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User’s Manual

A88GMV

Series Motherboard

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Page 1: ...User s Manual A88GMV Series Motherboard ...

Page 2: ... 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 ...

Page 3: ...adio 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 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 cu...

Page 4: ...turer 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 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 un...

Page 5: ...ower 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 o...

Page 6: ...hapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 21 Main Menu 21 System Information 23 Advanced BIOS Features 25 Core Releaser 26 Fox Central Control Unit 27 Advanced Chipset Features 32 Integrated Peripherals 36 Power Management Setup 40 PC Health Status 42 BIOS Security Features 43 Load Optimal Defaults 44 Save Changes and Exit 44 Discard Changes and Exit 44 Chapter 4 RAID Configuration RAID Introduction 46...

Page 7: ...port Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide Online Contact Support http www foxconnsupport com inquiry aspx CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cpusupportlist aspx Memory VGA Compatibility List http www foxconnsupport com complist aspx Support ...

Page 8: ...nly what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements A88GMV enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Page 9: ...Integrated ATI RadeonTM HD4250 GPU Support Hybrid Graphic Technology Dual independent displays support with HDMI DVI and D Sub Support DirectX 10 1 Shader Model 4 1 Universal Video Decoder UVD 2 0 Storage SB710 chipset 5 x SATA connectors 1 x ESATA connector 300MB s data transfer rate Support RAID 0 1 10 LAN Realtek 8111E Gigabit LAN chip Audio Realtek ALC887 audio chip High Definition Audio 2 4 5...

Page 10: ...port 6 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN port 1 x ESATA Port 8 channel Audio ports Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System NB fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System NB fan speed control PCI Express x1 Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Gen2 0 Support 8GB s 16GB s ...

Page 11: ...B Connectors 12 South Bridge AMD SB710 13 Front Panel Connector 14 SATA Connectors 15 SYS_FAN Header 16 Clear CMOS Jumper 17 IDE Connector 18 24 pin ATX Power Connector 19 Chassis intrusion alarm header 20 COM Connector 21 DDR3 DIMM Slots 22 CPU Socket 23 CPU_FAN Header Note The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer to the physical mother board for detail 21 22 23 11 13 10 12...

Page 12: ...ification Connect a monitor that supports DVI D connection to this port 5 HDMI Port The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides an all digital audio video interface to transmit the uncompressed audio video signals and is HDCP compliant Connect the HDMI au dio video to this port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend...

Page 13: ... 1000M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blinking Data Activity Off 10 Mb s Connection Green 100 Mb s Connection Orange 1000 Mb s Connection Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel 7 1 channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Orange Center Subwoofer Out Center Subwoofer Ou...

Page 14: ...r to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers Install driver and utility Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard CPU Support List http www foxconnsupport com cp...

Page 15: ...te 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 ...

Page 16: ...pread 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 Attach the CPU cooler connector to the CPU fan header on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CP...

Page 17: ...he 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 ...

Page 18: ...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 of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to pr...

Page 19: ...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 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 ...

Page 20: ...make sure it is secure 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 8 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU 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 C A U T I O N 20 Pin Power Pin No 24 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V...

Page 21: ...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 Serial ATA Connectors SATA_1 2 3 4 5 E_ SATA The Serial ATA connector...

Page 22: ...ition 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 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 PORT1_L PORT1_R PORT2_L SENSE_SEND SENSE1_RETUR...

Page 23: ...and S5 sleeping states S PDIF OUT Connector SPDIF_OUT The connector is used for S PDIF output Chassis Intruder Alarm Connector INTR The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the function of this connector If eventually the chassis is closed the system will send a message out 1 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN NB_FAN GND POWER SENSE CONTRO...

Page 24: ...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 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 th...

Page 25: ...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 Visit Foxconn s Website Show Utilities Show Drivers Browse CD View the Utility Help files Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click Se...

Page 26: ...2 19 2 Utility Use these options to install additional software programs And click Utility Help button to view the utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI help manual Click here ...

Page 27: ... descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases oc cur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Advanced BIOS Features Core Releaser Fox Centra...

Page 28: ...eleaser Enabled only if CPU supports The Core Releaser function can be set up through this menu Setting Options are Auto and Disabled Auto the 2 or 3 cores can be upgraded to 4 cores Disabled the system will downloading default CPU core When the message Press F3 to Setup Core Releaser appears at the bottom of the screen you can press F3 key to set the Core Releaser to auto We do not suggest that y...

Page 29: ...ur CPU System 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 Load Optimal Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu Save Changes and Exit Save setting values to CMOS and exit Discard...

Page 30: ... eSATA is the white SATA connector in the motherboard 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 or floppy can result in system halt The halt condition can be enabled disabled in the next three settings Keyboard The system boot will ...

Page 31: ...S ID version User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed Memory Size This item displays the current memory size The size is depending on how many memory mod ules were installed in your system before powering on MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address CPU Name It displays the current CPU name ...

Page 32: ...es 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 ...

Page 33: ...ed Clock Calibration This option is used to enable or disable the Core Releaser The default value Disabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Core Releaser Advanced Clock Calibration Help Item AGESA Version 3 7 0 1 Physical Count 1 Logical Count 4 AMD Phenom tm II X4 945 Processor Cache L1 512KB Cache L2 2048KB Cache L3 6MB Current CPU Speed 3000MHz Move Enter Select ...

Page 34: ...empty PCI slot to reduce EMI Electromagnetic Interference Smart BIOS Fox Intelligent Stepping Voltage Options CPU Configuration Press Enter to go to the submenu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Fox Central Control Unit Super BIOS Protect Disabled Help Item Auto Detect PCI Clock Disabled Smart BIOS Press Enter Fox Intelligent Stepping Press Enter Voltage Options Pres...

Page 35: ...ithout password trying to get into your computer through smart boot menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Smart BIOS Smart Power LED Enabled Help Item Smart Boot Menu Enabled Disabled Enabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Enabled Options System Status Power LED Status Stop Blinking Condition Normal Always On Always O...

Page 36: ...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 ...

Page 37: ...ated you had better disable it Voltage Options Memory Voltage Control This option is used to change the DRAM voltage in a step of 50mV The voltage can be incre mented from 50mV to 150mV 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 375mV NB Voltage Control This item is used to adjust North Bridge NB voltage Adjustin...

Page 38: ...multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT halt command is issued This item is used to enable disable the C1E support CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration CPU Configuration Help Item Module Version 13 69 AGESA Version 3 7 0 1 Enable disable the Physical Count 1 generation of ACPI Logical Count 4 _PPC _PSS and _PCT objects AMD Athlon tm II X4 945...

Page 39: ...s the minimum timing interval between successive active commands to the same bank The row cycle time is in unit of clock cycle Internal Graphics Mode It allows you to determine whether to allocate memory for the integrated graphics controller from the system memory or SidePort memory Options Disabled UMA Disabled Disables the integrated graphics controller UMA In UMA mode the only memory to which ...

Page 40: ... that provides multi graphics controller display capability for both the ATI PCIe 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 PCIe graphics card ...

Page 41: ...oth DCTs programmed identically Unganged channels DCT channels A and B operate as two completely independent 64 bit channels both chan nels operate at the same frequency Reduce DRAM page conflicts more concurrent open dram pages Better bus efficiency Burst lengths supported When both DCTs are enabled in unganged mode BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order CMOS Setup Utility Copyri...

Page 42: ... DCT in order you also can configure the timings manually Settings are Auto DCT 0 DCT 1 Both CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Help Item DRAM Timing Mode Auto DCT 0 DCT 1 Both Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Auto Options ...

Page 43: ...ng a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely HD Audio Controller This item is used to enable or disable the HD Audio Controller CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals IDE Configuration Press Enter Help Item USB Configuration Press Enter SuperIO Configuration Press Enter Configure the IDE O...

Page 44: ...atures 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 sup...

Page 45: ... 480Mbps Full Speed in 12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off This is a workround for OSes without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration USB Configuration Help Item Module Version 2 24 5 13 4 Enable support for legacy USB USB Devices Enabled Auto option disables None legacy support if no USB...

Page 46: ...st IRQ for the onboard serial port1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc SuperIO Configuration SuperIO Configuration Help Item Serial Port1 Address Allows BIOS to select serial port1 base address Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 3F8 IRQ4 ...

Page 47: ...e 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 state 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 wake...

Page 48: ...ressing the power button Disabled Normal ACPI function Resume by LAN This item is used to enable disable LAN to generate a wake up Resume by PCI Card This item is used to enable disable the PCI Card to generate a wake up Resume by PCIE Card This item is used to enable disable the PCIE Card to generate a wake up Resume by USB Devices This item is used to enable disable the USB Devices to generate a...

Page 49: ...nction System Smart Fan Function NB Smart Fan Function to Enabled the following items will appear Off PWM Temperature This item is used to set a off limit of temperature The fan will stop when the temperature is lower than the off limit You can input a value from 0 to 127 or change it by pressing key Start PWM Temperature This item is used to set a start limit of temperature The fan will start to ...

Page 50: ...ervisor Password This item is used to install or change supervisor password After you input Supervisor password it then will ask you to input user password optionally CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Scurity Settings Help Item Supervisor Password Not Installed Enter or change the User Password Not Installed password Change Supervisor Password ...

Page 51: ...o be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to work Save Changes and Exit When you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the center of the screen Select OK to save your changes to CMOS and exit the pro gram select Cancel or ESC to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit If you s...

Page 52: ... Bootable Array Existing Windows XP or Vista system with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information RAID Introduction Install SATA Hard Disks RAID Configuration Create RAID Driver Disk Install Windows OS The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for refer ence only please refer to the practical screen ...

Page 53: ...ormance 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 second 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 Bun...

Page 54: ... Del key during POST 2 Set 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 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 C...

Page 55: ...N 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 Up Down ESC Exit Space Change Crtl Y SAVE PgUp Dn Page Change Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available Define LD Menu Drives Assignment RAID 0 Fast Init...

Page 56: ...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 2 Insert the driver CD into the optical drive 3 Set the 1st Boot Device to CD DVD ROM save changes and exit 4 Press any key when the screen prompts Press any key to boot from the optical driv...

Page 57: ...tform for 64bit XP press Enter 7 A confirmation message appears to double check if the driver is really what we wanted press Enter to continue Then follow the screen prompt to complete the Windows XP installation Install Windows Vista 1 Press Del during POST to enter BIOS 2 Insert the Windows Vista installation CD into the optical drive 3 Set the 1st Boot Device to CD DVD ROM save changes and exit...

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