Foxconn 520A User Manual
Foxconn 520A User Manual

Foxconn 520A 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

    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 560A/520A 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: FOXCONN Model Name: 560A/520A Industry Inc. Responsible Party: 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 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter Main Features Specifications.................... 2 Jumpers ....................18 Chapter BIOS Description Enter BIOS Setup ................. 20 Main menu .................... 20 1. Standard CMOS Features ............21 2. Central Control Unit ..............23 3. Advanced BIOS Features ............26 4.
  • Page 5 The pictures of objects used in this manual are just for your reference. Please refer to the physical motherboard. Attention: http://www. Please visit the Foxconn global English website ( foxconnchannel.com ) to download the latest BIOS file and drivers for this motherboard.
  • Page 6 Chapter Thank you for buying Foxconn’s 560A/520A Series motherboard. This series of motherboard is one of our new products, and offers superior performance, reliability and quality, at a reason- able price. This motherboard adopts the advanced NVIDIA nForce 560 MCP(MCP68D-GT) / nForce 520 MCP(MCP68D-S)
  • Page 7: Specifications

    Specifications - - English Size ·ATX form factor : 305mm x 193mm ·Support AMD latest Socket AM2+ Phenom / Athlon ® Sempron series processors ·Support AMD ® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 / Sempron series processors ·Supports HyperTransport Technology Chipset ·NVIDIA nForce 560 MCP(MCP68D-GT) / nForce 520...
  • Page 8 Chapter 1 Main Features ·2 x USB 2.0 headers(supports 4 USB 2.0 ports) Internal I/O ·4 x SATA connectors Connectors ·1 x Floppy connector ·1 x IDE connector ·1 x Chassis intruder header(INTR) ·1 x CD_IN header ·1 x Speaker header ·1 x S/PDIF_OUT header ·1 x Front Audio connector ·1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector...
  • Page 9 第一章 主要性能 产品规格- - 简体中文 ·ATX 结构: 305mm x 193mm 尺 寸 ·支持 AMD 最新的Socket AM2+ Phenom /Athlon ® 中 央 处 理 器 Sempron 系列处理器 ·支持 AMD Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2/Athlon ® Sempron 系列处理器 · 支持 HyperTransport 技术 NVIDIA nForce 560 MCP(MCP68D-GT)/nForce 520 芯...
  • Page 10 第一章 主要性能 ·2 个 USB 2.0 接头(提供 4 USB 2.0 接口) 内 置 连 接 器 ·4 个 SATA 接头 ·1 个 软驱接口 ·1 个 IDE 接口 ·1 个 机箱开启侦测接头(INTR) ·1 个 CD_IN 接头 ·1 个 Speaker 接头 ·1 个 S/PDIF_OUT 接头 ·1 个...
  • Page 11 Kapitel 1 Hauptmerkmale Technische Daten--Deutsch ·ATX-Formfaktor: 305 mm x 193 mm Größe ·Unterstützt aktuellste AM2+-Phenom - / Athlon Sempron -Prozessoren · Unterstützt AMD-Prozessoren der Reihen Athlon 64 X2/ Athlon 64 / Sempron (Sockel AM2). ·Unterstützt HyperTransport™-Technologie ·NVIDIA nForce 560 MCP(MCP68D-GT) / nForce 520 Chipsatz MCP(MCP68D-S) Hyper Transport...
  • Page 12 Kapitel 1 Hauptmerkmale ·2 x USB 2.0-Anschlussleisten (Unterstützung für 4 USB Interne I/O- 2.0-Ports) Anschlüsse ·4 x SATA-Anschlüsse ·1 x Diskettenlaufwerkanschluss ·1 x IDE-Anschluss ·1 x Gehäuse-offen-Anschluss (INTR) ·1 x CD_IN-Anschluss ·1 x Lautsprecher-Anschluss ·1 x S/PDIF_OUT-Anschluss ·1 x Front-Audio-Anschluss ·1 x ATX Power, 24-polig-Anschluss ·1 x ATX_12V Power, 4-polig-Anschluss ·1 x IrDA-Anschluss...
  • Page 13 Capítulo 1 Principales funciones Características- -Español Tamaño · ATX factor de forma: 305mm x 193mm ·Compatible con el conector más reciente de AMD, Socket AM2+ para los procesadores de la gama Phenom Athlon / Sempron ·Compatible con procesadores de la gama AMD Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 / Sempron...
  • Page 14 Capítulo 1 Principales funciones ·2 x Cabeceras USB 2.0 (admite 4 puertos USB 2.0) Conectores ·4 x Conectores SATA internos de E/S ·1 x Conector de disco flexible ·1 x Conector de IDE ·1 x Cabecera de intrusos en bastidor (INTR) ·1 x Cabecera de CD_IN ·1 x Cabecera de altavoz ·1 x Cabecera S/PDIF_OUT...
  • Page 15 Capítulo 1 Principais características Especificações- -Portugués Tamanho ·Factor de forma ATX de 305 x 193 mm ·Suporte para o mais recente socket AM2+ para processadores Phenom™/ Athlon™/Sempron ·Suporte para socket AM2 para os processadores Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 /Sempron da AMD ·...
  • Page 16 Capítulo 1 Principais características ·2 x Conectores USB 2.0 (para 4 portas USB 2.0) Conectores ·4 x Conectores SATA internos de ·1 x Conector da unidade de disquetes entrada/saída ·1 x Conector IDE ·1 x Conector para detecção de intrusão no chassis(INTR) ·1 x Conector CD_IN ·1 x Conector de altifalante ·1 x Conector S/PDIF_OUT...
  • Page 17 Capitolo 1 Caratteristiche principali Specifiche- -Italiano Dimensioni ·Formato ATX: 305 mm x 193 mm · Supporto delle serie più recenti di processori AMD Socket AM2+ Phenom / Athlon / Sempron · Supporto di processori serie Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 / Sempron AMD Socket AM2...
  • Page 18 Capitolo 1 Caratteristiche principali ·2 x Collettori USB 2.0 (supportano 4 porte USB 2.0) Connettori I/O ·4 x Connettori SATA interni ·1 x Connettore Floppy ·1 x Connettore IDE ·1 x Collettore intrusione telaio (INTR) ·1 x Collettore CD_IN ·1 x Collettore altoparlante ·1 x Collettore S/PDIF_OUT ·1 x Connettore Audio frontale ·1 x Connettore potenza ATX 24 pin...
  • Page 19 Глава 1 Основные характеристики Технические характеристики- -Русский Размер ·Форм-фактор ATX размером 305 х 193 мм · Поддержка новейших процессоров Phenom /Athlon Процессор / Sempron для AMD гнезда AM2+ · Поддерживает процессоры Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon /Sempron для AMD гнезда AM2 ·...
  • Page 20 Глава 1 Основные характеристики ·2 Разъемы USB 2.0 (поддержка 4 портов USB 2.0) Встроенные ·4 Разъемы SATA входы и ·1 Разъем дисковода гибких дисков выходы ·1 Разъем IDE ·1 Разъем датчика открывания корпуса (INTR) ·1 Разъем CD_IN ·1 Разъем Динамик ·1 Разъем...
  • Page 21: Pci Express X16

    ‫ﺍﻟﺨﺼﺎﺌﺹ ﺍﻟﺭﺌﻴﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻔﺼل‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻭﺍﺼﻔﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿ ﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺤﺠﻡ‬ ‫ﻤﻡ‬ × ‫ﻤﻡ‬ ‫ﻤﻘﺎﺱ‬ ‫ﺤﺎﻭﻴﺔ ﻤﻥ ﻨﻭﻉ‬ Ÿ ‫ﻭﺤﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺭﻜﺯﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ Phenom Athlon Sempron ‫دﻋﻢ أﺣﺪث ﺳﻠﺴﻠﺔ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬ Ÿ AM2+ ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﻣﻘﺒﺲ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 / Sempron ‫دﻋﻢ أﺣﺪث ﺳﻠﺴﻠﺔ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬ Ÿ...
  • Page 22 ‫ﺍﻟﺨﺼﺎﺌﺹ ﺍﻟﺭﺌﻴﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻔﺼل‬ ‫ﻤﻨﺎﻓﺫ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل ﺍﻟﺩﺨل / ﺍﻟﺨﺭﺝ‬ ‫ﻤﻨﺎﻓﺫ‬ ‫ﺘﺩﻋﻡ‬ ‫ﺘﻭﺼﻴل‬ ‫ﺃﻁﺭﺍﻑ‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ USB 2.0 USB 2.0 Ÿ ‫ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺨﻠﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻤﻨﺎﻓﺫ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ SATA Ÿ ‫ﻤﻨﻔﺫ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل ﻤﺤﺭﻙ ﺍﻷﻗﺭﺍﺹ ﺍﻟﻤﺭﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ Ÿ ‫ﻤﻨﻔﺫ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ Ÿ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻴﻜل‬ ‫ﻁﺭﻑ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ INTR Intruder Ÿ...
  • Page 23: Jumpers

    Chapter 1 Main Features Jumpers This section explains how to setup jumpers. You should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper settings. Attention The jumpers on the motherboard, pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it. And in this manual, pin 1 is simply la- beled as “1”.
  • Page 24: Chapter 2 Bios Description

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description Chapter This chapter introduces 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 POST process.
  • Page 25: Enter Bios Setup

    Chapter 2 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 26: Standard Cmos Features

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 5. Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu. 6. Power Management Setup Through this menu you can set up all the items of Green function features. 7. PCI/PNP Configurations The system’s PnP/PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2 BIOS Description Date/Time This item allows you to set up the desired time and date(usually as the current time and date) with <day><month><date><year>/<hour><minute> <second> format. Day—weekday from Sun. to Sat. Month—month from 1 to 12 Date—date from 1 to 31 Year—year, set up by users.
  • Page 28: Central Control Unit

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error, the system will stop and you will be prompted. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error;...
  • Page 29 Chapter 2 BIOS Description 2.6 K8<->NB HT Width Allows you to set the bandwidth of the link’s transmitter of K8<->NB. 2.7 DRAM Configuration DRAM Configuration Menu Timing Mode This item is used to set DRAM timing mode. The available values setting are: Auto, MaxMemClk.
  • Page 30 Chapter 2 BIOS Description (Trc)Row Cycle Time Allows you to set the minimum time interval between successive active com- mands to the same bank. (Trcd) RAS to CAS R/W Delay Allows you to set the number of clock cycles taken between the issuing of the active command and the read/write command.
  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 3.Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Menu 3.1 Removable Device Priority This option is used to select the priority for Removable Device, e.g. floppy. 3.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority This option is used to select the priority for HDD startup. After pressing <Enter>, you can select the HDD using the Up / Down arrow keys, and change the HDD priority using <PageUp>...
  • Page 32: Advanced Chipset Features

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 3.8 Security Option W hen it is set to “Setup”, a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen; W hen it is set to “System”, a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup, but also to start up your PC. 3.9 Full Screen LOGO Show This option allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo.
  • Page 33: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 5.2 RAID Config This sub-menu allows you to set RAID configurations. 5.3 Onboard Device This sub-menu allows you to set the configuration of onboard devices. 5.4 SuperIO Device This sub-menu is used for the configuration of I/O devices, such as serial port, parallel port and so on.
  • Page 34 Chapter 2 BIOS Description when “Delay 4 sec”, the power will be off after the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds. 6.4 PWRON After PWR-Fail This item is used to set what action the PC will take with the power supply when it resumes after a sudden power failure.
  • Page 35: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 7.PnP/PCI Configurations PnP/PCI Configurations Menu 7.1 Resources Controlled By This option is used to set whether the system is permitted to automatically distribute IRQ DMA and I/O addresses when each time that the machine is turned on. 7.2 IRQ Resources Press the <Enter>...
  • Page 36: Load Optimized Defaults

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 8.1 Case Open Warning Enable or disable the chassis open status feature. 8.2 CPU Smart Fan Control Enable or disable CPU Smart Fan Control. 8.3 Smart Fan1 Temp1 Value Allows you to set the initial temperature of smart fan1. When the temperature achieve the value and “CPU Smart Fan Control”...
  • Page 37: Save & Exit Setup

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description Enter Password: Enter your password, not exceeding 8 characters, then press <Enter>. The password you enter will replace any previous password. W hen prompted, key in the new password and press <Enter>. If you do not want to set a password, just press <Enter> when prompted to enter a password, and in the screen the following message will appear.
  • Page 38 Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction Chapter This chapter will introduce how to use attached software. This chapter provides the following information: FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI...
  • Page 39: Chapter 3 Directions For Bundled Software

    Chapter 3 Directions for Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage values, frequency and fan speed at any time. Supported Operating Systems: -W indows 2000 -W indows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) -Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Page 40 CPU or memory modules, then restart the computer to apply new setting. Attention: F.I.S. calibration function is optional. Close Monitor Temperature Interval Unit Start Up Selection Configuration Calibration Resume default setting Apply the changes Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn global English website.
  • Page 41 Chapter 3 Directions for Bundled Software 2. CPU Page - CPU Control This page is used to select and run the CPU frequency to determine the current performance level of the system. You can adjust the CPU frequency manually or select “Auto Overclock”.
  • Page 42 Chapter3 Directions for Bundled Software 4. Limit Setting page This page includes five different sections. “CPU Temp.” and “Sys. Temp.” will help you to set high limit temperature. “CPU Fan”, “Sys. Fan” and “FAN1 fan” are used to set low limit rpm. All of them have alert function. Go to Limit Setting page Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function...
  • Page 43: Fox Liveupdate

    Chapter 3 Directions for Bundled Software Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever Resume default setting Apply the changes FOX LiveUpdate FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update the system BIOS online or locally.
  • Page 44 Chapter3 Directions for Bundled Software 2. Online Update This function enables you to update your system BIOS, Drivers, Utilities and all of them from Internet. Click “start”, it will search for the new BIOS, Drivers and Utilities from Internet. Then follow the request to finish the update operation. Current information Click here...
  • Page 45: Fox Logo

    Chapter 3 Directions for Bundled Software 4. About & Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate. Information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here FOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot Logo.
  • Page 46: Fox Dmi

    Chapter3 Directions for Bundled Software FOX DMI FOX DMI is a full DMI information viewer, and it supports three kinds of DMI Data format :Report, Data Fields and memory Dump. Supported Operating Systems: -W indows 2000 -W indows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) -Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) -W indows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Using FOX DMI:...

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