Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product H61MX Foxconn
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H61MX Series Motherboard User ’ s Manual.
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Installation Precautions Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer : ■ Itissuggestedtoselecthigh-quality ,certiedfansinordertoavoiddamagetothe motherboard and CPU due to high temperature.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Product Introduction ProductSpecications .............................................................................. 2 Layout....................................................................................
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1 2 1-1 Product Specications CPU SupportLGA1 155socketIntel ® CPU,Maxprocessorpowerupto95W For the latest CPU information, please visit ： http://www .
1 3 Back Panel Connectors 1xPS/2mouseport 1xPS/2keyboardport 1 x VGA port 1 x DVI-D port 4xUSB2.0ports 1xRJ-45LANport 1 x HDMI port (Optional) 1 x COM p.
1 4 1-2 Layout Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only , please refer to the physical motherboard for detail. 1.4-pin A TX12VPowerConnector 2.SYS_F AN1Header 3. PCI Express x16 Slot 4. PCI Express x1 Slot 5. Clear CMOS Jumper 6.
1 5 1-3 Back Panel Connectors 1. PS/2 Mouse Port Usetheupperport(green)toconnectaPS/2mouse. 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port Usethelowerport(purple)toconnectaPS/2keyboard. 3. VGA Port T o connect with external display devices, such as monitor or LCD display .
1 6 Audio Ports of 8 Channel: 9. RJ-45 LAN Port TheEthernetLANportprovidesInternetconnectionatupto10/100/1000Mb/sdatarate.
This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, includ- ing the installation of the CPU, memory , power supply , slots, pin headers and the mounting of jumpers.
2 8 2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU : ■ MakesurethatthemotherboardsupportstheCPU.
2 9 Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket : 2.LiftthemetalcoverontheCPU socket. 3. Remove protective socket cover . 5.WhenCPU isproperlyseated, re - place the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position.
2 10 Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. 1. Apply and spread an even ther- mal grease on the surface of CPU.
2 1 1 2-2 Install the Memory Dual Channel Memory Conguration This motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel T echnology .
2 12 Installing a Memory If you take a look at front side of memory module, it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides sepa- ratedbya notchinthemiddle,so itcanonlytin onedirection.Followthesteps belowtocorrectly install your memory modules into the sockets.
2 13 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.
2 14 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.
2 15 Audio Connector : CD_IN CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector, it can be connected to a CD/DVD-ROM drive through a CD/ DVD audio cable. Audio Connector : F_AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice.
2 16 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. Itindicatestheactivestatusofthe harddisks.
2 17 TPM Connector : TPM The TPM (T rusted Platform Module) provides the ability to the PC to run applications more secure and to make transactions and communication more trustworthy . T o utilize this function, you should purchase additional device and install it.
2 18 2-5 Jumpers For some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard 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.
2 19 Intel ® ME Jumper: PCH_ME_ENABLE This motherboard uses PCH_ME_ENABLE jumper to enable or disable Intel® Management Engine function. Intel® Management Engine (ME) is an embedded microcontroller located in Intel chipset. It provides latest IT management features such as Intel® AMT , that allows to improve management of corporate assets.
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS param- eters are also provided. Y ou have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur : 1. An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self T est (POST) process.
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.
3 22 Main ► System Date <weekday><month><date> <year> format. Day—weekday from Sun. to Sat., this message is automatically displayed by BIOS (Read Only). Month—monthfrom1to12. Date—date from 1 to 31. Y ear—year , set up by users.
3 23 [No Errors]: No error can result in system halt. [All, but keyboard]: All errors but keyboard can result in system halt. ► CPU Brand Name It displays the current CPU name. ► T otal Memory This item displays the total memory size. The size is depending on how many memory mod- ules are installed in your system before powering on.
3 24 Advanced ► T rusted Computing/CPU Conguration/Performance T uning/SA T A Conguration/Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion /USB Conguration/Onboard Device Conguration Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu. T rusted Computing Ver sion 2.0 2.
3 25 device on the motherboard and set this item to [Enabled], then save changing and reset your computer , otherwise the operation system can not show the relative information. CPU Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 26 Performance T uning CPU Performance T uning Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 27 SA T A Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . SAT A Co nfig urat ion SAT A Mo de [ID E Mo de] SAT A Po rt1 Not Pre sent SAT A Po rt2 WDC WD1 600A AJS (16 0.
3 28 Ifyouenabledthisfunction,itcansignicantlyreducetheEMI(ElectroMagneticInterference) generated by the system, so to comply with FCC regulation. But if overclocking is activated, you better disable it. USB Conguration Ver sion 2.
3 29 Onboard Device Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 30 Super IO Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 31 Chipset Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 32 This item is used to enable or disable the VT -d feature. Intel ® Virtualization T echnology for Directed I/O (VT -d) can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environment.
3 33 Intergrated Clock Chip Conguration Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 34 Boot Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 35 Power Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 36 consumption of motherboard. Enabled:S1/S3/S4isnormal,S5wakeuponlybypressingthepowerbutton. Disabled: Normal ACPI function. ► Restore AC Power Loss This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss.
3 37 Health Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 38 Security Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
3 39 Save & Exit Ver sion 2.0 2.12 05. Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc . Apt io S etup Uti lit y - Cop yrig ht ( C) 2 010 Amer ican Meg atre nds, Inc .
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: ■.
4 41 Utility CD content This mothe rboard comes with one Ut ility CD. Y ou can simpl y put it in to you r CD/DVD-R OM dri ve, and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install. 1. Install Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system.
4 42 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 Usetheseoptionstoinstallallthedriversforyoursystem.
4 43 2. Utility Use these options to install additional software programs. And click “User ’s Manual“ button to view the product manual..
4 44 FOX ONE FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage values, frequencies and fan speeds at any time.
4 45 1. Main Page T oolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages. Alert Lamp When the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. When the system is in abnormal state, the alert lamp color is red. Switch Button Click this button, it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar (i.
4 46 Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel). Exit Click this button to exit the program. Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen.
4 47 Conguration Thismenuallowsyoutocongure: 1). Monitor interval (ms) : Thisistodenetheintervalofdifferentmessagesofsystemsettingswhichareto be displayed on Simple Mode screen. Minimum value is 1 second.
4 48 Step 1 : Click Calibration icon, a message pops out to ask for continue. Select Y es. Step2: Afterdataiscollected,itwillaskyoutorestartyourcomputernow . Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F .
4 49 2. CPU Page - CPU Control 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.
4 50 Y ou can see the system is raising CPU clock until the system hangs. 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 that255MHzisthe recommended CPU clock for your system.
4 51 FOX Intelligent Stepping (F .I.S., Optional) Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate based on different system loadings. For example, if you select Power Gaming, CPU clock will be driven to run at its maximum speed.
4 52 4. Limit Setting 4.1 Limit Setting - CPU T emperature This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function. 4.2 Limit Setting - System T emperature This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function.
4 53 4.3 Limit Setting - CPU Fan This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. 4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.
4 54 4.5 Limit Setting - F AN1 Fan This page lets you to set F AN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. 5. V oltage Page - V oltage Control (Optional) This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually .CPUvoltagecanbesteppedup/downbyaunitof12.
4 55 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual. WhenSmartFanisselected,youmustusea4-pinCPUcoolerinyoursystem.
4 56 FOX LiveUpdate FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. Supporting Operating Systems : ■Window.
4 57 1-2 Local Update - Backup ThispagecanbackupyoursystemBIOS.Y oucanclick“Backup”,andkeyinalename,then click“Save”tonishthebackupoperation.Theextensionofthisbackupleis".
4 58 2. Online Update 2-1 Online Update - Update BIOS This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new BIOSfromInternet.Thenfollowthewizardtonishtheupdateoperation.
4 59 2-3 Online Update - Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from Internet.
4 60 2-4 Online Update - Update All This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utilitiesfromInternet.Thenfollowthewizardtonishtheupdateoperation.
4 61 3. Congure 3-1 Congure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdatewillstartitssearchingfromInternetandifanyqualieditemfound,itwillpopouta message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step.
4 62 Whenyouenable"AutoSearchFOXLiveUpdate",ifyourFOXLiveUpdateversionisolder ,itwill auto search from internet and prompt you to install the new version.
4 63 3-3 Congure - Advance ThispageletsyouselecttoashBIOS/BootBlockandclearCMOS.IfyouchooseFlashBoot Block,itmeansBIOSisnotprotective,andyoumustmakesuretheashprocessiscontinuous and without any interruption.
4 64 FOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST (Power-On Self-T est). Y oucanprepareaJPGimage(1024x768)le,thenuseFOXLOGOtoopenitand change the boot time Logo.
4 65 FOX DMI FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer , and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother- board if there is any problem occurred.
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