Q57M Series Motherboard User’s Manual
13Back Panel 1 x PS/2 Keyboard portConnectors 1 x Parallel port 1 x Display port 1 x VGA port 6 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 8-cha
593Reset 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.
5943. Select Hitachi hard disk as the one to be reset. Press <Enter>. A double conrmation message pops out, press <Y> to conrm.4. It goe
595Example 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
5964. A "DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED" screen pops out asking you to select a new hard disk for rebuilding. Here, we select ST 74.5GB. Press <
597Recovery Volume Options1. “Recovery Volume Options” is only available when “Recovery” is built. Here, we take TryRecovery as an example, select “4.
598Exit RAID BIOS 1. Take TryRAID5 as an example, select “6. Exit” in main menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays :2. Press <Y> to ex
5995-4 Install a New Windows XP1. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup during POST.2. Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive.3. Se
51005. After some les are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press <S> to continue the specic driver installation.6. It wi
51017. 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
51029. 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
141-2 LayoutNote : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for detail.1. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Con
51035-5 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
51042. Copy section 5-2, BIOS Conguration. Shut down the computer, connect SATA hard disks to SATA ports, power on computer again.Press <Del> k
51055. 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
51067. 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
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
168. RJ-45 LAN PortThe Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate. LAN TypeLeft: Active Right: LinkStatus Descr
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 CoolerInstall the CPULocate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Read the foll
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 CongurationThis 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
15215Audio Connector : F_AUDIOThe audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. S/PDIF OUT Connector : SPDIF_
16216Front Panel Connector : FP1This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators.Hard Disk LED Connect
172172-5 JumpersFor some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them. This section explains how to use th
18218Intel® 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 parameters are also provided.You have
320Enter BIOS SetupThe BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintai
321PCI/PnP features, such as graphics card select and bus master ...etc. can be modied through this option.► PC Health StatusThis setup enables you t
322Standard BIOS FeaturesThis 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/d
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323ules were installed in your system before powering on. ► MAC AddressThis item shows the onboard LAN MAC address.► CPU NameIt displays the current C
324Advanced BIOS Features► CPU Conguration/IDE Conguration/Onboard Devices Cong.Press <Enter> to go to its submenu.► Keyboard SelectThis item
325CPU Conguration► Ratio CMOS SettingsThis item is used to set the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. You can use [+] or [-] to adj
326► Hyper ThreadingThis item is used to enable/disable the Hyper Threading Technology feature.► Active Processor CoresThis item is used to set the nu
327SATA#2 are the SATA ports 5,6 of the motherboard. This item allows you select the mode of the SATA ports. Setting values are: [Disabled], [Enhanced
328Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.Advanced Chipset Features Syst
32915th MB) will be reserved and is therefore not available for the OS' use. Since ISA cards are a thing of the past, you should always disable t
330Video Conguration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.Video Conguration Video Congurati
331Boot Conguration Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.
332► Quick Boot While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten thetime needed to boot the system.► B
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333Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.
334you select “S3 (STR)” mode, the power will be down after a period of time. The status of thecomputer before it entering STR will be saved in memory
335PnP/PCI Congurations CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.
336PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.PC Health Status CPU Temperature :68○C/
337BIOS Security Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.BIOS Security Features Security Set
338Load Fail-Safe DefaultsIf you encounter any system unstable problem, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable B
The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features.This chapter
40440Install driver and utilityThis motherboard comes with one Utility CD, after installing the Oprating System,You can simply put it into your CD/DVD
414412. Utility Use these options to install additional software programs.
42442FOX ONEFOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage va
Installation Precautions Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer : It is suggested to select high-quality, certie
434431. 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
44444Skin ButtonThere are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).ExitClick this b
45445CongurationThis menu allows you to congure :1). Monitor interval (ms) :This is to dene the interval of different messages of system settings w
46446Step 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
474472. CPU Page - CPU ControlThis page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and
48448You 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
49449FOX Intelligent Stepping (F.I.S., Optional)Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate bas
504504. 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
514514.3 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
524524.5 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
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534536. 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
54454FOX LiveUpdateFOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online.Supporting Opera
554551-2 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
564562. Online Update2-1 Online Update - Update BIOSThis page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new BI
574572-3 Online Update - Update UtilityThis page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from Interne
584582-4 Online Update - Update AllThis page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new BIOS/drivers/uti
594593. Congure3-1 Congure - optionThis page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start
60460When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will auto search from internet and prompt you
614613-3 Congure - 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
62462FOX 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
Online Update ...56 Congure ...
63463FOX 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 cover two topics : Installing a new Windows XP (Vista) in a brand new RAID system. Existing Windows XP (Vista) system
565Installing 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
566RAID Conguration IntroductionRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and/or replicat
567RAID 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
568Intel® Matrix Storage ManagerThe Intel® Matrix Storage Manager technology supports RAID 0 ,RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 (0+1) functions. It allows y
5691. 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
5709. Check if the diskette contains the driver les. Later, when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system, it will ask you to use
5715-2 BIOS Conguration1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key during the POST(Power On Self Test).2. Select the “Integrated Peripherals”
572Create RAID VolumeCreate RAID 0 (1st Volume)1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>.The menu appears :2. In "N
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5734. 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
5746. 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
5758. In “Create Volume” item, press <Enter>. A warning message will appear : 9. Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main men
576Create RAID0 (2nd Volume)1. Select “1. Create RAID Volume” from the menu and press <Enter>. The menu appears :2. In "Name" item, w
5774. 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
5786. 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
579A message will appear : Press <Y> to create the volume and return to the main menu. Two RAID0 volumes were congured. Are you sure you w
580Create 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
5814. 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
5826. 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
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583Create 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
5844. After exiting from "RAID Level", it goes directly to "Stripe Size" item. Because all four disks are selected for RAID10, so
585Create RAID5 (Parity)1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.2. In "Name" item, you can input a devic
5864. 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
5876. 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 “
588Create Recovery1. Select “1.Create RAID Volume” from the main menu and press <Enter>.2. In "Name" item, you can input a device name
5894. 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
5906. 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
591Delete 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
5923. After <DEL> key is pressed, the screen appears as below:Press <Y> key to conrm the volume deletion.4. Return to Main Menu.
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