Foxconn A55MX User Manual

A55MX/A75MX Series Motherboard User’s Manual

13 The chipset driver of this motherboard does not support Windows® 2000.CAUTION!1 x system fan header (4-pin)1 x Front panel header1 x Front Audio h

5937. After PC starts, the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows.Launch Computer Management by clicking Start -> (Settings ->)

59411. The Computer Management window appears. The actual disks listed will depend on your system. In below gure, you can see there is a 232.82 GB un

59517. The format of disk array (Disk1) is in processing.18. Format completed, now you can start using your RAID array.

141-2 Layout1.SYS_FAN Header2. Speack Connector3. PCI Express Slots4. PCI Slots5. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header6. Front Audio Connector7. COM1 Connec

151-3 Back Panel Connectors 1. PS/2 Keyboard PortUse the PS/2 port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard.2. USB PortsThe USB port supports t

167. Audio PortsFor the denition of each audio port, please refer to the table below :Port 2-channel 4-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channelBlue Line In Li

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin headers and the mou

282-1 Install the CPU and CPU CoolerInstall the CPULocate the Pin-1 CPU triangle mark and the Pin-1 of the CPU socket.Pin-1 triangle marking of CPUPin

293. When CPU is properly seated, push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position.Install the CPU CoolerFollow the steps below to cor

2102-2 Install the MemoryOne Channel Memory CongurationThis motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When m

211Installing a MemoryIf you take a look at front side of memory module, it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle

2122-3 Install an Expansion CardFollow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.1. Locate an expansion slot that

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2132-4 Install other Internal ConnectorsPower ConnectorsThis motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order not to damage any device, make sure all th

214Fan Connectors : SYS_FAN, CPU_FAN 1 There are three main fan headers on this motherboard. The fan speed can be controlled and mon

215Front Panel Connector : FP1This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators.Hard Disk LED Connector

216Audio Connector : F_AUDIOThe audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. Chassis Intruder Connector : IN

217USB Connectors : F_USB In addition to the six USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides one 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By

2182-5 JumpersFor some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them. This section explains how to use the

Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We do not guarantee the content of

320Enter BIOS SetupThe BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintai

321► Access LevelIt displays your current access level. If you enter system with a user password, it will dispaly “User”. If no password is set or you

322Fox Control Center► Super BIOS ProtectTo protect the system BIOS, there is a BIOS write-protection mechnism provided to prevent BIOS FLASH updating

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323Smart BIOS► Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test (POST). T

324Fox Intelligent Stepping► Spread SpectrumIf you enabled this function, it can signicantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference)generated b

325Voltage Options► Memory VoltageThis item is used to change the memeory voltage in a step of 100mV. The voltage can be incremented from +100mV to +4

326CPU Conguration► Limit CPUID MaxiumThis item is used to enable or disable Limit CPUID Maxium. ► C6 ModeThis item is used to enable or disable C6 m

327Advanced BIOS Conguration► North Bridge/Onboard Device Conguration/SATA Conguration /Super IO CongurationPress <Enter> to go to its s

328North Bridge► Total MemoryThis item displays the current using memory information. ► Memory Slot 1/2These items display the memory size installed

329Onboard Device Conguration► Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller.► Onboard LAN PXE OpROMThis i

330SATA Conguration►Onboard SATA Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller.►Onboard SATA ModeThis item is use

331Super IO Conguration► Serial Port 0 Conguration/CIR Controller CongurationPress <Enter> to go to relative submenu. Version 2.11.1210. Cop

332Serial Port 0 Conguration Version 2.11.1210. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright

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333CIR Controller Conguration ► CIR Controller This item is used to enable or disable CIR Controller► Device SettingsThis item shows the resource

334Boot Conguration► Bootup Numlock StateThis item is used to select the keyboard numlock state. The defaulte setting is [On].► Quiet BootThis item i

335Power Management Conguration► ACPI Sleep StateThis item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function. When you enter this item, the

336Health► Case Open WarningThis item is used to enable or disable case open warning function.► CPU TemperatureThese items show the current CPU temper

337Security► Administrator Password This item is used to install or change administrator password.After you input administrator password, it then will

338Exit► Save Changes and Reset If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen. Select [Yes] to save you

339► Restore DefaultsOptimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after cle

The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother-board features.This chapter

441Install driver and utility1. Install DriverUse these options to install all the drivers for your system. You must click "AMD Chipset Driver&qu

4422. Install UtilityUse these options to install additional software programs. 3. Utility HelpClick this button to view the utility(FOX ONE, FOX Live

Installation Precautions Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer : It is suggested to select high-quality, certie

443FOX ONEFOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage valu

4441. Main PageToolbarUse the toolbar to navigate to other pages.Alert LampWhen the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. When

445Skin ButtonThere are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).ExitClick this but

446CongurationThis menu allows you to congure :1). Monitor interval (ms) :This is to dene the interval of different messages of system settings whi

447Step 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 yo

4482. CPU Page - CPU ControlThis page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and su

449You 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

450FOX Intelligent Stepping (F.I.S., Optional)Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate based

4514. Limit Setting4.1 Limit Setting - CPU TemperatureThis page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function.4.2 Limit Set

4524.3 Limit Setting - CPU FanThis page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.4.4 Limit Setting - System FanThis page le

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4534.5 Limit Setting - NB FanThis page lets you to set NB fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional)

4546. Fan Page - Fan ControlThis page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual.When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-p

455FOX LiveUpdateFOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online.Supporting Operati

4561-2 Local Update - BackupThis page can backup your system BIOS. You can click “Backup”, and key in a le name, then click “Save” to nish the backu

4572. Online Update2-1 Online Update - Update BIOSThis page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new BIOS

4582-3 Online Update - Update UtilityThis page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from Internet.

4592-4 Online Update - Update AllThis page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utili

4603. Congure3-1 Congure - optionThis page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start it

461When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will auto search from internet and prompt you t

4623-3 Congure - AdvanceThis page lets you select to ash BIOS / Boot Block and clear CMOS. If you choose Flash Boot Block, it means BIOS is not prot

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463FOX LOGOFOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen

464FOX DMIFOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DM

465Browser Conguration UtilityBrowser Conguration Utility is a browser search engine of Yahoo. We provide it to you for various choice.Supporting Op

This chapter will cover two topics : Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP (or Vista,7) in a brand new RAID system. Creati

567Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP (or Vista,7) in a brand new RAID system.1. Follow 5-1 to create a RAID driver diskette.2. F

568RAID Conguration IntroductionRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and/or replicat

569RAID 0 (Striped) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array.

570Option ROM UtilityThe Option ROM Utility supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5 and RAID10 functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tole

571Two topics will be covered in the following sections :1). Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system.2).

5721. Find a PC, put a diskette into its oppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later. Put the driver CD into DVD-ROM drive.2. Depending on w

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5736. You can input a volume label for this diskette, click on "Start" to format.7. Click on "OK" to go through this warning messa

5745-2 RAID Enable in BIOS1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key when boot up.2. Select the “Integrated Peripherals” from the “Main menu”

575Create RAID 0 (Striped)Here, we will show you how to create two RAID 0 Logical Drives (LD) by using two hard disks.1. Select [2] from the main menu

5764. Another message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.5. Then the screen appears as below. LD No LD Name RAID

577 LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2

5788. You can see in the previous example, about 40GB of Channel 1 and 2 hard disks were allocated. Select the remaining spaces from them for RAID 0 a

579 LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 2 Logical Drive 2 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block:

580Create RAID 1 (Mirror)Here, we will show you how to create one Mirrored Logical Drives (LD) by using two hard disks.1. Select [2] from the main men

5814. The screen appears as below. Press any key to use the maximum capacity. 5. The creation of RAID 1 is completed.The nal capacity of 249.99GB (25

582Create RAID 10 (Striped Mirror)Here, we will show you how to create one Striped Mirror Logical Drives (LD) by using four hard disks.1. Select [2] f

12(Continued on the next page)1-1 Product SpecicationsCPU Support Husky Quad Core APU, Max processor power up to 100 WFor the latest CPU information,

5834. The screen appears as below. Press any key to use the maximum capacity. 5. The creation of RAID 10 is completed.The nal capacity of 163.99GB (8

584Create JBODHere, we will show you how to create a JBOD Logical Drives (LD) by using four hard disks.1. Select [2] from the main menu, and " LD

5853. Another message prompts.Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.4. The creation of JBOD is completed.Total size is 82.34+120.03+250.05+320.07 = 7

5865-4 Install a New Windows XPAssume a Mirrored array (249.99GB) was created as introduced in section 5-3, after the system restarts :1. Press <DE

5875. After some les are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press <S> to continue the specic driver installation.6. It will

5887. There are two drivers, for your 32-bit XP system, press [Enter] to select the rst driver - "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platfo

5899. Windows will display the partition of your system. As we are using a Mirrored RAID array as an example, its size 232.88GB is now displayed as 2

5905-5 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID ArrayThis section assumes the following setup : Boot Disk with Windows XP installed :One hard disk HDS728090PL

5912. Select a RAID array for use (also can refer to section 5-3) After rebooting your computer, you will see the RAID software prompting you to press

5925. After the AMD RAID driver is installed, it will ask you to click "Finish" to restart your computer. 6. When Windows starts, a message