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Foxconn A75M FM1 Motherboard Review

Motherboards/AMD FM1 by stefan @ 2011-10-26

For users which are not pretentious, the A75M FM1 motherboard from Foxconn represents a solution to consider, in case we want to get the benefits of the Lynx platform, like the powerful IGP or the quad core APUs. For making this board even more attractive, the Dual Graphics feature should be enabled, along with the ability to be able to modify the memory speed and its timings.

The System BIOS Part 1

The BIOS Foxconn A75M board comes with does not have a lot of options that we can set and would influence system performance (like overclocking). The latest available version is P05 and can be downloaded from the Foxconn Support website. Inside the Main tab of the interface, we can set the date, time, but we can also see details regarding regarding the current BIOS build, installed CPU, installed memory or MAC address:

The F-Center menu, comes with usual sub-menus like Voltage Options, CPU Configuration, along with manufacturer specific menus like Smart BIOS or Fox Intelligent Stepping:

In the Smart BIOS menu, we can only enable or disable options like Smart Power LED or Smart Boot Menu:

One of the menus with only one option is Fox Intelligent Stepping, where we can find the Spread Spectrum function:

The memory voltage can be adjusted in small predefined increments, by using the Voltage Options menu:

Inside the F-Center, we can see specifications regarding the installed APU, but we can also enable/disable options like C6 Mode, Cool 'N' Quiet or SVM Mode:

The Advanced BIOS configuration menu allows us to set options regarding Trusted Computing, North Bridge, Onboard Device Configuration and so on:

In case we have TPM hardware installed, we should enable the specific option:

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