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First post, by Mamba

Posted on 2020-11-21, 08:43

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Hello,

Just acquired this microatx motherboard:
http://www.ascendtech.us/foxconn-661fxme-es-d … x661fxmees.aspx

It is the same but mine has sata ports.

Seems a pretty common one, but I am realizing I might be the only one who have it on the planet.
Apart Ascendtech page I was not able to find anything related, no manual, no bios, no further info.

And the bios splash screen has a big logo:

"DEDEM" (after a search it appears it is an italian company of automatic passport photo machines)

Any ideas?

Reply 1 of 6, by red-ray

Posted on 2020-11-21, 12:53

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https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Foxconn+661FXME-ES
https://www.helpdrivers.com/motherboards/Foxc … 478/661FXME-ES/
http://www.easyhelpguide.com/manual/Foxconn-6 … EES-Manual.html

Reply 2 of 6, by Mamba

Posted on 2020-11-21, 14:12

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I found that page, but the motherboard has printed:
661M04-G-6ELS
Is not exactly the same, or am I wrong?

Plus, I have two sata ports.

Reply 3 of 6, by red-ray

Posted on 2020-11-21, 15:19

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Mamba wrote on 2020-11-21, 14:12:
Is not exactly the same, or am I wrong?

No idea and I feel it would be sensible to check what the SMBIOS reports the board as. I would use my SIV utility and see what the [Machine] panel reports .

Reply 4 of 6, by Horun

Posted on 2020-11-21, 20:24

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Many Foxconn boards were built for OEM market or specific for a retail company, have a few HP, Dell and others built by them.
Finding good info on true Foxconn branded is very hard !

After digging thru Foxconns website, the only SIS chip socket 478 boards with SATA are the SiS655FX + 964 series (655A01-FX-6ELRS, 655A01-FX-6LRS and 655M01-FX-6LRS)
http://web.archive.org/web/20050623085222/htt … cket=&pChipset=
Here is an image

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Reply 5 of 6, by PC Hoarder Patrol

Posted on 2020-11-21, 21:38

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According to Foxconn, the 661FXME is also known as the 661FXME-ES (suspect the ES will be the SATA option).

As most of these boards are using the SIS driver packages anyway, why not download them directly from SIS (there is a v4.11a SATA RAID pack available)

http://w3.sis.com/download/agreement.php?url=/download/

Reply 6 of 6, by Mamba

Posted on 2020-11-21, 21:39

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So I guess I can screw it if I try to update the bios.
I want to use that sata ports.
Better if I do not touch it.

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