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English Manual. - Page 5
... 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 connectors on the motherboard, make...
English Manual. - Page 6
... Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 33 Power Management Setup 37 PnP/PCI Configuration 39 PC Health Status 40 BIOS Security Features 41 Load Optimal Defaults 42 Save Changes and Exit 42 Discard Changes and Exit 42
Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 44 Install driver and utility 45 FOX ONE Main Page 47 CPU Control 51 Frequency Control 53 Limit Setting 54...
English Manual. - Page 7
Online Update 60 Configure 63 About & Help 65 FOX LOGO 66 FOX DMI 67
Technical Support : Support
Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Website : http://www.foxconnsupport.com Worldwide online contact Support : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/support/online.aspx CPU, Memory, VGA Compatibility Supporting Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/compatibility.aspx
English Manual. - Page 10
... connector
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ-45 LAN port
1 x 1394a port (Only available in P43A-S)
1 x External SATA port (Only available in P43A-S)
8-channel Audio ports
Hardware Monitor
System voltage detection
CPU/System/NB temperature detection
CPU/System/NB fan speed detection
CPU/System/NB overheating warning
CPU/System/NB fan speed control
Onboard 1394 Support hot plug...
English Manual. - Page 14
... 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
Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU, Memory and VGA for your motherboard : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product...
English Manual. - Page 15
... card, memory, hard drive, etc.
Hyper-Threading Technology System Requirements: (Go to Intel's website for more information about the Hyper-Threading Technology) ■ An Intel® CPU that supports HT Technology ■ A chipset that supports HT Technology ■ An operating system that is optimized for HT Technology ■ A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled
Install...
English Manual. - Page 20
...Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
PCI Express x1
PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
PCI
Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion...
English Manual. - Page 30
... service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed.
► Memory This item displays the current memory size. The size is depending on how many memory modules 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.
Mapping Table :
With PATA IDE drives
OnChip ATA Devices
SATA#1 Configuration...
English Manual. - Page 41
... or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. A LAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network. By installing a boot ROM in the network board, you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely.
► OnBoard 1394 (only appears in P43A-S) This item is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394 devices.
► USB Functions This item...
English Manual. - Page 43
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► Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS. If you have a USB keyboard or mouse, set to enabled.
► USB 2.0 Controller Mode This item is used to set the transmission rate mode of USB 2.0. Setting values are : [High Speed] in 480Mbps; [Full Speed] in 12Mbps.
► BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Windows XP supports a number of...
English Manual. - Page 49
.... Select and press , it will not load.
By this default, BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of
[OK]
[Cancel]
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...
English Manual. - Page 50
The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features.
This chapter includes the following information: ■ Utility CD content ■ Install driver and utility ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI
Note : Because each module is independent, so the section number...
English Manual. - Page 51
... you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed. A. Intel Chipset Driver B. Realtek HDA Audio Driver C. Realtek LAN Driver D. JMicron RAID Driver 2. Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs. FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS. Some auto features help...
English Manual. - Page 52
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Install driver and utility
1. Install Driver You must click "Intel Chipset Driver" to install it first. After that, you can click on each individual driver to install it manually.
Manual Installation Step by Step
Automatic Installation by One Click.
Click to visit Foxconn's website
Exit the program
Select to Install Select to Browse CD Drop to System Tray
Utilities
Install Drivers
2. ...
English Manual. - Page 65
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FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online.
Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
!
Please set the BIOS setting "BIOS Write Protect" to [Disabled] when running this...
English Manual. - Page 66
... you may need them to recover your BIOS later.
Key in a BIOS name
Click here
1-3 Local Update - Update This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file. After click "Update", An alert message will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue, click "Yes" to confirm. A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the...
English Manual. - Page 67
... Update - Update BIOS
This page lets 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
4
Current information
Select BIOS to update
Search new BIOS from Internet
Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window
2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update...
English Manual. - Page 68
... driver to update
Browse detailed information Install the selected driver
Close the window
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
4
Select the utility to update 61
Current information
Search new utilities from Internet...
English Manual. - Page 69
...2-4 Online Update - Update All This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", 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
Close the window
Browse detailed BIOS information
Browse detailed driver information
Browse...
English Manual. - Page 71
... prompt you to install the new version.
4
Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate
3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility.
Click here
Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up
Set the location of download files or...