Foxconn BLACKOPS User Manual

BLACKOPS Motherboard User’s Manual

311-1 Product SpecicationsCPU Support LGA775 socket Intel® CPU: CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Duo Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition /

935Create RAID5 (Parity)1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.2. In "Name" item, you can input a devic

9454. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID5 system. 5. From the hard drive list, use Up or Down ar

9556. 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 “

965Delete RAID Volume1. Take TryRAID5 for example. Select “2. Delete RAID Volume” in main menu and press <Enter>.2. Use Up or Down arrow key to

9753. After <DEL> key is pressed, the screen appears as below:Press <Y> key to conrm the volume deletion.4. Return to Main Menu.

985Reset Disks to Non-RAIDReset RAID volume allows you to replace a failed disk with a new one, and the operating system will rebuild the data later.

9953. Select WDC 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 ba

1005Example 2. Reset a RAID5 system1. A TryRAID5 volume was built with three hard disks, we want to reset one of them. Select “3. Reset Disks to Non-R

10154. A "DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED" screen pops out asking you to select a new hard disk for rebuilding. Here, we select WDC 232.9GB. Press

1025Exit RAID BIOS 1. Take TryRAID5 as an example, select “4. Exit” in main menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays :2. Press <Y> to e

41 1 x COM1 connectorconnector 1 x IrDA connectorconnectorBack Panel 1 x PS/2 Keyboard portConnectors 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x Optical S/PDIF

10355-4 Install a New Windows XP1. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup during POST.2. Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive.3. S

10455. After some les are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press <S> to continue the specic driver installation.6. It wi

10557. Depending on South Bridge chip of your system, select appropriate driver for it. Here, we choose Intel® ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller. Press

10659. 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. Aft

10755-5 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storageWhen you already have a Windows XP system running at a traditional IDE hard disk, and you w

10852. Copy section 5-2, BIOS Conguration. Shut down the computer, connect SATA hard disks to SATA ports, power on computer again.Press <Del> k

10955. Use Explorer to get into the Intel® driver directory which was previously copied to the desktop.6. Click on Setup.exe to install Intel® Matrix

11057. Install complete.8. In Windows Explorer, right click on My Computer, click on Manage, then click on Disk Management to format these new RAID di

Appendix111Appendix - CrossFireTM TechnologyIntroductionCrossFireTM technology is a newly introduced product from ATI Technologies. It is de-signed t

Appendix1124. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics card. 5. Connect the DMS-59 cable to the DVI monitor connector a

511-2 Layout Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for detail.131417183 2023 2524273212

Appendix1139. Double-click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon to launch it. Click “View”-->Select “Advanced View” -->Click “

611-3 Back Panel Connectors1. PS/2 Mouse PortUse the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse.2. PS/2 Keyboard PortUse the lower port (purple) to co

71Note: The SONAR card is in the package, you can connect it to the back panel.7. Coaxial S/PDIF Out ConnectorCoaxial S/PDIF Out ConnectorThis connect

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin headers and the mou

922-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the CPULocate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU.LGA77

102Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket :1. Remove protective socket cover.Remove protective socket cover. 2. Release the CPU socke

112Install the CPU CoolerFollow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedures use Fo

1222-2 Install the MemoryDual Channel Memory CongurationThis motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When

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132Installing a MemoryIf 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

1422-3 Install an Expansion CardFollow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.1. Locate an expansion slot that

1522-4 Install other Internal ConnectorsPower ConnectorsThis motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order not to damage any device, make sure all th

162IDE Connector : PIDEWith the provided Ultra DMA133/100/66 IDE ribbon cable, you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD/DVD ROM

172Front Panel Connector : FP1This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators.Hard Disk LED Connector

182COM Connector : COM1This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase another RS232 cable with a 9-p

192HD Audio Connector : HDA_DHThere is no onboard audio on the motherboard, so we outt a SONAR card (in the package). This header is used to connect

2022-5 Install the Optional Accessory 1. Install the Water-Cooling Cap2. Install the Extreme-Cooling Tower First place the Extreme-Cooling Tower o

2123. Install the Chipset Fan4. Quantum Flow-GPU BlowerThe 120mm fan provides good cooling for the graphics card, especially in multi-GPU setups.5. PC

2222-6 JumpersFor some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them. This section explains how to use the

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232BIOS Select Jumper: BIOS_SELECTThe jumper is used to select the booting from BIOS ROM 1 or BIOS ROM 2. You can refer to the following tabl

2422-7 Onboard ButtonPower on Button: POWER_ONPush the power on button to power on the system.Reset Button: RESETPush the reset button to reboot the s

2522-9 Onboard Debug LED2-digital LED readout displays hardware status and enables quick error diagnosis.

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.You have

273Enter BIOS SetupThe BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintai

283► PnP/PCI CongurationsPCI/PnP features, such as O/S supporting, IRQ/DMA settings and bus master enabling/disabling...etc. can be modied through t

293Standard CMOS FeaturesThis submenu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, oppy drive and so on. Use the arrow up/do

303Award (Phoenix) BIOS can support 3 HDD modes: CHS, LBA and Large.Note: Set to [Auto] , the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode

313Advanced BIOS Features► Hard Disk Boot PriorityThis option is used to select the Priority for HDD startup. After pressing <Enter>, you can se

323► Gate A20 OptionThis feature determines how Gate A20 is used to address memory above 1MB. When this option is set to Fast, the motherboard chipset

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333► Debug Code ControlDebug Code ControlThis item allows you to select debug code control mode. Select "LPC", you can use onboard 80 LED; S

343Integrated Peripherals► OnChip IDE Device / OnBoard Device Control / USB Device SettingPress <Enter> to go to relative submenu, please refer

353OnChip IDE Device► SATA ModeThis item is used to set the Serial ATA Mode. Setting options: [IDE]; [RAID]; [AHCI]. The SATA interface is controlled

363OnBoard Device Control► HD Audio ControllerThis item is used to set whether the HD Audio controller is enabled.► OnBoard 1394 ControllerThis item i

373USB Device Setting► USB 1.1 ControllerThis item is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface for USB.► USB 2.0 ControllerTh

383Power Management SetupACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface) is an open industry standard that denes power and conguration management i

393► Power On FunctionPress <Enter> to its submenu.► ACPI FunctionThis item is used to enable or disable the ACPI function.► ACPI Suspend TypeTh

403Power On Function► Wake-Up by PCI/PMEThis item is used to set the system to wake up by PCI card.► USB KB Wake-Up from S3This item is used to set th

413PnP/PCI Congurations► Init Display FirstThis item is used to choose the initial display device which will be used rst when your PC starts up. Opt

423PC Health Status► Shutdown TemperatureThis item is used to set the system temperature upper limit. When the temperature exceeds the set value, the

Installation Precautions Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer : It is suggested to select high-quality, certied

433This item shows the Current NBFan Speed auto-detected by the system.► Smart Fan1/2/3 FunctionIt allows you to set the smart Fan 1/2/3 function. Con

443Quantum BIOS► CPU Feature / Memory Timing Cong / All Voltage Control / OC GearPress <Enter> to go to each Submenu.► Over Clock (O.C.) Phase

453► PCI ClockThis item allows you to adjust the PCI bus clock. Conguration options:[Synchronous] (Synchronous with PCI Express bus clock); [33.6 MHz

463tem boots. For example, with the default value of 16 Minutes, the BIOS activates the Thermal Monitor 16 minutes after the system starts booting up.

473CPUID MaxVal to 3. Should be [Disabled] for WinXP.► C1E FunctionC1E represents Enhanced HALT State. It is a feature which Intel CPU uses to reduce

483Memory Timing Cong► ECC ScrubbingECC Scrub is basically ECC with one additional characteristic, it completely refreshes the memory after each corr

493► Read to Precharge (tRTP)This item is used to set the read CAS to precharge time (in clock cycles).► All Precharge to RefreshAll Precharge to Refr

503► CPU GTL Ref. 0/Ref. 1/Ref. 2/Ref. 3 VoltageThis item is used to adjust CPU GTL reference voltage.► NB Voltage Setting / NB GTL Ref. VoltageNB GTL

513multiple boot devices user from pressing [Esc] key to enter boot menu.► Smart Power LEDSmart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to in

523Load Optimized DefaultsSelect this option and press <Enter>. A dialogue pops out, select <Y> then press <Enter> to load the defau

TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1 Product Introduction Package ListPackage List ...

The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features.This chapter

544Utility CD introductionThis motherboard comes with one Utility CD. To begin with, simply insert the CD into your CD drive. The CD will automaticall

554IDE PATA ports (Master/Slave). Due to limitation of RAID interface on JMircon, we recommend you building RAID system by using onboard SATA ports (c

564Norton Internet SecurityInstalls Norton® Internet Security to protect your PC from being affected by viruses. 3. Create RAID Driver FloppyWhen you

574AEGIS PANELThis is Foxconn’s new utility software. Aegis Panel, is a Windows innovation tool to provide fan control, alarm function and system moni

584Aegis is a very important system monitoring program, so when you click cross icon on it, Aegis only goes to notication area of the taskbar, but do

5943. HWM INFO. (Hardware Monitor Information) Click "HWM INFO." button in the opening CONTROL PANEL to show the sensor's information.

6044. ALARMClick "ALARM" button to trigger the warning events. It allows you to set the low/high limits of the monitoring sensors. You can s

6145. CONFIGClick "CONFIG" button to congure Aegis function. (Recommend using default values if possible).Fahrenheit / Celsius scales : You

624FOX LiveUpdateFOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online.Supporting Operati

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6341-2 Local Update - BackupThis page can backup your system BIOS. You can click “Backup”, and key in a le name, then click “Save” to nish the backu

6442. Online Update2-1 Online Update - Update BIOSThis page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new BIOS

6542-3 Online Update - Update UtilityThis page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from Internet.

6642-4 Online Update - Update AllThis page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utili

6743. Congure3-1 Congure - optionThis page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start it

684When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will auto search from internet and prompt you t

6943-3 Congure - AdvanceThis page lets you select to ash BIOS / Boot Block and clear CMOS. If you choose Flash Boot Block, it means BIOS is not prot

704FOX DMIFOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DM

714FOX LOGOFOX 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

This chapter will cover two topics : Installing a new Windows XP (Vista) in a brand new RAID system. Existing Windows XP (Vista) system

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735Installing 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

745RAID Conguration IntroductionRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and/or replicat

755RAID 0 (Stripe) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. T

765Intel® Matrix Storage ManagerThe Intel® Matrix Storage technology supports RAID 0 ,RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 (0+1) functions. It allows you to ge

7751. Find another PC, put a diskette into its oppy drive, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the BLACKOPS driver CD into CD-ROM drive, the s

7856. You can input a volume label for this diskette, click on "Start" to format.7. Click on "OK" to go through this warni

7955-2 BIOS Conguration1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key during the POST(Power On Self Test).2. Select the “Integrated Peripherals”

805Create RAID VolumeCreate RAID 0 (1st Volume)1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>.The menu appears :2. In "N

8154. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID0 system. 5. From the hard drive list, use Up or Down ar

8256. 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. T

21Package ListCheck your product package for the following items:Before your purchase, if any of the above items is damaged or missing, please contact

8358. In “Create Volume” item, press <Enter>. A warning message will appear : 9. Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main men

845Create RAID0 (2nd Volume)1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears :2. In "Name" item, w

8554. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID0 second volume system. 5. From the hard disk list, sel

8656. It goes to “Strip Size” menu directly. Capacity automatically displays 265.8GB, and at this time, you can not input any value in capacity as the

875A message will appear : Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu. Two RAID0 volumes were congured. Are you sure you w

885Create RAID 11. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name f

8954. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to choose the hard disks for this RAID1 system. 5. From the hard drive list, use Up or Down ar

9056. 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 dis

915Create RAID 10 (0+1)1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.2. In "Name" item, you can input a device

9254. After exiting from "RAID Level", it goes directly to "Stripe Size" item. Because all four disks are selected for RAID10, so