Foxconn 925XE7AA series User manual

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Item Checklist:
Thank for your purchasing FOXCONN 925XE7AA series motherboard. Please check
the package; if there are missing or damaged items, contact your distributor as
soon as possible.
925XE7AA Series Motherboard (x1)
FOXCONN Utility CD (x1)
925XE7AA User Manual (x1)
RAID User Manual (x1)
RAID Floppy (x3) (2 for SATA / 1 for IDE)
IDE Ribbon Cable (x3)
FDD Ribbon Cable (x1)
I/O Shield (x1)
S-ATA Signal Cable (x8)
S-ATA Power Cable (x4)
USB 2.0 Cable (x1)
1394 Cable (x1)
Wi-Fi Card (x1) (optional)
Wi-Fi Antenna (x1) (optional)

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
925XE7AA 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

Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: FOXCONN
Model Name: 925XE7AA
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

Product Introduction
Installation Instructions
Supply ............................................................................................
BIOS Description
StandardCMOSFeatures .......................................................................... 35
BIOSFeatures ...........................................................................................
Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................................
Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................................
IntegratedPeripherals ................................................................................
PowerManagementSetup .........................................................................
PnP/PCIConfigurations...............................................................................
PCHealthStatus ........................................................................................
Load Fail-Safe Defaults .............................................................................
LoadOptimizedDefaults ............................................................................
Set Supervisor/User Password ................................................................. 60
Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................
ExitWithoutSaving ....................................................................................
Table of Contents
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter

Driver CD Introduction
UtilityCDcontent........................................................................................ 63
Start to install drivers ................................................................................. 64
Install Chipset Software............................................................................. 64
InstallIAARAID(optional) .......................................................................... 65
InstallDirectX 9.0b ..................................................................................... 65
InstallAudio Driver (optional) ..................................................................... 66
Install LAN Driver (optional) ....................................................................... 66
InstallIDERAID ........................................................................................... 67
InstallSIL3114RAID ................................................................................... 67
InstallSuperUtility....................................................................................... 68
InstallAdobeReader .................................................................................. 68
Install Norton Internet Security ................................................................... 69
Directions for Bundled Software
SuperStep ................................................................................................. 71
SuperLogo ................................................................................................. 74
SuperUpdate.............................................................................................. 76
Special BIOS Functions
SuperBoot ................................................................................................. 82
SuperBIOS-Protect .................................................................................... 83
SuperRecovery ......................................................................................... 84
SuperSpeed............................................................................................... 93
Appendix
Using 8-channelAudio (optional) ............................................................... 94
Table of Contents
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter

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.

This manual is suitable for motherboard of 925XE7AA series.
Each motherboard is carefully designed for the PC user who
wants diverse features.
-L with onboard 100M LAN
-K with onboard 1G LAN
-6 with 6 channel audio
-8 with 8 channel audio
-E with 1394
-S with SATA
-R with RAID
You can find PPID label on the motherboard. It indicates the
functions that the motherboard has.
For example:
On the blue mark of the PPID label, it means the
motherboard supports 6-Channel Audio(-6), 1394 port(-E),
onboard 100M LAN (-L), SATA function(-S).

Chapter
Thank you for buying FOXCONN 925XE7AA 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® 925XE+
ICH6R chipset, providing users a computer platform 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
ATX form factor of 9.6 inch x 12 inch
Microprocessor
Supports Intel® , Prescott-T processor in an LGA775 package
Supports FSB at 1066MHz/800MHz
Supports Hyper-Threading technology
Supports FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI)
Chipset
Intel®925XE (North Bridge) + ICH6R (South Bridge)
System Memory
Four 240-pin DIMM slots
Supports single channel or dual channel mode
Supports DDR2 type DIMMs
Supports unbuffered DIMMs only
Supports 256-Mb, 512-Mb, and 1-Gb DRAM densities
Supports up to 4 GB of DDR2 memory
Supports Performance Acceleration Technology (PAT)
Registered DIMMs not supported
USB 2.0 Ports
Supports hot plug
Eight USB 2.0 ports (four rear panel ports, two onboard USB connectors
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
150MBps transfer rate
Intel ICH6R South Bridge supports 4 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID
0+1, Matrix RAID
Silicon Image 3114 RAID controller supports 4 x Serial ATA with RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, JBOD

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Onboard IDE
Intel ICH6R South Bridge supports 1 x Ultra DMA 100/66/33
ITE 8212F IDE RAID controller supports 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 with RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD
Onboard LAN (-L/-K) (optional)
One 1G LAN port with PCI Express x1 interface supported by BCM5789
controller
One 100M/1G LAN port with PCI interface supported by BCM4401/BCM5788
controller
Supports 10/100/1000 (-K) Mbit/sec Ethernet
LAN interface built-in on board
Onboard 1394 (-E ) (optional)
Support hot plug
1 x IEEE 1394b port with rate of transmission at 800 Mbps
2 x IEEE 1394a connectors with rate of transmission at 400 Mbps
Self-configured addressing
Onboard Audio (-6)(optional)
AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant
Supports SPDIF output
Onboard Line-in jack, Microphone jack, Line-out jack
Supports 6-channel audio (setting via software)
Onboard Audio (-8)(optional)
Supports 8-channel audio
Supports SPDIF output
Supports Intel High Definition Audio
Supports high quality differential CD input
PCI Express x16 Support
Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth
Low power consumption and power management features

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Green Function
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4
(Suspend to disk - depends on OS), and S5 (soft - off).
Expansion Slots
Three PCI slots
Three PCI Express x1 slots
One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot
Advanced Features
PCI 2.3 specification compliant
Supports Windows 2000/XP soft-off
Supports PC Health function (capable of monitoring system voltage, CPU/
system temperature, and fan speed)

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Motherboard Layout
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22
21
9
2
25
10
18
12 17
1
8
29
Note:
The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only;
please refer to the physical motherboard.
7
4
3
6
5
11 13 14 15 16 19 20
23
24
28
26
1. CD_IN connector
2. AUX_IN connector
(optional)
3. PCI Express x1 slots
4. Front Audio connector
5. PCI slots
6. Speaker connector
7. Front USB connectors
8. Silicon Image 3114
controlled SATA connectors
9. South Bridge: Intel®
ICH6R
10. ATA 133/100/66 IDE
connectors
11. Front Panel connector
12. ICH6R controlled SATA
connectors
13. TPM connector
14. Clear CMOS jumper
15. Chassis Intruder
connector
16. FAN1 connector
17. BIOS TBL jumper
18. ATA 100/66/33 IDE
connector
19. FDD connector
20. 24-pin ATX Power
connector
21. IrDA connector
22. DDR2 DIMM slots
23. CPU fan connector
24. Front 1394 connectors
25. North Bridge:Intel®925XE
26. PCI Express x16 slot
27. CPU socket
28. FAN2 connector
29. 12V CPU power
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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 connectors, 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
antistatic pad or into the antistatic bag that it came in.

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CPU
This motherboard supports single Pentium®4 Processor including Prescott-T
processor in an LGA775 package. It also supports Hyper-Threading Technol-
ogy and FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI).
Installation of CPU
Load lever
Load stiffener
Load plate
Load cap
Lifted tab

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Note :
Excessive temperatures will severely damage the CPU and
system. Therefore, you should install CPU cooling fan and make
sure that the cooling fan works normally at all times in order to
prevent overheating and damaging to the CPU. Please refer to your
CPU fan user guide to install it properly.

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Memory
This motherboard includes four 240-pin slots with 1.8 V for DDR2. These sup-
port 256 Mb, 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices. You
must install at least one memory bank to ensure normal operation.
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4

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Installation of DDR2 Memory
1. There is only one gap in the middle of the DIMM slot, and the memory
module can be fixed in one direction only. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the
module clips outward.
2. Align the memory module to the DIMM slot, and insert the module vertically
into the DIMM slot.
3. The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically.
Warning :
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing
expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the
memory devices, otherwise your motherboard or the system
memory might be seriously damaged.
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