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  • Page 1 D270S/D250S/D255/D255-S 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 D270S/D250S/D255/D255-S 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 Model Name: D270S/D250S/D255/D255-S 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 Installation Install the Memory ................ 8 Install other Internal Connectors ..........9 Jumpers ..................13 Install Driver and Utility ............... 14 Chapter 3 bIoS Setup Enter BIOS Setup ...............
  • Page 7 FOX LiveUpdate Local Update ................. 51 Online Update ............... 53 Configure ................55 About & Help ................. 57 FOX LOGO ................. 58 FOX DMI/Smart Charger ............59 Technical Support : Support Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Website : http://www.foxconnsupport.com Worldwide online contact Support : http://www.foxconnsupport.com/inquiry.aspx CPU Support list : http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx...

  • Page 8: Back Panel Connectors

    Thank you for buying Foxconn D270S/D250S/D255/D255-S motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for break-through performance. D270S/D250S/D255/D255-S enables you to unleash more power from your computer. This chapter includes the following information: ■...

  • Page 9: Product Specifications

    - Support Jack-Sensing function Support up to 8 x USB ports (2 USB 2.0+ 2 USB 3.0 rear panel ports, 2 onboard USB headers providing 4 extra ports) (D270S/D255-S) Support up to 8 x USB 2.0 ports (4 rear panel ports, 2 onboard USB headers providing 4 extra ports) (D250S/D255) Support USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mb/s...
  • Page 10 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 1 x COM1 port 1 x VGA port 1 x HDMI port 2 x USB 2.0 + 2 x USB 3.0 port (D270S/D255-S) 4 x USB 2.0 port (D250S/D255) 3 ports audio jacks Hardware Monitor...

  • Page 11: Layout

    1-2 layout 1. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 9. Front Panel Connector 2. Front Audio Connector 10. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 3. Front USB Connectors 11. TPM Connector 4. PCI Slot 12. IR/CIR Connector 5. Speaker Connector 13. DDR3 DIMM Slots 6.

  • Page 12: Back Panel Connectors

    1-3 back Panel Connectors PS/2 Mouse Port Serial Port LAN Port Line In Line Out Microphone In Audio Ports USB Ports HDMI Port PS/2 Keyboard Port VGA Port 1. PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse. 2.
  • Page 13 7. RJ-45 lAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate. Left: Active Right: Link Active Link LAN Type Status Description Status Description No Link No Link 10Mb/s Connection 1000M Green Data Activity Green 100Mb/s Connection Blinking Orange...

  • Page 14: Install The Memory

    This chapter introduces the hardware and software installation proc- ess, 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 Memory

    2-1 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 16: Install Other Internal Connectors

    2-2 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 : PWR2 PWR2 is the ATX power supply connector.
  • Page 17 USb Connectors : f_USb1/2 In addition to the four USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides two 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly expand another four USB ports EMPTY on the front panel.
  • Page 18 front Panel Connector : fP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators. HDD-LED PWR-LED RESET-SW PWR-SW Hard Disk leD Connector (HDD-leD) EMPTY Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED. It indicates the active status of the hard disks. This 2-pin connector is directional with +/- sign.
  • Page 19 Audio Connector : f_AUDIo1 The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. A_MIC2_L AUD_GND It provides the Front Audio output choice. A_MIC2_R PRESENCEJ A_LINE2_R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND EMPTY A_LINE2_L SENSE2_RETURN F_AUDIO1 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header : INTR The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis.

  • Page 20: Jumpers

    2-3 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 21: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    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 : 1. An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test (POST) process.

  • Page 22: 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, <f7> to boot Menu" appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press <DEL>...

  • Page 23: Main

    [Sun 08/21/2011] Set the Date. Use Tab to System Time [10:05:38] switch between Date elements. Access Level Administrator Model Name D270S/D250S/D255/D255-S BIOS Version B35F1T16 Build Date and Time 08/22/2011 13:49:49 Halt On [All, but keyboard] CPU Brand Name: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU D2700 @ 2.13GHz...

  • Page 24: F-Center

    ► Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up. [All Errors]: All errors can result in system halt. [No Errors]: No error can result in system halt. [All, but keyboard]: All errors but keyboard can result in system halt. ►...

  • Page 25: Smart Bios

    Smart bIoS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. F-Center Smart BIOS Smart Power LED Settings Smart Power LED [Disabled] Smart Boot Menu [Enabled] → ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 26: Fox Intelligent Stepping

    Fox Intelligent Stepping Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. F-Center FOX Intelligent Stepping Spread Spectrum Settings Spread Spectrum [Enabled] → ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save &...
  • Page 27 CPU Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced CPU Configuration Enabled for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Physical Count: Hyper-threading Technology) logical Count: and Disabled for other OS CPU Brand Name: Genuine Intel(R)CPU (OS not optimized for Cache L1: 2x56 k...

  • Page 28: Advanced

    Advanced Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main F-Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Save & Exi Advanced ▶ Trusted Computing SATA Devices Configuration ▶ North Bridge ▶ Onboard Device Configuration ▶ SATA Configuration ▶ Super IO Configuration →...

  • Page 29: North Bridge

    ► TPM SUPPORT This item is used to decide whether to support TPM (Trusted Platform Module) device function. Default option is [Disabled]. If you want to support TPM, first you need to install a TPM device on the motherboard and set this item to [Enabled], then save changing and reset your compu- ter, otherwise the operation system can not show the relative information.

  • Page 30: Onboard Device Configuration

    Onboard Device Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Onboard Device Configuration Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN PXE OpROM [Disabled] Onboard USB Controller [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] USB3.0 Controller [Enabled] Azalia HD Audio Controller [Enabled] →...

  • Page 31: Sata Configuration

    SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Configuration SATA Ports Device Names if Present and Enabled. Onboard SATA Controller [Enabled] Onboard SATA Mode [Native IDE] ▶ SATA Port1: Not Present ▶ SATA Port2: Not Present →...

  • Page 32: Super Io Configuration

    Super IO Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Super IO Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port O (COMA) Super IO Chip NCT5573D ▶ Serial Port O Configuration ▶ CIR Controller Configuration → ←: Select Screen ↑...

  • Page 33: Serial Port

    ► Serial Port This item is used to enable or disable the serial port (COM). ► Device Settings This item shows the resource assigned to the serial port. ► Change Settings This item is used to select an optimal settings for the serial port. ►...

  • Page 34: Boot

    boot Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit Boot Boot Configuration Select the keyboard NumLock state Bootup Numlock State [On] Quiet Boot [Enabled] Boot Option Priorities → ←: Select Screen ↑...

  • Page 35: Power

    Power Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main F-Center Advanced Boot Power Power Health Security Save & Exit Enable/Disable PS2 Keyboard ACPI Sleep State [S1] resume system Resume By PS2 Keyboard [Enabled] Resume By PS2 Mouse [Enabled] Resume By USB Device [Enabled]...

  • Page 36: Health

    ► Energy-using Products This item is used to enable/disable the EuP(Energy-using Products) feature. When enable, the suspend power of the chipset will be cut off in S5 suspend mode in order to reduce the power consumption of motherboard. Enabled: S1/S3/S4 is normal, S5 wake up only by pressing the power button. Disabled: Normal ACPI function.
  • Page 37 CPU is higher than the set value, the motherboard will send out warning information. ► CPU Shutdown Temperature This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit. When the temperature exceeds the set value, the system will shut down automatically. This function works only when your operating system is supporting ACPI.

  • Page 38: Security

    Security Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main F-Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit Set Administrator Password. Administrator Password Not Installed If only the Administrator’s User Password Not Installed password is set,Then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Administrator Password...

  • Page 39: Save & Exit

    Save & exit Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit Save & Exit Reset system setup after saving Save & Exit the changes. Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Restore Defaults Boot Override...

  • Page 40: Boot Override

    ► Discard Changes and Reset If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen. Select [Yes] to exit setup utility and reset computer without saving your modifications, select [No] or <ESC> to return to the main menu. Reset Without Saving Reset without saving? ►...
  • Page 41 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: ■ Install driver and utility ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■...

  • Page 42: Install Driver And Utility

    Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click Drop to System Tray Exit the program View the Utility Visit Foxconn's Show Utilities Show Drivers Browse CD Help files Website Choose the items you want to Install...
  • Page 43 2. Utility Use these options to install additional software programs. And click “Utility Help” button to view the utility (FOX ONE, FOX LiveUpdate, FOX LOGO, FOX DMI) help manual. Click here The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 7 based system. The appearance may change with different Operating Systems.

  • Page 44: 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 45: 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 46 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 47 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 48 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 49: 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 50 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 51: 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 52: 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 53 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 54: 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 55: 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 56: 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 57 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 58: 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 59 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 60 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 61: 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 62 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 location of download files and auto backup BIOS, determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up.

  • Page 63: 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 64: 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 65: Fox Dmi/Smart Charger

    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 motherboard if there is any problem occurred. Supporting Operating Systems : ■...

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