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  • Page 1 BLACKOPS 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 BLACKOPS 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: BLACKOPS 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 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..............15 Install the Optional Accessory ..............20 Jumpers .......................22...
  • Page 7 HWM INFO.....................59 ALARM ....................60 CONFIG ....................61 FOX LiveUpdate Local Update ..................62 Online Update ..................64 Configure ....................67 About & Help ..................69 FOX DMI ......................70 FOX LOGO ....................71 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction ..............74 Intel Intel Matrix Storage Manager ..............76 ®...
  • Page 8 Thank you for buying Foxconn Quantum Force series motherboard- BLACKOPS. Foxconn Quantum Force products are engineered to maximi�e 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, BLACKOPS enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Product Introduction Package List Package List

    Package List Check your product package for the following items: Motherboard Foxconn BLACKOPS motherboard I/O modules 1 X USB 2.0 x 2 ports and 1 x 1394a module Cables 4 X SATA Power and Signal cables 2 X SATA Power and Signal cables right angle...

  • 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 Supports 45nm processors 45nm processors Support Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology Front Side Bus 1600/1333/1066/800 MH�...
  • Page 11 1 x COM1 connector connector 1 x IrDA connector 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 2 x RJ-45 LAN ports 1 x 1394a port 2 x External SATA ports...

  • Page 12: Layout

    1-2 Layout 1. 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 17. Reset Button 2. NB(North Bridge) FAN Header 18. Clear CMOS Button 3. FAN1/FAN2/FAN3 Header 19. Debug LED 4. FSB Select Jumper 20. BIOS Select Jumper 5. HDA_DH Header 21. BIOS ROM 1, BIOS ROM 2 6.

  • Page 13: Back Panel Connectors

    1-3 Back Panel Connectors Line In Line Out Coaxial Microphone PS/2 Mouse Port 1394a Port LAN Port S/PDIF Out Subwoofer Rear Speaker Side Speaker PS/2 Keyboard External SATA USB Port Optical Audio Ports Port Port S/PDIF Out 1. PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse.
  • Page 14 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 Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Orange Center/Subwoofer Out Center/Subwoofer Out Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out...
  • 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. Remove protective socket cover.

  • 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 DDR3 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 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 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. Pin # Definition Pin # Definition +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 RESET-SW PWR-SW Hard Disk LeD Connector �HDD-LeD� EMPTY Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED. It indicates the active status of the hard disks. This 2-pin connector is directional with +/- sign.
  • Page 25 COM Connector : COM1 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase another RS232 RLSD SOUT cable with a 9-pin D-sub connector at one end to connect with the external RS232 device and another end with 10- EMPTY pin female connector to connect with COM1 connector in the motherboard.
  • Page 26 HD Audio Connector : HDA_DH There is no onboard audio on the motherboard, so we outfit a SONAR card (in the package). This header is used to connect the SONAR card to the back panel. BCLK RSTJ 3.3V SYNC SDOUT 3.3V SPKR SPDIF...

  • Page 27: Install The Optional Accessory

    2-5 Install the Optional Accessory Before you install the Water-Cooling Cap or Extreme-Cooling Tower, you should fasten the O Ring onto the heatsink cooler. O Ring (black rubber band) 1. Install the Water-Cooling Cap screw screw Place the Water-Cooling Cap above O Ring and fasten four screws to fix it on the heatsink cooler.
  • Page 28 3. Install the Chipset Fan First place the chipset fan above heatsink cooler, its attach 3-wire connector to the NB fan header on the motherboard, then use the screws to fasten it. 4. Quantum Flow-GPU Blower The 120mm fan provides good cooling for the graphics card, especially in multi-GPU setups. 5.

  • Page 29: Jumpers

    2-6 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 30 BIOS Select Jumper: BIOS_SeLeCT The jumper is used to select the booting from BIOS ROM 1 or BIOS ROM 2. You can refer to the following table for the setting. BIOS_SELECT BIOS ROM 1 BIOS ROM 2 Definition Description Function Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Force BIOS ROM 1 Set Pin 3 and Pin 4 closed...

  • Page 31: Onboard Button

    2-7 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: CLR_CMOS1 Turn off the AC power supply, push the CLR_CMOS1 button and hold there for a couple of seconds to clear CMOS.

  • Page 32: Onboard Debug Led

    2-9 Onboard Debug LED 2-digital LED readout displays hardware status and enables quick error diagnosis.
  • Page 33 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 34: 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 35 ► 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 36: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS features This submenu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, floppy drive and so on. Use the arrow up/down keys to select an item, then use the <+> or <-> keys to change the setting.
  • Page 37 Award (Phoenix) BIOS can support 3 HDD modes: CHS, LBA and Large. For HDD <528MB For HDD >528MB & Supporting LBA (Logical Block Addressing) Large For HDD>528MB but not supporting LBA Note: Set to �Auto�� , the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode automati- cally.

  • Page 38: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Press Enter Item Help CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabled CPU L3 Cache Enabled Menu Level ► Hyper-Threading Technology Enabled First Boot Device Hard Disk Select Hard Disk Boot Second Boot Device...
  • Page 39 ► Gate A20 Option This feature determines how Gate A20 is used to address memory above 1MB. When this option is set to Fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate A20. But when set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves memory access speed and thus, overall system speed, especially with OS/2 and Windows.

  • Page 40: Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Features

    ► Debug Code Control Debug Code Control This item allows you to select debug code control mode. Select "LPC", you can use onboard 80 LED; Select "PCI", you must insert debug card into PCI slot. Select "PCI", you must insert debug card into PCI slot. insert debug card into PCI slot.

  • Page 41: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help Press Enter ► OnBoard Device Control Press Enter ► USB Device Setting Press Enter Menu Level ► OnBoard FDC Controller Enabled OnBoard Serial Port 3F8/IRQ4 OnBoard IrDA Port 2F8/IRQ3...

  • Page 42: Onchip Ide Device

    OnChip IDE Device Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode Item Help LEGACY Mode Support Disabled x Turbo Memory Support Disabled Menu Level ► OnBoard IDE/SATA Chip IDE Mode ↑↓��������:Move Enter:Select ��������:Move Enter:Select :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help...
  • Page 43 OnBoard Device Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnBoard Device Control HD Audio Controller Enabled Item Help Enabled OnBoard 1394 Controller Enabled OnBoard LAN 1 Controller Enabled Menu Level ► OnBoard LAN 2 Controller Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled ↑↓��������:Move Enter:Select ��������:Move Enter:Select...

  • Page 44: Usb Device Setting

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

  • Page 45: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ► Power On Function Press Enter Press Enter Item Help ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S3(STR) Menu Level ► Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-off Resume by Alarm Disabled x Date(of Month) Alarm x Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0...
  • Page 46 ► Power On Function Press <Enter> to its submenu. ► 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 47: Power On Function

    Power On function Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power On Function Wake-Up by PCI/PME Disabled Disabled Item Help USB KB Wake-Up from S3 USB KB Wake-Up from S3 Disabled Power On by Mouse Power On by Mouse Disabled Menu Level ► Power On by Keyboard Disabled ↑↓��������:Move Enter:Select...

  • Page 48: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PnP/PCI Configurations Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations PCI Slot Init Display First PCI Slot Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled 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...

  • Page 49: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Disabled Item Help 62 ○ C Current CPU Temperature 30 ○ C Current System Temperature Menu Level ► 35 ○ C Current NB Temperature Smart CPUFan Function Smart FAN Smart CPUFan Duty Cycle Smart CPU Fan Speed...
  • Page 50 This item shows the Current NBFan Speed auto-detected by the system. ► Smart Fan1/2/3 Function It allows you to set the smart Fan 1/2/3 function. Configuration options: �Full Speed��; �By Duty-Cycle��; �Smart FAN��. ► Smart Fan1/2/3 Duty Cycle This item is used to control the fan by the Duty-Cycle directly. You can input the value between 0 and 99.

  • Page 51: Quantum Bios

    Quantum BIOS Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Quantum BIOS ► CPU Feature Press Enter Press Enter Item Help ► Memory Timing Config Press Enter ► All Voltage Control Press Enter Menu Level ► ► OC Gear Press Enter Over Clock Phase Select O.C.

  • Page 52: 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 MH���. ***Miscellaneous*** ► Auto Detect PCI Clk 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 53 tem boots. For example, with the default value of 16 Minutes, the BIOS activates the Thermal Monitor 16 minutes after the system starts booting up. Generally, the Thermal Monitor should not be activated immediately on booting as the proces- sor will be under a heavy load during the booting process. Lower delay time unnecessarily reduces the processor's performance during the booting up process.
  • Page 54 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 55 Memory Timing Config Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Memory Timing Config ECC Scrubbing Disabled Disabled Item Help DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD CAS Latency Time (tCL) Auto Menu Level ► RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto RAS# Precharge (tRP) Auto Precharge Delay (tRAS) Auto...
  • Page 56 ► Read to Precharge (tRTP) This item is used to set the read CAS to precharge time (in clock cycles). ► All Precharge to Refresh All Precharge to Refresh This item is used to set the all precharge to refresh delay(in clock cycles). ►...
  • Page 57 Menu Level ► Restore My Setting Restore 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 Enabled...

  • Page 58: Board Information

    When BIOS_SELECT jumper, which is on the motherboard, is set to 5-6 or 7-8, you can select the power-on boot BIOS by this item. Its default is BIOS ROM 1. Board Information Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Board Information Model Name BlackOps Item Help BIOS ID X48A01.F1.D.08.BlackOps BIOS Version Menu Level ►...

  • Page 59: Load Optimi�Ed Defaults Optimi�Ed Defaults Defaults

    Load Optimized Defaults Select this option and press <Enter>. A dialogue pops out, select <Y> then press <Enter> to load the defaults; press <N> to skip. Load Optimi�ed Defaults (Y/N)? N By this default, BIOS have set the optimi�ed performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components.
  • Page 60 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 ■ FOX DMI ■...

  • Page 61: 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 62 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 Windows environment.
  • Page 63 Norton Internet Security Installs Norton Internet Security to protect your PC from being affected by viruses. ® 3. Create RAID Driver Floppy When you are establishing a brand new Windows XP operating system on a new RAID system, during installation, Windows XP needs a RAID driver in floppy drive to help the installation. Vista has included this driver in itself, so you do not need this floppy.

  • Page 64: 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 65: 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 66: 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 67: 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 bu��er sounds and the ha�ard light is blinking.

  • Page 68: 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 69: 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 70 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 71: 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 72 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 73 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 74: 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 75 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 76: 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 77: 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 analy�e and troubleshoot your mother- board if there is any problem occurred. Supporting Operating Systems : ■...

  • Page 78: Fox Logo

    fOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST (Power-On Self-Test). You can prepare a JPG image (1024x768) file, then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the boot time Logo.

  • Page 79: 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 80: Data Storage

    3. Several SATA hard disks. 4. A RAID driver diskette. 5. BLACKOPS 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 81: 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 82 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 83: 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 84: 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 BLACKOPS driver CD into CD-ROM drive, the screen will come out. Click on "Create RAID Driver Floppy" icon.
  • Page 85 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 86: 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 87: 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 88: 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 89 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 90 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. � CREATE VOLUME MENU ��...
  • Page 91 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 92 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 93 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 94 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 95: 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 96 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 97 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. �...
  • Page 98 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 99 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 100 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 101 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 102 6. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip si�e 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 103: 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 104 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 105: 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 106 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 107 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 108 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 109: 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) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 110: 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 111 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 112 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 113 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 114: 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 115 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 RAID...
  • Page 116 ® 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 117 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 118: Appendix - Crossfile Tm Technology

    Catalyst Control Center : ■ CrossFire Ready motherboard, such as Foxconn’s BLACKOPS. ■ CrossFire Edition graphics card that works as the master graphics card. ■...
  • Page 119 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 120 9. Double-click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon to launch it. Click “View”-->Select “Advanced View” -->Click “CrossFire ”-->Set “Enable CrossFire ” to Yes. Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFire technology. It is recommended using 400-450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy ■...

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