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English Manual. - Page 6
... Power Management Setup 40 PC Health Status 42 BIOS Security Features 43 Load Optimal Defaults 43 Save Changes and Exit 43 Discard Changes and Exit 43
Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 45 Install driver and utility 46 FOX ONE Main Page 48 CPU Control 52 Frequency Control 54 Limit Setting 55 Voltage Control 57
Fan Control 58 FOX LiveUpdate
Local Update 59
Online Update...
English Manual. - Page 7
... Introduction 71 Option ROM Utility 73 Create a RAID Driver Diskette 75 RAID Enable in BIOS 77 Select a RAID Array for Use 77 Install a New Windows XP 93 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array 97 Appendix - ATI Hybrid CrossFire™ Technology 103
Appendix - ATI CrossFire™ Technology 106
Technical Support :
Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com
Support
Support Website : http...
English Manual. - Page 10
... 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 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 1 x 1394a port (only for A9DA-S) 8-channel Audio ports
Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU/System fan speed control
PCI Express x1 Support 250MB...
English Manual. - Page 19
... 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...
English Manual. - Page 30
... / BIOS Version
It displays the current BIOS ID/version. User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed. ► Memory Size This item displays the current memory size. The size is depending on how many memory modules were installed in your system before powering on. ► MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address. ► CPU...
English Manual. - Page 51
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...
English Manual. - Page 52
... after all the drivers have been installed. A. AMD Chipset Driver B. Realtek HDA Audio Driver C. Atherous LAN Driver D. AMD VGA Driver E. AMD RAID Driver*1 F. ATI HDMI Audio Driver
2. Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs. FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS. Some auto features...
English Manual. - Page 66
... 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)
Using FOX LiveUpdate :
1. Local Update 1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information
This page...
English Manual. - Page 68
... 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
4
Current information
Select BIOS to update
Search new BIOS from Internet
Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window
2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update...
English Manual. - Page 69
... 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
4
Select the utility to update 62
Current information
Search new utilities from Internet...
English Manual. - Page 70
...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
Close the window
Browse detailed BIOS information
Browse detailed driver information
Browse...
English Manual. - Page 76
... XP
(or Vista) system with new RAID built as data storage. It includes the following information : ■ RAID Configuration Introduction ■ Option ROM Utility ■ Create a RAID Driver Diskette ■ RAID Enable in BIOS ■ Select a RAID Array for use ■ Install a New Windows XP ■ Setting up a Non-Bootable RAID Array
The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are...
English Manual. - Page 77
... existing Windows XP system, it includes : 1. Set RAID enabled in BIOS. 2. Follow 5-3 to select a RAID array for use. 3. Run setup program to install AMD RAID driver into your current Windows XP
system. 4. Use Administrative Tools in Control Panel to format new RAID array. What kinds of hardware and software you need here : 1. A DVD-ROM drive. 2. Several SATA hard disks. 3. A motherboard driver CD...
English Manual. - Page 82
... 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.
2. Depending on which platform your system is, normally, it is a 32-bit XP system. Use Windows explorer, and go to CD:\Driver\ AMD\RAID\Floppy\WinXP\, click on RaidTool icon...
English Manual. - Page 100
... 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. Boot Device Priority
Boot Device Priority Item Help
1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device
[CDR/DOVMD]: SS-DVD...
English Manual. - Page 101
...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): * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drivers, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If...
English Manual. - Page 105
...+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit
3. Exit Option ROM Utility and restart computer to go to Windows. 4. In Windows, click "Cancel" to skip any "Found New Hardware Wizard".
Use driver CD and click on "AMD RAID Driver" to install the AMD RAID driver. The RAID driver will be installed only when you select "RAID" in "OnChip SATA Type" setting. If you do not select RAID, then RAID driver will not be...
English Manual. - Page 106
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5. After the AMD RAID driver is installed, it will ask you to click "Finish" to restart your computer.
6. When Windows starts, a message is prompting you to reboot again. Click "Yes" to restart your computer.
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English Manual. - Page 110
... the following basic requirements:
■ Operating System: Windows® Vista ■ Memory capacity: Minimum 1GB ■ CPU: AM3 ■ On-board graphics card RAM: Minimum 256MB ■ Add-on graphics cad: ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series / Radeon HD 3400 Series
CAUTION
Appendix
1. Press to enter the BIOS. Select "Advanced Chipset Features", Set the "UMA Frame Buffer Size" to "256MB...
English Manual. - Page 114
... DMS connector
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. Without it, The ATI CatalystTM Control Center can not launch properly.
8. Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer. Then you will find "ATI...