Foxconn A76GMV manual

User ’ s Manual A76GMV Motherboard[...]

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Declaration of conformity HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMP ANY L TD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT , T AIPEI HSIEN, T AIW AN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard A76GMV is in conformity with (reference to the specication under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) ■ EN 55022:1998/A[...]

Declaration of conformity T rade Name: FOXCONN Model Name: A76GMV Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc. Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 T elephone: 714-738-8868 Facsimile: 714-738-8838 Equipment Classication: FCC Class B Subassembly T ype of Product: Motherboard Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMP ANY L TD Address: 66 , [...]

Installation Precautions Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer : ■ It is suggested to select high-quality , certied fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed. ■ We cannot guarantee that your system can[...]

T able of Contents Chapter 1 Product Introduction Product Specications .............................................................................. 2 Layout....................................................................................................... 4 Back Panel Connectors .............................................................[...]

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Thank you for buying Foxconn A76GMV motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power , providing only what you need for break-through performance. With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, A76GMV enables you to unleash more power from your compute[...]

1 2 ( Continued on the next page ) 1-1 Product Specications CPU Support AM3 socket processors, Max processor power up to 95W For the latest CPU information, please visit ： http://www .foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx HyperT ransport Up to 4800MT/s (HT3.0) for AM3 CPU Chipset North Bridge: AMD 760G South Bridge: SB700 / SB710 Memory 2 x 2[...]

1 3 Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin A TX main power connector 1 x 4-pin A TX 12V power connector 4 x SA T A connectors 3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supporting 6 x USB devices) 1 x CPU fan header (4-pin) 1 x System fan header (4-pin) 1 x Front panel connector 1 x CD_IN connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x Speaker connector 1 x SPDIF-OUT connector 1 x T[...]

1 4 1-2 Layout 1. 4-pin A TX 12V Power Connector 2. CPU_F AN Header 3. North Bridge: AMD 760G 4. PCI Express x1 Slot 5. PCI Express x16 Slot 6. PCI Slots 7. Front Audio Connector 8.CD_IN Connector 9. SPDIF_OUT Connector 10. Front USB Connectors 1 1. South Bridge: SB710 / SB710 12. Clear CMOS Jumper 13. Speaker Connector 14. Front Panel Connector 15[...]

1 5 1-3 Back Panel Connectors 1. PS/2 Mouse Port Use the PS/2 port ( green ) to connect a PS/2 mouse. 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port Use the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. 3. Serial Port This is output of RS232 COM1 port. 4. VGA Port T o connect with external display devices, such as monitor or LCD display . 5. USB Ports The USB port suppor[...]

1 6 7. RJ-45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate. Active LED Link LED LAN T ype Left: Active Right: Link Status Description Status Description 1000M Off No Link Off No Link Green Blinking Data Activity Off 10 Mb/s Connection Green 100 Mb/s Connection Orange 1000 Mb/s Connection[...]

This chapter introduces the hardware and software installation proc- ess, including the installation of the CPU, memory , power supply , slots, 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 [...]

2 8 Pin-1 corner of the CPU socket Pin-1 triangle marking of CPU 1. Release the CPU socket lever . 2. A lign Pin-1 of the CPU with the CPU so cke t, an d ge nt ly put th e CP U onto the socket. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. ■ Always turn off the computer and[...]

2 9 3. W h e n C P U is p r o pe r ly s e at e d , push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position. Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.) 1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU. 2. Buckle the heatsink rmly at[...]

2 10 2-2 Install the Memory Dual Channel Memory Conguration This motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel T echnology . When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system. T wo DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels : Channel 0 : DIMM1 Channel 1 : DIMM2 The combinations [...]

2 1 1 Installing a Memory If you take a look at fron t side of mem ory mod ule, it has asymm etric pin cou nts on both sides sep arate d by a notch in the middle, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules into the sockets. Step 1: Sprea d th e c lips at bot h en ds o f th e me mory s oc k [...]

2 12 2-3 Install an Expansion Card Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 2. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot. 3. Make sure the met[...]

2 13 2-4 Install other Internal Connectors Power Connectors This motherboard uses an A TX power supply . In order not to damage any device, make sure all the devices have been installed properly before applying the power supply . 24-pin A TX power connector : PWR1 PWR1 is the A TX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pi[...]

2 14 Front Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators. Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD-LED) Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED. It indicates the active status of the hard disks. This 2-pin connector is directional with +/- sign. Reset Switch (RESET -SW) Attac[...]

2 15 Audio Connector : F_AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. Audio Connector : CD_IN CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector , it can be con nect ed to a CD/D VD-R OM dri ve thr ough a CD/DV D audio cable. USB Connectors : F_USB 1/2/3 In addition to the USB ports on the rear panel, this [...]

2 16 Fan Connectors : CPU_F AN, SYS_FAN There are two main fan headers on this motherboard. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in “PC Health Status” section of the BIOS Setup. These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 sleeping states. S/PDIF OUT Connector : SPDIF_OUT The connector is used for S/[...]

2 17 2-5 Jumpers For some featur es needed, user s can chang e the jumper sett ings on this moth erboard to modify them. This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings. Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting. Description of Jumpers 1. For an[...]

2 18 2-6 Install driver and utility This mothe rboard comes with o ne DVD, after installing the Operating System, you can sim ply put it int o your DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install. 1. Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. Y ou must click "AMD Chipse[...]

2 19 2. Utility Use these options to install additional utilities. you can click “Utility Help ” button in the main menu to view the utility(FOX ONE, FOX LiveUpdate, FOX LOGO, FOX DMI) help manual.[...]

Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only . We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future. Please visit our website for updated manual if it is available. This chapter tells how to change syste[...]

3 21 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 message " Press <DEL> to enter Setup, <ESC> to boot menu ". appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press &[...]

3 22 ► Fox Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features (such as overclocking) can be set up through this menu. ► Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu, and the system performance can be optimized. ► Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu. There [...]

3 23 System Information This sub-menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, oppy drive and so on. Use the arrow up/down keys to select an item, then use the <+> or <-> keys to change the setting. ► Date (mm:dd:yy) <weekday><month><date> <year> format. Day—weekday from Sun. t[...]

3 24 ► Mouse Th e s ys t em b o ot w i ll n o t st o p fo r a m o us e e rr or if y o u en a bl ed th is it em . ► Model Name Model name of this product. ► BIOS V ersion It di sp l ay s t he c u rr en t B IO S I D/ v er si o n. U s er c a n ch e ck t h is i n fo rm a ti on an d d is cu s s wi t h th e f ie l d se r vi ce pe op l e if a BI O S[...]

3 25 Advanced BIOS Features ► IDE Detect Timer Out This item is used to select the time out value for detecting A T A/A T API devices. If the checking time is over the set value, the system will skip it. ► MPS Revision This feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it species the version of the MPS that the motherboard wil[...]

3 26 [Disabled] : Displays the normal POST messages. [Enabled] : Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages. ► Quick Boot While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the time needed to boot the system. ► Bootup Num-Lock This item denes if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your[...]

3 27 Fox Central Control Unit ► Super BIOS Protect T o protect the system BIOS from virus attack, there is a BIOS write-protection mechanism provided. Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by viruses, e.g. CIH. ► Auto Detect PCI Clock This option is used to auto detect PCI slot. When enabled, the system will turn of[...]

3 28 Smart BIOS ► Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self T est (POST). The LED is located at the front panel, and it displays POST state by different long-short blinking intervals. Y ou can always leave this state enabled. ► Smart Boot Menu When PC starts, it will[...]

3 29 Fox Intelligent Stepping ► CPU Clock Adjust This option is used to adjust the CPU clock. ► CPU Multiplier Adjust This option is used to adjust the CPU Clock Ratio. Multiply CPU clock with this ratio, you can get the CPU speed. Increase this ratio may overclock your CPU. This option will be valid if your CPU ratio is unlocked and will be di[...]

3 30 ► PCI Express Clock Override This option is used to adjust the speed of PCI Express slot. It may enhance the graphics card speed. ► Spread Spectrum If you enabled this function, it can signicantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the system, so to comply with FCC regulation. But if overclocking is activated, yo[...]

3 31 CPU Conguration This menu shows most of the CPU specications. ► Cool ‘N‘ Quiet (Appear only when CPU supports) This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling. When the CPU speed is slowing down, the temperature will drop as well. ► C1E Support C1E represents Enhanced HAL T State. It is a featu[...]

3 32 Advanced Chipset Features ► Memory Conguration / DRAM Timing Conguration Press <Enter> to go to its submenu. The following six items display the values configured at the settings of "DRAM Timing Mode". ► CAS Latency This item shows the CAS latency . The CAS Latency is the number of clock cycles that elapse from the ti[...]

3 33 Memory Conguration ► Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles. One bank will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being accessed. This improves memory perform- ance by masking the refresh cycles of each memory bank. However , bank interleaving only works if the addresses reque[...]

3 34 DRAM Timing Conguration ► Memory Speed Mode This item is used tu enable/disable provision of DRAM timing by SPD device.The Serial Pres ence Detect (SPD) devise is a small EEPROM chip,mounted on a DDR3 memory module.It contains inportant information about the module’s speed,size,addressing mode and various other parameters,so that the mo[...]

3 35 Internal Graphics Cong ► Internal Graphics Mode Enable/Disable the integrated UMA graphics controller . ► UMA Frame Buffer Size Allocates system memory for use as video memory to ensure the most efcient use of available resources for maximum 2D/3D graphics performance. This is a memory allocation method addition to the Unied Memor[...]

3 36 Integrated Peripherals ► IDE Configuration / USB Configuration / SuperIO Configuration / T rusted Computing Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu. ► OnBoard LAN This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller . ► OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. A LAN[...]

3 37 IDE Conguration ► OnBoard PCI IDE Controller [Disabled]: Disable the integrated IDE controller . [Enabled]: Enable IDE controllers. ► OnChip SA T A Channel [Disabled] : Disable SA T A ports 1, 2, 3, 4. [Enabled] : Enable SA T A ports 1, 2, 3, 4. ► OnChip SA T A T ype This item is used to set the operating mode of your SA T A ports. Op[...]

3 38 USB Conguration ► OnBoard USB Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard USB controller . ► USB 2.0 Controller This item is used to enable or disabled the enhanced host controller interface for USB. ► USB 2.0 Controller Mode This item is used to set the transmission rate mode of USB 2.0. This function only works un [...]

3 39 ► Serial Port1 Address This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard serial port1. ► Serial Port1 Mode This item enables you to determine the transfer mode of the serial port 1. T rusted Computing ► TCG/TPM SUPPORT T rusted Computing Group (TCG) members develop and promote open, vendor-neutral, i[...]

3 40 Power Management Setup ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface) is an open industry standard interfaces enabling OS-directed conguration, power management, and thermal management of mobile, desktop, and server platforms. It denes ve sleeping states, they are : S1 - The S1 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state. [...]

3 41 computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory , and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes. ► Energy-using Products This item is used to enable/disable the EuP(Energy-using Products) feature. When enable, the suspend power of the chipset will be cut off in S5 suspend mode in order to reduce th[...]

3 42 PC Health Status ► W arning T emperature This option is used to set the warning temperature for the system. When the temperature of CPU is higher than the set value, the motherboard will send out warning beep. ► Shut Down T emperature This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit. When the temperature exceeds the set value, t[...]

3 43 BIOS Security Features ► Change Supervisor Password This item is used to install or change supervisor password. After you input Supervisor password, it then will ask you to input user password optionally . Load Optimal Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIO[...]

It includes the following information : ■ RAID Introduction ■ Install SA T A Hard Disks ■ RAID Conguration ■ Create RAID Driver Disk ■ Install Windows OS The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for refer- ence only , please refer to the practical screen.[...]

4 45 4-1 RAID Introduction RAID 0 (Striped) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array . The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive mem- bers times the capacity of the smallest member . RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance. RAID 1 (Mirror) RAI[...]

4 46 4-2 Install SA T A Hard Disks 1. Shut down your computer . 2. Install SA T A hard disks into the drive bays. 3. Connect all the SA T A power and SA T A data cables. 4-3 RAID Conguration This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID10 functions. Hardware and software you may need here : ■ A oppy drive ■ A DVD-ROM drive ■ A op[...]

4 47 Create RAID array Here we create RAID 0 as an example: 1. Press [2] in the main menu, "Dene LD Menu" appears and the "LD 1" row is highlight, press [Enter], the scree is shown as below: 2. Press [Space] to select RAID 0. 3. Use [↓] key to highlight the hard disks, change any two of the drives’ "Assignment" [...]

4 48 Delete RAID array 1. Press [3] in the Main Menu to enter the “Delete LD Menu”. 2. Highlight the array you want to delete and press [Del] or [Alt-D] keys. 3. Press [Ctrl-Y] if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort. 4-4 Create RAID Driver Disk If you want to install Windows XP on a hard disk that is congured to RAID mode[...]

4 49 4-5 Install Windows OS Install Windows XP 1. Press [Del] during POST to enter BIOS. 2. Insert the Windows XP installation CD into the optical drive. 3. Set the “1st Boot Device” to “CD/DVD-ROM”, save changes and exit BIOS. 4. Press [F6] as soon as you see the message “Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver”[...]