Foxconn MCP61PM2MA, User Manual

Page 1: ...ease visit Foxconn s website http www foxconnchannel com This product and its accessories are produced after 13th Aug 2005 and comply with the WEEE2002 96EC directive Version Trademark User s Manual V1 0 for MCP61PM2MA MCP61SM2MA MCP61VM2MA motherboard Symbol description Note refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better Attention indicates that it may damage hardware...

Page 2: ...isturbance 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 curr...

Page 3: ...board Manufacturer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C SupplementaryInformation 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...

Page 4: ...Enter BIOS Setup 19 Main menu 19 Standard CMOS Features 21 Central Control Unit 23 Advanced BIOS Features 25 Advanced Chipset Features 27 Integrated Peripherals 28 Power Management Setup 32 PnP PCI Configurations 34 PC Health Status 35 Load Optimized Defaults 36 Set Supervisor User Password 36 Save Exit Setup 37 Exit Without Saving 37 Table of Contents Chapter 1 1 Chapter 2 2 Chapter 3 3 ...

Page 5: ...Driver CD Introduction Utility CD content 39 Installing Drivers 40 Installing Utilities 40 Directions for Bundled Software TIGER ONE 42 Fox LiveUpdate 48 Table of Contents 4 4 Chapter 5 5 Chapter ...

Page 6: ...er 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 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 ...

Page 7: ...nnel audio Default is omitted 8 with 8 Channel audio E with 1394 function S with SATA function 2 with DDR2 function R with RAID function H comply 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 it means that the motherboard supports 6 Channel Audio 6 default onboard 10 10...

Page 8: ... and offers superior performance reliability and quality at a reasonable price This motherboard adopts the advanced nVIDIA MCP61P MCP61S MCP61V chipset providing users a computer platform with a high inte gration compatibility performance price ratio This chapter includes the following information v Main Features v Layout v Rear I O Ports 1 1 ...

Page 9: ...upports Dual Channel DDR2 800 667 533 Supports up to 4GB DDR2 memory USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug eight USB 2 0 ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 JBOD only for MCP61P Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 only for MCP61V and MCP61S Four internal Serial ATA I...

Page 10: ... Express x16 Support PCI E 16X slot Supports 4 GB sec bandwidth supported on MCP61PM2MA only PCI E 16X slot Supports 2 GB sec bandwidth supported on MCP61SM2MA only PCI E 16X slot Supports 250MB sec bandwidth supported on MCP61VM2M only MCP61PM2MA MCP61SM2MA don t support some old version ATi graphics cards such as ATi X300 X550 X700 X800 series graphics cards Low power consumption and power manag...

Page 11: ...ector 12 Front Panel Connector Note The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only please refer to the physical motherboard 5 4 3 2 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 6 7 8 9 13 Front USB Connectors 14 Chassis Intruder Connector 15 SATA II Connector optional 16 Speaker Connector 17 IDE Connector PIDE 18 FDD Connector 19 IrDA Header 20 24 pin ATX Power Connector PWR2 21 DDR...

Page 12: ...t connect the center speaker subwoofer to the red Microphone output When using an 8 channel sound source connect the front speaker to the green audio output connect the rear sound speaker to the black audio output connect the center speaker subwoofer to the orange audio output connect the side sound speaker to the grey audio output 9 10 USB 2 0 Ports PS 2Mouse Connector ParallelPort Printer Port L...

Page 13: ...d 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 v CPU v Memory v Power supply v Other Connectors v Expansion Slots v Jumpers Chapter2 2 ...

Page 14: ... 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 Installation of CPU Follow these steps to install the CPU Push down the socket lever to secure the CPU...

Page 15: ...nter 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 3 The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically 128 Pins 112 Pins For the detailed memory support list on this motherboard please visit the web...

Page 16: ...e sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connec tor on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX_12 V Power Connector PWR2 The 4 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU 4 pinATX_12 V Power Connector 12V GND 12V 4 3 2 1 GND 24 pin ATX Power Connector 13 3 3V 5V GND 3 3V ...

Page 17: ... 2M 1 44M and 2 88M FDDs IDE Connectors PIDE The PIDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133 100 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 acc...

Page 18: ...e 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 1 FP1 NC HD LED RESET PW RLED PW RSW Empty Audio Connector F_AUDIO for 6 models optional The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio ...

Page 19: ...y standard CDaudioconnectors they can be con nected to a CD ROM drive through a CD audio cable 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 FanConnectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN CD_IN 1 CD_L GND CD_R CPU_FAN SENSE GROUND 1 POWER CONTROL 1 F_AUDIO PORT2_L SENSE_SEND PORT1_L PORT1_...

Page 20: ...ity 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 uti lize this function set Case Open Warning to Enabled in the Power Management Setup section of the CMOS Setup Save and exit then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect INTR 1 INTRUDERJ 2 GND...

Page 21: ...ransmitting and receiving device Before using this function con figure the settings of IR Mode from the Integrated Peripherals section of the CMOS Setup 1394 Connector F_1394 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 Speaker Connector SPEAKER The speake...

Page 22: ...UT The SPDIF OUT connector is capable of provid ing digital audio to external speaker or com pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder Note The empty pin of SPDIF cable should be aligned to empty pin of SPDIF out connector SPDIF_OUT 1 SPDIF_OUT 5V GND Empty ...

Page 23: ...16 Slots This motherboard has one PCI Express x16 slot that reserved for graphics or video cards Installing an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read carefully the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing any expan sion cards 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that yo...

Page 24: ...s User should refer to this when adjusting jumper settings Jumper Diagram Definition Description 1 2 Set pin1 and pin2 closed 2 3 Set pin2 and pin3 closed Closed Set the pin closed Open Set the pin opened 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 po...

Page 25: ...he screen during the system POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information v Enter BIOS Setup v Main Menu v Standard CMOS Features v Central Control Unit v Advanced BIOS Features v Advanced Chipset Features v Integrated Peripherals v Power Management Setup v PnP PCI Configurations v PC Health Status v Load Optimized Defaults v Set Superv...

Page 26: ...DEL to enter SETUP ESC to enter Boot Menu Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the main menu are explained as below Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu Central Control Unit The speci...

Page 27: ... through this menu PnP PCI Configurations The system s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu PC Health Status This will display the current status of your PC Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may be affected Set Supervisor Password The supervisor password can be set up through this ...

Page 28: ...on allows you to set up the desired time usually as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and SATA Channel 0 1 2 3 Master These categories identify the HDD types of 1 IDE channel installed in the com puter system There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the system can auto d...

Page 29: ...mputer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a diske...

Page 30: ...er to control boot device easily vAuto Detect PCIClk This option is used to set whether the clock of an unused PCI slot will be disabled to reduce electromagnetic interference vCPU Frequency This option is used to set CPU Frequency Central Control Unit Menu System Status Power LED Status Normal on No CPU Fan blinking once blinking 0 5 sec off 0 5 sec No Display blinking once blinking 2 sec off 2 s...

Page 31: ...RAM Configuration Press Enter to set the items of DRAM Configuration vPCIE SATA HT Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by PCIE SATA HT vPCIE Clock This option is used to set PCI Express Clock vDRAM VTT Voltage Select This option is used to set DRAM VTT Voltage vTiming Mode This item allows you to set Timing Mode ...

Page 32: ...xit this menu by pressing Esc vCD ROM Boot Priority This option is used to select the priority for CD ROM startup After pressing Enter you can select the CD ROM using the PageUp PageDn or Up Down arrow keys and change the CD ROM priority using or you can exit this menu by pressing Esc vFirst Second Third Boot Device This option allows you to set the boot device s sequence vBoot Other Device With t...

Page 33: ...uired to enter the CMOS Setup screen When it is set to System a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup but also to start up your PC vMPS Version Control For OS This option is used to set up the version of MPS Table used in OS vFull Screen LOGO Show This option allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo vSmall Logo EPA Show This item allows you to enable or disable the EPA logo...

Page 34: ... BIOS Description 27 Advanced Chipset Features vDual Monitor Support This option is used to set Dual Monitor Support vFrame Buffer Size This option is used to set Frame Buffer Size Advanced Chipset Features Menu ...

Page 35: ...rals vIDE Function Setup Press enter to set IDE Function Setup vRAID Config Press enter to set RAID Config device vOnboard Device Press enter to set onboard device vSuperIO Device Press enter to set onboard SuperIO device Integrated Peripherals Menu ...

Page 36: ...TA Cotroller This option is used to enable or disable Serial ATA cotroller IDE Fuction Setup Menu vOnChip IDE Channel 0 This option is used to set the onchip IDE channel 0 RAID Config Menu v RAID Enable This option is used to disable or enable the RAID function When enabled the following grayed items will be activated vSATA 1 2 Primary Secondary RAID These feature allow users to enable or disable ...

Page 37: ...tion is used to set whether the USB keyboard controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS vHDAudio This option is used to set whether onboard HD Audio is enabled vMAC LAN This option is used to set whether MAC LAN device is enalbed vMAC Media Interface This option is used to set MAC Media Interface Onboard Device Menu ...

Page 38: ... Normal IrDA and ASKIR The setting value is determined by the infrared module in stalled on the board vUR2 Duplex Mode This option is available when UART 2 mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip vOnboard Parallel Port This option allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I O ad dress and interrupt req...

Page 39: ... to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 POS mode the power will not shut off and the supply status will remain as it is in S1 mode the computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be cut off after a delay period The status of the computer before it enters STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous sta...

Page 40: ...he setting values are Disabled and Enabled vDate of Month Alarm When the Resume by Alarm set as Enabled this item will be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up date vTime hh mm ss Alarm When the Resume by Alarm set as Enabled this item will be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up time vHPET Support This option is used to enable or disable the High Precision Event...

Page 41: ...DMA and I O addresses when each time that the machine is turned on The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vIRQ Resources Press the Enter key then manually set IRQ resources vPCI VGA Palette Snoop If you use a non standard VGA card use this option to solve graphic accelera tion card or MPEG audio card problems e g colors not accurately displayed The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vMax...

Page 42: ... Value The Smart Fan1 Temp1 Value will be automatically detected by the system vSmart Fan1 PWM Start Duty The Smart Fan1 PWM Start Duty will be automatically detected by the system vFan1 Slope PWM Value 0 C The Fan1 Slope PWM Value 0 C will be automatically detected by the system vVcore VTT V 3 3V 5V 12V 5VSB V Voltage Battery The current voltages will be automatically detected by the system vCurr...

Page 43: ...with the Supervisor password are higher than those of a regular User password The Supervisor password can be used to start the system or modify the CMOS settings The User password can also start the system While the User password can be used to view the current CMOS settings these settings cannot be modified using the User password When you select the Set Supervisor User Password option the follow...

Page 44: ...r of the screen Quit Without Saving Y N N Press Y to exit CMOS without saving your modifications press N or ESC to return to the main menu Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features if you select System from the Security Option you will be prompted to enter a password once the system is started or whenever you want to enter the CMOS setting program If the incorrect password is entered you will not be p...

Page 45: ...CD that came with the motherboard contains use ful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information v Utility CD content v Installing Drivers v Installing Utilities 4 4 Chapter ...

Page 46: ...ll all the drivers for your motherboard You should install the drivers in order and you need to restart your computer after the drivers all installed A NVIDIA Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C NVIDIA VGA Driver 2 Utility Use this option to install additional software programs A TIGER ONE B Fox LiveUpdate C Microsoft DirectX 9 0 D Adobe Acrobat Reader E Norton Internet Security F Creat RA...

Page 47: ...vers that you want to install and begin the setup steps by manual Or you just click One Click Setup button to install the drivers by automatic after install Intel Chipset Driver Installing Utilities You can select the utilities that you want to install and begin the setup steps Click here Install by manual Install by automatic ...

Page 48: ...Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction 41 This chapter will introduce how to use attached software This chapter provides the following information v TIGER ONE v Fox LiveUpdate 5 5 Chapter ...

Page 49: ...you can Modify system performance settings such as bus speeds CPU voltages fan speed and other system performance options that are supported by the BIOS Monitor hardware temperature voltage frequency and fan speed Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Using TIGER ONE 1 Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Exit Minimum Homepage Monitor Frequency...

Page 50: ...on to exit the program Minimum Click this button to minimize the window Configuration Click this button to configurate the parameters for the program It determines which items will be shown in shorten mode Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website Click here to return to previous status 2 CPU Page CPU Control This page lets you select and run the TIGER ONE developed benchmark...

Page 51: ...ets you set memory and PCI Express frequency by manual Close this page Reset the changes Go to Freq page Close this page Reset the changes Apply the changes Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Go to CPU page Select the different benchmarks Ajust by manual Apply the changes ...

Page 52: ...nable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of CPU temperature 4 2 Limit Setting Sys Temp This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function 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 Sho...

Page 53: ... Enable alert function when the CPU fan rev is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan 4 4 Limit Setting Sys Fan This page lets you to set system low limit rpm and enable the alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rp...

Page 54: ...d Software 47 5 Fan Page Fan Control This page lets you enable smart Fan function or set fan speed by manual Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan function Reset the changes Apply the changes ...

Page 55: ...he system BIOS drivers and utilities by local or online Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Using Fox LiveUpdate 1 1 Local Update BIOS Info This page lets you know your system BIOS information Exit Toolbar Minimum Show current BIOS information Link to website ...

Page 56: ...name Click here 1 3 Local Update Update This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet After click Update there will show warning message please read it carefully If you still want to continue click Yes Then load a local BIOS file and follow the wizard to finish the operation Note Fox LiveUpdate will auto backup BIOS before update because we have enabled this function in Configure option...

Page 57: ...s you update your system BIOS from Internet Click start it will search the new BIOS from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detail information Update BIOS Close the window Select BIOS to update ...

Page 58: ...ur 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 drivers from Internet Browse detail information Install the selected drivers Close the window Select the drivers to update ...

Page 59: ...rnet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet 2 3 Online Update Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet Click start it will search the new utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new utilities from Inter...

Page 60: ...start searching and related information will show on the task bar Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Apply the changes Reset to default value Note When enable auto search function Fox LiveUpdate will appear searching result on task bar Double click the icon you can see the detail information Double click here ...

Page 61: ...out Fox LiveUpdate 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the utility 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 Select different skin of the software Apply the changes Reset to default value ...