Foxconn 915M03 Series User manual

Thismanualisthe intellectualpropertyofFoxconn,Inc.Although the
information inthismanualmaybe changed ormodified atanytime,
Foxconn doesnotobligateitselftoinformthe userofthesechanges.
Statement:
All trademarks arethe propertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
User’sManualV1.2inEnglishfor915M03 seriesmotherboard.
P/N:91-181-I15-M3-2E
Symboldescription:
Note:referstoimportantinformation thatcan helpyou tousemotherboard
better.
Attention:indicatesthatitmaydamage hardwareorcausedataloss,
and tellsyou howtoavoidsuchproblems.
Warning:meansthatapotentialrisk ofpropertydamage orphysical
injuryexists.
Moreinformation:
If you wantmoreinformation aboutourproducts,pleasevisitFoxconn’s
website:www.foxconnchannel.com
Version:
Trademark:

ItemChecklist:
Thankforyourpurchasing Foxconn’s915M03 seriesmotherboard.Pleasecheck
the package;iftherearemissing ordamaged items,contactyourdistributoras
soon aspossible.
v915M03 seriesmotherboard(x1)
vFoxconn UtilityCD (x1)
v915M03 Flyer(x1)
v915M03 UserManual(x1)
vRAIDUserManual(x1)(optional)
vICH6RRAIDFloppy(x1)(optional)
vIDERibbon Cable(x1)
vFDD Ribbon Cable(x1)
vI/OShield(x1)
vS-ATASignalCable(x1)
vS-ATAPowerCable(x1)
vSPDIFCable(x1)(optional)
vUSB2.0Cable(x1)(optional)

Declaration ofconformity
HONHAIPRECISIONINDUSTRYCOMPANYLTD
66 ,CHUNGSHAN RD., TU-CHENGINDUSTRIALDISTRICT,
TAIPEIHSIEN,TAIWAN,R.O.C.
declaresthatthe product
Motherboard
915M03 series
isinconformitywith
(reference tothespecification underwhichconformityisdeclaredin
accordance with89/336 EEC-EMCDirective)
þEN55022/A1:2000 Limitsand methodsofmeasurementsofradiodisturbance
characteristics ofinformation technologyequipment
þEN61000-3-2/A14:2000 Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)
Part3:Limits
Section 2:Limitsforharmoniccurrentemissions
(equipmentinputcurrent<= 16Aperphase)
þEN61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)
Part3:Limits
Section 2:Limitsofvoltage fluctuationsand flickerinlow-voltage
supplysystemsforequipmentwithrated current<= 16A
þEN55024/A1:2001 Information technologyequipment-Immunitycharacteristics limits
and methodsofmeasurement
Signature:Place/Date:TAIPEI/2004
Printed Name:JamesLiang Position/Title:AssistantPresident

Declaration ofconformity
TradeName:Foxconn
ModelName:915M03
ResponsibleParty:PCEIndustryInc.
Address:458E.LambertRd.
Fullerton,CA92835
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile:714-738-8838
EquipmentClassification:FCC Class BSubassembly
TypeofProduct: Motherboard
Manufacturer:HONHAIPRECISIONINDUSTRY
COMPANYLTD
Address:66 ,CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG
INDUSTRIALDISTRICT,TAIPEIHSIEN,
TAIWAN,R.O.C.
SupplementaryInformation:
Thisdevice complieswithPart15 oftheFCC Rules.Operationissubjecttothefollow-
ing twoconditions:(1)thisdevice maynotcauseharmfulinterference,and (2)this
device mustacceptany interference received,including interference thatmaycause
undesiredoperation.
TestedtocomplywithFCC standards.
Signature:Date:2004

ProductIntroduction
MainFeatures ............................................................................................2
915M03Layout...........................................................................................5
Installation Instructions
CPU .......................................................................................................... 11
Memory .................................................................................................... 14
Power Supply.......................................................................................... 16
RearPanelConnectors............................................................................. 17
OtherConnectors ..................................................................................... 19
ExpansionSlots........................................................................................ 29
Jumpers ................................................................................................... 31
BIOSDescription
EnterBIOSSetup ...................................................................................... 36
Mainmenu ................................................................................................ 36
StandardCMOSFeatures......................................................................... 38
BIOSFeatures.......................................................................................... 41
AdvancedBIOSFeatures......................................................................... 43
AdvancedChipsetFeatures..................................................................... 47
IntegratedPeripherals............................................................................... 50
PowerManagementSetup........................................................................ 55
PnP/PCIConfigurations............................................................................. 60
PCHealthStatus....................................................................................... 61
LoadFail-SafeDefaults............................................................................ 63
LoadOptimizedDefaults........................................................................... 63
SetSupervisor/UserPassword................................................................ 63
Save&ExitSetup..................................................................................... 64
ExitWithoutSaving................................................................................... 64
TableofContents
Chapter1 1
Chapter2 2
Chapter3
3

DriverCD Introduction
UtilityCDcontent ...................................................................................... 66
Starttoinstall drivers................................................................................ 67
Install ChipsetSoftware............................................................................ 67
InstallIAARAID(optional)......................................................................... 68
Install DirectX9.0b................................................................................... 68
InstallVGADriver(optional)...................................................................... 69
InstallAudioDriver(optional).................................................................... 69
InstallLANDriver(optional)...................................................................... 70
InstallSuperUtility..................................................................................... 70
InstallAdobeReader................................................................................. 71
InstallNortonInternetSecurity2004 ......................................................... 71
DirectionsforBundledSoftware
SuperStep................................................................................................ 73
SuperLogo ............................................................................................... 76
SuperUpdate............................................................................................ 78
SpecialBIOSFunctions
SuperSpeed ............................................................................................. 84
SuperBoot................................................................................................ 85
SuperBIOS-Protect ................................................................................... 86
SuperRecovery........................................................................................ 87
Appendix
Using8-channelAudio(optional).............................................................. 96
TableofContents
4
4
Chapter
6
6
5
5Chapter
Chapter

1.Attachthe CPUand heatsinkusing silicageltoensurefull contact.
2. It issuggested toselecthigh-quality,certified fansinordertoavoid
damage tothe motherboardand CPUdue high temperatures.
3.Neverturnon the machine ifthe CPUfan isnotproperlyinstalled.
4.Ensurethatthe DC powersupplyisturned off beforeinserting or
removing expansion cardsorotherperipherals,especiallywhen
you insertorremoveamemorymodule.Failuretoswitchoff the DC
powersupplymayresultinseriousdamage toyoursystemor
memorymodule.
Warning:
Wecannotguarantee thatyoursystemwill operatenormallywhile
over-clocked.Normaloperation dependson the over-clock capacity
ofyourdevice.
Warning:
Attention:
SinceBIOSprogramsareupgraded fromtimetotime,the BIOS
description inthismanualisjustforreference.Wedo notguarantee
thatthe contentofthismanualwill remainconsistentwiththe actual
BIOSversion atanygiven timeinthe future.
Attention:
The picturesofobjectsused inthismanualarejustforyourreference.
Pleaserefertothe physicalmotherboard.

Thismanualissuitableformotherboardof915M03 series.
Eachmotherboardiscarefullydesigned forthe PCuserwho
wantsdiversefeatures.
-Lwithonboard100MLAN
-Kwithonbaord1GLAN
-6with6channelaudio
-8with8channelaudio
-Ewith1394
-SwithSATA
-R withRAID

Chapter
Thankyou forbuying Foxconn’s915M03 seriesmotherboard.
Thisseriesofmotherboardisone ofournewproducts,and
offerssuperiorperformance,reliabilityand quality,atareason-
ableprice.Thismotherboardadoptsthe advanced Intel®915G/
P/GV+ICH6/ICH6Rchipsets,providing usersacomputerplat-
formwithahigh integration-compatibility-performanceprice
ratio.
Thischapterincludesthe following information:
vMainFeatures
vMotherboardLayout
1
1

Chapter1ProductIntroduction
2
9
1
5
M
0
3
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
MainFeatures
Size
·mATXformfactorof9.6inchx9.6inch
Microprocessor
·SupportsIntel®Prescott-Tprocessorinan LGA775 package
·SupportsFSB at533MHz/800MHz
·SupportsHyper-Threading technology
·SupportsFSB DynamicBusInversion (DBI)
Chipset
·Intel®915G/P/GV(NorthBridge)+ICH6/6R(SouthBridge)
SystemMemory
·Four240-pinDIMM slots
·SupportsDual-ChannelDDR2400/533
·Supportsup to4GBofDDR2memory
·Supports256-Mb,512-Mb,1-Gbtechnologiesforx8and x16 non-ECC,
unbuffered DIMMsonly
·Registered DIMMsnotsupported
USB2.0Ports
·Supportshotplug
·EightUSB 2.0ports(fourrearpanelports,twoonboardUSB headers
providing fourextraports)
·Supportswake-up fromS1and S3mode
·SupportsUSB 2.0Protocolup to480 Mbpstransmission rate
OnboardSerialATA
·150 MBpstransferrate
·SupportsfourS-ATAdevices
·SupportsRAID0,RAID1,RAID0+1,MatrixRAID(supported on ICH6R)
OnboardLAN (-L/-K)(optional)
·Supports10/100/1000 (-Koptional)Mbit/secEthernet
·LANinterfacebuilt-inon board

3
9
1
5
M
0
3
S
e
r
i
e
s
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
Chapter1ProductIntroduction
Onboard1394 (-E)(optional)
·Supporthotplug
·Withrateoftransmission at400 Mbps
·Self-configured addressing
·Can connectwith2independent1394 unitssynchronouslyatmost
OnboardAudio(-6)(optional)
·AC’97 2.3Specification Compliant
·SupportsSPDIFoutput
·OnboardLine-injack,Microphone-injack,Line-outjack
·Supports5.1channelsaudio(setting viasoftware)
OnboardAudio(-8)(optional)
·Supports7.1channelsaudio
·SupportsIntelHigh Definition Audio
·Supportshigh qualitydifferentialCD input
·SupportsSPDIFoutput
OnboardGraphics (onlyfor915G/GV)
·Supportsintegrated VGAdisplayfunctions(IntelExtremeGraphics 3)
PCIExpress x16 Support(onlyfor915G/P)
·Supports4GB/sec(8GB/secconcurrent)bandwidth
·Lowpowerconsumption and powermanagementfeatures
GreenFunction
·SupportsACPI(Advanced Configuration and PowerInterface)
·SupportsS0(normal),S1(poweron suspend),S3(suspend toRAM),S4
(Suspend todisk -dependson OS),and S5(soft -off).
Expansion Slots
·One PCIslot
·TwoPCIExpress x1slots
·One PCIExpress x16 Graphics slot(onlyfor915G/P)

Chapter1ProductIntroduction
4
9
1
5
M
0
3
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
AdvancedFeatures
·PCI2.3specification compliant
·SupportsWindows2000/XP soft-off
·SupportsWake-On-LAN
·SupportsPCHealthfunction (capableofmonitoring systemvoltage,CPU,
systemtemperature,and fan speed)

5
9
1
5
M
0
3
S
e
r
i
e
s
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
Chapter1ProductIntroduction
915M03Layout
2
4
5
9
16
3
10
6
87
12
17
11
1
Note:
The abovemotherboardlayoutisprovided forreferenceonly;
pleaserefertothe physicalmotherboard.
13
14
15

Chapter1ProductIntroduction
6
9
1
5
M
0
3
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
ATX12Vconnector
Thispowerconnectorconnectsthe 4-pin12Vplug fromthe ATX12Vpower
supply.
CPUsocket
LGA775 SocketTisforthe Intel®Prescott-Tprocessor.
NorthBridgecontroller
Intel®915G/P/GVsupportsFSB 800/533 MHz,DDR2533/400 MHz,PCIExpress
x16 (onlyfor915G/P).Intel®915G/GVprovidesan integrated graphics
accelerator.
DDRDIMM solts
Thesefour240-pinDIMM slotssupportup to4GBsystemmemoryusing
unbuffered non-ECC DDR2533/400 DIMMs.
ATXpowerconnector
This24-pinconnectorconnectstoan ATXpowersupply.The powersupply
musthaveatleast1Aon the +5Vstandbylead (+5VSB).
Floppydisk connector
Thisconnectoraccommodatesthe provided ribbon cableforthe floppydisk
drive.One side ofthe connectorisslotted topreventincorrectinsertion ofthe
floppydisk cable.
IDEconnector
The IDEconnectorsupportsUltraDMA100/66,PIOModes3&4IDEdevice.
The connectorisslotted topreventincorrectinsertion ofthe IDEribbon cable.
FlashROM
This4MbflashROMcontainsthe programmableBIOSprogram.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

7
9
1
5
M
0
3
S
e
r
i
e
s
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
Chapter1ProductIntroduction
SerialATAconnectors
Thesefour7-pinconnectorsaccommodatethe thincablesforSerialATA
devices.
SouthBridge
IntelICH6/6RissubsystemthatintegratesvariousI/Ofunctionsincluding
one channelATA100 busmasterIDEcontroller,up toeightUSB 2.0ports,four
serialATA150 ,twoPCIExpress x1,HDAudioCODEC.ICH6RsupportsRAID
0,RAID1,RAID0+1,MatrixRAIDfunctions.
SuperI/O
IT8712Fisthe newestmemberofITE’sgrowing familyofLowPinCount
Interface-based SuperI/OdeviceswithEnvironmentControllerintegration.It
providesthe mostcommonlyused legacy SuperI/Ofunctionalityplusthe
latestEnvironmentControlinitiatives,suchasH/WMonitor,ITE’s
“SmartGuardian”function.It meetsthe Microsoft PC98/99/2001 SystemDesign
Guide requirementsand isACPIcompliant.
PCIslot
The one 32-bitPCI2.3expansion slotsupportsbusmasterPCIcardlike
SCSIorLANcardwith133MB/smaximumthroughput.
1394 controller(-E)(optional)
VT6307 isthe controllerforIEEE1394a on motherboard.The VT6307 isa
completesmall package singlechipPCIsolution at400Mbps,lowpower
seamless plug and playconnectionstothe latestIEEE 1394 enabled devices.
PCIExpress x16 slot(onlyfor915G/P)
PCIExpress x16 will offer4GB/sec(8GB/secconcurrent)bandwidth,the
requestpipe depthwill go from32 to256,and the powerdelivered will be 75
wattsmaxforPCIExpress,compared to25 wattsforAGP8X.
9
10
11
12
13
14

Chapter1ProductIntroduction
8
9
1
5
M
0
3
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
15 PCIExpress x1 slot
The x1slotalsopromisestobenefitoverall systemperformanceaswell,
allowing morethroughputtocardscurrentlyutilizing the PCIinterface.With
morebandwidthattheirdisposal,cardssuchasTVtuners,I/Odevices,and
othersuchcardscan bring moreand betterfeaturestothe PC.
AudioCODEC(optional)
The ALC655 isan AC’97 CODECthatallows6-channelaudioplayback.The
audioCODECprovidessixDACfor5.1surround sound,S/PDIFoutput, CD-
IN,Line-in,Line-outand Microphone-in.(For-6models)
TheALC880 isanextgeneration audioCODECsupporting IntelHigh Definition
Audio.It supportsimmersivehometheaterqualitysound experienceincluding
Dolby7.1audiocapability,and jack re-tasking (onlyforFrontAudio)capability
increasesease-of-usebysimplifying audiocomponentinstallation.It also
supportsimproved systemaudiostabilitywithMicrosoft Unified Audio
Architecture(UAA)support. (For-8models)
LAN controller(optional)
The RTL8110S-32 GigabitEthernetisasingle-chipsolution forLANon
motherboard(LOM)applications,and supports10/100/1000 Mbpsdata
transferrates.(For-Kmodels)
The RTL8100CEthernetisasingle-chipsolution forLANon motherboard
(LOM)applications,and supports10/100 Mbpsdatatransferrates.(For-L
models)
16
17

9
9
1
5
M
0
3
S
e
r
i
e
s
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
Chapter1ProductIntroduction
Thischapterintroducesthe hardwareinstallation process,in-
cluding the installation ofthe CPU,memory,powersupply,
slots,rearpaneland pinheaders,and the mounting of
jumpers.Caution shouldbe exercised during the installation of
thesemodules.Pleaserefertothe motherboardlayoutprior
toanyinstallation and read the contentsinthischaptercarefully.
Thischapterincludesthe following information:
vCPU
vMemory
vPowersupply
vRearPanelConnectors
vOtherConnectors
vExpansion Slots
vJumpers
Chapter2
2

Chapter2Installation Instructions
10
9
1
5
M
0
3
S
e
r
i
e
s
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
Notes:
Takenoteofthe following precautionsbeforeyou install components
orchange settings.
1.Useagrounded wriststrap ortouchasafelygrounded object,
suchasan attached powersupply,beforehandling components
toavoiddamaging themdue tostaticelectricity.
2.Unplug the powercordbeforeopening yourchassisortouching
anycomponent.
3.Holdcomponentsbytheiredgestoavoidtouching anyexposed
integrated circuits(ICs).
4.Wheneveryou uninstall acomponent, placeiton agrounded
anti-staticpad orintothe anti-staticbag thatitcamein.

Chapter2Installation Instructions
11
9
1
5
M
0
3
S
e
r
i
e
s
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
CPU
ThismotherboardsupportssinglePentium®4Processorincluding Prescott
desktop CPUsinan LGA775 package.It alsosupportsHyper-Threading Tech-
nologyand FSB DynamicBusInversion (DBI).
Installation ofCPU
Below is the CPU socket illustration. Follow these procedures to install a CPU.
1. Use thumb & forefinger to hold the lifted tab of the cap.
2. Lift the cap up and pick to upload the cap completely from the socket.
Loadlever
gLoaLoadstiffener
Loadplate
Loadcap
Liftedtab

Chapter2Installation Instructions
12
9
1
5
M
0
3
S
e
r
i
e
s
U
s
e
r
M
a
n
u
a
l
3. Use thumb & forefinger to hold the hook of the load lever and pull the lever
sideways to unlock it.
CorrectWrong
4. Lift up the lever. Use thumb to open the load plate. Be careful not to touch
the contacts.
5. Hold the CPU and tilt it to some degree since the contacts are designed to
be hooked, then match the triangle marker to Pin 1 position as shown below.
Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.
Pin 1 indicator Alignment key
Warning:
DO NOT use finger to lift or tick the locking lever, the improper opera-
tion will cause finger hurt and the SKT in a poor operation condition.