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  • Page 1 P35A Series Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Statement: This manual is the intellectual property of Foxconn, Inc. Although the information in this manual may be changed or modified at any time, Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    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 P35A/P35A-S 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: P35A/P35A-S 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 ............
  • Page 7 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage ....104 Appendix - Crossfile Technology ..........108 Technical Support : Support Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/support/online.aspx or http://www.foxconnsupport.com Worldwide e-mail Support : pcebg-cisg-support@foxconn.com CPU, Memory, VGA Compatibility Supporting Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/compatibility.aspx...
  • Page 8 Thank you for buying Foxconn P35A series motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for break-through performance. With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, P35A enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

  • Page 9: Product Specifications

    4 x SATA connectors and one external SATA connector (P35A) 300MB/s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing ) Support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (for P35A-S) Support Intel ® Matrix Storage Technology (for P35A-S) Support hot plug Support up to 12 x USB 2.0 ports (4 rear panel ports, 4 onboard USB...
  • Page 10 CPU/System/Power fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU fan speed control Onboard 1394a Support hot plug (P35A-S only) 400Mb/s transmission rate Support 2 independent 1394a units synchronously at most PCI Express x1 Support 250MB/s (500MB/s concurrent) bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features...

  • Page 11: Layout

    21. Speaker Connector 7. Front Audio Connector 22. Floppy Connector 8. CD_IN Connector 23. 24-pin ATX Power Connector : PWR1 9. 1394a Connector (P35A-S only) 24. IDE Connector : PIDE 10. TBL_EN Jumper 25. DDR2 DIMM Slots 11. SYS_FAN Header 26.

  • Page 12: Back Panel Connectors

    1-3 back Panel Connectors Parallel Port PS/2 Mouse Port LAN Port Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone Coaxial External USB 2.0 PS/2 Keyboard Serial Audio Ports S/PDIF Port SATA Port Ports Port Port 1. PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse.
  • Page 13 7. Audio Ports For the definition of each audio port, please refer to the below table : 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 B. Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket. Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. 1. Remove protective socket cover. 2.

  • Page 17: Install The Cpu Cooler

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

  • Page 18: Install The Memory

    2-2 Install the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory : ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used. ■...

  • Page 19: Installing A Memory

    Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard. Notch If you take a look at front side of memory module, it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle, so it can only fit in one direction.

  • Page 20: Install An Expansion Card

    2-3 Install an expansion Card ■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

  • Page 21: Install Other Internal Connectors

    2-4 Install other Internal Connectors Power Connectors This motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order not to damage any device, make sure all the devices have been installed properly before applying the power supply. 24-pin ATX power connector : PWR1 PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector.
  • Page 22 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector : PWR2 The 8-pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition +12V +12V +12V +12V PWR2 +12V Connect a 4-pin power plug We recommend you use 8-pin ATX 12V power supply. If you want to use 4-pin power supply, you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture on the right.
  • Page 23 This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving EMPTY device. IRRX IRTX 1394a Connector : f_1394 (P35A-S only) The 1394a expansion cable can be connected to either the front (provided that the front panel of your chassis is TPA+ TPA- equipped with the appropriate interface) or real panel of the...
  • Page 24 with a 9-pin D-sub connector at one end to connect with external RS232 device and another end with 10-pin female connector to connect with COM1 connector on the motherboard. RLSD SOUT Audio Connector : CD_IN EMPTY CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector, it can be connected to a CD/DVD-ROM drive through a CD/DVD audio cable.

  • Page 25: Jumpers

    section of the BIOS Setup. These fans will be automatically turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 mode. POWER +12V SENSE SENSE CONTROL FAN1/2/3 CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN 2-5 Jumpers For some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them.
  • Page 26 BIOS upgrading process, then the system will no longer be booted. BIOS TBL With our BIOS TBL feature, you can get away from this Disabled worry. BIOS TBL is used to lock “Top (Default) Boot Block” of BIOS code. By using this function, the system still can boot even the previous BIOS upgrade BIOS TBL failed.
  • Page 27 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur : 1. An error message appears on the screen during the system Power-On Self-Test (POST) process.

  • Page 28: Enter Bios Setup

    enter bIoS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Power on the computer, when the message "Press <Del> key to enter the bIoS CMoS Setup Utility". appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press <DEL>...
  • Page 29 ► Power Management Features All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu. ► Hardware Health Configure This setup enables you to read/change Fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► BIOS Security Features The Supervisor/User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer.

  • Page 30: Standard Bios Features

    Standard bIoS features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Standard BIOS Features System Overview Help Item AMIBIOS Use [Enter], [TAB] Build Date:09/13/07 or [SHIFT-TAB] to :6B3F1P12 select a field. Processor Use [+] or [-] to Intel (R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz configure system Time.

  • Page 31: Fox Central Control Unit

    fox Central Control Unit CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Fox Central Control Unit Fox Central Control Unit Help Item Smart Power LED [Enabled] [Enabled] Disabled/Enabled Fox Intelligent Stepping [Manual] ► Overclock Options [Press Enter] ► Voltage Options [Press Enter] ►...
  • Page 32 Overclock Options CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Overclock Options Overclock Options Help Item FOX Ratio Select [Disabled] [Disabled] Select FSB:MEM Ratio CPU FSB Type 800MHz Memory Target Frequency 800MHz CPU FSB Over Clock Choice [ 800] PCIE Freq Over Clock(MHz) [100] Spread Spectrum...
  • Page 33 An Overclocking System : A CPU FSB 800MHz system with a DDR2 667MHz memory installed, from the below table you can see, its Ratio number is set to 1:1.66 by the system. Now, we want to overclock it. Physical DRAM DDR2 667MHz DDR2 800MHz FOX Ratio...
  • Page 34 ► FOX Ratio Select FOX Ratio is a number representing memory clock divided by CPU Clock. Select a memory speed, a FOX Ratio number, and try increasing CPU FSB speed, then your PC can be overclocked. ► CPU FSB Type This item displays the current CPU Front Side Bus speed.
  • Page 35 Voltage Options CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Voltage Options Voltage Options Help Item Current CPU Voltage :1.272 V CPU Voltage Margining Current Memory Voltage :1.728 V offset = 12.5mV x Step Current GMCH Voltage :1.224 V CPU Voltage Margining Step [0 ] 12.5mV x 0 = 0.0mV...

  • Page 36: Cpu Configuration

    CPU Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Configuration Configure advanced CPU settings Help Item Manufacturer:Intel It is available Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz only when the CPU Frequency :1.80GHz is not the XE CPU FSB Speed :800MHz and EIST is enabled...
  • Page 37 ► Execute Disable Bit This item is used to enable/disable the Execute Disable Bit feature. Intel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system. Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot.

  • Page 38: Boot Configuration Features

    Boot Configuration Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Configuration Features Boot Settings Help Item Quick Boot [Enabled] [Enabled] Allows BIOS to skip Quiet Boot [Disabled] certain tests while AddOn ROM Display Mode [Keep Current] booting.
  • Page 39 ► Wait For ‘F1’ If Error This item is used to enable the waiting for ‘F1’ key to be pressed if error occurs. Enabling this option causes the system to suspend the POST operation when it encounters an error, and wait for user to press the ‘F1’ key for resuming. ►...

  • Page 40: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, 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 41 1). SATA#1 controls four SATA devices, they are in silkscreen SATA 3 (port 0), 4 (port 2), 5 (port 1), 6 (port 3) on the motherboard. SATA 4, 6 are not populated in P35A. 2). SATA#2.controls two SATA devices, they are in silkscreen SATA 1 (port 4), 2 (port 5) on the motherboard.

  • Page 42: Ahci Configuration

    ► AHCI Configuration When your motherboard supports AHCI, and you also set SATA Mode setting to [AHCI] or [RAID], then [Press Enter], you can read the drive information of at most six SATA devices from here. ► Primary/Secondary IDE Master, Third/Fourth/Fifth/Sixth IDE Master/Slave While entering setup, BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices.

  • Page 43: Usb Functions

    OnBoardDevice Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. OnBoardDevice Configuration JMicron 36x ATA Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] ▲ Help Item OnBoardDevice Configuration █ █ Select ATA Controller Legacy USB Support [Enabled] █ Operate Mode USB 2.0 Controller Mode [FullSpeed] █...
  • Page 44 power related chips. Other devices might include temperature, fan, or voltage sensors; and lid switches. PCI add-in cards may connect to an SMBus segment. ► Onboard 1394 Control This item is used to enable or disable the 1394 devices. In some motherboards, 1394 is optional and need a specific hardware chip to fulfill its functions.

  • Page 45: Pci/Pnp Resource Management

    PCI/PNP Resource Management CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI/PNP Resource Management Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Help Item WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections IRQ & DMA Settings may cause system to malfunction. ► IRQ & DMA Settings [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Plug &...
  • Page 46 ►IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15, DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 These items are used to set if the PCI/PnP card assign IRQ/DMA automatically. [Available] : Specified IRQ/DMA is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices. [Reserved] : Specified IRQ/DMA is reserved for use by legacy ISA or PCI PnP devices. ►...

  • Page 47: Power Management Features

    Power Management Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Features Power Management Features Help Item [S1 (POS)] Suspend mode [S1 (POS)] Select the ACPI ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] state used for ACPI APIC support [Enabled] System Suspend.
  • Page 48 ► Suspend mode This item is used to select the ACPI state used for system suspend. Options are : [S1 - Power On Standby]; [S3 - Suspend to RAM]; [Auto]. Auto is the mode in that system will check the driver of each device, if they all support S3, then system can go to S3 suspend, otherwise, only S1 state will be used.

  • Page 49: Hardware Health Configure

    Hardware Health Configure CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Hardware Health Configure Hardware Health Configure ▲ Help Item █ [Auto Fan by RPM] FAN 1 Mode Setting [Auto Fan by RPM] █ Fan configuration Temperature 1 Limit of Hig [050] █...

  • Page 50: Bios Security Features

    bIoS Security features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Security Settings Help Item Supervisor Password :Not Installed Install or Change the User Password :Not Installed password. Change Supervisor Password [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Chassis Intrusion [Disabled] ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select...

  • Page 51: Load Optimal Defaults

    load optimal Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this mainboard. 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 52 The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Utility CD content ■ Install driver and utility ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■...

  • Page 53: Utility Cd Content

    Utility CD content This motherboard comes with one Utility CD. You can simply put it into your CD/DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install. 1. Install Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You should install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed.

  • Page 54: Install Driver And Utility

    Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click. Exit the program Click to visit Select to Install Select to Browse CD Foxconn's Utilities Install Drivers Drop to System website Tray 2. Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install.

  • 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 Alert Lamp Toolbar Information 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 alert lamp color 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 which different messages of system settings 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 Show current CPU Setting 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 drivers 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: Configure

    3. Configure 3-1 Configure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, Fox LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualified item found, it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step.
  • Page 72 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the Fox LiveUpdate utility. Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Select different skin of the software Reset to default value Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can Apply the changes...

  • Page 73: About & Help

    4. About & Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate. Click here Show information about FOX LiveUpdate...

  • Page 74: Fox Logo

    foX loGo FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST (Power-On Self-Test). You can prepare a bitmap image (640x480) file, then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the boot time Logo.

  • Page 75: Fox Dmi

    foX DMI FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother- board if there is any problem occurred. Supporting Operating Systems : ■...

  • Page 76: Chapter 5 Raid Configuration

    ® 1). P35A is selecting AHCI in its BIOS setting of SATA Mode Select. 2). P35A-S is selecting AHCI or RAID in its BIOS setting of SATA Mode Select . Please refer to page 33, 102 for detail. The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for reference only, please...

  • Page 77: Data Storage

    3. Several SATA hard disks. 4. A RAID driver diskette. (Could be bundled in motherboard package.) 5. P35A Series 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 78: Raid Configuration Introduction

    RAID Configuration Introduction RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and/or replicate data among multiple hard drives. RAID can be designed to provide increased data reliability (fault tolerance) or increased I/O (input/ output) performance, or both.
  • Page 79 RAID 0 (Stripe) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB.

  • Page 80: Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager

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

  • Page 81: Create A Raid Driver Diskette

    Windows Vista has native RAID driver in itself, you can skip these steps. 1. Find another PC, put a diskette into its floppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the P35A driver CD into CD-ROM drive, after the screen comes out, click on "Utility" icon, then click on "Create RAID Driver Floppy"...
  • Page 82 5. Double confirm if you really want to format this diskette. Click on "Yes" to continue. 6. Format and writing are in processing. 7. Check if the diskette contains the driver files. Later, when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system, it will ask you to use this floppy diskette to provide driver for additional specific devices, for example, a RAID device.

  • Page 83: Bios Configuration

    ► Secondary IDE Master [Not Detected] ICH9R( P35A-S ), ► Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected] not ICH9. ( P35A ) So if your MB is with IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] ICH9 chip, then you can't enable AHCI in...

  • Page 84: Create Raid Volume

    Create RAID Volume Create RAID 0 (1st Volume) 1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears : Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 85: Creating Raid 1

    4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID0 system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 86 6. It is now entering “Strip Size” menu. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size. The available values range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be selected based on different applications. Some suggested choices are : 16K - Best for sequential transfer.
  • Page 87 8. In “Create Volume” item, press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 Name: TryRAID0 RAID Level:...
  • Page 88 Create RAID0 (2nd Volume) 1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears : Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 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 90 6. It goes to “Strip Size” menu directly. Capacity automatically displays 265.8GB, and at this time, you can not input any value in capacity as there is no additional volume available. The available values of Strip Size range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be selected based on different applications.
  • Page 91 A message will appear : Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) : Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu. Two RAID0 volumes were configured. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 92: Create Raid

    Create RAID 1 1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>. 2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID1 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID1 to replace the default Volume0. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 93 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID1 system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 94 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. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0...
  • Page 95 Create RAID 10 (0+1) 1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>. 2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID10 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID10 to replace the default Volume0. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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. After exiting from "RAID Level", it goes directly to "Stripe Size" item. Because all four disks are selected for RAID10, so there is no need to go to Disks option. 5. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering “Strip Size”...
  • Page 97 Create RAID5 (Parity) 1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>. 2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name for the RAID5 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRAID5 to replace the default Volume0. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 98 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID5 system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 99 6. Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering “Strip Size” menu. The default value is 64K. Press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 100: Delete Raid Volume

    Delete RAID Volume 1. Take TryRAID5 for example. Select “2. Delete RAID Volume” in main menu and press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 101 3. After <DEL> key is pressed, the screen appears as below: Press <Y> key to confirm the volume deletion. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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: Reset Disks To Non-Raid

    Reset Disks to Non-RAID Reset RAID volume allows you to replace a failed disk with a new one, and the operating system will rebuild the data later. For RAID0, reset a hard disk would totally crash the system, but for RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5, they all can be rebuilt. When rebuild is needed, you must first install a new hard disk in your system before getting into Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility, because the utility will ask you which...
  • Page 103 3. Select WDC hard disk as the one to be reset. Press <Enter>. A double confirmation message pops out, press <Y> to confirm. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 104 example 2. Reset a RAID5 system 1. A TryRAID5 volume was built with three hard disks, we want to reset one of them. Select “3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID” in main menu and press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 105 4. A "DeGRADeD VolUMe DeTeCTeD" screen pops out asking you to select a new hard disk for rebuilding. Here, we select WDC 232.9GB. Press <Enter> to select it. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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 106: Exit Raid Bios

    exit RAID bIoS 1. Take TryRAID5 as an example, select “4. exit” in main menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays : Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 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: Install A New Windows Xp

    5-4 Install a New Windows XP hen you set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID, you need to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system. 1. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup during POST. 2.
  • Page 108 5. After some files are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press <S> to continue the specific driver installation. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): <none>...
  • Page 109 Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit P35A AHCI - Select Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9H). P35A-S AHCI - Select Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9H). P35A-S RAID - Select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller. 8. A confirmation message pops out to double check if the driver is really what we wanted.
  • Page 110 9. Windows will display the partition of your system, you have to create partitions as many as you wish, assign them C:, D: or E: drive names. After partitions were done, you can press <Enter> to continue. It will ask you to format your hard disk, then copy files...etc., until the whole Windows is setup.

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

    5-5 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage. When you already have a Windows XP system running at a traditional IDE hard disk, and you want to keep it unchanged, but you also want to expand the system with some SATA hard disks, to come out a new RAID system for data storage.
  • Page 112 ► Secondary IDE Master [Not Detected] ICH9R( P35A-S ), ► Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected] not ICH9. ( P35A ) So if your MB is with IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] ICH9 chip, then you can't enable AHCI in...
  • Page 113 ® 5. Use Explorer to get into the Intel driver directory which was previously copied to the desktop. ® 6. Click on Setup.exe to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver.
  • Page 114 7. Install complete. 8. In Windows Explorer, right click on My Computer, click on Manage, then click on Disk Management to format these new RAID disks. Follow the Wizard to finish the job.

  • Page 115: Appendix - Crossfile Tm Technology

    Catalyst Control Center : ■ CrossFire Ready motherboard, such as Foxconn’s P35A Series. ■ CrossFire Edition graphics card that works as the master graphics card. ■...
  • Page 116 Power Extension Cable 4. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics card. Connect to master graphics card DMS connector Connect to monitor Connect to slave graphics card DVI connector 5. Connect the DMS-59 cable to the DVI monitor connector and two graphics cards that you install as shown.
  • Page 117 9. Double-click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon to launch it. Click “View”-->Select “Advanced View” -->Click “CrossFire ”-->Set “Enable CrossFire ” to Yes. Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFire technology. It is recommended using 400-450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy the ■...

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