Foxconn 45CMX, User Manual

Page 1: ...45CMX 45GMX Series Motherboard User s Manual...

Page 2: ...s that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health w...

Page 3: ...s of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment i...

Page 4: ...anufacturer 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 FC...

Page 5: ...power please make sure the power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured to the local standard To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherbo...

Page 6: ...pers 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 20 Main Menu 20 Standard CMOS Features 22 Fox Central Control Unit 24 Advanced BIOS Features 27 Advanced Chipset Features 30 Integrated Peripherals 32 Pow...

Page 7: ...p 64 FOX LOGO 65 FOX DMI 66 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnchannel com support online aspx or http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide E mail Suppor...

Page 8: ...ly what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements 45CMX 45GMX enables you to unleas...

Page 9: ...x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Onboard Serial ATA 4 x SATA connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing USB Support hot plug Supp...

Page 10: ...eed control PCI Express x1 Support 250 MB s 500 MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 4 GB s 8 GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consu...

Page 11: ...ICH7 7 PCI Slots 20 North Bridge Intel 945GC 945G Chipset 8 CD_IN Connector 21 IDE Connector 9 Front Audio Connector 22 24 pin ATX Power Connector 10 Floppy Connector 23 DDR2 DIMM Slots 11 Clear CMOS...

Page 12: ...mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc 7 Audio Connectors For the definition of each audio port please refer to the table below Please refer to Chapter 4 and run the Realtek audio driver in CD to...

Page 13: ...5GMX support 1Gb s Ethernet C A U T I O N LAN Type Left Active Right Link Status Description Status Description 100M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blinking Data Activity Orange 10 100Mb s Connection 1...

Page 14: ...er to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory...

Page 15: ...f thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance...

Page 16: ...lace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position 4 Check pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket align the CPU notches with the socket alignmen...

Page 17: ...herboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 3 2 1 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN socket on the mother...

Page 18: ...Memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and please select dual channel first to achieve optimum performance C A U T I O N Read the following guidelines...

Page 19: ...ry socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of...

Page 20: ...required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Installing a Gra...

Page 21: ...the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V...

Page 22: ...ctors on its motherboard By connecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another four USB ports on the front panel Chassis Intruder Connector INTR The connector can be connected to...

Page 23: ...ign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button Ser...

Page 24: ...nded It can prevent hazardous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time infor...

Page 25: ...Management Events USB KB Wake Up From S3 to Enabled USBPWR1 USBPWR2 5V Default 1 2 3 5VSB 1 2 3 USBPWR1 is for the internal USB connectors USBPWR2 is for the rear USB ports The USB device wake up fea...

Page 26: ...ter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Fox Central Control Unit Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Optimized...

Page 27: ...features such as overclocking can be set up through this menu Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset...

Page 28: ...o optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system Set Supervisor P...

Page 29: ...Enhanced or SATA Only mode Please refer to Page 32 33 for detail In each channel s display you can press Enter to go to its submenu You can further config ure specific drive settings None and Auto se...

Page 30: ...ystem memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS BIOS ID This item shows the information of the BIOS ID All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you...

Page 31: ...U CPU Clock Ratio value is fixed at 14X Fox Intelligent Stepping FIS You can select different overclock option by this item The available setting values are Default Manual Step1 Step2 and Step 3 Defau...

Page 32: ...omagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better disable it DRAM Configuration DRAM Timing Selectable This item is used t...

Page 33: ...DRAM RAS to CAS Delay tRCD This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe signals DRAM RAS Precharge tRP This item allows you to select the DRAM RAS precha...

Page 34: ...ecking for a floppy drive while booting up If it cannot detect one either due to improper configuration or physical unavailability it will appear an error message Disabling this function then POST wil...

Page 35: ...C The TCC will then modulate the clock cycles by inserting null cycles typically at a rate of 50 70 of the total number of clock cycles This results in the processor resting 50 70 of the time As the d...

Page 36: ...ous buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it can...

Page 37: ...er loaded DVMT Mode Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT dynamically allocates system memory for use as video memory to ensure the most efficient use of available resources for maximum 2D 3D graphics...

Page 38: ...or DVMT usage Boot Display Select boot display device Options are Auto CRT TV and EFP Init Display First Select PCI Express graphics card as the default first display device This option is used to se...

Page 39: ...ce Press Enter Menu Level USB Device Setting Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Press Enter Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Set...

Page 40: ...nnel 1 Master Slave in Standard CMOS Feature menu On Chip Serial ATA Disabled Disable SATA Controller Only 2 IDE drives are available at PATA port Combined Mode PATA and SATA are combined maximum ther...

Page 41: ...enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely SuperIO Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Azalia AC97 Audio Select Auto Item Help Onboard LAN Controller Enable...

Page 42: ...quest IRQ for the onboard parallel or Printer port Parallel Port Mode This item is used to select the operation modes for the onboard parallel or Printer port They are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP USB Devi...

Page 43: ...you have a USB keyboard set to auto or enabled USB Mouse Function This item is used to enable the support for USB mouse on legacy OS If you have a USB mouse set to auto or enabled USB Storage Function...

Page 44: ...t system memory CPU cache and chip set context are lost in this state Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context Control starts from the processor s reset vec...

Page 45: ...Support HPET stands for High Precision Even Timer If you have the HPET disabled then windows does not have access to it and therefore falls back to less accurate timing methods This item is used to e...

Page 46: ...item can be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up time Power On by Mouse When enabled it allows you to use the mouse to wake up the system from soft off and green mode This feature r...

Page 47: ...emperature are automatically detected and displayed by the system CPU Fan System Fan Speed The CPU fan System fan speed are automatically detected and displayed by the system Smart Fan Control Phoenix...

Page 48: ...of the temperature reaches plus minus delta 1 value then the PWM will be increased or decreased by a step value based on the slope 1 formula Start 2 Temp oC Slope 2 Integer Fraction Slope 2 Decimal Fr...

Page 49: ...ext time when you enter the BIOS it will ask you to input this password to confirm your access right After you get the right to access the BIOS you then can select this setting again and press Enter t...

Page 50: ...that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Note Because each module is...

Page 51: ...have been installed A Intel Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek 811X LAN Driver D Intel VGA Driver 2 Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs FOX ON...

Page 52: ...l the other drivers left or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually 2 Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic I...

Page 53: ...l require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading...

Page 54: ...ify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar i e Simple Mode as depicted below you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status Click here to...

Page 55: ...Exit Click this button to exit the program Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen Homepage Click this button to visit Fox...

Page 56: ...isplayed in the Simple Mode Messages such as CPU frequency voltage etc they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode 3 F I S Calibration FOX Intelligent Stepping Optional This function will re calib...

Page 57: ...ect Yes Step 2 After data is collected it will ask you to restart your computer now Later on when the FOX ONE program is activated and F I S feature in CPU Page is also enabled FOX ONE will automatica...

Page 58: ...ck the highest CPU clock you can use System will raise the CPU clock step by step until it hangs you can then push the RESET button on your PC panel to restart the system When system restarts run FOX...

Page 59: ...T button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer Run FOX ONE program again it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system Click Y...

Page 60: ...speed to a minimum The four benchmarks Power Gaming Data Mining Office and Energy Saving the references of their system loading were calculated and defined in the FIS Calibration option of Configurati...

Page 61: ...rt function Go to Limit Setting page Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current...

Page 62: ...rt function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of C...

Page 63: ...e manually CPU voltage can be stepped up down by a unit of 12 5mV while memory is 0 05V step and North Bridge is 0 04V step Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current FAN1 fan rpm value Enab...

Page 64: ...you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual When Smart Fan is selected you must use a 4 pin CPU cooler in your system Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or dis...

Page 65: ...line Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Inf...

Page 66: ...ure if you really want to continue click Yes to confirm A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS fil...

Page 67: ...tion 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update op...

Page 68: ...s page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Browse detailed i...

Page 69: ...rt its searching from Internet and if any qualified item found it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step Double click the icon on the system bar you can see the detai...

Page 70: ...s and without any interruption C A U T I O N We recommend that you should better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIO...

Page 71: ...64 4 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here Show information about FOX LiveUpdate...

Page 72: ...f you enable the BIOS Full Screen LOGO Show setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 3...

Page 73: ...easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother board if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista...