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Foxconn P43A Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 P43A Series Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Statement: This manual is the intellectual property of Foxconn, Inc. Although the information in this manual may be changed or modified at any time, Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard P43A-S/P43A is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) ■...
  • Page 4 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: FOXCONN P43A-S/P43A Model Name: Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc. Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 Telephone: 714-738-8868 Facsimile: 714-738-8838 Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly Type of Product: Motherboard Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY...

  • Page 5: Installation Precautions

    Installation Precautions ■ Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials. Normally it comes out as a spark which will quickly damage your electronic equipment. Please wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TAble of CoNTeNTS Chapter 1 Product Introduction Product Specifications ................2 Layout.......................4 Back Panel Connectors ................5 Chapter 2 Hardware Install Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ..............8 Install the Memory .................. 11 Install an Expansion Card ..............13 Install other Internal Connectors ............14 Jumpers ....................18 Chapter 3 bIoS Setup Enter BIOS Setup ...................20...
  • 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...
  • Page 8 With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, P43A -S/ P43A enables you to unleash more power from your computer. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Product Specifications ■...

  • Page 9: Product Specifications

    1 x System fan header (4-pin) 1 x NB fan header (4-pin) 1 x Chassis Intrusion alarm header (INTR) 1 x Front panel connector 1 x 1394 connector (Only available in P43A-S) 1 x CD_IN connector 1 x Front audio connector 1 x Speaker connector...
  • Page 10 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out 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...

  • Page 11: Layout

    4. PCI Slots 16. Speaker Connector 5. Front Audio Connector 17. IDE Connector 6. CD_IN Connector 18. Floppy Connector 7. 1394a Connector (P43A-S) 19. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 8. SYS_FAN Header 20. DDR2 DIMM Slots 9. Clear CMOS Jumper 21. CPU_FAN Header 10.

  • Page 12: Back Panel Connectors

    Before using this feature, ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector. 5. external SATA Port (only available in P43A-S) To connect external SATA device(s) to your system by expanding the internal SATA port(s) to the chassis back panel.
  • Page 13 Status Description Status Description No Link No Link 10 Mb/s Connection 1000M Green Data Green 100 Mb/s Connection Blinking Activity Orange 1000 Mb/s Connection 9. 1394a Port (only available in P43A-S) This port is used to connect a 1394a device.
  • Page 14 This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin headers and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules. Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully.

  • Page 15: Install The Cpu And Cpu Cooler

    2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU : ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage.
  • Page 16 Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket : Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. 1. Remove protective socket cover. 2.

  • Page 17: Install The Cpu Cooler

    Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.) 1. Apply and spread an even thermal 2. Place the four bolts of the CPU grease on the surface of CPU.

  • Page 18: Install The Memory

    2-2 Install the Memory Read the 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. ■...

  • Page 19: Installing A Memory

    Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard. Notch If 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, so it can only fit in one direction.

  • Page 20: Install An Expansion Card

    2-3 Install an expansion Card ■ 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.

  • Page 21: Install Other Internal Connectors

    2-4 Install other Internal Connectors Power Connectors This motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order not to damage any device, make sure all the devices have been installed properly before applying the power supply. 24-pin ATX power connector : PWR1 PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector.
  • Page 22 8-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR2 The 8-pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. Pin # Definition Pin # Definition +12V +12V +12V +12V PWR2 +12V Connect a 4-pin power plug We recommend you using an 8-pin ATX 12V power supply.
  • Page 23 IRRX IrDA Connector : IR IRTX This connector supports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving device. 1394a Connector : f_1394 ( only available in P43A-S TPA+ TPA- The 1394a expansion cable can be connected to either the front TPB+ TPB- (provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with...
  • Page 24 USb Connectors : f_USb1/2/3/4 In addition to the four USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides four 10-pin USB connectors on its motherboard. By 5V_DUAL 5V_DUAL connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly expand another eight USB ports on the front panel . EMPTY F_USB 1/2/3/4 Serial ATA Connectors : SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6...

  • Page 25: Jumpers

    2-5 Jumpers For some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them. This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings. Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting. Description of Jumpers 1.
  • Page 26 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. 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.

  • Page 27: Enter Bios Setup

    enter bIoS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Power on the computer, when the message "Press <Del> to enter Setup, <eSC> to boot menu" appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press <DEL>...
  • Page 28 ► Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu. ► PnP/PCI Configuration PCI/PnP features, such as graphics card select and bus master ...etc. can be modified through this option. ► PC Health Status This setup enables you to read/change fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System.

  • Page 29: System Information

    System Information This sub-menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, floppy drive and so on. Use the arrow up/down keys to select an item, then use the <+> or <-> keys to change the setting.

  • Page 30: Bios Version

    Third IDE Slave Forth IDE Master SATA 6 IDE0 IDE0 SATA 6 Forth IDE Slave IDE1 IDE1 Fifth IDE Master ESATA ESATA Fifth IDE Slave Not Used Sixth IDE Master IDE0 Sixth IDE Slave IDE1 (ESATA is only available in P43A-S)

  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced bIoS features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS Features ► CPU Configuration [Press Enter] Help Item [Press Enter] ► Boot Device Priority [Press Enter] ► Hard Disk Drives [Press Enter] Configure CPU. ► Removable Drives [Press Enter] Quick Boot [Enabled]...

  • Page 32: Cpu Configuration

    CPU Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Configuration Manufacturer : Intel Help Item Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @2.66GHz Speed : 2.66GHz This can enable FSB Speed : 1333MHz in order to enable or Cache L1 :128KB disable the “Enhanced...
  • Page 33 ► Execute Disable Bit This item is used to enable/disable the Execute Disable Bit feature. Intel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system. Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot.

  • Page 34: Central Control Unit

    Central Control Unit CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Central Control Unit [Disabled] Smart Power LED Help Item Options ► O.C. Configuration [Press Enter] ► O.V. Configuration [Press Enter] Disabled Enabled ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ►...

  • Page 35: Spread Spectrum

    O.C. Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. O.C. Configuration Spread Spectrum Help Item [Enabled] CPU Clock [333] Options PCI Express Clock [100] CPU: DRAM Clock Ratio [Disabled] Target Memory Speed :667MHz Disabled *********** Over Clock Step Up*********** Enabled Start CPU Clock: 333MHz Next CPU Clock: 338MHz...
  • Page 36 ► Run Setup Over Clock This setting is used to detect a CPU clock value which can be run in your overcolck system without risk. Select [OK], and press [Enter], then BIOS will increase CPU clock step by step, drive the system to its maximal speed until it can not drive any more and restarts itself. During the process, you can press [q] or [Q] to stop it.
  • Page 37 O.V. Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. O.V. Configuration VCore Offset Control Help Item VRAM Voltage Control DRAM Approx Voltage: 1.776V+0.048Vx3=1.920V Allows BIOS to set MCH Voltage Control I CPU voltage, MCH Approx Voltage: 1.018V+0.028Vx3=1.102V 6.25mV per step.

  • Page 38: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Settings Help Item WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Configure North Bridge may cause system to malfunction. features. ► North Bridge Configuration [Press Enter] [Press Enter] ►...

  • Page 39: South Bridge Configuration

    sociate addresses with those storage cells. Of course, that only works if you're using a 64-bit (or 32bit physical address extension (PAE) enabled) OS that can deal with physical addresses larger than 32 bits. Once this option is enabled, the BIOS can see 8192 MB of memory. ►...

  • Page 40: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals ► OnChip ATA Devices [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Help Item ► OnBoard Devices [Press Enter] ► SuperIO Configuration [Press Enter] OnChip ATA Devices ► USB Configuration [Press Enter] ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit...

  • Page 41: Onboard Devices

    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.

  • Page 42: Superio Configuration

    SuperIO Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. SuperIO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Help Item [Enabled] Serial Port Address [Enabled] IrDA Function [Enabled] Allows BIOS to enable IrDA Duplex Mode [Half Duplex] or disable floppy controller.

  • Page 43: Usb Configuration

    USB Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. USB Configuration USB Devices Enabled : Help Item None Enables support for legacy USB. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [High Speed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit...

  • Page 44: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup [S1 (POS)] ACPI Suspend Type S3(STR) Help Item Power On after Power Fail [Power Off] Wake On PME [Enabled] Select the ACPI state. Wake On USB Devices [Enabled] Wake On PS2 Keyboard [Enabled]...
  • Page 45 computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory, and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes. ► Power On after Power Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss.

  • Page 46: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    PnP/PCI Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PnP/PCI Configuration Initial Graphics Adapter Help Item [PEG/PCI] PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] Select which graphics controller is used as the primary boot device. ↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ►...

  • Page 47: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status CPU Temperature C/80 Help Item System Temperature C/80 Options CPU Fan Speed :2327 RPM System Fan Speed :N/A Disabled NB Fan Speed :N/A Enabled Reset VCore :1.280 V...

  • Page 48: Bios Security Features

    bIoS Security features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Supervisor Password : Installed Help Item User Password : Installed [Press Enter] Change Supervisor Password Install or change the User Access Level [Full Access] password Change User Password [Press Enter]...

  • Page 49: Load Optimal Defaults

    load optimal Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults.
  • 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 ■...

  • Page 51: Utility Cd Content

    Utility CD content This motherboard comes with one Utility CD. You can simply put it into your CD/DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install. 1. Install Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You should install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed.

  • Page 52: Install Driver And Utility

    Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click. Exit the program Click to visit Browse CD Select to Select to Install Drop to System Tray Foxconn's Install Drivers Utilities website 2. Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install.

  • Page 53: Fox One

    foX oNe FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage values, frequencies and fan speeds at any time. With FOX ONE, you can : ■ Modify system performance settings, such as the CPU and memory bus speeds, CPU voltages, fan speeds, and other system performance options.

  • Page 54: Main Page

    1. Main Page Show CPU Toolbar Information Alert Lamp Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages. Alert lamp When the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. When the system is in abnormal state, the alert lamp color is red.
  • Page 55 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 motherboard website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com...
  • Page 56 Configuration This menu allows you to configure : 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. 2). Simple Mode : To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode.
  • Page 57 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 program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings.

  • Page 58: Cpu Control

    2. CPU Page - CPU Control This page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can be calculated by FOX ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves. Manual : You can press the up/down button to adjust your CPU clock.
  • Page 59 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.

  • Page 60: Frequency Control

    foX Intelligent Stepping (f.I.S., optional) Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate based on different system loadings. For example, if you select Power Gaming, CPU clock will be driven to run at its maximum speed. While in Energy Saving, CPU will lower down its speed to a minimum.

  • Page 61: Limit Setting

    4. limit Setting 4.1 limit Setting - CPU Temperature This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Setting Show current CPU page temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high...
  • Page 62 4.3 limit Setting - CPU fan This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan...

  • Page 63: Voltage Control

    4.5 limit Setting - fAN1 fan This page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. 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...

  • Page 64: Fan Control

    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 Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by...

  • Page 65: Fox Liveupdate

    foX liveUpdate 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) ■...
  • Page 66 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"...

  • Page 67: Online Update

    2. online Update 2-1 online 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 Current information Search new BIOS from Internet...
  • Page 68 Select the 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 Current information Search new utilities...
  • 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 Browse detailed...

  • Page 70: Configure

    3. Configure 3-1 Configure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching 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.
  • Page 71 When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older, it will auto search from internet and prompt you to install the new version. 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.

  • Page 72: About & Help

    3-3 Configure - Advance This page lets you select to flash BIOS / Boot Block and clear CMOS. If you choose Flash Boot Block, it means BIOS is not protective, and you must make sure the flash process is continuous and without any interruption.

  • Page 73: Fox Logo

    foX loGo FOX 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 during POST (Power-On Self-Test). You can prepare a JPG image (1024x768) file, then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the boot time Logo.

  • Page 74: Fox Dmi

    foX DMI FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother- board if there is any problem occurred. Supporting Operating Systems : ■...

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