Foxconn 945P7AA series User Manual

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HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD

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

TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

declares that the product

Motherboard

945P7AA 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)

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

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and methods of measurement

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Printed Name : James Liang Position/ Title : Assistant President

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Trade Name: FOXCONN

Model Name: 945P7AA

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Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd.

Fullerton, CA 92835

Telephone: [phone]

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Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: Motherboard

Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY

COMPANY 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 : 2005

Table of Contents

Chapter

Chapter

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

Chapter

Standard CMOS Features .......................................................................... 31

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 ................................................................. 54

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

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

Product Introduction

Installation Instructions

BIOS Description

Table of Contents

Chapter

Utility CD content ........................................................................................ 57

Start to install drivers ................................................................................. 58

Chapter

SuperStep ................................................................................................. 61

SuperUpdate ............................................................................................. 64

SuperLogo................................................................................................. 68

Directions for Bundled Software

Chapter

SuperBoot ................................................................................................. 71

SuperBIOS-Protect .................................................................................... 72

SuperRecovery ......................................................................................... 73

SuperSpeed .............................................................................................. 82

Driver CD Introduction

Special BIOS Functions

Appendix

Using 8-channel Audio (optional) ............................................................... 83

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 945P7AA series.
Each motherboard is carefully designed for the PC user who
wants diverse features.

-L with onboard 10Mb/100Mb LAN

-K with onboard 1Gb LAN

-6 with 6-Channel audio

-8 with 8-Channel audio

-E with 1394 function

-S with SATA function

-R with RAID function

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 10Mb/100Mb LAN (-L), SATA function(-S).

Chapter

1

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Thank you for purchasing FOXCONN 945P7AA 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® 945P+ ICH7/ICH7R chipset, providing users
a computer platform with a high integration-compatibility­performance price ratio.

This chapter includes the following information:

 Main Features
 Motherboard Layout

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Main Features

Size

ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch

Microprocessor

Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 package
Supports FSB at 533MHz/800MHz/1066 MHz
Supports Hyper-Threading technology
Supports FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI)

Chipset

Intel® 945P (North Bridge) + ICH7/ICH7R (South Bridge)

System Memory

Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM slots
Supports Dual-Channel DDR2 533/667 DIMMs
Available bandwidth up to 5.3GB/s (DDR2 667) for Single-Channel mode
and 10.7 GB/s (DDR2 667) in Dual-Channel Interleaved mode
Supports 256 Mb, 512 Mb, and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16
devices
Supports up to 4GB memory capacity
Supports non-ECC DIMMs only

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 (optional)

300 MBps transfer rate
Supports up to four S-ATA devices
Supports RAID 5, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, Matrix RAID (supported on ICH7R)

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Onboard IDE RAID Controller (IT8212)(optional)

Two Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE connectors
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD configuration

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

Supports 10/100/1000 (-K optional) Mbit/sec Ethernet

LAN interface built-in on board

Onboard 1394 (-E ) (optional)

Support hot plug
With rate of transmission at 400Mbps
Self-configured addressing
Can connect with 2 independent 1394 units synchronously at most

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

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).

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Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Expansion Slots

Three PCI slots
Two PCI Express x1 slots
One PCI Express x16 graphics slot

Advanced Features

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

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Motherboard Layout

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

ATA 133/100/66/33

ATA 100/66/33

Note: The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only;

please refer to the physical motherboard.

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Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Chapter

2

2

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process,
including the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply,
slots, rear panel and pin headers, 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:

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

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Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Attention:

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
anti-static pad or into the anti-static bag that it came in.

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Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

CPU

This motherboard supports Smithfield, Pentium® 4, Celeron® D Processor in
an LGA775 package.
Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI).

Installation of CPU

Below is the CPU socket illustration. Follow these procedures to install a CPU.

It also supports Hyper-Threading Technology and FSB

Load lever

Load plate

Protective cover

Load stiffener

1. Use thumb and forefinger to hold the hook of the load lever and pull the lever
down and away from socket to unlock it. Lift the load lever.

2. Push down the rear tab with your forefinger to bring the front end of the load
plate up slightly. Open the load plate with thumb. Be careful not to touch the
contacts.

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3. Hold CPU with thumb and forefinger. Ensure fingers align to socket cutouts.
Match the CPU triangle marker to Pin 1 position as shown below. The alignment
key also provides the orientation directed function. Lower the CPU straight down
without tilting or sliding the CPU in the socket.

Alignment Key

Pin 1 position

Socket Cutouts

4. After installing the CPU, remove the protective cover from load plate. The
protective cover is used to protect the contacts of the socket. Do not discard the
protective cover. Always replace the socket cover if the CPU is removed from the
socket.

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Warning:

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.

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Qualified CPU Vendor List

The following table lists the CPUs that have been tested and qualified for use
with this motherboard.

Vendor

Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel

Frequency

2.8G Prescott D0 533

3.0G Prescott D0 800
Celeron D2.93G Prescott E0 533

3.2G Prescott D0 800

3.4G Prescott D0 800

3.8G Prescott E0 800

3.73G Prescott 1066

3.6G Prescott E0 800

2.8G Prescott D0 800

2.66 Prescott E0 533

3.6G Prescott 3/ 800

3.0G Prescott 3/ 800

3.4G Prescott 3/ 800

3.2G Prescott 3/ 800

2.8G Prescott 4/ 800

3.0G Prescott 4/ 800

3.2G Prescott 4/ 800

Kernel

Stepping

FSB (MHz)

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Memory

This motherboard accomodates four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM slots. These slots
support 256 Mb, 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices.
The available bandwidth is up to 5.3GB/s (DDR2 667) for Single-Channel mode
and 10.7 GB/s (DDR2 667) in Dual-Channel Interleaved mode.
Before you install memory modules, please make sure that all DIMMs in one
system are of the same type. To ensure normal operation, you must install at
least one memory bank.

Memory Qualified Vendor List

The following table list is the memory modules that have been tested and
qualified for use with this motherboard.

Qualified DDR2 Memory Vendor List

Vendor

APACER 1G DDR2 533
APACER 512M DDR2 533
CORSAIR 256M DDR2 533
CORSAIR 256M DDR2 675
CORSAIR 512M DDR2 675
INFINEON 256M DDR2 533
INFINEON 512M DDR2 533
MT 128M DDR2 533
MT 512M DDR2 533
MT 512M DDR2 675
SAMSUNG 256M DDR2 533
SAMSUNG 512M DDR2 533

Size

Type

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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 :

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.

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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.
(For detailed location, please refer to Item 28 on
the motherboard layout in Chapter 1)

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.
(For detailed location, please refer to Item 19 on
the motherboard layout in Chapter 1 )

4-pin ATX_12V power connector

4

12V

GND

2

24-pin ATX power connector

+5V_AUX +5V

1

13

+3.3V

-12V

GND

GND

GND

GND

PSON

GND

+5V

GND

PWROK

RSVD

+5V

3

1

+12V

+5V

12V

GND

+12V

+5V

+3.3V

12

24

GND GND

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

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align the connector

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Rear Panel Connectors

This motherboard provides the ports as below:

-6 models (optional)

4

Parallel Port (Printer Port)

PS/2 Mouse

1

Connector

2

PS/2 Keyboard
Connector

-8 models (optional)

Serial Port

3

3

(COM1)

S/PDIF Coaxial

5

Out Port

1394 Port

6

(optional)

8

LAN Ports (optional)

7

USB 2.0 Ports

Line-in

Line-out

Microphone

Line out

Line in

Rear

LFE/CEN

Side

Microphone

9

10

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.

5

S/PDIF Coaxial Out Port

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

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6

1394 Port (optional)
This digital interface supports electronic devices such as digital cameras,
scanners, and printers.

7

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

2.0/1.1 devices.

8

LAN Ports (optional)
These ports allow connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network
hub.

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Line in, Line out, Microphone Jacks (for -6 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 surround sound speaker to the blue audio output;
connect the center speaker/subwoofer to the red Microphone output.

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

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Other Connectors

This motherboard includes connectors for floppy devices, IDE HDD devices,
Serial ATA devices, USB devices, IR module, and others.

FDD connector: FLOPPY (Refer to Item 20 on motherboard layout in Chapter 1
for detailed location)

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

HDD connectors: PIDE, SIDE1/SIDE2 (Refer to Item 10, 9 on motherboard
layout in Chapter 1 for detailed location respectively)

This motherboard includes one Ultra DMA 100/66/33 IDE connector (PIDE) and
two Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE connectors(SIDE1, SIDE2). These connec­tors support the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cables. We suggest you con­nect the cable’s blue connector to the IDE connector, then connect the black
connector to the master device and connect the grey connector to the slave
device. The two Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE connectors support IDE RAID
(You can reference the RAID MANUAL to install the IDE RAID).

Attention:

Ribbon cables are directional, therefore, make sure to always con­nect with the cable on the same side as pin 1 of the PIDE/SIDE1/
SIDE2 or FDD connector on the motherboard.

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Front Panel Connector: FP1 (Refer to Item 13 on motherboard layout in Chap-
ter 1 for detailed location)

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

PWRLED PWRSW

+ -

FP1

1

+ -

HD-LED

IDE LED Connector (HD-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; the
system will restart when the switch is pressed.

RESET

NC

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 Switch Connector (PWRSW)
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.

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Audio Connectors: AUX_IN (optional), CD_IN (Refer to Item 2, 3 on motherboard
layout in Chapter 1 for detailed location respectively)

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

AUX_L

GND

AUX_R

AUX_IN (optional)

CD_R

GND

CD_L

CD_IN

Fan Connectors: SYS_FAN1, CPU_FAN (Refer to Item 16, 23 on motherboard
layout in Chapter 1 for detailed location respectively)

The fan speed of CPU_FAN and SYS_FAN can be detected and viewed in “PC
Health Status” section of the CMOS Setup. Connect the CPU fan/ system fan
power cable to the CPU_FAN and SYS_FAN1 connectors respectively.

1

CPU_FAN

CONTROL

GND

POWER
SENSE
CONTROL

POWER

SENSE

GND

SYS_FAN1

1

USB Connectors: F_USB1, F_USB2 Refer to Item 8 on motherboard layout
in Chapter 1 for detailed location)

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

F_USB 1

Empty

GND

D4+

D4-

VCC

NC

GND
D7+

D7-

VCC

F_USB 2

Empty

GND

D6+

D6-

VCC

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IrDA Connector: IR (Refer to Item 21 on motherboard layout in Chapter 1 for
detailed location)

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.

1394 Connector (optional) : F_1394

Refer to Item 7 on motherboard layout in

Chapter 1 for detailed location)

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.

S-ATA Connectors

: SATA_1, SATA_2, SATA_3, SATA_4 (Refer to Item

GND
+12V
TPB -

TPA -

11 on motherboard layout in Chapter 1 for detailed location)

1

IR

2

F_1394

IRTX
GND
IRRX

Empty

+5V

910

Empty

+12V

TPB +
GND
TPA +

1

GND

RX-

TX-

GND

The S-ATA connector is used to connect the S-ATA de­vice to the motherboard. These connectors support the
thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal storage

1

devices. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to

TX+

150MB/s data transfer rate.

SATA _1/SATA _2/
SATA _3/SATA _4

GND

RX+

SP (optional) (Refer to Item 1 on motherboard
layout in Chapter 1 for detailed location)

The out connector is capable of providing digital
audio to external speak-ers or compressed AC3 data to
an external Dolby digital decoder.

Note:The empty pin of SPDIF cable should be aligned

+5V

Empty

SPDIF_OUT

GND

SPDIF_OUT

to empty pin of S/PDIF out connector.

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TPM Connector: TPM Refer to Item 12 on motherboard layout in Chapter
1 for detailed location)

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 addtional devices and
install the driver.

Pin Pin Definition

1 CK_33M_TPM
2 GND
3 L_FRAMEJ
4 Empty
5 ICH_P_PCIRSTJ
6NC
7 L_AD3
8 L_AD2
9 3D3V_SYS
10 L_AD1

1

2

Pin Pin Definition

11 L_AD0
12 GND
13 NC
14 NC
15 NC
16 SERIRQ
17 GND
18 GND
19 LPCPDJ
20 NC

19

TPM

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Front Audio Connector: F_AUDIO Refer to Item 4 on motherboard layout in
Chapter 1 for detailed location)
For -6 models (optional)

The audio connector provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio,
the Rear Audio. Their priority is sequenced from high to low (Front Audio to Rear
Audio). If headphones are plugged into the front panel of the chassis (using the
Front Audio), then the Line-out (Rear Audio)
on the rear panel will not work. If you do
not want to use the Front Audio, pin 5 and
6, pin9 and 10 must be SHORT, and then
the signal will be sent to the rear audio
port.

For -8 models (optional)

The audio connector provides two kinds
of audio output choices: the Front Audio,
the Rear Audio. Front Audio supports re­tasking function. Their priority is the same.

MIC_IN

MIC_PWR

AUD_OUT-R

NA

AUD_OUT-L

PORT1_L

PORT1_R

PORT2_R

SENSE_SEND

PORT2_L

1

MIC_GND
+5VA

AUD_RET-R
Empty

AUD_RET-L

F_AUDIO

1

AUD_GND
PRESENCEJ
SENSE1_RETURN

Empty
SENSE2_RETURN

F_AUDIO

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