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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 2

The North Bridge Configuration menu lets us know advanced information regarding the memory populated slots, the memory quantity and the speed it is running at; here we can also adjust the Integrated Graphics functionality. With the P05 BIOS, when running without a dedicated video card, it is recommended to leave the option on Auto, or Manual, where we can set the reserved RAM for the IGP; in case we are planning to install a dedicated VGA card, we can set the option on Disabled, save and exit and shutdown the system for performing the VGA card installation. In this case, video will be output only by the dedicated card:

Inside the Onboard Device Configuration menu, we can disable or enable the onboard interfaces like audio, LAN or USB:

The SATA Configuration menu lets us choose the SATA mode, and we can also see the currently connected drives to the ports:

The Super IO Configuration menu takes care of the Serial, Parallel or CIR interfaces:

Inside the Boot Configuration menu, we can adjust the priority of the boot devices, enable/disable the Quiet Boot feature, or set the NumLock state at boot:

The Power menu contains the usual power management options:

The Health menu informs us of the system temperatures, fan speeds and voltages; here we can also customize the fan speeds by using the Smart Fan Control feature:

The Security Configuration menu lets us set the Administrator and User passwords, along with the HDD Boot Sector Write protection:

Finally, the Exit menu lets us save, discard or can restore the factory defaults:

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