Foxconn C51XEM2AA User manual

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Declaration ofconformity
HONHAIPRECISIONINDUSTRYCOMPANYLTD
66,CHUNGSHAN RD.,TU-CHENGINDUSTRIALDISTRICT,
TAIPEI HSIEN,TAIWAN, R.O.C.
declaresthatthe product
Motherboard
C51XEM2AA
isinconformitywith
(referencetothespecification under which conformityisdeclared in
accordance with89/336EEC-EMCDirective)
þEN55022:1998/A2:2003Limitsandmethodsofmeasurementsofradiodisturbance
characteristicsofinformationtechnologyequipment
þEN61000-3-2/:2000 Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)
Part3: Limits
Section 2:Limitsforharmoniccurrent emissions
(equipmentinput current <=16Aperphase)
þEN61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)
Part3: Limits
Section2:Limitsof voltagefluctuationsand flickerin low-voltage
supplysystems forequipmentwithratedcurrent<= 16A
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andmethodsof measurement
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Declaration ofconformity
Trade Name: Foxconn
ModelName: C51XEM2AA
ResponsibleParty: PCE IndustryInc.
Address: 458 E.Lambert Rd.
Fullerton,CA92835
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 714-738-8838
Equipment Classification: FCCClassBSubassembly
Type ofProduct: Motherboard
Manufacturer:HON HAIPRECISION INDUSTRY
COMPANYLTD
Address: 66,CHUNG SHANRD.,TU-CHENG
INDUSTRIALDISTRICT, TAIPEIHSIEN,
TAIWAN,R.O.C.
SupplementaryInformation:
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCC Rules. Operationissubjecttothefollow-
ingtwoconditions:(1) thisdevice maynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2) this
devicemustacceptanyinterference received,includinginterferencethat maycause
undesiredoperation.
TestedtocomplywithFCC standards.
Signature: Date: 2006
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ProductIntroduction
MainFeatures.............................................................................................2
HighlightFeatures.......................................................................................4
Layout........................................................................................................7
RearPanelPorts.........................................................................................8
InstallationInstructions
CPU..........................................................................................................11
Memory....................................................................................................14
PowerSupply...........................................................................................16
OtherConnectors.....................................................................................17
Expansion Slots........................................................................................21
Jumpers...................................................................................................22
BIOSDescription
EnterBIOSSetup......................................................................................24
Mainmenu................................................................................................24
StandardCMOSFeatures.........................................................................27
AdvancedBIOSFeatures.........................................................................29
AdvancedChipsetFeatures.....................................................................31
IntegratedPeripherals...............................................................................38
PowerManagementSetup........................................................................39
PnP/PCIConfigurations.............................................................................41
SystemMonitor.........................................................................................42
LoadDefaults...........................................................................................44
Set Password..........................................................................................44
SetUserName.........................................................................................44
Save&ExitSetup.....................................................................................44
ExitWithoutSaving...................................................................................45
TableofContents
Chapter 1
1
Chapter 2
2
Chapter 3
3
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Driver CD Introduction
UtilityCD content......................................................................................47
Installingdrivers.......................................................................................48
Installing Utilities.......................................................................................48
DirectionsforBundledSoftware
NVIDIAnTune4.0.....................................................................................50
FoxLiveUpdate........................................................................................60
MediaShieldRAIDManager......................................................................67
NetworkAccessManager........................................................................75
Appendix
NVIDIASLITM Technology..........................................................................82
NVIDIARAID............................................................................................85
AudioConfiguration..................................................................................97
OnboardLEDCodeTable.......................................................................101
TableofContents
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1.Attach the CPUand heatsinkusing silicageltoensurefullcontact.
2.Itissuggestedtoselecthigh-quality, certified fansinordertoavoid
damagetothemotherboardandCPU duehigh temperatures.
3.Neverturnon themachineiftheCPU fanisnot properlyinstalled.
4.EnsurethattheDC powersupplyisturnedoff beforeinserting or
removingexpansioncardsorotherperipherals,especiallywhen
youinsert orremoveamemorymodule.Failuretoswitchoff the DC
powersupplymayresultinseriousdamagetoyoursystemor
memorymodule.
Attention:
Wecannotguarantee thatyoursystemwill operatenormallywhile
over-clocked. Normaloperation dependson theover-clock capacity
ofyourdevice.
Attention:
Attention:
SinceBIOSprogramsareupgradedfromtimetotime,theBIOS
description inthismanualisjustforreference.Wedo notguarantee
thatthecontentofthismanualwillremainconsistentwiththeactual
BIOSversion atanygiventimeinthefuture.
Attention:
The pictures of objectsusedinthismanualarejustforyour reference.
Pleaserefertothe physicalmotherboard.
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Thismanualissuitablefor motherboardofC51XEM2AA. Each
motherboardiscarefullydesignedfor the PCuser whowants
diverse features.
-L withonboard10/100MLAN(Default isomitted.)
-K withonboardGigabit LAN
-6 with6-Channelaudio(Default isomitted.)
-8 with8-Channelaudio
-E with1394function
-S withSATAfunction
-2 withDDR2function
-RwithRAIDfunction
Youcanfind PPIDlabelonthemotherboard.It indicatesthe
functions thatthemotherboardhas.
Forexample:
Ontheblack markofthePPIDlabel,itmeansthemother-
boardsupports6-ChannelAudio(-6), 1394port (-E),onboard
10/100MLAN (-L), SATAfunction (-S).
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Chapter
ThankyouforbuyingFoxconn sC51XEM2AAseries
motherboard.Thisseriesofmotherboardisoneofournew
products,offerssuperiorperformance, anduses theadvanced
NVIDIAnForce®590SLI MCP.
Thischapterincludes thefollowing information:
vMainFeatures
vHighlightFeatures
vLayout
vRear I/OPorts
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MainFeatures
Size
·ATXformfactorof 12inchx9.6inch
Microprocessor
·SupportsAMD®SocketAM2AthlonTM 64 X2Dual-Core,AthlonTM 64 FX,AthlonTM
64 and SempronTM processor
·SupportsHyperTransport upto2000MT/s
MCP
·NVIDIAnForce®590SLIMCP
SystemMemory
·Four240-pinDIMMslots
·SupportsDual-ChannelDDR2533/667/800
·Supportsup to8GBDDR2memory
USB2.0Ports
·Supportshotplug
·TenUSB2.0ports(sixrearpanelports, twoonboardUSBheaders
providingfourextraports)
·Supportswake-up fromS1and S3mode
·SupportsUSB 2.0protocolup to480Mbpstransmission rate
OnboardSerialATAII
·300MBpsdatatransferrate
·SixSerial ATAIIconnectors
·NVIDIAMediaShieldTM RAIDwithsupport forRAID0,RAID1,RAID0+1,
RAID5,andJBOD
·Supportshotplug and NCQ (NativeCommand Queuing )
DualOnboardLAN(-K)
·TwoLAN interface built-inonboard
·Supports10/100/1000 Mbit/secEthernet
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Onboard1394(-E)(optional)
·Support hotplug
·Two1394aport withrateoftransmission at400Mbps
·One1394b port withrateoftransmission at800 Mbps
OnboardAudio(-8)
·Supports8-channelaudio
·SupportsS/PDIFoutput
·SupportsJack-Sensing function
DualPCIExpressx16 Support
·Supports4GB/sec (8GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth
·Lowpowerconsumptionand powermanagementfeatures
Green Function
·SupportsACPI(AdvancedConfiguration andPowerInterface)
·SupportsS0(normal), S1(power on suspend), S3(suspendtoRAM),S4
(Suspend todisk-depends onOS),and S5(soft -off)
·SupportsAMD®Cool ‘nQuietTM technology
Expansion Slots
·TwoPCIslots
·OnePCIExpress x1slot
·OnePCIExpress x4slot
·TwoPCIExpress x16 Graphicsslots
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HightlightFeatures
EngineeredforEnthusiasts
NVIDIAnForce®590SLITM mediaandcommunication processors(MCPs)deliver
the toolsand performance enthusiastsdemand.Whencombinedwithselect NVIDIA
GeForce graphicscardsand other systemcomponents,you getautomaticaccess
tofasterbusspeeds.Readyforsystemoverclocking andgreaterdatathroughput.
NVIDIALinkBoostTM Technology
NVIDIAnForce590 MCP automaticallyincreases bandwidthwhenselectedNVIDIA
GeForce®graphicscardsaredetected.
NVIDIA®SLITM -Readycomponents
Look forothercomponentsincludingmemorymodulesthatareoptimizedforuse
withNVIDIAnForce590SLIMCP motherboardsformaximumperformance.These
componentsautomaticallyrun atfasterbusspeedsand arereadyforoverclocking.
Designed forNVIDIA®SLITM Technology
NVIDIASLITechnologyisarevolutionaryplatforminnovationthat allowsusersto
intelligentlyscalegraphicsperformancebycombiningmultipleNVIDIAgraphics
solutionsinasinglesystemwithanNVIDIAnForceSLIMCP.
2x16PCI-ESLI Support
Twofull-bandwidth,16-lanePCIExpress linksensuremaximumgraphicsperfor-
mancefor next-generationGPUsand games. OfferstwicethePCIExpress band-
widthof X8SLIsolutions.
NVIDIAMediaShieldStorage
Suiteof features thatsafeguards your mostimportantdigitalmediaassets;always
reliable,scalable, and accessible.IncludesRAIDand SATAdrivesupport.
MultipleDisk Setup
Through asimplewizard-basedinterface,you caneffortlesslysetup your
drives forbetterdataprotection,fasterdisk access ormaximumstorage
capacity. MediaShieldautomaticallyselectsRAID0,1,0+1 or5
configurationaccordingtoyourneeds.Advanced userscanaccessRAID
optionsdirectly.
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DiskAlert System
Theeventofadiskfailure,MediaShielduserssee animagethat
highlightswhich diskhas failedtomakeiteasiertoidentify,replace,and
recover.
RAIDMorphing
MediaShieldallowsuserstochangetheircurrentRAIDset-up toanother
configurationinaone-stepprocesscalledmorphing.Thiseliminates the
needtoback up dataand followmultiplestepsintheprocess.
BootableMultidisk Array
MediaShieldstoragefullysupportstheuse ofmulti-diskarrayfor loading
theoperating systematpower-up.
SixSATA3Gb/sDrives
Combine upto6SATAdrivesintoonevolumeforbigger,fasterRAID.
Moredrives meanmoreconfigurationoptionssuch as 6RAID0(striped)
drives for maximumthroughput, orDual RAID5arrays.Takeadvantage of
thelatestSATA-2, 3Gb/sharddiskdrives withfull supportfornativeand
taggedcommand queuingand hotplug.Nativecommandqueuing
provides higherdiskperformanceinamulti-threadedenvironmentby
performingout-of-orderdiskaccesses.
Networking withNVIDIAnForce
NVIDIAnetworkingdeliversthehighest networkthroughput atthe lowest CPU
utiliization. Themanageableand stableNVIDIAnetworking solution resultsin
betternetworking managementand alowertotalcostofownership.Only
NVIDIAintegrates thislevelofnetworkingfeaturestoallowyou totakeyour
online experiencetothenextlevel.
NVIDIANative Gigabit Ethernet
Theindustry sfastestGigabitEthernetperformanceeliminates network
bottlenecksand improves overall systemefficiencyand performance.
NVIDIAFirstPacket technology
Bethe ‘Kingof Ping withNVIDIAFirstPackettechnology.Getthecrystal-
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clearphoneconversationsand onlinegaming performanceyou expect.
NVIDIAFirstPackettechnologyassuresyourgamedata,VoIP
conversations,andlargefiletransfersaredeliveredaccording to
preferences setbyyou inanintuitivewizard.
NVIDIADualNet®technology
GetDouble-BarrelGigabitEthernetwithtwointegratednetworking
connectionsonyour NVIDIAnForce 500 seriesMCP.
DualGigabit EthernetwithTeaming
Teaming allowsthetwoconnectiontoworktogethertoprovideupto
twicetheEthernetbandwidthfortransferring large amountsofdata
fromhomefileserverstootherPCs.Italsoprovides network
redundancythrough fail-overcapability.
TCP/IPAcceleration
Deliversthehighestsystemperformancebyoffloading CPU-
intensivepacketfiltering tasksinhardware,providing userswitha
PC networking environmentthatisfaster.
NVIDIAnTune 4.0Utility
Nowwithaccess tomoresettingsfromthisWindows-basedutility.NVIDIA
nTuneperformance managerallowsautomatictuning foroptimal
performance and theabilitytocustomize.Onceconfigured,nTune
automaticallychooses therightsystemsettingsfortheapplication thatis
beingrun basedon yoursavedprofiles and personalrules.
High Definition Audio(HDA)
High definition audiobringsconsumer electronicsqualitysound tothePC
delivering high qualitysoundfrommultiplechannels.UsingHDA,systems
candeliver192 kHz/32-bit qualityforeightchannels,supporting newaudio
formats.
USB2.0
Astandardplug-and-playinterfacethatprovides easy-to-useconnectivityfor
USB devices.
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Layout
14.MCPFanConnector
15.FrontPanelConnector
16.ClearCMOSJumper
17.SerialATAIIConnectors
18.USBConnectors
19.MCP55PXE
20.SerialATAIIConnectors
21.ATA133/100/66IDEConnector
22.24-pinATXPowerConnector
23.DDR2DIMMSlots
24.DebugLED(optional)
25. CPUFANConnector
26.Socket AM2
1.8-pinATX_12VPowerConnector
2.C51XE
3. PCIExpress x16Slots
4. PCIExpressx1Slot
5. PCIExpressx4Slot
6. PCISlots
7.IEEE1394aConnector
8.AUXPEXPWRConnector
9.SpeakerConnector
10.FrontAudioConnector
11.FDDConnector
12.COM1Connector
13. SYS Fan Connector
Note:Theabove motherboardlayoutisprovidedforreferenceonly,pleaserefertothe
physicalmotherboard.
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6
7
8
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RearI/OPorts
Thismotherboardprovides theportsas below:
1.PS/2MousePort
Thisport isusedtoconnectaPS/2mouse.
2.PS/2KeyboardPort
Thisport isusedtoconnectaPS/2keyboard.
3.IEEE1394b Port
Thisport isusedtoconnecta1394b device.
4. USB2.0Ports
ThesixportsareusedtoconnectUSB2.0devices.
5.LANPorts
Theleft LEDisno function (alwaysoff). Theright LED function sees belowtable.
1
2
4
3
7 5
6
Link/Active/SpeedLED
Status Description
Yellow/LightUp/Blink 10Mbps/Link/Activity
Yellowand Green/LightUp/Blink 100Mbps/Link/Activity
Green/Light Up/Blink 1000Mbps/Link/Activity
Off
Link/Active/
SpeedLED
LANPort
Left
Right
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6.Linein, Line out, Microphone,Rear,LEF/CEN Jacks&Optical S/PDIFOut
Port
Optical S/PDIFOutPort
Thisportisusedtoconnect anexternalaudiooutputdevicevia
aopticalS/PDIFcable.
7. IEEE1394aPort
Thisportisusedtoconnecta1394a device.
Port 2-channel4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
Blue LineIn LineIn Line In LineIn
Green LineOut FrontSpeakerOutFront SpeakerOut Front SpeakerOut
Pink MicIn MicIn MicIn MicIn
Orange --Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black -RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut
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Thischapterintroduces thehardwareinstallationprocess,in-
cluding theinstallation ofthe CPU,memory,powersupply,
slots,andpinheaders,and themounting ofjumpers.Cau-
tion shouldbeexercisedduring theinstallation ofthese
modules.Please refertothemotherboardlayoutprior toany
installationandreadthecontentsinthischaptercarefully.
Thischapterincludes the following information:
vCPU
vMemory
vPowersupply
vOtherConnectors
vExpansionSlots
vJumpers
Chapter2
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Chapter2InstallationInstructions
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CPU
ThismotherboardsupportsAMDSocketAM2AthlonTM 64 X2Dual-Core,AthlonTM
64 FX, AthlonTM 64andSempronTM processorwithHyper-TransportTechnology.
1.Unlockthe socket bypressing thele-
versideways,thenliftit uptoa90o
angle.
2.Alignthecutedgetothegap inthe
base of thesocket. Carefullyinsert the
CPUintothesocketuntilitfitsinplace.
3.WhentheCPUisinplace, press it
firmlyonthesocketwhileyoupush
downthe socketlevertosecurethe
CPU. Theleverclicksonthe sidetab
toindicatethatit islocked.
Installation ofCPU
Followthese stepstoinstall theCPU.
Pushdownthe socket
levertosecure theCPU.
Cutedge
Attention:
The CPUpinsmustbeproperlyalignedwiththeholes inthe
socket,otherwise theCPU maybedamaged.
ForthedetailedCPU vendorlistqualifiedon thismotherboard,please visit
thewebsite: http://www.foxconnchannel.com
90o
Gap in the base
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1.LocatetheCPU retention mecha-
nismbase (surroundstheCPU
socket).
InstallationofCPUFan
Newtechnologyallowsprocessorstorunathigherand higher frequencies.
Toavoidproblemsarisingfromhigh-speedoperation,forexample,overheat-
ing,youneedtoinstall theproperfan.Thefollowing procedureisprovided
forreference only,please refertoyourCPU fanuser guidefortheactual
procedure.
2.If required,applyalightcoatingof
silicageltothetop oftheCPU.
NOTE: The CPUheatsinkmay have
apre-appliedthermalcompound.In
thatcase,thesilicagelisnotrequired.
CPUFan
CPU Heatsink
CPURetention
Mechanism
CPU Retention Bracket
CPU Retention Lock
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5.Pushdowntheretention bracketlock on theretention mechanismtosecure
theheatsink and fantomodulebase.
6.Connectthefan spowercabletothe appropriate3-pinterminalon the
motherboard.
4.Alignthe otherendof thereten-
tionbrackettofastenthe cooling
setonthetopoftheretention
mechanism.
3.Placethecooling setontothere-
tentionmechanism.Attach one end
oftheretention brackettoretention
mechanism.
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