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H81MXV Series

Motherboard

User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...H81MXV Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...bol 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 otherwise 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 hous...

Page 3: ...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 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 rate...

Page 4: ...ufacturer 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 caus...

Page 5: ...ans 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 the overclocking capacity of your device If there is any when connecting USB audio 1394a RS232 COM IrDA or S PDIF cables to the internal ...

Page 6: ...3 2 4 Install other Internal Connectors 14 2 5 Jumpers 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 20 Main 21 Chipset 22 Me Configuration 22 Advanced 23 Network Stack 23 CPU Setup 24 SATA Configuration 25 VGA Memory 26 System Devices Setup 26 Boot 28 Power 29 Health 31 Security 32 Exit 33 Chapter 4 CD Instruction 4 1 Install driver and utility 35 1 Install Driver 35 2 Install Utility 36 4 2 FOX ONE 3...

Page 7: ...6 Fan Page Fan Control 47 4 3 FOX LiveUpdate 48 1 Local Update 48 2 Online Update 50 3 Configure 53 4 About Help 55 4 4 FOX LOGO 56 4 5 FOX DMI 57 ...

Page 8: ...ard Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power providing only what you need for break through performance This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 9: ...LAN chip Support 10 100 1000Mbps Audio Realtek ALC662 audio chip High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 channel Support Jack Sensing function USB Support up to 6 x USB 2 0 ports 2 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB headers supporting 4 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Support up to 2 x USB 3 0 ports 2 rear panel ports Support USB 3 0 protocol up to 5Gb s Internal Connectors 1 x 24 Pin ATX pow...

Page 10: ...g warning CPU System fan speed control Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk S5 soft off Support EuP function Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 8 1 7 Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor 8 5 inches x 6 8 inches 21 6cm x 17 3c...

Page 11: ...PCI Express X16 Slot 4 ME Header 5 Front Audio Header 6 PCI Express X1 Slot 7 SYS_FAN Header 8 Front USB 2 0 Headers 9 Chipset Intel H81 10 SATA 3 0 Connectors 11 Front Panel Header 12 SATA 2 0 Connectors 13 24 pin ATX Power Connector 14 VDDR_SEL Header 15 DDR3 DIMM Slots 16 CPU_FAN Header 17 LGA1150 CPU Socket 18 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 8 5 14 15 16 17 18 13 12 ...

Page 12: ...The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used DVI D Port H81MXV D The DVI D port supports DVI D specification Connect a monitor that supports DVI D connec tion to this port 6 USB 3 0 Ports The USB port supports the USB 3 0 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such 1 3 Back Panel Connectors H81...

Page 13: ...udio port please refer to the table below Please refer to Chapter 4 and run the Realtek audio driver in CD to assign the audio output ports for different applications of 2 4 5 1 channels The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Microphone ...

Page 14: ...should be exercised during the instal lation 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 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 15: ...ot 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 wish to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardwa...

Page 16: ...damage to the CPU 2 Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket 5 Remove protective socket cover 4 When CPU is properly seated replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position 3 Check pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket 1 Release the CPU socket leve...

Page 17: ...ur bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard push them straight down from the top and the bolts will be fastened on the motherboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning the push...

Page 18: ... capacity brand speed and chips be used and please select Dual channel first to achieve optimum performance 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 DIMM1...

Page 19: ...he 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 96...

Page 20: ...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 Expr...

Page 21: ...ower supply cable into 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 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON Soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 NC 9 5V SB Stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND 2...

Page 22: ...e 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 Audio Header F_AUDIO The audio header supports HD Audio standard It...

Page 23: ...n get USB ports by connecting the USB module cable to any of these connectors Fan Headers CPU_FAN SYS_FAN The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in the BIOS Setup These fans can be auto matically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states VCC D EMPTY D GND D D GND NC VCC 1 2 10 9 F_USB1 2 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN SENSE POWER GND CONTROL 1 NC PWR EMPTY SPEAKER SPKJ 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 24: ...Discharge problem Clear CMOS Header 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 jum...

Page 25: ...nt Engine function Set the jumper to pins 2 3 you can disable the Intel Management Engine function Voltage DDR Select Header VDDR_SEL This motherboard uses this jumper to select the voltage for DDR Set the jumper to pins 1 2 the DDR3 Power is 1 5V Set the jumper to pins 2 3 the DDR3 Power is 1 35V Definition Description Function 1 2 default Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Enable ME function 2 3 Set Pin...

Page 26: ...You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur 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 Chipset Advanced Boot Power Health Security Exit Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ...

Page 27: ...All the items related with Green function features can be setup through this menu Health This setup enables you to read change fan speeds and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU System Security The Administrator 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 o...

Page 28: ... Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Main Chipset Advanced Boot Power Health Security Exit BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 4 6 5 4 BIOS Date 09 09 2013 15 05 52 System Date Fri 11 22 2013 System Time 15 22 01 Memory Size 1 GB Memory Frequency 1333 MHZ Channel Mode Single Channel SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Port2 Not Present SATA Port3 Not Present SATA Port4 Not Present Model Name...

Page 29: ... Parameters Chipset Me Configuration Press Enter to go to relative submenu Me Configuration ME Subsystem This item is used to enable or disable the ME subsystem Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version N A ME Subsystem Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt ...

Page 30: ...013 American Megatrends Inc Network Stack Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Enable Disable UEFI network stack Advanced Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Main Chipset Advanced Boot Power Health Security Exit Net...

Page 31: ...ease refer to Intel Website for more information C A U T I O N VT This item is used to enable or disable VT When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology C1E This item is used to enable or disable C1E Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc CPU Setup EIST Enabled ...

Page 32: ...e 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 SATA Controller 0 1 This item is used to disable or compatible or enhance the SATA controller Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2013 Americ...

Page 33: ...en Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Select DVMT 5 0 Pre Allocated Fixed Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device Advanced Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc System Devices Setup HD Audio Controller Enabled Onboard LA...

Page 34: ...isable Boot Option for Legacy Network Devices All USB Devices This item is used to enable or disable all USB devices Front USB ports This item is used to enable or disable front USB ports Rear USB ports This item is used to enable or disable rear USB ports Onboard Serial Port 0 This item is used to enable or disable the serial port COM Change Settings This item is used to select an optimal setting...

Page 35: ...option filter This item controls what devices system can boot to Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Main Chipset Advanced Power Health Security Exit Boot Configuration Quiet Boot Enabled Bootup Up Num lock On Boot Mode Select UEFI and Legacy Set Boot Priority Boot Option 1 CD DVD Boot Option 2 Hard Disk Boot Optio...

Page 36: ...t 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 wakes Software uses a different state value to distinguish between the S5 state and the S4 state to allow for initial boot opera...

Page 37: ...able RTC alarm event to generate a wake up RTC is system real time clock RTC Alarm Date Days When Resume by RTC is enabled select a specific date to generate a wake up RTC Alarm Time HH MM SS When Resume by RTC is enabled select a specific time to generate a wake up Restore on AC Power Loss This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss Power on B...

Page 38: ...rican Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Main Chipset Advanced Boot Power Health Security Exit CPU Temperature Status MEDIUM CPU Fan Speed 3026 RPM System Temperature Status LOW System Fan Speed N A CPU Vcore 1 200 V 12V SYS 12 078 V 5V SYS 5 097 CPU Smart Fan Function Enabled System Smart Fan Function Enabled CPU Fan Fail Warning Disabled CPU Over Temperat...

Page 39: ...de This item is used to select Secure Boot Mode The detailed parameter submenus will appear when you select Custom Mode Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Main Chipset Advanced Boot Power Health Security Exit Password Description Administrator Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Administator Passwor...

Page 40: ...lect No and press Enter it will not load By this default BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to work Boot Override BIOS auto detect the presence of connected...

Page 41: ...herboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Chapter 4 CD Instruction ...

Page 42: ...rst 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 Choose the items you want to Install Show Utilities Show Drivers Visit Foxconn s website Browse CD View User s Manual Automatic Installation by One Click Drop to System Tray Exit the program Manual Installation Step by Step ...

Page 43: ... options to install additional software programs And click User s Manual button to view the product manual The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 8 1 based system The appearance may change with different Operating Systems ...

Page 44: ...d 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 Depending on hardware support voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent Stepping features are optional and only supported in some models If the option is selectable it also means the feature is supported Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium Deluxe pro...

Page 45: ...mation 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 Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels Click this button you can select your favorite skin FOX ONE Panel Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray Exit FOX ONE Show CPU Information Toolbar...

Page 46: ...ur screen Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com Configuration 1 Monitor interval ms This is to define the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be displayed on Simple Mode screen Minimum value is 1 second Apply the changes Click the new skin picture to select the new skin Cancel the changes ...

Page 47: ...ply different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadings so it can define and estimate within a particular range of system loading what the CPU clock should be Step 1 Click Calibration icon a message pops out to ask for continue Select Yes Step 2 After data is collected it will ask you to restart your computer now Later on when the FOX ONE prog...

Page 48: ...your CPU clock Auto Click this button to let FOX ONE check 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 ONE again it will display a recom mended highest CPU clock for you click Yes to apply it Press Auto button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU ...

Page 49: ...ntinue You can see the system is raising CPU clock until the system hangs Push RESET 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 Yes to apply it to your system ...

Page 50: ...ck will be driven to run at its maximum speed While in Energy Saving CPU will lower down its 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 Configuration menu Select Auto CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading Now your sy...

Page 51: ...t CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function Go to Freq page Close this page Reset the changes Apply the changes Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Go to Limit Setting page Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU tempe...

Page 52: ...le the alert function Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current system temperature value Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of system temperature 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 l...

Page 53: ...e the alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current FAN1 fan rpm value Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value...

Page 54: ...step and North Bridge is 0 04V step 6 Fan Page Fan Control This page lets 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 Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan functi...

Page 55: ...erboard for detail 1 2 Local Update Backup This page can backup your system BIOS You can click Backup and key in a file name then click Save to finish the backup operation The extension of this backup file is BIN for Award BIOS and ROM for AMI BIOS Make sure you can remember the file name together with the directory which it is stored prevented that you may need them to recover your BIOS later Exi...

Page 56: ...sion of BIN for Award BIOS ROM for AMI BIOS before the setup wizard starts Key in a BIOS name Click here FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update This feature can be enabled in the Configure System setup Please refer to Configure System section for more detail The default backup directory is C LiveUpdate_ Temp but the backup file name will be automatically generated It is har...

Page 57: ...e operation 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 operation Click here Current information Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window Select BIOS to update Click here Current information Search new dri...

Page 58: ...ties from 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 Search new utilities from Internet Browse detailed information Install the selected utility Close the window Select the utility to update ...

Page 59: ...t it will 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 detailed BIOS information Close the window Browse detailed driver information Browse detailed utility information ...

Page 60: ...ing from 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 Double click here Apply the changes Reset to default value Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 61: ...rsion 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 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 Apply the changes Reset to default value ...

Page 62: ...ntinuous and without 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 Reset to default value Select to flash Boot Block Click here Show information about FOX LiveUpdate We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any dama...

Page 63: ...oot time Logo Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 8 1 32 bit and 64 bit When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file automatically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the system or the motherboard will be dama...

Page 64: ...mp With DMI information system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 8 1 32 bit and 64 bit Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view ...

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