Foxconn 748K7AA manual

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    1 Easy Installation Guide P/N: 91-185-U48-A0-0E Remark: The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only; please refer to the physical motherboard. 748K7AA Layout SiS 964/964L Chipset CD_IN Connector FDD Connector SA T A Connector (optional) Front Panel Connector 184-pin DIMM Slots CPU FAN Connector 462-pin CPU Socket SiS 748 Chipset USB[...]

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    2 748K7AA Rear Panel PS/2 Mouse Connector This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Keyboard Connector This purple 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 keyboard. Serial Port (COM1) This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. Parallel Port (Printer Port) This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other [...]

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    3  748K7AA Motherboard (x1)  WinFast Utility CD (x1)  Easy Installation Guide (x1)  IDE Ribbon Cable (x1)  FDD Ribbon Cable (x1)  I/O Shield (x1)  S-A T A Signal Cable (x2) (optional)  S-A T A Power Cable (x1) (optional)  SiS 964 RAID Floppy Disk (x1) (optional) CPU:  Supports AMD K7 CPU  Supports FSB at 200/266/333[...]

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    4 Y ou can clear CMOS to restore default system setting. T o clear the CMOS, follow the procedures described below. 1. T urn off the AC power supply and connect pin 1 and 2 together using the jumper cap . 2. Return the jumper setting to normal (pin2 and 3 together with the jumper cap). 3. T urn the AC power supply back on. Normal (Default) Clear CM[...]

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    5 This jumper is used to set enable or disable CNR audio function. The default state for J9 is set to disable (Pin1 & Pin2 together), then you cannot use the CNR audio and onboard audio is avaliable. If you want to use CNR audio function, set J9 to enable (Pin2 & Pin3 together). 4. CNR Audio Selection Jumper (optional): J9 1 1 Enable CNR Au[...]

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    6 Plug the CPU cooling fan cable into the 3-pin CPU_ F AN power supply on the mainboard. Connect the case cooling fan connector to F AN1. 6. CPU_F AN & F AN1 The 1394 expansion cable can be connected to either the front (provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface) or rear panel of the chassis. 7. 13[...]

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    7 The USB header is available for additional USB port if the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate. Compared to traditional USB 1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.0 has a fancy speed up to 480Mbps, which allows faster Internet connection, interactive gaming, and simutaneous running of high-speed peripherals. 8. USB Header: F_USB1, F_USB2 F_US[...]

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    8 The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio. Their priority is sequenced from high to low (Front Audio to Rear Audio). If headphones are plugged into the front panel of the chassis (using the Front Audio), then the Line-out (Rear Audio) on the rear panel will not work. If you do not want to use [...]

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    9 The motherboard is equipped with the Realtek ALC655 chip, which provides sup- port for 6-Channel audio output, including 2 front, 2 rear, 1 center and 1 subwoofer channel. ALC655 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for a better surround sound effect. T o apply this function, you have to install the audio driver in utility CD as well as an [...]

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    10 This motherboard comes with one Utility CD. T o begin using the CD, simply insert the CD disc into the CD-ROM drive. The CD will automatically bring up the main menu screen. Click “Install Driver”, then click the relevant button to install IDE Driver , AGP Driver , DirectX 9.0b, USB2.0 Driver , Audio Driver and LA N D riv er from this CD. Fo[...]