Foxconn A85GM User Manual

A85GM Series Motherboard User’s Manual

13 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x IrDA connector 1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header (INTR) 1 x Speaker connector 1 x COM1 connectorBack Panel

5932. 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

5945. After the AMD RAID driver is installed, it will ask you to click "Finish" to restart your computer. 6. When Windows starts, a message

5957. After PC starts, the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows.Launch Computer Management by clicking Start -> (Settings ->)

59611. The Computer Management window appears. The actual disks listed will depend on your system. In below gure, you can see there is a 232.82 GB un

59717. The format of disk array (Disk1) is in processing.18. Format completed, now you can start using your RAID array.

141. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 2. PCI Express x1 Slot 3. PCI Express x16 Slot4. PCI Slots5. Front Audio Connector6. CD_IN Connector7. SPDIF_OUT Co

151-3 Back Panel Connectors 1. PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse.

168. Audio PortsFor the denition of each audio port, please refer to the table below :Port 2-channel 4-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channelBlue Line In Li

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

282-1 Install the CPU and CPU CoolerInstall the CPULocate the Pin-1 CPU triangle mark and the Pin-1 of the CPU socket.Pin-1 triangle marking of CPUPin

293. When CPU is properly seated, push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position.Install the CPU CoolerFollow the steps below to cor

2102-2 Install the MemoryDual Channel Memory CongurationThis motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When

211Installing 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

2122-3 Install an Expansion CardFollow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.1. Locate an expansion slot that

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2132-4 Install other Internal ConnectorsPower ConnectorsThis motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order not to damage any device, make sure all th

214Front Panel Connector : FP1This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators.Hard Disk LED Connector

215COM Connector : COM1This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase another RS232 cable with a 9-p

216Audio Connector : F_AUDIOThe audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. Audio Connector : CD_INCD_IN i

2172-6 JumpersFor some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them. This section explains how to use the

Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We do not guarantee the content of

319Enter BIOS SetupThe BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintai

320► Power Management SetupAll the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu.► PC Health StatusThis setup enables you

321System InformationThis sub-menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, oppy drive and so on. Use the arrow up/down

322halt condition can be enabled/disabled in the next three settings.► KeyboardThe system boot will not stop for a keyboard error if you enabled this

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323Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.

324[Disabled] : Displays the normal POST messages.[Enabled] : Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages.► Quick BootWhile Enabled, this opti

325Fox Central Control Unit CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.Fox Central Control Unit Super BIOS Protect [

326► Smart Power LEDSmart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On System Test (POST). The LED is

327contains important information about the module’s speed, size, addressing mode and various other parameters, so that the motherboard memory control

328Voltage Options CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.Voltage Options CPU Voltage Control [Disabled] He

329This menu shows most of the CPU specications.► Cool ’N’ QuietThis option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling.

330Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.Advanced Chipset Features Northbridge Chipset C

331concept, wherein a static amount of page-locked graphics memory is allocated during driverinitialization. This xed amount of memory will provide t

332 DCT channels A and B can be ganged as a single logical 128-bit DIMM. Offers highest DDR2 bandwidth. Requires both DIMMs in a logical pair to

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333This item allows you to select the row precharge time (in clock cycles).► tRTP (Internal Read to Precharge Command Delay)Internal READ Command to P

334Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.

335[Disabled]: Disable the integrated IDE controller.[Enabled]: Enable both IDE controllers.► OnChip SATA Channel[Disabled] : Disable SATA ports 1, 2,

336This item is used to set the transmission rate mode of USB 2.0. This function only works under DOS mode. The available settings are: [High Speed] i

337Trusted Computing CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.Trusted Computing Trusted Computing

338Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.

339This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC powerloss.► HPET SupportHPET stands for High Precision Even

340PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.PC Health Status Warning Temperature [Disabled] H

341BIOS Security Features► Change Supervisor PasswordThis item is used to install or change supervisor password.After you input Supervisor password, i

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

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

443Utility CD IntroductionThis motherboard comes with one DVD. You can simply put it into your DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on y

444Install driver and utility1. Install DriverYou must click "AMD Chipset Driver" to install it rst. After that, you can click ”One Click S

445FOX ONEFOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage valu

4461. Main PageToolbarUse the toolbar to navigate to other pages.Alert LampWhen the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. When

447Skin ButtonThere are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).ExitClick this but

448CongurationThis menu allows you to congure :1). Monitor interval (ms) :This is to dene the interval of different messages of system settings whi

449Step 1 : Click Calibration icon, a message pops out to ask for continue. Select Yes.Step 2 : After data is collected, it will ask you to restart yo

4502. CPU Page - CPU ControlThis page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and su

451You 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.Run

452FOX Intelligent Stepping (F.I.S., Optional)Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate based

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4534. Limit Setting4.1 Limit Setting - CPU TemperatureThis page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function.4.2 Limit Set

4544.3 Limit Setting - CPU FanThis page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.4.4 Limit Setting - System FanThis page le

4554.5 Limit Setting - FAN1 FanThis page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optio

4566. Fan Page - Fan ControlThis page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual.When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-p

457FOX LiveUpdateFOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online.Supporting Operati

4581-2 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

4592. Online Update2-1 Online Update - Update BIOSThis page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new BIOS

4602-3 Online Update - Update UtilityThis page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from Internet.

4612-4 Online Update - Update AllThis page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utili

4623. 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

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463When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will auto search from internet and prompt you t

4643-3 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

465FOX 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

466FOX DMIFOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DM

This chapter will cover two topics : Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP (or Vista) in a brand new RAID system. Creating

568Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP (or Vista) in a brand new RAID system.1. Follow 5-1 to create a RAID driver diskette.2. Fol

569RAID Conguration IntroductionRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and/or replicat

570RAID 0 (Striped) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array.

571Option ROM UtilityThe Option ROM Utility supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID10 functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance,

572Two 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).

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5731. Find a PC, put a diskette into its oppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the driver CD into DVD-ROM drive.2. Depending on w

5746. You can input a volume label for this diskette, click on "Start" to format.7. Click on "OK" to go through this warning messa

5755-2 RAID Enable in BIOS1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key when boot up.2. Select the “Integrated Peripherals” from the “Main menu”

576Create 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

5775. A message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.6. Another screen prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y]. Input 80GB to select the rst logical drive (

5788. When LD2 is selected, press [Enter] to continue.9. You can see in the previous example, about 40GB of Channel 1 and 2 hard disks were allocated.

57910. A message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.11. The remaining disk spaces are assigned to LD2. The size is about 42GB*2 = 84GB

580Create 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 men

5815. A message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.6. Another screen prompts.Press any key to use the maximum capacity. 7. The creation of

582Create 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] f

121-1 Product SpecicationsCPU Support the AMD PhenomII, Phenom, AMD Athlon II, Athlon, AMD Sempron processor families, AM2/AM2+/AM3 socket processo

5835. A message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.6. Another screen prompts.Press any key to use the maximum capacity. 7. The creation of

584Create RAID ReadyA "RAID Ready" system is a specic system conguration that, with the addition of a second Serial ATA hard drive, can be

5855. A message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.6. The creation of RAID Ready is completed.[ Dene LD Menu ] LD No R

586Create JBODHere, we will show you how to create a JBOD Logical Drives (LD) by using four hard disks.1. Select [2] from the main menu, "Dene L

5875. A message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.6. The creation of JBOD is completed.Total size is 82.34+120.03+250.05+320.07 = 772.49G

5885-4 Install a New Windows XPAssume a Mirrored array (249.99GB) was created as introduced in section 5-3, after the system restarts :1. Press <DE

5895. After some les are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press <S> to continue the specic driver installation.6. It will

5907. There are two drivers, for your 32-bit XP system, press [Enter] to select the rst driver - "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platfo

5919. 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 2

5925-5 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID ArrayThis section assumes the following setup : Boot Disk with Windows XP installed :One hard disk HDS728090PL