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H61MXE Series Motherboard

 

User’s Manual

 

Z75M-S Series Motherboard

Summary of Contents for Z75M-S Series

Page 1: ...H61MXE Series Motherboard User s Manual Z75M S Series Motherboard...

Page 2: ...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 c...

Page 3: ...dio 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 cu...

Page 4: ...urer 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...

Page 5: ...power please make sure the power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured to the local standard To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherbo...

Page 6: ...umpers 18 OnBoard Button 19 OnBoard Debug LED 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 21 Main 22 Advanced 23 OC Plus 30 Boot 37 Security 38 Save Exit 39 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Install driver and ut...

Page 7: ...0 Intel Rapid Start Technology 101 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnsupport com inquir...

Page 8: ...S motherboard Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power providing only what you need for break through performance This chapter includes the following information Product Specificat...

Page 9: ...C887 VD2 Audio chip High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support Jack Sensing function USB Z75 chipset Support up to 8 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB head ers supporting 4 extra...

Page 10: ...PU System fan speed control PCI Express x1 Support PCI Express Gen2 5GT S data rate Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support PCI Express Gen2 5GT S data rate Sandy b...

Page 11: ...eader 7 SPDIF_OUT Header 8 3 pin SYS_FAN1 Header 9 Speaker Header 10 TPM Connector 11 mSATA 12 Front USB Connectors 13 SATA Connector 14 Reset button 15 Power On Off button 16 Front Panel Header 17 CI...

Page 12: ...the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used 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 as an USB keyboard mouse US...

Page 13: ...ltek 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 chann...

Page 14: ...nstallation 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 In...

Page 15: ...wise 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 specifi...

Page 16: ...the CPU socket lever back to its locked position 4 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...

Page 17: ...e solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 3 2 1 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler con nector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU c...

Page 18: ...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 desi...

Page 19: ...ry 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...

Page 20: ...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 Gra...

Page 21: ...the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 8 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V...

Page 22: ...fans can be automatically turned off after the system enter S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states Serial ATA 2 0 Connectors SATA_2 3 4 5 These connectors are used to connect with SATA 2 0 Hard Disk drives or...

Page 23: ...This motherboard includes one connector for con necting 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...

Page 24: ...device IrDA Connector CIR This connector supports infrared wireless transmit ting and receiving device Only support under Win 7 COM Connector COM1 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port...

Page 25: ...are 1 Turn off the computer unplug the power cord from the power outlet 2 Put a metal object such as a screwdriver onto pins 1 2 to short them This will clear CMOS data 3 After a few second remove th...

Page 26: ...utton PWR_ON Push the power on button to power on the system Reset Button RST Push the reset button to reboot the system 2 7 OnBoard Debug LED 2 digital LED readout displays hardware status and enable...

Page 27: ...est POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Advanced OC Plus Boot Security Save Exit Since BIOS could be updat...

Page 28: ...can be set up through this menu You can set the boot device priority here Security The Administrator User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer If you s...

Page 29: ...s needed CPU Information It displays the current CPU information Memory Information This item displays the total memory size The size is depending on how many memory mod ules are installed in your sys...

Page 30: ...h Storage OpROM Enabled Onboard Device Configuration Chipset Configuration PCI Express Settings ACPI Configuration SATA Configuration USB Configuration Trust Configuration Select Screen Select Item En...

Page 31: ...or the integrated graphics controller from the system memory Aperture Size This item is used to select the aperture size GTT Size This item is used to select the GTT size ME Flash Write Protected This...

Page 32: ...lues F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Enables or Disables PCI Express Device No Snoop option Advanced No Snoop This item is used to enables or disables PCI express device no snoop option M...

Page 33: ...reduc ing system power consumption when computer go into power off state Resume by RTC This item is used to enable or disable System wake on alarm event When enabled System will wake on the day hr mi...

Page 34: ...2 AHCI Mode 3 RAID Mode Enabled onboard SATA RAID option ROM if Launch Storage OpROM is enabled Advanced SATA Controller s This item is used to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller SATA Mode...

Page 35: ...I Hand off Enabled Legacy USB hardware delays and time outs USB Transfer time out 20 sec Device reset time out 20 sec Device power up delay Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 Ge...

Page 36: ...of the TPM architecture comes from the TC and the TPM Work Group defines the implementation of that architecture Work group members should have a working knowledge of security in relation to the desi...

Page 37: ...Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration CPU Information Hyper threading Enabled Active Processor Cores All VID Override for Max Turbo Ratio 0 IA Core Current Ma...

Page 38: ...or 1 2 3 4 core active 0 means using the factory configured value Limit CPUID Maximum This item is used to enable or disable CPUID maximum value limit configuration It should be Disabled for WinXP Exe...

Page 39: ...sor requests for a 64 byte cache line This reduces cache latency by making the next cache line immediately available if the proces sor requires it as well When enabled the processor will retrieve the...

Page 40: ...DRAM RAS precharge time in clock cycles RAS to CAS Delay tRCD This item dispalys the delay time in clock cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe signals RAS Active Time tRAS This item dispalys the prec...

Page 41: ...Offset This item is used to set the CPU VCore power Voltage offset Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Voltage Conf...

Page 42: ...Mode FAN off Temp Limit It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan stop its operation FAN Start Temp Limit It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan starts its operat...

Page 43: ...mory Voltage This item shows the Current DDR3 Memory Voltage PCH Voltage This item shows the Current PCH Voltage Battery 3V Voltage This item shows the Current Battery 3V Voltage PSU Stand By 3 3V Rai...

Page 44: ...ble device UEFI boot support Set Boot Priorities These items are used to set the system boot order Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 Ameri...

Page 45: ...Boot Save Exit Password Description If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then...

Page 46: ...played in the center of the screen Select Yes to save your changes select No or ESC to return to the main menu Discard Changes If you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in...

Page 47: ...option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the screen Select Yes to save the changes done so far as user defaults select No or ESC to return to the main menu Restore User Defaults If you s...

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

Page 49: ...all the drivers for your system You must click Intel 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...

Page 50: ...l additional software programs And click User s Manual button to view the product manual The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 7 based system The appearance may change with...

Page 51: ...S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Before you running the FOX ONE program the system parameters such as CPU clock voltage etc...

Page 52: ...lify 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 to...

Page 53: ...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 Foxconn...

Page 54: ...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 s...

Page 55: ...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 your...

Page 56: ...U high limit temperature and enable the alert 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 i...

Page 57: ...lert 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...

Page 58: ...lert function 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 59: ...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 dis...

Page 60: ...ne Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS...

Page 61: ...nfirm 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 file before the setup wizard starts Key in a BIOS nam...

Page 62: ...tion 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 op...

Page 63: ...om 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 Se...

Page 64: ...l 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 de...

Page 65: ...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...

Page 66: ...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 Click here Set the location of download files or auto bac...

Page 67: ...ut any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate C A U T I O N We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage Click here...

Page 68: ...ime Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO...

Page 69: ...rmation system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother board if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Using...

Page 70: ...s chapter will include the following information RAID Configuration Introduction Intel Matrix Storage Manager Create a RAID Driver Diskette BIOS Configuration Create RAID in BIOS Install a New Windows...

Page 71: ...can skip this step 2 Follow 5 2 to set BIOS setting SATA Mode to RAID or AHCI 3 Follow 5 3 to create RAID in BIOS 4 Follow 5 4 to Install Windows Operating System What kinds of hardware and software...

Page 72: ...where speed is important 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...

Page 73: ...n be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as...

Page 74: ...on easier The topic will be introduced Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks 1 Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect one end of...

Page 75: ...tion 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue 5 Insert a diskette click OK to continue 5 1 Create a RAID driver...

Page 76: ...ional specific devices for example a RAID device 10 Install Serial ATA Hard Disks 10 1 Shut down your computer 10 2 Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays connect all power and SATA cables 6 You...

Page 77: ...onfiguration SATA Mode RAID Mode SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Port2 Not Present SATA Port3 Not Present SATA Port4 Not Present SATA Port5 Not Present SATA Port6 Not Present Select Screen Select Item Ent...

Page 78: ...M 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume RAID0 Stri...

Page 79: ...he volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All...

Page 80: ...R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second vol...

Page 81: ...1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST...

Page 82: ...rs or less Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volu...

Page 83: ...A37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk CREATE VOLUME ME...

Page 84: ...d The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level...

Page 85: ...Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Devices ID Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3320418AS 9VM8Y4D8 298 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3160815AS 5RX4M04N 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Intel R Rapid S...

Page 86: ...R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe...

Page 87: ...ID Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISK...

Page 88: ...ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS W...

Page 89: ...d Storage Technology Option ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select...

Page 90: ...ption ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID10 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks 128K 149 1 GB N A Create Volume Cha...

Page 91: ...l R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Strip...

Page 92: ...S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Non RAID Disk Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done SELECT DISKS 0 Hitachi HDS721616...

Page 93: ...ts Reserved Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 128K 149 1 GB N A Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP 64KB CREATE VOLUME MEN...

Page 94: ...lect ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Use Up or Down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete Here only one RAID5 is seen so press DEL key to continue Intel R Mat...

Page 95: ...3 149 1GB Normal Yes ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete TryRAID5 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Man...

Page 96: ...Menu Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID struc...

Page 97: ...RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Memb...

Page 98: ...Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not app...

Page 99: ...on All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003...

Page 100: ...hnology Option ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu HELP RECOVERY vOLUME OPTIONS Name Level Capacity...

Page 101: ...ID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Devices ID Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3320418AS 9VM8Y4D8 298 0GB Non RAID Disk...

Page 102: ...RAID Disk Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu MAIN MENU 1 Creat...

Page 103: ...until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When you set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID you need to follow these steps...

Page 104: ...ne 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 non...

Page 105: ...ice 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 storage d...

Page 106: ...om the floppy drive please remember 11 Follow the Windows XP install processes to finish the set up Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned spa...

Page 107: ...S5 state If there are system state transitions during charging such as S5 to S3 and so on the devices must be re plugged to continue the charging process Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American M...

Page 108: ...isk SSD Solid State Disk SSD only BIOS With Intel R Rapid Start Technology Enabled and SATA Mode set to AHCI mode Operating System Windows 7 Windows 8 Tools Windows 7 disk partition tool Enable Intel...

Page 109: ...T select SSD ONLY create partition primary set id 84 override 6 Check that the SSD disk 1 partition becomes Hibernation Partition The hibernation partition of SSD must be larger than your system memor...

Page 110: ...install Intel Rapid Start Technology in Driver CD 9 After finishing this installation the Rapid Start function will ready Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Intel R Rapid Sta...

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