Foxconn C51XEM2AA-8EKRS2H User Manual
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Declaration of conformity
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
C51XEM2AA
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
Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: Foxconn
Model Name: C51XEM2AA
Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc.
Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd.
Fullerton, CA 92835
Telephone: 714-738-8868
Facsimile: 714-738-8838
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
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Chapter
Main Features.............................................................................................2
Highlight Features.......................................................................................4
Layout........................................................................................................7
Rear Panel Ports.........................................................................................8
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Product Introduction
Chapter
CPU..........................................................................................................11
Memory....................................................................................................14
Power Supply...........................................................................................16
Other Connectors.....................................................................................17
Expansion Slots........................................................................................21
Jumpers...................................................................................................22
Chapter
Enter BIOS Setup......................................................................................24
Main menu................................................................................................24
Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................27
Advanced BIOS Features.........................................................................29
Advanced Chipset Features.....................................................................31
Integrated Peripherals...............................................................................38
Power Management Setup........................................................................39
PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................................41
System Monitor.........................................................................................42
Load Defaults...........................................................................................44
Set Password..........................................................................................44
Set User Name.........................................................................................44
Save & Exit Setup.....................................................................................44
Exit Without Saving...................................................................................45
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2
3
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Installation Instructions
BIOS Description
Table of Contents
Chapter
Utility CD content......................................................................................47
Installing drivers.......................................................................................48
Installing Utilities.......................................................................................48
NVIDIA nTune 4.0.....................................................................................50
Fox LiveUpdate........................................................................................60
Media Shield RAID Manager......................................................................67
Network Access Manager........................................................................75
NVIDIA SLI
NVIDIA RAID............................................................................................85
Audio Configuration..................................................................................97
On board LED Code Table.......................................................................101
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5Chapter
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6Chapter
TM
Technology..........................................................................82
Driver CD Introduction
Directions for Bundled Software
Appendix
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 C51XEM2AA. 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 function
-S with SATA function
-2 with DDR2 function
-Rwith RAID function
You can find PPID label on the motherboard. It indicates the
functions that the motherboard has.
For example:
On the black mark of the PPID label, it means the mother-
board supports 6-Channel Audio (-6), 1394 port (-E), onboard
10/100M LAN (-L), SATA function (-S).
Chapter
Thank you for buying Foxconn’s C51XEM2AA series
motherboard. This series of motherboard is one of our new
products, offers superior performance, and uses the advanced
NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLI MCP.
This chapter includes the following information:
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v Main Features
v Highlight Features
v Layout
v Rear I/O Ports
Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Main Features
Size
· ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch
Microprocessor
· Supports AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon
64 and SempronTM processor
· Supports HyperTransport up to 2000MT/s
MCP
· NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLI MCP
System Memory
· Four 240-pin DIMM slots
· Supports Dual-Channel DDR2 533/667/800
· Supports up to 8GB DDR2 memory
USB 2.0 Ports
TM
64 X2 Dual-Core, Athlon
TM
64 FX, Athlon
· Supports hot plug
·Ten USB 2.0 ports (six rear panel ports, two onboard USB headers
providing four extra ports)
· Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode
·Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate
TM
Onboard Serial ATA II
· 300MBps data transfer rate
· Six Serial ATA II connectors
· NVIDIA MediaShieldTM RAID with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1,
RAID 5, and JBOD
· Supports hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing )
Dual Onboard LAN (-K)
· Two LAN interface built-in onboard
· Supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet
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Onboard 1394 (-E ) (optional)
· Support hot plug
·Two 1394a port with rate of transmission at 400 Mbps
· One 1394b port with rate of transmission at 800 Mbps
Onboard Audio (-8)
· Supports 8-channel audio
· Supports S/PDIF output
· Supports Jack-Sensing function
Dual 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)
· Supports AMD® Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology
Expansion Slots
· Two PCI slots
· One PCI Express x1 slot
· One PCI Express x4 slot
· Two PCI Express x16 Graphics slots
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Hightlight Features
Engineered for Enthusiasts
NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLITM media and communication processors (MCPs) deliver
the tools and performance enthusiasts demand. When combined with select NVIDIA
GeForce graphics cards and other system components, you get automatic access
to faster bus speeds. Ready for system overclocking and greater data throughput.
NVIDIA LinkBoostTM Technology
NVIDIA nForce 590 MCP automatically increases bandwidth when selected NVIDIA
GeForce® graphics cards are detected.
NVIDIA® SLITM-Ready components
Look for other components including memory modules that are optimized for use
with NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP motherboards for maximum performance. These
components automatically run at faster bus speeds and are ready for overclocking.
Designed for NVIDIA® SLITM Technology
NVIDIA SLI Technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows users to
intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics
solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce SLI MCP.
2x16 PCI-E SLI Support
Two full-bandwidth, 16-lane PCI Express links ensure maximum graphics perfor-
mance for next-generation GPUs and games. Offers twice the PCI Express band-
width of X8 SLI solutions.
NVIDIA MediaShield Storage
Suite of features that safeguards your most important digital media assets; always
reliable, scalable, and accessible. Includes RAID and SATA drive support.
Multiple Disk Setup
Through a simple wizard-based interface, you can effortlessly set up your
drives for better data protection, faster disk access or maximum storage
capacity. MediaShield automatically selects RAID 0, 1, 0+1 or 5
configuration according to your needs. Advanced users can access RAID
options directly.
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DiskAlert System
The event of a disk failure, MediaShield users see an image that
highlights which disk has failed to make it easier to identify, replace, and
recover.
RAID Morphing
MediaShield allows users to change their current RAID set-up to another
configuration in a one-step process called morphing. This eliminates the
need to back up data and follow multiple steps in the process.
Bootable Multidisk Array
MediaShield storage fully supports the use of multi-disk array for loading
the operating system at power-up.
Six SATA 3Gb/s Drives
Combine up to 6 SATA drives into one volume for bigger, faster RAID.
More drives mean more configuration options such as 6 RAID 0 (striped)
drives for maximum throughput, or Dual RAID 5 arrays. Take advantage of
the latest SATA-2, 3Gb/s hard disk drives with full support for native and
tagged command queuing and hot plug. Native command queuing
provides higher disk performance in a multi-threaded environment by
performing out-of-order disk accesses.
Networking with NVIDIA nForce
NVIDIA networking delivers the highest network throughput at the lowest CPU
utiliization. The manageable and stable NVIDIA networking solution results in
better networking management and a lower total cost of ownership. Only
NVIDIA integrates this level of networking features to allow you to take your
online experience to the next level.
NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet
The industry’s fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network
bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance.
NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology
Be the ‘King of Ping’ with NVIDIA FirstPacket technology. Get the crystal-
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clear phone conversations and online gaming performance you expect.
NVIDIA FirstPacket technology assures your game data, VoIP
conversations, and large file transfers are delivered according to
preferences set by you in an intuitive wizard.
NVIDIA DualNet® technology
Get Double-Barrel Gigabit Ethernet with two integrated networking
connections on your NVIDIA nForce 500 series MCP.
Dual Gigabit Ethernet with Teaming
Teaming allows the two connection to work together to provide up to
twice the Ethernet bandwidth for transferring large amounts of data
from home file servers to other PCs. It also provides network
redundancy through fail-over capability.
TCP/IP Acceleration
Delivers the highest system performance by offloading CPU-
intensive packet filtering tasks in hardware, providing users with a
PC networking environment that is faster.
NVIDIA nTune™ 4.0 Utility
Now with access to more settings from this Windows-based utility. NVIDIA
nTune performance manager allows automatic tuning for optimal
performance and the ability to customize. Once configured, nTune
automatically chooses the right system settings for the application that is
being run based on your saved profiles and personal rules.
High Definition Audio (HDA)
High definition audio brings consumer electronics quality sound to the PC
delivering high quality sound from multiple channels. Using HDA, systems
can deliver 192 kHz/32-bit quality for eight channels, supporting new audio
formats.
USB 2.0
A standard plug-and-play interface that provides easy-to-use connectivity for
USB devices.
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Layout
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8
9
10
11
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26
25
24
23
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15 17
16
1. 8-pin ATX_12V Power Connector
2. C51XE
3. PCI Express x16 Slots
4. PCI Express x1 Slot
5. PCI Express x4 Slot
6. PCI Slots
7. IEEE1394a Connector
8. AUX PEX PWR Connector
9. Speaker Connector
10. Front Audio Connector
11. FDD Connector
12. COM1 Connector
13. SYS Fan Connector
18 19 20
21 22
14. MCP Fan Connector
15. Front Panel Connector
16. Clear CMOS Jumper
17. Serial ATA II Connectors
18. USB Connectors
19. MCP55P XE
20. Serial ATA II Connectors
21. ATA 133/100/66 IDE Connector
22. 24-pin ATX Power Connector
23. DDR2 DIMM Slots
24. Debug LED (optional)
25. CPU FAN Connector
26. Socket AM2
Note: The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only, please refer to the
physical motherboard.
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Rear I/O Ports
This motherboard provides the ports as below:
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1
2
3
6
4
1. PS/2 Mouse Port
This port is used to connect a PS/2 mouse.
2. PS/2 Keyboard Port
This port is used to connect a PS/2 keyboard.
3. IEEE1394b Port
This port is used to connect a 1394b device.
4. USB2.0 Ports
The six ports are used to connect USB2.0 devices.
5. LAN Ports
The left LED is no function (always off). The right LED function sees below table.
Link/Active/Speed LED
Status Description
Yellow/Light Up/Blink 10Mbps/Link/Activity
Yellow and Green/Light Up/Blink 100Mbps/Link/Activity
Green/Light Up/Blink 1000Mbps/Link/Activity
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Link/Active/
Speed LED
Off
Left
LAN Port
Right
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6. Line in, Line out, Microphone, Rear, LEF/CEN Jacks & Optical S/PDIF Out
Port
Port 2-channel 4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In
Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange - - Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black - Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Optical S/PDIF Out Port
This port is used to connect an external audio output device via
a optical S/PDIF cable.
7. IEEE1394a Port
This port is used to connect a 1394a device.
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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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Chapter 2 Installation Instructions
CPU
This motherboard supports AMD Socket AM2 Athlon
64 FX, Athlon
TM
64 and SempronTM processor with Hyper-Transport Technology.
TM
64 X2 Dual-Core, Athlon
Attention:
The CPU pins must be properly aligned with the holes in the
socket, otherwise the CPU may be damaged.
For the detailed CPU vendor list qualified on this motherboard, please visit
the website: h
ttp://www.foxconnchannel.com
Installation of CPU
Follow these steps to install the CPU.
1.Unlock the socket by pressing the le-
ver sideways, then lift it up to a 90
o
angle.
90
o
TM
2.Align the cut edge to the gap in the
base of the socket. Carefully insert the
CPU into the socket until it fits in place.
3.When the CPU is in place, press it
firmly on the socket while you push
down the socket lever to secure the
CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab
to indicate that it is locked.
Cut edge
Gap in the base
Push down the socket
lever to secure the CPU.
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Installation of CPU Fan
New technology allows processors to run at higher and higher frequencies.
To avoid problems arising from high-speed operation, for example, overheating, you need to install the proper fan. The following procedure is provided
for reference only, please refer to your CPU fan user guide for the actual
procedure.
CPU Fan
CPU Heatsink
CPU Retention
Mechanism
CPU Retention Bracket
CPU Retention Lock
1.Locate the CPU retention mecha-
nism base (surrounds the CPU
socket).
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2.If required, apply a light coating of
silica gel to the top of the CPU.
NOTE: The CPU heatsink may have
a pre-applied thermal compound. In
that case, the silica gel is not required.
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3. Place the cooling set onto the re-
tention mechanism. Attach one end
of the retention bracket to retention
mechanism.
5.Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure
the heatsink and fan to module base.
4.Align the other end of the reten-
tion bracket to fasten the cooling
set on the top of the retention
mechanism.
6.Connect the fan’s power cable to the appropriate 3-pin terminal on the
motherboard.
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Memory
This motherboard includes four 240-pin slots with 1.8V for DDR2. These slots
support 256 Mb, 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices, and
support dual channel DDR2 memory technology up to 10.7GB/s. You must install
at least one memory bank to ensure normal operation.
Recommended Memory Configurations
The following table list is the recommended memory configurations. Please
install the memory according to the list.
Mode DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4
Populated
Single Channel
Populated Populated
Dual Channel
Populated Populated Populated Populated
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.
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated Populated
128 Pins
3.The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically.
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112 Pins
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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.
For the detailed memory support list on this motherboard, please visit the
website: h
ttp://www.foxconnchannel.com
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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.
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.
24-pin ATX Power Connector
RSVD
GND
24
12
+3.3V
+5V
+12V
+5V
+12V
+
+5V
5V_AUX
GND
GND
PWROK
GND
+5V
PS-ON
+3.3V
GND
GND
-12V
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1
+3.3V
GND
+3.3V
GND
+5V
8-pin ATX_12 V Power Connector: PWR2
The 8-pin ATX 12V power supply connects to
PWR2 and provides power to the CPU.
Exclusive Graphics Power Connector: PWR3
This connector is a auxiliary power for graphics
card. Exclusive power for graphics card is for bet-
ter graphics performance and for future upgrade
usage.
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
5
12V
8
Exclusive Graphics Power Connector
4
1
Connect a 4-pin
power plug here
5
8
1
GND
4
+5V
GND
GND
+12V
1
4
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Other Connectors
This motherboard includes connectors for FDD devices, IDE devices, Serial ATA
devices, USB devices, and others.
FDD Connector: FLOPPY
This motherboard includes a standard FDD connector, supporting 360K, 720K,
1.2M, 1.44M, and 2.88M FDDs.
IDE Connector: PIDE
The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives. Con-
nect 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.
Attention:
Ribbon cables are directional, therefore, make sure to always
connect with the cable on the same side as pin 1 of the PIDE or
FLOPPY connector on the motherboard.
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Front Panel Connector: FP1
This motherboard includes one connector for con-
PWRLED
+ -
PWRSW
Empty
necting the front panel switch and LED indicators.
1
+ -
NCHD-LED
RESET
HDD LED Connector (HDD-LED)
FP1
The connector connects to the case’s HDD 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.
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, 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.
Audio Connector: F_AUDIO
The audio connector supports HD audio standard. It provides two kinds of
audio output choices: the Front Audio,
the Rear Audio. Front Audio supports
re-tasking function.
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PORT1_L
PORT1_R
PORT2_R
SENSE_SEND
PORT2_L
1
F_AUDIO
AUD_GND
PRESENCE_J
SENSE1_RETURN
Empty
SENSE2_RETURN
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Serial ATA II Connectors: SATA_1, SATA_2,
SATA_3, SATA_4, SATA_5, SATA_6
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.
These six serial ATA connectors support RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
Fan Connectors: CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN, 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 enters S3, S4 and S5 mode.
1
GND GND
GND
TX+
RX-TX-
SATA II Connector
SENSE
+12VGND
1
SENSE
GND
1
POWERCONTROL
RX+
SYS-FAN
FAN
CPU_FAN
USB Headers: F_USB1, F_USB2
Besides six USB ports on the rear panel, the
series of motherboards also have two 10-pin
headers on board which may connect to front
panel USB cable (optional) to provide additional
four USB ports.
Additional COM Connector: COM1 (optional)
This motherboard provides an additional serial
COM header for your machine.
Connect one side of a switching cable to the
header, then attach the serial COM device to the
other side of the cable.
NC
GND
D+
D-
5V_DUAL
F_USB 1/2
2
1
DTR#
DSR# SIN
SOUT
Empty
D-
1
CTS#
Empty
GND RLSD RI#
RTS#
COM1
GND
D+
5V_DUAL
10
9
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IEEE 1394a Connector: F_1394_1 (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 real
panel of the chassis.
GND
+12V
TPB -
GND
TPA -
9
10
12
F_1394_1
Empty
+12V
TPB +
GND
TPA +
Speaker Connector: J1E1
The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of
the chassis.
1
J1E1
GND
SPKR
+3.3V
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Expansion Slots
This motherboard includes two 32-bit master PCI bus slots, one PCI Express
x 1 slot, one PCI Express x4 slot and two PCI Express x 16 slots.
PCI Slots
The expansion cards can be installed in the two PCI slots. PCI slots support
cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply
with PCI specifications.
PCI Express x1 Slot
This motherboard has one PCI Express x1 slot that designed to accommodate
less bandwidth-intensive cards, such as a modem or LAN card.
PCI Express x4 Slot
This motherboard has one PCI Express x4 slot that designed to accommodate
less bandwidth-intensive cards, such as a modem or LAN card.
PCI Express x16 Slots
This motherboard has two PCI Express x16 slots that reserved for graphics or
video cards. The difference in bandwidth between the x16 and x1 slots is no-
table to be sure, with the x16 slot pushing 4GB/sec (8GB/sec concurrent) of
bandwidth, and the PCI Express x1 slot offering 250MB/sec.
This motherboard design enables the support of dual PCI-Express graphics
cards technology such as “SLI technology” and multiple display.
For the detailed PCI Express x16 graphics cards support list on this
motherboard, please visit the website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com
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Jumpers
The users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard if needed. This
section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by chang-
ing the jumper settings. Users should read the following content carefully prior to
modifying any jumper settings.
Description of Jumpers
1. For the jumpers on this motherboard, pin 1 can be identified by the silk-
screen printed “ ” next to it. However, in this manual, pin 1 is simply
labeled as “1”.
2. The following table provides some explanation of the jumper pin settings.
User should refer to this when adjusting jumper settings.
Jumper Diagram Definition Description
1
1
1
1
1
1
Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS
The motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all
the set parameters. The CMOS can be cleared by
removing the CMOS jumper.
How to clear CMOS?
1. Turn off the AC power supply and connect pins 1
and 2 together using the jumper cap.
2. Return the jumper setting to normal (pins 2 and
3 together with the jumper cap).
3. Turn the AC power supply back on.
1-2 Set pin1 and pin2 closed
2-3 Set pin2 and pin3 closed
Closed Set the pin closed
Open Set the pin opened
NORMAL
(Default)
1 3 2
CLEAR
1 3 2
CLR_CMOS
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Warning:
1. Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings.
2. Do not clear the CMOS while the system is turned on.
Chapter 3 BIOS Description
Chapter
This chapter tells how to change system settings through
the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS pa-
rameters are also provided.
This chapter includes the following information:
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v Enter BIOS Setup
v Main Menu
v Standard CMOS Features
v Advanced BIOS Features
v Advanced Chipset Features
v Integrated Peripherals
v Power Management Setup
v PnP/PCI Configurations
v System Monitor
v Load Defaults
v Set Password
v Set User name
v Save & Exit Setup
v Exit Without Saving
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