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- Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 1
P45AL Series Motherboard User's Manual - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 2
their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.0 for P45AL Series motherboard. P/N: 3A2217C00-000-G Symbol description: ! Caution: refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better, and tells you how to avoid problems. WARNING! Warning: indicating a potential risk - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 3
HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard P45AL/P45AL-S is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 4
FOXCONN P45AL/P45AL-S PCE Industry Inc. 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 714-738-8868 714-738-8838 Equipment Classification: Type of Product: Manufacturer: Address: FCC Class B Subassembly Motherboard undesired operation. Tested to comply with FCC standards. Signature : Date - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 5
system can operate normally when your CPU is overclocked. Normal operation depends on the overclocking capac- ity of your device. ■ If there is any, when connecting USB, audio, 1394a, RS232 COM, IrDA or S/PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard, make sure their pinouts are - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 6
37 PnP/PCI Configuration 39 PC Health Status 40 BIOS Security Features 41 Load Optimal Defaults 42 Save Changes and Exit 42 Discard Changes and Exit 42 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 44 Install driver and utility 45 FOX ONE Main Page 47 CPU Control 51 Frequency Control 53 - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 7
Support : Support Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Website : http://www.foxconnsupport.com Worldwide online contact Support : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/support/online.aspx CPU, Memory, VGA Compatibility Supporting Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 8
Foxconn P45AL Series 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, P45AL/ P45AL-S enables - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 9
1 CPU Support LGA775 socket Intel® CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad, Core™2 Extreme, Core™2 Duo, Pentium® Dual-Core, Celeron Dual-core, Celeron processors Front Side Bus 1600(oc*)1333/1066/800MHz FSB Chipset North Bridge: Intel® P45 South Bridge: Intel® ICH10 (oc*: Overclocking) Memory - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 10
port (P45AL-S) 6 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 8-channel audio ports Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU/System overheating shutdown CPU/System fan speed control PCI Express x1 Support 250MB/s (500MB - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 11
Bridge: Intel ® P45 3. PCI Express x1 Slots 4. PCI Express x16 Slots 5. PCI Slots 6. Front Audio Connector 7. CD_IN Connector 8. 1394a Connector(P45AL-S) 9. Front LGA 775 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for detail. - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 12
of P45AL-S 4 Coaxial S/PDIF IN Port 5 USB Ports Side Speaker Microphone In 7 Audio audio out to an external audio system that supports digital coaxial audio. Before using this feature, ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector. 5. USB Ports The USB port supports - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 13
Out * : Please refer to Chapter 4, and install the Realtek audio driver (in CD) to assign the audio output ports for different applications of 2/4/5.1/7.1 channels. The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above. 8. 1394a Port (P45AL-S) This port is used to connect a 1394a device. - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 14
the following information : ■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ■ Install the Memory ■ Install an Expansion Card ■ Install other Internal Connectors ■ Jumpers Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU, Memory and VGA for your motherboard : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 15
Intel® CPU that supports HT Technology ■ A chipset that supports HT Technology ■ An operating system that is optimized for HT Technology ■ A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. LGA775 - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 16
socket lever. 3. Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket. 4. Check pin one marking (triangle) with the pin one corner of the CPU socket, align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket. 5. When CPU is properly seated, replace the metal cover and push the - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 17
to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.) 2 CAUTION 1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU. 2. Place the four bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard, push them straight down - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 18
unable to insert the memory, switch the direction. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system. Four DDR2 memory sockets are divided - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 19
computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard. Notch If you take a look at front side of memory module, it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 20
an Expansion Card ! ■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. ■ computer. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 21
power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it the 8-pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. 51 +12V GND 84 PWR2 Pin # 1 2 3 4 Definition GND GND GND GND Pin # - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 22
to the picture on the right. Connect a 4-pin power plug 2 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 connected to a CD/DVD-ROM drive through - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 23
+ HDD-LED - PWR-LED - RESET-SW PWR-SW NC EMPTY 9 10 FP1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector : FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive (FDD) connector, supporting 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB FDDs. Speaker Connector : SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to connect - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 24
TX+ TXGND RXRX+ GND SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6 Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN, NB_FAN There are three 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 - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 25
ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem. Jumper 1 Diagram 1 1 Definition 1-2 2-3 Description Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed ClearCMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time information - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 26
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. - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 27
in the main menu is explained BIOS Features ► PC Health Status ► Central Control Unit ► BIOS as BIOS ID, CPU Name BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. There are boot up settings. ► Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features (such as overclocking - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 28
► PC Health Status This setup enables you to read/change fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► BIOS Security (such as less I/O cards, less memory ...etc.), still, it may cause problem if you have more memory or I/O cards installed. It means, if your system - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 29
hour> : : respectively. ► System Date format. Day-weekday from Sun. to Sat., this message is automatically displayed by BIOS (Read Only). Month-month from 1 to 12. Date-date from 1 to 31. Year-year, set up by users. Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 30
service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed. ► Memory This item displays the current memory size. The size is depending on how many memory modules were installed in your system before powering on. ► MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address. ► CPU Configuration RAID AHCI Enhanced - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 31
+/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► CPU Configuration Press to go to its submenu. ► Boot Device CD/DVD drives. ► Quick Boot While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the time needed to boot the system - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 32
+/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► C1E Support C1E represents Enhanced HALT State. It is a feature which Intel CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state. C1E drops the CPU's multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT (halt) command is issued - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 33
and core frequency, which can result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production. There are some system requirements must be met, including CPU, chipset, motherboard, BIOS and operation system. Please refer to Intel Website for more information. 26 - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 34
motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test (POST). The LED is located at the front panel, and it displays POST state by different long-short blinking intervals. You can always leave this state enabled. System Status Normal No Memory No Display Post Error Message No CPU - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 35
. You also can select the CPU:DRAM ratio manually through the options: [1:1.25], [1:1.66], [1:1], [1:0.83]. ***********Over Clock Step Up Start CPU Clock This displays the current CPU clock value under overclocking test. ► Next CPU Clock This displays the next CPU clock value which will be used - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 36
risk. Select [OK], and press [Enter], then BIOS will increase CPU clock step by step, drive the system to its maximal speed until it can not drive any more and restarts itself. During the process, you can press [q] or [Q] to stop it. When the overclock test is running, you must always remember the - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 37
Voltage: 1.758V+0.048Vx3=1.902V Allows BIOS to set MCH Voltage Control [3] CPU voltage, MCH Approx Voltage: 1.018V F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Vcore Offset Control This option is used to change the CPU voltage in a step of 6.25mV. You may change the step value from 0 to 30 - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 38
. PCI doesn't actually care much which addresses are used, but by convention the PC platform puts them at the top of the 32-bit address space. For many years it wasn't possible or practical to put that much RAM into a PC. But now it is, so it's up to the memory controller and host bridge - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 39
than 32 bits. Once this option is enabled, the BIOS can see maximum 8192 MB of memory. ► Memory Speed for SPD enable mode. You also can select a value manually such as [667 MHz] or [800 MHz]. ► Memory various other parameters, so that the motherboard memory controller (chipset) can better access - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 40
the SATA ports 1, 2, 3, 4 of the motherboard. This item allows you select the mode of RAID]; [AHCI]. [IDE] - This configures the SATA ports to support IDE mode. [RAID] - When you enable RAID, it means all your SATA drives must also support AHCI. [AHCI] - The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 41
support AHCI, unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification. If your motherboard supporting AHCI, and you have a SATA device, which also supports AHCI board, you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted to enable or disable the HD Audio Controller. ► Auto Detect PCI - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 42
SuperIO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Help Item Serial Port Address [Enabled] IrDA Function [Enabled] Allows BIOS to Enable IrDA Duplex Mode [Half Duplex] or disable floppy controller. Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 43
for EHCI BIOS handoff will be available in Windows XP SP2. This item allows you to enable support for OS without EHCI hand-off feature. This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand-Off support . The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver. If USB devices are connected to the computer - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 44
. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chip set) and hardware maintains all system context. the lowest power, longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI. In order to reduce power to allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 45
can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes. ► Power On after Power Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss. ► Wake On PME This item is used to enable/disable the PCI / PCIE devices - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 46
graphics controller is used as the primary boot device. ► PCI IDE BusMaster This item is used to enable/disable PCI IDE busmaster function. Select [Enabled], BIOS uses PCI busmastering to read/write the IDE drives. 39 - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 47
Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status CPU Temperature :53oC/127oC Help Item System Temperature :23oC/73oC Options CPU Fan Speed :3154 RPM System Fan Speed :N/A Disabled N/B Fan Speed :N/A Enabled - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 48
Security Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Help Item Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection [Press - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 49
settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices (for program, select [Cancel] or to return to the main menu. Save configuration changes and exit setup? [OK] [Cancel - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 50
The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Utility CD content ■ Install driver and utility ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI Note : Because - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 51
LAN Driver D. Intel RAID/AHCI Driver 2. Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs. FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS. Some auto features help user to improve (or overclock) your - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 52
Install Driver You must click "Intel Chipset Driver" to install it first. After that, you can click "One Click Setup" to install all the other drivers left, or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually. Manual Installation Step by Step Click to visit Foxconn's website Select - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 53
supported. ■ Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium & Deluxe products. ■ Fox Intelligent Stepping is supported only in FOX ONE Deluxe products. Supporting ONE program, the system parameters (such as CPU clock, voltage...etc.) are controlled by BIOS settings. After you run FOX ONE, - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 54
1. Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp 4 Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 55
button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen. Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com 48 48 - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 56
value is 1 second. 2). Simple Mode : To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode. Messages such as CPU frequency, voltage...etc., they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode. 3). F.I.S. Calibration (FOX Intelligent Stepping, Optional) This function will re - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 57
collected, it will ask you to restart your computer now. Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings. (Loadings are like Power Gaming, Data Mining...etc.) 50 50 - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 58
This page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can be calculated by FOX ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves. Manual : You can press the up/down button to adjust - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 59
. Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer. Run FOX ONE program again, it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system. Click Yes to apply it to your system. Now, your system is running at - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 60
in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu. Select Auto, CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading. 4 and PCI Express frequencies by manual. Go to Freq. page Close this page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 61
and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Setting page Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature 4 Set high limit by dragging the lever 4.2 Limit Setting - System - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 62
runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 63
value of FAN1 fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional) This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually. CPU voltage can be stepped up/down by a unit of 12.5mV, while memory is 0.05V/step, and North Bridge is 0.04V - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 64
4 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual. When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system. Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever Apply the changes 57 57 - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 65
backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information. Link to website Minimum Exit Toolbar Show current BIOS information *** : please refer to the physical motherboard - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 66
continue, click "Yes" to confirm. A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation. You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS file (with an extension of ".BIN" for Award BIOS, ".ROM" for AMI BIOS) before the setup wizard starts. 4 CAUTION ! FOX - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 67
the update operation. Click here 4 Current information Select BIOS to update Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", it will search the - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 68
to update Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window 2-3 Online Update - Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click "start", it will search the new utilities from Internet. - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 69
page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Current information Search all new BIOS/ drivers/utilities from Internet Close the window Browse - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 70
3. Configure 3-1 Configure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualified item found, it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step. Click here - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 71
prompt you to install the new version. 4 Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility. Click here Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 72
protective, and you must make sure the flash process is continuous and without any interruption. Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash(Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM ) Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Apply the changes Reset to default value ! We recommend - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 73
FOX LOGO: Main Page 4 Main screen Backup Change Delete Exit Minimize Website About WARNING! When you change Logo or delete current Logo, the system will flash BIOS file automatically. During this time, please DO NOT shut down the application and the system, or the motherboard will be damaged - Foxconn P45AL | English Manual. - Page 74
three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit
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