User manual FOXCONN N570SM2AA

[. . . ] Although the information in this manual may be changed or modified at any time, Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1. 2 for N570SM2AA motherboard. P/N: 3A220BA00-000-G Symbol description: Note: refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better. Attention: indicates that it may damage hardware or cause data loss, and tells you how to avoid such problems. Warning: means that a potential risk of property damage or physical injury exists. More information: If you want more information about our products, please visit Foxconn's website: http://www. foxconnchannel. com This product and its accessories are produced after 13th Aug. , 2005 and comply with the WEEE2002/96EC directive. Declaration of conformity HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD. , TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R. O. C. [. . . ] vOnChip IDE Channel 0 This option is used to set the onchip IDE channel 0. vPrimary Master/Slave PIO These two items let you assign which kind of PIO (Programmer Input/Output) is used by IDE devices. Choose "Auto" to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best, or select a PIO mode from 0-4. vPrimary Master/Slave UDMA UDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a device that supports UDMA, change the appropriate items on this list to Auto. vIDE DMA transfer access This option is used to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access. vSerial-ATA Controller This option is used to enable or disable Serial-ATA cotroller. vIDE Prefetch Mode This option is used to enable or disable IDE prefetch mode. vIDE HDD Block Mode This option is used to set whether the IDE HDD block mode is allowed. 33 Chapter 3 BIOS Description RAID Config Menu vRAID Enable This item is available for you to enable or disable the onboard RAID function. vSATA 1/2/3 Primary/Secondary These features allow user to enable or disable the RAID function for each SATA hard disk drive. 34 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Onboard Device Menu vOnchip USB This option is used to set whether the USB Controller is enabled. vUSB Keyboard Support This option is used to set whether the USB keyboard controller is enabled in a legacy operating system (such as DOS). vUSB Mouse Support This option is used to set whether the USB mouse controller is enabled in a legacy operating system (such as DOS). vHD Audio This option is used to set whether onboard AC97 Audio is enabled. vMAC / MAC1 LAN This option is used to set whether MAC LAN device is enalbed. vMAC / MAC1 Media Interface This option is used to set MAC Media Interface. vMAC LAN Boot ROM This option is used to decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the MAC LAN chip. 35 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Onboard SuperIO Menu vOnboard FDC Controller This option is used to set whether the Onboard FDC Controller is enabled. vOnboard Serial Port 1 This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard serial port 1. The setting value is determined by the infrared module installed on the board. vIrDA Duplex Mode This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip. vOnboard Parallel Port This option allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ). vParallel Port Mode Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the onboard parallel port. vECP Mode Use DMA When the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP+ EPP, this option is used to select the channel for the ECP mode. [. . . ] (For W indows 2000, substitute "W in2K" in the path. ) After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the W indows CD, and the Windows Setup program starts. Specify the NVIDIA drivers: (1) Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S. The W indows Setup screen appears as below: (2) Select "NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER" and then press Enter. (4) Select "NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller" and then press Enter. [. . . ]