Foxconn Z68A-S User Manual

Z68A-S SeriesMotherboard User’s Manual

13Back PanelConnectors1 x PS/2 Keyboard port1 x VGA port1 x DVI-D port1 x Optical SPDIF Out port6 x USB 2.0 ports2 x USB 3.0 ports1 x RJ-45 LAN port1

5934. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this Recovery system. 5. From the hard drive list, use Up o

5946. It will skip “Strip size” and “Capacity” items. The default “Capacity” value is the smaller hard disk size, that is 74.5GB. In “Sync” item, we s

595Delete 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

5963. After <DEL> key is pressed, the screen appears as below:Press <Y> key to conrm the volume deletion.4. Return to Main Menu.

597Reset 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.

5983. Select Hitachi hard disk as the one to be reset. Press <Enter>. A double conrmation message pops out, press <Y> to conrm.4. It goe

599Example 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-RA

51004. A "DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED" screen pops out asking you to select a new hard disk for rebuilding. Here, we select ST 74.5GB. Press &l

5101Recovery Volume Options1. “Recovery Volume Options” is only available when “Recovery” is built. Here, we take TryRecovery as an example, select “4

51024. Press <Space> key to select it and press <Enter>, it returns to the main menu. You can see the 74.5GB disk is ofine, and actions o

14201-2 LayoutNote : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for detail.1. 8-pin ATX 12V Power C

5103Exit RAID BIOS 1. Take TryRAID5 as an example, select “5. Exit” in main menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays :2. Press <Y> to e

51045-4 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

51055. After some les are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press <S> to continue the specic driver installation.6. It wi

51067. Depending on South Bridge chip of your system, select appropriate driver for it. Here, we choose Intel® ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/D0/PCH SATA RAID Con

51079. 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

Appendix108APPENDIXIntel smart response Technology functionOperating conditionsYour storage system can be accelerated by using an available solid-stat

Appendix1093.click “Enable Accelerate”which is under “acceleration”icon,picture 2 will appear. In it you need to select the size of SSD( Solid-state D

Appendix110 GPU Virtualization1 Introduction Lucid GPU VIRTUALIZATION solution is designed for Intel Sandy Bridge platform with Intel

Appendix1112.2 Software specications Item Conguration/featuresOS Windows 7 32 bitWindows 7 64 bitAPIs DirectX 9DirectX 10/10.1DirectX 11GPU dr

Appendix1122. The GPU VIRTUALIZATION Setup Wizard window is displayed. 3. Click Next. The End User License Agreem

151-3 Back Panel Connectors1. PS/2 Keyboard PortUse the upper port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard.2. USB 2.0 PortsThe USB port supports the USB 2

Appendix1134. Read the license agreement and select I accept the agreement. 5. Click Next. Then Select Destination Location dialog box is displayed.

Appendix1147. Click Next to accept the default Start Menu folder. An information page is displayed – please read it.

Appendix1159. Click Install to begin installation. The Installation window is displayed, indicating the installation. This step may take a few minutes

Appendix1163.1 Older version uninstalled In case that there is older GPU VIRTUALIZATION version installed on your system, the driver installation prog

Appendix1174. Once the uninstall process nished, the following message is displayed: 5. It is recommended to click “Yes”. Please

Appendix1184 GPU VIRTUALIZATION OperationAfter the installation process completed, GPU VIRTUALIZATION is activated. Once activated, the Lucid logo sho

Appendix119Typical application of GPU VIRTUALIZATION can look like this:

Appendix1204.1 GPU VIRTUALIZATION Control PanelWhen activating the GPU VIRTUALIZATION control panel (either from the start menu or from the system tra

Appendix121This screen shows the applications that GPU VIRTUALIZATION supports with the available graphic cards. The application list is changed accor

Appendix122If the “About” tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: This screen provides GPU VIRTUA

169. RJ-45 LAN PortThe Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1Gb/s data rate.LAN TypeLeft: Active Right: LinkStatus Descript

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

8282-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the CPULocate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Re

929Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket :2. Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket.3. Remove protective socket cover.5. When CPU

10210Install the CPU CoolerFollow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. 1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease o

112112-2 Install the MemoryDual Channel Memory CongurationThis motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. Wh

12212Installing 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 midd

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132132-3 Install an Expansion CardFollow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.1. Locate an expansion slot th

142142-4 Install other Internal ConnectorsPower ConnectorsThis motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order not to damage any device, make sure all

15215USB Connectors : F_USB1/2/3/4In addition to the USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel, this product also provides 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard

16216Front Panel Connector : FP1This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators.Hard Disk LED Connect

17217Audio Connector : F_AUDIOThe audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. S/PDIF Connector : SPDIF_OUTT

182182-5 JumpersFor some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them. This section explains how to use th

19219Intel® ME Jumper: MFGThis motherboard uses MFG jumper to enable or disable Intel® Management Engine function.Intel® Management Engine (ME) is an

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS param-eters are also provided.You hav

321Enter BIOS SetupThe BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintai

322Main► System Date<weekday><month><date> <year> format.Day—weekday from Sun. to Sat., this message is automatically displaye

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323[All Errors] : All errors can result in system halt.[No Errors]: No errors can result in system halt.[All, but keyboard] : All errors but keyboard

324Advanced► Fox Control Center/Trusted Computing/CPU Conguration/Permance Tuning/SATA Con-guration/Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion/USB Conguration/Onboar

325This item is used to change the memeory voltage in a step of 12.5mV. The voltage can be incre mented from +12.5mV to +500.0mV.Trusted Computing►

326► C1E Support(Appears only when CPU supports)C1E represents Enhanced HALT State. It is a feature which CPU uses to reduce powerconsumption when in

327► CPU Performance Tuning/Chipset Performance Tuning Press <Enter> to go to its submenu.CPU Permance Tuning► Host Clock Override (1/100MHz

328Chipset Performance Tuning► Memory MultiplierThis item is used to adjust the memory Clock Ratio. The available settimgs are: [Auto], [10.67], [13.3

329► Read CAS# Precharge Delay (tRTP)Internal READ Command to PRECHARGE Command delay► Four Active Window Delay (tFAW)This item allows you to specify

330Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 20

331USB Conguration ► All USB Devices This item is used to enable or disable the support for USB devices. ► Legacy USB SupportThis item

332Onboard Device Conguration Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright

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333Super IO Conguration Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011

334Chipset Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Mega

335► VT-d This item is used to enable or disable the VT-d feature. Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) can help end users improve

336Boot Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 Americ

337Power Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatr

338consumption of motherboard.Enabled: S1/S3/S4 is normal, S5 wake up only by pressing the power button.Disabled: Normal ACPI function.► Restore AC Po

339Health Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatren

340Security Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatren

341Save & Exit Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 Ameri

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

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

43443Utility CD contentThis motherboard comes with one Utility CD. You can simply put it into your CD/DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be display

44444Install driver and utility1. Install DriverUse these options to install all the drivers for your system. You must click "Intel Chipset Drive

454452. Install UtilityUse these options to install additional software programs.

46446FOX ONEFOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage va

474471. Main PageToolbarUse the toolbar to navigate to other pages.Alert LampWhen the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. Wh

48448Skin ButtonThere are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).ExitClick this b

49449CongurationThis menu allows you to congure :1). Monitor interval (ms) :This is to dene the interval of different messages of system settings w

50450Step 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

514512. CPU Page - CPU ControlThis page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and

52452You 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.Ru

TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1 Product Introduction Product Specications ...

53453FOX Intelligent Stepping (F.I.S., Optional)Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate bas

544544. Limit Setting4.1 Limit Setting - CPU TemperatureThis page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function.4.2 Limit S

554554.3 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

564564.5 Limit Setting - FAN1 FanThis page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Opt

574576. 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

58458FOX LiveUpdateFOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online.Supporting Opera

594591-2 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 bac

604602. Online Update2-1 Online Update - Update BIOSThis page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new BI

614612-3 Online Update - Update UtilityThis page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from Interne

624622-4 Online Update - Update AllThis page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new BIOS/drivers/uti

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634633. Congure3-1 Congure - optionThis page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start

64464When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will auto search from internet and prompt you

654653-3 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 pr

66466FOX 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 scree

67467FOX DMIFOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With

This chapter will include the following information : RAID Conguration Introduction Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Create a RAID

569Installing 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

570RAID Conguration IntroductionRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and/or replicat

571RAID 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

572Intel® Matrix Storage ManagerThe Intel® Matrix Storage Manager technology supports RAID 0 ,RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 (0+1) functions. It allows y

Thank you for buying Foxconn Z68A-S motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for break-t

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

574RAID driver into this diskette.9. Check if the diskette contains the driver les. Later, when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID

5755-2 BIOS Conguration1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key during the POST(Power On Self Test).2. Use the arrow right/left keys to se

576Create RAID VolumeCreate RAID 0 (1st Volume)1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>.The menu appears :2. In "N

5774. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID0 system. 5. From the hard drive list, use Up or D

5786. 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

5798. In “Create Volume” item, press <Enter>. A warning message will appear : 9. Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main men

580Create RAID0 (2nd Volume)1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears :2. In "Name" item, w

5814. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID0 second volume system. 5. From the hard disk lis

5826. It goes to “Strip Size” menu directly. Capacity automatically displays 148.1GB, and at this time, you can not input any value in capacity as the

12(Continued on the next page)1-1 Product SpecicationsCPU Support LGA1155 socket Intel® CPU, Max processor power up to 95W For the latest CPU informa

583A 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

584Create 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

5854. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to dispaly the hard disks list for this RAID1 system. 5. From the hard drive list, use Up or D

5866. 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

587Create 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

5884. After exiting from "RAID Level", it goes directly to "Stripe Size" item. Because all four disks are selected for RAID10, so

589Create RAID5 (Parity)1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.2. In "Name" item, you can input a devic

5904. It then goes to “Disks” item. Press <Enter> to display the hard disks list for this RAID5 system. 5. From the hard drive list, use Up or D

5916. 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 “

592Create Recovery1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name