Server Motherboard BIOS Generation I
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Flashing the Foxconn 955X7AA BIOS
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Setting Options to enable BIOS Flashing
- Insert the bootable flash drive in a USB port
- Turn on the CPU, press < Del > to enter setup when prompted
- Choose Advanced BIOS Features from the CMOS Setup Utility
- At Hard Disk Boot Priority, press <Enter>
- Highlight USB-HDD0, press + until it is at the top of the list
- Press <Esc> to return to the main menu
- Choose BIOS Features
- Set SuperBIOS-Protect to Disabled
- Press <F10>, then Y to Save and Exit
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Booting from the USB Flash Drive
- Boot from the USB Drive, starting BartPE...
- When asked, "Do you want to start network support now?", answer No
- On the manu, select Go + Programs + SuperLogo
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Flashing the Startup Logo
- Click the Change Logo pushbutton
- Click the Full Screen radiobutton
- Click Next
- At "Logo File," Select Browse...
- Show files of type Jpeg Files (*.jpg)
- Click "Look in:", select drive WARESPE (X:)
- Open folder Boot Images
- Select file BootLogo.jpg
- Click Next
- Click button Update
- At "Do you really want to change logo?", choose Yes
- At the message, "Can not open file flash.txt for reading," click OK
- At the message, "Unable to get flash information!," click OK
- WAIT FOR THE MESSAGE, "You must restart your system in order for the new logo to take effect!,"
- Close the SuperLogo program, then restart the computer.
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Restarting the system
- Remove the USB Flash drive
- Press < Del > to enter the CMOS Setup Utility
- Select BIOS Features, change "SuperBIOS-Protect" to Enabled
- Press <F10>, then Y to save the new settings
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BIOS Settings FoxConn 955X7AA
- Standard CMOS Features
IDE Channel 0 Slave: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-16 (all other drives set to:) None Drive A: None Halt On: All, But Keyboard
- BIOS Features
SuperBoot: Disabled SuperBIOS-Protect: Enabled SuperRecovery Hotkey: LSHIFT+F12 SuperSpeed Ratio Free: Disabled Auto Detect PCI Clk: Enabled Spread Spectrum: Disabled Overclock: Default
- Advanced BIOS Features
CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal: 4 Min Execute Disable Bit: Disabled Virtualization Technology: Enabled Hard Disk Boot Priority Bootable Add-in Cards Virus Warning: Disabled CPU L1 & L2 Cache: Enabled First Boot Device: Disabled (CDROM) Second Boot Device: Hard Disk Third Boot Device: Disabled Boot Other Device: Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek: Disabled Boot Up Numlock Status: On Security Option: Setup APIC Mode: Enabled MPS Version Control For OS: 1.4 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB: Non-OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95: No Delay for HDD (Secs): 4 Full Screen LOGO Show: Enabled Small Logo (EPA) Show: Enabled
- Advanced Chipset Features
DRAM Timing Selectable: By SPD Memory Remap Function: Enabled SLP_S4# Assertion Width: 1 to 2 Sec. System BIOS Cacheable: Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable: Enabled Memory Hole At 15M-16M: Disabled PCI Express Root Port Function PCI Express Port 1: Auto PCI Express Port 2: Auto PCI Express Port 3: Auto PCI-E Compliancy Mode: v1.0a DRAM Data Integrity Mode: Non-ECC PEG Force X1: Disabled
- Integrated Peripherals
OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode: Enabled IDE DMA transfer access: Enabled On-Chip Primary PCI IDE: Enabled On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE: Enabled All PIO and UDMA settings: Auto SATA Mode: RAID SATA PORT Speed Settings Force GEN II Onboard Device USB Controller: Enabled USB 2.0 Controller: Enabled USB Keyboard Support: Enabled USB Mouse Support: Enabled Azalia/AC97 Audio Select: Auto 1394 Controller: Enabled PCI LAN Controller: Enabled Onboard Lan Boot ROM: Disabled PCI-E Lan Controller: Disabled SiI3114 SATA Controller: Raid Mode ITE8212F RAID Controller: IDE Mode Detecting Device Time: Quick Mode Super IO Device Onboard FDC Controller: Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1: 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2: 2F8/IRQ3 UART Mode Select: ASKIR ---IR settings: Default Onboard Parallel Port: 378/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode: ECP+EPP EPP Mode Select: EPP1.7 ECP Mode Use DMA: 3
- Power Management Setup
ACPI Function: Enabled ACPI Suspend Type: S3(STR) Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume: Auto Power Management: User Define Suspend Type: PwrOn Suspend MODEM Use IRQ: 3 Suspend Mode: Disabled HDD Power Down: Disabled Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN: Delay 4 Sec. CPU THRM-Throttling: 50.0% PWRON After PWR-Fail: Former-Sts Power Management Events Wake-Up by PCI card: Disabled Wake-Up by Ring: Disabled Wake Up Pn LAN: Disabled USB KB Wake-Up From S3: Disabled POWER ON Function: BUTTON ONLY Resume by Alarm: Disabled
- PnP/PCI Configurations
Init Display First: PCIEx Reset Configuration Data: Disabled Resources Controlled By: Auto(ESCD) PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: Disabled Maximum Payload Size: 4096
- Hardware Monitor
Shutdown Temperature 75 C/167 F CPU Warning 60 C/140 F Smart Fan Control Enabled Case Open Warning Disabled
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BIOS Notes
- BIOS Features, SuperBoot -- set Disabled so logo screen will display
- BIOS features, SuperBIOS Protect -- set Enabled to prevent BIOS corruption
- Advanced BIOS Features, Delay Prior to Thermal -- set to the minimum interval for a complete boot
- Integrated Peripherals, SATA Mode -- set to RAID
- Integrated Peripherals, SATA Port Speed Settings -- Force GEN II for highest data transfer rates
- Integrated Peripherals, SiI 3114 SATA Controller -- RAID Mode for disk mirroring
- Power Management Setup, ACPI Function -- Enabled allows soft power off on shutdown
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