Page 1
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AX4GE Max
DOC. NO.: AX4GEM-OL-E0211B
Overview
Installation
Hardware
Drivers &
Utilities
BIOS Setup
AWARD
Glossary
Troubleshooting &
Technical Support
1
Page 2
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
WWhhaatt’’ss iinn tthhiiss mmaannuuaall
AX4GE Max ....................................................................................................................................1
What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
You Must Notice .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Before You Start............................................................................................................................................................ 10
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Feature Highlight........................................................................................................................................................... 12
Quick Installation Procedure .........................................................................................................................................16
Motherboard Map .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Block Diagram ............................................................................................................................................................... 18
Hardware Installation................................................................................................................ 19
About “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional” and “User Upgrade Optional”… ...................................................................... 20
JP14 Clear CMOS Data ................................................................................................................................................ 21
CPU Installation ............................................................................................................................................................ 22
CPU Jumper-less Design .............................................................................................................................................. 25
CPU Core Voltage Auto Detectable ............................................................................................................................... 27
CPU and System Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring) ............................................................................................... 30
JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper .............................................................................................. 31
2
Page 3
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
DIMM Sockets ............................................................................................................................................................... 32
Front Panel Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 34
ATX Power Connector................................................................................................................................................... 35
AC Power Auto Recovery .............................................................................................................................................. 36
STBY LED and BOOT LED ........................................................................................................................................... 37
IDE and Floppy Connector ............................................................................................................................................ 38
ATA/133 Supported ....................................................................................................................................................... 40
Serial ATA Supported .................................................................................................................................................... 41
IrDA Connector .............................................................................................................................................................43
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector......................................................................................................... 44
Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect .................................................................................................................................... 45
AGP 4X Slot .................................................................................................................................................................. 46
AGP Protection Technology and AGP LED.................................................................................................................... 47
WOL (Wake on LAN) ..................................................................................................................................................... 48
CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot ............................................................................................ 50
PC99 Color Coded Back Panel .....................................................................................................................................51
Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard ..............................................................................................................................52
Support Six USB2.0 Connectors ...................................................................................................................................53
Onboard IEEE 1394 Controller...................................................................................................................................... 54
3
Page 4
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Chassis Intrusion Connector .........................................................................................................................................55
CD Audio Connector ..................................................................................................................................................... 56
AUX-IN Connector......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Front Audio Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 58
Die-Hard BIOS (100% Virus Protection, User Upgrade Optional) .................................................................................. 59
Dr. Voice II (Volume adjustable through speaker).......................................................................................................... 62
JP2 Dr. Voice Output Select Jumper ............................................................................................................................. 63
Dr. LED Connector ........................................................................................................................................................ 64
Battery-less and Long Life Design................................................................................................................................. 66
CPU Over-current Protection......................................................................................................................................... 67
AOConfig Utility ............................................................................................................................................................. 68
Resetable Fuse ............................................................................................................................................................. 70
3300µF Low ESR Capacitor .......................................................................................................................................... 71
Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) ................................................................................................................................. 73
Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink ........................................................................................................................................ 74
Open JukeBox Player.................................................................................................................................................... 75
Vivid BIOS technology................................................................................................................................................... 79
Hyper Threading Technology......................................................................................................................................... 80
Driver and Utility .......................................................................................................................82
4
Page 5
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ............................................................................................................................. 83
Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility...................................................................................................... 84
Intel Brookdale-G VGA driver ........................................................................................................................................ 85
Installing Intel IAA Driver ............................................................................................................................................... 86
Installing Onboard Sound Driver ...................................................................................................................................87
The noise is gone!! ---- SilentTek .................................................................................................................................. 89
Installing Serial ATA Driver ............................................................................................................................................ 97
PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS............................................................................................................ 105
About Phoenix-Award BIOS Function Description….................................................................................................... 106
How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program................................................................................................... 107
How To Enter BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 109
BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment ............................................................................................................... 110
Overclocking............................................................................................................................ 112
VGA Card & Hard Disk ................................................................................................................................................ 113
Glossary .................................................................................................................................. 114
AC97 ........................................................................................................................................................................... 114
ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ..................................................................................................... 114
AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port).................................................................................................................................. 114
AMR (Audio/Modem Riser).......................................................................................................................................... 115
5
Page 6
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AOpen Bonus Pack CD ............................................................................................................................................... 115
APM (Advanced Power Management)......................................................................................................................... 115
ATA (AT Attachment) ................................................................................................................................................... 115
ATA/66 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 115
ATA/100 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 116
ATA/133 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 116
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) .............................................................................................................................. 116
Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ...................................................................................................................................... 117
CNR (Communication and Networking Riser).............................................................................................................. 117
CODEC (Coding and Decoding) .................................................................................................................................. 117
DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM ............................................................................................................................... 117
DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) .......................................................................................................................... 118
DMA (Direct Memory Access)...................................................................................................................................... 118
ECC (Error Checking and Correction) ......................................................................................................................... 118
EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory ........................................................................................................................ 118
EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM).................................................................................................. 119
EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM)..................................................................................................................... 119
EV6 Bus ...................................................................................................................................................................... 119
FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) ......................................................................................................................... 119
6
Page 7
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) .............................................................................................................................. 119
Flash ROM .................................................................................................................................................................. 120
FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock ........................................................................................................................................ 120
I2C Bus ........................................................................................................................................................................ 120
IEEE 1394................................................................................................................................................................... 121
Parity Bit ..................................................................................................................................................................... 121
PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM) ............................................................................................................................... 121
PC-100 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................. 122
PC-133 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................. 122
PC-1600 / PC-2100/ PC-2700 / PC-3200 DDR DRAM................................................................................................. 122
PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus .................................................................................................................122
PDF Format................................................................................................................................................................. 123
PnP (Plug and Play) .................................................................................................................................................... 123
POST (Power-On Self Test) ........................................................................................................................................123
RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) ........................................................................................................................................... 123
RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) ......................................................................................................................124
SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) .................................................................................................................................... 124
Shadow E2PROM ........................................................................................................................................................ 124
SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) ....................................................................................................................... 124
7
Page 8
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
SMBus (System Management Bus) ............................................................................................................................. 125
SPD (Serial Presence Detect) ..................................................................................................................................... 125
Ultra DMA ................................................................................................................................................................... 125
USB (Universal Serial Bus) .........................................................................................................................................126
VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)................................................................................................................................... 126
ZIP file......................................................................................................................................................................... 126
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................... 127
Technical Support ...................................................................................................................131
Product Registration ...............................................................................................................134
How to Contact Us .................................................................................................................. 135
8
Page 9
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
YYoouu MMuusstt NNoottiiccee
Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat is trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
AMD, the AMD logo, Athlon and Duron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows, and Windows logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.
All product and brand names used on this manual are used for identification purposes only and may be the registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
All of the specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice. AOpen reserves the right
to revise this publication and to make reasonable changes. AOpen assumes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies that
may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it.
This documentation is protected by copyright law. All rights are reserved.
No part of this document may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval
system without prior written permission from AOpen Corporation.
Copyright
©
1996-2002, AOpen Inc. All Rights Reserved.
9
Page 10
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
BBeeffoorree YYoouu SSttaarrtt
This Online Manual will introduce to the user how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later
chapters. Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved
in PDF format
get free download from Adobe web site
Although this Online Manual is optimized for screen viewing, it is still capable for hardcopy printing, you can print it by A4 paper
size and set 2 pages per A4 sheet on your printer. To do so, choose File > Page Setup and follow the instruction of your printer
driver.
Thanks for the help of saving our earth.
, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can
.
10
Page 11
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
OOvveerrvviieeww
Thank you for choosing AOpen AX4GE Max motherboard. The AX4GE Max is Intel® Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on
the ATX form factor featuring the Intel® 845GE chipset
motherboard can support Intel
performance, it has one DVO / TV-OUT slot which supports DVO or TV-Out card, or 1.5V AGP interface with 4x SBA/Data
Transfer and 2x/4x Fast Write capability and pipelined spilt-transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB/sec. According to
different customer’s requirements, the Intel 845GE chipset memory interface supports DDR333/266 SDRAM devices with
densities of 64, 128, 256, 512Mb DDR SDRAM DIMM modules and the maximum memory size can be up to 2 GB (Please be
noted only when CPU FSB runs at 533MHz does memory be able to go with the speed of 333MHz). The onboard IDE
controller supports Ultra DMA
to 133MB/s. Further flexibility can be achieved by taking advant
Communication and Network Riser (CNR)
modem configuration on a single baseboard design. With a Pro
Serial ATA (PDC20375) controller onboard, it aims to provide you
even faster transfer rate of 150 Mbytes/second. On the strengt
RealTek RTL8100BL controller on board, which is an highly-integr
Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for
office and home use. Besides, the AX4GE Max has an AC97
chipset onboard, providing high performance and magic
CODEC
surround stereo sound to let people enjoy working with it. More
than that, this motherboard supports USB 2.0
480Mbps, and IEEE 1394
AX4GE Max motherboard.
®
Socket 478 Pentium® 4 (Brookdale) and 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock. In the AGP
33/66/100 and Promise 133 mode with transfer rate up
card option that allows au
function with a fan
controller to provides data transfer rate up to 400Mbps. Now, let’s enjoy all features from AOpen
. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the AX4GE Max
age of the
dmio,
ise
an
h
of
a
ted
cy speed of up to
11
Page 12
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
FFeeaattuurree HHiigghhlliigghhtt
CPU
Supports Intel® Socket 478 Pentium® 4 1.4GHz~2.8GHz+ with 400/533MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 478
technology.
Chipset
With the Intel® 845GE chipset, Intel delivers a discrete graphics solution with all the performance, innovative features and
proven reliability of the Intel
leading-edge AGP graphics solution for Intel
chipset's I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) features USB controllers supporting six USB ports. With support for 5.1 channels of AC’97
audio and the ability to make the most of soft audio/modem technology, the 845GE chipset delivers an ideal solution for
innovative new form factors.
®
845GE chipset. With its highly scalable design, the new 845GE chipset offers an ideal,
®
Pentium® 4 processor platforms. And the smart integration in the Intel 845GE
Expansion Slots
Including six 32-bit/33MHz PCI, one CNR and one AGP 4X slots. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The
Communication & Nectworking Riser (CNR)
For AGP performance, it has one DVO / TV-OUT slot which supports DVO or TV-Out card, or 1.5V AGP interface with 4x
SBA/Data Transfer and 2x/4x Fast Write capability and pipelined spilt-transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB/sec. Of six
PCI slots provided, five of them are master PCI slots with arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus, and
one slave slot.
slot provided from AX4GE Max can support CNR interface for a Modem/Audio card.
12
Page 13
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Memory
Provides Non-ECC three 184-pin DDR RAM DIMM sockets that support up to 2GB of DDR333/266 compliant DDR RAM
(Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). You may install 64, 128, 256, 512Mb DDR RAM DIMM modules into each
socket. (Please be noted only when CPU FSB runs at 533MHz does memory be able to go with the speed of 333MHz)
LAN Port
On the strength of RealTek RTL8100BL controller on board, which is an highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it
provides 10/100 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use.
Ultra DMA 33/66/100 and Promise 133 IDE
Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels,
supports
Promise controller that supports 133 mode.
Ultra DMA
33/66/100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices. And
On-board AC’97 Sound
AX4GE Max uses the AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.
1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment
Provides “1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment” function in the BIOS. This magic function allows you adjust FSB frequency
from 100~248 by 1MHz stepping adjustment, and lets your system can get maximum performance.
13
Page 14
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Watch Dog Timer
Includes AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” function that can auto-reset default settings in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system
overclocking.
Die-Hard BIOS (User Upgrade Optional)
The Die-Hard BIOS technology is a very effective hardware protection method that doesn’t involve any software or BIOS coding.
Hence, it is 100% virus free.
S/PDIF Connectors
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer format, which provides impressive quality through optical fiber
and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio.
IEEE 1394 ports
This motherboard comes with IEEE 1394a controller onboard, which provides data transfer rate up to 400Mbps. to connect with
the devices that need high data transferring performance, such as digital camera, scanner or others IEEE 1394 devices.
Six USB Connectors (2.0)
Provides three ports, six USB connectors for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. Compared
to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.0 has a fancy speed up to 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than
the traditional one.
14
Page 15
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Dr. LED (User Upgrade Optional)
The Dr. LED has 8 LEDs on this AX4GE Max M/B to easily show what kind of problems you may encounter.
Power Management/Plug and Play
Supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers
making the system much user-friendlier.
Plug-and-Play
, which helps save users from configuration problems, thus
Hardware Monitoring Management
Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor
module.
Enhanced ACPI
Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to
RAM, S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4) features.
Super Multi-I/O
Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART can also be
directed from COM1 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.
15
Page 16
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
QQuuiicckk IInnssttaallllaattiioonn PPrroocceedduurree
This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly.
1. Installing CPU and Fan
2. Installing System Memory (DIMM)
3. Connecting Front Panel Cable
4. Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable
5. Connecting ATX Power Cable
6. Connecting Back Panel Cable
7. Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default
8. Setting CPU Frequency
9.
Reboot
Installing Operating System (such as Windows 98)
10.
Installing Driver and Utility
11.
16
Page 17
nd
AGP Slot
)
H
Di
2)(BIOS
BIOS
d
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
RealTek RTL8100BL
Front Audio Connector
AUX-IN Connector
Onboard
(User Upgrade Optional)
32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x6
JP14 CMOS Clear Jumper
IEEE 1394 Connectors
(Hot Plug-In on headers
Die-Hard BIOS (BIOS 1)
Chassis Intrusion Connector
AC’97 CODEC
CD-IN Connector
e-
ar
Connector
S/PDIF
CNR Expansion Slot
IrDA Connector
Dr. LED Connector
is not allowed
JP30 Die-Hard BIOS
Rescue Jumper
2
SYSFAN3 Connector
Front Panel Connector
Serial ATA Controller
Serial ATA Connectors
STBY LED
USB Connector
WOL Connector
JST-MIDI
card only)
Motherboard Map
17
PC99 Colored Back Panel
Resetable Fuse
JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup
Enable/Disable Jumper
COM2 Connector
4-pin 12V. ATX Po
3300μF Low ESR Capacitors
SYSFAN2 Connector
AGP LED
(For 1.5V AGP card or ADD card)
478-pin CPU socket with Voltage
and Frequency Auto-detection
support Intel
1.4~2.8GHz+ CPU
CPUFAN1 Connector with H/W
Monitoring Function
Intel® 845GE chipset
BOOT LED
184-pin DIMMx3 supports
DDR333/DDR266/
(Max. to 2GB)
ATX Power Connector
ATA 33/66/100
IDE Connector x2
JP2 Dr.Voice Output
Select Jumper
Dr Voice II (JP15, JP16)
FDD Connector
ATA/133
IDE Connector x1
wer Connector
®
Pentium® 4
Page 18
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
BBlloocckk DDiiaaggrraamm
Socket 478
Intel
Pentium 4
CPU
VGA onboard
AGP 4x Slot
Or
ADD Slot
LAN connect Component
IEEE 1394
Connector x 2
400/533MHz
System Bus
Floppy Disk Drive x2
PC2100/2700 DDR SDRAM
Up to 2GB
DIMM Socket x3
Intel 845GE
GMCH
USB 2.0
Connector x6
IEEE 1394
PCI Bus
Realtek
RTL8100BL
1stUSB Port
2ndUSB Port
3rdUSB Port
32-bit PCI Slot x6
ATA 133
ATA
33/66100
Promise
PDC20375
Serial ATA
Third Channel
Primary
Channel
Secondary
Channel
Intel ICH4
Low
Pin
Count
Super
I/O
AC97
CODEC
AC Link
Firmware Hub
4Mbit Flash EEPROM
Parallel Port
Serial Port x2
SATA Drive x2
IDE Drive x6
CNR Slot
18
Page 19
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
HHaarrddwwaarree IInnssttaallllaattiioonn
This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware devices of this motherboard.
Note: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and
other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component.
1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it.
2. Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a
component. If a wrist strap is not available, maintain contact with the system unit throughout any
procedure requiring ESD protection.
19
Page 20
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AAbboouutt ““MMaannuuffaaccttuurreerr UUppggrraaddee OOppttiioonnaall”” aanndd ““UUsseerr UUppggrraaddee
OOppttiioonnaall””……
When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may find some of functions are called
“Manufacturer Upgrade Optional”, and some are called “User Upgrade Optional”. Though all AOpen motherboards include many
amazing and powerful features, in some situations, these powerful features are not used to every user. Hence, we changed
some key features as “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional” for you to choose. Some optional functions that can be upgraded by
users, we call them “User Upgrade Optional”. As for those optional functions that can’t be upgraded by ourselves, we call them
“Manufacturer Upgrade Optional”. If needed, you can contact our local distributors or resellers for purchasing “User Upgrade
Optional” components, and again you can visit AOpen official web site: http://english.aopen.com.tw/
for more detail information.
20
Page 21
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
1
(default)
Tip: When should I Clear CMOS?
1
Clear CMOS
1. Boot fail because of overclocking…
2. Forget password…
3. Troubleshooting…
JJPP1144 CClleeaarr CCMMOOSS DDaattaa
You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below.
1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power.
2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2.
3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds.
4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1 & pin2.
5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.
Pin 1
Normal Operation
21
Page 22
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CCPPUU IInnssttaallllaattioonn
This motherboard supports Intel® Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU
socket.
1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and
up to 90-degree angle.
i
2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a cut edge on the CPU upper
interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into the socket.
Note: These pictures are for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
CPU socket
Lever
CPU pin 1 and
cut edge
CPU cut edge
22
Page 23
y
AAXX44GGE
Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
E
3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish
CPU installation.
x
MMaax
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CPU cut edge
Note: This socket supports
Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which
is the latest CPU package developed
by Intel. Other forms of CPU package
are impossible to be fitted in.
Note: If you do not match the CPU
socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it
ma
damage the CPU.
23
Page 24
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CCPPUU FFaann IInnssttaallllaattiioonn
This motherboard comes with a retention module attached on the CPU socket when shipped, we strongly recommend you to
install AOpen special designed CPU Fan as shown below on the retention module for better heat dissipation. Please install the
CPU Fan correctly as the following pictures shown.
1. Gently put the CPU Fan down on the
retention module with clips aligning
correctly to the four corners.
2. Pressing down the four clips with force one by
one on the retention module.
Clip
24
Page 25
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CCPPUU JJuummppeerr--lleessss DDeessiiggnn
CPU VID signal and SMbus clock generator provide CPU voltage auto-detection and allows the user to set the CPU frequency
through the BIOS setup
designs are eliminated. There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection.
, therefore no jumpers or switches are used. The disadvantages of the Pentium based jumper-less
Intel® Socket 478
Pentium 4 CPU
CPU VID signal
Power Regulator
(Automat ic ally generat es CP U voltage)
CPU voltage
Clock
Generator
CPU Freq. Ratio
BIOS
Controlled
Circuit
25
Page 26
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AAOOppeenn ““WWaattcchh DDoogg TTiimmeerr””
With this motherboard, AOpen provides a very special, useful feature for overclockers. When you
power-on the system, the BIOS will check last system POST
enable “Watch Dog Timer” function immediately, and set the CPU FSB
that stored in the BIOS. If system failed in BIOS POST, the “Watch Dog Timer” will reset the
system to reboot in five seconds. Then, BIOS will detect the CPU’s default frequency and POST
again. With this special feature, you can easily overclock your system to get higher system performance, and without removing
the cover of system housing to set the jumper to clear CMOS data when your system hanged.
AOpen
Watch Dog
Timer
Enable/Disable Signal
from BIOS
Countdown about
5 seconds if fails
in POST
Reset Signal
Clock Generator
status. If it succeeded, the BIOS will
frequency by user’s setting
BIOS
CPU ID Signal
CPU
26
Page 27
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CCPPUU CCoorree VVoollttaaggee AAuuttoo DDeetteeccttaabbllee
This motherboard supports CPU VID function. The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected and the range is from 1.1V
to 1.925V. It is not necessary to set CPU Core Voltage.
SSeettttiinngg CCPPUU FFrreeqquueennccyy
BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Clock Setting
This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, and no jumpers or switches
are needed.
CPU Ratio 8x, 9x, 10x,…22x, 23x, 24x
CPU FSB 100~248MHz
Home
Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of
overclocking, simply use <Home> key to restore the
default setting or you can wait the AOpen “Watch Dog
Timer” reset the system after five seconds and system
will auto-detect hardware again.
27
Page 28
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Core Frequency = CPU FSB Clock * CPU Ratio
PCI Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio
AGP Clock = PCI Clock x 2
Northwood CPU
Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x
Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 133MHz 533MHz 12x
Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 133MHz 533MHz 13x
Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x
Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x
Pentium 4 2.2G 2200MHz 100MHz 400MHz 22x
Pentium 4 2.26G 2260MHz 133MHz 533MHz 17x
Pentium 4 2.4G 2400MHz 100MHz 400MHz 24x
Pentium 4 2.4G 2400MHz 133MHz 533MHz 18x
Pentium 4 2.53G 2530MHz 133MHz 533MHz 19x
Pentium 4 2.66G 2660MHz 133MHz 533MHz 20x
Pentium 4 2.80G 2800MHz 133MHz 533MHz 21x
CPU Core
Frequency
FSB Clock System Bus Ratio
Note: Since the latest processor,
Northwood, would detect the clock
ratio automatically, you may not be
able to adjust the clock ratio in
BIOS manually.
28
Page 29
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Willamette CPU
Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x
Pentium 4 1.9G 1900MHz 100MHz 400MHz 19x
Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x
CPU Core
Frequency
FSB Clock System Bus Ratio
Celeron CPU
1.7G 1700MHz 100MHz 400MHz 17x
1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x
Note: With CPU speed changing rapidly, there might be fastest CPU on the market by the time
you received this installation guide. This table is kindly for your references only.
CPU Core
Frequency
FSB Clock System Bus Ratio
Warning: Intel 845GE chipset supports
maximum 400/533MHz (100/133MHz*4)
system bus and 66MHz AGP clock; higher
clock setting may cause serious system
damage.
®
29
Page 30
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CCPPUU aanndd SSyysstteemm FFaann CCoonnnneeccttoorr ((wwiitthh HH//WW MMoonniittoorriinngg))
Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN1 connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 or
SYSFAN3 connector.
SYSFAN2 Connector
CPUFAN1 Fan Connector
GND
+12V
SENSOR
SYSFAN3 Connector
Note: Some CPU fans do not have
sensor pin, so that cannot support
hardware monitoring function.
GND
+12V
SENSOR
GND
+12V
SENSOR
30
Page 31
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
JJPP228 KKeeyybbooaarrdd//MMoouussee WWaakkee--uupp EEnnaabbllee//DDiissaabbllee JJuummppeerr
8
This motherboard provides keyboard / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP28 to enable or disable this function, which
could resume your system from suspend mode with keyboard or mouse installed. The factory default setting is set to
“Disable”(1-2), and you may enable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3.
KB/Mouse Wake-up
Pin 1
Disable
(Default)
Pin 1
JP28
Enable
31
Page 32
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
DDIIMMMM SSoocckkeettss
This motherboard has three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install DDR266 or DDR333 memory up to 2 GB. Only
Non-ECC DDR RAM is supported, otherwise, it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module (Please be
noted only when CPU FSB runs at 533MHz does memory be able to go with the speed of 333MHz). Newly implemented
function, the Voltage of memory on this motherboard is adjustable from 2.5V to 2.65V (such as 2.5V, 2.55V, 2.6V and 2.65V) for
over clocking purpose.
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
(DIMM2 and DIMM3 share 2 banks maximally)
DIMM2 DIMM3
Double Side
X
Single Side
X Single Side
Single Side Single Side
X
Double Side
X
Warning: Although Intel claims that 845GE Chipsets only
support two DIMM sockets (four banks), we overcome this
obstacle with special circuit design in order to provide better
adaptability for different combinations of various RAM
modules. On this motherboard, DIMM1 occupies the 1st and
2nd banks; both DIMM2 and DIMM3 are designed to share
the 3rd and 4th banks. Thus, maximally you can insert one
double side RAM module on DIMM2 or DIMM3, or insert one
single side module on both DIMM2 and DIMM3 the most.
After our testing and verifying, the following configurations
are approved to be running properly.
32
Page 33
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
HHooww ttoo IInnssttaallll MMeemmooryy MMoodduulleess
Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish memory installation.
1. Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below.
2. Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely
in place.
3. Repeat step 2 to finish additional DIMM modules installation.
Ta b
r
52 pins40 pins
Note: The tabs of the DIMM slot
will close-up to hold the DIMM in
place when the DIMM touches
the slot’s bottom.
33
Page 34
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
FFrroonntt PPaanneell CCoonnnneeccttoorr
Pin1
Attach the power LED, speaker, power and reset switch connectors to the
corresponding pins. If you enable “Suspend Mode” item in BIOS Setup, the ACPI
& Power LED will keep flashing while the system is in suspend mode.
Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing. It is 2-pin female
connector from the housing front panel. Plug this connector to the soft-power
switch connector marked SPWR.
Suspend Type ACPI LED
Power on Suspend (S1) or Suspend to RAM (S3) Blinking between green and red.
Suspend to Disk (S4) The LED will be turned off
NC
NC
+5V
IDE LED
IDE LED
+5V
+5V
GND
NC
1
SPWR
GND
ACPI LED GND
ACPILED
NC
ACPI_B
GND
RESET
GND
IDE LED
Speaker
1
SPWR
ACPI & PWR
LED
ACPI LED (BLUE)
Reset
SPEAKER
34
Page 35
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AATTXX PPoowweerr CCoonnnneeccttoorr
This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector. Make sure you plug in the right direction. We strongly
recommend you to connect the 4-pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 20-pin ATX power connector and use standard
power supply specially designed for Pentium 4 system.
4-Pin 12V ATX Power Connector
20-Pin Power Connector
35
Page 36
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AC PPoowweerr AAuuttoo RReeccoovveerryy
A
C
A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is
inconvenient for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, that needs to keep power-on. This motherboard implements
an AC Power Auto Recovery function to solve this problem.
36
Page 37
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
SSTTBBYY LLEEDD aanndd BBOOOOTT LLEEDD
Both STBY LED and BOOT LED are AOpen’s considerate designs that aim at providing you friendly system information. The
STBY LED will light up when power is provided to the motherboard. This is a convenient indication for you to check the system
power status in many circumstances such as power on/off, stand-by mode and RAM power status during Suspend to RAM
mode
.
BOOT LED will keep blinking when you power the system on and when your system is under POST (Power-On Self Test)
POST diagnoses everything alright and finishes the booting, the LED will stay on otherwise it will remain flashing to warn you
that mistakes have occurred during POST.
System
Power LED
. After
BOOT LED
Warning: Do not install or remove the
DIMM module or others devices when
the STBY LED lights on.
37
Page 38
(
)
(
)
)
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
IIDDEE aanndd FFllooppppyy CCoonnnneeccttoorr
Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE connector. The blue connector is IDE1 for
clear identification. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.
Primary
Slave (2nd)
Pin 1
ATA1 3 3
IDE Connector
38
Pin 1
Secondary
Slave
4th
ATA 33/66/100
IDE Connector
Pin 1
FDD Connector
Primary
Master
1st
IDE 2 (Secondary)
Secondary
Master (3rd
IDE 1 (Primary)
Page 39
AAXX44GGE
IDE1 is also known as the primary channel, IDE2 and IDE3 are known as the secondary and third channel. Each channel
supports two IDE devices that make a total of six devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be
set differently to Master and Slave mode. Either one can be the hard disk or the CDROM. The setting as master or slave mode
depends on the jumper on your IDE device, so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly.
Tip:
3. For better signal quality, it is recommended to set the far end
4. To achieve the best performance of Ultra DMA 66/100/133 hard
E
MMaaxx
Warning: The specification of the IDE cable is a maximum
of 46cm (18 inches); make sure your cable does not exceed
this length.
side device to master mode and follow the suggested sequence
to install your new device. Please refer to above diagram
disks, a special 80-wires IDE cable for Ultra DMA 66/100/133
is required.
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Tip for ATA133 IDE:
1. It is not recommend using CD-ROM
for ATA133 IDE.
2. Please set it to Master when there is
only ONE device connected.
39
Page 40
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AATTAA//113333 SSuuppppoorrtteedd
This motherboard supports ATA66, ATA100 or ATA1 3 3 IDE devices. Following table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA
modes. The IDE bus is 16-bit, which means every transfer is two bytes. As the hard drive industry introduces faster and higher
capacity hard drives, the current Ultra ATA/100 interface causes a data bottleneck between the drive and the host computer.
To avoid this problem, hard disk manufacturers have introduced the new Ultra ATA-133 interface technology. Compared to
traditional ATA/100, ATA/133 has up to 33 percent increase in interface speed with transfer rate of 133MB/s. ATA/133
performance is ideal for new operating systems, such as Window XP, that demand more storage space and faster data transfer
rates from more responsive computing experiences.
To make good use of this new technology and enjoy its best performance, we recommend you to pair your system with a hard
disk equipped with ATA/133 technology so that your system's need for speeding on this motherboard can be satisfied.
Mode Clock Period Clock Count Cycle TimeData Transfer Rate
PIO mode 0 30ns 20 600ns (1/600ns) x 2byte = 3.3MB/s
PIO mode 1 30ns 13 383ns (1/383ns) x 2byte = 5.2MB/s
PIO mode 2 30ns 8 240ns (1/240ns) x 2byte = 8.3MB/s
PIO mode 3 30ns 6 180ns (1/180ns) x 2byte = 11.1MB/s
PIO mode 4 30ns 4 120ns (1/120ns) x 2byte = 16.6MB/s
DMA mode 0 30ns 16 480ns (1/480ns) x 2byte = 4.16MB/s
DMA mode 1 30ns 5 150ns (1/150ns) x 2byte = 13.3MB/s
DMA mode 2 30ns 4 120ns (1/120ns) x 2byte = 16.6MB/s
ATA33 30ns 4 120ns (1/120ns) x 2byte x 2 = 33MB/s
ATA66 30ns 2 60ns (1/60ns) x 2byte x 2 = 66MB/s
ATA100 20ns 2 40ns (1/40ns) x 2byte x 2 = 100MB/s
ATA133 15ns 2 30ns (1/30ns) x 2byte x 2 = 133MB/s
40
Page 41
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
SSeerriiaall AATTAA SSuuppppoorrtteedd
This motherboard comes with a Promise Serial ATA (PDC20375) controller, aiming to provide you an
even faster transfer rate of 150 Mbytes/second. The traditional parallel ATA specification has defined
the standard storage interface for PCs with its original speed of just 3 Mbytes/second since the
protocol was introduced in the 1980s. And the latest generation of the interface, Ultra ATA-133, has
been developed further with a burst data transfer rate of 133 Mbytes/second. However, while ATA has enjoyed an illustrious
track record, the specification is now showing its age and imposes some serious design issues on today’s developers, including
a 5-volt signaling requirement, high pin count, and serious cabling headaches.
The Serial ATA specification is designed to overcome these design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with
the growing media rate demands of PC platforms. Serial ATA is to replace parallel ATA with the compatibility with existing
operating systems and drivers, adding performance headroom for years to come. It reduces voltage and pins count
requirements and can be implemented with thin and easy to route cables.
Serial ATA Controller
Serial ATA Connectors
41
Page 42
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
CCoonnnneeccttiinngg SSeerriiaall AATTAA DDiissk
To connect a Serial ATA disk, you have to have a 7-pin serial ATA cable. Connect two ends of the serial ATA cable to the serial
ATA header on the motherboard and the disk. Like every other traditional disk, you also have to connect a power cable. Please
be noted that it is a jumper free implement; you don’t need to set jumpers to define a master or slave disk. When connecting
two serial ATA disks, the system will automatically take the one connected to “Serial ATA 1” header as a master disk. Please be
noted that it doesn’t support Hot-Plug in function.
k
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Comparison between Parallel ATA and Serial ATA
Parallel ATA Serial ATA
Bandwidth 100/133 MB/Secs 150/300/600 MB/Secs
Vol ts 5V 250mV
Pins 40 7
Length Limitation 18 inch (45.72cm) 1 meter (100cm)
Cable Wide Thin
Ventilation Bad Good
Peer-to-Peer No Yes
42
Page 43
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
IIrrDDAA CCoonnnneeccttoorr
The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as
Laplink or Windows 95 Direct Cable Connection, the user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA devices and
printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps).
Install the infrared module onto the IrDA connector and enable the infrared function from BIOS Setup, UART Mode, make sure
to have the correct orientation when you plug in the IrDA connector.
Pin 1
NC
+5V
IR_TX
IIrrDDAA CCoonnnneeccttoorr
KEY
GND
IR_RX
43
Page 44
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
SS//PPDDIIFF ((SSoonnyy//PPhhiilliippss DDiiggiittaall IInntteerrffaaccee)) CCoonnnneeccttoorr
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer file format, which provides impressive audio quality through
optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio. Normally there are two S/PDIF outputs as shown, one
for RCA connector, the most common one used for consumer audio products, and the other for optical connector with better
audio quality. Through a specific audio cable, you can connect the S/PDIF connector to other end of the S/PDIF audio module,
which bears S/PDIF digital output. However, you must have a S/PDIF supported speaker/amplifier/decoder with S/PDIF digital
input to connect to the S/PDIF digital output to make the most out of this function.
(RCA)
F OUT
S/PDI
S/PDIF IN
S/PDIF OUT
S/PDIF IN
(Optical)
S/PDIF Module
(User Upgrade Optional)
S/PDIF
Cable
Pin 1
S/PDIF
Connector
+5V
1
NC
S/PDIFOUT
GND
44
Page 45
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
SSuuppeerr 55..11 CChhaannnneell AAuuddiioo EEffffeecctt
This motherboard comes with an ALC650 CODEC, which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effects, bringing you a
brand new audio experience. On the strength of the innovative design of ALC650, you're able to use standard line-jacks for
surround audio output without connecting any external module. To apply this function, you have to install the audio driver in the
Bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5.1 Channel. Picture bellow represents the standard location of all
speakers in 5.1Channel sound track. Please connect the plug of your front speakers to the green “Speaker out” port, rear
speakers’ plug to the blue “Line in” port and both of the center and subwoofer speakers to the red “MIC in” port.
45
Page 46
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AAGGPP 44XX SSlloott
With Intel 845GE chipset implemented, this AGP slot could automatically become an AGP slot or a Multiplexed Intel DVO Output
depending on what kind of cards inserted, like AGP, or ADD (AGP Digital Display) cards. With ADD card cabled to this slot,
Multiplexed Intel DVO output could provide high-speed digital connection for digital displays or TV-OUT functionality. As for AGP
function, it supports 1.5V AGP card only (adjustable by 0.033 steps, such as 1.5V, 1.534V, 1.567V and 1.6V), please do not
insert 3.3V AGP card, otherwise, it could cause serious damage to the motherboard. Other than that, you could even adjust
frequency between variations from 64MHz to 100MHz through BIOS.
46
Page 47
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AAGGPP PPrrooteeccttiioonn TTeecchhnnoollooggyy aanndd AAGGPP LLEEDD
WWiitthh tthhee oouuttssttaannddiinngg RR&&DD aabbiilliittyy ooff AAOOppeenn aanndd iittss ssppeecciiaallllyy ddeevveellooppeedd cciirrccuuiitt,, tthhiiss mmooddeell iimmpplleemmeennttss aa bblleenndd nneeww tteecchhnnoollooggyy ttoo
pprrootteecctt yyoouurr mmootthheerrbbooaarrdd ffrroomm bbeeiinngg ddaammaaggeedd bbyy oovveerr--vvoollttaaggiinngg ooff AAGGPP ccaarrdd.. WWhheenn AAGGPP PPrrootteeccttiioonn TTeecchhnnoollooggyy iiss iimmpplleemmeenntteedd,,
tthhiiss mmootthheerrbbooaarrdd wwiillll aauuttoommaattiiccaallllyy ddeetteecctt tthhee vvoollttaaggee ooff AAGGPP ccaarrdd aanndd pprreevveenntt yyoouurr cchhiippsseettss ffrroomm bbeeiinngg bbuurrnntt oouutt.. PPlleeaassee nnoottee
tthhaatt iiff yyoouu iinnssttaallll aa AAGGPP ccaarrdd wwiitthh 33..33VV,, wwhhiicchh iiss nnoott ssuuppppoorrtteedd,, tthhee AAGGPP LLEEDD oonn tthhee mmootthheerrbbooaarrdd wwiillll lliigghhtt uupp ttoo wwaarrnn yyoouu tthhee
ppoossssiibbllee ddaammaaggee ooff tthhee eexxcceeeeddiinngg vvoollttaaggee.. YYoouu mmaayy ccoonnttaacctt yyoouurr AAGGPP ccaarrdd vveennddoorr ffoorr ffuurrtthheerr ssuuppppoorrtt..
t
AGP LED
Warning: It is strongly recommended not
to install a 3.3V AGP card, which is not
supported. When you do so, the AGP LED
on the motherboard will light up to warn you
the possible damage.
47
Page 48
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
WWOOLL ((WWaakkee oonn LLAANN))
This feature is very similar as Wake On Modem, but it goes through local area network. To use Wake On LAN function, you must
have a network card with chipset that supports this feature, and connect a cable from LAN card to motherboard WOL connector.
The system identification information (probably IP address) is stored on network card and because there is a lot of traffic on the
Ethernet, you need to install network management software, such as ADM, for the checking of how to wake up the system. Note
that, at least 600m A ATX standby current is required to s upport t he LAN c ard for t his func ti on.
WOL Connector
+5VSB
GND
LID
48
Page 49
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
WOL Connector
(Motherboard Side)
Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
WOL Connector
(Ethernet Card Side)
49
Page 50
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CCNNRR ((CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn aanndd NNeetwwoorrkk RRiisseerr)) EExxppaannssiioonn SSlloott
CNR is a riser card specification to replace the AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) that supports V.90 analog modem, multi-channel
audio, and phone-line based networking. Owing to CPU computing power getting stronger, the digital processing job can be
implemented in main chipset and share CPU power. The analogy conversion (CODEC
circuit design, which is put on CNR card. This motherboard implements sound CODEC on board, but reserve CNR slot for the
option of modem function. Note that you can still use PCI modem card.
t
) circuit requires a different and separate
50
Page 51
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
PPCC9999 CCoolloorr CCooddeedd BBaacckk PPaanneell
The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1 and VGA, RJ45 LAN, Printer, USB2.0, AC97 sound and game
ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
PS/2 Keyboard: For standard keyboard, which is using a PS/2 plug.
PS/2 Mouse: For PC-Mouse, which is using a PS/2 plug.
USB Port: Available for connecting USB devices.
Parallel Port: To connect with SPP/ECP/EPP printer.
COM1/COM2 Port: To connect with pointing devices, modem or others serial devices.
VGA Connector: To connect with PC monitor.
Speaker Out: To External Speaker, Earphone or Amplifier.
Line-In: Comes from the signal sources, such as CD/Tape player.
MIC-In: From Microphone.
PS/2 Mouse
Connector
PS/2 Keyboard
Connector
USB Port
(2.0)
COM 1 Port VGA Port
SPP/EPP/ECP
Parallel Port
RJ45 LAN Jack
USB Port
(2.0)
Line-In
Speaker Out
MIC-In
51
Page 52
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
SSuuppppoortt 1100//110000 MMbbppss LLAANN oonnbbooaarrdd
The South Bridge ICH4 includes a fast Ethernet controller on chip. On the strength of RealTek 8100BL LAN controller on
board, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use,
the Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors. The green LED indicates the link mode, it lights when
linking to network and blinking when transferring data. The orange LED indicates the transfer mode, and it lights when data
is transferring in 100Mbps mode. To enable or disable this function, you may simply adjust it through BIOS.
r
Green/ACT
Orange/Speed
52
Page 53
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
SSuuppppoorrtt SSiixx UUSSBB22..00 CCoonnnneeccttoorrss
Compared to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.0 has a fancy speed up to 480Mbps, which is 40 times
faster than the traditional one. Except for the speed increase, USB 2.0 supports old USB 1.0/1.1 software and peripherals,
offering impressive and even better compatibility to customers. On this motherboard, all six USB connectors support USB 2.0
function. To connect those two headers, you have to use proper USB cables and connect them to any USB models.
Pin 1
+5V
SBD2-
SBD2+
GND
KEY
UUSSBB22 CCoonnnneeccttoorr
USB2 Connector
1
+5V
SBD3SBD3+
GND
NC
53
Page 54
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
OOnnbbooarrdd IIEEEEEE 11339944 CCoonnttrroolllleerr
This motherboard comes with IEEE 1394a controller TI TSB43AB22 onboard. The IEEE 1394 provides data transfer rate up to
400Mbps, and USB just has 12Mbps. Hence, the IEEE 1394 interface can connect with the devices that need high data
transferring performance, such as digital camera, scanner or others IEEE 1394 devices. Please use the proper cable to connect
with devices.
a
10 9
Shielding GND
Pin 1
IEEE 1394
Port 1 & 2
Warning: Please be noted that Hot-Plug in is not
allowed on IEEE 1394 header, because it will burn
the IC of the controller and damage the motherboard.
54
1394_PWR
TPB-
GND
TPA+
KEY
1394_PWR
TPB+
GND
TPA-
2 1
Page 55
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CChhaasssiiss IInnttrruussiioonn CCoonnnneeccttoorr
s
The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. To make this function works, you have to enable it in
the system BIOS, connect this header to a sensor somewhere on the chassis. So, whenever the sensor is triggered by lights or
the opening of the chassis, the system will send out beep sound to inform you. Please be informed that this useful function only
applies to advanced chassis, you may purchase an extra sensor, attach it on your chassis, and make a good use of this
function.
Pin 1
1
SENSOR
Chassis Intrusion
Connector
GND
55
Page 56
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CCDD AAuuddiioo CCoonnnneeccttoorr
This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound.
R
GND
GND
L
CD-IN
Note: Though some of the latest version of Windows
support “Digital Audio” through IDE bus. However, in
order to use Open Jukebox player, which is driven
under BIOS, it is a MUST to insert audio cable to
CD-IN connector on the motherboard.
56
Page 57
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AAUUXX--IINN CCoonnnneeccttoorr
This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.
R
GND
GND
L
AUX-IN
57
Page 58
g
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
FFrroonntt AAuuddiioo CCoonnnneeccttoorr
If the housing has been designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to connect onboard audio to front panel
through this connector. By the way, please remove 5-6 and 9-10 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before
connecting the cable. Please do not remove these 5-6 and 9-10 yellow jumper caps if there’s no audio port on the front
panel.
Pin 1
AUD_MIC
AUD_MIC_BIAS
AUD_FPOUT_R
NC
AUD_FROUT_L
1 2
AUD_GND
AUD_VCC
AUD_RET_R
KEY
AUD_RET_L
9 10
Note: Please remove the jumper cap from the Front Panel Audio Connector
before you connect the cable. Do not remove this yellow jumper cap if
housin
without an audio port on the front panel.
58
Page 59
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
DDiiee--HHaarrdd BBIIOOSS ((110000%% VViirruuss PPrrootteeccttiioonn,, UUsseerr UUppggrraaddee OOppttiioonnaall))
Recently, many viruses have been found that they may destroy bios code and data area. Therefore, this motherboard
implements a very effective hardware protection method that does not involve any software or BIOS coding, hence it is 100%
virus free. You may restore the originally mounted BIOS with BIOS 2 by setting JP30 to pin 2-3 if it fails to act normally. This
motherboard comes with one BIOS ROM, you may contact our local distributor or reseller for purchasing the extra BIOS ROM.
Please visit our website: http://english.aopen.com.tw/
BIOS 2
(User Upgrade
Optional)
BIOS 1
for details.
JP30
Pin 1
1
Normal
(Default)
JP30
1
Rescue
59
BIOS Rescue Jumper
Page 60
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
EExxtteerrnnaall CCoonnttrroolllleerr ffoorr DDIIEE--HHAARRDD BBIIOOSS ((UUsseerr UUppggrraaddee OOppttiioonnaall))
External Controller provides you a better and convenience way to switch the BIOS status between “Rescue” and “Normal”
without opening the case of your computer. You have to plug the jumper cable to the connector pin (JP30) on the motherboard.
Be careful of the orientation when you connect, the red wire should correspond to Pin1.
Normal
To / From CPU
Read Only
Read/Write
Rescue ROM
Manual Switch
Flash ROM
60
Page 61
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Note: If you suspect your BIOS is infected by virus, just rescue your bios by following steps:
1. Turn off the system, set the External Controller to “Rescue” to read from rescue ROM.
2. Boot the system and set the switch back to “Normal”.
3. Follow the BIOS upgrade procedure to rehabilitate BIOS.
Reboot the system, and you should be able to go back to normal mode.
Normal
(Read from normal
Flash ROM)
Tip: If you place the switch to the middle
(as 3rd picture shows), you will not be
able to boot your system, thus you can
protect your data from molesting.
Rescue
(Read from
Rescue ROM)
Lock
(Lock your computer
to protect your data)
61
Page 62
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
DDrr.. VVooiiccee IIII ((VVoolluummee aaddjjuussttaabbllee tthhrroougghh ssppeeaakkeerr))
The Dr. Voice II is a great feature of this motherboard, which can identifies what kind of problems had occurred in the operating
system. It can even clearly “tell” whether there is a component issue or an installed issue, such as CPU, memory module, VGA,
PCI add-on card, FDD, HDD or keyboard by voice. The Dr. Voice provides four kinds of language versions, English, German,
Japanese and Chinese for your choosing. You can select preferred language version by JP15 & JP16 jumpers.
JP16
Pin 1
JP16
Pin 1
English
(Default)
Dr. Voice II
Language
Select Jumper
JP15
Pin 1
Japanese Chinese
JP15
Pin 1
German
u
62
Page 63
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
JJPP22 DDrr.. VVooiiccee OOuuttppuutt SSeelleecctt JJuummpperr e
This motherboard comes with another considerate function, which allows you to select the voice coming out from buzzer or
speaker, if Dr. Voice detects any errors that occurred in the operating system. If you want to enable buzzer, you may set JP2 to
pin 1-2, or pin 2-3 to enable speaker.
JP2 Dr. Voice Output
Select Jumper
1
Speaker
Buzzer
(Default)
Pin 1
1
63
Page 64
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
DDrr.. LLEEDD CCoonnnneeccttoorr
In conjunction with Dr. LED (Upgrade Optional), which can easily shows what kind of problems may occur on your system during
assembly. It can clearly indicate whether there is a component issue or an installed issue by the 8 LEDs on the front panel of Dr.
LED. This can helps you to have a self-diagnostic to your system status quickly.
Pin 1
3.3V
KEY
GND
1 2
S1
S2
S3
5 6
64
Page 65
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
Dr. LED is a CD disc storage box with 8 LEDs on its front panel, the size of Dr. LED is exactly the same as 5.25 in floppy drive,
so that it can be mount into normal 5.25 in drive bay of any housing.
The total 8 LEDs light up alternatively if the system fails in one of eight stages. Once the LED7 (latest LED) is lit, this indicates
that the system has completed its boot-up procedure.
The 8 LEDs indicate the following messages when lit:
LED 0 - Indicates that the CPU may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged.
LED 1 - Indicates that the memory may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged.
LED 2 - Indicates that the AGP may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged.
LED 3 - Indicates that the PCI card may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged.
LED 4 - Indicates that the floppy disk drive may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged.
LED 5 - Indicates that the HDD may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged.
LED 6 - Indicates that the keyboard may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged.
LED 7 - Indicates that the system is OK.
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
01234567
Boot O.K.
KB
HDD
Floppy
PCI MemoryVideo CPU
Note: During POST (Power On Self Test) procedure, the
Debug LED will light on sequentially from LED0 to LED7 until
the system boot O.K
65
Page 66
A
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Auto Switch
RTC
CMOS
Battery ATX Stand-by Power
uto switching to ATX standby
power as long as AC power line is
plugged. This smart design
increases battery life if you still plug
battery on motherboard.
Backup by EEPROM
BBaatttteerryy--lleessss aanndd LLoonngg LLiiffee DDeessiiggnn
This Motherboard implements Flash ROM and a special circuit that allows you to save your current CPU and CMOS Setup
configurations without the need of a battery. The RTC (real time clock) can also keep running as long as the power cord is
plugged. If you lose your CMOS data by accident, you can just reload the CMOS configurations from Flash ROM and the system
will recover as usual.
Flash
ROM
(Real Time Clock)
00:00:00
66
Page 67
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
CCPPUU OOvveerr--ccuurrrreenntt PPrrootteeccttiioonn
Over Current Protection has been popularly implemented on ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply for a while. However,
new generation CPU is able to use regulator of different voltages to transfer 12V to CPU voltage (for example, to 2.0V). This
motherboard is with switching regulator onboard that supports CPU over-current protection, and it applies to 3.3V/5V/12V power
supply for providing full line over-c urrent prot ect ion.
Note: Although we have implemented protection circuit try to prevent any human operating
mistake, there is still certain risk that CPU, memory, HDD, add-on cards installed on this
motherboard may be damaged because of component failure, human operating error or unknown
nature reason. AOpen cannot guaranty the protection circuit will always work perfectly.
ATX
Switching
Power
Supply
5V (Protected by power supply)
3.3V (Protected by power supply)
12V (Protected by power supply)
Onboard
Power
Regulator
Over-Current
Protection
67
CPU Core Voltage
Circuit
Page 68
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AAOOCCoonnffiigg UUttiilliittyy
AOpen always dedicated to provide users a much friendlier computer environment. We now bring you a comprehensive system
detective utility. AOconfig is a Windows based utility with user-friendly interface that allows users to obtain information of the
operation system and hardware such as motherboard, CPU, memory, PCI devices and IDE devices. The powerful utility also
displays the version of BIOS and firmware for your convenience of maintenance.
Moreover, AOconfig allows users to save information in *.BMP or *.TXT format which users may collect the system information
in detail and send them to AOpen directly for technical support or further diagnosis of system problem.
1. The system page shows the
detail information of the
motherboard, the operating
system, the processor, and
BIOS version.
2. The PCI device page shows
the configurations of all PCI
devices installed on your
motherboard.
68
Page 69
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
3. This page presents the IDE
devices information, such as
the serial number, the
manufacturer, the firmware
version, and capacity.
4. From this page, users may
obtain the technical support
information of AOpen.
Moreover, detailed information
could be saved in .bmp or .txt
format.
NOTE: AOconfig can be used in Windows 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. Please be
informed that AOconfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard. Meanwhile, all
applications must be closed before starting AOconfig.
69
Page 70
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
RReesseetaabbllee FFuussee
Traditional motherboard has fuse for Keyboard and USB port to prevent over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered
onboard that when it is broken (function as protecting the motherboard), user still cannot replace it and the motherboard is still
malfunctioning.
With expensive Resetable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function after the fuse had done its protection
job.
t
Resetable
Fuse
70
Page 71
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
0
3333000
The quality of low ESR capacitor (Low Equivalent Series Resistance) during high frequency operation is very important for the
stability of CPU power. The idea of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail
calculation.
Not only that, AX4GE Max implements 3300μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1500 and 2200μf) and
it provides better stability for CPU power.
μ
μ
FF LLooww EESSRR CCaappaacciittoorr
71
Page 72
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
The power circuit of the CPU core voltage must be checked to ensure system stability for high speed CPUs (such as the new
Pentium III, or when overclocking). A typical CPU core voltage is 2.0V, so a good design should control voltage between 1.860V
and 2.140V. That is, the transient must be below 280mV. Below is a timing diagram captured by a Digital Storage Scope, it
shows the voltage transient is only 143mv even when maximum 60 current is applied.
Note: This diagram for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
72
Page 73
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
LLaayoouutt ((FFrreeqquueennccyy IIssoollaattiioonn WWaallll))
y
Note: This diagram for example only, it may not be exactly the same as this motherboard.
For high frequency operation, especially overclocking,
layout is the most important factor to make sure
chipset and CPU working in stable condition. The
layout of this motherboard implements AOpen’s
unique design called “ Frequency Isolation Wall”.
Separating each critical portion of motherboard into
regions where each region operates in a same or
similar frequency range to avoid cross talk and
frequency interference between each region’s
operations and condition. The trace length and route
must be calculated carefully. For example, the clock
trace must be equal length (not necessarily as short
as possible) so that clock skew will be controlled
within few a pico second (1/10
12
Sec)
73
Page 74
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
EEnnllaarrggeedd AAlluumminnuumm HHeeaattssiinnkk
Cool down CPU and Chipset is important for system reliability. Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption
especially when you are trying to over clocking the CPU.
i
74
Page 75
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
OOppeenn JJuukkeeBBooxx PPllaayyeerr
without any hassle of entering Windows operation system.
Here we are pleased to provide you a brand-new powerful interface—Open JukeBox.
Without any cost you can have your PC turn into a fashionable CD player! This latest Open
JukeBox motherboard aims at helping you directly operate your CD player on the PC
75
Page 76
play
A
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
How Your Open JukeBox Works
The operation of Open JukeBox Player is the same as other CD players. By pressing specific keys on the keyboard you will find
playing Open JukeBox Player couldn’t be easier than the traditional CD Players. Below is the function description of respective
buttons.
Power-Off Button
Operation System
Boot to
Power: Pressing O
Boot: Pressing B
Play: Pressing A
Stop: Pressing S
Pause: Pressing P
Eject: Pressing E
Repeat: Like other CD Players, pressing R
Vol u me +/ - : Pressing + or – to adjust the volume of playing music.
Rewind/Forward / : Pressing arrow keys, to rewind or forward the music.
, to directly power off your computer with no hassle of entering Windows Operation System.
, to intelligently boot to Windows Operation System for you.
, to start playing CD music.
, to stop the music playing.
, to pause the music playing temporarily.
, to eject CD tray for you to change CD disc.
, to shift the repeat mode.
76
Note: Though some of the latest
version of Windows support “Digital
udio” through IDE bus. However, in
order to use Open Jukebox player,
which is driven under BIOS, it is a
MUST to insert audio cable to CD-IN
connector on the motherboard.
Dis
Function Key
Screen
Page 77
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Your Open JukeBox Settings in BIOS
There are three Open JukeBox settings in BIOS as follows.
Auto
: The default setting is “Auto” with which the Open JukeBox will automatically check the CD player every time you power
on. The Open JukeBox will automatically be launched when it detects a music CD in your CD player.
Press Insert Key
you of pressing “Ins” key on your keyboard to start Open JukeBox Player; otherwise the system will launch the Windows
Operation System.
CD Player
pressing B on your keyboard the Windows Operation System will be launched.
: Choosing this setting will allow a reminder message popped up on the screen during BIOS POST. It reminds
: Choosing this setting allows the system to launch Open JukeBox Player every time you power on. However, by
77
Page 78
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Your Open JukeBox EzSkin
Except these powerful functions above, Open JukeBox Player is also equipped with another fancy feature for you to
change its “skin”. You can download as many skins as you want from AOpen Website, and changing them whenever
you want by using this useful utility – EzSkin – which may also be downloaded from our website.
Even more, you may design your own skins with innovative idea and sharing them to users around the world by uploading to our
website. For further technical information, we welcome you to visit our website at
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/skin
78
Page 79
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
VViivviidd BBIIOOSS tteecchhnnoollooggyy
Unlike earlier graphic POST screen which could occupy the whole screen and mask text information during POST, AOpen
VividBIOS deals with graphics and texts separately, and makes them running simultaneously during POST. With this innovative
design, VividBios now brings you a beautiful and sleek 256 colors screen without missing any important information shown on
POST screen.
In addition, the limited space of BIOS ROM is another big issue. When all of the traditional BIOS can only show
space-consuming and uncompressed Bitmap, AOpen has considerately tuned the BIOS to next generation, to recognize the
smaller-sized GIF format and even dynamic-showing GIF animation.
Vivid BIOS shares the same fundamental technology with Open JukeBox CD Player, you may use the same EzSkin utility to
change your Vivid BIOS screen or to download your favorite Open JukeBox skin. If you see this little logo
your model name on the BIOS download page, http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/skin
motherboard supports this innovative feature!
Have you been fed up with the conservative and immutable POST screen? Let’s rule out
the tradition idea that POST screen are stiff and frigid, and let AOpen show you the newly
developed VividBIOS to experience the lively vivid colorful POST screen!
shown beside
, it is assured that your
79
Page 80
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
HHyyppeerr TThhrreeaaddiinngg TTeecchhnnoollooggyy
What is Hyper-Threading?
Hyper-Threading technology is an innovative design from Intel that enables multi-threaded software applications to process
threads in parallel within each processor resulting in increased utilization of processor execution resources. As a result, an
average improvement of ~40% in CPU resource utilization yields higher processing throughput.
How Hyper-Threading Works
A form of simultaneous multi-threading technology (SMT), Hyper-Threading technology allows multiple threads of software
applications to be run simultaneously on
one processor by duplicating the
architectural state on each processor
while the same processor execution
resources is shared. The figure below
represents how a Hyper-Threading based
processor differentiates a traditional
multiprocessor. The left-hand
configuration shows a traditional
multiprocessor system with two physical
processors. Each processor has its own
independent execution resources and
architectural state. The right-hand
configuration represents an Intel
Hyper-Threading technology based
processor. You can see that the architectural state for each processor is duplicated, while the execution resources is shared.
80
Page 81
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
For multiprocessor-capable software applications, the Hyper-Threading based processor is considered two separate logical
processors on which the software
applications can run without
modification. Also, each logical
processor responds to interrupts
independently. The first logical
processor can track one software
thread, while the second logical
processor tracks another software
thread simultaneously. Because the
two threads share the same
execution resources, the second
thread can use resources that would
be otherwise idle if only one thread
was executing. This results in an
increased utilization of the execution
resources within each physical
processor.
The figure below represents how
Hyper-Threading saves time when it works. With two logical processors available on every single physical processor,
multi-threaded applications can now take advantage of thread-level parallelism on each physical processor for additional
performance. As software applications continue to be optimized to take greater advantage of processor parallelism,
Hyper-Threading technology provides an additional boost for newer capabilities and the growing needs of today’s users.
81
Page 82
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
DDrriivveerr aanndd UUttiilliittyy
There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen Bonus CD disc. You don’t need to install all of them in order to
boot your system. But after you finish the hardware installation, you have to install your operation system first (such as Windows
98) before you can install any drivers or utilities. Please refer to your operation system’s installation guide.
Note: Please follow recommended procedure
to install Windows 95
and Windows 98.
82
Page 83
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
AAuuttoo--rruunn MMeennuu ffrroomm BBoonnuuss CDD DDiisscc
You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
C
83
Page 84
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
IInnssttaalllliinngg IInntteell®® CChhiippssett SSooffttwwaarree IInnssttaallllaattiioonn UUttiilliittyy
You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks, but except
Windows 95 and 98 (First version).
e
84
Page 85
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
IInntteell BBrrooookkddaallee--GG VVGGAA drriivveerr
You can install Intel VGA Driver to get the best graphics function of the chipset. You can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD
disc.
d
85
Page 86
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
IInnssttaalllliinngg IInntteell IIAAAA DDrriiveerr
You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times. You can find it in
the AOpen Bonus Pack
CD disc.
v
86
Page 87
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
IInnssttaalllliinngg OOnnbbooaarrdd SSoounndd DDrriivveerr
This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
u
87
Page 88
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
88
Page 89
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx
OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
TThhee nnooiissee iiss ggoonnee!!!! -------- SSiilleennttTTeekk
As the clock of CPU keeps rocketing higher and higher, it inevitably brings higher heat and
system temperature in a relative way. The way we deal with this heat problem, however, is to
spare no effort to add one fan after another to protect our pampered system, expecting these
fans could cool down our machine as much as they could.
But at the same time, we believe that same users are affected terribly by the irritating noises of these fans while working with
their PC. As a matter of fact, we do not have to get our fans running at such a high speed in most cases; on the contrary, we
discovered that having your fans running
at appropriate time and speed not only
reduces the noise, but also consumes the
least power the system needs, so as to
prevent over-wasting of energy resource.
Today, AOpen Motherboard is honored to
bring you a new overall solution, SilentTek,
to make your system quiet. To collocate
with hardware circuit, BIOS and the utility
under Windows, SilentTek combined
“Hardware-Status Monitoring”, “Overheat
Warning” and “Fan Speed Control” with
user-friendly interfaces to provide you a
perfect balance among noises, system
performance and stability.
89
Page 90
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
The first image you have here is the Voltage Status
page. You can find current status of all voltages and set
your expected margins of warning level.
You may check your
system voltage from the
indicating bar here.
In “Temp/Fan/Case” page, you may get aware of the
current temperature of CPU and the heat inside chassis.
Also, you can check if fans are running properly.
Of course, you may set your
defaulted lowest margin for
your fans and SilentTek would
also pop up a message box to
alarm you when the fan is
rotating slower than this
specified speed.
You may set the highest
margin of your CPU and
system temperature as
default, and SilentTek would
pop up a message box to alert
you with alarm when the
temperature goes beyond the
specified margin.
90
Page 91
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
The following page is surely the most important part of this utility. You may control the rotation speed of specific fans that you
have got the options inside in this page.
1. Smart FAN Control: This is the default setting of
SilentTek and can be used for any branded computer
housing. With a special algorithm developed by
AOpen, the fan speed is automatically adjusted by
the factors of CPU and ambient temperature.
Ease-of-use and trouble free at your service.
2. Fixed FAN Control: Under this setting, a desired fan
speed is set fixed when operating.
3. Multiple Level Control: This is the most versatile
setting that allows you to set fan speed in relation to
temperature. You may find that this setting fits you
best.
4. AOpen Recommend Setting: This setting is
designed specifically for AOpen housing. A series of
lab tests were conducted under the real world
scenario to determine optimum fan speed to reduce
CD-ROM Rotation Speed Control: by enabling the CD-ROM
Rotation Speed Control, you can adjust the rotation speed of
your CD-ROM. When you set the speed to high level, the
CD-ROM will work at its fastest speed and it will run at basic
required speed while you set the value to low speed.
91
noise level within CPU working condition and
temperature. Most of the time, the fan would remain
Note: Due to hundreds different brands of fan on the
market, inaccuracy may happen in some cases when
you had your rotation speed adjusted. It is still under the
criterion and please rest assured that it won’t cause any
problem to your system.
Page 92
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
IInnssttaalllliinngg UUSSBB22..00 DDrriivveer
* Windows 2000 Installation Guide
*************************************************
Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System
*************************************************
After enabling the USB 2.0 controller and rebooting your system, Windows 2000 setup will
show a "New Hardware Found" dialog box. Under Windows 2000, "Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Controller" will be displayed.
1. Choose "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)". from the list, and
then press "Enter".
2. Choose "Specify a location." and then press "Next"
3. Insert the Bonus CD in CD-ROM.
4. Type "[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Intel\USB2.0\Win2000" in the text box that appears. Press " OK ".
5. Click on "Next." A message informing you that Windows has found "Intel PCI to USB
Enhanced Host Controller A1" should appear.
6. Click on "Next," and then on "Finish."
************************************
Confirming Windows 2000 Installation
************************************
1. From Windows 2000, open the Control Panel from "My Computer" followed by the System icon.
2. Choose the "Hardware" tab, and then click the "Device Manager" tab.
3. Click the "+" in front of "Universal Serial Bus controllers". "Intel PCI to USB Enhanced
Host Controller A1" should appear.
r
92
Page 93
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
* Windows XP Installation Guide
***********************************************
Installing Driver in Existing Windows XP System
***********************************************
After enabling the USB 2.0, Windows XP setup will show a "Found New Hardware" dialog box.
Under Windows XP, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed.
1. Click on "Next," and from the generated list box, choose "Install from a list or special
location (Advanced)", click "Next"
2. Click on "Next," and from the generated choices, choose "Include this location in the
search:"
3. Insert the Bonus CD in CD-ROM.
4. Type "[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Intel\USB2.0\WinXP" in the text box that appears.
5. Click on "Next." A message informing you that Windows XP has found "Intel PCI to USB
Enhanced Host Controller A1" should appear.
6. When the New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the USB driver, click on "Finish"
**********************************
Confirming Windows XP Installation
**********************************
1. Tools/Folder Options…/View. Change below item:
2. Enable "Display the full path in the title bat".
3. Enable "Show Hidden files and folders".
4. Disable "Hide extensions of known files types".
5. Disable "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)".
6. Check USB driver version from My Computer, Local Disk C:, Show the content of this
drive, Windows directory, Show the content of this drive, System32 directory, Show
the content of this drive, Drivers directory, Show the content of this drive,View,
93
Page 94
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
Details.
1. USBEHCI.SYS - 3/20/2002.
2. USBPORT.SYS - 8/17/2001.
3. USBHUB.SYS - 8/17/2001.
So, new 3616 driver does not install complete.
[Install by manual]
1. Disable Windows File Protection (WFP)
1. Start button/run/Regedit.
2. Set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
SFCDisable = 1
2. Copy all USB files from CD to HDD.
1. Copy all test drivers to %windir%\driver cache\i386.
2. Copy all test drivers to %windir%\system32\dllcache
You need to copy file to this directory first. Otherwise, Windows XP will replace
file from this directory to system32\drivers.
3. Copy all test drivers to %windir%\system32\drivers.
3. Check USB driver version again.
1. USBEHCI.SYS - 3/20/2002.
2. USBPORT.SYS - 3/20/2001.
3. USBHUB.SYS - 3/20/2001.
Test USB20 HDD with restart for 10 times.
The USB 20 HDD can detection with any problem for all 10 times.
94
Page 95
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
IInnssttaalllliinngg LLAANN DDrriivveer
Introduction:
------------This document describes the procedure to install Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, Windows 98/98 SE, Windows
2000, Windows ME, Windows NT v4.0 driver for RealTek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter.
[Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A and OSR2]
Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 :
-----------------------------------------------------
1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer".
2. Specify the setup file pathname
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95\WIN95A (for Windows 95 and Win95A) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95 (for Windows 95 OSR2).
3. Windows 95 will appear some messages to insert Windows 95 system disk to complete setup step.
4. Windows 95 will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the system.
[Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows2000, Windows ME, Windows XP]
Installing driver for Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME/Windows XP :
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer".
2. Specify the setup file pathname
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN98 (for Windows 98/98 SE) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN2000 (for Windows 2000) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WINME (for Windows ME) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WinXP (for Windows XP)
3. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will appear some messages to insert Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows
ME system disk to complete setup step.
4. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the
system.
r
95
Page 96
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
[Windows NT 3.5, 3.51 & 4.0]
Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows NT :
-----------------------------------------------------
When you are in Windows NT :
1. In the Main group of NT, select the "Control Panel" icon.
2. In the Control Panel window, choose the "Network" icon.
3. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the "Add Adapter" button.
The Add Network Adapter dialog box appears.
4. In the list of network cards, select "<other> Requires disk from manufacturer", and then press <Enter> button.
5. Enter drive and pathname
[CD-ROM]:\Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WinNT4 (for NT 4.0) which is the path where the setup file OEMSETUP.INF is located,
and then choose the OK button.
6. The screen will appear "Select Line Speed" dialog box which is provide by RTL8139.SYS driver. The default value is "auto" so
that the RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter and its driver RTL8139.SYS will auto-detect the line speed, 10 Mb or 100Mb,
while the RTL8139.SYS is loading. The other values, "10" or "100", are only used when you want to forced RTL8139 PCI Fast
Ethernet adapter to 10Mb or 100Mb.
7. The screen will appear "Input EthernetID" dialog box which is provide by RTL8139.SYS driver. This option is only required
when you have more than one Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapters on this computer. Select "SKIP" if only one
adapter is installed on this computer.
8. "Bus Location" display in next screen. Your machine contains more than one hardware bus, please select the Bus Type and
Bus number on which your network adapter card is installed.
9. NT will then perform the binding process. If any additional network software options were installed, you may be prompted for
specific information for these packages.
10. Restarting your system you will acquire network service.
NOTES:
------
* Installing Multiple LAN Adapters:
Enter Windows NT and follow above setup procedure step 2,in the "Network Settings" dialog box, choose the "Configure.."
button.
The "Input Ethernet ID" dialog box appears and input adapter's Ethernet ID. Last step to select OK and close NETWORK
SETUP. Select SKIP if only one adapter is installed on this computer.
96
Page 97
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
IInnssttaalllliinngg SSeerriiaall AATTAA DDrriivveerr
Windows 2000 Installation Guide
******************************************************
Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation
******************************************************
1. Start the installation:
a. Floppy Install: Boot the computer with the Windows 2000 installation diskettes.
b. Floppyless Install: Boot from floppy and type "WINNT". After files have been copied, the system will reboot. On the reboot,
press <F6> after the message "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration..." appears.
c. CD-ROM Install: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press <F6> after the message "Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or
RAID driver" appears.
2. When the "Windows 2000 Setup" window is generated, press "S" to Specify an Additional Device(s)
3. Insert the Promise SATA150 driver diskette into drive A: and press "Enter" key.
4. Use "↑" or "↓" to choose "Win2000 Promise SATA TX2plus (tm) IDE Controller" from the list that appears on screen, and
then press the "Enter" key.
5. The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying "Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices:"
The list will include "Win2000 Promise SATA TX2plus (tm) IDE Controller".
NOTE: If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are specified, continue
to the next step -
6. From the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press the Enter key. Setup will now load all device files and then continue the
Windows 2000 installation.
97
Page 98
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
*************************************************
Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System
*************************************************
WARNING: If you will be moving the boot drive containing the existing Windows 2000 operating system to the SATA150
connector, the SATA150 driver MUST be loaded on to this hard drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller.
Do not attach this drive or any other hard drive to the SATA150 connector before completing this step.
After enabling the SATA150 IDE controller and rebooting your system, Windows 2000 setup will show a "New Hardware Found"
dialog box. Under Windows 2000, "PCI Mass Storage Controller" will be displayed.
1. Choose "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)". from the list, and
then press "Enter".
2. Choose "Specify a location." and then press "Next"
3. Choose "Mass Storage controller" and press "next" and next screen press "finish"
4. Insert the Promise SATA150 driver diskette into drive A:.
5. Type "A:\" in the text box that appears. Press " OK ".
4a. Insert the Bonus CD in CD-ROM.
5a. Type "[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Promise\SATA150\Driver\Win2000" in the text box that appears. Press " OK ".
6. Click on "Next." A message informing you that Windows has found "Win2000 Promise SATA TX2plus (tm) IDE Controller"
should appear.
7. Click on "Next," and then on "Finish."
************************************
Confirming Windows 2000 Installation
************************************
1. From Windows 2000, open the Control Panel from "My Computer" followed by the System icon.
2. Choose the "Hardware" tab, and then click the "Device Manager" tab.
3. Click the "+" in front of "SCSI controllers". "Win2000 Promise SATA TX2plus (tm) IDE Controller" should appear.
98
Page 99
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
****************************************************
Installing Drivers During Windows 98 SE Installation
****************************************************
The following details the installation of the Serial ATA drivers while installing Windows 98 SE (with the SATA controller is
enabled already).
1. After enabling the Serial ATA controller and configuring the hard drive(s), partition and format your hard drive(s), if necessary.
2. Install Windows 98 SE normally.
3. After installation, go the "Start" menu and choose "Settings."
4. From the "Settings" menu, choose "Control Panel."
5. In the "Control Panel" window, double-click on the "System" icon.
6. In the "System" window, choose the "Device Manager" tab.
7. In the hierarchical display under "Other Devices" is a listing for
"PCI Mass Storage Controller." Choose it and then press the "Properties" button.
8. Choose "Reinstall Driver," and then press "Next."
9. Choose "Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now (recommended)," then press "Next."
10. Insert the Promise SATA150 driver diskette into drive A:.
11. Choose "Specify a Location," and then type "A:\"
10a. Insert the "Bonus CD" in CD-ROM.
11a. Choose "Specify a Location," and then type
"[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Promise\SATA150\Driver\Win98-Me" in the text box.
12. Press the "Next" button. A message informing you that Windows has found "Win98-ME Promise SATA150 TX2plus(tm) IDE
Controller" should appear.
13. Press "Next," then "Finish".
********************************************
Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98
********************************************
To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded in Windows 98, perform the following steps:
1. Choose "Settings" from the "Start" menu.
2. Choose "Control Panel," and then double-click on the "System" icon.
3. Choose the "Device Manager" tab, and then click the "+" in front of "SCSI controllers." "Win98-ME Promise SATA150
TX2plus(tm) IDE Controller" should appear.
99
Page 100
AAXX44GGEE MMaaxx OOnnlliinnee MMaannuuaall
*************************************************
Installing Drivers During Windows Me Installation
*************************************************
The following details the installation of the Serial ATA drivers while installing Windows Me (with the Serial ATA controller is
enabled already).
1. Install Windows Me fully.
2. After installation, go the "Start" menu and choose "Settings."
3. From the "Settings" menu, choose "Control Panel."
4. In the "Control Panel" window, double-click on the "System" icon.
5. In the "System" window, choose the "Device Manager" tab.
6. In the hierarchical display under "Other Devices" is a listing for "PCI Mass Storage Controller." Choose it and then press the
"Properties" button.
7. Choose "Reinstall Driver," and then press "Next."
8. Choose "Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)," then press "Next".
9. Insert the Promise SATA150 driver diskette into drive A:.
10. Choose "Specify a Location," and then type "A:\"
9a. Insert the "Bonus CD" in CD-ROM.
10a. Choose "Specify a Location," and then type
"[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Promise\SATA150\Driver\Win98-Me" in the text box.
11. Press the "Next" button. A message informing you that Windows Me has found
"Win98-ME Promise SATA150 TX2plus(tm) IDE Controller" should appear.
12. Press "Next," then "Finish".
********************************************
Confirming Driver Installation in Windows Me
********************************************
To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded in Windows Me,
perform the following steps:
1. Choose "Settings" from the "Start" menu.
2. Choose "Control Panel," and then double-click on the "System" icon.
3. Choose the "Device Manager" tab, and then click the "+" in front of "SCSI & RAID controllers".
"Win98-ME Promise SATT150 TX2plus(tm) IDE Controller" should appear.
100
Loading...