A9DA Series Motherboard User’s Manual
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Installation Precautions NING AR ! W ■ CA UT IO N ■ ! ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 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.
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.........
Configure . ........................................................................................64 About & Help.....................................................................................66 FOX LOGO..............................................................................................67 FOX DMI.................................................................................................68 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction.....................................
Thank you for buying Foxconn A9DA 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, A9DA-S/ A9DA enables you to unleash more power from your computer.
1 1-1 Product Specifications CPU Support AM3 socket processors, Max processor power up to 140W For the latest CPU information, please visit： http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx HyperTransport Up to 4800MT/s (HT3.
Internal Connectors 1 x NB fan header (4-pin) 1 x Front panel connector 1 x CD_IN connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x 1394a connector (only for A9DA-S) 1 x Speaker connector 1 x COM1 connector Back Panel 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port Connectors 1 x Optical S/PDIF_OUT port 1 x VGA port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI-D port 6 x USB 2.
1-2 Layout 4 1 5 3 2 1 6 7 23 22 8 9 21 10 20 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1. CPU_FAN Header 13. Front Panel Connector 2. NB_FAN Header 3. PCI Express x16 Slots 4. PCI Express x1 Slots 5. PCI Slots 6. CD_IN Connector 7. Front Audio Connector 8. 1394a Connector (only for A9DA-S) 9. System Fan Header 10. Front USB Connectors 11. Reset Button (only for A9DA-S) 12. Power on Button (only for A9DA-S) 14. COM1 Connector 15. Speaker Connector 16. SATA Connectors 17. Clear CMOS Button 18.
1-3 Back Panel Connectors 1 3 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port VGA Port Optical S/PDIF LAN Port Out Port 1394a Port 8 6 Line Out 7 Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone 2 4 USB Ports 5 DVI-D Port 9 2 HDMI Port USB Ports Audio Ports 1. PS/2 Keyboard Port Use the PS/2 port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. 2. USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. 3.
1 9. Audio Ports For the definition of each audio port, please refer to the table below : Port 2-channel 4-channel 5.1-channel 7.
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.
CA UT IO N 2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ! 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU : Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage. Locate the Pin-1 of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly. Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU.
3. When CPU is properly seated, push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position. 2 Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.) CA UT IO N ! 1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU. 2. Buckle the heatsink firmly at one side of the stand. 3. Buckle the heatsink at another side, and press the fasten lever down to tightly seat the cooler. 4.
CA UT IO N 2-2 Install the Memory ! 2 ■ ■ ■ 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. Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage. Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one direction.
CA UT IO N 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. 96-Pin 144-Pin 2 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.
2 CA UT IO N 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. PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 PCI Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card.
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. 2 24-pin ATX power connector : PWR1 PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure.
We recommend you using an 8-pin ATX 12V power supply. If you are using a 4-pin power supply, you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture on the right. CA UT IO N 2 ! Connect a 4-pin power plug Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN, NB_FAN There are three main fan headers on this motherboard. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in “PC Health Status” section of the BIOS Setup.
Front Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators. Reset Switch (RESET-SW) Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case; the system will restart when the switch is pressed. HDD-LED + 1 2 - RESET-SW + PWR-LED PWR-SW EMPTY NC 9 10 FP1 Power LED Connector (PWR-LED) Connect to the power LED indicator on the front panel of the chassis. The Power LED indicates the system’s status.
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. 2 CD_L GND CD_R 1 CD_IN Audio Connector : F_AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice.
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. 1. For any jumper on this motherboard, pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it. However, in this manual, pin 1 is simply labeled as “1”. 2.
2-6 OnBoard Button (only for A9DA-S) Power on Button: POWER_ON Push the power on button to power on the system. 2 Reset Button: RESET Push the reset button to reboot the system.
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. 2. You want to change the default CMOS settings.
Enter BIOS Setup CA UT IO N 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 to enter Setup, to boot menu" appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press key to enter SETUP.
21 3 ► 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. If you set a password, the system will ask you to key in correct password before boot or access to Setup.
System Information This sub-menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, floppy drive and so on. Use the arrow up/down keys to select an item, then use the <+> or <-> keys to change the setting. 3 CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
23 3 [All Errors] : All errors can result in system halt. [All Errors But...] : All errors but keyboard or mouse or floppy can result in system halt. The halt condition can be enabled/disabled in the next three settings. ► Keyboard 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. ► Model Name Model name of this product. ► BIOS ID / BIOS Version It displays the current BIOS ID/version.
Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS Features [1.1] Help Item [64] [Enabled] Select MPS Revision [Enabled] [On] 3 MPS Revision PCI Latency Timer Quiet Boot Quick Boot Bootup Num-Lock ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F9:Optimized Defaults F1:General Help ► MPS Revision This feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the MPS that the motherboard will use.
► Quick Boot While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the time needed to boot the system. ► Bootup Num-Lock This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. The available settings are: On (default) and Off.
Fox Central Control Unit CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Smart BIOS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart BIOS Smart Power LED Smart Boot Menu [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Help Item Options Disabled Enabled 3 ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F9:Optimized Defaults F1:General Help ► Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test (POST).
Fox Intelligent Stepping 3 CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
29 3 "Memory Speed Adjust". ► Current DRAM Speed This item displays the current DRAM speed. ► GFX Engine Clock Override This item allows you to enable/disable GFX Engine Clock Override support. ► PCI Express Clock This option is used to adjust the speed of PCI Express slot. It may enhance the graphics card speed. ► Spread Spectrum If you enabled this function, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the system, so to comply with FCC regulation.
Voltage Options CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Voltage Options 3 Memory Voltage Control Current DRAM Voltage [Disabled] [Disabled] :1.560V CPU Voltage Control [Disabled] Current CPU Voltage :1.296V HT Voltage Control [Disabled] Current HT Voltage :1.
CPU Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Configuration CPU Configuration Help Item Module Version : 14.16 AGESA Version : 6.1.5.0 Enable/disable the Physical Count : 1 generation of ACPI Logical Count : 4 _PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects.
Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
within the BIOS. [UMA+SIDEPORT]-The SidePort is a 32-bit DDR memory interface that the integrated graphics can use either instead of or alongside the Athlon 64’s memory controller. In this mode, the integrated graphics cores will request data from both the UMA space and SidePort memory. ► UMA Frame Buffer Size makes available up to two additional graphics outputs. When enabling the integrated UMA graphics controller, system memory will be reallocated.
Memory Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Memory Configuration Memory Configuration Help Item 3 [Always] DCT Unganged Mode This allows selection of unganged DRAM mode (64-bit width). Auto= Ganged mode Always=Unganged mode ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F9:Optimized Defaults F1:General Help ► DCT Unganged Mode DCT stands for DRAM Controller.
DRAM Timing Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals Enter] Help Item [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Configure the IDE [Enabled] device(s).
IDE Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Help Item [Enabled] Disabled OnChip SATA Channel OnChip SATA Type [Native IDE] I Enabled OnChip IDE Type [Legacy IDE] SATA IDE Combined Mode [Enabled] 3 ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F9:Optimized Defaults F1:General Help ► OnChip SATA Channel [Disabled] : Disable SATA ports 1,2,3,4.
USB Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. USB Configuration 3 USB Configuration Module Version - 2.24.5-13.4 USB Devices Enabled : None Legacy USB Support [Enabled] USB Kerboard Legacy Support [Enabled] [Enabled] USB Mouse Legacy Support USB 2.0 Controller Mode [High Speed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select Help Item Enables support for legacy USB.
SuperIO Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. SuperIO Configuration SuperIO Configuration Help Item [3F8/IRQ4] Allows BIOS to select Serial Port1 Address serial port1 base address.
Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup 3 ACPI Suspend Type Help Item [S3(STR)] Energy-using Products [Enabled] Resume by LAN [Disabled] Select the ACPI Resume by PCI Card [Disabled] state used for Resume by PCIE Card [Disabled] System Suspend.
computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory, and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes. When you select [Auto], it means OS will automatically take care and assign which mode is the most suitable now. ► Energy-using Products This item is used to enable/disable the EuP(Energy-using Products) feature. When enable, the 41 3 suspend power of the chipset will be cut off in S5 suspend mode in order to reduce the power consumption of motherboard.
PC Health Status 3 CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status Warning Temperature Shut Down Temperature CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed NB Fan Speed CPU Voltage DRAM Voltage HT Voltage +5.
BIOS Security Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Scurity Settings Help Item Supervisor Password : Not Installed Enter or change the User Password : Not Installed password. Change Supervisor Password [Press Enter] 3 ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F9:Optimized Defaults ► Change Supervisor Password This item is used to install or change supervisor password.
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 ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI Note : Because each module is independent, so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module, please understand.
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. 4 A. AMD Chipset Driver B. Realtek HDA Audio Driver C. Atherous LAN Driver D. AMD VGA Driver E.
Install driver and utility 1. Install Driver You must click "AMD Chipset Driver" to install it first. After that, you can click "One Click Setup" to install all the other drivers left, or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually. Manual Installation Step by Step 4 Automatic Installation by One Click. Exit the program Drop to System Tray Click to visit Foxconn's website Select to Install Select to Browse CD Utilities Install Drivers 2.
FOX ONE FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage values, frequencies and fan speeds at any time. CA UT IO N 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. ■ Monitor hardware temperatures, voltages, frequencies and fan speeds.
1. Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button 4 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. Switch Button Click this button, it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar (i.e.
Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel). Apply the changes Cancel the changes 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 motherboard website : http://www.foxconnchannel.
4 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. Messages such as CPU frequency, voltage...etc., they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode. 3). F.I.S.
Step 1 : Click Calibration icon, a message pops out to ask for continue. Select Yes. 4 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. (Loadings are like Power Gaming, Data Mining...etc.
2. CPU Page - CPU Control 4 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. Auto : Click this button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use.
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. 4 Run FOX ONE program again, it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system. Click Yes to apply it to your system. Now, your system is running at a CPU clock of 215MHz.
4 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.
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 Setting page Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Set high limit by dragging the lever 4.2 Limit Setting - System Temperature This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function.
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 4 Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.
4.5 Limit Setting - NB Fan This page lets you to set NB fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. Show current NB fan rpm value Enable alert function when the NB fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 5. Voltage Page - Voltage 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 0.05V/step, and North Bridge is 0.04V/step.
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.
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) ■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) 4 Using FOX LiveUpdate : 1. Local Update 1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information.
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" for AMI BIOS. Default directory is "C:\Desktop\My Documents" in Windows XP and "Documents" in Vista.
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 4 Search new BIOS from Internet Select BIOS to update Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet.
Select the driver to update Browse detailed information Install the selected driver 4 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.
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.
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.
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 4 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location.
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.
FOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST (Power-On Self-Test). You can prepare a JPG image (1024x768) file, then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the boot time Logo. Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS "Quiet Boot" setting in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu.
FOX DMI 4 FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred.
This chapter will cover two topics : ■ ■ Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP (or Vista) in a brand new RAID system. Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP (or Vista) system with new RAID built as data storage.
Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP (or Vista) in a brand new RAID system. 5 1. Follow 5-1 to create a RAID driver diskette. 2. Follow 5-2 to set RAID enabled in BIOS. 3. Follow 5-3 to select a RAID array for use. 4. Follow 5-4 to Install a new Windows Operating System. What kinds of hardware and software you need here : 1. A floppy drive. 2. A DVD-ROM drive. 3. Several SATA hard disks. 4. A RAID driver diskette. 5. A motherboard driver CD.
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. The following RAID configurations are provided for users. There are three major key concepts in RAID: 1. Mirroring : The copying of data to more than one disk; 2.
RAID 0 (Striped) 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. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance. RAID 1 (Mirror) RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel.
Option ROM Utility The Option ROM Utility supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5 and RAID10 functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance, big capacity, or data safety provided by different RAID functions. Here, we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you through how to configure your RAID system. Assume four hard disks are connected to the motherboard : Lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - HDS728090PLA380, 82.34GB Upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0, 120.
Two topics will be covered in the following sections : 1). Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system. 2). Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage. CA UT IO N Install SATA Hard Disks before we continue : ■ Shut down your computer. ■ Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays, connect all power and SATA cables.
5-1 Create a RAID Driver Diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a RAID system, you need to create a RAID driver floppy diskette which will be used during Windows XP installation later. 1. Find a PC, put a diskette into its floppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the driver CD into DVD-ROM drive. 3. Click "GO" to start. 4. Select the desired destination FDD drive. It can be the default drive A: or any USB FDD. Click "OK" to continue. 5.
6. You can input a volume label for this diskette, click on "Start" to format. 5 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.
5-2 RAID Enable in BIOS 1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing key when boot up. 2. Select the “Integrated Peripherals” from the “Main menu”, then select the “IDE Configuration” menu and press to go to the configuration items. 3. Enable RAID function and individual SATA port for hard drive or DVD connection. 4. Press to save the setting then PC will reboot itself. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Create RAID 0 (Striped) Here, we will show you how to create two RAID 0 Logical Drives (LD) by using two hard disks. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, " LD View Menu" appears. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ LD View Define LDMenu Menu] ] 5 < There is no any LD exist > [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Define LD [Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit 2. Press [Crtl-C], the screen appears as below, select RAID 0. 3.
4. Another message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name LD 1 RAID Mode Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Drv 2 Fast Init: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Port :ID Drive Model Assignment Fast InitializationCompatibilities Option has beenCapacity(GB) selected 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 It will erase the MBRSATA data of3G the disks. 82.
6. Press [Ctrl-Y]. Input 80GB to select the first logical drive (LD1) and press [Enter]. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name LD 1 RAID Mode RAID 0 1 Logical Drive Drv RAID 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: OFF Capacity(GB) 2 164.56 Fast Init: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru 5 [ Drives Assignment ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.
8. You can see in the previous example, about 40GB of Channel 1 and 2 hard disks were allocated. Select the remaining spaces from them for RAID 0 again. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode LD 2 RAID 0 Logical Drive 1 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Drv 2 Fast Init: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 42.
10. Another message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name LD 2 RAID Mode Drv RAID 0 2 Logical Drive 2 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Port :ID Drive Model Assignment Fast InitializationCompatibilities Option has beenCapacity(GB) selected 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 It will erase the MBRSATA data of3G the disks. 82.
Create RAID 1 (Mirror) Here, we will show you how to create one Mirrored Logical Drives (LD) by using two hard disks. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C], the screen appears as below, select RAID 1. 2. Use [↓] key to select the hard disks, press [Space] key to change its assignment status to "Y". Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting. And a message prompts. You can select any of the two options. Here we select the latter option as an example.
4. The screen appears as below. Press any key to use the maximum capacity. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name LD 1 RAID Mode Logical Drive 1 Drv RAID 1 2 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.
Create RAID 5 (Parity) Here, we will show you how to create one Mirrored Logical Drives (LD) by using three hard disks. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C], the screen appears as below, select RAID 5. 2. Use [↓] key to select the hard disks, press [Space] key to change its assignment status to "Y". Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting. And a message prompts. You can select any of the two options. Here we select the latter option as an example.
4. The screen appears as below. Press any key to use the maximum capacity. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name LD 1 RAID Mode Logical Drive 1 Drv RAID 5 3 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.
Create RAID 10 (Striped Mirror) Here, we will show you how to create one Striped Mirror Logical Drives (LD) by using four hard disks. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C], the screen appears as below, select RAID 10. 2. Use [↓] key to select the hard disks, press [Space] key to change its assignment status to "Y". Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting. And a message prompts. You can select any of the two options. Here we select the latter option as an example.
4. The screen appears as below. Press any key to use the maximum capacity. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name LD 1 RAID Mode Logical Drive 1 Drv RAID 10 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON 4 Fast Init: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.
Create RAID Ready A "RAID Ready" system is a specific system configuration that, with the addition of a second Serial ATA hard drive, can be seamlessly migrated to a configuration that provides either improved storage performance or data protection from a single hard drive failure. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C], the screen appears as below, select RAID Ready. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
3. Another message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode LD 1 RAID READY Logical Drive 1 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Drv 1 Fast Init: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Port :ID Drive Model Assignment Fast InitializationCompatibilities Option has beenCapacity(GB) selected 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 It will erase the MBRSATA data of3G the disks. 82.
Create JBOD Here, we will show you how to create a JBOD Logical Drives (LD) by using four hard disks. 1. Select [2] from the main menu, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C], the screen appears as below, select RAID JBOD. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
3. Another message prompts. Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode LD 1 RAID JBOD Logical Drive 1 Stripe Block: NA Gigabyte Boundary: ON Drv 4 Fast Init: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru [ Drives Assignment ] Port :ID Drive Model Assignment Fast InitializationCompatibilities Option has beenCapacity(GB) selected 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 It will erase the MBRSATA data of3G the disks. 82.
5-4 Install a New Windows XP Assume a Mirrored array (249.99GB) was created as introduced in section 5-3, after the system restarts : 1. Press to enter BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive. 3. Set the “1st Boot Device” to “CD/DVD-ROM”, save changes and exit BIOS. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
5. After some files are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press 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.
7. There are two drivers, for your 32-bit XP system, press [Enter] to select the first driver - "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform". Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen.
9. Windows will display the partition of your system. As we are using a Mirrored RAID array as an example, its size 232.88GB is now displayed as 238410MB. You can press [C] to create partitions as many as you wish, assign them C:, D: or E: logical drive names. (Note : 238410MB/1024 = 232.82GB) Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer. Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list.
5-5 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array This section assumes the following setup : ■ Boot Disk with Windows XP installed : One hard disk HDS728090PLAT20 (80GB) is connected to the IDE channel, and set to Master. ■ A Mirrored RAID Array Disk : Two SATA hard disks are configured as a mirrored RAID1 array, they are : Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, (250.05GB) connected to SATA port2 of the motherboard. Seagate ST3320620AS, (320.07GB) connected to SATA port3. ■ A SATA DVD Drive : A DVD drive connected to SATA port1.
2. Select a RAID array for use (also can refer to section 5-3) After rebooting your computer, you will see the RAID software prompting you to press [Ctrl-F]. Press [Ctrl-F] to enter the Option ROM Utility and configure the mirrored RAID array as described in the 5-3 section. Finally, you can reach this step as depicted. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ LD View Define LDMenu Menu] ] LD No RAID Mode LD LD 1 1 RAID RAID 1 0 Drv Capacity(GB) 2 2 249.99 249.
5. After the AMD RAID driver is installed, it will ask you to click "Finish" to restart your computer. 5 6. When Windows starts, a message is prompting you to reboot again. Click "Yes" to restart your computer.
7. After PC starts, the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows. Launch Computer Management by clicking Start -> (Settings ->) Control Panel then open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management. Click Disk Management (under the Storage section). 5 The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click "Next" to continue. The RAID array is named as Disk1 and its status is unknown and not initialized. 8. A "Select Disks to Initialize" window will appear.
11. The Computer Management window appears. The actual disks listed will depend on your system. In below figure, you can see there is a 232.82 GB unallocated partition. You must format the unallocated disk space before using it. Right click "Unallocated space", select "New Partition…" and follow the Wizard instructions. 5 12. When "New Partition Wizard" appears, click "Next" to continue. 13. When "Primary partition" screen appears, click "Next" to continue. 14.
5 17. The format of disk array (Disk1) is in processing. 18. Format completed, now you can start using your RAID array.
Appendix - ATI Hybrid CrossFire™ Technology Introduction AMD’s pioneering ATI Hybrid CrossFire™ Technology can be used for scalable gaming action. The ATI Hybrid CrossFire™ Technology can provide significant performance boost to AMD based systems by enabling the ability for both discrete GPU and IGP graphics cores to render simultaneously in CrossFire™ mode. ATI Hybrid CrossFire™ technology can transform your mainstream PC into a performance gaming rig.
3. Then you may use the ATI Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Using an add-on graphics card 1. Right-click on the desktop, then click ATI Catalyst(TM) Control Center from the shortcut menu. The ATI Catalyst(TM) Control Center screen appears. 2.Click “Graphics Settings-> CrossFire™”, then select the “Enable CrossFire™” check box. When a confirmation message pops up, click “Yes”. The screen blacks out for about one minute. 3. Click “OK”. The add-on graphics card is set to be the main monitor.
7. Click "Graphics Settings>CrossFire™”, then select the "Enable CrossFire™” check box. When a confirmation message pops up, click "Yes". The screen backs out for about one minute. CA UT IO N 8. Click “OK”. The onboard graphics card is set to be the main monitor. ! If you are using both an add-on and the onboard graphics cards at the same time and want to set the onboard card as your main monitor, follow the instructions below. 1. Follow steps 1 to 3 on Using the onboard graphics card. 2.
Appendix - ATI CrossFireTM Technology Introduction CrossFireTM technology is a newly introduced product from ATI Technologies. It is designed to dramatically improve the graphics performance for applications which is used by players and other high-end users. The CrossFireTM aspect requires the following components to be available in order to appear as an option within CatalystTM Control Center : ■ CrossFireTM Ready motherboard, such as Foxconn’s A9DA-S.
4. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics card. Power Extension Cable 5. Connect the DMS-59 cable to the DVI monitor connector and two graphics cards that you install as shown. Connect to monitor Connect to slave graphics card DVI connector 6. Power on your computer and get into OS (Windows® XP 32-bit with SP2 or Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition). 7. Install Microsoft’s .NET Framework Version 1.1.
Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFireTM technology. CA UT IO N Appendix 9. Double-click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon to launch it. Click “View”-->Select “Advanced View” -->Click “CrossFireTM”-->Set “Enable CrossFireTM” to Yes. ! ■ ■ ■ It is recommended using 400-450 Watt power supply or above to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM technology. PCI-E1_x16 slot and PCI-E4_x16 slot work at x16 mode. PCI-E2_x16 slot and PCI-E3_x16 slot work at x8 mode.
