background image

14

2

14

9

NC

GND

VCC

D+

D-

D+

GND

D-

VCC

EMPTY

F_USB 1/2

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 (S0 status), the LED is 
on. When the system gets into sleep mode (S1) , the LED 

is blinking; When the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or 
power off mode (S5), the LED is off. This 2-pin connector 

is directional with +/- sign.

Power Switch Connector (PWR-SW)

Connect  to  the  power  button  on  the  front  panel  of  the 
chassis. Push this switch allows the system to be turned 
on and off rather than using the power supply button.

USb Connectors : f_USb1/2

In addition to the four USB ports on the rear panel, this product 
also provides four 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By 
connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly 
expand another eight USB ports on the front panel.

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.

IDe Connector : PIDe

With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable, you can connect 
to any IDE type of hard disk and CD/DVD ROM/RW drive. 

HDD-LED

RESET-SW

NC

+

-

PWR-SW

+
-

PWR-LED

EMPTY

1 2

10

9

FP1

SATA_1/2/3/4

GND

TX+

TX-
GND

RX-

RX+

GND

1

10

1 2

Summary of Contents for 720AX

Page 1: ...ndicates 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 h...

Page 2: ...f 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 inpu...

Page 3: ...facturer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C Supplementary Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC R...

Page 4: ...wer 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 motherboar...

Page 5: ...etup Enter BIOS Setup 20 Main Menu 20 System Information 22 Fox Central Control Unit 24 Advanced BIOS Features 30 Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 32 Power Management Setup 37 PC He...

Page 6: ...iver Diskettes 73 RAID Enable in BIOS 75 Select a RAID Array for Use 75 Install a New Windows XP 91 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array 98 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Suppor...

Page 7: ...hat you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connec tivity features for today multi media computing requirements 720AX 720AX K enables you to unleash...

Page 8: ...function LAN Realtek 10 100 1000Mb s LAN chip Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots Onboard Serial ATA 4 x SATA connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Support...

Page 9: ...rent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support A...

Page 10: ...12 IDE Connector 13 24 pin ATX Power Connector 14 DDR2 DIMM Slots 15 CPU_FAN Header 16 CPU Socket 17 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 18 SYS_FAN Header 19 USB_PWR2 Jumper 20 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Head...

Page 11: ...printer port interface 4 Serial Port This is output of RS232 COM1 port 5 USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB p...

Page 12: ...s Description 1000M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blinking Data Activity Off 10Mb s Connection Green 100Mb s Connection Orange 1000Mb s Connection Active LED Link LED Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 chan...

Page 13: ...all the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers This motherboard supports low power energy saving CPUs drawing less than 95W under normal operation This currently in...

Page 14: ...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 co...

Page 15: ...d an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU 2 Buckle the heatsink firmly at one side of the stand 3 Buckle the heatsink at another side and press the fasten lever down to tightly seat the cooler 4...

Page 16: ...irst to achieve optimum performance C A U T I O N Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory...

Page 17: ...ory 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 o...

Page 18: ...y 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 Gr...

Page 19: ...o the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU We recommend you using a 24 pin power supply...

Page 20: ...eep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch...

Page 21: ...pporting 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB FDDs IrDA Connector IR This connector supports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving device Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header INTR The header can be co...

Page 22: ...headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5...

Page 23: ...dous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password...

Page 24: ...onding setting must be set in BIOS as below Set Power Management Setup USB Resume from S3 to Enabled USB_PWR1 2 5V Default 1 2 3 5VSB 1 2 3 USBPWR1 is for the internal USB connectors USBPWR2 is for th...

Page 25: ...Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Fox Central Control Unit Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Optimized De...

Page 26: ...s overclocking can be set up through this menu Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed t...

Page 27: ...o optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system Set Supervisor P...

Page 28: ...drive None means no HDD is installed or set and Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up In Access Mode setting selections of CHS LBA Large and Auto can help you to select...

Page 29: ...OS Version This item shows the BIOS version Memory These are Display Only information of the system memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS MAC Address This item shows the MAC address...

Page 30: ...f you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better di...

Page 31: ...multiple boot devices user from pressing Esc key to enter boot menu Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On System Test POS...

Page 32: ...Checksum Restart Ignore Menu Level DCTs Mode Unganged CKE Base Power Down Mode Enabled Auto no user limit CKE Base Power Down Per Channel MaxMemCLK limit by Memclock Tri stating Disabled memory clock...

Page 33: ...Base Power Down Mode This item allows you to enable or disable the CKE base power down mode CKE Base Power Down CKE power down mode selection Memclock Tri stating Enables the DDR memory clocks to be t...

Page 34: ...ast data from a write operation to the memory and issuing a read command Trfc0 1 2 3 for DIMM0 1 2 3 Refresh to Refresh or Refresh to Active command interval Trfc3 auto refresh row cycle time for logi...

Page 35: ...Voltage This option is used to change the memory voltage Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Options CPU Voltage Default Item Help Memory Voltage Default Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Va...

Page 36: ...lability it will appear an error message Disabling this function then POST will not detect the floppy Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system i...

Page 37: ...lect PCI Express graphics card as the default first display device This option is used to select the source of primary display device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features MCP...

Page 38: ...ill use PIO mode instead SATA Controller This option is used to enable disable function of SATA drives connected to the SATA ports Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Devices OnChip IDE Ch...

Page 39: ...ystem if it supports AHCI then you can select this option SATA Pri Master RAID SATA Pri Slave RAID SATA Sec Master RAID SATA Sec Slave RAID These items are valid only when SATA Operation Mode is set t...

Page 40: ...station 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnBoard Devices OnBoard...

Page 41: ...d infrared chip OnBoard Parallel Port This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel or Printer port Parallel Port Mode This item is used to select the...

Page 42: ...on legacy OS If you have a USB mouse set to enabled USB Storage Support This option is used to set whether the USB Mass Storage controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS USB Mass...

Page 43: ...onfiguration 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 s...

Page 44: ...to enable or disable the HPET Support Power Management Events Wake Up by PCI PCIE PME This item is used to set the system to be waken up by PCI PCIE card USB Resume from S3 This item is used to set t...

Page 45: ...KB Resume from S3 is set to Password this item allows you to input a password to wake up the system from S3 mode Hot Key Resume Wen PS 2 KB Resume from S3 is set to Hot KEY this item allows you to pre...

Page 46: ...PWM Temperature It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan starts its operation Start PWM Value It allows you to set an initial PWM value to drive the fan when the temperature reaches...

Page 47: ...he next time when you enter the BIOS it will ask you to input this password to confirm your access right After you get the right to access the BIOS you then can select this setting again and press Ent...

Page 48: ...that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Note Because each module is...

Page 49: ...e drivers have been installed A NVIDIA MCP78 Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek 811X LAN Driver 2 Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs FOX ONE...

Page 50: ...individual driver to install it manually 2 Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install Manual Installation Step by Step Exit the program Select to Install Utilities Select to Insta...

Page 51: ...ll require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading...

Page 52: ...mplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar i e Simple Mode as depicted below you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status Click here...

Page 53: ...t Click this button to exit the program Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen Homepage Click this button to visit Foxcon...

Page 54: ...he Simple Mode Messages such as CPU frequency voltage etc they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode 3 F I S Calibration FOX Intelligent Stepping Optional This function will re calibrate the CPU...

Page 55: ...2 After data is collected it will ask you to restart your computer now Later on when the FOX ONE program is activated and F I S feature in CPU Page is also enabled FOX ONE will automatically adjust yo...

Page 56: ...eck the highest CPU clock you can use System will raise the CPU clock step by step until it hangs you can then push the RESET button on your PC panel to restart the system When system restarts run FOX...

Page 57: ...ET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer Run FOX ONE program again it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system Click...

Page 58: ...s speed to a minimum The four benchmarks Power Gaming Data Mining Office and Energy Saving the references of their system loading were calculated and defined in the FIS Calibration option of Configura...

Page 59: ...ert function Go to Limit Setting page Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show curren...

Page 60: ...lert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of...

Page 61: ...age manually CPU voltage can be stepped up down by a unit of 12 5mV while memory is 0 05V step and North Bridge is 0 04V step Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current FAN1 fan rpm value En...

Page 62: ...ts you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual When Smart Fan is selected you must use a 4 pin CPU cooler in your system Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or d...

Page 63: ...g Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information This page lets...

Page 64: ...nsure if you really want to continue click Yes to confirm A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS f...

Page 65: ...ation 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update o...

Page 66: ...rom Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window Select the driver to update Click here Current information S...

Page 67: ...ill search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Browse...

Page 68: ...om Internet and if any qualified item found it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step Double click on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information Doub...

Page 69: ...gure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the F...

Page 70: ...hout any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM Apply the changes...

Page 71: ...layed if you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bi...

Page 72: ...an easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista...

Page 73: ...with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction NVIDIA MediaShield Driver Create two RAID Driver Diskettes RAID Enable in BIOS Select a RAID A...

Page 74: ...ng motherboard driver CD 5 A motherboard driver CD 6 Windows XP or Vista Install CD Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP or Vista system with new RAID built as data storage Follow 5 5 to...

Page 75: ...tant for example a system that delivers video on demand TV programs to many viewers The configuration affects reliability and performance in different ways The problem with using more disks is that it...

Page 76: ...f striping and mirroring This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks Spanning JBOD JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it...

Page 77: ...TA Pri Master RAID is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard SATA Pri Slave RAID is the SATA port 2 SATA Sec Master RAID is the SATA port 3 SATA Sec Slave RAID is the SATA port 4 In section 5 3 later you...

Page 78: ...rand size and model number Though we are using four different hard disks as an example to describe RAID function in this chapter it is only helpful in explaining what the final disk volume of the RAID...

Page 79: ...platform your XP system is normally it is a 32 bit system Use Windows explorer and go to CD Driver NVIDIA MCP78 Chipset WinXP 32bit IDE WinXP sataraid Floppy Disk1 click on RaidTool icon to start the...

Page 80: ...message 9 Format finished Click OK then click Close to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette 10 Check if the first diskette contains the driver files 11 Go to CD Driver NVIDIA MCP78 Chip...

Page 81: ...ne listing each key s function such as Tab Enter ESC etc It is helpful to make your choice easier MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Arr...

Page 82: ...nd keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel Striped Optimal 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 11...

Page 83: ...Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Striped Optimal 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 79GB 0 0 WDC W...

Page 84: ...Enter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul 27...

Page 85: ...ack F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB Mirrored 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB M...

Page 86: ...T3320620AS 298 09GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 79GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO M...

Page 87: ...to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Ar...

Page 88: ...ty Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Striped Mirror Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB...

Page 89: ...t value Press F7 to finish the setting 5 Press Y to continue and press Y again to select Clear MBR MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Mirrored Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Ar...

Page 90: ...ormation of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B...

Page 91: ...el then use and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB RAID5 0 0 WDC WD...

Page 92: ...y Port Disk Model Capacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup RAID5 Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 0 WDC W...

Page 93: ...ess Enter to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul...

Page 94: ...pacity Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Spanned Optimal 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB...

Page 95: ...WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO...

Page 96: ...d drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Ctrl X Exi...

Page 97: ...may need to reboot the system again PC may not respond to your F6 input immediately and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party...

Page 98: ...mine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s n...

Page 99: ...er manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required NVIDIA RAID Driver...

Page 100: ...ve a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass s...

Page 101: ...st To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C To delete the selected partitions press D 238473 MB Disk 0 at id 1 on bus 0 on nvrd32...

Page 102: ...matted Setup will now format the partition Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select the file system you want and then press ENTER If you want to select a different partition for Windows XP press ESC F...

Page 103: ...n will ask you to insert the second RAID diskette into floppy drive Press Enter to continue when it is done 17 Setup will be coping files to the RAID disk array to create your new Windows XP system Yo...

Page 104: ...menu Enable the RAID function together with the SATA ports which have the hard disks and DVD drive connected Press F10 to save the settings and reboot To achieve the best performance and reliability w...

Page 105: ...ess Ctrl X keys to exit and go to Windows 4 In Windows click Cancel to skip any Found New Hardware Wizard Use driver CD and click on NVIDIA MCP78 Chipset Driver to install the NVIDIA RAID driver The R...

Page 106: ...allation of driver may take a while after the NVIDIA driver is installed it will ask you to click Finish to restart your computer 6 When Windows starts a Found New Hardware Wizard appears Click on Can...

Page 107: ...and Convert Disk Wizards appears Click Next to continue The RAID array is named as Disk1 and its status is unknown and not Initialized 8 A Select Disks to Initialize window will appear The disks liste...

Page 108: ...fore using it Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the Wizard instructions 12 When New Partition Wizard appears click Next to continue 13 When Primary partition screen appears...

Page 109: ...5 103 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing 18 Format completed now you can start using your RAID array...

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