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  • Page 1 MARS 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

    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 MARS 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: MARS 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 Package List..................2 Product Specifications............... 3 Layout ....................5 Back Panel Connectors..............6 Chapter 2 Hardware Install Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ............9 Install the Memory ................12 Install an Expansion Card ............... 14 Install other Internal Connectors .............
  • Page 7 Overclocking ................50 HWM INFO................. 51 ALARM ..................52 CONFIG ..................53 FOX LiveUpdate Local Update ................54 Online Update ................56 Configure ................... 59 About & Help ................61 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction ............. 64 Intel ®...
  • Page 8 Thank you for buying Foxconn Quantum Force series motherboard- MARS. Foxconn Quantum Force 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, MARS enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

  • Page 9: Package List

    2 x SATA Power and Signal cables right angle 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy Disk Drive cable Accessory I/O Shield 1 x Foxconn Optional Fan Application CD Foxconn motherboard support CD Documentation User’s Manual Easy Guide...

  • Page 10: Product Specifications

    1-1 Product Specifications Support LGA775 socket Intel ® CPU: Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo Pentium ® 4 Extreme Edition / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 processors Future-proof supporting for 45nm processors Support Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology Front Side Bus 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB North Bridge: Intel ®...
  • Page 11 1 x 1394a connector 1 x CD_IN connector 1 x Front audio connector 1 x Speaker connector 1 x COM1 connector 1 x IrDA connector Back Panel 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x Optical S/PDIF out connector 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out connector 6 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port...

  • Page 12: Layout

    1-2 layout 1. CPU_FAN Header 17. Reset Button 2. AUX Power Connector: PWR3 18. Clear CMOS Button 3. FAN1 Header 19. Clear CMOS Jumper 4. PCI Express x1 Slots 20. +5V Standby LED 5. PCI Express x16 Slots 21. Speaker Connector 6.

  • Page 13: Back Panel Connectors

    1-3 back Panel Connectors 1394a Port PS/2 Mouse Port Coaxial S/PDIF Out LAN Port Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone PS/2 Keyboard Port Audio Ports Optical External USB Ports S/PDIF Out SATA Port 1. PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse.
  • Page 14 7. Audio Connectors For the definition of each audio port, please refer to the table below : 4-channel 5.1-channel Port 2-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 15 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 16: 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 17 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 18: 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 19: 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 20: 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 21: 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 22: 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 23 8-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR2 The 8-pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. Definition Definition Pin # Pin # +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V PWR2 Connect a 4-pin power plug We recommend you using an 8-pin ATX 12V power supply.
  • Page 24 front Panel Connector : fP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators. HDD-LED PWR-LED Hard Disk leD Connector (HDD-leD) RESET-SW PWR-SW Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED. It EMPTY indicates the active status of the hard disks. This 2-pin connector is directional with +/- sign.
  • Page 25 CoM Connector : CoM1 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy RLSD compatibility. User must purchase another RS232 cable with a 9-pin SOUT D-sub connector at one end to connect with the external RS232 device and another end with 10-pin female connector to connect EMPTY with COM1 connector in the motherboard.

  • Page 26: 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 27: 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 28 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 29: 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 30 ► PnP/PCI Configurations PCI/PnP features, such as O/S supporting, IRQ/DMA settings and bus master enabling/ disabling...etc. can be modified 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 31: Standard Cmos Features

    1.44M, 3.5 in. █ Drive A █ █ Video EGA/VGA ▒ Halt On All Errors BIOS ID P35A04.F1.P.09.MARS ▒ ▼ ↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults ► Date - <weekday><month><date> <year> format Day—weekday from Sun. to Sat., automatically displayed by BIOS (Read Only).
  • Page 32 Award (Phoenix) BIOS can support 3 HDD modes: CHS, LBA and Large. For HDD <528MB For HDD >528MB & Supporting LBA (Logical Block Addressing) For HDD>528MB but not supporting LBA Large Note: Set to [Auto] , the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode automati- cally.

  • Page 33: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► Hard Disk Boot Priority ▲ Item Help Press Enter Press Enter █ Virus Warning Disabled █ Menu Level ► First Boot Device Hard Disk █ Second Boot Device CDROM █...
  • Page 34 feature to Fast improves memory access performance above 1MB because the chipset is much faster in switching Gate A20 than the keyboard controller. It is recommended that you set it to Fast for faster memory accesses. ► Typematic Rate Setting If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to see the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard.

  • Page 35: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Enabled Item Help Memory Halt At 15M-16M Disabled Menu Level ► PCI Express Port 1 Auto PCI Express Port 2 Auto PCI Express Port 3 Auto PCI Express Port 4 Auto...

  • Page 36: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Press Enter Item Help ► Onboard Device Control Press Enter ► USB Device Setting Menu Level ► Press Enter Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled 3F8/IRQ4...
  • Page 37 onchip IDe Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode Item Help LEGACY Mode Support Disabled Menu Level ► x Turbo Memory Support Disabled Onboard IDE/SATA Chip IDE Mode Delay For HDD (Secs) ↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults...
  • Page 38 Onboard Device Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Control HD Audio Controller Enabled Item Help Enabled Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled Menu Level ► Onboard LAN Controller Enabled ↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults ►...

  • Page 39: Usb Device Setting

    USB Device Setting Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 1.1 Controller Enabled Item Help Enabled USB 2.0 Controller Enabled Menu Level ► USB Operation Mode High Speed USB Storage Function Enabled [Enable] or [Disable] *** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting *** Universal Host Controller Interface for Universal...

  • Page 40: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ► Power On Function Press Enter Item Help Press Enter ACPI Function Enabled Menu Level ► ACPI Suspend Type S3(STR) Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-off Resume by Alarm Disabled...
  • Page 41 ► Power On Function Press <Enter> to select the submenus of these two settings. ► ACPI Function This item is used to enable or disable the ACPI function. ► ACPI Suspend Type This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function. When you select “S1 (POS)”...
  • Page 42 Power on function Menu Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power On Function Wake-Up by PCI card Disabled Disabled Item Help Power On by Ring Disabled Menu Level ► USB KB Wakeup From S3 Disabled Power On by Mouse Disabled Power On by Keyboard Disabled ↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select...

  • Page 43: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PnP/PCI Configurations Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations PCI Slot Init Display First PCI Slot Item Help Menu Level ► Resources Controlled By Auto x IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment...

  • Page 44: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled ▲ Item Help Disabled 38 ○ C █ Current CPU Temperature 39 ○ C █ Menu Level ► Current System Temperature 37 ○ C █ Current NB Temperature █...

  • Page 45: Gladiator Bios

    This item shows the Current NBFan Speed auto-detected by the system. ► Current CPU/DRAM/NB Voltage These items show the Current CPU/DRAM/NB Voltage detected automatically by the system. ► Current + 5.0V / + 12V / + 3.3V / VBAT These items show the + 5.0V / + 12V / + 3.3V / VBAT Voltage detected automatically by the system.

  • Page 46: Spread Spectrum

    ► PCI Clock This item allows you to adjust the PCI bus clock. Configuration options: [Synchronous] (Synchronous with PCI Express bus clock); [33.6 MHz]; [37.3 MHz]; [42.0 MHz]. ***Miscellaneous*** ► Auto Detect PCI Clock This item is used to allow the system to supply the PCI slot bus clock if system detected a PCI add-on card on the slot.

  • Page 47: Virtualization Technology

    CPUID MaxVal to 3. Should be [Disabled] for WinXP. ► C1E Function C1E represents Enhanced HALT State. It is a feature which Intel CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state. C1E drops the CPU's multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT (halt) command is issued.
  • Page 48 ► DRAM Timing Selectable This item is used to enable/disable provision of DRAM timing by SPD device. The Serial Presence Detect (SPD) device is a small EEPROM chip, mounted on a DDR2 memory module. It contains important information about the module's speed, size, addressing mode and various other parameters, so that the motherboard memory controller (chipset) can better access the memory.
  • Page 49 All Voltage Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility All Voltage Control ******** All Voltage Control ******** Item Help x CPU Voltage Multiplier x 1.000 x CPU Voltage Setting 1.3250V Menu Level ► 1.3250V Target CPU Voltage Current CPU Voltage 1.3360V 1.3250V Default CPU Voltage...
  • Page 50 Restore My Setting Restore x Clear My Setting Clear Choose storage section 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 to ********** Foxconn Function ********** store your over clock Smart Boot Menu Disabled setting. If you store Smart Power LED...

  • Page 51: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    load fail-Safe Defaults If you encounter any system unstable problem, you may try to Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. Select this option and press <Enter>. A dialogue box pops out, press <Y> then press <Enter> to load the defaults;...
  • Page 52 The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. This chapter includes the following information : ■ Utility CD Introduction ■ AEGIS PANEL ■ FOX LiveUpdate Note : Because each module is independent, so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module, please understand.

  • Page 53: 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 Click on "Install Driver", then use these options to install all the necessary drivers for your motherboard.
  • Page 54 Use these options to install additional software programs. AeGIS PANel Foxconn new utility software for monitoring system information. See “AEGIS PANEL” for details. Fox LiveUpdate The Fox LiveUpdate allows you to backup or update the system BIOS, drivers and utilities in ®...
  • Page 55 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. This section is helping you to create a floppy diskette with RAID driver.

  • Page 56: Aegis Panel

    AeGIS PANel This is Foxconn’s new utility software. Aegis Panel, is a Windows innovation tool to provide fan control, alarm function and system monitoring information such as fan speed, temperature, voltage and CPU clock etc.. The powerful features are: Overclocking (OC) HWM INFO.

  • Page 57: Overclocking

    Open Aegis Panel and directly enter configure mode. Exit : Close Aegis program. 2. Overclocking Click on "Foxconn" button to open/close the display screen. The information of CPU, memory, and PCIE clocks are displayed. Open/Close screen Click on green button to go to Control Panel. Click on OC icon to visit Overclocking menu which...

  • Page 58: Hwm Info

    3. HWM INfo. (Hardware Monitor Information) Click "HWM INFO." button in the opening CONTROL PANEL to show the sensor's information. Within this display, you can view the fan's speeds, temperatures and voltages. Click to go to Fan Control menu Click to view HW Monitor menu Click on the rotating-fan button to control each fan function.

  • Page 59: Alarm

    4. AlARM Click "ALARM" button to trigger the warning events. It allows you to set the low/high limits of the monitoring sensors. You can select a particular sensor to be watched carefully, or choose them all. If the monitoring value is lower than the low limit or higher than the high limit, and the Action setting in CONFIG menu was set to "Ask Me", then you can hear buzzer sounds and the hazard light is blinking.

  • Page 60: Config

    5. CoNfIG Click "CONFIG" button to configure Aegis function. (Recommend using default values if possible). Go to System Tray fahrenheit / Celsius scales : You can select temperature scales between them. external / onboard Speaker : It allows you to choose the warning tone devices. Refresh Interval : It is used to select the interval of refreshing the current monitoring information such as the CPU clock, temperature, voltage etc..

  • Page 61: 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 62 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 63: 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 64 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 65 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 66: 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 67 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 68: 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 69: Chapter 5 Raid Configuration

    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 70: Data Storage

    3. Several SATA hard disks. 4. A RAID driver diskette. 5. MARS CD. (To create RAID driver diskette if it is not bundled.) 6. Windows XP or Vista Install CD. Existing Windows XP (Vista) system with new RAID built as data storage.

  • Page 71: 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 72 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 73: Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager

    Matrix Storage Manager ® Intel Matrix Storage technology supports RAID 0 ,RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 ® The Intel (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 74: Create A Raid Driver Diskette

    Windows Vista has native RAID driver in itself, you can skip these steps. 1. Find another PC, put a diskette into its floppy drive, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the MARS driver CD into CD- ROM drive, the screen will come out. Click on "Create RAID Driver Floppy" icon.
  • Page 75 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 76: 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 IDE Device” item and press <Enter> to go to the configuration items. 3.

  • Page 77: 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 78: 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 79 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 80 8. In “Create Volume” item, press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0 RAID Level:...
  • Page 81 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 82 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 83 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 84 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 85: 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 86 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 87 6. It will skip “Strip Size” menu for RAID1. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0...
  • Page 88 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 89 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 90 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 91 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 92 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 93: 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 94 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 95: 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 ®...
  • Page 96 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 97 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 98 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 99: 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 v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 100: 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 101 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 102 7. Depending on South Bridge chip of your system, select appropriate driver for it. Here, we choose Intel ® ICH8R/ICH9R 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 103 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 104: 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 105 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. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode...
  • Page 106 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 107 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 108: Appendix - Crossfile

    Catalyst Control Center : ■ CrossFire Ready motherboard, such as Foxconn’s MARS. ■ CrossFire Edition graphics card that works as the master graphics card. ■...
  • Page 109 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 110 Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFire technology. It is recommended using 400-450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy ■ the benefit of CrossFire technology. ■ One PCI Express x16 slot will work at x16 mode and the other will work at x4 mode when you are using CrossFire technology.

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