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  • Page 1 Renaissance 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 Renaissance 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: Renaissance 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 OnBoard Button..................18 OnBoard LED ..................18 OnBoard Debug LED ................18...
  • Page 7 Online Update ..................62 Configure ..................65 About & Help ..................67 FOX LOGO .....................68 FOX DMI ....................69 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction.............72 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager ..............74 Create a RAID Driver Diskette ...............75 BIOS Configuration ................77 Create RAID in BIOS................77 Install a New Windows XP ..............101 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage ......105 Appendix - Crossfire...
  • Page 8 Thank you for buying Foxconn Renaissance 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, Renaissance enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

  • Page 9: Product Specifications

    1-1 Product Specifications Support LGA1366 socket Intel ® CPU: Intel ® Core™ i7 processors 4.8 / 6.4 (GT/sec) North Bridge: Intel ® X58 Chipset South Bridge: Intel ® ICH10R Memory 6 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Support up to 24GB of system memory Three channel DDR3 1600(oc*)/1333(oc*)/1066MHz architecture (oc*: Overclocking) Audio...
  • Page 10 Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port Connectors 2 x ESATA ports (Controlled by Jmicron363) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out port 8 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU/System overheating shutdown...

  • Page 11: Layout

    1-2 layout 15 16 21 22 1. 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 15. Power On Button 2. North Bridge: Intel ® X58 16. Reset Button 3. SYS_FAN2 Header 17. SATA Connectors 4. HDA-DH Header 18. Clear COMS Button 5. PCI Express Slots (x16, Orange) 19.

  • Page 12: Back Panel Connectors

    1-3 back Panel Connectors Line In Line Out PS/2 Keyboard Port LAN Port 1394a Port Microphone In Subwoofer Optical S/PDIF Out Port Rear Speaker Side Speaker External USB Ports Coaxial S/PDIF Out Port USB Ports Audio Ports SATA Ports 1. Ps/2 Keyboard Port Use the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard.
  • Page 13 8. Audio Ports (HARP Card) 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. 2. Lift the metal cover on the CPU 1.

  • 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 DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard. Notch DIMM2 DIMM1...

  • 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 : PWR2 PWR2 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. Usb Connectors : f_Usb1/2 In addition to the eight USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides two 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard.
  • Page 23 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 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 TPB+ TPB- of the chassis. +12V +12V EMPTY F_1394...

  • Page 25: Onboard Button

    2-5 onboard button Power on button: PWR_oN Push the power on button to power on the system. Reset button: RsT Push the reset button to reboot the system. Clear CMos button: Cls_CMos_sW Turn off the AC power supply, push the CLS_CMOS _SW button and hold there for a couple of seconds to clear CMOS.
  • Page 26 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 27: 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 28 ► Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be setup through this menu. ► PC Health Status This setup enables you to read/change fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► Fox Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features (such as overclocking) can be set up through this menu, and there are CPU, memory configuration and Voltage control here.

  • Page 29: 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 30 Only). Month—month from 1 to 12. Date—date from 1 to 31. Year—year, set up by users. Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to input the value. ► MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address.

  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Settings Help Item WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Configure the IDE may cause system to malfunction. device(s). ► IDE configuration [Press Enter] [Press Enter] ►...
  • Page 32 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 33 Mapping Tabe: With PATA IDE With PATA IDE drives Without PATA IDE drives drives IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration SATA#1 Configuration SATA#1 Configuration SATA#1 Configuration SATA#1 Configuration Configure Compatible/Enhanced Disabled Compatible/Enhanced Disabled SATA#1 as SATA#2 Configuration SATA#2 Configuration SATA#2 Configuration SATA#2 Configuration RAID AHCI...

  • Page 34: Superio Configuration

    SuperIO Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. SuperIO Configuration Configure F71883FG Super IO Chipset Help Item Options IrDA Address [2F8/IRQ3] [2F8/IRQ3] IrDA Mode [IrDA (1.6us)] IR Duplex Mode [Half Duplex] IRTX Pin Select [Normal] IRRX Pin Select [Normal] IR Tx to Rx Delay Select [No Delay]...

  • Page 35: Onboard Device Configuration

    OnBoard Device Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. OnBoard Device Configuration OnBoard Device Configuration Help Item Options 1394 Controller [Enabled] Broadcom5786 Lan Controller [Enabled] Broadcom5786 Lan BOOTROM [Disabled] Enabled SAS Controller [Enabled] Disabled JMicron 36x ATA Controller [IDE Mode] HDA Controller [Enabled]...

  • Page 36: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Settings Help Item NB Revision Options Current QPI Frequency :4.800GT WARNING:Setting wrong values in below sections Disabled may cause system to malfunction. 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports [12 USB Ports]...

  • Page 37: Boot Configuration Features

    Boot Configuration Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Configuration Features Boot Settings Help Item ► Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings [Press Enter] during System Boot. ► Boot Device Priority [Press Enter] ► Hard Disk Drives [Press Enter] ►...
  • Page 38 ► Quick Boot While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the time needed to boot the system. ► Quiet Boot This item is used to enable/disable the quiet boot. [Disabled] : Displays the normal POST messages. [Enabled] : Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages.

  • Page 39: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup Power Management Setup Help Item ACPI Suspend Type [S3 (STR)] [S3 (STR)] Select the ACPI Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] state used for USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Enabled] System Suspend.
  • 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. When you select “Auto”, it means OS will automatically take care and assign which mode is the most suitable now.

  • Page 41: Pc Health Status

    PC Health status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status PC Health Status Help Item H/W Health Function [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables Hardware CPU Temperature C/183 Health Monitoring System Temperature C/107 Device. CPU Fan Speed :2127 RPM System Fan1 Speed :N/A...
  • Page 42 ► Fan Highest/Second/Third/Fourth/Lowest Setting This option is used to set system fan speed. You can modify the setting by pressing <+>/<-> key, or input a value directly. The illustration below can help you to know about the relationship between temperature and fan speed. ►...

  • Page 43: Fox Central Control Unit

    fox Central Control Unit CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Fox Central Control Unit Fox Central Control Unit Help Item WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Configure CPU. may cause system to malfunction. ► CPU Configuration [Press Enter] [Press Enter] ►...

  • Page 44: Cpu Configuration

    CPU Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Configuration Configure advanced CPU settings Help Item Module Version: 3F.12 Sets the ratio Manufacturer:Intel between CPU Core Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz Clock and the FSB Frequency :3.20GHz Frequency.
  • Page 45 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. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage and worm propagation.
  • Page 46 ► Intel(R) C-STATE Tech This item is used to enable or disable C-State. C-State means CPU idle is set to C2/C3/C4. ► C State Package limit Setting The selected option will be entered into C State package limit register. ► C1 Auto Demotion When enable, CPU will conditionally demote C3/C6/C7 request to C1 based on uncore auto- demote information.
  • Page 47 Mhz], [1600 Mhz], [1866 Mhz] and [2133 Mhz]. ► DRAM tCL This item controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. ► DRAM tRCD This item allows you to select a delay time (in clock cycles) between the CAS and RAS strobe signals.
  • Page 48 ► Memory Voltage Control This item is used to adjust memory voltage. The maximum voltage of available adjustment is “2.794V”. Adjusting the voltage beyond the memory default voltage could result in damage to memory. The DDR3 default volatge is “1.5V”. ►...

  • Page 49: Bios Security Features

    bIos security features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Security Settings Help Item Supervisor Password :Not Installed Install or Change the User Password :Not Installed password. [Press Enter] ► Change Supervisor Password [Press Enter] ►...

  • Page 50: 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 Load Optimal Defaults? values. Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let [OK] [OK] [Cancel]...
  • Page 51 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 52: 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. Driver Select "Driver", then use these options to install all the necessary drivers for your motherboard. You must click "Intel Chipset Driver"...
  • Page 53 Intel chipset Driver Use it to install Intel chipset driver. Realtek HDA Audio Driver Use it to install Realtek Audio driver. Broadcom LAN Driver Use it to install Broadcom LAN driver. Intel Raid Driver Use it to install Intel RAID driver. JMicron Raid Driver Use it to install JMicron RAID driver.
  • Page 54 Click it to visit Foxconn’s website. 4. browse CD Click it to browse the CD content. Foxconn provides another very usefull utility--FOX ONE. You can download it from Foxconn’s offical website. We will introduce it to you in the next section.

  • Page 55: 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 56: 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 57 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 58 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 59 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 60: 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 61 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 62: 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 63: 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 64 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 65: 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 66: 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 67: 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 68 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 69: 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 70 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 71 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 72: 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 73 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 74: 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 75: 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 bitmap image (640x480) file, then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the boot time Logo.

  • Page 76: 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 77 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 78: 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 79: 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 80 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 81: 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 82: Create A Raid Driver Diskette

    5-1 Create a RAID driver diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a AHCI or RAID system, you need to configure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first. You also need to create a RAID driver diskette for use in installing your Windows XP system.
  • Page 83 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 84: 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 “Advanced BIOS Features” from the “Main menu”, then select the “IDE Configuration” item and press <Enter> to go to the configuration items. 3.

  • Page 85: 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 86: 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 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 87 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 88 8. In “Create Volume” item, press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 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 89 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 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 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 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 91 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 92 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 93: 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 94 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 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 95 6. It will skip “Strip Size” menu for RAID1. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 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 96 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 97 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 98 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 99 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 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 100 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 101: 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 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 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 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 103: 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 104 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 105 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 106 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 107: 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 v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/D0 wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 108: 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 109 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 110 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 111 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 112: 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 113 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) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 114 ® 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 115 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 116: Appendix - Crossfire Tm Technology

    Catalyst Control Center : ■ CrossFire Ready motherboard, such as Foxconn’s Renaissance. ■ CrossFire Edition graphics card that works as the master graphics card. ■...
  • Page 117 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 118 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 the ■...

  • Page 119: Appendix - Nvidia ® Sli™ Technology

    Appendix - NVIDIA Technology ® 1. Introduction NVIDIA ® (Scalable Link Interface) technology takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture, and features intelligent hardware and software solutions to deliver earth-shattering PC performance in a multi NVIDIA ®...
  • Page 120 2. Align and firmly insert the 2-way SLI bridge onto the edge connector of each graphics card. Make sure that the bridge is firmly in place. 3. Connect power extension cable from the power supply to the graphics card power connector separately.
  • Page 121 2-3 Installing the graphics cards drivers 1. Power on your computer and boot into Operating System. 2. Install the NVIDIA graphics card drivers and restart your computer. 2-4 Enabling the NVIDIA ® slI technology 1. Right click on the empty space of Windows® and select "NVIDIA Control Panel"...
  • Page 122 2. When using two graphics cards: Select “Set SLI and Physix Configuration”, then click "Enable SLI", when done, click Apply to enable it. Select the “3D Setting” tab and enable the “Show SLI Visual Indicators” item. When using three graphics cards: The display is similar to the two graphics’...

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