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English manual - Page 6
... 33 PCI/PNP Resource Management 38 Power Management Features 40 Hardware Health Configure 42 BIOS Security Features 43 Load Optimal Defaults 44 Load FailSafe Defaults 44 Save Changes and Exit 44 Discard Changes and Exit 44
Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 46 Install driver and utility 47 FOX ONE
Main Page 49 CPU Control 53 Frequency Control 55 Limit Setting 56...
English manual - Page 7
...95 Exit RAID BIOS 99 Install a New Windows XP 100 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 104 Appendix - CrossFileTM Technology 108
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CPU, Memory, VGA...
English manual - Page 10
.../2 Mouse port 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out connector 1 x External SATA connector 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 6 x Audio jacks Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System/Power fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU fan speed control Onboard 1394a Support hot plug (P35A-S only) 400Mb...
English manual - Page 20
... 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 x16
PCI Express x1
PCI
Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the...
English manual - Page 41
...all your SATA drives must also support AHCI. Configuring RAID on a New PC : You can configure your new system for RAID and install the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver from a floppy drive during the Windows XP installation. Configuring RAID on an Existing PC Intel's RAID configuration utilities offer the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to a two drive RAID...
English manual - Page 52
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 53
... recover it back by replacing a new hard disk. Intel RAID driver controls the hard disks connected to SATA interfaces, while JMicron RAID driver controls the hard disks connected to PATA interface.
A. Intel Chipset Driver B. Realtek HDA Audio Driver C. Realtek 811X LAN Driver D. Intel RAID Driver E. JMicron RAID Driver
2. Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs...
English manual - Page 67
... 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)
Using FOX LiveUpdate :
1. Local Update 1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information
This page lets you know...
English manual - Page 69
... 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 70
... the driver to update
Browse detailed information Install the selected drivers
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
Current information
Search new utilities from Internet
2-4 Online Update - Update...
English manual - Page 76
... XP ■ Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage.
CAUTION
!
You need to install Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver for the following conditions :
1). P35A is selecting AHCI in its BIOS setting of SATA Mode Select.
2). P35A-S is selecting AHCI or RAID in its BIOS setting of SATA Mode Select .
Please refer to page 33, 102 for detail.
The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in...
English manual - Page 77
...) 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 P35A Series driver CD.
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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 81
... SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first. You also need to create a RAID driver floppy diskette which will be used during Windows XP installation later. Windows Vista has native RAID driver in itself, you can skip these steps. 1. Find another PC, put a diskette into
its floppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the P35A driver CD into CD-ROM drive...
English manual - Page 82
... diskette to provide driver for additional specific devices, for example, a RAID device.
8. Install Serial ATA Hard Disks : 8-1. Shut down your computer. 8-2. Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 8-3. Connect one end of the SATA cable to motherboard's SATA connector, and the other end to SATA hard disk. 8-4. Connect SATA power cable to the power connector of SATA hard disk.
Go to section...
English manual - Page 107
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 108
...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 110
...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 111
... 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...
English manual - Page 116
... DMS-59 cable to the DVI monitor connector and two graphics cards that you install as shown.
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...