics card that works as the master graphics card. ■...
  • Page 116 4. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics card. Power Extension Cable 5. Connect the DMS-59 cable to the DVI monitor connector and two graphics cards that you install as shown. Connect to master graphics card DMS connector Connect to monitor Connect to slave...
  • Page 117 9. Double-click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon to launch it. Click “View”-->Select “Advanced View” -->Click “CrossFire ”-->Set “Enable CrossFire ” to Yes. Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFire technology. It is recommended using 400-450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy ■...

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