Foxconn H61MXV инструкция обслуживания

H61MXV/H67MXV Series Motherboard User ’ s Manual[...]

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Declaration of conformity HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMP ANY L TD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT , T AIPEI HSIEN, T AIW AN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard H61MXV/H67MXV is in conformity with (referencetothespecicationunderwhichconformityisdeclaredin accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Direc[...]

Declaration of conformity T rade Name: FOXCONN Model Name: H61MXV/H67MXV Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc.  Address: 458E.LambertRd.   Fullerton,CA 92835  T elephone: 714-738-8868  Facsimile: 714-738-8838  EquipmentClassication: FCCClassBSubassembly T ype of Product: Motherboard Manu[...]

Installation Precautions Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer : ■  Itissuggestedtoselecthigh-quality ,certiedfansinordertoavoiddamagetothe motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed. ■ We[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Product Introduction  ProductSpecications .............................................................................. 2 Layout....................................................................................................... 4 Back Panel Connectors .......................................................[...]

FOX LOGO ............................................................................................. 64 FOX DMI ................................................................................................ 65 Chapter 5 RAID Conguration  RAIDCongurationIntroduction ............................................................. 68 [...]

Thank you for buying Foxconn H61MXV/H67MXV Series mother- board. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power , providing only what you need for break-through perfor - mance. With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, H61MXV/ H67MXV enables you to unleash m[...]

1 2 1-1 Product Specications CPU SupportLGA1 155socketIntel ® CPU,Maxprocessorpowerupto95W For the latest CPU information, please visit ： http://www .foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx Chipset Intel ® H61 (H61MXV) Intel ® H67 (H67MXV) Memory 2x240-pinDDR3DIMMs Support up to 8GB of system memory [...]

1 3 Internal Connectors 2xSA T A 2.0connectors,2xSA T A 3.0connectors(H67MXV) 2xUSB2.0connectors(supporting4xUSBdevices) 1xCPUfanheader(4-pin) 1xSystemfanheader(4-pin) 1 x Front panel connector 1 x CD_IN connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x SPDIF_OUT connector[...]

1 4 1-2 Layout Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only , please refer to the physical motherboard for detail. 1.4-pin A TX12VPowerConnector 2.SYS_F AN1Header 3. PCI Express x16 Slot 4.ClearCMOSJumper 5.PCIExpressx1Slot 6. CD_IN Connector 7. Front Audio Connector 8. Buzzer (Speaker Conne[...]

1 5 1-3 Back Panel Connectors 1. PS/2 Mouse Port  Usetheupperport(green)toconnectaPS/2mouse. 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port  Usethelowerport(purple)toconnectaPS/2keyboard. 3. DVI-D Port  TheDVI-DportsupportsDVI-Dspecication.ConnectamonitorthatsupportsDVI-D [...]

1 6 8. RJ-45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate. Active LED Link LED LAN T ype Left: Active Right: Link Status Description Status Description 100M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blinking Data Activity Orange 10/100Mb/s Connec - tion 1000M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blinking Data Activity[...]

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, includ- ing 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 moth- erboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter car[...]

2 8 2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. 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?[...]

2 9 Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket : 2.LiftthemetalcoverontheCPU socket. 3. Remove protective socket cover . 5.WhenCPU isproperlyseated, re - place the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position. 4. Check pin one marking (triangle) with t[...]

2 10 Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. 1. Apply and spread an even ther- mal grease on the surface of CPU. 2.PlacethefourboltsoftheCPU cooler to the holes of the mother- board, push them straight down from the top, and the bolts will be fas- tened on the mot[...]

2 1 1 2-2 Install the Memory Dual Channel Memory Conguration This motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel T echnology . When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system. T wo DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels: Channel 0 : DIMM1, Channel1:DIMM2, [...]

2 12 Installing a Memory If you take a look at front side of memory module, it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides sepa- ratedbya notchinthemiddle,so itcanonlytin onedirection.Followthesteps belowtocorrectly install your memory modules into the sockets. Step 1: Spread the clips a[...]

2 13 2-3 Install an Expansion Card Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chas- sis back panel. 2. Alignthecardwiththeslot,andpressdownonthecarduntilitisfullysea[...]

2 14 2-4 Install other Internal Connectors Power Connectors This motherboard uses an A TX 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 A TX Power Connector : PWR1 PWR1 is the A TX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pi[...]

2 15 Audio Connector : CD_IN CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector, it can be connected to a CD/DVD-ROM drive through a CD/ DVD audio cable. Audio Connector : F_AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. USB Connectors : F_USB1/2 In addition to the USB ports on the rear panel, this product al[...]

2 16 Front Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators. Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD-LED) Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED. Itindicatestheactivestatusofthe harddisks.This2- pin connector is directional with +/- sign. Reset Sw[...]

2 17 TPM Connector : TPM The TPM (T rusted Platform Module) provides the ability to the PC to run applications more secure and to make transactions and communication more trustworthy . T o utilize this function, you should purchase additional device and install it. Fan Connectors : CPU_F AN, SYS_F AN1 There are two main fan headers on this motherbo[...]

2 18 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.Forany[...]

2 19 Intel ® ME Jumper: PCH_ME_ENABLE This motherboard uses PCH_ME_ENABLE 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. Set?[...]

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS param- eters are also provided. Y ou 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 T est (POST) process. 2.Y ouwanttochangethede[...]

3 21 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, <F7> to Boot Menu "appearsatthebottomof the screen[...]

3 22 Main ► System Date <weekday><month><date> <year> format. Day—weekday from Sun. to Sat., this message is automatically displayed by BIOS (Read Only). Month—monthfrom1to12. Date—date from 1 to 31. Y ear—year , set up by users. Use[ENTER],[T AB]or[SHIFT -T AB]toselectaeld.?[...]

3 23 [No Errors]: No error can result in system halt. [All, but keyboard]: All errors but keyboard can result in system halt. ► CPU Brand Name It displays the current CPU name. ► T otal Memory This item displays the total memory size. The size is depending on how many memory mod- ules are installed in your system before powering on. ► MAC Add[...]

3 24 Advanced ► T rusted Computing/CPU Conguration/Performance T uning/SA T A Conguration/Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion /USB Conguration/Onboard Device Conguration Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu. T rusted Computing Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig h[...]

3 25 device on the motherboard and set this item to [Enabled], then save changing and reset your computer , otherwise the operation system can not show the relative information. CPU Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .[...]

3 26 ► Package C State limit It is used to select the C-State mode. Performance T uning CPU Performance T uning Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . EIS T [En able d] Tur bo M ode [En able d] 1-C ore Rati o Li mit 24 2-C ore Rati o[...]

3 27 SA T A Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . SAT A Co nfig urat ion SAT A Mo de [ID E Mo de] SAT A Po rt1 Not Pre sent SAT A Po rt2 WDC WD1 600A AJS (16 0.0 SAT A Po rt3 Not Pre sent SAT A Po rt4 Not Pre sent → ?[...]

3 28 ► Spread Spectrum Clock Ifyouenabledthisfunction,itcansignicantlyreducetheEMI(ElectroMagneticInterference) generated by the system, so to comply with FCC regulation. But if overclocking is activated, you better disable it. USB Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican M[...]

3 29 Onboard Device Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Onb oard Dev ice Conf igur atio n Onb oard LAN Con trol ler [En able d] Onb oard LAN PXE OpR OM [D isab led] Aud io C onfi gura tion Aza lia HD A udio [En able d[...]

3 30 Super IO Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Sup er I O Co nfig urat ion Sup er I O Ch ip I T872 8 Ser ial Port 1 C onfi gura tion Ser ial Port [ Enab led] Dev ice Sett ings IO= 3F8h ; IR Q=4; Cha nge Sett ings [[...]

3 31 Chipset Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . M ain Adv ance d Chip set Boo t P ower He alth Se curi ty Save & E xit ▶ Nort h Br idge ▶ ME S ubsy stem → ←: Sele ct S cree n ↑ ↓: Sele ct I tem Ent er: Sele ct +/- :[...]

3 32 ► VT -d This item is used to enable or disable the VT -d feature. Intel ® Virtualization T echnology for Directed I/O (VT -d) can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environment. ► Initial Graphic Adapter This item is used to select which graphics contro[...]

3 33 Intergrated Clock Chip Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Int egra ted Cloc k Ch ip C onfi gura tion ICC Ove rClo ckin g Li b Ve rsio n 7.0. 0.29 Num ber of I CC P rofi les : 1 Cur rent ICC Pro file Ind ex : 0 I[...]

3 34 Boot Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . M ain Adv ance d Chip set Boo t P ower He alth Se curi ty Save & E xit Boo t Boo t Co nfig urat ion Boo tup Numl ock Stat e [On ] Qui et B oot [ Enab led] CSM 16 M odul e Ve rsio n 0[...]

3 35 Power Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . M ain Adv ance d Chip set Boo t P ower He alth Se curi ty Save & E xit ACP I Sl eep Stat e [S3 ] Res ume By P S2 K eybo ard [En able d] Res ume By P S2 M ouse [En able d] Res ume By[...]

3 36 Disabled: Normal ACPI function. ► Restore AC Power Loss This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss.[...]

3 37 Health Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . M ain Adv ance d Chip set Boo t P ower He alth Se curi ty Save & E xit Cas e Op en W arni ng [Di sabl ed] CPU Tem pera ture : + 19 C Sys tem Temp erat ure : + 30 C CPU Fan Spe ed :[...]

3 38 Security Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . M ain Adv ance d Chip set Boo t P ower He alth Se curi ty Save & E xit Pas swor d De scri ptio n If ONLY the Adm inis trat or’s pas swor d is set , the n th is o nly limi ts a [...]

3 39 Save & Exit Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . M ain Adv ance d Chip set Boo t P ower He alth Se curi ty Save & E xit Sav e Ch ange s an d Re set Dis card Cha nges and Res et Res tore Def ault s Boo t Ov erri de SAT A:[...]

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 ■F[...]

4 41 Utility CD content This mothe rboard comes with one Ut ility CD. Y ou can simpl y put it in to you r CD/DVD-R OM dri ve, 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. Y ou should install the drivers in order , and you need to re[...]

4 42 Install driver and utility This mothe rboard comes with o ne DVD, after installing the Operating System, you can sim ply put it int o your DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install. 1. Driver Usetheseoptionstoinstallallthedriversforyoursystem.Y oumust[...]

4 43 2. Utility Use these options to install additional software programs. And click “User ’s Manual“ button to view the product manual. Choose the items you want to Install (Windows 7) (Windows XP/Vista) (Windows 7)[...]

4 44 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, CP[...]

4 45 1. Main Page T oolbar 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. Switch Button Click this button, it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar (i.e. Simple Mode) [...]

4 46 Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel). Exit 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 motherb[...]

4 47 Conguration Thismenuallowsyoutocongure: 1). Monitor interval (ms) : Thisistodene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: T o select which message of system settings ar[...]

4 48 Step 1 : Click Calibration icon, a message pops out to ask for continue. Select Y es. 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 cloc[...]

4 49 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 : Y ou can press the up/down button to adjust your CPU clock. Auto : C[...]

4 50 Y ou 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. Click Y es to apply it to your system. Now , your system is r[...]

4 51 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. Th[...]

4 52 4. Limit Setting 4.1 Limit Setting - CPU T emperature This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function. 4.2 Limit Setting - System T emperature This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Setting page Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current CPU t[...]

4 53 4.3 Limit Setting - CPU Fan This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. 4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower tha[...]

4 54 4.5 Limit Setting - F AN1 Fan This page lets you to set F AN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. 5. V oltage Page - V oltage Control (Optional) This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually .CPUvoltagecanbesteppedup/downbyaunitof12.5mV ,whilememoryis[...]

4 55 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 Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan function Apply the changes[...]

4 56 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) ?[...]

4 57 1-2 Local Update - Backup ThispagecanbackupyoursystemBIOS.Y oucanclick“Backup”,andkeyinalename,then click“Save”tonishthebackupoperation.Theextensionofthisbackupleis".BIN"for Award BIOSand".ROM"f[...]

4 58 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nishtheupdateoperation. 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Cli[...]

4 59 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nishtheupdateoperation. Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window Select the driver to update Click here Curren[...]

4 60 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nishtheupdateoperation. Click here Current information Search all new BIOS/ drivers/utilities from Internet Browse deta[...]

4 61 3. Congure 3-1 Congure - 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qualieditemfound,itwillpopouta message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step. Double click on th[...]

4 62 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. 3-2 Congure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system [...]

4 63 3-3 Congure - Advance ThispageletsyouselecttoashBIOS/BootBlockandclearCMOS.IfyouchooseFlashBoot Block,itmeansBIOSisnotprotective,andyoumustmakesuretheashprocessiscontinuous and without any interruption. 4. About & Help This [...]

4 64 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-T est). Y oucanprepareaJPGimage(1024x768)le,thenuseFOXLOGOtoopenitand change the boot time Logo. Boot time Logo will be[...]

4 65 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 : ■Windows2000 ■[...]

This chapter will include the following information : ■RAIDCongurationIntroduction ■Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager ■CreateaRAIDDriverDiskette ■BIOSConguration ■CreateRAIDinBIOS ■[...]

5 67 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"SA T A Mode"toRAIDor AHCI. 3.Follow5-3tocreateRAIDinB[...]

5 68 RAID Conguration 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. The motherboard comes with th[...]

5 69 RAID 0 (Stripe) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array . The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member . The striping blocksizecanbesetfrom4KBto128KB.RAID0do[...]

5 70 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager 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 SA T A hard disks[...]

5 71 1.FindaPC,putadisketteintoitsoppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later . Put the driver CD into DVD-ROM drive. 2.Dependingonwhichplatformyoursystem is,normally ,itisa32-bitXPsystem.Use Windows explorer , and go to CD:Driver IntelRAIDFloppy32bit , c[...]

5 72 RAID driver into this diskette. 9.Checkifthediskettecontainsthedriverles. Later , when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system, it will ask you to use this oppydiskette to provide driver for additional specic devices, for example, a RAID device. 10. [...]

5 73 5-2 BIOS Conguration 1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key during the POST(Power On Self T est). 2.Usethearrowright/leftkeystoselectthe“Advanced ” menu from, then use the arrow up/down keys to select the “SA T A Conguration”itemandpress<Enter>togo tothec[...]

5 74 Create RAID V olume Create RAID 0 (1st V olume) 1. Select “ 1. Create RAID V olume ” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears : 2. In " Name " item, you can input a device name for the RAID0 system and press <Enter> to apply it. Here, we name it as T ryRAID0 [...]

5 75 4. It then goesto “ Disks ” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID0 system. 5.Fromtheharddrivelist,use UporDownarrowkeytoreachthehard disksyouwant to combine them as RAID0, then press <Space> key to select them. A triangle sign wil[...]

5 76 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 .  64[...]

5 77 8. In “ Create V olume ” item, press <Enter>. A warning message will appear : 9. Press <Y>to create thevolume and returnto themain menu, a150GB RAID0 system isnormallycongured. WARNING: ALLDA T A ONSELECTEDDISKSWILLBELOST . Are you sure you want[...]

5 78 Create RAID0 (2nd V olume) 1. Select “ 1. Create RAID V olume ” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears : 2.In" Name "item,wenameitasT ryRAID0-1forsecondvolume. 3. In “ RAID Level ” item, you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection, only RAID0, 1 can be selected. Selec[...]

5 79 4. It then goesto “ Disks ” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID0 second volume system. 5.Fromtheharddisk list,selectthepreviouslyconguredRAID0harddisks, andpress <Space> key to select them. T wo signs will appear to indicate the selectio[...]

5 80 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[...]

5 81 A message will appear : Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu. T wo RAID0 volumes werecongured. Are you sure you want to create this volume ? (Y/N) : Intel(R)MatrixStorageManageroptionROMv5.0.0.101 1ICH9RwRAID5 Copyright(C)20[...]

5 82 Create RAID 1 1. Select “ 1.Create RAID V olume ” 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 T ryRAID1 to replace the default Volume0. 3. In “ RAID Level ” item, you [...]

5 83 4.Itthengoesto“ Disks ” item. Press <Enter> to dispaly the hard disks list for this RAID1 system. 5.Fromtheharddrivelist,useUporDownarrowkeytoreachtheharddisksyouwant to combine them as RAID1, then press <Space> key to select them. A triangle sign willap[...]

5 84 6. It will skip “ Strip Size ” menu for RAID1. 7. In “ Capacity ” item, use the default value, and press <Enter>. The size of the smaller harddisk74.5GBisbecomingthedefaultvalue,anditindicatesthemaximum capacity . 8. Select “ Create V olume ” and press <Enter>. A warning message wi[...]

5 85 Create RAID 10 (0+1) 1. Select “ 1.Create RAID V olume ” 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 T ryRAID10 to replace the default Volume0. 3. In “ RAID Level ” i[...]

5 86 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 ”[...]

5 87 Create RAID5 (Parity) 1. Select “ 1.Create RAID V olume ” 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T ryRAID5toreplacethedefaultVolume0.[...]

5 88 4.Itthengoesto“ Disks ” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID5system. 5.Fromtheharddrivelist,useUporDownarrowkeytoreachtheharddisksyouwant tocombinethemasRAID5,thenpress<Space>keytoselectthem[...]

5 89 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>. 7. In “ Capacity ” item, use the default value, and press <Enter>. The default value is twicethatofthesmallestharddisksize,thatis,74.5GB*?[...]

5 90 Create Recovery 1. Select “ 1.Create RAID V olume ” 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 T ryRecovery to replace th e default V olume0. 3. In “ RAID Level ”[...]

5 91 4.Itthengoesto“ Disks ” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this Recovery system. 5.Fromtheharddrivelist,useUporDownarrowkeytoreachtheharddisksyouwant to combine them as Recovery , then press <T ab> key to select Master disk and press <[...]

5 92 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>. 7. Select “ Create V olume ” and press <Enter>. A warning message wil[...]

5 93 Delete RAID V olume 1.T ake TryRAID5forexample.Select“ 2. Delete RAID V olume ” in main menu and press <Enter>. 2.UseUporDownarrowkeytoselecttheRAIDsetyouwanttodelete.Hereonlyone RAID5isseen,sopress<DEL>keytocontinue. Intel(R)M[...]

5 94 3. After <DEL> key is pressed, the screen appears as below: Press<Y>keytoconrmthevolumedeletion. 4.ReturntoMainMenu. Intel(R)MatrixStorageManageroptionROMv5.0.0.101 1ICH9RwRAID5 Copyright(C)2003-04IntelCo[...]

5 95 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rst[...]

5 96 3. Select Hitachi hard disk as the one to be reset. Press <Enter>. A double conrmationmessagepopsout,press<Y>toconrm. 4.ItgoesbacktoMainmenuwitha"Failed"statusofRAID0volume. Intel(R)MatrixStorageManageroptionROMv5.0.0.101 1ICH9RwRAID[...]

5 97 Example 2. Reset a RAID5 system 1. A T ryRAID5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>. 2. A warningmessageisdisplayed. 3.Select" Port 2 - SAMSUNG HD161HJ "harddi[...]

5 98 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. 5.ItgoesbacktoMainmenuwitha"Rebuild"statusofRAID5volume.Eventua[...]

5 99 Recovery V olume Options 1. “Recovery V olume Options” is only available when “Recovery” is built. Here, we take T ryRecovery as an example, select “ 4. Recovery V olume Options ” in main menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays: 2.UseUporDownkeytomakeaselectiontoenableRecoveryorMa[...]

5 100 4.Press<Space>keytoselectitandpress<Enter>,itreturnstothemainmenu.Y ou canseethe74.5GBdiskisofine,andactionsofRecoverychangefromContious Update mode to On-Request. Intel(R)MatrixStorageManageroptionROMv5.0.0.101 1IC[...]

5 101 Exit RAID BIOS 1.T ake TryRAID5asanexample,select“ 5. Exit ” in main menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays : 2.Press<Y>toexitIntel ® Matrix Storage Manager program. The system will enter BIOS setup. 3. Shut down the computer , remove the Non-RAID disk, and we will continue for Windows[...]

5 102 5-4 Install a New Windows XP 1. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup during POST . 2.InserttheWindowsinstallationCDintotheopticaldrive. 3. Set the “Boot Option #1” to “SA T A: A T API DVD ...”, save changes and exit the BIOS setup. 4.Thecomputerwillreboot,anditwillstartinstalling?[...]

5 103 5.Aftersomelesarecopiedtoyoursystem,thefollowingpictureappears,press<S> tocontinuethespecicdriverinstallation. 6.ItwillaskyoutoinserttheRAIDdriverdisketteintoyouoppydrive.Press<Enter> after it is done. Windows[...]

5 104 7. Depending on South Bridge chip of your system, select appropriate driver for it. Here, we choose Intel ® ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/D0/PCH SA T A RAID Controller . Press <Enter> to select it. 8. Aconrmationmessagepopsouttodoublecheckifthedriverisreallywhatwe wanted. Press <Enter> to c[...]

5 105 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les...etc.,untilthewholeWindowsissetup. 10.Y oumust[...]