Foxconn A76GMV motherboard
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1. High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out Support Jack Sensing function Support hot plug Support up to 10 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB headers supporting 6 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Continued on the next page 2 Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 4 x SATA connectors 3 x USB 2 0 connectors supporting 6 x USB devices 1 x CPU fan header 4 pin 1 x System fan header 4 pin 1 x Front panel connector 1x CD IN connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x Speaker connector 1 x SPDIF OUT connector 1 x TPM connector 1 xChassis intrusion alarm header INTR 1 x IDE connector Back Panel 1 x PS 2 Keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS 2 Mouse port 1 x VGA port 1 x COM1 port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN port 6 channel Audio ports Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan speed control PCI Express x1 Support 500MB s 1GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support SO normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk S5 soft off Support EuP function Bundled Softwa2. gt C1E Support C1E represents Enhanced HALT State It is a feature which CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state C1E drops the CPU s multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT halt command is issued This item is used to enable disable the C1E support 31 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Features Northbridge Chipset Configuration Help Item gt Memory Configuration Press Enter gt DRAM Timing Configuration gt Internal Graphics Config tl lt Move EnterSelect Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Memory Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Press lt Enter gt to go to its submenu The following six items display the values configured at the settings of DRAM Timing Mode gt CAS Latency This item shows the CAS latency The CAS Latency is the number of clock cycles that elapse from the time the request for data is sent to the actual memory location until the data is trans mitted from the module gt RAS CAS Delay This item displays a delay time in clock cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe signals gt Row Precharge Time This item shows the number of clock cycles taken between issuing of the precharge command and the active command The DRAM row precharge time is in unit of clock cycle gt Min Active RAS Displays the number of clock cycles taken between
3. A76GMV Motherboard User s Manual Statement This manual is the intellectual property of Foxconn Inc Although the information in this manual may be changed or modified at any time Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes Trademark All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Version User s Manual V1 0 for A76GMV motherboard Symbol description J JN Caution refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better and tells you how to avoid problems pee Warning indicating a potential risk of hardware damage or physical injury may exist A WEEE The use of this symbol indicates 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 other wise 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 waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased this product More information If you want more information about our products please visit Foxconn s website http www foxconnchannel com All rights reserved All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed All images are for reference only please refer to the physical motherboard for spec
4. ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Super BIOS Protect To protect the system BIOS from virus attack there is a BIOS write protection mechanism provided Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by viruses e g CIH gt Auto Detect PCI Clock This option is used to auto detect PCI slot When enabled the system will turn off clock of the empty PCI slot to reduce EMI Electromagnetic Interference gt Smart BIOS Fox Intelligent Stepping Voltage Options CPU Configuration Press Enter to go to the submenu 27 Smart BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Smart BIOS Smart Power LED Disabled Smart Boot Menu Enabled Disabled Enabled fle Move EnterSelect Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test POST The LED is located at the front panel and it displays POST state by different long short blinking intervals You can always leave this state enabled System Status Power LED Status Stop Blinking Condition Continue blinking On 1sec Off 1sec Reboot amp Memory OK No Display Continue blinking On 2sec Off 2sec Reboot amp Display OK Quick blinking twice 1 3sec On 1 3sec Off 5 Post Error Message one long On 1sec continuously Enter Setup o
5. Optimized Defaults gt TCG TPM SUPPORT Trusted Computing Group TCG members develop and promote open vendor neutral industry standard specifications for trusted computing building blocks and software interfaces across multiple platforms TPM Trusted Platform Module is a specification promoted by TCG A Trusted Platform Mod ule offers facilities for secure generation of cryptographic keys The TPM Work Group is chartered to create the Trusted Platform Module TPM specifica tion The definition of the TPM architecture comes from the TC and the TPM Work Group defines the implementation of that architecture Work group members should have a working knowledge of security in relation to the design and usage of cryptographic modules Members should also have a working knowledge of cryptographic techniques including public key cryp tography cryptographic algorithms and protocols This item is used to enable disable the function of TCG TPM support 39 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3S STR Help Item Enabled Energy using Products Resume by LAN Disabled Select the ACPI Resume by PCI Card Disabled state used for Resume by PCIE Card Disabled System Suspend Resume by USB KB MS Disabled Resume by PS2 Keyboard Disabled Resume by PS2 Mouse Disabled Resume by RTC Disabled Tl Move Enter Select V
6. Use or to gt SATA4 configure system Date Halt On All Errors But Keyboard Disabled Mouse Disabled fl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Date mm dd yy weekday month date year format 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 gt Time hh mm ss This item allows you to configure the desired time Use ENTER to enter the setting then use TAB to move forward a field Use or to input the value The three fields of the setting are lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt respectively gt Primary IDE Master Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 While entering setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices and you can enable or disable the related mode and technology for the relevant device This item displays the drive information of IDE devices gt Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors All errors can result in system halt All Errors But All errors but keyboard or mouse can result in system halt The halt condi tion can be enabled disabled in the next two settings gt Keyboard T
7. lt gt NB HT Speed setting gt CPU NB Multiplier Control This item is used to select CPU NB Multiplier run as Auto or Manual mode Select Auto for CPU NB default speed Select Manual then CPU NB speed is manually selected according to the setting of CPU NB Multiplier Adjust Memory Speed Mode This item is used to enable disable provision of DRAM timing by SPD device The Serial Presence Detect SPD device is a small EEPROM chip mounted on a memory module It contains important information about the module s speed size addressing mode and various other parameters so that the motherboard memory controller chipset can better access the memory device Select Auto for SPD enable mode Select Limit the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified value listed in the Memory Speed Adjust item If SPD value is faster than Memory Speed Adjust value it will run at the specified Memory Speed Adjust speed Otherwise SPD value is selected Select Manual then DRAM speed is manually selected according to the set value of Memory Speed Adjust gt GFX Engine Clock Override This item allows you to enable disable GFX Engine Clock Override support 29 gt PCI Express Clock Override This option is used to adjust the speed of PCI Express slot It may enhance the graphics card speed gt Spread Spectrum If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by
8. the OnChip SATA Type to RAID 3 Press F10 to save the setting then PC will reboot itself Option ROM Utility When PC is rebooting press Ctrl F key during POST to enter the main menu of the Option ROM Utility View Drive Assignment Define LD Delete LD Controller Configuration View Drive Assignment To view the disk drive assignment status by pressing 1 Define LD To Create RAID by pressing 2 Delete LD To Delete RAID by pressing 3 Controller Configuration To view the SATA controller configuration by pressing 4 Exit Press Esc to exit AMD Option ROM Utility 46 Create RAID array Here we create RAID 0 as an example 1 Press 2 in the main menu Define LD Menu appears and the LD 1 row is highlight press Enter the scree is shown as below Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX XX Y 2 Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX XX Y 3 Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX XX N 4 Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX XX N t Up L Down ESC Exit Space Change Crtl Y SAVE PgUp Dn Page Change 2 Press Space to select RAID 0 3 Use key to highlight the hard disks change any two of the drives Assignment status to Y by pressing Space or Y 4 Press Ctrl Y
9. the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better disable it Voltage Options Voltage Options CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Voltage Options CPU Voltage Control Disabled Help Item Memory Voltage Control Disabled Disabled 25mV 50mV 75mV 100mV 125mV 150mV 175mV 200mV 225mV 250mV 275mV 300mV 325mV 350mV f e Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Voltage Control This option is used to change the CPU voltage in a step of 25mV The voltage can be incre mented from 25mV to 775mV gt Memory Voltage Control This option is used to change the DRAM voltage in a step of 100mV The voltage can be incre mented from 100mV to 300mV 30 CPU Configuration This menu shows most of the CPU specifications CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration CPU Configuration Help Item Enable disable the generation of ACPI _PPC PSS and PCT objects Cool N Quiet Enabled C1E Support Disabled fle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Cool N Quiet Appear only when CPU supports This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling When the CPU speed is slowing down the temperature will drop as well
10. CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the Pin 1 of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Apply an even and thin layer of 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 with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you want to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc Install the CPU Locate the Pin 1 CPU triangle mark and the Pin 1 of the CPU socket iS A Pin 1 triangle Pin 1 corner of the marking of CPU CPU socket 1 Release the CPU socket lever 2 Align Pin 1 of the CPU with the CPU socket and gently put the CPU onto the socket 3 When CPU is properly seated push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler The following procedures use Foxconn cooler
11. IEN 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 cause undesired operation Tested to comply with FCC standards N Signature io ie f Date 2010 Installation Precautions pie Electrostatic discharge ESD is the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials Normally it comes out as a spark which will quickly damage your electronic equipment Please wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling components such as a motherboard CPU or memory Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before installing or removing CPU memory expansion cards or other peripherals It is recommended to unplug the AC power cord from the power supply outlet Failure to unplug the power supply cord may result in serious damage to your system Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer It is suggested to select high quality certified fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your CPU is overclocked Normal operation depends on th
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13. S This item is used to enable disable the USB Devices to generate a wake up gt Resume by PS2 Keyboard This item is used to enable disable the PS2 keyboard to generate a wake up gt Resume by PS2 Mouse This item is used to enable disable the PS2 mouse to generate a wake up gt Resume by RTC This item is used to enable disable RTC alarm event to generate a wake up RTC is system real time clock 41 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Warning Temperature Disabled Help Item Shut Down Temperature Disabled Case Open Warning Disabled Temperature Tcontro e 1 re 2 82 lt Disabled peed 3183 RPM 50 C 122 F DD C T9T E 60 C 140 F 1 296 V 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F CPU Smart Fan Function Enabled Start PWM Temperature 035 Start PWM Value 064 Slope PWM Value 2 PWM System Smart Fan Function Enabled Start PWM Temperature 035 tl lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Warning Temperature This option is used to set the warning temperature for the system When the temperature of CPU is higher than the set value the motherboard will send out warning beep gt Shut Down Temperature This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit When the temperature exceeds the set value the system will shut down automatically This function works only when your oper
14. S SS DS SS DS Dual Side SS Single Side No 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 10 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard Notch If you take a look at front side of memory module it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules into the sockets Step 1 Spread the clips at both ends of the memory 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 the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 11 2 3 Install an Expansion Card Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 AS PCI Follow the steps below to cor
15. a bank active command and issuing of the precharge command gt RAS RAS Delay This item displays a delay time in clock cycles between the RAS and RAS strobe signals gt Row Cycle This item shows the minimum timing interval between successive active commands to the same bank The row cycle time is in unit of clock cycle gt Internal Graphics config Press lt Enter gt to go to its submenu 32 Memory Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Memory Configuration Memory Configuration Help Item Bank Interleaving Disabled Enable bank Memory Channel Interleaving Enabled interleaving DCT Unganged Mode AMEN tl lt Move EnterSelect Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles One bank will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being accessed This improves memory perform ance by masking the refresh cycles of each memory bank However bank interleaving only works if the addresses requested consecutively are not in the same bank gt Channel Interleaving Dual channel Interleaved mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are equal If different speed DIMMs are used between channels the slowest memory timing will be used gt DCT Ung
16. a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short them The shorting can also be done by touching two pins by a screwdriver for a few seconds but using jumper cap is recommended It can prevent hazardous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed 1 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed 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 the power outlet 2 Remove jumper cap from pins 2 3 put it onto pins 1 2 to short them This will clear CMOS data 3 Return the setting to its original with pins 2 3 closed 4 Plug in the power cord to your computer and turn it on 5 Go to BIOS Setup to configure new system as described in next chapter 1 Clear 2 3 Normal Default 3 CLR CMOS m Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings m Do not clear the CMOS while the system is turned on 17 2 6 Install driver and utility This motherboard comes with one DVD after installing the Operating System you can simply put it into your DVD ROM drive and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install 1 Driver Use these options to install
17. all the drivers for your system You must click AMD Chipset Driver to install it first After that you can click One Click Setup and then choose the items you want to install or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually Manual Installation Step by Step c Only show in Windows XP system Automatic Installation by One Click Setup Drop to System Tray Exit the program Visit Foxconn s Show Utilities Show Drivers Browse CD View the Utility Website Help files Select items to install aero L a Choose the items you want to Install 4 18 2 Utility Use these options to install additional utilities you can click Utility Help button in the main menu to view the utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI help manual Y FOX OME Fot LiveUpdate Fox L080 E LL mioosot treor 3 ITEM 19 eee oe Tom m _ m This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS I Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided I You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases oc L cur 1 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process Y 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings x This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Advanced BIOS Features Core Releaser Fox Central Control Unit Advan
18. alue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is an open industry standard interfaces enabling OS directed configuration power management and thermal management of mobile desktop and server platforms It defines five sleeping states they are S1 The S1 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chip set and hardware maintains all system context also called Power On Suspend S2 The S2 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state This state is similar to the S1 sleeping state except that the CPU and system cache context is lost the OS is respon sible for maintaining the caches and CPU context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event S3 The S3 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state where all system context is lost except 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 vector after the wake event also called Suspend to RAM S4 The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI In order to reduce power to a minimum it is assumed that the hardware platform has powered off all devices Platform context is maintained also called Suspend to Disk S5 The S5 sta
19. anged Mode DCT stands for DRAM Controller Ganged refers to the use of both DRAM controllers within a memory controller acting in con cert to access memory For a description of ganged 128 bit DRAM data width and unganged 64 bit DRAM data width DRAM modes Ganged channels DDR3 m DCT channels A and B can be ganged as a single logical 128 bit DIMM m Offers highest DDR3 bandwidth m Requires both DIMMs in a logical pair to have identical size and timing parameters both DCTs programmed identically Unganged channels m DCT channels A and B operate as two completely independent 64 bit channels both chan nels operate at the same frequency m Reduce DRAM page conflicts more concurrent open dram pages m Better bus efficiency Burst lengths supported When both DCTs are enabled in unganged mode BIOS must initialize the frequency ofeacD CT in order 33 DRAM Timing Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Help Item Memory Speed Mode Auto DRAM Timing Mode Auto f e Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Memory Speed Mode This item is used tu enable disable provision of DRAM timing by SPD device The Serial Pres ence Detect SPD devise is a small EEPROM chip mounted on a DDR3 memory module lt contains inportant information about the module s speed size addressing mo
20. as the example 2 Buckle the heatsink firmly at one 1 Apply and spread an even thermal side of the stand grease on the surface of CPU 4 Attach the CPU cooler connector 3 Buckle the heatsink at another side and press the fasten lever to the CPU fan header on the down to tightly seat the cooler motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU 2 2 Install the Memory gt amp S 37 Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended 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 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology When memory is installed the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system Two DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels Channel 0 DIMM1 Channel 1 DIMM2 The combinations of DIMM modules are Single Channel DS SS Single Channel Ds ss Dual Channel D
21. ating system is supporting ACPI gt Case Open Warning This item is used to enable or disable case open warning function gt CPU Temperature Tcontrol System Temperature The CPU System temperature are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt CPU Fan System Fan Speed The CPU fan System fan speed are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt CPU Core DRAM Voltage HT Voltage 5 0V 12 0V The current voltages are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt CPU Smart Fan Function System Smart Fan Function This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function gt Start PWM Temperature It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan starts its operation gt Start PWM Value It allows you to set an initial PWM value to drive the fan when the temperature reaches Start value and smart fan begins its operation The higher PWM value can achieve the faster fan speed gt Slope PWM Value The slope controls the PWM value being stepped up or down versus temperature changes 42 BIOS Security Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Scurity Settings Help Item Enter or change the password Change Supervisor Password Press Enter t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Change Supervisor Password This item is used to install or change supervisor passwo
22. bled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled HD Audio Controller Enabled t lt Move EnterSelect Value F10 Save X ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt IDE Configuration USB Configuration SuperlO Configuration Trusted Computing Press Enter to go to relative submenu gt OnBoard LAN This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller gt OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM A LAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network By installing a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely gt HD Audio Controller This item is used to enable or disable the HD Audio controller 36 IDE Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Help Item OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Enabled Disabled Disable the OnChip SATA Channel Enabled IDE Controller OnChip SATA Type NativelDE Enabled Enable both IDE Controllers t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Disabled Disable the integrated IDE controller Enabled Enable IDE controllers gt OnChip SATA Channel Disabled Disable SATA ports 1 2 3 4 Enabled Enable SATA ports 1 2 3 4 gt OnChip SATA Type This item i
23. ced Chipset Features a n a a n a M Integrated Peripherals L L n s Power Management Setup PC Health Status BIOS Security Features k Load Optimal Defaults Ss See Saye amp Exit Setup S Rae Exit Yithout Saving lt CES aC 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 any given time in the future Please visit our website for updated manual if it is available Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance Power on the computer when the message Press lt DEL gt to enter Setup lt ESC gt to boot menu appears at the bottom of the screen you can press lt DEL gt key to enter SETUP We do not suggest that you change the default values in the BIOS Setup and we shall not be responsible for any damage which resulted from the change you made Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from a list of setup functions together with two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select a specific item and press lt Enter gt to go to the submenu Each item in the main menu is explained below CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc gt System Informa
24. cond Se rial ATA hard drive can be seamlessly migrated to a configuration that provides either improved storage performance or data protection from a single hard drive failure JBOD Span JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance A spanned volume is a formatted partition which data is stored on more than one hard disk yet appears as one volume Unlike RAID spanned volumes have no fault tolerance so if any disk fails the data on the whole volume could be lost Additionally the system or boot partitions cannot be included in a spanned volume FAT 16 32 and NTFS file systems may be used and the volume can span up to 32 hard disks The nember of hard disks needed in different RAID level 45 4 2 Install SATA Hard Disks 1 Shut down your computer 2 Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays 3 Connect all the SATA power and SATA data cables 4 3 RAID Configuration This motherboard supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID10 functions Hardware and software you may need here m A floppy drive m ADVD ROM drive m Afloppy disk Or USB disk for Vista m A motherboard driver CD m Several SATA hard disks m Windows XP or Vista Install CD RAID Enable in BIOS 1 Boot up your computer enter the BIOS setup by pressing Del key during POST 2 Set
25. de and various other parameters so that the motherboard memory controller chipset can better access the memory device Select AUTO for SPD enable mode Select Limit the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified value listed in the Memory Select Manual then DRAM speed is manually selected according to the set value of Memory Speed Adjust gt DRAM Timing Mode When both DCTs DRAM controller are enabled in unganged mode BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order you also can configure the timings manually Settings are Auto DCT 0 DCT 1 Both 34 Internal Graphics Config CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Internal Graphics Config Internal Graphics Configuration Help Item Internal Graphics Mode Enabled UMA Frame Buffer Size 128MB Primary Video Controller PCI GFXO IGFX Disabled W d Enabled t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Internal Graphics Mode Enable Disable the integrated UMA graphics controller gt UMA Frame Buffer Size Allocates system memory for use as video memory to ensure the most efficient use of available resources for maximum 2D 3D graphics performance This is a memory allocation method addition to the Unified Memory Architecture UMA concept wherein a static amount of page locked graphics memory is allocated during driver initialization This fixed amount of
26. ded Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive 15 Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN There are two main fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC 1 T a GND Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans Eu Reed can be automatically turned off after the system enters 1 CONTROL S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states CPU_FAN SYS_FAN S PDIF OUT Connector SPDIF_OUT The connector is used for S PDIF output 5V 1 EMPTY 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 GND 4 SPDIF_OUT Chassis Intruder Alarm Connector INTR The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis The system can detect the chassis INTRUDERJ p intrusion through the function of this connector If eventually the chassis is closed the system will send INTR a message out 16 2 5 Jumpers For some features needed users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting Description of Jumpers 1 For any jumper on this motherboard pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it However in this manual pin 1 is simply labeled as 1 2 The following table explains different types of the jumper settings Closed means placing
27. dio ports For the definition of each audio port please refer to the table below Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Microphone In Microphone In Center Subwoofer Out 7 RJ 45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10 100 1000Mb s data rate Active Link 10 Mb s Connection Data Activity 100 Mb s Connection 1000 Mb s Connection This chapter introduces the hardware and software installation proc ess including the installation of the CPU memory power supply slots 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 installation and read the contents in I I l l l I l I 1 I 1 I Y I V this chapter carefully l 1 Y Y A This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU and CPU Cooler 1 Install the Memory m Install an Expansion Card v a Install other Internal Connectors EY m Jumpers V m Install driver and utility M s s 4 Qa x N hy b s Ns k x s Ya s Au b Se ie a h x i n ss AA Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Memory VGA Compatibility List http www foxconnsupport com complist aspx 2 1 Install the CPU and
28. e overclocking capac ity of your device If there is any when connecting USB audio RS232 COM IrDA or S PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure their pinouts are matching with the connectors on the motherboard Incorrect con nections might damage the motherboard When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connec tors If there is a PCI Express x16 graphics card installed in your system we recommend using a 24 pin ATX power supply to get the best performance Before turning on 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 steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Chapter 2 Hardware Install Install the CPU and CPU Cooler seem 8 Install the Memory eem ener 10 Install an Expansion Card seem 12 Install other Internal Connectors sseen 13 Nic testes 17 Install driver and utility aceite inet anniari 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup iie ied eed Ret IE ci E
29. faults gt OnBoard USB Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard USB controller gt USB 2 0 Controller This item is used to enable or disabled the enhanced host controller interface for USB gt USB 2 0 Controller Mode This item is used to set the transmission rate mode of USB 2 0 This function only works un derDOS mode The available settings are High Speed in 480Mbps Full Speed in 12Mbps gt Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS If you have a USB keyboard or mouse set to auto or enabled SuperlO Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc SuperlO Configuration SuperlO Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows BIOS to select Serial Port Mode Normal serial port1 base address t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 38 gt Serial Port1 Address This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port1 gt Serial Port1 Mode This item enables you to determine the transfer mode of the serial port 1 Trusted Computing CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Trusted Computing Trusted Computing Help Item TCG TPM SUPPORT Enable Disable TPM TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 support in BIOS tl lt Move EnterSelect Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General F9
30. h 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 Serial ATA Connectors SATA 1 2 3 4 The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate 14 12 HDD LED PWR LED RESET SW PWR SW NC EMPTY 9 10 SATA 1 2 3 4 Audio Connector F AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard It provides the Front Audio output choice PORT L AUD GND PORT1_R PRESENCE_J PORT2_R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND EMPTY PORT2_L SENSE2_RETURN Audio Connector CD_IN 9410 CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector it can be F_AUDIO connected to a CD DVD ROM drive through a CD DVD audio cable CD_L GND CD R USB Connectors F_USB 1 2 3 In addition to the USB ports on the rear panel this product also provides three 10 pin USB headers on its motherboard By connecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another six USB ports on the front panel CD_IN 1 2 VCC VCC D D D D GND GND EMPTY NC 9 10 F USB 1 2 3 Speaker Connector SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis Y ami pair SPKJ 1 EMPTY 2 NC 3 SPKJ 4 SPEAKER IDE Connector PIDE With the provi
31. h the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure ef ay x s 16 PS ON Soft On Off y v s z z z z ggdaddggadgod m ve PWR1 i Pin No 24 We recommend you using a 24 pin power supply If you are using a 20 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture 20 Pin Power 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU 3 1 e oen ed IE GND 4 2 PWR2 13 Front Panel Connector FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators Hard Disk LED Connector HDD LED Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED It indicates the active status of the hard disks This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Reset Switch RESET SW 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 PWR LED Connect to the power LED indicator on the front panel of the chassis The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is in operation SO 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 Switc
32. he following information RAID Introduction Install SATA Hard Disks RAID Configuration Create RAID Driver Disk Install Windows OS LE me Ld o o umo e The RAID BS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for refer ence only please Peferto the practical screen ot Ee 4 1 RAID Introduction RAID 0 Striped RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive mem bers times the capacity of the smallest member RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirror RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive RAID 10 Striped Mirror RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks RAID 5 Parity RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripes error correction information This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID Ready A RAID Ready system is a specific system configuration that with the addition of a se
33. he system boot will not stop for a keyboard error if you enabled this item 23 Mouse The system boot will not stop for a mouse error if you enabled this item gt Model Name Model name of this product gt BIOS Version It displays the current BIOS ID version User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed gt Memory This item displays the current memory size The size is depending on how many memory modules were installed in your system before powering on gt MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address gt CPU Name It displays the current CPU name 24 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Advanced BIOS Features IDE Detect Time Out 35 MPS Revision 1 4 PCI Latency Timer 64 Select the time out Quiet Boot Enabled value for detecting Quick Boot Enabled ATA ATAPI device s Bootup Num Lock On in second t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt IDE Detect Timer Out This item is used to select the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices If the checking time is over the set value the system will skip it gt MPS Revision This feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the MPS that the motherboard will use The MPS is a specification by which PC manufactur er
34. ific features 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 A76GMV is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive EN 55022 1998 A2 2003 Limits and methods of measurements 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 lt 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 rated current lt 16A EN 55024 A2 2003 Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics limits and methods of measurement N Signature ane CE Place Date TAIPEI 2010 Printed Name James Liang Declaration of conformity G Trade Name FOXCONN Model Name A76GMV 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 HS
35. memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times and will no longer be available to the OS gt Primary Video Controller This item is used to select which graphics controller is used as the primary boot device gt Surround View Surround View is the ATI technology that provides multi graphics controller display capability for both the ATI PCle based graphics card and the ATI integrated graphics processor IGP Enabling SurroundView does not impact display modes resolution and color depth or perfor mance The display mode of each output is controlled independently by the graphics controller connected to it 1 When using a non ATI PCI Express PCle graphics card Surround View is not supported The integrated graphics processor IGP is automatically disabled and the system memory allocated to the IGP is freed for other use 2 PCIe graphics card is the default first display device Enabling SurroundView in the BIOS enables the integrated UMA graphics controller which in turn makes available up to two additional graphics outputs When enabling the integrated UMA graphics controller system memory will be reallocated 35 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals gt IDE Configuration Press Enter Help Item gt USB Configuration gt SuperlO Configuration Configure the IDE gt Trusted Computing device s OnBoard LAN Ena
36. oblems like stuttering sound or a less responsive system reduce the latency Higher values will actually reduce performance as too much time may be allocated to each PCI deviceto the disadvantage of other devices on the bus gt Quiet Boot This item is used to enable disable the quiet boot 25 Disabled Displays the normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages gt Quick Boot While Enabled this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting this will shorten the time needed to boot the system gt Bootup Num Lock This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available settings are On default and Off 73 Core Releaser CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Core Releaser The Core Releaser Disabled Help Item Disabled Enabled tl lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt The Core Releaser This option is used to disabled or enabled the Core Releaser function The default value Disabled 26 Fox Central Control Unit CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Fox Central Control Unit Super BIOS Protect Auto Detect PCI Clock gt Smart BIOS gt Fox Intelligent Stepping gt Voltage Options Disabled gt CPU Configuration Enabled t lt Move EnterSelect Value F10 Save X
37. r Insert the floppy disk USB disk into the floppy drive USB port then specify the location of the 1 ar WwW ND N O A confirmation message appears to double check if the driver is really what we wanted press Press Del during POST to enter BIOS 2 Insert the Windows XP installation CD into the optical drive 3 4 Press F6 as soon as you see the message Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI Set the 1st Boot Device to CD DVD ROM save changes and exit BIOS or RAID driver Insert the RAID driver floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and press S to continue There will be two drivers select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform for 32bit XP or AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x64 platform for 64bit XP press Enter Enter to continue Then follow the screen prompt to complete the Windows XP installation driver Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next After the driver is loaded the RAID hard disk will appear Select it and press Next to continue the OS installation 49
38. r Skip No CPU Fan Continue blinking On 1 2sec Off 1 2sec Reboot amp Fan OK gt Smart Boot Menu When PC starts it will ask you to press Del key to enter setup or press Esc key to enter smart boot menu If Disabled is selected then pressing Esc has no function This also pre vents user without password trying to get into your computer through smart boot menu 28 Fox Intelligent Stepping CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Fox Intelligent Stepping CPU Clock Adjust 200 Help Item CPU Multiplier Adjust Auto CPU NB HT Link Speed Auto E A 2000MHz Ce eq ultiplier Control GFX Engine Clock Override Disabled PCIE Clock Abjust 100 Spread Spectrum Enabled t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Clock Adjust This option is used to adjust the CPU clock gt CPU Multiplier Adjust This option is used to adjust the CPU Clock Ratio Multiply CPU clock with this ratio you can get the CPU speed Increase this ratio may overclock your CPU This option will be valid if your CPU ratio is unlocked and will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature gt CPU NB HT Link Speed HT stands for HyperTransport bus The CPU lt gt NB HT Speed option controls the physical speed of the CPU to Northbridge HT link The physical speed of the link is determined by multiplying the CPU clock with the CPU
39. r is required during the installation For Windows Vista you can also use a USB flash disk with RAID driver Create a RAID Driver Disk in Windows 1 Boot your computer and start Windows put the driver CD into DVD ROM drive 2 Insert a floppy disk USB disk into the floppy disk drive USB port 3 Depending on which platform your will install go to CD Driver AMD RAID Driver WinXP or WinVista click on RaidTool icon to start the floppy creation or copy all the files in WinXP or WinVista folder to the USB disk 4 Follow the succeeding screen prompt to complete the process Create a RAID Driver Disk without entering OS 1 Boot your computer press Del during POST to enter BIOS Insert the driver CD into the optical drive Set the 1st Boot Device to CD DVD ROM save changes and exit Press any key when the screen prompts Press any key to boot from the optical drive Press 1 to create a RAID driver disk when the prompt menu appears Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive press Enter to continue Follow the instructions to complete the process NOOO FWD 48 4 5 Install Windows OS Install Windows XP 1 a Install Windows Vista Press Del during POST to enter BIOS Insert the Windows Vista installation CD into the optical drive Set the 1st Boot Device to CD DVD ROM save changes and exit BIOS When the screen shows No driver were founded select Load Drive
40. rd After you input Supervisor password it then will ask you to input user password optionally Load Optimal Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values Select this option and press Enter it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults Select OK and then press Enter to load the defaults Select Cancel and press lt Enter gt it will not load By this default BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters Load Optimal Defaults of system to improve the performances of system components But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by OK Cancel your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to work Save amp Exit Setup When you select this option and press lt Enter gt a message will be displayed in the center of the screen Select OK to save your changes to CMOS and exit ie E program select Cancel or ESC to return to the main menu Ok Cancel Exit Without Saving If you select this option and press lt Enter gt the following message will be displayed in the center of the screen Select OK to exit CMOS without saving your modifications select Cancel or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu OK Cancel 43 Discard changes and exit setup It includes t
41. re FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 7 Vista XP Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6inches x 8 4inches 24 4cm x 21 3cm 1 2 Layout Note 1 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 2 CPU_FAN Header 3 North Bridge AMD 760G 4 PCI Express x1 Slot 5 PCI Express x16 Slot 6 PCI Slots 7 Front Audio Connector 8 CD IN Connector 9 SPDIF OUT Connector 10 Front USB Connectors 11 South Bridge SB710 SB710 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Clear CMOS Jumper Speaker Connector Front Panel Connector SATA Connectors IDE Connector 24 pin ATX Power Connector TPM Connector Chassis intrusion alarm header INTR SYS_FAN Header DDR3 DIMM Slots CPU Socket The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer to the physical mother board for detail 1 3 Back Panel Connectors PS 2 Mouse Port LAN Port PS 2 Keyboard Port COM1 Port VGA Port USB Ports Audio Ports 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Use the PS 2 port green to connect a PS 2 mouse 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port Use the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard 3 Serial Port This is output of RS232 COMI port 4 VGA Port To connect with external display devices such as monitor or LCD display 5 USB Ports The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc 6 Au
42. rectly install your expansion card in the expansion slot 1 Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel 2 Align the card with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover 6 Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any 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 Graphics Card Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Express x16 slot Make sure the graphics card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot Removing the Card Push the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot 12 2 4 Install other Internal Connectors Power Connectors This motherboard uses an ATX power supply In order not to damage any device make sure all the devices have been installed properly before applying the power supply 24 pin ATX power connector PWR1 PWRI is the ATX power supply connector Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned wit
43. rmance can be optimized gt Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Super I O devices such as Serial I O and other USB devices etc gt Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu gt PC Health Status This setup enables you to read change Fan speeds and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU System gt BIOS Security Features The Supervisor 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 password before boot or access to Setup gt Load Optimal Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu gt Save amp Exit Setup Save setting values to CMOS and exit gt Exit Without Saving Do not change anything and exit the setup 22 System Information This sub menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features such as the date time floppy drive and so on Use the arrow up down keys to select an item then use the lt gt or lt gt keys to change the setting CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc System Information Date mm dd yy Sat 10 30 2010 Help Item Time hh mm ss 11 59 49 gt Primary IDE Master Use Enter TAB gt Primary IDE Slave or SHIFT TAB to gt SATA1 select a field gt SATA2 gt SATA3
44. s design and build CPU architecture systems with two or more processors MPS 1 1 was the original specification MPS version 1 4 adds extended configuration tables for improved support of multiple PCI bus configurations and greater expandability in the future In addition MPS 1 4 introduces support for a secondary PCI bus without requiring a PCI bridge If your operating system comes with support for MPS 1 4 you should keep the setting as the default 1 4 You also need to enable MPS 1 4 support if you need to make use of the secondary PCI bus on a motherboard that doesn t come with a PCI bridge You should only leave it as 1 1 only if you are running an older operating system that only supports MPS 1 1 gt PCI Latency Timer This item is used to set the PCI latency timer The value is in unit of PCI cycle for PCI device latency timer register Setting values are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 This feature controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over The larger the value the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus Low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effective PCI bandwidth while higher values means every PCI device will have to wait longer before they can get access to the bus but when they do get access they can conduct their transactions for a longer time Normally a default value of 64 cycles is set Some PCI devices may not agree with longer latency times so if you start facing pr
45. s used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports Options Native IDE RAID AHCI Legacy IDE Native IDE This configures the SATA ports to support native IDE mode RAID When you enable RAID it means all your SATA drives must also support AHCI AHCI The Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI specification describes the register level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA The specification includes a description of the hardware software interface between system software and the host controller hardware AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA features but some SATA drives may not support AHCI unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification If your motherboard supporting AHCI and you have a SATA device which also supports AHCI then you can select IDE option to have fair performance only PATA SATA level or you can select AHCI to get its best performance Legacy IDE This configures the SATA ports to support legacy IDE mode which is running for old Windows system 37 USB Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration USB Configuration elp Item USB Devices Enabled None Disabled OnBoard USB Controller Enabled Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode High Speed Legacy USB Support Enabled tl lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized De
46. te is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context The System is in the soft off state and requires a complete boot when it wakes Software uses a different state value to distinguish between the S5 state and the S4 state to allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is going to wake from a saved memory image gt ACPI Suspend Type This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 POS mode the power is always on and computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be down after a period of time The status of the 40 computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes gt Energy using Products This item is used to enable disable the EuP Energy using Products feature When enable the suspend power of the chipset will be cut off in 5 suspend mode in order to reduce the power consumption of motherboard Enabled S1 S3 S4 is normal S5 wake up only by pressing the power button Disabled Normal ACPI function gt Resume by LAN This item is used to enable disable LAN to generate a wake up gt Resume by PCI Card This item is used to enable disable the PCI Card to generate a wake up gt Resume by PCIE Card This item is used to enable disable the PCIE Card to generate a wake up gt Resume by USB KB M
47. tion tl lt Move EnterSelect Value F10 Save X ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc gt System Information It displays the basic system configuration such as CPU Name memory size plus system date time They all can be viewed or set up through this menu gt Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu There are boot up settings gt Core Releaser Enabled only if CPU supports The Core Releaser function can be set up through this menu Setting Options are Enabled and Disabled Enabled some CPU hidden Corse may be activated Disabled the system will load default CPU cores When the message Press F3 to activate Core Releaser appears at the bottom of the Screen you can press F3 key to set the Core Releaser to be enabled 21 We do not guarantee all CPU hidden Cores can be activated If system halt or PC can not enter the Operating System Please press and hold the Power Button until the PC powers off and restart your PC If PC still does not work at all it mean that this function can not be enabled You need clear CMOS or enter BIOS to load default gt Fox Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features such as overclocking can be set up through this menu gt Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu and the system perfo
48. to save the setting a message prompts Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it Press any other key to ignore this option 5 Press Ctrl Y to clear the RAID array or press any other key to continue another prompt ap pears Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity 6 Press Ctrl Y to key in the capacity of the RAID array or press any other key to set the array to its maximum Then you will see the created array Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status D Ful t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 47 Delete RAID array 1 Press 3 in the Main Menu to enter the Delete LD Menu 2 Highlight the array you want to delete and press Del or Alt D keys 3 Press Ctrl Y if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 XXXXX Functional Stripe Block 64 3 Cache Mode WriteThru Compatibilities Capacity GB SATA XG XX XX SATA XG XX XX Press Ctrl Y to delete the data in the disk or press any other key to abort 4 4 Create RAID Driver Disk If you want to install Windows XP on a hard disk that is configured to RAID mode a floppy disk with RAID drive
49. xconn A76GMV motherboard Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power providing only what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements A76GMV enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information m Product Specifications a Layout Vm Back Panel Connectors N N MY s s s b EN s hS is x Bi hj bI He Sa a fua e ae x S imo AS n N a x ed x 1 1 Product Specifications HyperTransport Chipset Expansion Slots Storage Support AM3 socket processors Max processor power up to 95W For the latest CPU information please visit http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Up to 4800MT s HT3 0 for AM3 CPU North Bridge AMD 760G South Bridge SB700 SB710 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMMs Support up to 8GB of system memory Dual channel DDR3 1333 1066 MHz architecture 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Integrated ATI Radeon HD3000 GPU Support Hybrid CrossFire Dual Independent displays support with DVI and D SUB Support DirectX 10 Shader Model 4 0 SB700 SB710 chipset 4 X SATA 2 0 connectors 300MB S data transfer rate support RAID 0 1 10 1 x IDE connector Realtek 8111E Gigabit LAN chip Realtek 662 GR audio chip
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