Foxconn P35AP-S Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...ls you how to avoid such problems Warning means that a potential risk of property damage or physical injury exists More information If you want more information about our products please visit Foxconn s website http www foxconnchannel com WEEE The use of the symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prev...

Page 2: ...aracteristics 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 ...

Page 3: ...cturer 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 may cause u...

Page 4: ...ures 24 4 Integrated Peripherals 25 5 Power Management Setup 28 6 PnP PCI Resource Management 31 7 PC Health Status 32 8 Gladiator BIOS 33 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 37 10 Load Optimized Defaults 37 11 Set Supervisor User Password 37 12 Save Exit Setup 38 13 Exit Without Saving 38 CPU 7 Memory 9 Power Supply 11 Other Connectors 12 Expansion Slots 15 Jumpers 16 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Ch...

Page 5: ...Table of Contents Directions for Bundled Software FOX ONE 43 LiveUpdate 50 FOX LOGO 56 FOX DMI 57 Chapter 5 5 Appendix CrossFireTM Technology 58 Multi Graphic Card Technology 60 ...

Page 6: ... 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 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 ...

Page 7: ...rior performance reliability and quality at a reason able price This motherboard adopts the advanced Intel P35 ICH9R chipset providing a computer platform with high integration powerful compatibility and high performance price ratio for users This chapter includes the following information v Main Features v Layout v Rear I O Ports 1 1 ...

Page 8: ...orts Dual Channel DDR2 1066 OC 800 667 Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1333 OC 1066 800 Supports up to 8GB DDR2 memory and 4GB DDR3 memory USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Supports up to eight USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB headers providing 4 extra ports Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA II Six Serial ATA II connectors and two external Serial A...

Page 9: ...nsion Slots Three PCI slots Two PCI Express x1 slots Two PCI Express x16 Graphics slots PCI Express x1 Support Supports 250 MB s 500 MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support Supports 4 GB s 8 GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interfa...

Page 10: ...Slots 28 PCI Slots 1 Front Audio Connector 2 CD_IN Connector 3 SPDIF OUT1 Connector optional 4 F_1394 Connector optional 5 SYS FAN 6 SPI Connector optional 7 Speaker Connector optional 8 USB Connectors 9 Front Panel Connector 10 SATA II Connectors 11 CLR CMOS Jumper 12 South Bridge Intel ICH9R Chipset 13 IDE Connector PIDE 14 IR Connector NOTE The above motherboard layout is provided for reference...

Page 11: ...erker SideSperker Line in LAN Port K 8 USB 2 0 Ports 6 FDC Foxconn Digital Connector 4 10 Line in Line out Microphone Rear CEN LEF Side Jacks When using 8 channel sound source connect the front speaker to the green audio output connect the rear sound speaker to the black audio output con nect the center speaker subwoofer to the orange audio output connect the side sound speaker to the grey audio o...

Page 12: ...pin headers and the mounting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installa tion 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 13: ...se visit the website http www foxconnchannel com Installation of CPU Below is the CPU socket illustration Follow these procedures to install a CPU Load lever Load plate Protective cover 1 Use thumb and forefinger to hold the hook of the load lever and pull the lever down and away from socket to unlock it Lift the load lever 2 Push down the rear tab with your forefinger to bring the front end of th...

Page 14: ...vides the orientation directed function Lower the CPU straight down without tilting or sliding the CPU in the socket 4 After installing the CPU remove the protective cover from load plate The protective cover is used to protect the contacts of the socket Do not discard the protective cover Always replace the socket cover if the CPU is removed from the socket Alignment Key Socket Cutouts Pin 1 posi...

Page 15: ... damage the CPU and system Therefore you should install the CPU cooling fan and make sure that it works normally at all times in order to prevent overheating and damage to the CPU Please refer to your CPU fan user guide for correct installation This motherboard includes four 240 pin slots with 1 8V for DDR2 and two 240 pin slots with 1 5V For DDR3 You must install at least one memory bank to ensur...

Page 16: ...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 3 The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically 96 Pin 144 pin DDR3 DDR2 112 Pin 128 pin For the detailed memory support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxco...

Page 17: ...ctor on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 8 pin ATX_12 V Power Connector PWR2 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU 13 1 PWR1 3 3V GND 12V GND 5V_AUX 3 3 V 5V 12V GND 5V 3 3V PWROK 3 3V 12V NC 5V GND GND GND PSON 5V GND GND 5V 24 12 12V 12V 12V 12V GND GND GND GND PWR2 1 4 8 5 Attention We recomm...

Page 18: ...ndicating 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 PLED 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 statu...

Page 19: ... headers correctly otherwise the USB ports will not work Incorrect connection could also damage the motherboard Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN FAN1 2 NB _FAN There are five fan connectors on this motherboard The fan speed can be detected and viewed in PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup These fans will be automati cally turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 mode FAN1 2 NB FAN 12V ...

Page 20: ...ctors 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 con nectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for Serial ATA II devices The current Serial ATA II inter face allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate S PDIF Out Connector SPDIF OUT1 Optional The SPDIF OUT1 connector is capable of provid ing digital aud...

Page 21: ...slot offering 250MB s 500MB s concurrent of bandwidth PCI Express x16 Slot This motherboard has two PCI Express x16 slots that reserved for graphics or video cards The PCI Express x16 slots offering 4GB s 8GB s concurrent of bandwidth 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 t...

Page 22: ... should refer to this when adjusting jumper settings 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 powe...

Page 23: ... 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 Advanced BIOS Features v Advanced Chipset Features v Integrated Peripherals v Power Management Setup v PnP PCI Configurations v PC Health Status v Gladiator BIOS v Load Fail Safe Defaults v Load Optimized Setting v ...

Page 24: ...rom 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 1 Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu 2 Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu 3 Advanced Chipset Features Th...

Page 25: ...s of your PC 8 Gladiator BIOS This menu is used to configure some special features of CPU and Memory 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults The Fail Safe default BIOS settings can be loaded through this menu 10 Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may be affected 11 Set Supervisor User Password The supervisor user password ca...

Page 26: ... 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 detect the hard disk when booting up by choosing Manual and changing Access Mode to CHS the related information should be entered manually Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Ente...

Page 27: ...ng powering up EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphic Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter including high resolution monochrome adapters All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompt...

Page 28: ... will give an audible warning Note Such function provides protection to the startup sector only it dose not protect the entire hard disk 2 3 CPU L3 Cache This item is used to turn on or off the CPU L3 cache 2 4 Hyper Threading Technology This item is used to turn on or off the Hyper Threading function of the CPU Note This function will not be displayed until a CPU that support Hyper threading tech...

Page 29: ...atic Rate Chars Sec Use this item to define how many characters per second a hold down key generated 2 12 Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many delayed milliseconds before a hold down key begins generating repeat characters 2 13 Security Option When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen When it is set to System a password is required not only to e...

Page 30: ...ots 3 Advanced Chipset Features 3 1 System BIOS Cacheble Select Enabled to allow caching of the system BIOS which may improve performance If any other program writes to this memory area a system error may result 3 2 Memory Hole At 15M 16M This item is used to determine whether the 15M 16M address field of memory is reserved for the ISA expansion card 3 3 PCI Express Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 This option is...

Page 31: ... 1 OnChip IDE Device OnChip IDE Device Menu SATA Mode This item is used to set the Serial ATA Mode Setting options IDE RAID AHCI LEGACY Mode Support This item is used to set if the legacy Mode Support is enabled Certain OS is not supported under native mode Turbo Memory Support It is available when set SATA Mode to AHCI Enable this item BIOS will recognize USB devices as system memory to improve c...

Page 32: ...ler is enabled Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to set whether the onboard LAN controller is enabled Onboard Device Control Menu Onboard IDE SATA Chip You may setting your PATA and e SATA to IDE mode or Raid Mode or AHCI IDE mode AHCI for e SATA IDE for PATA Delay For HDD Secs You can select the delay for HDD while booting 4 2 Onboard Device Control 4 3 USB Device Setting USB Device Settin...

Page 33: ...ption is used to set whether the USB Mass Storage controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS USB Mass Storage Device BIOS auto detects the presence of USB Mass Storage Devices you can config the Boot setting mode for the detected USB MSD Setting Options Auto FDD Mode HDD Mode Onboard Lan Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM Onboard FDC Contro...

Page 34: ... is used for the Active State Power Management of PCI Express Graphic Port Setting values Disabled L0s L1 L0s Root Port ASPM This item is used for the Active State Power Management of PCI Express Root Port Setting values Disabled L0s L1s L1 L0s DMI Port ASPM This item is used for the Active State Power Management of Interface Port Setting values Disabled Enanled ...

Page 35: ... 2 mouse to wake up the system from soft off and green mode This feature requires an ATX power supply Power On By Keyboard This item allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard to wake up the system from soft off and green mode This feature requires an ATX power supply The setting values Disabled Ctrl ESC Ctrl F1 Ctrl Space Any Key 5 3 ACPI Function ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interfa...

Page 36: ...en set to Delay 4 Sec the power button is used to put the system in Suspend mode if you press the power switch less than 4 Sec If set to Instant Off the PC power off completely when the power button is pressed 5 7 Resume by Alarm This item is used to set the timing of the start up function In order to use this function the start up password function must be canceled Also the PC power source must n...

Page 37: ... you will need to select Manual and manually adjust interruption resources in the event of hardware conflicts However since this motherboard has no ISA slot this option does not apply 6 3 IRQ Resources Press the Enter key then manually set IRQ resources 6 4 PCI 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 c...

Page 38: ...ted Full Speed By Duty Cycle Linear Mode 7 4 Smart CPUFAN Duty Cycle Use this item to controll the fan by the Duty Cycle directly You can input the value between 0 and 99 7 5 Current CPU Fan Speed This item shows the Current CPUFan Speed detected automatically by the system 7 6 Smart SYSFan Function This item is used to set the Smart SYSFan Function Here are three options to be selected Full Speed...

Page 39: ...ltage detected automatically by the system 7 11 Current 5 12 3 3 BAT Voltage These items show the 5 12 3 3 BAT Voltage detected automati cally by the system CPU Feature Menu 8 1 CPU Feature EIST Function Use this item to enable or disable EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Function Limit CPUID MaxVal This item is used to enable or disable CPUID maximum value limit configuration Set Limit CPU...

Page 40: ...i Processing function Memory Timing Config Menu 8 2 Memory Timing Config DRAM Timing Selectable This item determines DRAM clock timing using SPD or manual configuration The available setting values By SPD Manual CAS Latency Time tCL This Item controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it DRAM RAS to CAS Delay tRCD T...

Page 41: ...recharge time in clock cycles Fast Chip Select This item used to enabled or disabled the fast chip select Clock Per Command This item is uased to set the Clock Per Command in clock cycles All Voltage Control Menu 8 3 All Voltage Control Target Current Default CPU Voltage These items show the Target Current Default CPU Voltage detected auto matically by system NOTE The Target CPU Voltage equal to C...

Page 42: ... Instant OverClocking This item is used for instant OverClocking you may choose over clock instantly by 5 10 15 etc 8 6 Ratio and Clock Setting CPU Clock Ratio Unlock This item is used to enable or disable the CPU Clock Ratio Unlock CPU Clock Ratio This item is used to set the ratio of an unlocked CPU Using different CPU the setting values are different CPU Clock This item allows you to adjust the...

Page 43: ...ponents But if the optimized perfor mance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices it will cause system to make mistakes or not stable If you only want to load the optimized defaults in an option you can select this option and press the key F7 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults Select this option to press Enter it will pop out a dialogue box to allow you to load default set by BIOS...

Page 44: ...u 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 permitted to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features if you select Setup from the Secu rity Option you will be prompted to enter a password only w...

Page 45: ...pter The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers to enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information v Utility CD content v Install driver and utility 4 4 ...

Page 46: ...should install the drivers in order and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers installed A Intel Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek 811X LAN Driver D Intel RAID Driver E JMicron RAID Driver 2 Software Using these options to install additional software programs A FOX ONE B FOX LiveUpdate C FOX LOGO D FOX DMI E Microsoft DirectX 9 0 F Adobe Acrobat Reader G Norton I...

Page 47: ...ivers manual or auto Click the driver that you want to install and begin the steps manually Or you just click One Click Setup button to install the driver automatically after install Intel Chipset Driver 2 Install Utility You can select the utilities you want to install and begin the setup steps Install manually ...

Page 48: ...Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction 42 This chapter will introduce how to use attached software This chapter provides the following information v FOX ONE v FOX LiveUpdate v FOX LOGO v FOX DMI 5 5 Chapter ...

Page 49: ...ltage fan speed and other system performance options that are supported by the BIOS and you also can monitor hardware temperature voltage frequency and fan speed Supported 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 ONE 1 Main Page Show CPU Information Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages Alert Lamp Swit...

Page 50: ...y the interface to HW monitor information bar as the below figure shows The bar could help you to monitor if your system is in the healthy status at any time SkinButton Click this button you will see the additive figures such as Crystal and Rock Please select your favorite skin Exit Click this button to exit the program Minimum Click this button to minimize the window Apply the changes Click the n...

Page 51: ...ration function is optional Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website 2 CPU Page CPU Control This page is used to select and run the CPU frequency to determine the current performance level of the system You can adjust manually or select Auto Overclock Otherwise it also provides FOX Intelligent Stepping But this function is optional Go to CPU page Select the different benchma...

Page 52: ...ables you to set memory and PCI Express frequency manually Go to Freq page Close this page Reset the changes Apply the changes Select the option you want to set Adjust manually 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 CPU temperatur...

Page 53: ...rt function when the CPU fan rev is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan 4 2 Limit Setting Sys Temp This page helps 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 Show current high ...

Page 54: ...t rpm and enable the alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current FAN1 fan rpm value Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan 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 ...

Page 55: ...o to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan function Apply the changes 5 Voltage Page Voltage Control This page is used to set CPU voltage memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually Go to Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes Reset the changes ...

Page 56: ... 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 1 Local Update BIOS Info This page tells you the system BIOS information Key in a BIOS name Click here 1 2 Local Update Backup BIOS This page could backup your system BIOS Please click Backup and key in a BIOS name Then click Save to finish the backup operation Exit Toolbar Minimum S...

Page 57: ...oad 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 2 1 Online Update Update BIOS This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet Click start it will search for the new BIOS from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current ...

Page 58: ...pdate Driver This page allows you to update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search for the new drivers 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: ...he wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new utilities from Internet 2 4 Online Update Update All This page enables you to update all of your system BIOS Drivers Utilities from Internet Click start it will start searching Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet ...

Page 60: ...k in the background and the related information will show in a pop balloon notification When enable auto search function FOX LiveUpdate will appear search ing result in a pop balloon notification Double click icon you can see the detail information Note Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Apply the changes Reset to default value Double click here ...

Page 61: ...keep the default setting unchanged to avoid damagement Attention 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 Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to MotherBoard with backup BIOS ROM Apply the changes Reset to...

Page 62: ...and delete the boot Logo The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during the Power On Self Tests POST Supported 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 LOGO Main Page Minimize Exit Website About Backup Change D elete Main screen Click here Show information about FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 63: ... bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Click here to select theDMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view Please operate this utility as the comments shows Warning When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file automatically During this time please DO NOT shut down the system and the application or...

Page 64: ...that works as the master graphics card CrossFireTM Ready graphics card from the same brand family that works as the slave graphics card CrossFireTM Compatibility Chart UsingCrossFireTM Technology Step 1 Please uninstall any existing graphics card drivers that could possibly create a conflict before attempting to install this display card Step 2 Install the Radeon CrossFireTM Edition graphics card ...

Page 65: ...ition Step 6 Install Microsoft s NET Framework Version 1 1 Without it The ATI Cata lystTM Control Center will not launch properly Step 7 Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop Power Extension Cable Step 8 Double click the icon to launch it Click View Select Advanced View Click CrossFireTM Set Enable CrossFireTM...

Page 66: ...ology 1 Introduction Multi Graphic Card technology takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software solutions to deliver earth shattering PC performance MCPs media and communications processors offer blistering graphics perfor mance and overall PC performance for both AMD and Intel platforms With the power of Multi Grap...

Page 67: ... the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure that the connector is firmly in place Step3 Connect the 8 pin ATX power cable to the Auxiliary power connector to secure the system is stable Step4 Install the bracket to firm the two graphics cards ...