Foxconn 925XE7AA-8EKRS2 User Manual

Statement:

This manual is the intellectual property of FOXCONN, Inc. 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.

V ersion:

User’s Manual V1.1 in English for 925XE7AA series motherboard.
P/N: 91-181-U25-A2-1E

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
website:

www.foxconnchannel.com

Item Checklist:

Thank for your purchasing FOXCONN 925XE7AA series motherboard. Please check
the package; if there are missing or damaged items, contact your distributor as
soon as possible.

925XE7AA Series Motherboard (x1)
FOXCONN Utility CD (x1)

925XE7AA User Manual (x1)

RAID User Manual (x1)

RAID Floppy (x3) (2 for SATA / 1 for IDE)

IDE Ribbon Cable (x3)

FDD Ribbon Cable (x1)

I/O Shield (x1)

S-ATA Signal Cable (x8)

S-ATA Power Cable (x4)

USB 2.0 Cable (x1)

1394 Cable (x1)

Wi-Fi Card (x1) (optional)

Wi-Fi Antenna (x1) (optional)

Declaration of conformity

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY L TD

66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,

TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

declares that the product

Motherboard

925XE7AA series

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in

accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)

 EN 55022/A1: 2000 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance

characteristics of information technology equipment

 EN 61000-3-2/A14:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions
(equipment input current <= 16A per phase)

 EN 61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low-voltage
supply systems for equipment with rated current <= 16A

 EN 55024/A1:2001 Information technology equipment-Immunity characteristics limits

and methods of measurement

Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2004

Printed Name : James Liang Position/ Title : Assistant President

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: FOXCONN

Model Name: 925XE7AA

Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc.

Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd.

Fullerton, CA 92835

Telephone: [phone]

Facsimile: 714-738-8838

Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: Motherboard

Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY

COMP ANY LTD

Address: 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN,
TAIWAN, R.O.C.

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow­ing two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.

Signature : Date : 2004

Table of Contents

Chapter

Chapter

Supply ............................................................................................

Chapter

Product Introduction

Installation Instructions

BIOS Description

Standard CMOS Features .......................................................................... 35

BIOS Features ...........................................................................................

Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................................

Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................................

Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................

Power Management Setup .........................................................................

PnP/PCI Configurations...............................................................................

PC Health Status ........................................................................................

Load Fail-Safe Defaults .............................................................................

Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................

Set Supervisor/User Password ................................................................. 60

Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................

Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................

Table of Contents

Chapter

Utility CD content........................................................................................ 63

Start to install drivers ................................................................................. 64

Install Chipset Software............................................................................. 64

Install IAA RAID (optional) .......................................................................... 65

Install DirectX 9.0b ..................................................................................... 65

Install Audio Driver (optional) ..................................................................... 66

Install LAN Driver (optional) ....................................................................... 66

Install IDE RAID ........................................................................................... 67

Install SIL31 14 RAID ................................................................................... 67

Install SuperUtility....................................................................................... 68

Install Adobe Reader .................................................................................. 68

Install Norton Internet Security ................................................................... 69

Chapter

SuperStep ................................................................................................. 71

SuperLogo ................................................................................................. 74

SuperUpdate.............................................................................................. 76

Directions for Bundled Software

Driver CD Introduction

Chapter

SuperBoot ................................................................................................. 82

SuperBIOS-Protect .................................................................................... 83

SuperRecovery ......................................................................................... 84

SuperSpeed............................................................................................... 93

Special BIOS Functions

Appendix

Using 8-channel Audio (optional) ............................................................... 94

Warning:

1. Attach the CPU and heatsink using silica gel to ensure full contact.

2. It is suggested to select high-quality, certified fans in order to avoid
damage to the motherboard and CPU due high temperatures.

3. Never turn on the machine if the CPU fan is not properly installed.

4. Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before inserting or
removing expansion cards or other peripherals, especially when
you insert or remove a memory module. Failure to switch off the DC
power supply may result in serious damage to your system or

memory module.

Warning:

We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while
over-clocked. Normal operation depends on the over-clock capacity
of your device.

Attention:

Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time, the BIOS
description in this manual is just for reference. We do not guarantee
that the content of this manual will remain consistent with the actual
BIOS version at any given time in the future.

Attention:

The pictures of objects used in this manual are just for your reference.
Please refer to the physical motherboard.

This manual is suitable for motherboard of 925XE7AA series.
Each motherboard is carefully designed for the PC user who
wants diverse features.

-L with onboard 100M LAN

-K with onboard 1G LAN

-6 with 6 channel audio

-8 with 8 channel audio

-E with 1394

-S with SAT A

-R with RAID

You can find PPID label on the motherboard. It indicates the
functions that the motherboard has.

For example:

On the blue mark of the PPID label, it means the
motherboard supports 6-Channel Audio(-6), 1394 port(-E),
onboard 100M LAN (-L), SATA function(-S).

Chapter

Thank you for buying FOXCONN 925XE7AA series motherboard.
This series of motherboard is one of our new products, and
offers superior performance, reliability and quality, at a reason­able price. This motherboard adopts the advanced Intel® 925XE+
ICH6R chipset, providing users a computer platform with a high
integration-compatibility-performance price ratio.

This chapter includes the following information:

1

1

 Main Features
 Motherboard Layout

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Main Features

Size

ATX form factor of 9.6 inch x 12 inch

Microprocessor

Supports Intel® , Prescott-T processor in an LGA775 package
Supports FSB at 1066MHz/800MHz
Supports Hyper-Threading technology
Supports FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI)

Chipset

Intel® 925XE (North Bridge) + ICH6R (South Bridge)

System Memory

Four 240-pin DIMM slots
Supports single channel or dual channel mode
Supports DDR2 type DIMMs
Supports unbuffered DIMMs only
Supports 256-Mb, 512-Mb, and 1-Gb DRAM densities
Supports up to 4 GB of DDR2 memory
Supports Performance Acceleration Technology (PAT)
Registered DIMMs not supported

USB 2.0 Ports

Supports hot plug
Eight USB 2.0 ports (four rear panel ports, two onboard USB connectors
providing four extra ports)
Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode
Supports USB 2.0 Protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate

Onboard Serial ATA

150MBps transfer rate
Intel ICH6R South Bridge supports 4 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID
0+1, Matrix RAID
Silicon Image 3114 RAID controller supports 4 x Serial ATA with RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, JBOD

2

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Onboard IDE

Intel ICH6R South Bridge supports 1 x Ultra DMA 100/66/33
ITE 8212F IDE RAID controller supports 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 with RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD

Onboard LAN (-L/-K) (optional)

One 1G LAN port with PCI Express x1 interface supported by BCM5789
controller
One 100M/1G LAN port with PCI interface supported by BCM4401/BCM5788
controller
Supports 10/100/1000 (-K) Mbit/sec Ethernet

LAN interface built-in on board

Onboard 1394 (-E ) (optional)

Support hot plug
1 x IEEE 1394b port with rate of transmission at 800 Mbps
2 x IEEE 1394a connectors with rate of transmission at 400 Mbps
Self-configured addressing

Onboard Audio (-6)(optional)

AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant
Supports SPDIF output
Onboard Line-in jack, Microphone jack, Line-out jack
Supports 6-channel audio (setting via software)

Onboard Audio (-8)(optional)

Supports 8-channel audio
Supports SPDIF output
Supports Intel High Definition Audio
Supports high quality differential CD input

PCI Express x16 Support

Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth
Low power consumption and power management features

925XE7AA Series User Manual

3

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Green Function

Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4
(Suspend to disk - depends on OS), and S5 (soft - off).

Expansion Slots

Three PCI slots
Three PCI Express x1 slots
One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot

Advanced Features

PCI 2.3 specification compliant
Supports Windows 2000/XP soft-off
Supports PC Health function (capable of monitoring system voltage, CPU/
system temperature, and fan speed)

4

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Motherboard Layout

1
2

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

3

4
5

6

7

8
9

10

11

12

13 14 15 16

1. CD_IN connector

2. AUX_IN connector
(optional)

3. PCI Express x1 slots

4. Front Audio connector

5. PCI slots

6. Speaker connector

7. Front USB connectors

8. Silicon Image 31 1 4
controlled SATA connectors

9. South Bridge: Intel
ICH6R

®

17

10. ATA 133/100/66 IDE
connectors

11. Front Panel connector

12. ICH6R controlled SATA
connectors

13. TPM connector

14. Clear CMOS jumper

15. Chassis Intruder
connector

16. FAN1 connector

17. BIOS TBL jumper

18. ATA 100/66/33 IDE
connector

18

29
28

27
26
25
24

23

22

21

19 20

19. FDD connector

20. 24-pin ATX Power
connector

21. IrDA connector

22. DDR2 DIMM slots

23. CPU fan connector

24. Front 1394 connectors

25. North Bridge:Intel

26. PCI Express x16 slot

27. CPU socket

28. FAN2 connector

29. 12V CPU power
connector

®

925XE

Note:

The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only;
please refer to the physical motherboard.

925XE7AA Series User Manual

5

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Chapter

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, in­cluding the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply,
slots, rear panel and pin connectors, and the mounting of
jumpers. Caution should be exercised during the installation of
these modules. Please refer to the motherboard layout prior

to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully.

This chapter includes the following information:

2

2

 CPU
 Memory
 Power supply
 Rear Panel Connectors
 Other Connectors
 Expansion Slots
 Jumpers

6

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Notes:

Take note of the following precautions before you install components
or change settings.

1. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object,
such as an attached power supply, before handling components
to avoid damaging them due to static electricity.

2. Unplug the power cord before opening your chassis or touching
any component.

3. Hold components by their edges to avoid touching any exposed
integrated circuits (ICs).

4. Whenever you uninstall a component, place it on a grounded
antistatic pad or into the antistatic bag that it came in.

925XE7AA Series User Manual

7

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

CPU

This motherboard supports single Pentium® 4 Processor including Prescott-T
processor in an LGA775 package. It also supports Hyper-Threading Technol­ogy and FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI).

Installation of CPU

Load lever

Load stiffener

Load plate

Load cap

Lifted tab

8

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Correct Wrong

925XE7AA Series User Manual

9

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

10

Note :

Excessive temperatures will severely damage the CPU and
system. Therefore, you should install CPU cooling fan and make
sure that the cooling fan works normally at all times in order to
prevent overheating and damaging to the CPU. Please refer to your
CPU fan user guide to install it properly.

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Memory

This motherboard includes four 240-pin slots with 1.8 V for DDR2. These sup­port 256 Mb, 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices. You
must install at least one memory bank to ensure normal operation.

DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4

925XE7AA Series User Manual

11

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Installation of DDR2 Memory

1. There is only one gap in the middle of the DIMM slot, and the memory
module can be fixed in one direction only. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the
module clips outward.

2. Align the memory module to the DIMM slot, and insert the module vertically
into the DIMM slot.

128 Pins

3. The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically.

112 Pins

Warning :

12

Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing
expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the
memory devices, otherwise your motherboard or the system
memory might be seriously damaged.

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Power Supply

This motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order to avoid damaging any
devices, make sure that they have been installed properly prior to connecting
the power supply.

4-pin ATX_12V Power Connector: PWR2

The ATX power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU.

24-pin ATX Power Connector: PWR1

PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply
cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard.
Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure.

Attention:

We strongly recommend you use

GND

+5V

GND

2

GND

12V

4

+5V_AUX +5V

+12V

PWROK

RSVD

+5V

+5V

1

GND

12V

3

4-pin ATX_12V power connector

1

13

+3.3V

-12V

GND

GND

GND

GND

PSON

24-pin ATX power connector

+12V

+5V

+3.3V

12

24

GND GND

24-pin power supply. If you want to
use 20-pin power supply, you need
to align the ATX power connector
according to the right picture.

925XE7AA Series User Manual

13

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Rear Panel Connectors

This motherboard provides the ports as below:

For 2/6-channel

1

2

For 8-channel

4

3

5

6

8

9

Line-in/
Rear

Line-out/
Front

Microphone/
CEN

7

Front

Line in

Rear

LFE/CEN

Side

10

11

Microphone

1

PS/2 Mouse Connector

This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.

2

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

This purple 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 keyboard.

3

Serial Port (COM1)

This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.

4

Parallel Port (Printer Port)

This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.

14

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

5

SPDIF coaxial out port

This port connects to external audio output devices with coaxial cable connector.

6

1394b Port
This digital interface supporting electronic devices such as digital cameras,
scanners, and printers implements IEEE 1394b standard that allows up to 800
Mbps transfer rates, and increase the computer-to-electronic device operational
distance from 4.5 meters to 100 meters. IEEE 1394b maintains backward
compatibility with 1394a(400 Mbps).

7

USB 2.0 Ports
These four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB

2.0/1.1 devices.

8

LAN Port2 (-L/-K) (optional)
This port controlled by BCM4401/BCM5788 with PCI interface allows 100M/1G
connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

9

LAN Port1 (-K)
This port controlled by BCM5789 controller with PCI Express x1 interface allows
1G connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

10

Line in, Line out, Microphone (for 2/6-channel models)
When using a 2-channel sound source, the Line out jack is used to connect to
speaker or headphone; the Line in jack connects to an external CD player, tape
player or other audio device. The Microphone jack is used to connect to the
microphone.
When using a 6-channel sound source, connect the front speaker to the green
audio output; connect the rear speaker to the blue audio output; connect the
center speaker/subwoofer to the red Microphone output.

11

Line in, Line out, Microphone, Rear, LEF/CEN, Side Jacks (for 8-channel

models)
When using an 8-channel sound source, connect the front speaker to the green

audio output; connect the rear sound speaker to the black audio output; con­nect the center speaker/subwoofer to the orange audio output; connect the side
sound speaker to the grey audio output.

925XE7AA Series User Manual

15

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Other Connectors

This motherboard includes connectors for FDD devices, IDE HDD devices,
Serial ATA devices, USB devices, I R module, and others.

FDD Connector: FLOPPY

This motherboard includes a standard FDD connector, supporting 360 K, 720
K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M, and 2.88 M FDDs.

1

FDD connector

16

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

HDD Connector: IDE1, IDE2, IDE3

This motherboard implements three IDE connectors: IDE1, IDE2, IDE3. IDE1
connector supports the provided Ultra DMA 100/66/33 IDE hard disk ribbon
cable. IDE2/3 connectors support up to four Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk
drives that you can configure as a disk array through onboard IDE RAID controller.
Refer to RAID manual for details on how to set up RAID configurations.
Connect the cable’s blue connector to the IDE connector, then connect the gray
connector to the Ultra DMA slave device (hard disk drive) and the black con­nector to the Ultra DMA master device.

1 1

ATA 133/100/66 IDE2/3

1

ATA 100/66/33 IDE1

925XE7AA Series User Manual

17

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Front Panel Connector: FP1

This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch
and LED indicators.

PWRLED PWRBTN#

+ -

2
1

+ -

IDE-LED

FP1

RESET

NC

IDE LED Connector (IDE-LED)
The connector connects to the case’s IDE indicator LED indicating the activity
status of hard disks.

Reset Switch (RESET)
Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case and the
system will restart when the switch is pressed.

Power LED Connector (PWRLED)
Attach the connector to the power LED on the front panel of the case. The Power
LED indicates the system’s status. When the system is in S0 status, the LED is
on. When the system is in S1 status, the LED is blink; When the system is in S3,
S4, S5 status, the LED is off.

Power Button Connector (PWRBTN#)
Attach the connector to the power button of the case. Pushing this switch allows
the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button.

18

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

IrDA Connector: IR

This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. Before using
this function, configure the settings of IR Mode from the “Integrated Peripherals”
section of the CMOS Setup.

1

IR

+5V

Empty
IRRX

GND

IRTX

Fan Connectors: CPU_FAN, F AN 1, F AN 2

The fan speed of CPU_FAN, FAN 1 and FAN 2 can be detected and viewed in “PC
Health Status” section of the CMOS Setup. These fans will be automatically
turned off after the system enters S4 and S5 mode.

1

GND
12V
SENSE

925XE7AA Series User Manual

FAN2

1
CPU_FAN

GND

1

12V

FAN1

CONTROL

SENSE
POWER
GND

SENSE

19

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

USB Connectors: F_USB1, F_USB2

Besides four USB ports on the rear panel, the series of motherboards also
have two 10-pin connectors on board which may connect to front panel USB
cable(optional) to provide additional four USB ports.

NC

GND

D5+
D5-

VCC

Empty
GND

D4+

D4-

VCC

F_USB1

NC

GND

D7+
D7-

VCC

Empty
GND

D6+

D6-

VCC

F_USB2

Audio Connectors: CD_IN, AUX_IN (optional)

CD_IN, AUX_IN are Sony standard CD audio connectors, they can be connected
to a CD-ROM drive through a CD audio cable.

20

925XE7AA Series User Manual

CD_L

CD_IN

AUX_R

AUX_IN

CD_R

GND

AUX_L

GND

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

1394 Connectors: F_1394_1, F_1394_2 (optional)

The 1394 expansion cable can be connected to either the front (provided that
the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface) or
rear panel of the chassis.

12

TPA +

GND

TPB +

+12V
Empty

9

F_1394_1

10

GND

+12V

TPB -

TPA -

2

F_1394_2

TPA -

TPB ­+12V

GND

10

9

Empty
+12V

TPB +
GND

TPA +

1

TPM Connector: TPM

The TPM (Trusted Platform Module ) provides the ability to the PC to run applica­tions more secure and to make transactions and communication more trustworthy.
To utilize this function, you should purchase additional devices and install the
driver.

CK_33M_TPM

GND

Empty

2

1

L_FRAMEJ

ICH_P_PCIRSTJ

NC

L_AD1

L_AD2

GNDNCSERIRQ NC

L_AD3

L_AD0 NC

3D3V_SYS

TPM

NC

GND

20

19

LPCPDJ

GND

925XE7AA Series User Manual

21

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Intel® ICH6R controlled S-AT A Connectors: SA TA_1/2/3/4

The Serial ATA connector is used to connect the Serial ATA device to the
motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary
internal storage devices. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can
create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration with Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
through the onboard Intel® ICH6R RAID controller. Refer to RAID manual on how
to set up SATA RAID configurations for details.

1

SATA _1/SAT A _2/
SA TA _3/SATA _4

GND

GND

GND

TX+

RX+

TX­RX-

Silicon Image 3114 controlled S-ATA Connectors: SA TA_5/6/7/8

These four Serial ATA connectors are controlled by Silicon Image 3114 controller,
supporting up to four Serial ATA hard disk drives that you can configure a disk
array through onboard SATA RAID controller. Refer to RAID manual on how to set
up SATA RAID configurations for details.

Note: If you do not want to use RAID mode and just connect one hard disk
drive to one of these connectors as boot/data drive, in order to use this hard
disk drive, you need create Non-RAID with JBOD mode. Refer to RAID manual
on how to set up SA TA Non-RAID configurations with JBOD mode for details.

22

SATA _5/SAT A _6/
SA TA _7/SATA _8

925XE7AA Series User Manual

1

GND

GND

GND

TX+

RX+

TX­RX-