Foxconn P31A-G User Manual
Foxconn P31A-G User Manual

Foxconn P31A-G 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 P31A/P31A-S/P31A-U/P31A-G 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: P31A/P31A-S/P31A-U/P31A-G 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 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter Main Features Specifications.................... 2 Jumpers ....................18 Chapter BIOS Description Enter BIOS Setup ................. 21 Main menu .................... 21 1. System Information ..............22 2. Fox Central Control Unit .............. 24 3. Advanced BIOS Features ............. 25 4.
  • Page 5 The pictures of objects used in this manual are just for your reference. Please refer to the physical motherboard. Attention: Please visit the Foxconn global English website (http://www.foxconn channel.com) to download the latest BIOS file and drivers for this motherboard.
  • Page 7 Chapter Thank you for buying Foxconn’s P31A Series motherboard. This series of motherboard is one of our new products, and offers su- perior performance, reliability and quality, at a reasonable price. This motherboard adopts the advanced Intel ® P31/G31 + ICH7 chipset, providing a computer platform with high integration, pow- erful compatibility and high performance-price ratio for users.
  • Page 8: Specifications

    Pentium D, Pentium 4 processors ® ® · Supports Hyper-Threading Technology ·Northbridge: Intel ® P31 / G31(P31A-G) Chipset ·Southbridge: Intel ICH7 ® F r o n t S i d e · 1333 /1066 /800 MHz Memory ·2 x 240-pin DIMM slots ·Supports Dual-Channel DDR2 1066(OC)/800/667...
  • Page 9 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 10 Quad,Core 2 Extreme,Core 2 Duo,Pentium 中央处理器 ® ® 4 Extreme Edition,Pentium D,Pentium 4,处理器 · 支持 Hyper-Threading 技术 ·北桥:Intel ® P31/G31(P31A-G) 芯片组 ·南桥:Intel ® ICH7 ·1333/1066/800 MHz 系统总线 · 2 个 240针脚内存插槽 内存 · 支持双通道DDR2 1066(OC)/800/667 · 内存总容量最大可达 4GB ·1 个 PCI Express x16 插槽...
  • Page 11 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 ·1 个 CD_IN 接头 ·1 个 Speaker 接头 ·1 个 前置音频接头 ·1 个 S/PDIF_OUT 接头 ·1 个...
  • Page 12 · LGA775-Sockel für Intel®_ CoreTM 2 Quad-, CoreTM 2 Extreme-, CoreTM 2 Duo-, Pentium®_4 Extreme Edition-, Pentium®_D-, Pentium®_4-Prozessoren · Unterstützt Hyper-Threading-Technologie ·Northbridge: Intel ® P31 / G31(P31A-G) Chipsatz ·Southbridge: ICH7 Front Side Bus ·1333/1066/800 MHz Speicher ·2 x 240-polige DIMM-Steckplätze ·...
  • Page 13 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 14 · Conector LGA775 para procesadores Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad, CoreTM 2 Duo, CoreTM 2 Extreme, Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium® 4, Pentium® D · Compatible con Hyper-Threading ·Northbridge: Intel ® P31 / G31(P31A-G) Conjunto de chips ·Southbridge: ICH7 Bus frontal ·1333/1066 /800 MHz Memoria ·2 x ranuras DIMM de 240-pin...
  • Page 15 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 16 · Socket LGA775 para processadores Intel®_ CoreTM 2 Quad, CoreTM 2 Duo, CoreTM 2 Extreme, Pentium®_4 Extreme Edition, Pentium®_D, Pentium®_4 · Suporta a tecnologia Hyper-Threading ·Northbridge: Intel P31 / G31(P31A-G) ® Chipset ·Southbridge: ICH7 F S B ( F r o n t ·1333 /1066 /800 MHz...
  • Page 17 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 18 · Socket LGA775 per processori Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad, CoreTM 2 Extreme, CoreTM 2 Duo, Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium® D, Pentium® 4 · Supporto tecnologia Hyper-Threading ·Northbridge: Intel P31 / G31(P31A-G) ® Chipset ·Southbridge: ICH7 F S B ( F r o n t ·...
  • Page 19 Capitolo 1 Caratteristiche principali ·2 x Collettori USB 2.0 (supportano 4 porte USB 2.0) ·4 x Connettori SATA Connettori I/O 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 20 Quad, CoreTM 2 Extreme, CoreTM 2 Duo, Pentium®_4 Extreme Edition, Pentium®_D, Pentium®_4 · Поддержка технологии Hyper-Threading Набор микросхем ·Северный мост: Intel ® P31 / G31(P31A-G) ·Южный мост: ICH7 Частота ·1333, 1066, 800 МГц системной шины ·2 240-контактных гнезда DIMM Память...
  • Page 21 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 22 CoreTM 2 Duo ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ Pentium®_4 Extreme Edition Pentium®_D Pentium®_4 ) ‫ﺩﻋﻡ ﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺭﺒﻁ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺌﻕ‬ Hyper-Threading Ÿ ‫ﺍﻟﺭﻗﺎﺌﻕ‬ ) ‫ﺍﻟﺠﺴﺭ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺎﻟﻲ‬ Intel® P31/G31( P31A-G) Nor thbr idge Ÿ ) ‫ﺍﻟﺠﺴﺭ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﻭﺒﻲ‬ ICH7 Southbridge Ÿ ‫ﻨﺎﻗل ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻨﺏ ﺍﻷﻤﺎﻤﻲ‬ ‫ﻤﻴﺠﺎ ﻫﺭﺘﺯ‬ 1066 1333 Ÿ...
  • Page 23 ‫ﺍﻟﺨﺼﺎﺌﺹ ﺍﻟﺭﺌﻴﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻔﺼل‬ ‫ﻤﻨﺎﻓﺫ‬ ‫ﺘﺩﻋﻡ‬ ‫ﺘﻭﺼﻴل‬ ‫ﺃﻁﺭﺍﻑ‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ ‫ﻤﻨﺎﻓﺫ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل ﺍﻟﺩﺨل / ﺍﻟﺨﺭﺝ‬ Ÿ USB 2.0 USB 2.0 ‫ﻤﻨﺎﻓﺫ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺨﻠﻴﺔ‬ SATA Ÿ ‫ﻤﻨﻔﺫ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل ﻤﺤﺭﻙ ﺍﻷﻗﺭﺍﺹ ﺍﻟﻤﺭﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ Ÿ ‫ﻤﻨﻔﺫ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ Ÿ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻴﻜل‬ ‫ﻁﺭﻑ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل‬ ‫ﻋﺩﺩ‬ (INTR Intruder Ÿ...
  • Page 24: 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 25 Chapter 1 Main Features GMCH_FSBSEL Jumper: GMCH_FSBSEL 1/2 This series of motherboard have jumpers on-board, which may be used to overclock by adjusting the jumper Default setting. You can also overclock by configuring BIOS or combining the jumper and BIOS settings. In default status, GMCH_FSBSEL 1/2 the 2 jumpers are set to pins 1-2, and the frequency is the actual frequency of CPU and memory.
  • Page 26: 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 27: 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 28: System Information

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 6. PnP/PCI Configuration The system’s PnP/PCI settings and parameters can be modified by this menu. 7. PC Health Status This menu will display the current status of your PC. 8. Load Optimized Defaults You can load the optimal performance settings by this menu; however, the stable default values may be affected.
  • Page 29 Chapter 2 BIOS Description 1.2 IDE Channel 0 Master/slave, SATA Channel 0/1/2/3 Master Select this option and press <Enter>, The BIOS will automatically detect the equipment that connected by cable. Press <PgUp>/<+> or <PgDn>/ <-> to select the type of hard drive. [None] means no HDD is installed or set, and [Auto] means the system can auto-detect the hard disk when booting up.
  • Page 30: Fox Central Control Unit

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 1.8 MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address. 1.9 CPU Name This item shows the model name. 2.Fox Central Control Unit Central Control Unit Menu 2.1 DRAM Timing Selectable This item determines DRAM clock/ timing using SPD(Serial Presence Detect) or manual configuration.
  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 2.9 Auto Detect PCI Clk This option is used to auto detect PCI slots. When enabled, the system will move(turn off) the empty PCI slot clock to reduce EMI(Electromagnetic Interference). 2.10 CPU Frequency control You can select the default CPU frequency or “manual” to enable the “CPU Clock”...
  • Page 32: Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 3.1 CPU Feature You can press <Enter> to set the items of CPU feature. 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 <+>/<->...
  • Page 33: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description <Enter> to set the avaliable values of items. 4.2 Onboard Device This sub-menu is used for the configuration of onboard devices. 4.3 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 for systems using an ATX power supply. W hen select “Instant-off”, once press power buttton, the power turns off immediately; W hen select “Delay 4 sec”, the power will be off after the power button is pressed more than 4 seconds. 5.5 PWRON After PWR-Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss.
  • Page 35: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 6.PnP/PCI Configuration PnP/PCI Configuration menu 6.1 Init Display First This item is used to set which display device will be used first when your PC starts up. 6.2 Reset Configuration Data This item 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.
  • Page 36: Load Optimized Defaults

    Chapter 2 BIOS Description 7.2 Shutdown Temperature This item is used to set the high limit system temperature. W hen the temperature exceeds the setting value, the motherboard will automatically cut off power to the computer. 7.3 Vcore/VTT(V)/+3.3V/+5V/+12V/5VSB(V)/Voltage Battery/Current CPU Tem- perature/Current System Temp./Current SYSTEM FAN Speed/Current CPU FAN Speed These items show the information of voltage, temperature and FAN speed...
  • 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 bundled 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. With FOX ONE, you can modify system performance settings such as bus speed, CPU voltage, fan speed, and other system performance options that are supported by the BIOS and you also can monitor hardware temperature, voltage, frequency and fan speed.
  • Page 40 CPU’s loading. F.I.S calibration function is optional. Homepage Click this button to visit FOXCONN motherboard website. 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.
  • Page 41 Chapter 3 Directions for Bundled Software 3. Freq. Page - Frequency Control In this page ,you can set memory and PCI Express frequency manually. Go to Freq. page Close this page Select the option you want to set Adjust manually Reset the changes Apply the changes 4.
  • Page 42: Fox Liveupdate

    Chapter 3 Directions for Bundled Software Go to Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust manually Reset the changes Apply the changes 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page allows you to enable Smart Fan function and set fan speed manually. Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function...
  • Page 43 Chapter 3 Directions for Bundled Software Using FOX LiveUpdate: 1. Local Update “BIOS Info” tells you the system BIOS information; “Backup BIOS” could backup your system BIOS ,please click this button ,then key in a BIOS name and save it ; “Update BIOS” helps to update your system BIOS from local BIOS files ,please follow the wizard to finish the operation.
  • Page 44: Fox Logo

    Chapter 3 Directions for Bundled Software click the “System” button,you can set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the utility;“Advance”helps you to flash BIOS,Boot Block and clear CMOS ,we recommend that you keep the default setting unchanged to avoid damagement. Set auto search options Click here...
  • Page 45: Fox Dmi

    Chapter 3 Directions for Bundled Software Main Page Main screen Exit Backup Minimize Change W ebsite About D e l e t e Warning: When you change Logo or delete current Logo, the system will flash BIOS file automatically.During this time , please DO NOT shut down the application and the system ,or the motherboard will be damaged seriously.

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