Foxconn D250S, User Manual

Page 1: ...D270S D250S D255 D255 S Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...cates 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 which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office your household wa...

Page 3: ...ents 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 input current 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with...

Page 4: ...d 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...

Page 5: ...the 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 motherboard circuit or its components Also make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing If you are uncertain about any installation st...

Page 6: ...ernal Connectors 9 Jumpers 13 Install Driver and Utility 14 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 15 Main 16 F Center 17 Advanced 21 Boot 27 Power 28 Health 29 Security 31 Save Exit 32 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 35 Install driver and utility 36 FOX ONE Main Page 37 CPU Control 42 Frequency Control 45 Limit Setting 46 Voltage Control 47 Fan Control 48 ...

Page 7: ...echnical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnsupport com inquiry aspx CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Memory VGA Compatibility List http www foxconnsupport com complist aspx Support ...

Page 8: ...ts are engineered to maximize computing power providing only what you need for break through performance D270S D250S D255 D255 S enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Page 9: ...unction USB Support up to 8 x USB ports 2 USB 2 0 2 USB 3 0 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB headers providing 4 extra ports D270S D255 S Support up to 8 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB headers providing 4 extra ports D250S D255 Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Support USB 3 0 protocol up to 5Gb s Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power ...

Page 10: ...erature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan speed control Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk S5 soft off Support EuP function Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Smart Charger Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 7...

Page 11: ...nt Audio Connector 3 Front USB Connectors 4 PCI Slot 5 Speaker Connector 6 Clear CMOS Jumper 7 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 8 SATA Connectors 9 Front Panel Connector 10 24 pin ATX Power Connector 11 TPM Connector 12 IR CIR Connector 13 DDR3 DIMM Slots 14 System Fan Header 15 CPU Fan Header 16 Chipset Intel NM10 Express 11 13 14 1 3 2 6 7 5 4 9 10 15 8 12 16 ...

Page 12: ...t the uncompressed audio video signals and is HDCP compliant Connect the HDMI audio video device to this port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used 6 USB Ports The USB port Black supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification the USB port Blue supports the USB 3 0 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB ...

Page 13: ...lications of 2 4 5 1 channels The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above LAN Type Left Active Right Link Status Description Status Description 1000M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blinking Data Activity Off 10Mb s Connection Green 100Mb s Connection Orange 1000Mb s Connection Active LED Link LED Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out G...

Page 14: ...o the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the Memory Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers Install Driver and Utility Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Memory VGA...

Page 15: ... that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard...

Page 16: ... the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR1 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR1 and provides power to the CPU Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON Soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 NC 9 5V SB Stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND PWR2 24 13 12 1 We reco...

Page 17: ...d Platform Module provides the ability to the PC to run applications more secure and to make transactions and communication more trustworthy To utilize this function you should purchase additional device and install it IrDA Connector IR CIR1 This connector supports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving device GND GND VCC D D D GND D VCC EMPTY 1 2 10 9 F_USB 1 2 LCLK LFRAME LRESET LAD3 VDD L...

Page 18: ...indicates the system s status When the system is in operation S0 status the LED is on When the system gets into sleep mode S1 the LED is blinking When the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign 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...

Page 19: ...ually the chassis is closed the system will send a message out Fan Headers CPU_FAN1 SYS_FAN1 There are two main fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states CPU_FAN1 SYS_FAN1 GND POWER SENSE CONTROL 1 A_MIC2_L A_MIC2_R A_LINE...

Page 20: ...dous 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 information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the computer unplug the power cord from th...

Page 21: ...ST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main F Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Save Exit Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at an...

Page 22: ...related with Green function features can be setup through this menu Health This setup enables you to read change fan speeds and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU System Security The Administrator User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer If you set a password the system will ask you to key in correct pass word before boot or access to S...

Page 23: ...at Day weekday from Sun to Sat this message is automatically displayed by BIOS Read Only Month month from 1 to 12 Date date from 1 to 31 Year year set up by users Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to input the value System Time This item allows you to configure the desired time Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to input the value The three fields of the setting ...

Page 24: ...y Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Fox Control Center Super BIOS Protection Settings Super BIOS Protect Disabled Auto Detect PCI Clock Disabled Smart BIOS Fox Intelligent Stepping CPU Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit F Center Super BIOS Protect To protect the system BIOS there is a...

Page 25: ...T state by different long short blinking intervals You can always leave this state enabled System Status Power LED Status Stop Blinking Condition Normal Always On Always On No Memory Continue blinking On 1sec Off 1sec Reboot Memory OK No Display Continue blinking On 2sec Off 2sec Reboot Display OK Post Error Message Quick blinking twice 1 3sec On 1 3sec Off one long On 1sec continuously Enter Setu...

Page 26: ...s Spread Spectrum Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit F Center Spread Spectrum This option is used to enable or disable the spread spectrum function If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation...

Page 27: ...te Disable Bit feature Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious 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 cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code e...

Page 28: ... Exit SATA Devices Configuration Advanced Trusted Computing North Bridge Onboard Device Configuration SATA Configuration Super IO Configuration Press Enter to go to its submenu Trusted Computing Version 2 13 1216 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc TPM Configuration TPM SUPPORT Disabled Current TPM Status Information NO TPM Hardware...

Page 29: ...B DDR3 1067 Memory Configuration Integrated Graphics Auto IGD Memory 256MB DVMI FIXED Memory 256MB Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Keep IGD enabled based on the setup option Advanced Memory Information Total Memory This item displays the current memory size The size is depending on how many memory mod ...

Page 30: ... Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Advanced OnBoard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Onboard LAN PXE OpROM This item is used to enable or disable Boot Option for Onboard LAN PXE OpROM OnBoard USB Controller This item is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface for USB Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support fo...

Page 31: ...ral Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit SATA Ports Device Names if Present and Enabled Advanced Onboard SATA Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller Onboard SATA Mode This item allows you to set the operation mode of the SATA ports Setting values are Native IDE AHCI SATA Port 1 2 When SATA is operating in Combined Mode you can r...

Page 32: ...Parameters of Serial Port O COMA Advanced Series Port 0 Configuration CIR Controller Configuration Press Enter to go to relative submenu Series Port 0 Configuration Version 2 13 1216 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port 0 Configuration Serial Port Enabled Device Settings IO 3F8h IRQ 4 Change Settings Auto Device Mode Stan...

Page 33: ... the serial port mode CIR Controller Configuration Version 2 13 1216 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc CIR Controller Configuration CIR Conroller Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Enable or Disable CIR Control ler Advanced CIR Co...

Page 34: ...elect Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Select the keyboard NumLock state Bootup Numlock State This item is used to select the keyboard numlock state The defaulte setting is On Quiet Boot This item is used to enable disable the quiet boot Disabled Displays the normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages Bo...

Page 35: ...e the power will be down after a period of time The status of the computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes Resume by PS2 Keyboard This item is used to enable disable the PS2 keyboard to generate a wake up Resume by PS2 Mouse This item is used to enable disable the PS2 mouse to generate a wake up Resume...

Page 36: ... V CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Smart Fan Control Disabled SYS Smart Fan Control Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Case Shutdown Temperature Health Case Open Warning This item is used to enable or disable case open warning function CPU Temperature These ...

Page 37: ...em will shut down automatically This function works only when your operating system is supporting ACPI CPU SYS Smart Fan Function This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function Default value is Disabled Only when this option is enabled the CPU system fan speed will change automatically with the CPU system temperature Smart Fan Automatic Mode is the principle figure of CPU smart fan fu...

Page 38: ...yright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main F Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Save Exit Administrator Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Administrator Password User Password Security option Setup HDD BootSector Write Normal Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Set Administrator Pas...

Page 39: ...e Defaults Boot Override Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Reset system setup after saving the changes Save Exit Save Changes and Reset If you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the screen Select Yes to save your changes and reset computer select No or ESC to return to the ...

Page 40: ...aults Select Yes and then press Enter to load the defaults Select No and press Enter it will not load By this default BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to ...

Page 41: ...ers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Smart Charger Note Because each module is independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand ...

Page 42: ...p to install all the other drivers left or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually Visit Foxconn s Website Show Utilities Show Drivers Browse CD View the Utility Help files Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click Drop to System Tray Exit the program Choose the items you want to Install ...

Page 43: ...ftware programs And click Utility Help button to view the utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI help manual The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 7 based system The appearance may change with different Operating Systems C A U T I O N ...

Page 44: ...nt Stepping will 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 Before you running the FOX ONE program the system parameters such as CPU clock voltage etc are controlled by BIOS settings After you run FOX ONE it will take over and the controlling ri...

Page 45: ...plify 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 go back to FOX ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray Exit FOX ONE Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Exit Minimum Homepage Monitor Frequency Volt...

Page 46: ...t 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 Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com Apply the changes Click the new skin picture to select the new skin Cancel the changes ...

Page 47: ...e 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 calibrate the CPU s loading and it may take several minutes to proceed The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loading...

Page 48: ... 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 automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings Loadings are like Power Gaming Data Mining etc ...

Page 49: ...eck 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 ONE again it will display a recommended highest CPU clock for you click Yes to apply it A message informs you to push RESET button later if the system hangs finally Click Yes to continue Press Auto b...

Page 50: ...ET 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 Yes to apply it to your system Now your system is running at a CPU clock of 255MHz ...

Page 51: ... 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 Configuration menu Select Auto CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading 3 Frequency Page Frequency Control This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manual ...

Page 52: ...ert 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 high limit value of the CPU temperature Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current system temperature value Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value S...

Page 53: ...ert 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 CPU fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of sys...

Page 54: ...ge 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 Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan Go to Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the c...

Page 55: ...s 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 disable smart fan function Apply the changes ...

Page 56: ...ws 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information please refer to the physical motherboard for detail Exit Toolbar Minimum Show current BIOS information Link to website ...

Page 57: ...sure 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 file with an extension of BIN for Award BIOS ROM for AMI BIOS before the setup wizard starts Key in a BIOS name Click here FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update This feature can...

Page 58: ...ation 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 operation Click here Current information Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window Select BIOS to update Click here Current information Search new drivers f...

Page 59: ...rom Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window Select the driver to update Click here Current information Search new utilities from Internet Browse detailed information Install the selected utility Close the window Select the utility to update ...

Page 60: ...ll search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Browse detailed BIOS information Close the window Browse detailed driver information Browse detailed utility information ...

Page 61: ...m 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 on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information Double click here Apply the changes Reset to default value Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 62: ...e System This page lets you set the location of download files and auto backup BIOS determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Apply the changes Reset to default value Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 63: ...out any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM Apply the changes Reset to default value Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Click here Show information about FOX LiveUpdate We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any ...

Page 64: ...f you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Boot menu 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 Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO Main Page When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file auto matically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the sys...

Page 65: ...ccurred 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 Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view Smart Charger is used for iPad recharging and when connected an icon ...