Foxconn 945PL7AE-8KRS2HV 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
945PL7AE/945P7AE
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
þ EN 55022: 1998/A2: 2003Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
þ EN 61000-3-2/:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions
(equipment input current <= 16A per phase)
þ 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
þ EN 55024/A2:2003 Information technology equipment-Immunity characteristics limits
and methods of measurement
Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2006
Printed Name : James Liang Position/ Title : Assistant President
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Trade Name: Foxconn
Model Name: 945PL7AE/945P7AE
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Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd.
Fullerton, CA 92835
Telephone: 714-738-8868
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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 follow-
ing 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 : 2006
Table of Contents
Chapter
Main Features........................................................................................2
Layout......................................................................................................4
Rear Panel Ports...................................................................................5
Chapter
CPU.........................................................................................................7
Memory..................................................................................................10
Power Supply........................................................................................11
Other Connectors................................................................................12
Expansion Slots...................................................................................17
Jumpers...............................................................................................18
Chapter
Enter BIOS Setup.................................................................................21
Main menu............................................................................................21
Standard CMOS Features...................................................................23
FOX Central Control Unit.....................................................................25
Advanced BIOS Features....................................................................27
Advanced Chipset Features...............................................................30
Integrated Peripherals........................................................................32
Power Management Setup.................................................................38
PnP/PCI Configurations......................................................................43
PC Health Status.................................................................................44
Load Fail-Safe Defaults.....................................................................46
Load Optimized Defaults..................................................................46
Set Supervisor/User Password.........................................................46
Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................47
Exit Without Saving..............................................................................47
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Product Introduction
1
2
Installation Instructions
2
3
3
BIOS Description
Table of Contents
Chapter
Utility CD content.................................................................................49
Installing drivers..................................................................................50
Installing utilities..................................................................................50
Chapter
FOX ONE ................................................................................................. 52
Fox LiveUpdate....................................................................................59
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4
5
5
Driver CD Introduction
Directions for Bundled Software
Attention:
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.
Attention:
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 945PL7AE/
945P7AE. Each motherboard is carefully designed for the PC
user who wants diverse features.
-L with onboard 10/100M LAN (Default is omitted.)
-K with onboard Gigabit LAN
-6 with 6-Channel audio (Default is omitted.)
-8 with 8-Channel audio
-E with 1394
-S with SATA
-2 with DDR2
-Rwith RAID
-Hcomply with RoHS directives
You can find PPID label on the motherboard. It indicates the
functions that the motherboard has.
For example:
The letters on the black mark of the PPID label mean that the
motherboard supports 6-Channel Audio (-6)(default), onboard
10/100M LAN (-L)(default), 1394 port (-E),SATA connectors
(-S).
Chapter
Thank you for buying Foxconn’s 945PL7AE/945P7AE 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® 945PL/945P + ICH7/ICH7R chipset, providing
users a computer platform with a high integration-compatibil-
ity-performance price ratio.
This chapter includes the following information:
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1
v Main Features
v Layout
v Rear I/O Ports
Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Main Features
Size
· ATX form factor of 11.6 inch x 8.6 inch
Microprocessor
· Supports Intel® Core
4 Extreme Edition, Pentium® 4, Celeron® D processors in an LGA775
package
· Supports FSB at 1066 MHz /800 MHz /533 MHz(1066 only for 945P7AE)
Chipset
· Intel® 945PL/945P (North Bridge) + ICH7/ICH7R (South Bridge)
System Memory
· Two 240-pin DIMM slots
· Supports Dual-Channel DDR2 667/533/400(667 only for 945P7AE)
· Supports up to 4GB DDR2 memory
USB 2.0 Ports
TM
2 Extreme Edition,Core
TM
2 Duo, Pentium® D,Pentium
· Supports hot plug
·Eight USB 2.0 ports(four real panel ports, two onboard USB headers provid
ing four ports)
· Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate
®
Onboard Serial ATA II
· 300MBps data transfer rate
· Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (only for ICH7R)
·Four internal Serial ATA II connectors
Onboard LAN (-K)
· One LAN interface built-in onboard
· Supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet
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Onboard Audio (-6)(optional)
· AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant
· Supports S/PDIF output
· Onboard Line-in jack,Microphone-in jack,Line-out jack
· Supports 6-channel audio(setting via software)
Onboard Audio (-8)(optional)
· Supports S/PDIF output
· Supports Jack-Sensing function
· Supports Intel® High Definition Audio
PCI Express x16
· 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)
Expansion Slots
· Three PCI slots
· one PCI Express x16 Graphics slot
· two PCI Express x1 slots
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Layout
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Chapter 1 Product Introduction
3 2
4
5
6
7
1
27
26
25
9
10
11
12
13
14
1. PCI Express x16 Slot
2. PCI Express x1 Slots
3. Speaker Connector
4. CD_IN Connector
5. AUX_IN Connector(optional)
6. Front Audio Connector
7. PCI Slots
8. SPIDF_OUT Connector
9. Front USB Connectors
10.Chassis Intruder Connector
11.FDD Connector
12.SPI Connector
13.Front Panel Connector
14.SATA II Connectors
16 17 18 19
15
24
23
22
21
20
15. FWH/LPC Connector
16. SYS_FAN Connector
17. BIOS WP Protect Jumper(optional)
18. Clear CMOS Jumper
19. IDE Connector: PIDE
20. 24-pin ATX Power Connector: PWR2
21. DDR2 DIMM Slots
22. CPU_Fan Connector
23. South Bridge: Intel®ICH7/ICH7R Chipset
24. North Bridge: Intel® 945P/PL Chipset
25. LGA 775 CPU Socket
26. IrDA Header
27. 8-pin ATX_12V Power Connector: PWR1
Note: The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only, please refer
to the physical motherboard.
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Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Rear I/O Ports
This motherboard provides the ports as below:
Serial Port
3
3
(COM1)
Parallel Port
4
(Print Port)
coaxial SPDIF
5
out Port
7
6
USB2.0 Port
LAN Port(-K)
Line-in
(Rear)
Line-out
(Front)
Microphone
(CEN/LFE)
For -6 models
1
PS/2 Mouse
Port
PS/2 Keyboard
2
Port
For -8 models
Line-out
Line-in
Surrr out
CEN/LFE
Side Surr out
Microphone
8.Line-in jack,Line-outjack,Microphone jack (for -6models)
When using a 2-channel sound source,the Line-out jack is used to connect to
speaker or headphone;the Line-in port 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.
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9. Line in, Line out, Microphone, Rear, LEF/CEN, Side Jacks(for -8models)
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; con-
nect the center speaker/subwoofer to the orange audio output; connect the side
sound speaker to the grey audio output.
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Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Chapter
This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, in-
cluding the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply,
slots, and pin headers, and the mounting of jumpers. Cau-
tion 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
v CPU
v Memory
v Power supply
v Other Connectors
v Expansion Slots
v Jumpers
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CPU
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions
This motherboard supports single processor including Intel® Core
Edition,Core
TM
2 Duo,Pentium® D,Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition,Pentium® 4,
TM
2 Extreme
Celeron® D processors in an LGA775 package with a Front Side Bus (FSB) of
533/800/1066 MHz(1066 for 945P7AE).
For the detailed CPU support list on this motherboard, please visit the
website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com
Installation of CPU
Below is the CPU socket illustration. Follow these procedures to install a CPU.
Load lever
Load plate
Protective cover
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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Chapter 2 Installation Instructions
5. Close the load plate, and slightly push down the tongue side.
6. Lower the lever and lock it to the load plate, then the CPU is locked completely.
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.
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Memory
This motherboard includes two 240-pin DIMM slots. So You must install at least
one memory bank to ensure normal operation.
Installation of DDR2 Memory
1.There is only one gap near the center 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.
For the detailed memory support list on this motherboard, please visit the
website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com
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112 Pins
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.
24-pin ATX power connector: PWR2
PWR2 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.
24-pin ATX Power Connector
RSVD
+5V
+5V
12
GND
24
+3.3V
+12V
+12V
+
5V_AUX
PWROK
GND
GND
GND
+5V
GND
GND
PS-ON
+5V
GND+5V
GND
-12V
+3.3V
+3.3V
+3.3V
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8-pin ATX_12 V Power Connector: PWR1
The 8-pin ATX 12V power supply connects to
PWR1 and provides power to the CPU.
Note:
We strongly recommend that you use 8-pin ATX
12V power supply. If you want to use 4-pin
power supply, connect the 4-pin power con-
nector as shown.
8-pin ATX_12 V Power Connector
12V
5
8
Connect a 4-pin
power plug here
5
8
1
GND
4
1
4
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Other Connectors
This motherboard includes connectors for FDD devices, IDE devices, Serial ATA
devices, USB devices, IR module, and others.
FDD Connector: FLOPPY
This motherboard includes a standard FDD connector, supporting 360K, 720K,
1.2M, 1.44M, and 2.88M FDDs.
IDE Connectors: PIDE
The PIDE connector supports Ultra ATA 100/66 IDE hard disk drives.
Connect the cable’s blue connector to the IDE connector, then connect the gray
connector to the slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to the
Ultra ATA master device. If you install two hard disks, you must configure the
second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. Refer to the hard
disk documentation for the jumper settings.
Front Panel Connector: FP1
This motherboard includes one connector for con-
necting the front panel switch and LED indicators.
HDD LED Connector (HDD-LED)
The connector connects to the case’s HDD indicator LED indicating the activity
status of hard disks.
PWRLED
+ -
1
+ -
PWRSW
RESET
FP1
Empty
NCHDD-LED
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.
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 Connector: F_AUDIO(for -6
models)
The audio interface provides two kinds
of audio output choices: the Front
Audio,the Rear Audio.Their priority is
sequenced from high to low(Front Au-
dio 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 don’t want to
use the Front Audio, pin 5 and 6,pin 9
and 10 must be SHORT, and then the
signal will be sent to the rear audio
port.
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions
MIC_IN
MIC_PWR
AUD_OUT-R
NA
AUD_OUT-L
1
F_AUDIO
MIC_GND
+5VA
AUD_RET-R
Empty
AUD_RET-L
Audio Connector: F_AUDIO(for -8
models)
The audio interface provides two kinds
of audio output choices:the Front Audio,
the Rear Audio.Their priority is the
same.Front Audio supports retasking
function.
Speaker Connector: SPEAKER
The speaker connector is used to con-
nect speaker of the chassis.
PORT1_L
PORT1_R
PORT2_R
SENSE_SEND
PORT2_L
1
F_AUDIO
1
SPKJ
Empty
SPKJ
SPEAKER
AUD_GND
PRESENCE_J
SENSE1_RETURN
Empty
SENSE2_RETURN
NC
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Audio Connectors: CD_IN,AUX_IN(optional)
CD_IN and AUX_IN are Sony standard CDaudioconnectors,they can be con-
nected to a CD-ROM drive through a CD audio cable.
1
AUX_L
GND
AUX_R
AUX_IN
1
CD_IN
CD_R
GND
CD_L
Fan Connectors: CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN
The fan speed can be detected and viewed in “PC Health Status” section of the
CMOS Setup. These fans will be automatically turned off after the system en-
ters S3, S4 and S5 mode.
SENSEGROUND
1
CONTROL
POWER
CPU_FAN SYS_FAN
CONTROL
SENSE
POWER
1
GND
S/PDIF Out Connector: SPDIF_OUT
The S/PDIF OUT connector is capable of providing
digital audio to external speaker or compressed AC3
data to an external Dolby digital decoder.
Note:The empty pin of S/PDIF cable should be aligned
+5V
Empty
SPDIF_OUT
GND
SPDIF_OUT
1
to empty pin of S/PDIF out connector.
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Serial ATA II Connectors: SATA_1, SATA_2,
SATA_3, SATA_4
The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect
the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These
connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables
for primary storage devices. The current Serial
ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data trans-
fer rate.
Chassis Intruder Connector: INTR
The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case. The system can detect
the chassis intrusion through the status of this
connector. If the connector has been closed
once, the system will send a message. To utilize this function, set “Case Open Warning” to
“Enabled” in the “PC Health Status” section of
the CMOS Setup. Save and exit, then boot the
operating system once to make sure this function takes effect.
1
GND GND
GND
RX+
TX+
RX-TX-
SATA_1/2/3/4
1 INTRUDERJ 2 GND
INTR
USB Headers: F_USB1, F_USB2,
Besides four USB ports on the rear panel, the
series of motherboards also have two headers
on board which may connect to front panel USB
cable (optional) to provide additional four USB
ports.
NC
GND
D+
D-
5V_DUAL
F_USB 1/2
Empty
GND
D+
D-
5V_DUAL
1
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