Foxconn 915M07 series User manual

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Item Checklist:
Thank for your purchasing Foxconn’s 915M07 series motherboard. Please check
the package; if there are missing or damaged items, contact your distributor as
soon as possible.
915M07 series motherboard (x1)
Foxconn Utility CD (x1)
915M07 User Manual (x1)
RAID User Manual (x1) (optional)
ICH6R RAID Floppy (x1) (optional)
IDE Ribbon Cable (x1)
FDD Ribbon Cable (x1)
I/O Shield (x1)
S-ATASignal Cable (x1)
S-ATAPower Cable (x1)
SPDIF Cable (x1) (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable (x1) (optional)
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Declaration of conformity
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRYCOMPANY LTD
66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,
TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.
declares that the product
Motherboard
915M07 series
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
 EN 55022/A1: 2000 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
 EN 61000-3-2/A14:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions
(equipment input current <= 16A per phase)
 EN 61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low-voltage
supply systems for equipment with rated current <= 16A
 EN 55024/A1:2001 Information technology equipment-Immunity characteristics limits
and methods of measurement
Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2004
Printed Name : James Liang Position/ Title : Assistant President
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Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: Foxconn
Model Name: 915M07
Responsible Party: PCEIndustryInc.
Address: 458E.LambertRd.
Fullerton,CA92835
Telephone: [phone]
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
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN,
TAIWAN, R.O.C.
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow-
ing two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature : Date : 2004
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Product Introduction
Installation Instructions
Supply ............................................................................................
BIOS Description
StandardCMOSFeatures .......................................................................... 37
BIOSFeatures ...........................................................................................
AdvancedBIOS Features ..........................................................................
AdvancedChipset Features ......................................................................
IntegratedPeripherals ................................................................................
PowerManagementSetup .........................................................................
PnP/PCIConfigurations...............................................................................
PCHealthStatus ........................................................................................
Frequency/VoltageControl.........................................................................
LoadFail-SafeDefaults .............................................................................
LoadOptimizedDefaults ............................................................................
Set Supervisor/User Password ................................................................. 63
Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................
ExitWithout Saving ....................................................................................
Table of Contents
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
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Driver CD Introduction
UtilityCDcontent........................................................................................ 66
Start to Install Drivers................................................................................. 67
Install Chipset Software............................................................................. 67
Install IAA RAID (optional) .......................................................................... 67
InstallDirectX9.0b ..................................................................................... 68
InstallVGA Driver(optional)....................................................................... 68
InstallAudioDriver (optional) ..................................................................... 69
InstallLAN Driver(optional) ....................................................................... 69
InstallSuperUtility....................................................................................... 70
Install AdobeReader ................................................................................. 70
InstallNorton Internet Security 2004 .......................................................... 71
Directions for Bundled Software
SuperStep ................................................................................................. 73
SuperLogo ................................................................................................. 76
SuperUpdate.............................................................................................. 78
Special BIOS Functions
SuperBoot ................................................................................................. 84
SuperBIOS-Protect .................................................................................... 85
SuperRecovery ......................................................................................... 86
SuperSpeed............................................................................................... 95
Appendix
Table of Contents
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Using8-channelAudio(optional) ...................................................................... 96
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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 high temperatures.
3. Never turn on the machine if the CPU fan is not properly installed.
4. Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before inserting or
removing expansion cards or other peripherals, especially when
you insert or remove a memory module. Failure to switch off the DC
power supply may result in serious damage to your system or
memory module.
Warning:
We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while
over-clocked. Normal operation depends on the over-clock capacity
of your device.
Warning:
Attention:
Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time, the BIOS
description in this manual is just for reference. We do not guarantee
that the content of this manual will remain consistent with the actual
BIOS version at any given time in the future.
Attention:
The pictures of objects used in this manual are just for your reference.
Please refer to the physical motherboard.
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This manual is suitable for motherboard of 915M07 series.
Each motherboard is carefully designed for the PC user who
wants diverse features.
-L with onboard 100M LAN
-K with onbaord 1G LAN
-6 with 6 channel audio
-8 with 8 channel audio
-E with 1394
-S withSATA
-R with RAID
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Chapter
Thank you for buying Foxconn’s 915M07 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 Intel® 915G/
P/GV+ ICH6/ICH6R chipset, providing users a computer plat-
form with a high integration-compatibility-performance price
ratio.
This chapter includes the following information:
Main Features
Motherboard Layout
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Main Features
Size
mATX form factor of 9.6 inch x 9.6 inch
Microprocessor
Supports Intel® Prescott-T processor in an LGA775 package
Supports FSB at 533 MHz/800 MHz
Supports Hyper-Threading technology
Supports FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI)
Chipset
Intel®915G/P/GV (North Bridge) + ICH6/6R (South Bridge)
System Memory
Four 184-pin DIMM slots
Supports up to 4 GB DDR memory
Supports Dual-Channel DDR 333/400
Registered DIMMs not supported
Supports 256-Mb, 512-Mb, 1-Gb technologies for x8 and x16 non-ECC DDR
devices
USB 2.0 Ports
Supports hot plug
Eight USB 2.0 ports (four rear panel ports, two onboard USB headers
providing four extra ports)
Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode
Supports USB 2.0 Protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate
Onboard Serial ATA
150 MBps transfer rate
Supports four S-ATA devices
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, Matrix RAID (supported on ICH6R)

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Onboard 1394 (-E ) (optional)
Support hot plug
With rate of transmission at 400 Mbps
Self-configured addressing
Can connect with 2 independent 1394 units synchronously at most
Onboard LAN (-L/-K) (optional)
Supports 10/100/1000 (-K optional) Mbit/sec Ethernet
LAN interface built-in on board
Onboard Audio (-6)(optional)
AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant
Supports SPDIF output
Onboard Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Line-out jack
Supports 5.1 channels audio (setting via software)
Onboard Audio (-8)(optional)
Supports 7.1 channels audio
Supports SPDIF output
Supports Intel High Definition Audio
Supports high quality differential CD input
Onboard Graphics (only for 915G/GV)
Supports intefrated VGA display functions (Intel Extreme Graphics)
PCI Express x16 Support (only for 915G/P)
Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth
Low power consumption and power management features
Green Function
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4
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Expansion Slots
Two PCI slots
One PCI Express x1 slot
One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot (only for 915G/P)
Advanced Features
PCI 2.3 specification compliant
Supports Windows 2000/XP soft-off
Supports Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on modem functions
Supports PC Health function (capable of monitoring system voltage, CPU,
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915M07Layout
Note:
The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only;
please refer to the physical motherboard.
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87
2
4
5
9
16
3
10
17
1
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ATX 12V connector
This power connector connects the 4-pin 12 V plug from the ATX 12 V power
supply.
CPU socket
LGA 775 Socket T is for the Intel®Prescott-T processor.
North Bridge controller
Intel®915G/P/GV supports FSB 800/533 MHz, DDR 333/400 MHz, PCI
Express x16 (only for I915G/P). Intel®915G/GV provides an integrated gra-
phics accelerator.
DDR DIMM slots
These four 184-pin DIMM slots support up to 4 GB system memory
using unbuffered non-ECC DDR 333/400 DIMMs.
ATX power connector
This 24-pin connector connects to an ATX power supply. The power supply
must have at least 1 A on the +5 V standby lead (+5 VSB).
Floppy disk connector
This connector accommodates the provided ribbon cable for the floppy disk
drive. One side of the connector is slotted to prevent incorrect insertion of
the floppy disk cable.
IDE connector
The IDE connector supports Ultra DMA 100/66, PIO Modes 3 & 4 IDE device.
The connector is slotted to prevent incorrect insertion of the IDE ribbon cable.
Flash ROM
This 4 Mb flash ROM contains the programmable BIOS program.
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Serial ATA connectors
These four 7-pin connectors accommodate the thin cables for Serial ATA
devices.
South Bridge
Intel ICH6/6R are subsystem that integrate various I/O functions including
one channelATA100 bus master IDE controller, up to eight USB 2.0 ports, four
serial ATA 150 , one PCI Express x1, HD audio codec. ICH6R supports RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and Matrix RAID functions.
Super I/O
IT8712F is the newest member of ITE’s growing family of Low Pin Count
Interface-based Super I/O devices with Environment Controller integration. It
provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality plus the
latest Environment Control initiatives, such as H/W Monitor, ITE’s
“SmartGuardian” function. It meets the Microsoft PC98/99/2001 System Design
Guide requirements and is ACPI compliant.
PCI slots
These two 32-bit PCI 2.3 expansion slots support bus master PCI card like
SCSI or LAN card with 133 MB/s maximum throughput.
1394 controller (-E)(optional)
VT6307 is the controller for IEEE1394a on motherboard. The VT6307 is a
complete small package single chip PCI solution at 400 Mbps, low power
seamless plug and play connections to the latest IEEE 1394 enabled devices.
PCI Express x16 slot (only for I915G/P)
PCI Express x16 will offer 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth, the
request pipe depth will go from 32 to 256, and the power delivered will be 75
watts max for PCI Express, compared to 25 watts for AGP 8X.
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PCI Express x1 slot
The x1 slot also promises to benefit overall system performance as well,
allowing more throughput to cards currently utilizing the PCI interface. With
more bandwidth at their disposal, cards such as TV tuners, I/O devices, and
other such cards can bring more and better features to the PC.
Audio CODEC (optional)
The ALC655 is an AC’97 CODEC that allows 6-channel audio playback.
The audio CODEC provides six DAC for 5.1 surround sound, S/PDIF output,
CD-IN, Line-in, Line-out and Microphone-in. (For -6 models)
Immersive home theater quality sound experience including Dolby* 7.1
audio capability
The ALC880 is a next generation audio CODEC supporting Intel High
DefinitionAudio. It supports immersive home theater quality sound experience
including Dolby 7.1 audio capability, and jack re-tasking (only for Front Audio)
capability increases ease-of-use by simplifying audio component installation.
It also supports improved system audio stability with Microsoft Unified Audio
Architecture (UAA) support. (For -8 models)
LAN controller (optional)
The RTL8110S-32 Gigabit Ethernet is a single-chip solution for LAN on
motherboard (LOM) applications, and supports 10/100/1000 Mbps data
transfer rates. (For -K models)
The RTL8100C Ethernet is a single-chip solution for LAN on motherboard
(LOM) applications, and supports 10/100 Mbps data transfer rates. ( For
-L models)
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This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, in-
cluding the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply,
slots, rear panel and 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.
This chapter includes the following information:
CPU
Memory
Power supply
Rear Panel Connectors
Other Connectors
Expansion Slots
Jumpers
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Notes:
Take note of the following precautions before you install components
or change settings.
1. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object,
such as an attached power supply, before handling components
to avoid damaging them due to static electricity.
2. Unplug the power cord before opening your chassis or touching
any component.
3. Hold components by their edges to avoid touching any exposed
integrated circuits (ICs).
4. Whenever you uninstall a component, place it on a grounded
anti-static pad or into the anti-static bag that it came in.

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CPU
This motherboard supports single Pentium®4 Processor including Prescott
desktop CPUs in an LGA 775 package. It also supports Hyper-Threading
Technology and FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI).
Installation of CPU
Load lever
gLoaLoad stiffener
Load plate
Load cap
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Lift up the lever. Use thumb to open the load plate. Be careful not to touch the
contacts.