Foxconn 760GXK8MB series User Manual
Foxconn 760GXK8MB series User Manual

Foxconn 760GXK8MB series User Manual

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  • Page 1: More Information

    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 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    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 760GXK8MB is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) þ...
  • Page 3 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: W inFast 760GXK8MB 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 COMPANY LTD Address: 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Product Introduction Chapter Main Features ..................... 2 Motherboard Layout ................... 4 Installation Instructions Chapter CPU ......................6 Memory ....................10 Power Supply ................... 12 Rear Panel Connectors ................13 Other Connectors ..................15 Expansion Slots ..................20 Jumpers ....................
  • Page 5 Warning: 1. Attach the CPU and heatsink using silica gel to ensure full contact. 2. It is suggested to select high-quality, certified fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. 3. Never turn on the machine if the CPU fan is not properly installed. 4.
  • Page 6 Chapter T hank yo u fo r b uyin g W in Fast 7 6 0G XK 8M B series motherboard. This series of motherboard is one of our new products, and offers superior performance, reliability and quality, at a reasonable price. This motherboard adopts the advanced SiS 760GX+SiS964/964L chipset, providing us- ers a computer platform with a high integration-compatibil- ity-performance price ratio.
  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

    Chapter 1 Product Introduction Main Features Size mATX form factor of 9.6” x 9.1” Microprocessor Supports AMD Athlon 64 Processor Supports Hyper Transport Technology Chipset SiS Chipset: SiS 760GX (North Bridge) +SiS 964/964L (South Bridge) System Memory Two 184-pin DDR DIMM slots Supports PC3200/2700/2100 memory Supports 128/256/512/1024 Mb technology up to 2GB USB 2.0 Ports...
  • Page 8 Chapter 1 Product Introduction Onboard LAN Supports10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN interface built-in on board Onboard Audio AC’ 97 2.3 Specification Compliant Supports S/PDIF output Onboard Line-in jack, Microphone jack, Line-out jack Supports 6-channel audio (setting via software) Onboard Graphics Built-in a High Performance 256-bit 3D Engine AGP 8X Support Universal AGP V3.5 Compliant Supports AGP 8X/4X Interface w/ Fast Write Transaction...
  • Page 9: Motherboard Layout

    Chapter 1 Product Introduction Motherboard Layout 10. Speaker Connector 1. CD_IN Connector 19. AGP Slot 11. Front Panel Connector 2. AUX_IN Connector 20. North Bridge: 12. SATA Connectors 3. F_Audio Connector SiS760GX (optional) 4. S/PDIF Connector 21. CPU Socket 13. System Fan Connector 5.
  • Page 10: Cpu

    Chapter 1 Product Introduction Chapter This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU and memory. It also addresses the connection of your power supply, use of the rear panel connectors, connection of hard drive and floppy drive data cables, and setting up various other feature of the motherboard.
  • Page 11: Installation Of Cpu

    Chapter 2 Installation Instructions This motherboard supports AMD Athlon64 processors with a 1600 MT/s band- width and HyperTransport Technology. Attention: The CPU pins must be properly aligned with the holes in the socket, otherwise the CPU may be damaged. Installation of CPU Follow these steps to install the CPU.
  • Page 12: Installation Of Cpu Fan

    Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Installation of CPU Fan New technology allows processors to run at higher and higher frequencies. To avoid p rob lems arisin g f r om hig h -sp eed op erat io n , f o r exam p le, overheating, you need to install the proper fan.
  • Page 13 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions 3. Place the cooling set onto the re 4. Align the other end of the reten tention mechanism. Attach one tion bracket to fasten the cooling end of the retention bracket to re set on the top of the retention tention mechanism.
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions CPU Qualified Vendor List The following table lists the CPUs that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Package Cache Size Frequency Model Number 754 Pin Lidded Oµ PGA 512 KB 1800 MHz 2800+ 754 Pin Lidded Oµ...
  • Page 15 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Memory This motherboard includes two 184-pin slots with 266/333/400 MHz Single Channel DDR DRAM interface, You must install at least one memory module to ensure normal operation. If you install two modules, they must be the same sp eed .
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Memory Qualified Vendor List The following table lists the memory modules that have been tested and quali- fied for use with this motherboard. Vendor Type Size Infineon PC2100 (DDR266) 256 MB Samsung PC2100 (DDR266) 256 MB Kingmax PC2100 (DDR266) 256 MB...
  • Page 17 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Power Supply This motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order to avoid damaging any devices, make sure that they have been installed properly prior to connecting the power supply. 3.3V Pw-OK 1 2 V ATX Power Connector: PWR1 3.3V PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector.
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Rear Panel Connectors This motherboard provides the following ports as below: Parallel Port 1394 Port LAN Port (Printer Port) (optional) Line-in PS/2 Mouse Port Line-out PS/2 Keyboard Port Serial Port USB 2.0 Ports VGA Connector (COM1) PS/2 Mouse Port This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.
  • Page 19: Audio Port

    Chapter 2 Installation Instructions 1394 Port (optional) This digital interface supports electronic devices such as digital cameras, scanners, and printers. LAN Port This port allows connection to a Local Area Network(LAN) through a network hub. Audio Port W hen using a two-channel sound source, the Line-out jack is used to connect to speaker or headphone;...
  • Page 20: Other Connectors

    Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Other Connectors This motherboard includes interfaces for Floppy, IDE HDD, SATA(optional), USB, 1394(optional), IR module, CPU fan, system fan, and others. FDD Connector: FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard FLOPPY interface, supporting 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M, and 2.88M FDDs. HDD connectors: PIDE &...
  • Page 21 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Front Panel Connector: FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for HD-LED PW R-LED connecting the front panel switch and LED RESET-SW PWR-SW indicator. FPFP1! Hard Disk LED Connector (HD-LED) The connector connects to the case’s IDE indicator LED indicating the activity status of hard disks.
  • Page 22 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions USB Header: F_USB 1, F_USB 2 Besides four USB ports on the rear panel, the series of motherboards also have two 10-pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable (optional) to provide additional four USB ports. Empty Empty F_USB 1...
  • Page 23 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions 1394 Header: F_1394 (optional) Empty The 1394 expansion cable can be connected TPB - TPB + to either the front (provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropri- TPA - TPA + ate interface) or real panel of the chassis.
  • Page 24 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions S/PDIF Out Connector: SPDIF_OUT Empty The S/PDIF out connector is capable of pro- DATA viding digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. SPDIF_OUT Audio Interface: F_AUDIO The audio interface provides two kinds of MIC_GND audio output choices: the Front Audio, the +5VAC...
  • Page 25: Expansion Slots

    Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Expansion Slots This motherboard includes three 32-bit Master PCI bus slots and one AGP slot. PCI Slots The expansion cards can be installed in the three PCI slots. W hen you install or take out such cards, you must make sure that the power plug has been pulled out.
  • Page 26 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions AGP Qualified Vendor List The following table lists the AGP cards that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Vendor Type Vedio Memory GeForce2 GeForce2 MX 400 32 MB LeadTek LeadTek S650 128 MB GA-GF GA-GF 1280 GeForce 2 MX 32 MB...
  • Page 27: Jumpers

    Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Jumpers Users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard if needed. This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by chang- ing the jumper settings. Users should read the following contents carefully prior to modifying any jumper settings.
  • Page 28 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Clear CMOS Jumper: CLS_CMOS This motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store Normal all the set parameters. The CMOS can be (default) cleared by removing the CMOS jumper. How to clear CMOS? Clear 1. Turn off the AC power supply and connect pins 1 and 2 together using the jumper cap.
  • Page 29: Enter Bios Setup

    Chapter This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS param- eters are also provided. You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur: T-- This page is intentionally left blank --his 1.
  • Page 30: Bios Features

    Chapter 3 BIOS Description 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 following message briefly appears at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del>...
  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    Chapter 3 BIOS Description Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu, and the sys- tem performance can be optimized. Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu.
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Standard CMOS Features This sub-menu is used to set up the standard CMOS features, such as the date, time, HDD model and so on. Use the arrow keys select the item to set up, and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to choose the setting values. Standard CMOS Features Menu Date This option allows you to set the desired date (usually as the current date)
  • Page 33 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Award (Phoenix) BIOS can support 4 HDD modes: CHS, LBA and Large or Auto mode. For HDD<528MB For HDD>528MB & supporting LBA (Logical Block Addressing) Large For HDD>528MB but not supporting LBA Auto Recommended mode Drive A/B This option allows you to select the kind of FDD to be installed, including “None”, [360K, 5.25in], [1.2M, 5.25in], [720K, 3.5in], [1.44M, 3.5in] and [2.88 M, 3.5in].
  • Page 34 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Memory This is a Displays-Only Category, detemined by POST(Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. Base Memory The BIOS POST will detemine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.
  • Page 35 Chapter 3 BIOS Description BIOS Features BIOS Features Menu v[SuperBoot] SuperBoot (Default: Disabled) SuperBoot allows system-relevant information to be stored in CMOS upon the first normal startup of your PC, and the relevant parameters will be restored to help the system start up more quickly on each subsequent startup. The available setting values are: Disabled and Enabled.
  • Page 36 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Menu vHard Disk Boot Priority This option is used to select the priority for HDD startup. After pressing <Enter>, you can select the HDD using the <PageUp>/<PageDn> or Up/ Down arrow keys, and change the HDD priority using <+> or <->; you can exit this menu by pressing <Esc>.
  • Page 37 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Features Menu vDRAM Configuration Press enter to set the items about DRAM Configuration. vAGP & P2P Bridge Control Press enter to set the items about AGP & P2P Bridge. vOnChip VGA Control Press enter to set the items about OnChip VGA Control.
  • Page 38: Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 3 BIOS Description Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals Menu vSIS OnChip IDE Device Press enter to set onchip IDE device. Please refer to page 34. vSIS OnChip PCI Device Press enter to set onchip PCI device. Please refer to page 35. vOnboard SuperIO Device Press enter to set onchip onboard SuperIO device.
  • Page 39 Chapter 3 BIOS Description SIS Onchip IDE Device Menu vInternal PCI/IDE (Default: Both) This option is used to set the ports of onboard IDE. vIDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO (Default: Auto) These four items let you assign which kind of PIO(Programmer Input/Out put) is used by IDE devices.
  • Page 40 Chapter 3 BIOS Description SIS OnChip PCI Device Menu vSIS USB Controller (Default: Enabled) This option is used to enable or disable SIS USB controller. vUSB 2.0 Supports (Default: Enabled) This option is used to enable or disable USB 2.0. vUSB Keyboard Support (Default: Enabled) This option is used to set USB keyboard support.
  • Page 41 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Onboard SuperIO Device Menu vOnboard FDC Controller (Default: Enabled) This option is used to set whether the onboard FDC controller is enabled. vOnboard Serial Port 1/2 (Default: 3F8/IRQ4/2F8/IRQ3) These options are used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard serial port 1/2.
  • Page 42: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Description Power Management Setup Power Management Setup Menu vACPI function (Default: Enabled) ACPI stands for “Advanced Configuration and Power Interface”. ACPI is a standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces be- tween an operating system and the BIOS. In other words, it is a standard that describes how computer components work together to manage system hardware.
  • Page 43 Chapter 3 BIOS Description vMODEM Use IRQ (Default: NA) This option is used to set the IRQ in which the modem can use. The system will automatically wake up when the modem receives an incoming call. vPM Wake Up Events Press enter to set the items of PM W ake Up Events.
  • Page 44: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Chapter 3 BIOS Description PnP/PCI Configurations PnP/PCI Configurations Menu vReset Configuration Data (Default: Disabled) This option is used to set whether the system is permitted to automatically distribute IRQ DMA and I/O addresses when each time the machine is turned vResources Controlled By (Default: Auto <ESCD>) This option is used to define the system resource control scheme.
  • Page 45: Pc Health Status

    Chapter 3 BIOS Description PC Health Status PC Health Status Menu vShutdown Temperature (Default: Disabled) This option is used to set the system temperature upper limit. W hen the temperature exceeds the setting value, the motherboard will automatically cut off power to the computer.
  • Page 46: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Chapter 3 BIOS Description Frequency/Voltage Control Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Auto Detect PCI Clk (Default: Enabled) This option is used to set whether the clock of an unused PCI slot will be disabled to reduce electromagnetic interference. vAsync SRC/ZCLK/AGP/PCI (Default: Disabled) Enabling this item can fix the SRC/ZCLK/AGP/PCI in a safe value to ensure the PCI/SATA device stability when CPU overclocks.
  • Page 47: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Chapter 3 BIOS Description Load Fail-Safe Defaults Select this option to press <Enter>, it will pop out a dialogue box to allow you to load default set by BIOS. Select <Y> and then press Enter to load default. Select <N> and press <Enter>, it will not load. The defaults set by BIOS have set the basic functions of system in order to ensure the stability of system.
  • Page 48: Save & Exit Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Description Under the menu “Advanced BIOS Features Setup”, if you select “System” in Security Option, the screen will prompt you to enter password once the system is started or you want to enter CMOS setting program. If the password is wrong, it will refuse you to continue.
  • Page 49: Utility Cd Content

    Chapter The utility CD that comes with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother- board features. This chapter includes the following information: Utility CD content Start to install drivers...
  • Page 50 PC more personal ized and friendly. c. SuperUpdate SuperUpdate function can help to update the BIOS through Internet. B. Adobe Reader C. Norton Internet Security 3. Browse CD Click to browse this CD. 4. Homepage Click here to visit FOXCONN motherboard homepage.
  • Page 51 Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction Start to install drivers Select <Install Driver> to enter the driver installation menu (as following pic). Click the relevant button to install the Drivers. Click here...

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