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  • Page 1 P55MX 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 P55MX 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: P55MX 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 ..............7 Install the Memory ..................10 Install an Expansion Card ..............12 Install other Internal Connectors ............13 Jumpers ....................17 Chapter 3 bIoS Setup Enter BIOS Setup ...................20...
  • Page 7 Online Update ..................57 Configure ..................60 About & Help ..................62 FOX LOGO .....................63 FOX DMI ....................64 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction.............67 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager ..............69 Create a RAID Driver Diskette ...............70 BIOS Configuration ................72 Create RAID in BIOS................72 Install a New Windows XP ..............101 Technical Support : Support...
  • Page 8 Thank you for buying Foxconn P55MX 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, P55MX enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

  • Page 9: Product Specifications

    1-1 Product Specifications Support LGA 1156 socket Intel ® CPU: Intel ® Core i7 and Core i5 series processors DMI Bus Full duplex up to 10Gb/s each direction Intel ® P55 Chipset Memory 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Support up to 8GB of system memory Dual channel DDR3 1333/1066MHz architecture Audio Realtek 8-channel audio chip...
  • Page 10 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU/System overheating shutdown CPU/System fan speed control PCI Express x4 Support 1GB/s (2GB/s concurrent) bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Gen2.0 Support 8GB/s (16GB/s concurrent) bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

  • Page 11: Layout

    1-2 layout 1. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 13 Chipset: Intel ® P55 14. SATA Connectors 2. SYS_FAN1 Header 3. PCI Express x16 Slot 15. SYS_FAN2 Header 4. PCI Express x4 Slot 16. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 5. PCI Slots 17.

  • Page 12: Back Panel Connectors

    1-3 back Panel Connectors Serial Port LAN Port PS/2 Port Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In USB Ports Optical S/PDIF Out Port Audio Ports 1. PS/2 Port Use the PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard. 2.
  • Page 13 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 14: 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 15 Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket : Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. 2. Lift the metal cover on the CPU 1.

  • Page 16: Install The Cpu Cooler

    Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. 1. Apply and spread an even thermal 2. Place the four bolts of the CPU 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 motherboard.

  • Page 17: 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 18: 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 19: 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 20: 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 21 Audio Connector : f_AUDIo PORT1_L AUD_GND The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It PORT1_R PRESENCEJ provides the Front Audio output choice. PORT2_R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND EMPTY PORT2_L SENSE2_RETURN F_AUDIO S/PDIf oUT Connector : SPDIf_oUT The connector is used for S/PDIF output. EMPTY SPDIF_OUT SPDIF_OUT...
  • Page 22 front Panel Connector : fP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators. HDD-LED PWR-LED Hard Disk leD Connector (HDD-leD) RESET-SW PWR-SW Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED. It EMPTY indicates the active status of the hard disks. This 2-pin connector is directional with +/- sign.
  • Page 23 Speaker Connector : SPeAKeR The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of SPKJ EMPTY the chassis. SPKJ SPEAKER Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN1/2 There are three main fan headers on this motherboard. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in “PC Health Status”...

  • Page 24: Jumpers

    2-5 Jumpers For some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them. This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings. Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting. Description of Jumpers 1.
  • Page 25 Intel ® Me Jumper: MfG This motherboard uses MFG jumper to enable or disable Intel® Management Engine function. Intel® Management Engine (ME) is an embedded microcontroller located in Intel chipset. It provides latest IT management features such as Intel® AMT, that allows to improve management of corporate assets.
  • Page 26 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur : 1. An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test (POST) process.

  • Page 27: Enter Bios Setup

    enter bIoS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Power on the computer, when the message "Press <Del> to enter Setup, <eSC> to boot menu" appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press <DEL>...
  • Page 28 ► Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu. ► PC Health Status 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 29: System Information

    [Not Detected] Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 [All Errors, But ...] Halt On Keyboard [Enabled] Mouse [Disabled] Floppy [Disabled] Model Name : P55MX BIOS Version : 946F1P03 Memory : 512MB MAC Address : 00-22-68-2E-26-63 ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ►...
  • Page 30 The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error if you enabled this item. ► Mouse The system boot will not stop for a mouse error if you enabled this item. ► Floppy The system boot will not stop for a floppy error if you enabled this item. ►...

  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS Features Quiet Boot [Enabled Help Item [Enabled] Bootup Num-Lock [On] PCI Latency Timer [64] Disabled: Displays Floppy Drive Seek [Disabled] normal POST messages. ► Intel VT-d Configuration [Press Enter] Enabled: Displays OEM ►...

  • Page 32: Trusted Computing

    Intel VT-d Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Intel VT-d Configuration Help Item [Disabled] Intel VT-d Options Disabled Enabled ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Intel VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) can improve performance of I/O de- vices in virtualized environment.
  • Page 33 The definition of the TPM architecture comes from the TC and the TPM Work Group defines the implementation of that architecture. Work group members should have a working knowl- edge of security in relation to the design and usage of cryptographic modules. Members should also have a working knowledge of cryptographic techniques including public-key cryp- tography, cryptographic algorithms and protocols.

  • Page 34: Fox Central Control Unit

    fox Central Control Unit CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Fox Central Control Unit ► CPU Configuration [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Help Item Ratio Status: Unlocked (Min:09, Max:20) Configure CPU. Ratio Actual Value: 20 Ratio CMOS Setting [20] Current DRAM Speed :1067MHz...

  • Page 35: Cpu Configuration

    ► DRAM tWR (Write Recovery) This item allows you to select the write recovery time (in clock cycles). ► DRAM tRFC(Auto-Refresh-to-Active/Auto-Refresh Command Period) Refresh to Refresh or Refresh to Active command interval. ► DRAM tWTR (Internal Write to Read Command Delay) This item allows you to select a delay time (in clock cycles) between sending the last data from a write operation to the memory and issuing a read command.
  • Page 36 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. ►...

  • Page 37: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Features IMC Type : *Field Family IMC Help Item Management Engine Version : 6.0.0.1126 ENABLE: Allow [Enabled] Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] remapping of PCI MMIO Allocation: 4GB To 3328MB overlapped PCI memory Initate Graphic Adapter [PCIE/PCI]...

  • Page 38: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals ► IDE Configuration [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Help Item ► OnBoard Configuration [Press Enter] ► SuperIO Configuration [Press Enter] Configure the IDE ► USB Configuration [Press Enter] Device(s).

  • Page 39: Superio Configuration

    ► IDE Detect Time Out This item is used to select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. If the checking time is over the set value, the system will skip it. OnBoard Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. OnBoard Configuration [Enabled] OnBoard Audio Controller...

  • Page 40: Onboard Floppy Controller

    ► OnBoard Floppy Controller This item is used to enable/disable Floppy Controller. ► Serial Port1 Address This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request(IRQ) for the onboard serial port1. ► Serial Port1 Mode This item is used to set the mode for the onboard serial port1. The available settings are: [Normal]: RS232 Mode.
  • Page 41 This item allows you to enable support for OS without EHCI hand-off feature. This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand-Off support . The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver. If USB mass devices are connected to the computer, the following item will appear: ►...

  • Page 42: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup [Enabled] HPET Help Item ACPI Suspend Type [S3 (STR)] USB Device Wakeup From S3 [Disabled] Enable / Disable Power On after Power Fail [Power Off] Resume by PCIE PME [Enabled] Resume by PCI Card...
  • Page 43 ► HPeT HPET stands for High Precision Even Timer. If you have the HPET disabled, then windows does not have access to it and therefore falls back to less accurate timing methods. This item is used to enable or disable the HPET Support. ►...

  • Page 44: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status Warning Temperature [Disabled] Help Item [Disabled] Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] Options CPU Temperature C/100 System Temperature C/71 Disabled CPU Fan Speed :3552 RPM C/122 System Fan1 Speed :N/A C/131 C/140...

  • Page 45: 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 : Installed Install or change the User Password : Installed password. [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] [Press Enter]...

  • Page 46: Load Optimal Defaults

    load optimal Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS Load Optimal Defaults? values. [OK] [OK] [Cancel] Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults.
  • Page 47 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 48: 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 49: Install Driver And Utility

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

  • Page 50: 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 51: Main Page

    1. Main Page Show CPU Toolbar Information Alert Lamp Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages. Alert lamp When the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. When the system is in abnormal state, the alert lamp color is red.
  • Page 52 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 53 Configuration This menu allows you to configure : 1). Monitor interval (ms) : This is to define the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be displayed on Simple Mode screen. Minimum value is 1 second. 2). Simple Mode : To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode.
  • Page 54 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 55: 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 56 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 57: 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 58: 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 59 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 60: 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 61: 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 62: 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 63 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 64: 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 65 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 66 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 67: 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 68 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 69: 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 70: 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 71: 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 72: Chapter 5 Raid Configuration

    This chapter will include the following information : ■ RAID Configuration Introduction ■ Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager ■ Create a RAID Driver Diskette ■ BIOS Configuration ■ Create RAID in BIOS ■ Install a New Windows XP...
  • Page 73 Installing a new Windows XP (Vista) in a brand new RAID system. 1. Follow 5-1 to create a RAID driver diskette. (Windows Vista has in-box driver by its own and can skip this step). 2. Follow 5-2 to set BIOS setting "SATA Mode" to RAID or AHCI. 3.

  • Page 74: 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 ®...
  • Page 75 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 76: Intel® Matrix Storage Manager

    Matrix Storage Manager ® Intel The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager 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 77: Create A Raid Driver Diskette

    5-1 Create a RAID driver diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a AHCI or RAID system, you need to configure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first. You also need to create a RAID driver diskette for use in installing your Windows XP system.
  • Page 78 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 79: 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 “IDE Configuration” item and press <Enter> to go to the configuration items. 3.

  • Page 80: 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 81 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID0 system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 82 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 83 8. In “Create Volume” item, press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID0 RAID Level:...
  • Page 84 Create RAID0 (2nd Volume) 1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears : Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 85 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID0 second volume system. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 86 6. It goes to “Strip Size” menu directly. Capacity automatically displays 148.1GB, 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 87 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) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 88: 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) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 89 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to dispaly the hard disks list for this RAID1 system. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 90 6. It will skip “Strip Size” menu for RAID1. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE VOLUME MENU Name: TryRAID1...
  • Page 91 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 92 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 93 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 94 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 - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 95 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 - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 96 Create Recovery 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 Recovery system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as TryRecovery to replace the default Volume0. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 97 4. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this Recovery system. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 98 6. It will skip “Strip size” and “Capacity” items. The default “Capacity” value is the smaller hard disk size, that is 74.5GB. In “Sync” item, we suggest you select the “Continuous” value and press <Enter>. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 99: Delete Raid Volume

    Delete RAID Volume 1. Take TryRAID5 for example. Select “2. Delete RAID Volume” in main menu and press <Enter>. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation.
  • Page 100 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 v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved. Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 101: Reset Disks To Non-Raid

    Reset Disks to Non-RAID Reset RAID volume allows you to replace a failed disk with a new one, and the operating system will rebuild the data later. For RAID0, reset a hard disk would totally crash the system, but for RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5, they all can be rebuilt. When rebuild is needed, you must first install a new hard disk in your system before getting into Intel ®...
  • Page 102 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 - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 103 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) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 104 4. A "DeGRADeD VolUMe DeTeCTeD" screen pops out asking you to select a new hard disk for rebuilding. Here, we select ST 74.5GB. Press <Enter> to select it. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 105: Recovery Volume Options

    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) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 106 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 - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 107: Exit Raid Bios

    exit RAID bIoS 1. Take TryRAID5 as an example, select “6. exit” in main menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays : Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 9.5.0.1021 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 108: Install A New Windows Xp

    5-4 Install a New Windows XP hen you set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID, you need to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system. 1. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup during POST. 2.
  • Page 109 5. After some files are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press <S> to continue the specific driver installation. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): <none>...
  • Page 110 7. Depending on South Bridge chip of your system, select appropriate driver for it. Here, we choose Intel ® ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/D0/PCH SATA RAID Controller. Press <Enter> to select it. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
  • Page 111 9. Windows will display the partition of your system, you have to create partitions as many as you wish, assign them C:, D: or E: drive names. After partitions were done, you can press <Enter> to continue. It will ask you to format your hard disk, then copy files...etc., until the whole Windows is setup.

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