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may be changed or modified at any time, Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Version: User Manual V1.0 for X38A motherboard. P/N: 3A220MJ00-000-G Symbol description: Note: refers to important - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 2
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 X38A is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 3
Name: Responsible Party: Address: Telephone: Facsimile: FOXCONN X38A 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 HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 4
Instructions CPU ...10 Memory 12 Expansion Slots 13 Connectors 15 Jumpers 21 Onboard Buttons 22 Onboard LED Debug 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Enter BIOS Setup 24 Main menu 24 Standard BIOS Features 26 Advanced BIOS Management Features 38 BIOS Security Features 42 Fox Central Control Unit - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 5
of Contents Chapter 4 Directions for Bundled Software FOX ONE 50 FOX LiveUpdate 57 FOX LOGO 64 FOX DMI 65 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration Introduction 67 Installing Serial ATA Hard Disks 68 BIOS Configuration 68 RAID BIOS Configuration 68 Creating a RAID Driver Floppy Disk 74 Install OS on HDD - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 6
to your system or memory module. Attention: W e cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while overclock. Normal operation depends on the overclock capacity of your device. Attention: Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time, the BIOS description in this manual is just for - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 7
Chapter X38A is the first product in a new series called Digital Life. Digital Life motherboards combine high-performance computing, wider options for accessing and managing other devices, and technologies which enable easy access to a world of digital entertainment via your PC. Foxconn Digital Life - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 8
Application CD Documentation Foxconn X38A motherboard 1 X USB 2.0 x 2 ports and 1 x 1394a module 6 X SATA Power and SATA Signal cables 1 X Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Floppy Disk Drive cable I/O Shield 1 X Foxconn Optional Fan Foxconn motherboard support CD User Manual Easy Guide Note: If any - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 9
in an LGA 775 package Supports upcoming 45nm processors Northbridge: Intel® X38 Southbridge: Intel® ICH9R Front Side Bus Supports Front Side Bus(FSB) at 1333MHz / 1066MHz / 800MHz Memory Dual-Channel DDR2 and DDR3 memory architecture 4 x 240-pin, 1.8V, DDR2 DIMM slots support up to 8GB; 2 x 240 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 10
by JMicron® JMB363 -2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 devices -2 x eSATA devices -RAID 0, 1, JBOD configuration Supported by ICH9R -6 x SATA devices -RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 configuration with Intel® Matrix Storage Technology 2 x IEEE 1394a(one rear panel port, the other onboard connector ) 400Mb - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 11
VRM, North and South Bridge areas, increasing overclocking potential. Ferrite Choke FOX ONE Ferrite Choke design holds energy at a performance. DDR3 1333MHz Support Native DDR3 1333MHz support unlocks more performance when overclocking CPU with memory. CONNECTIVITY FOR THE DIGITAL WORLD Dual - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 12
Introduction ENABLING DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT Dual Digital Audio Foxconn Digital Connector Dual Digital Audio enables you to configure up to 8 channels of audio between the two outputs, so you can isolate different sound sources on your PC. Enables connection to Foxconn digital entertainment and - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 13
Layout Chapter 1 Product Introduction Note: The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard. 7 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 14
Chapter 1 Product Introduction Rear I/O Ports This motherboard provides the ports as below: Line in, Line out, Microphone, Rear, Center/Bass and Side Jacks Port 2-channel Blue Line_in Green Line_out Pink Microphone Orange - - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 15
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: v CPU v Memory v Expansion Slots v Connectors v Jumpers v Onboard Buttons v Onboard LED Debug - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 16
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions CPU This motherboard supports Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad, CoreTM 2 Extreme, CoreTM 2 Duo, Pentium® Dual-Core E2xxx processors in an LGA775 package with Front Side Bus (FSB) of 1333/1066/800MHz. For the detailed CPU support list on this motherboard, please visit the - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 17
Instructions 3. Hold CPU with thumb and forefinger. Ensure fingers align to socket cutouts. Match the CPU triangle marker to Pin 1 position as shown below. The alignment key also provides the orientation directed function. Lower the CPU straight down without tilting or sliding the CPU in the socket - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 18
-Pin Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Memory This motherboard includes four 240-pin slots with 1.8V for DDR2 and two 240pin slots with 1.5V for DDR3. You must install at least one memory bank to ensure normal operation. For the detailed memory support list on this motherboard, please visit the - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 19
the memory modules, otherwise the motherboard or the system might be seriously damaged. Expansion Slots This motherboard includes two 32-bit master support cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. PCI Express x1 Slots This motherboard has - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 20
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Installing an expansion card 1. Before installing the expansion card, read carefully the documentation that comes with and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 21
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Connectors This motherboard includes connectors for pin ATX_12 V Power Connector: PWR2 The 8-pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. GND Power Connectors Attention: 1 4 8-pin ATX_12 V Power Connector 5 8 13 1 12V + 3. 3 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 22
plug here 5 1 8 4 FDD Connector: FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard Floppy connector, supporting [360KB, 51/4 in], [1.2MB, 51/4in], [720KB This connector supports the provided Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable and you can configure as a disk array through RAID controller. - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 23
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Power LED Connector (PW R_LED) Attach the connector to SATA_6 The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for Serial ATA II devices. The current Serial ATA II - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 24
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Serial Port Connector: COM1 This connector is for a serial (COM) USB 2.0 Connectors: F_USB1/2 In addition to the USB ports on the rear panel, this series of motherboard also have two 10-pin headers onboard, which may be used to connect two front panel USB cables - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 25
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions 10 9 GND Em pty +12V +12V TPB - TPB + GND TPA - GND TPA + 21 IEEE 1394a Connector F_1394 Fan Connectors: CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN, FAN1/2/3 There are five fan connectors on this motherboard. The fan speed can be detected and viewed in "Hardware Health - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 26
Speaker Connector Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Speaker Connector: SPEAKER The speaker connector 1 CD_IN Connector IrDA Connector CD_L GND CD_R CD_IN IrDA Connector: IR This header supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. Before using this founction, configure the settings of - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 27
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions 1 INTRUDERJ GND INTR Chassis Intruder Connector Jumpers This section explains how to setup jumpers. You should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper settings. Attention The jumpers on the motherboard, pin 1 can be identified by the - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 28
motherboard PCB, so you can easily start and reset your system whilst testing it on the workbench. CLS_CMOS Button: Easily reset CMOS on the workbench, when recovering from failed overclock Debug Onboard LDE Debug: 2-digit LED readout displays hardware status and enables quick error diagnosis. 22 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 29
BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur: 1. An error Boot Configuration Features v Power Management Features v BIOS Security Features v Fox Central Control Unit v Hardware Health Configure - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 30
during the POST (Power On Self Test), press key to enter the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. Press TAB to show POST Screen, DEL to enter SETUP Note: W e do not suggest that you change the default parameters in the BIOS Setup, and we shall not be responsible for any damage that result from any - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 31
can be set up through this menu. 8. Fox Central Control Unit This menu is used to configure some special features of CPU、Memory and all voltage values for overclocking. 9. Hardware Health Configure This will display the current status of your PC. 10.Load Optimal Defaults The optimal performance - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 32
1. Standard BIOS Features Chapter 3 BIOS Description Standard BIOS Features Menu vSystem Time / Date Use this item to change the system time and date. /4 in], [1.2MB, 51/4in], [720KB, 31/2 in], [1.44MB, 31/2 in], [2.88 MB, 31/2 in]. 2. Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Menu 26 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 33
Chapter 3 BIOS Description 2.1 IDE Configuration Scroll to this item and press to view disk drive from being overwritten. vIDE Detect Time Out (Sec) This item is used to stop the BIOS from searching for IDE devices within the specified number of seconds. Basically, this allows you to fine- - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 34
of USB 2.0. vBIOS EHCI Hand-Off This item is used to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI Hand-Off. This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-Off support . The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver. 2.2.1 USB Mass Storage Device Press to go to the next page sub menu. vUSB - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 35
Chapter 3 BIOS Description USB Mass Storage Device Menu vUSB Mass Storage Reset Delay Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 36
set the serial Port2 mode.The available setting values are: [Normal], [IrDA 1.6us] and [IrDA 3/16 bit]. vIR Duplex Mode Select full or half duplex mode for serial port 2. vIRTX Pin Select This item allows BIOS to select transmit pin in normal condition or inverse the IRTX. vIRRX Pin Select This item - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 37
54h. 2.6 MPS Configuration Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: MPS Configuration Menu vMPS Revision The BIOS support versions of the 1.1 and 1.4 of the intel multiprocessor specification. Select the version supported by the operating system running on the computer. 31 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 38
Chapter 3 BIOS Description 2.7 OBD Configuration Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: OBD Configuration Menu v1394 Controller This item enables the onboard - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 39
Chapter 3 BIOS Description 3.1 North Bridge Configuration Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: North Bridge Configuration Menu vMemory Remap Feature Enable to allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. vMemory Hole This reserves the 15MB - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 40
Chapter 3 BIOS Description vUSB Functions This item enable or disable USB . Assertion Width The option specifies SLP_S4#Min. Assertion W idth. vRestore on AC Power Loss What action the PC will take with the power supply when it restores after the AC power loss. PCIE Ports Configuration vPCIE Port - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 41
value to allow the system to modify the settings for plug and play operating system support. [No]: The setting is for operating systems that do not meet the plug and play specifications. It allows the BIOS to configure all the devices in the system. [Yes]: The setting allows the operating system - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 42
Chapter 3 BIOS Description vIRQ3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 14 / 15 & DMA Channel 0 / 1 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 7 The items are for IRQ / DMA to decide whether or not to let PnP automatically configrate. Specified IRQ / DMA is available to be used by PCI / PnP devices. vReserved Memory Size This item is used - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 43
display addon ROM (read-only memory) messages. vBootup Num-Lock The item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when the computer system is boot up. vPS/2 Mouse Support W hether to allow the system to use PS/2 Mouse while booting. vWait For 'F1' If Error The item is used to set - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 44
Chapter 3 BIOS Description 5.3 Removable Drives Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: v1st Drive Removable Drives Menu The item is used to - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 45
Chapter 3 BIOS Description APM Configuration Menu vPower Button Mode This item specifies how the externally mounted power button on the front of the computer chassis is used. - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 46
the repost video on S3 resume function, it allows the system to initialize the PCI BIOS POST from S3 (suspend to RAM) sleep mode. 6.2.2 Advanced ACPI Configuration Press - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 47
Chapter 3 BIOS Description vAMI OEMB table Set this value to allow AMI OEMB table enable support. vHeadless mode This option is used to update the ACPI FACP table to indicate headless operations. 6.2.3 Chipset ACPI Configuration Press to go to the following sub menu. Chipset ACPI - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 48
Features Chapter 3 BIOS Description BIOS Security Features Menu vChange Supervisor / User Password Install or change supervisor / user password. vUser Access Check W hether to check the password. vBoot Sector Virus Protection The item is used to protect your PC from being affected by viruses. 42 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 49
Clock Free Enables or disables CPU clock free. It is available only when the CPU is not the XE CPU and EIST is enabled. vIntel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech W hether to enable the Intel speedstep technology. vCPU Ratio Setting This item is used to set CPU ratio. vC1E Support This item is used to enable - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 50
systems. vExecute-Disable Bit Capability W hen digital thermal control. vCore Multi-Processing This item is used to enable or disable Core Multi-Processing function. 8.2 Memory Memory Timing Config Menu This item is used to set DRAM frequency. vConfigure DRAM Timing by SPD W hether to let the BIOS - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 51
Chapter 3 BIOS Description vDRAM RAS# ro CAS# Delay This item allows you to CPU default Vcore could result in damage to the CPU. vMemory / NB / SB / FSB Voltage Control This item is used to change Memory / NB / SB / FSB Voltage. 8.4 Fox Intelligent Stepping You can select different overclocking - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 52
Chapter 3 BIOS Description 8.6 Miscellaneous vPCI Clock Auto Detect This item is used to set whether allow the system to supply the PCI slot bus clock if system detected PCI add-on card on the slot. vPCIE / CPU Spread Spectrum If you enable PCIE / CPU spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 53
Chapter 3 BIOS Description vFan Highest / Second / Third / Fourth / Lowest Setting Set Fan Highest particular, do not use the optimal setup options if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems. Select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Load Optimal Defaults? - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 54
Chapter 3 BIOS Description Save Configuration Changes and Exit? [Ok] [Cancel] appears in the window. Select Ok to save changes and exit. 14. Discard Changes and Exit Select - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 55
Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction 4 Chapter This chapter will introduce how to use bundled software. This chapter provides the following information: v FOX ONE v FOX LiveUpdate v FOX LOGO v FOX DMI 49 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 56
by the BIOS and you also can monitor hardware temperature, voltage, frequency and fan speed. Supported Operating Systems: -W indows 2000 -Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) -W indows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) -W indows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Using FOX ONE: 1. Main Page Show CPU Information Use - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 57
Chapter 4 Directions for Bundled Software Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages. Alert Lamp When the system is in healthy status, the alert lamp color is green. And if the system is in abnormal status, the alert lamp color will turn red. Switch Button Click this button, it will simplify - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 58
this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website. 2. CPU Page - CPU Control This page is used to select and run the CPU frequency to determine the current performance level of the system. You can adjust manually or select "Auto Overclock". Otherwise, it also provides FOX Intelligent Stepping, but - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 59
This page enables you to set memory and PCI Express frequency manually. Go to Freq. page Close this page Select the option you want to set Adjust manually Reset the changes Apply the changes 4.1 Limit Setting - CPU Temp. This page allows you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 60
temperature Set high limit by dragging the lever 4.3 Limit Setting - CPU Fan This page allows you to set CPU fan low limit rpm (revolutions per minute) and enable the alert function. Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan rev is lower than low limit rpm value Show - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 61
Chapter 4 Directions for Bundled Software 4.4 Limit Setting - Sys Fan This page enables you to set system low limit rpm (revolutions per minute) and enable the alert function. Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan is lower than low limit rpm value Show current - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 62
for Bundled Software 5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control This page is used to set CPU voltage, memory voltage and northbridge voltage manually. Go to Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page helps - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 63
and update the system BIOS online or locally. Drivers and utilities are aslo can be updated online. Supported Operating Systems: -W indows 2000 -Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) -Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) -W indows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Using FOX LiveUpdate: 1.1 Local Update - BIOS Info - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 64
", there will show warning message, please read it carefully. If you still want to continue, click "Yes". Then load a local BIOS file and follow the wizard to finish the operation. Note: FOX LiveUpdate will auto backup BIOS before update because we have enabled this function in Configure option. 58 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 65
Software 2.1 Online Update - Update BIOS This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click "start", it will search for the new BIOS from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Select BIOS to update Current information Search new BIOS from Internet - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 66
for Bundled Software 2.2 Online Update - Update Driver This page allows you to update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", it will search for the new drivers. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Select the drivers to update Current information Search new - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 67
the new utilities. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Current information Search new utilities from Internet 2.4 Online Update - Update All This page enables you to update all of your system BIOS, Drivers, Utilities from Internet. Click "start", it will start searching - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 68
Set auto search options Select search which kind of ver s i on s Note: Apply the changes Reset to default value When enable auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will appear searching result in a pop balloon notification. Double click icon, you can see the detail information. Double click here 62 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 69
value Determine if the FOX liveUpdate can Apply the changes auto run when the system starts up 3.3 Configure - Advance This page helps you to flash BIOS, Boot Block and Clear CMOS . Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash (Only available to the motherboard with backup BIOS ROM ) Select to flash - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 70
image that appears on screen during POST (Power- On Self-Test). Supported Operating Systems: -W indows 2000 -W indows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) -Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) -W indows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Using FOX LOGO: Main Page Main screen Backup Change Delete Exit Minimize W ebsite - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 71
, or the motherboard will be damaged seriously. FOX DMI FOX DMI is a full DMI information viewer, and it supports three kinds of DMI Data format: Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. Supported Operating Systems: -W indows 2000 -W indows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) -Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 72
5 RAID Configuration 5 Chapter This chapter will introduce Intel® RAID Configurations . This chapter provides the following information: v Introduction v Installing Serial ATA Hard Disks v BIOS Configuration v RAID BIOS Configuration v Creating a RAID Driver Floppy Disk v Install OS on HDD with RAID - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 73
tolerance. The motherboard comes with the Intel ICH9R. The following RAID configurations are provided for users. RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads Intel® Matrix Storage The Intel® Matrix Storage technology supports RAID 0 ,RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 (0+1) functions. It allows you to combine two RAID - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 74
> to display the configuration items. 3. Switch the "SATA Mode" option to [RAID]. 4. Press to save the BIOS setting and then exit the BIOS setup program. RAID BIOS Configuration Enter RAID BIOS Setup Enter the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility main menu by pressing keys - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 75
] and press to confirm. 3. Press to switch to "RAID Level" item, and then use Up or Down arrow key to select RAID0 (Stripe : 5. using up or down arrow key to select the hard disks you want to configure as RAID 0 from the list, then press key to confirm, and key to finish - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 76
Press , a warning message will appear as below: Press to create the volume and return to the main menu. Press to return to the "Create RAID Volume" menu. Attention: You will lost all data on the selected hard disk when you press to create the volume. Creating - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 77
press to confirm. 4. Select "Disks" item and press to choose the hard disks that you want to configure as RAID 1. 5. key in the RAID volume "Capacity" value, then Press . The default value indicates the maximum capacity. 6. Select "Create Volume" and Press , a warning - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 78
Press , a warning message will appear as below: Press to create the volume and return to the main menu. Press to return to the "Create RAID Volume" menu. Attention: You will lost all data on the selected hard disk when you press to create the volume. Creating - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 79
lost all data on the selected hard disk when you press to delet the RAID volume. Reset RAID 1. Select "3. Reset Disk to Non-RAID" in main menu and press to reset the RAID setting and delet all RAID structures on the drive. The following message appears: Are you sure you want to reset - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 80
when installing W indows Vista/XP/2000 Operating System on HDD that is included in a RAID set. There is a 32bit Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID Driver Floppy Disk that comes with the motherboard package, if it can't be used or you need the 64bit one, you have two ways to create it by yourself - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 81
Chapter 5 RAID Configuration 5. W hen the following picture appears, press and then follow the screen message to complete the OS installation. Attention: 1. Make sure the floppy disk drive works normally. 2. Formatting will erase ALL data on your floppy disk, so please take care. 75 - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 82
, such as Foxconn Digital Life Series: X38A · CrossFireTM Edition graphics card that works as the master graphics card · CrossFireTM Ready graphics card from the same brand-family that works as the slave graphics card For the detailed CrossFire Graphics cards support list on this motherboard, please - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 83
and boot into OS(Windows® XP 32-bit with SP2 or Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition). Step 7. Install Microsoft's .NET Framework Version 1.1.W ithout it, The ATI CatalystTM Control Center will not launch properly. Step 8. Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer. Then you - Foxconn X38A | English manual - Page 84
Appendix Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFireTM technology. Note: 1. It is recommended to use 400-450 W power supply or above to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM technology. 2. Two PCI Express x16 slots will work in x16 mode and one (Black) will work in x4 mode when you use CrossFireTM
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