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  • Page 1 Z75A/Z77A Series Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Statement: This manual is the intellectual property of Foxconn, Inc. Although the infor- mation in this manual may be changed or modified at any time, Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Version: User’s Manual V1.0 for Z75A/Z77A Series motherboard.

  • 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 Z75A/Z77A Motherboard Series is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) ■ EN 55022: 1998/A2: 2003 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment ■ EN 61000-3-2/:2000...
  • Page 4 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: FOXCONN Model Name: Z75A/Z77A Series 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 COMPANY LTD Address: 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.
  • Page 5 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. ■ Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before installing or removing CPU, memory, expansion cards or other peripherals. It is recommended to unplug the AC power cord from the power supply outlet.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TAbLe Of CONTeNTS Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1-1 Product Specifications ................2 1-2 Layout ....................4 1-3 Back Panel Connectors ................5 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ............8 Install the CPU ..................8 2-2 Install the Memory ................11 Dual Channel Memory Configuration ............11 Installing a Memory .................12 2-3 Install an Expansion Card ..............13 2-4 Install other Internal Connectors ............14 2-5 Clear CMOS ..................18 2-6 Onboard Button ..................18 2-7 Onboard Debug LED ................19...
  • Page 7 3. Fan Page - Fan Control ..............50 4-3 FOX LiveUpdate ...................51 1. Local Update ..................51 2. Online Update ..................53 3. Configure ....................56 4. About & Help ..................58 4-3 FOX LOGO ..................59 4-4 FOX DMI ....................60 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration 5-1 RAID Configuration Introduction ............62 5-2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology ............64 5-3 Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks ..........64 5-4 Create a RAID driver diskette .............65 5-5 BIOS Configuration ................66 5-6 Create RAID in BIOS ................66...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

    Chapter 1 Product Introduction Thank you for buying Foxconn Z75A/Z77A Series moth- erboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for break-through performance. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Product Specifications ■ Layout ■ Back Panel Connectors...

  • Page 9: Product Specifications

    1-1 Product Specifications ® Support Intel Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge LGA 1155 Processors Max processor power up to 95W For the latest CPU information, please visit: http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx ® Chipset Intel Z75 (Z75A-S) ® Intel Z77 (Z77A-S) 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMMs Memory Support up to 32GB of system memory Dual channel DDR3 2400(oc)/2133(oc)/1866(oc)/1600(oc)/1333MHz (oc: overclocking) 2 x PCI Express x16 slots Expansion Slots -PCI-E1_16X support PCI Express 3.0 16X bandwidth...
  • Page 10 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 4 x SATA 2.0 connectors 2 x USB 2.0 headers 1 x USB 3.0 header 1 x SPDIF OUT header 1 x INTR header 1 x COM1 header 1 x Clear CMOS header Onboard Button Power On/Off button and LED Reset button Debug LED 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port Back Panel 4 x USB 2.0 ports Connectors 1 x VGA port...

  • Page 11: Layout

    PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 1-2 Layout 15 16 17 18 19 1. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 14. Power On/Off Button 2. SYS_FAN Header 15. Clear CMOS Header 3. PCI Express x1 Slot 16. Debug LED 4. PCI Express x16 Slot 17. INTR Header 18. SATA 2.0 Header 5. PCI Slot 6. Front Audio Header 19. SATA 3.0 Header 20. Chipset: Intel® Z75/Z77 7.

  • Page 12: Back Panel Connectors

    PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 1-3 back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard Port Line Out VGA Port USB 3.0 Port LAN Port Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In USB 2.0 Port USB 2.0 Port DVI-D Port HDMI Port Audio Port 1. PS/2 Keyboard Port Use the upper port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. 2. USb 2.0 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc.
  • Page 13 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 8. Audio Ports For the definition of each audio port, please refer to the table below: 2-channel 4-channel Port 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 Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Orange Center/Subwoofer Out Center/Subwoofer Out Black...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter introduces the hardware installation pro- cess, including the installation of the CPU, memory, pow- er supply, slots, pin headers and the mounting of clear CMOS. Caution should be exercised during the installa- tion 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

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU : ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage. ■ Locate the pin one of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly. (Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket.) ■ Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU.
  • Page 16 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 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 socket.

  • Page 17: Install The Cpu Cooler

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. 2. Place the four bolts of the CPU 1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU. cooler to the holes of the motherboard, push them straight down from the top, and the bolts will be fastened on the...

  • Page 18: Install The Memory

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 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, and please select Dual channel first to achieve optimum performance. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage. ■ Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one direction.

  • Page 19: Installing A Memory

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing a Memory If you take a look at front side of memory module, it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle, so it can only fit in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules into the sockets. Notch Step 1: Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket. Place the memory module onto the socket, then put your fingers on top edge of the module, and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket.

  • Page 20: Install An Expansion Card

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-3 Install an expansion Card ■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. PCI Express x16 (PCI-E1_16X support PCI Express 3.0 16X bandwidth) (PCI-E2_16X support PCI Express 2.0 4X bandwidth) PCI Express x1 follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1.

  • Page 21: Install Other Internal Connectors

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 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 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 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 HDD-LED PWR-LED indicator LED. It indicates the active status RESET-SW PWR-SW of the hard disks. This 2-pin connector is...
  • Page 23 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Audio Connector: f_AUDIO A_MIC2_L AUD_GND The audio connector supports HD Audio stand- A_MIC2_R PRESENCEJ ard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. A_LINE2_R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND EMPTY A_LINE2_L SENSE2_RETURN COM Connector : COM1 F_AUDIO This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase another RS232 cable with a 9-pin RLSD SOUT...
  • Page 24 HARDWARE INSTALLATION fan Connectors: CPU_fAN, SYS_fAN1, fAN1 The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in the BIOS Setup. These fans can be auto- matically turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 sleeping states. POWER +12V SENSE CONTROL CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1 FAN1...

  • Page 25: Clear Cmos

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-5 Clear CMOS Clear CMOS Header: CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time information, hardware password...etc.). Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified. The steps to clear CMOS data are : 1.

  • Page 26: Onboard Debug Led

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-7 Onboard Debug LED 2-digital LED readout displays hardware status and enables quick error diagnosis.

  • Page 27: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 bIOS Setup 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

    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 <Del> to enter setup, Press <f7> to enter boot menu” appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press <DEL>...

  • Page 29: Main

    Embedded Control Version 12.F1.10 System BIOS Version BA3F1P02 ME Firmware Version 8.0.0.1351 IGFX VBIOS Version 2126 Model Name Z75A-S CPU Information Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 3.00GHz Processor Type IvyBridge Processor Speed 3000 MHz → ←: Select Screen Microcode Revision ↑ ↓: Select Item...

  • Page 30: Advanced

    BIOS SETUP Advanced Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced OC Plus Boot Security Save & Exit Advanced Enabled/Disabled Boot Option Legacy OpROM Support for Legacy Network Devices. Launch PXE OpROM [Disabled] Launch Storage OpROM [Enabled] ▶...

  • Page 31: Chipset Configuration

    BIOS SETUP ► LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. ► Azalia HD Audio This item is used to enable or disable the Azalia HD Audio Controller. ► Serial Port This item is used to enable or disable serial port (COM1). ► Change Serial Port Setting This item is used to select an optimal setting for super IO device.

  • Page 32: Pci Express Settings

    BIOS SETUP PCI Express Settings Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PCI Express Device Register Settings Enables or Disables PCI No Snoop [Enabled] Express Device No Snoop option. Maximum Payload [Auto] Maximum Read Request [Auto] PCI-E1_16X Slot ASPM Support [Disabled] PCI-E2_16X Slot ASPM Support...

  • Page 33: Acpi Configuration

    BIOS SETUP ACPI Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced ACPI Configuration Select the hignest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] pressed. Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled] S3 Video Repost...

  • Page 34: Sata Configuration

    BIOS SETUP be wake up. ► Wake on PCI/PCIe Device This item is used to control the wake on PCI/PCIe device from S3/S4/S5/G3 function and S1 not support wake. When you set ‘Deep Sleep Mode’ to [Enabled] and set this item to [Enabled], only S3 state can be wake up. ► Wake on PS/2 KB from S1 and S3 This item is used to enable or disable PS2 key board wake up from S1 and S3 state. SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Configuration (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. SATA Controller(s) [Enabled] SATA Mode Selection...

  • Page 35: Usb Configuration

    BIOS SETUP ► Hot Plug (Appears when “SATA Mode” is set to [RAID]/[AHCI) The hot plug function allows for device detection without power being applied and ability to connect and disconnect devices without prior notification to the system. This item is used to enable or disable hot plug function for SATA hard disks when in RAID/AHCI mode. ► External SATA (Appears when “SATA Mode” is set to [AHCI]) This item is used to allow an outside the box connection of up to 2 meters (when using the cable defined in SATA-IO) or not. ► Spin up Device(Appears when “SATA Mode” is set to [AHCI]) This item is used to select if the SATA controller supports staggered spin-up on its ports, for use in balancing power spikes.
  • Page 36 BIOS SETUP This item is used to select the USB mass storage device start unit command time-out. Default value is [20 sec]. ► Device power-up delay This item is used to set the maximum time the device will take before it can report itself to the host controller. [Auto] : This is default option.

  • Page 37: Oc Plus

    BIOS SETUP OC Plus Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced OC Plus Boot Security Save & Exit OC Plus OC Plus Bclock (FSB) Override setting. CPU Bclock Override (1/100 MHz) 10000 ▶ CPU Configuration ▶...
  • Page 38 BIOS SETUP This item is used to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. ► VID Override for Max Turbo Ratio This item is used to set VID override for max Turbo Ratio in 1/256 volts. ► IA Core Current Max(1/8 Amp) This item is used to set IA Core current max value for factory long duration power limit. Default value is get from CPU MSR. ► iGFX Core Current Max(1/8 Amp) This item is used to set iGFX Core current max value for factory long duration power limit.

  • Page 39: Memory Configuration

    BIOS SETUP systems and applications in independent partitions or “containers.” One physical compute system can function as multiple “virtual” systems. Vanderpool Technology can help improve future virtualization solutions. This item will be displayed only when the CPU is supporting this feature and the setting is used to enable/disable it. ► Hardware Prefetcher The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its requirements and prefetches data and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be...

  • Page 40: Voltage Configuration

    BIOS SETUP ► Memory Clock Multiplier This item is used to set the memory clock multiplier. ► Memory Multiplier This item is used to set the memory multiplier ratio. ► CAS# Latency(tCL) This item dispalys the CAS Latency time. The CAS Latency is the number of clock cycles that elapse from the time the request for data is sent to the actual memory location until the data is transmitted from the module.

  • Page 41: Hardware Monitor

    BIOS SETUP Adjusting the voltage beyond the memories default voltage could result in damage to memory controller. ►CPU VSA Voltage This item is used to set the CPU VSA voltage. ► PCH Core Voltage This item is used to set the PCH Core voltage. ► CPU VTT (Uncore) Voltage This item is used to select the CPU VTT (Uncore) voltage.
  • Page 42 BIOS SETUP ► CPU Temperature These items show the current CPU temperature detected automatically by the system. ► System Temperature These items show the current System temperature detected automatically by the system. ► CPU FAN Speed This item shows the current CPU FAN speed detected automatically by the system. ► System FAN Speed This item shows the current System FAN speed detected automatically by the system.

  • Page 43: Boot

    BIOS SETUP boot Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced OC Plus Boot Security Save & Exit Boot Boot Configuration Select the keyboard NumLock state Bootup Numlock State [On] Quiet Boot [Enabled] Fast Boot [Enabled] UEFI Boot [Disabled] Set Boot Priorities...

  • Page 44: Security

    BIOS SETUP Security Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced OC Plus Boot Security Save & Exit Security Password Description Set Administrator Password If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup.

  • Page 45: Save & Exit

    BIOS SETUP Save & Exit Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced OC Plus Boot Security Save & Exit Save & Exit Save Changes and Exit Set Administrator Password Discard Changes and Exit Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Save Options Save Changes...
  • Page 46 BIOS SETUP the performances of system components. But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion cards were installed), the system might fail to work. ► Save as User Defaults If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen. Select [Yes] to save the changes done so far as user defaults, select [No] or <ESC>...

  • Page 47: Chapter 4 Cd Instruction

    Chapter 4 CD Instruction 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: ■ Install driver and utility ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI...

  • Page 48: Install Driver And Utility

    Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click Drop to System Tray Exit the program Visit Foxconn's Show Utilities Show Drivers Browse CD View User’s Manual website Choose the items you...

  • Page 49: Install Utility

    CD INSTRUCTION 2. Install Utility Use these options to install additional software programs. And click “User’s Manual“ button to view the product manual. The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 7 based system. The appearance may change with different Operating Systems.

  • Page 50: Fox One

    CD INSTRUCTION 4-2 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 : ■ Monitor hardware temperatures, voltages, frequencies and fan speeds.

  • Page 51: Main Page

    CD INSTRUCTION 1. Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages. Alert Lamp When the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. When the system is in abnormal state, the alert lamp color is red.
  • Page 52 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 Configuration 1). Monitor interval (ms) : This is to define the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be displayed...
  • Page 53 CD INSTRUCTION 2). Simple Mode : To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode. Messages such as CPU frequency, voltage...etc., they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode. 3). F.I.S. Calibration (FOX Intelligent Stepping, Optional) This function will re-calibrate the CPU's loading, and it may take several minutes to proceed.

  • Page 54: Limit Setting

    CD INSTRUCTION 2. Limit Setting 2.1 Limit Setting - CPU Temperature This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Show current CPU Setting page temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU...
  • Page 55 CD INSTRUCTION 2.2 Limit Setting - System Temperature This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function. Show current system temperature value Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of system temperature Set high limit by dragging the lever...
  • Page 56 CD INSTRUCTION 2.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of system Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever...

  • Page 57: Fan Page - Fan Control

    CD INSTRUCTION 3. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual. When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system. Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever Apply the changes...

  • Page 58: Fox Liveupdate

    CD INSTRUCTION 4-3 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 XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) 1. Local Update 1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information.
  • Page 59 CD INSTRUCTION Key in a BIOS name Click here 1-3 Local Update - Update This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file. After click “Update”, An alert message will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue, click “Yes” to confirm. A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation. You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS file before the setup wizard starts. FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update. This feature can be enabled in the "Configure-System" setup. Please refer to "Configure- System" section for more detail. The default backup directory is C:\LiveUpdate_ Temp, but the backup file name will be automatically generated. It is hard to find it out from a backup directory, and we recommend you using Explorer to check date/ time message of this backup file to find it out and write its name down to remember...

  • Page 60: Online Update

    CD INSTRUCTION 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 Select BIOS to update Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver...
  • Page 61 CD INSTRUCTION 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 from Internet Select the utility to update...
  • Page 62 CD INSTRUCTION 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 BIOS information Browse detailed driver information Browse detailed utility information Close the window...

  • Page 63: Configure

    CD INSTRUCTION 3. Configure 3-1 Configure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualified item found, it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step. Click here Set auto search options Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate...
  • Page 64 CD INSTRUCTION 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 determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up.

  • Page 65: About & Help

    CD INSTRUCTION 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. Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash(Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM ) Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Apply the changes Reset to default value We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage.

  • Page 66: Fox Logo

    CD INSTRUCTION 4-3 fOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST (Power-On Self-Test). You can prepare a JPG image (1024x768) file, then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the boot time Logo. Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS "Quiet Boot" setting in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Page 67: Fox Dmi

    CD INSTRUCTION 4-4 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.

  • Page 68: Chapter 5 Raid Configuration

    Chapter 5 RAID Configuration This chapter includes the following information: ■ RAID Configuration Introduction ■ Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology ■ Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks ■ Create a RAID Driver Diskette ■ BIOS Configuration ■ Create RAID in BIOS ■ Install a New Windows XP...

  • Page 69: Raid Configuration Introduction

    RAID CONFIGURATION What kinds of hardware and software you need here: 1. A floppy drive. 2. A CD-ROM drive. 3. Several SATA hard disks. 4. A RAID driver diskette. 5. A motherboard driver CD. 6. Windows XP or Windows 7 Install CD. Steps to install a new Windows XP (Windows 7) in a brand new RAID system: 1.
  • Page 70 RAID CONFIGURATION 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. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance.

  • Page 71: Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

    RAID CONFIGURATION 5-2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 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. There are two 149.0GBs and two 74.5GBs. A creation of second volume will also be well described. In each screen, there is also a message bar about each key’s function, such as <Tab>, <Enter>, <Del>...etc.

  • Page 72: Create A Raid Driver Diskette

    RAID CONFIGURATION 5-4 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. Windows 7 has native RAID driver in itself, you can skip these steps. 1. Find a PC, put a diskette into its floppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the driver CD into DVD-ROM drive.

  • Page 73: Bios Configuration

    RAID CONFIGURATION 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. 10. Install Serial ATA Hard Disks : 10-1.

  • Page 74: Create Raid Volume

    RAID CONFIGURATION 2. 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 75 RAID CONFIGURATION Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0 RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe) [ SELECT DISKS ] Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk...
  • Page 76 RAID CONFIGURATION Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0 RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe) Disks: Select Disks 128KB 128KB Strip Size: 298.1 GB Capacity: Sync: Create Volume HELP The following are typical values:...
  • Page 77 RAID CONFIGURATION Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0 RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe) Disks: Select Disks 128KB Strip Size: Capacity: 150 GB Sync: Create Volume Create Volume HELP...
  • Page 78 RAID CONFIGURATION 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: Volume0 Volume0...
  • Page 79 RAID CONFIGURATION Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0-1 RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe) [ SELECT DISKS ] Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Member Disk Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk...
  • Page 80 RAID CONFIGURATION Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0-1 RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe) Disks: Select Disks 128KB 128KB Strip Size: 148.1 Capacity: Sync: Create Volume HELP The following are typical values:...

  • Page 81: Create Raid

    RAID CONFIGURATION 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 82 RAID CONFIGURATION 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to dispaly the hard disks list for this RAID1 system. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID1 RAID Level: RAID1(Mirror) [ SELECT DISKS ] Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM...
  • Page 83 RAID CONFIGURATION 6. It will skip “Strip Size” menu for RAID1. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID1 RAID Level: RAID1(Mirror) Disks: Select Disks Strip Size: 74.5 GB...
  • Page 84 RAID CONFIGURATION 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) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 85 RAID CONFIGURATION 5. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering “Strip Size” menu. The default value is 64K. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 86 RAID CONFIGURATION 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) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 87 RAID CONFIGURATION 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID5 system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID5 RAID Level: RAID5(Parity) [ SELECT DISKS ] Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM...
  • Page 88 RAID CONFIGURATION 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 89: Delete Raid Volume

    RAID CONFIGURATION 3. Delete RAID Volume 1. Take TryRAID5 for example. Select “2. Delete RAID Volume” in main menu and press <Enter>. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. MAIN MENU 1 . Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options 2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6.

  • Page 90: Reset Disks To Non-Raid

    RAID CONFIGURATION Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. DELETE VOLUME MENU Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable TryRAID5 RAID5(Parity) 3 149.1GB Normal Yes TryRAID0 ID0(Stripe) 2 465.8GB Normal DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST! HELP (This does not apply to Recovery volumes)
  • Page 91 RAID CONFIGURATION Example 1. Reset a RAID0 system. 1. A TryRAID0 volume was built with two 149.0GB 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 92 RAID CONFIGURATION 3. Select Hitachi 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. MAIN MENU 1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options RESET RAID DATA Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures 3.
  • Page 93 RAID CONFIGURATION 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 94 RAID CONFIGURATION Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. MAIN MENU 1 . Create RAID Volume 4. Recover Volume Options DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED 2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options "Degraded" volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting 3.

  • Page 95: Recovery Volume Options

    RAID CONFIGURATION 5. Recovery Volume Options 1. “Recovery Volume Options” is only available when “Recovery” is built. Here, we take TryRecovery as an example, select “4. Recovery Volume Options” in main menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays: Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 96: Exit Raid Bios

    RAID CONFIGURATION 4. Press <Space> key to select it and press <Enter>, it returns to the main menu. You can see the 74.5GB disk is offline, and actions of Recovery change from Contious Update mode to On-Request. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Uption ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. MAIN MENU 4. Recovery Volume Options 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Acceleration Options 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 6. Exit [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volume : Name...

  • Page 97: Install A New Windows Xp

    RAID CONFIGURATION 5-7 Install a New Windows XP When set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID, you need to follow the following steps to install Windows OS. 1. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive.
  • Page 98 RAID CONFIGURATION 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 99 RAID CONFIGURATION 7. Depending on South Bridge chip of your system, select appropriate driver for it. Here, because the SATA mode is set to RAID, we choose "Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller" . Press <Enter> to select it. If the SATA mode in BIOS is set to AHCI, this screen will show different drivers, and we need choose the item shown bellow.
  • Page 100 RAID CONFIGURATION 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. Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer.

  • Page 101: Appendix

    APPENDIX Appendix Technology ATI® CrossfireX Introduction ATI® CrossFireX 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 ATI® GPU solution. It allows up to four identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. The CrossFireX requires the following components to be available in order to appear as an option within Catalyst Control Center : ■ CrossFireXT...
  • Page 102 APPENDIX 5. Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer. Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your desktop. 6. Double-click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon to launch it. Click “View” --> Select “Advanced View” --> Click “CrossFireTM” --> Set “Enable CrossFireTM” to Yes. Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFireX technology.

  • Page 103: Usb Charger Introduction

    APPENDIX USB Charger Introduction If your Operating System does not support charging mode, USB Charger can provide you addi- tional convenient way to support the battery charging function, with this, you can charge devices that comply with the BC1.2 specifications, such as ipad, ipod, iphone, etc. Setup Guide 1. Check the “Deep Sleep Mode” in BIOS is set as “Disabled”, and the “USB Standby Power” is set as “Enabled”.

  • Page 104: Intel® Smart Response Technology

    APPENDIX Intel® Smart Response Technology Intel® Smart Response Technology is an Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (RST) caching feature that improves computer system performance. It allows a user to configure computer systems with an SSD used as cache memory between the hard disk drive and system memory. System Requirements System BIOS with SATA mode set to RAID Solid State Drive (SSD) with a minimum capacity of 18.6GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and SSD must be installed in internal SATA port Operating System: Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 Enable Intel®...
  • Page 105 APPENDIX 3. Click “Enable Accelerate” which is under “acceleration” icon, picture 2 will appear. In it you need to select the size of SSD( Solid-state Driver) allocated for the cache memory, the boot disk or volume and the acceleration mode, then click “OK”. 4. The setting of Intel® Smart Response Technology is finished, Hard disk is accelerated. The effect of acceleration depends on the rate of SSD. SSD will become a part of Hard disk after Enable acceleration. So SSD can be removed only after Disable acceleration, otherwise, Hard disk cannot be used.

  • Page 106: Intel® Rapid Start Technology

    APPENDIX Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology can get your system up and running faster from even the deepest sleep, saving time and battery life. System Requirements CPU: Intel® i3 or latter Storage: SATA HDD and Solid State Disk(SSD) / Solid State Disk (SSD) only BIOS: With “Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology”...
  • Page 107 APPENDIX 5. In the diskpart prompt, input the following commands and press Enter to execute them: select disk 1 (MUST select SSD ONLY) create partition primary set id=84 override All the data on the selected disk will be lost, you can backup them beforehand if necessary.
  • Page 108 APPENDIX 7. Enable “Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology” in BIOS. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology [Enabled] Enable or Disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. 8. Boot your System, install “Intel® Rapid Start Technology” in Driver CD. 9. After finishing this installation, the Rapid Start function will ready.

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