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Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

S/PDIF Out Connector: SPDIF_OUT (optional)

The SPDIF OUT connector is capable of providing

digital audio to external speaker or compressed AC3

data to an external Dolby digital decoder.

Note:The empty pin of SPDIF cable should be aligned

to empty pin of SPDIF out connector.

SPDIF_OUT

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GND

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Speaker Connector: SPEAKER(optional)

The speaker connector is used to connect speaker

of the chassis.

Audio Connector: CD_IN

CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connector,it can

be connected to a CD-ROM drive through a CD au-

dio cable.

SPEAKER

SPKJ

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CD_IN

CD_L

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Page 1: ... Manual V1 0 in English for 945GZ PL G P7MC motherboard Symbol description Note refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better Attention indicates that it may damage hardware or cause data loss and tells 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...

Page 2: ...characteristics of information technology equipment þ EN 61000 3 2 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase þ EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current 16A þ E...

Page 3: ...nufacturer 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 following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may caus...

Page 4: ...tures 22 Fox Central Control Unit 24 Advanced BIOS Features 27 Advanced Chipset Features 30 Integrated Peripherals 32 Power Management Setup 37 PnP PCIConfigurations 40 PC Health Status 41 Load Optimized Defaults 43 Set Supervisor User Password 43 Save Exit Setup 44 Exit Without Saving 44 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Driver CD Introduction Utility CD content 46 Installing Driver...

Page 5: ...Table of Contents Chapter 5 Directions for Bundled Software FOX ONE 49 Fox LiveUpdate 55 ...

Page 6: ...ontact 2 It is suggested to select high quality certified fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperatures 3 Never turn on the machine if the CPU fan is not properly installed 4 Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before inserting or removing expansion cards or other peripherals especially when you insert or remove a memory module Failure to switch off th...

Page 7: ...hannel audio Default is omitted 8 with 8 Channel audio E with 1394 connector S with SATA connector 2 with DDR2 slots R with RAID function H comply with RoHS directives You can find PPID label on the motherboard It indicates the functions that the motherboard has For example The latters on the black mark of the PPID label mean that the motherboard supports 6 channel Audio 6 onboard 10 100M LAN L 13...

Page 8: ...fers superior performance reliability and quality at a reasonable price This motherboard adopts the advanced Intel 945GZ PL P G ICH7R chipset providing us ers a computer platform with a high integration compatibility performance price ratio This chapter includes the following information v Main Features v Layout v Rear I O Ports 1 1 ...

Page 9: ...orts Dual Channel DDR2 667 533 400 945GZ PL Supports Dual Channel DDR2 533 400 945G P Supports up to 4GB DDR2 memory 945GZ PL up to 2GB DDR2 memory USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Eight USB 2 0 ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 Supports up to fo...

Page 10: ...ports 4 GB sec 8 GB sec concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to disk depends on OS and S5 soft off Expansion Slots Two PCI slots One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot One PCI Express x1 slot ...

Page 11: ...nnector 9 SATA II Connectors 10 WP EN Jumper 11 BIOS TBL Enable Jumper optional 12 FWH LPC Connector optional 13 IDE Connectors 14 Chassis Intruder Connector 15 Floppy Connector 16 24 Pin ATX Power Connector 17 IrDA Connector 18 DDR2 DIMM Slots 19 CPU_FAN Connector 20 South Bridge ICH7R Chipset 21 CPU Socket 22 North Bridge 945GZ PL G P Chipset 23 SYS_FAN Connector 24 12V ATX Power Connector 25 PC...

Page 12: ...sing a 2 channel sound source the Line out jack is used to connect to speaker or headphone the Line in port connects to an external CD player tape player or other audio device The Microphone jack is used to connect to the microphone When using a 6 channel sound source connect the front speaker to the green audio output connect the rear speaker to the blue audio output connect the center speaker su...

Page 13: ...d pin headers and the mounting of jumpers Cau tion should be exercised during the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information v CPU v Memory v Power supply v Other Connectors v Expansion Slots v Jumpers Chapter2 2 ...

Page 14: ...bsite 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 the load plate up...

Page 15: ...ovides 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 SocketCutouts Pin 1 posi...

Page 16: ...U cooling fan and make sure that the cooling fan works normally at all times in order to prevent overheating and damaging to the CPU Please refer to your CPU fan user guide to install it properly 5 Close the load plate and slightly push down the tongue side 6 Lower the lever and lock it to the load plate then the CPU is locked completely ...

Page 17: ...nter of the DIMM slot and the memory module can be fixed in one direction only Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the module clips outward 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module vertically into the DIMM slot 3 The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically 128 Pins 112 Pins For the detailed memory support list on this motherboard please visit the web...

Page 18: ...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 24 pin ATX Power Connector 8 pinATX_12 V Power Connector 1 4 5 8 GN D 12V 1 4 5 8 Connect a 4 pin power plug here Note We recommend that you use 8 pin ATX 12V power supply If you want to...

Page 19: ...then connect the gray connector to the slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the Ultra ATA master device Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN The fan speed can be detected and viewed in PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup These fans will be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 mode CPU_FAN SENSE GROUND 1 POWER CONTROL SYS_FAN 12V GROUND SENSE 1 USB Heade...

Page 20: ...e LED is blink When the system is in S3 S4 S5 status the LED is off Power Switch Connector PWRSW Attach the connector to the power button of the case Pushing this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button 1 FP1 NC HD LED RESET PW RLED PW RSW Empty Audio Connector F_AUDIO The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio ...

Page 21: ...ed once the system will send a message To uti lize this function set Case Open Warning to Enabled in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup Save and exit then boot the operating system once to make sure this func tion takes effect IrDA Connector IR This header supports wireless transmitting and receiving device Before using this function configure the settings of IR Mode from the In tegrat...

Page 22: ...ital decoder Note Theemptypin ofSPDIF cableshould be aligned to empty pin of SPDIF out connector SPDIF_OUT 1 SPDIF_OUT 5V GND Empty Speaker Connector SPEAKER optional The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis Audio Connector CD_IN CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connector it can be connected to a CD ROM drive through a CD au dio cable SPEAKER 1 SPKJ NC SPKJ Empty CD_IN 1 CD_L...

Page 23: ... This motherboard has one PCI Express x1 slot that designed to accommodate less bandwidth intensive cards such as a modem or LAN card PCI Express x16 Slot This motherboard has one PCI Express x16 slot that reserved for graphics or video cards The difference in bandwidth between the x16 x1 slot is notable to be sure with the x16 slot pushing 4GB sec 8GB sec concurrent of bandwidth and the PCI Expre...

Page 24: ...ettings User should refer to this when adjusting jumper settings Jumper Diagram Definition Description 1 2 Set pin1 and pin2 closed 2 3 Set pin2 and pin3 closed Closed Set the pin closed Open Set the pin opened 1 1 1 1 1 1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by removing the CMOS jumper How to clear CMOS 1 Turn off the...

Page 25: ...n boot even if the falsh BIOS fails and show some information to recover the BIOS To utilize this function you just leave this jumper as short pin 2 and pin 3 with the jumper cap Disable Default 2 1 3 Enable TBL_EN 2 1 3 BIOS protection Jumper WP_EN optional If the jumper WP_EN is set as Enable the system BIOS is protected from being attacked by a serious virus such as the CIH virus You will be un...

Page 26: ...g 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 FOX Central Control Unit v Advanced BIOS Features v Advanced Chipset Features v Integrated Peripherals v Power Management Setup v PnP PCI Configurations v PC Health Status v Load Fail Safe Defaults v Load Optimized Defaul...

Page 27: ...T Screen DEL to enter SETUP Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the main menu are explained as below Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu FOX Central Control Unit The special feature...

Page 28: ... The system s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu PC Health Status This will display the current status of your PC Load Fail Safe Defaults The default BIOS settings can be loaded through this menu Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may be affected Set Supervisor Password The superv...

Page 29: ...Time This option allows you to set up the desired time usually as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 1 2 Master Slave These categories identify the HDD types of 1 IDE channel installed in the com puter system There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the system can auto detect the hard...

Page 30: ... computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a fl...

Page 31: ...otect SuperBIOS Protect function protects your PC from viruses e g CIH SuperSpeed vSuperSpeed Press Enter to set the items of SuperSpeed Setting these items are good for overclock vDRAM Configuration Press Enter to set the items of DRAM Configuration FOX Central Control Unit Menu ...

Page 32: ...his option is used to set PCI Bus Clock Frequency vAuto Detect PCI Clk This option is used to set whether the clock of an unused PCI slot will be disabled to reduce electromagnetic interference vSpread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system vCPU Clock This option is used to set CPU Clock SuperSpeed Menu ...

Page 33: ...S Latency vDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This item allows you to select a delay time between the CAS and RAS strobe signals vDRAM RAS Precharge This item allows you to select the DRAM RAS precharge time vPrecharge delay tRAS This item allows you to set the precharge delay time vSystem Memory Frequency This item allows you to set System Memory Frequency DRAM Configuration Menu ...

Page 34: ...ading Technology This option 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 supports Hyper Threading has been installed vFirst Second Third Boot Device This option allows you to set the boot device s sequence vBoot Other Device With this function set to enable the system will boot from some other de vices if the first sec...

Page 35: ...on vMPS Version Control For OS This option is used to set up the version of MPS Table used in OS vOS Select For DRAM 64MB This option is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default vDelay For HDD secs This option is used to set the delay time of selecting the HDD controller vFull Screen LOGO Sh...

Page 36: ...BIOS Description 29 CPU Feature Menu vLimit CPUID MaxVal The option is used to set limit CPUID MaxVal The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 should be Disabled for WinXP ...

Page 37: ...y result vMemory Hole At 15M 16M This option is used to determine whether the 15M 16M address field of memory is reserved for the ISA expansion card vPCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter to enter PCI Express Root Port Func sub menu vPEG Onchip VGA Control If you want to use onboard VGA set this option as Onchip VGA If you want to use PCI Express X16 graphics card set this option as PEG Port Othe...

Page 38: ... BIOS Description 31 PCI Express Root Port FuncMenu vPCI Express Port 1 5 This option is used to enable or disable PCI Express port 1 5 vPCI E Compliancy Mode This option is used to select PCI E compliancy mode ...

Page 39: ...scription 32 Integrated Peripherals vOnChip IDE Device Press Enter to set onchip IDE device vOnboard Device Press Enter to set onboard device vSuperIO Device Press Enter to set SuperIO device Integrated Peripherals Menu ...

Page 40: ... Input Output is used by IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 vIDE Primary Master Slave UDMA UltraDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA change the appropriate item on this list to Auto The available setting values are Disabled and Auto vOn Chip Secondary PCI IDE Use t...

Page 41: ... vSATA Mode This option is used to set the Serial ATA Mode The available setting values are IDE RAID AHCI vOn Chip Serial ATA This option is used to set the On chip Serial ATA function vSATA PORT Speed Settings This option is used to set SATA port speed settings vPATA IDE Mode When On Chip Serial ATA set as Combined Mode this option will be modified It is used to set the PATA IDE Mode The availabl...

Page 42: ...ption is used to set whether the USB keyboard controller is enabled vUSB Mouse Support This option is used to set whether the USB mouse controller is enabled vOnboard Audio Controller This option is used to set whether the onboard audio Controller is enabled vPCI LAN Controller This option is used to set whether the Lan Controller is enabled vOnboard Lan Boot ROM This option is used to decide whet...

Page 43: ...er ASKIR or IrDA This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip vOnboard Parallel Port This option allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I O ad dress and interrupt request IRQ vParallel Port Mode Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the onboard parallel port The setting values are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP vECP Mode Use DMA When the ...

Page 44: ...When you select S1 POS mode the power will not shut off and the supply status will remain as it is in S1 mode the computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be cut off after a delay period The status of the computer before it enters STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous status when the STR function wakes When you select S1 S...

Page 45: ... using an ATX power supply vCPU THRM Throttling This option is used to specify the CPU speed at percentage to slow down the CPU when it reaches the predetermined overheat temperature The set ting values are 75 0 50 0 25 0 vPower Management Events Press Enter to set the items of power management events vPrimary Secondary IDE 0 When these items are enabled the system will restart the power saving ti...

Page 46: ...e system to wake up by USB equipment when it is in S3 Suspend to RAM mode vResume 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 not be turned off The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vDate of Month Alarm When the Resume by Alarm set as Enabled this item will be...

Page 47: ... the event of hardware conflicts However since this motherboard has no ISA slot this option doesn t apply v Resources Controlled By This option is used to set whether the system is permitted to automatically distribute IRQ DMA and I O addresses when each time that the machine is turned on The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vIRQ Resources Press the Enter key then manually set IRQ resources...

Page 48: ...U VCore VDDR 3 3V 12V 5 0V The current voltages will be automatically detected by the system vCPU System Temperature The CPU System temperature will be automatically detected by the system vCPU System Fan Speed The CPU System fan speed will be automatically detected by the system vSmart Fan Control This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function PWM Mode can enable smart fan function v...

Page 49: ...g rotated speed for Smart Fan vPWM Full On Temp 0 C This option is used to set PWM full on temperature vSlope PWM Value This option is used to set the rotated speed level which Smart Fan varies with variational temperature When temperature increase one degree rotated speed raises the set level ...

Page 50: ...erformance parameters for the system to improve the performance of your system components However if the optimized performance parameters are not supported by your hardware devices it will likely cause system reliability and stability issues If you only want to load the optimized default for a single option select the desired option and press the F7 key Set Supervisor User Password The access righ...

Page 51: ... If you do not want to set a password just press Enter when prompted to enter a password and in the screen the following message will appear If no password is keyed in any user can enter the system and view modify the CMOS settings Password Disabled Press any key to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features if you select System from the Security Option you will be prompted to enter a password...

Page 52: ...CD that came with the motherboard contains use ful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information v Utility CD content v Installing Drivers v Installing Utilities 4 4 Chapter ...

Page 53: ...herboard You should install the drivers in order and you need to restart your computer after the drivers all installed A Intel Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek LAN Driver D Intel VGA Driver E Intel RAID Driver 2 Utility Use this option to install additional software programs A FOX ONE B Fox LiveUpdate C Microsoft DirectX 9 0 D Adobe Acrobat Reader E Norton Security F Creat RAID ...

Page 54: ...s that you want to install and begin the setup steps manually Or you just click One Click Setup button to install the drivers automatically after installing Intel Chipset Driver Installing Utilities You can select the utilities that you want to install and begin the setup steps Install manually Click here Install auto matically ...

Page 55: ...Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction 48 This chapter will introduce how to use attached software This chapter provides the following information v FOX ONE v Fox LiveUpdate 5 5 Chapter ...

Page 56: ...m performance settings such as bus speeds CPU voltages fan speed and other system performance options that are supported by the BIOS Monitor hardware temperature voltage frequency and fan speed Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX ONE 1 Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Exit Minimum Homepage Monitor Frequency Voltage Fan spee...

Page 57: ...ton to exit the program Minimum Click this button to minimize the window Configuration Click this button to configurate the parameters for the program It determines which items will be shown in shorten mode Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website Click here to return to previous status 2 CPU Page CPU Control This page lets you select and run the FOX ONE developed benchmarks...

Page 58: ...ets you set memory and PCI Express frequency by manual Go to CPU page Select the different benchmarks Ajust by manual Apply the changes Close this page Reset the changes Go to Freq page Close this page Reset the changes Apply the changes Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual ...

Page 59: ...nable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of CPU temperature 4 2 Limit Setting Sys Temp This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current system temperature value Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value Sho...

Page 60: ... Enable alert function when the CPU fan rev is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan 4 4 Limit Setting Sys Fan This page lets you to set system low limit rpm and enable the alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rp...

Page 61: ...the lever Show current Chassis fan rpm value Enable alert function when the chassis fan is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of chassis fan 5 Fan Page Fan Control This page lets you enable smart Fan function or set fan speed by manual Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan function Reset the changes Apply the changes ...

Page 62: ...he system BIOS drivers and utilities by local or online Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Using Fox LiveUpdate 1 1 Local Update BIOS Info This page lets you know your system BIOS information Exit Toolbar Minimum Show current BIOS information Link to website ...

Page 63: ...name Click here 1 3 Local Update Update This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet After click Update there will show warning message please read it carefully If you still want to continue click Yes Then load a local BIOS file and follow the wizard to finish the operation Note Fox LiveUpdate will auto backup BIOS before update because we have enabled this function in Configure option...

Page 64: ...s you update your system BIOS from Internet Click start it will search the new BIOS from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detail information Update BIOS Close the window Select BIOS to update ...

Page 65: ...ur system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new drivers from Internet Browse detail information Install the selected drivers Close the window Select the drivers to update ...

Page 66: ...rnet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet 2 3 Online Update Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet Click start it will search the new utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new utilities from Inter...

Page 67: ...tart searching and related information will show on the task bar Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Apply the changes Reset to default value Note When enable auto search function Fox LiveUpdate will appear search ing result on task bar Double click the icon you can see the detail information Double click here ...

Page 68: ...out Fox LiveUpdate 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the utility Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the Fox LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Select different skin of the software Apply the changes Reset to default value ...

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