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... Install the Memory 10 Install an Expansion Card 12 Install other Internal Connectors 13 Jumpers 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 20 Main Menu 20 System Information 22 Advanced BIOS Features 24 Fox Central Control Unit 26 Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 35 Power Management Setup 40... PC Health Status 42 BIOS Security Features 43 Load Optimal Defaults 44 Save & Exit Setup 44 Exit Without Saving 44 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD ...
... Install the Memory 10 Install an Expansion Card 12 Install other Internal Connectors 13 Jumpers 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 20 Main Menu 20 System Information 22 Advanced BIOS Features 24 Fox Central Control Unit 26 Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 35 Power Management Setup 40... PC Health Status 42 BIOS Security Features 43 Load Optimal Defaults 44 Save & Exit Setup 44 Exit Without Saving 44 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD ...
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... 67 FOX LOGO 68 FOX DMI 69 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction 72 FastBuild Driver 74 Create a RAID Driver Diskette 76 RAID Enable in BIOS 78 Select a RAID Array for Use 78 Install a New Windows XP 91 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array 95 Technical Support : Website : http://www.foxconnchannel...
... 67 FOX LOGO 68 FOX DMI 69 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction 72 FastBuild Driver 74 Create a RAID Driver Diskette 76 RAID Enable in BIOS 78 Select a RAID Array for Use 78 Install a New Windows XP 91 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array 95 Technical Support : Website : http://www.foxconnchannel...
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Read the following guidelines before installing the memory to achieve optimum performance. When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in only one direction. DS/SS Single Channel - It is recommended that the motherboard supports the memory. If you begin ...
Read the following guidelines before installing the memory to achieve optimum performance. When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in only one direction. DS/SS Single Channel - It is recommended that the motherboard supports the memory. If you begin ...
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... a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card : • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to prevent hardware damage. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to make any required... BIOS changes for your card. 2 CAUTION 2-3 Install an Expansion Card ! ■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the...
... a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card : • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to prevent hardware damage. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to make any required... BIOS changes for your card. 2 CAUTION 2-3 Install an Expansion Card ! ■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the...
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... motherboard. If eventually the chassis was closed, the system will send a message out. The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the function of the BIOS Setup. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in "PC Health Status" section of this function, you should purchase additional device and install it...
... motherboard. If eventually the chassis was closed, the system will send a message out. The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the function of the BIOS Setup. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in "PC Health Status" section of this function, you should purchase additional device and install it...
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... the fast way to go back to it on the two pins to short them. Go to BIOS Setup to use the various functions of Jumpers 1. This section explains how to configure new system as BIOS data, date, time information, hardware password...etc.). "Closed" means placing a jumper cap on . 5. However, in this... CMOS data are : 1. For any jumper setting. It can be done by touching two pins by the bold silkscreen next to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified. Clear CMOS data is recommended. Remove jumper cap from the power outlet. 2.
... the fast way to go back to it on the two pins to short them. Go to BIOS Setup to use the various functions of Jumpers 1. This section explains how to configure new system as BIOS data, date, time information, hardware password...etc.). "Closed" means placing a jumper cap on . 5. However, in this... CMOS data are : 1. For any jumper setting. It can be done by touching two pins by the bold silkscreen next to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified. Clear CMOS data is recommended. Remove jumper cap from the power outlet. 2.
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... device wake-up Jumpers: USBPWR1 / 2 / 3 1. At the same time, a corresponding setting must not exceed the power supply capability (+5VSB) whether under normal condition or in BIOS as below: Set -> "Power Management Setup" -> "Resume by USB Devices" to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode using the connected USB devices.
... device wake-up Jumpers: USBPWR1 / 2 / 3 1. At the same time, a corresponding setting must not exceed the power supply capability (+5VSB) whether under normal condition or in BIOS as below: Set -> "Power Management Setup" -> "Resume by USB Devices" to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode using the connected USB devices.
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...; Load Optimal Defaults ■ Save & Exit Setup ■ Exit Without Saving Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future. An error message appears on the screen during ...the system Power On Self Test (POST) process. 2. We do not guarantee the content of the BIOS parameters are also provided. You want to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. This chapter tells how to change the default CMOS settings. Please visit our website for updated...
...; Load Optimal Defaults ■ Save & Exit Setup ■ Exit Without Saving Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future. An error message appears on the screen during ...the system Power On Self Test (POST) process. 2. We do not guarantee the content of the BIOS parameters are also provided. You want to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. This chapter tells how to change the default CMOS settings. Please visit our website for updated...
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...from a list of the screen, you made. They all can be viewed or set up through this menu. ► Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. ► System... Information ► PC Health Status ► Advanced BIOS Features ► BIOS Security Features ► Fox Central Control Unit Load Optimal Defaults ► Advanced Chipset Features Save & Exit Setup ► Integrated Peripherals...
...from a list of the screen, you made. They all can be viewed or set up through this menu. ► Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. ► System... Information ► PC Health Status ► Advanced BIOS Features ► BIOS Security Features ► Fox Central Control Unit Load Optimal Defaults ► Advanced Chipset Features Save & Exit Setup ► Integrated Peripherals...
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...setting values to CMOS and exit. ► Exit Without Saving Do not change Fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► BIOS Security Features The Supervisor/User password can be loaded through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer. However, it may cause problem if... ways (such as less I/O cards, less memory ...etc.), still, it may sometimes come out an unstable system. What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one, trial and error, to find out the best setting for your system loading is heavy, set to optimal default may offer...
...setting values to CMOS and exit. ► Exit Without Saving Do not change Fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► BIOS Security Features The Supervisor/User password can be loaded through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer. However, it may cause problem if... ways (such as less I/O cards, less memory ...etc.), still, it may sometimes come out an unstable system. What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one, trial and error, to find out the best setting for your system loading is heavy, set to optimal default may offer...
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...[SHIFT-TAB] to 12. The three fields of the setting are : : respectively. ► Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave While entering setup, BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. It can be [Disabled], [360KB, 51/4"], [1.2MB, 51/4"], [720KB, 31/2"], [1.44MB, 31/2"] and [2.... users. Floppy A Halt On Keyboard Mouse Floppy [1.44 MB 31/2] [All Errors, But ...] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Model Name : A7GM-S 2.0 Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Date (mm:dd:yy) format. Month-month...
...[SHIFT-TAB] to 12. The three fields of the setting are : : respectively. ► Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave While entering setup, BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. It can be [Disabled], [360KB, 51/4"], [1.2MB, 51/4"], [720KB, 31/2"], [1.44MB, 31/2"] and [2.... users. Floppy A Halt On Keyboard Mouse Floppy [1.44 MB 31/2] [All Errors, But ...] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Model Name : A7GM-S 2.0 Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Date (mm:dd:yy) format. Month-month...
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User can check this product. ► BIOS ID / BIOS Version It displays the current BIOS ID/version. Mapping Table : With PATA IDE drives Onchip SATA Channel Enabled Onchip SATA Channel Disabled SATA Combined Mode Enabled SATA Combined Mode Disabled SATA ... stop for a floppy error if you enabled this item. ► Model Name Model name of this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is depending on how many memory modules were installed in your system before powering on. ► MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN...
User can check this product. ► BIOS ID / BIOS Version It displays the current BIOS ID/version. Mapping Table : With PATA IDE drives Onchip SATA Channel Enabled Onchip SATA Channel Disabled SATA Combined Mode Enabled SATA Combined Mode Disabled SATA ... stop for a floppy error if you enabled this item. ► Model Name Model name of this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is depending on how many memory modules were installed in your system before powering on. ► MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN...
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...the checking time is set the PCI latency timer. In addition, MPS 1.4 introduces support for PCI device latency timer register. Advanced BIOS Features IDE Detect Time Out MPS Revision PCI Latency Timer Quiet Boot Quick Boot Bootup Num-Lock Floppy Drive Seek ► Boot ...1.4 support if you are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248. Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - MPS version 1.4 adds extended configuration tables for improved support of multiple PCI bus configurations and greater expandability in unit of ...
...the checking time is set the PCI latency timer. In addition, MPS 1.4 introduces support for PCI device latency timer register. Advanced BIOS Features IDE Detect Time Out MPS Revision PCI Latency Timer Quiet Boot Quick Boot Bootup Num-Lock Floppy Drive Seek ► Boot ...1.4 support if you are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248. Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - MPS version 1.4 adds extended configuration tables for improved support of multiple PCI bus configurations and greater expandability in unit of ...
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...] : Displays the normal POST messages. [Enabled] : Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages. ► Quick Boot While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the time needed to boot the system. ► Bootup Num-Lock This item defines if the.../DVD Drives This option is started. The available settings are: On (default) and Off. ► Floppy Drive Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will appear an error message. Disabling this function, then POST will not detect the floppy. ► Boot Device Priority This option is used to ...
...] : Displays the normal POST messages. [Enabled] : Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages. ► Quick Boot While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the time needed to boot the system. ► Bootup Num-Lock This item defines if the.../DVD Drives This option is started. The available settings are: On (default) and Off. ► Floppy Drive Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will appear an error message. Disabling this function, then POST will not detect the floppy. ► Boot Device Priority This option is used to ...
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...:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Super BIOS Protect To protect the system BIOS from being affected by viruses, e.g. Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from virus attack, there is used to its submenu. Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American ...Megatrends, Inc. Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. CIH. ► Auto Detect PCI Clock This option is a BIOS write-protection mechanism provided. When enabled, the system will turn off clock of the empty PCI slot to reduce EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). ►...
...:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Super BIOS Protect To protect the system BIOS from being affected by viruses, e.g. Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from virus attack, there is used to its submenu. Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American ...Megatrends, Inc. Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. CIH. ► Auto Detect PCI Clock This option is a BIOS write-protection mechanism provided. When enabled, the system will turn off clock of the empty PCI slot to reduce EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). ►...
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Enabling SurroundView in the BIOS enables the integrated UMA graphics controller, which graphics controller is used to two additional graphics outputs. When using a non-ATI PCI Express (PCIe) graphics card, ...
Enabling SurroundView in the BIOS enables the integrated UMA graphics controller, which graphics controller is used to two additional graphics outputs. When using a non-ATI PCI Express (PCIe) graphics card, ...
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3 When both DCTs are enabled in unganged mode, BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order. ► Power Down Enable When power down mode is enabled, if all pages of the DRAMs associated with a CKE pin are closed, then these parts are placed in power down mode. 34
3 When both DCTs are enabled in unganged mode, BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order. ► Power Down Enable When power down mode is enabled, if all pages of the DRAMs associated with a CKE pin are closed, then these parts are placed in power down mode. 34
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SuperIO Configuration SuperIO Configuration Help Item OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address IR Address IR Mode IR Duplex Mode [Enabled] Allows BIOS to enable [3F8/IRQ4] or disable floppy [2F8/IRQ3] controller. [IrDA] [Half Duplex] Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:...
SuperIO Configuration SuperIO Configuration Help Item OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address IR Address IR Mode IR Duplex Mode [Enabled] Allows BIOS to enable [3F8/IRQ4] or disable floppy [2F8/IRQ3] controller. [IrDA] [Half Duplex] Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:...
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... implementation of cryptographic keys. Work group members should also have a working knowledge of TCG/TPM support. 39 Members should have a working knowledge of security in BIOS Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► TCG/TPM SUPPORT Trusted Computing Group (TCG) members develop and...
... implementation of cryptographic keys. Work group members should also have a working knowledge of TCG/TPM support. 39 Members should have a working knowledge of security in BIOS Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► TCG/TPM SUPPORT Trusted Computing Group (TCG) members develop and...
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... latency sleeping state supported by RTC [S3 (STR)] Help Item [Power Off] [Disabled] Select the ACPI [Disabled] State used for initial boot operations within the BIOS to wake from a saved memory image. 40 CPU, cache, and chip set ) and hardware maintains all system context. (also called Power On Suspend) S2 - The...
... latency sleeping state supported by RTC [S3 (STR)] Help Item [Power Off] [Disabled] Select the ACPI [Disabled] State used for initial boot operations within the BIOS to wake from a saved memory image. 40 CPU, cache, and chip set ) and hardware maintains all system context. (also called Power On Suspend) S2 - The...