Foxconn A74ML 3.0 Manuel d'utilisateur

User’s Manual A74ML 3.0 Series Motherboard

13 6-channel Audio ports Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU/Syste

5935-5 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID ArrayThis section assumes the following setup : Boot Disk with Windows XP installed :One hard disk HDS728090PL

5942. 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

5955. After the AMD RAID driver is installed, it will ask you to click "Finish" to restart your computer. 6. When Windows starts, a message

5967. After PC starts, the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows.Launch Computer Management by clicking Start -> (Settings ->)

59711. 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

59817. The format of disk array (Disk1) is in processing.18. Format completed, now you can start using your RAID array.

141-2 Layout1. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector2. SYS_FAN Header3. North Bridge: AMD RS740G4. PCI Express x1 Slot5. PCI Express x16 Slot6. PCI Slots7. Fr

151-3 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

167. RJ-45 LAN PortThe Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate. LinkLEDActive LEDLAN TypeLeft: Active Right:

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 CPU1.

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 two DDR3 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

215Audio Connector : F_AUDIOThe audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. Audio Connector : CD_INCD_IN i

216Speaker Connector : SPEAKERThe speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis.Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN, SYS_FANThere are two main fan

2172-5 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

322► MouseThe system boot will not stop for a mouse error if you enabled this item.► Model NameModel name of this product.► BIOS IDIt displays the cur

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323Advanced BIOS Features► IDE Detect Time OutThis item is used to select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. If the checking time is

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► Super BIOS ProtectTo protect the system BIOS from virus attack, there is a BIOS write-protection mechanismprovided. Super

326Power-On Self-Test (POST). The LED is located at the front panel, and it displays POST state by different long-short blinking intervals. You can al

327► Spread SpectrumIf you enabled this function, it can signicantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference)generated by the system, so to comp

328CPU CongurationThis menu shows most of the CPU specications.► Cool ‘N‘ Quiet (Appear only when CPU supports)This option helps lowering down the C

329Advanced Chipset Features► Memory Conguration/DRAM Timing CongurationPress <Enter> to go to its submenu.► CAS LatencyThis item shows the CA

3301. When using a non-ATI PCI Express (PCIe) graphics card, SurroundView is not supported. The integrated graphics processor (IGP) is automatically d

331puts them at the top of the 32-bit address space. For many years it wasn't possible or practical to put that much RAM into a PC. But now it is

332DRAM Timing Conguration► Memory Speed ModeThis item is used to enable/disable provision of DRAM timing by SPD device. The SerialPresence Detect (S

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333Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.

334IDE Conguration► OnBoard PCI IDE Controller [Disabled]: Disable the integrated IDE controller.[Enabled]: Enable the integrated IDE controller.► On

335USB Conguration► Legacy USB SupportThis item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS. If you have a USB keyboard or mouse, set

336SuperIO Conguration► Serial Port 1 AddressThis item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard serial port .Tru

337TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a specication promoted by TCG. A Trusted Platform Mod-ule offers facilities for secure generation of cryptographi

338Power Management SetupACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface) is an open industry standard interfaces enabling OS-directed conguration, p

339► ACPI Suspend TypeThis item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function. When you select “S1(POS)” mode, the power is always on and

340PC Health Status► Warning TemperatureThis option is used to set the warning temperature for the system. When the temperature ofCPU is higher than t

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

342Load Optimal DefaultsOptimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after

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

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

444Utility 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 displayed

445Install driver and utility1. Install DriverYou must click "AMD Chipset Driver" to install it rst. After that, you can click "One Cl

446FOX ONEFOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage valu

4471. 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

448Skin ButtonThere are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).ExitClick this but

449Con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

450Step 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

4512. CPU Page - CPU Control (Optional)This page lets you select (or ) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and

452You 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

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453FOX Intelligent Stepping (F.I.S., Optional)Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate based

4544. 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

4554.3 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

4564.5 Limit Setting - FAN1 Fan (Optional)This page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.5. Voltage Page - Voltage Con

4576. 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

458FOX LiveUpdateFOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online.Supporting Operati

4591-2 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

4602. Online Update2-1 Online Update - Update BIOSThis page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new BIOS

4612-3 Online Update - Update UtilityThis page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from Internet.

4622-4 Online Update - Update AllThis page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utili

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4633. 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

464When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will auto search from internet and prompt you t

4653-3 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

466FOX 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

467FOX 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

569Creating 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

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

571RAID 0 (Striped) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array.

572FastBuild DriverThe FastBuild driver supports RAID 0 ,RAID 1 and RAID10 functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance, big

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573Two 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).

5741. 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

5756. You can input a volume label for this diskette, click on "Start" to format.7. Click on "OK" to go through this warning mes-s

5765-2 RAID Enable in BIOS1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key when boot up.2. Select the “Integrated Peripherals” from the “Main menu”

577Create 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

5785. 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 (

5798. 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.

58010. 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

581Create RAID 1 (Mirrored)Here, we will show you how to create one Mirrored Logical Drives (LD) by using two hard disks.1. Select [2] from the main m

5825. 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 selection o

121-1 Product SpecicationsCPU Support AMD PhenomTM II, AthlonTM, SempronTM, AM3 socket processorsHyperTransport 2000MT/s Chipset Nor

583Create 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

5845. 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 selection o

585Create 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

5865. A message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.6. The conguration of LD1 array is completed.[ Dene LD Menu ] LD No

587Create 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

5885. A message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.6. The conguration of LD1 array is completed.Total size is 82.28+119.96+250.00+320.00

5895-4 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

5905. After some les are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press <S> to continue the specic driver installation.6. It will

5917. There are two drivers, for your 32-bit XP system, press [Enter] to select the rst driver - "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platfo

5929. 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 23