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English Manual. - Page 6
... Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 35 Power Management Setup 40 PnP/PCI Configuration 42 PC Health Status 43 BIOS Security Features 44 Load Optimal Defaults 45 Save Changes and Exit 45 Discard Changes and Exit 45
Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 47 Install driver and utility 48 FOX ONE Main Page 50 CPU Control 54 Frequency Control 56 Limit Setting 57...
English Manual. - Page 7
...Driver Diskette 76 BIOS Configuration 78 Create RAID in BIOS 78 Install a New Windows XP 102 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 106
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CPU, Memory, VGA Compatibility Supporting...
English Manual. - Page 10
... port 1 x VGA port 1 x 1394a port (Only available in G45M-S) 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 8-channel audio ports
1 x Display Port 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 x1 Support 250MB/s (500MB/s concurrent) bandwidth Low power...
English Manual. - Page 12
... HDMI audio/video to this port. The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p, but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used.
! With current chipset driver, in different HDMI resolutions, the display may not center at or occupy the full screen. Please select a suitable resolution for your usage or look for a new driver update from our website.
5. VGA...
English Manual. - Page 53
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 54
... to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed. A. Intel Chipset Driver B. Realtek HDA Audio Driver C. Realtek 811X LAN Driver D. Intel VGA Driver E. Intel RAID 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...
English Manual. - Page 68
... 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)
!
Please set the BIOS setting "BIOS Write Protect" or "Super BIOS Protect" to [Disabled] when running...
English Manual. - Page 70
... 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 71
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
4
Select the utility to update
64 64
Current information
Search new utilities ...
English Manual. - Page 72
...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 74
... prompt you to install the new version.
4
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.
Click here
Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up
Set the location of download files or...
English Manual. - Page 78
...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 ■ Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage Note: This chapter is applicable only for G45M-S
The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are...
English Manual. - Page 79
...) 2. Follow 5-2 to set BIOS setting SATA mode to RAID or AHCI. 3. Follow 5-3 to create RAID in BIOS. 4. Run setup program to install Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver into your current
Windows XP system. (Vista can skip this step) 5. Format new RAID partitions.
What kinds of hardware and software you need here : 1. A CD-ROM drive. 2. Several SATA hard disks. 3. A motherboard driver CD.
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English Manual. - Page 82
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Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks :
1. Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect one end of the SATA cable to motherboard's SATA connector, and the
other end to SATA hard disk. 3. Connect SATA power cable to the power connector of SATA hard disk.
WARNING!
■ Both AHCI and RAID modes need to install Intel® Matrix Storage driver. ■ Set SATA mode in BIOS to AHCI...
English Manual. - Page 83
... 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. Windows Vista has native RAID driver in itself, you can skip these steps. 1. Find a PC, put a diskette into its floppy
drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the driver CD into CD/DVD-ROM drive.
2. Depending...
English Manual. - Page 84
...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. 10. Install Serial ATA Hard Disks :
11-1. Shut down your computer. 11-2. Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays, connect all power and SATA
cables.
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English Manual. - Page 109
5 CAUTION
5-4 Install a New Windows XP
! When 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 to enter BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive. 3. Set the "1st Boot Device" to "CDROM", save changes and exit the BIOS setup.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, ...
English Manual. - Page 110
...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 112
...in the floppy drive during Windows XP installation, otherwise, Windows may ask you to put it inside again by below message. There are many times Windows XP may copy files from the floppy drive, please remember.
11. Follow the Windows XP install processes to finish the set up.
Windows XP Professional Setup
Insert the disk labeled: Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver
into drive A: * Press ENTER when...
English Manual. - Page 113
... case, you need to install the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager into your Windows XP system first. The conditions to install Intel® driver successfully, you need : 1. BIOS SATA mode must be set to [AHCI] or [RAID]. 2. You'd better have an IDE CD drive. If you have a SATA CD drive and the BIOS SATA mode was set to [AHCI] or [RAID], in Windows XP platform, this CD...