Chapter 8 Technical Support .................................................................. 57
Model Name and BIOS Version....................................................................58
Register Your Motherboard .........................................................................58
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1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Start
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1.2 Features of This Manual
T o help you g rab the useful information of this motherboard and aware of certain
conditions that you might need to know, you will see the icons below frequently:
Note
Warning / Caution
Warning
Tip
Warning
This contains knowledge you should know in process
of assembling, or some helpful tips.
Please be careful when you see this mark. It
highlights mistakes that occur often during
assembling, or something you need to pay attention
to.
This tip tells you some useful information that will
make your installation smoothly.
1.3 Safety Information
Please wear a wrist strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit
before handling a component. Alternatively, you can also touch an objec t
that is of ground connection or with metal surface.
Always unplug the power before you make any jumper setting.
Before you install or remove any components on the motherboard, please
make sure to disconnect the power first in case of damaging motherboard
or other components.
Sound
USB Integrated in chipset, USB 2.0 x 8 Integrated in chipset, USB 2.0 x 8
IEEE1394
Slots
Back Panel
I/O
On Board
Connector
BIOS Award PnP 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS x 2 Award PnP 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS x 2
Board Size 305 mm x 244 mm 305 mm x 244 mm
Intel Pentium 4 CPU
Socket 478
400/533/800MHz
Dual Channel Mode DDR
266/333/400MHz
DDR DIMM x 4
DIMM Type : 64/128/256/512MB &
1GB
Max Memory : 4GB
Integrated VGA Engine in chipset
8X AGP slot, support ADD card
Integrated ATA100 and Serial ATA
Controller
Silicon Image Serial AT A C ontrol Chip
[Support RAID 0,1,0+1]
Max Disk: 144,000,000GB [by 48
bits LBA Spec.]
Intel Gigabit LAN Controller, support
10/100/1000Mbps
Realtek AC'97 CODEC onboard,
support 7.1 Channel
Integrated Agere 1394 Control Chip Integrated Agere 1394 Control Chip
AGP x 1
PCI x 4, Self-Powered PCI x 1
PS/2 Keyboard x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1
USB Port x 4, LAN Port x 1,
VGA Port x 1
COM Port x 1, Printer Port x 1
Speaker_Out x 1, Line_In x 1,
MIC_In x 1
Front Panel x 1
Front Audio x 1
CPU FAN x 1,Syst em F AN x 1,Chassis
FAN x 1
Power FAN x 1, Power Temperature
Connector x 1
Case Open Connector x 1
SSR_OUT Connector x 1, CD_IN x 1
IrDA x 1, EX_Sound connector x 1
COM2 x 1, Game Connector x 1
IEEE 1394 x 2, USB Port x 4
Intel Pentium 4 CPU
Socket 478
400/533/800MHz
Dual Channel Mode DDR 266/333/400MHz
DDR DIMM x 4
DIMM Type : 64/128/256/512MB & 1GB
Max Memory : 4GB
8X AGP slot
Integrated ATA100 and Serial ATA
Controller
Silicon Image Serial ATA Control Chip
[Support RAID 0,1,0+1]
Max Disk: 144,000,000GB [by 48 bits LBA
Spec.]
Intel Gigabit LAN Controller, support
10/100/1000Mbps
Realtek AC'97 CODEC onboard, support 7.1
Channel
AGP x 1
PCI x 4, Self-Powered PCI x 1
PS/2 Keyboard x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1
USB Port x 4, LAN Port x 1
COM Port x 2, Printer Port x 1
Speaker_Out x 1, Line_In x 1, MIC_In x 1
Front Panel x 1
Front Audio x 1
CPU FAN x 1,System F AN x 1 ,Chassis F AN x
1
Power FAN x 1, Power Temperature
Connector x 1
Case Open Connector x 1
SSR_OUT Connector x 1, CD_IN x 1
IrDA x 1, EX_Sound connector x 1
Game Connector x 1
IEEE 1394 x 2, USB Port x 4
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2.3 Block Diagram
p
(For AX4SG Max II)
VGA Onboard
AGP 8X
AGP 8X Slot
Support ADD Card
(for AX4SG Max II)
DIMM Sockets x4
Intel
Gigabit
LAN Chip
LAN connect
Com
onent
Socket 478
Intel
Pentium 4
CPU
400/533/800MHz
System Bus
Intel
AGP bus
865 chipset
DDR400/333/266
Dual Channel RAM Up
to 4GB
USB Ports x8
Floppy Disk
Drive
Serial Ports x2
PCI Bus
32-bit PCI Slot
150MB/s
Serial ATA Ports
ATA
33/66/100
IDE Drives x 4
RealTek
AC97
CODEC
ICH5
4Mbit Flash
EEPROM x2
Parallel Port
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Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
Chapter 3 Hardware
q
r
Installation
3.1 Quick Installation Procedure
1. Installing CPU
2. Installing CPU
Fan & System Fan
12. Installing D
Utilities
ivers &
11. Installing
Operating System
(such as, Windows
XP)
3. Installing
Memory Module
4. Installing HD,
CD-ROM and
SATA Disk, etc
5. Connecting ATX
Power Cable
6. Connecting Front
Panel Cable
10. Loading
Default BIOS,
Setting CPU
Fre
9. Connecting
Back Panel Ports
(Keyboard,
Mouse, etc)
8. Installing Other
Devices (USB, Front
Audio, etc)
7. Installing AGP & PCI
Cards
uency
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3.2 Installation You Have to Know
Installing CPU
This socket supports FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package
developed by Intel. Other forms of CPU package are impossible to be fitted in.
1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle.
2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper
interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge. Then insert the CPU into the socket.
3. Press down the CPU socket lever to finish CPU installation.
CPU socket lever
Socket Pin 1
Golden Cut Edge
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Installing CPU and System Fans
Plug the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN connector. If you have chassis fan,
you can also plug it in SYSFAN1 or SYSFAN2 connector.
SYSFAN2 Connector
GND
+12V
SENSOR
Note: Some CPU fans
do not have sensor pin so
that they cannot support fan
monitoring.
SYSFAN1 Connector
CPUFAN Connector
GND
+12V
SENSOR
GND
+12V
SENSOR
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Installing Memory Modules
DIMM slots are designed in Navy Blue and Electronic Blue which are very easy to
recognize. Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and
press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place.
Tab
Pin 1
Key
Note: The tabs of the
DIMM slot will clip to hold the
DIMM in place when the DIMM
touches the slot’s bottom.
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Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables
(
(
(
(
Connect the 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin, 80-wire IDE cable to floppy
connector and IDE connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong
orientation may cause system damage.
FDD Connector
Secondary
Slave
Pin 1
4th)
Primary
2nd)
Slave
Secondary
Master
Primary
Master
3rd)
1st)
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Pin 1
ATA 66/100 IDE Connector
Connecting ATX Power Cables
This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector as shown
below. Make sure you plug them in the right direction. We strongly recommend
you to insert the 4-pin connector before connecting the 20-pin connector.
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Connecting Front Panel Cable
Attach the power LED, speaker 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, which is a 2-pin female
connector from the housing front panel. Plug this connector to the soft-power
switch connector marked SPWR.
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3.3 Other Installation for Your Reference
Setting CPU Voltage and Frequency
Setting CPU Core Voltage
This motherboard supports Voltage ID (VID) function to detect CPU voltage
automatically during power-on. However, if users are willing to do overclocking,
we also provide a range from 1.10V to 1.85V in the BIOS. Sometimes increasing
the original core voltage a little bit will make CPU overclock more properly.
Setting CPU Frequency
This motherboard is of CPU jumper-less design; you can set CPU frequency by
1MHz stepping CPU Overclocking in the BIOS.
clock x CPU Ratio
. However, all CPU now sold in market belong to "Fixed
Multiplier". That means users can not adjust the CPU Ratio but change CPU FSB
clock to achieve overclocking only.
BIOS Setup > Frequency / Voltage Control > CPU Speed Setup
(Users will do the overclocking at their own risks!!)
Note: With CPU speed changing rapidly, there might be fastest CPU on
the market by the time you received this installat ion guide. This table is
kindly for your references only.
CPU Ratio 8x, 10x… 24x, 25x, 26x, 27x, 28x
CPU FSB (Adjustment
manually)
CPU Core
Freq.
FSB = 100MHz-400MHz by 1MHz Stepping CPU Overclocking
FSB
Clock
System
Bus
CPU Core Frequency = CPU FSB
Ratio
Note: Some CPU
fans do not have
sensor pin so that
they cannot
support fan
monitoring
Warning:
Intel 865G/PE
chipset support
maximum
800MHz
(200MHz*4)
system bus and
66MHz AGP
clock; higher
clock setting may
cause serious
system damage.
.
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Connecting Serial ATA
To connect a serial ATA disk, you have to have a 7-pin serial ATA cable. Connect
two ends of the serial AT A cable to the serial A T A 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 serial AT A hard disks are installed on serial
AT A ports, the one connected on Port 0(SA T A 1) will be set as the first boot device
automatically.
Please note that it doesn’t support Hot-Plug in function.
SATA
Port3
SATA
rt4 Po
SATA
rt5 Po
SPATA
ort6
SPATA
ort1
SPATA
ort2
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Adjusting your Hard Disk Setting
Except its original 2 sets of parallel IDE, this motherboard supports the latest
serial AT A hard disk. If you are unable to find your newly installed serial A T A hard
disks on your operating system after having them installed, the problem may lie
in the BIOS setting. You can simply adjust BIOS settings to have them work
properly.
After installing your hard disks properly, you can directly go to BIOS setting
screen for adjustment. Simply pressing
IDE Device
Æ
On-Chip Serial ATA” to choose your preferable mode. If you
have no intention of changing its original setting, the default would be Auto.
“Integrated Peripherals Æ OnChip
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If you desire to change the default setting,
press Enter for selection list:
Disabled: You can choose this item if
there are only traditional IDE hard disks
had been installed on your system.
Disabling this item will also cancel the
detection of serial ATA hard disks during
POST, which will theoretically speed up
your boot-up time a little bit; however,
please remember to re-adjust the setting here if you want to use serial ATA hard
disk later.
Auto: This is factory default setting on this motherboard. Basically, if your system
functions properly , there is necessary to change it. The system will automatically
recognize the first hard disk on IDE1 as first boot device.
Note: Please be informed that when you are using Windows98/ME with
the capacity of all six hard disks being installed, the Auto mode will not
function properly. It is because Windows98/Me is not able to energize
Enhanced Mode to detect all hard disks.
Combined Mode: If you have traditional IDE hard disks and serial A TA hard disks
installed at the same time, then you can choose this mode. Under this mode, you
can randomly choose either IDE hard disks or serial AT A had disk as your first boot
device. But please note, serial ATA will exist with IDE in a mapping way, which
means it will occupy one of the IDE Channel and leave you one IDE Channel only .
Enhanced Mode: If you are using the latest operating system (say , Windows XP,
Windows.NET Server), it is highly recommended that you select Enhanced Mode.
Under this mode the system will detect all six devices (traditional IDE x 4, Serial
AT A x 2) completely and function perfectly. But please note that traditional IDE is
set to first boot device under this mode.
Note: According to practical lab tests of us, there are no obvious
problems or mistakes happened when we set this mode under
Windows2000 operating system; however, it is not recommended by
Intel.
SATA Only: You may select this mode if you install serial ATA hard disks only.
This mode also allows you to se lect b ootin g seq uence from P o rt0 (S erialAT A1) o r
Port1 (SerialATA2).
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Connecting AGP 8X Expansion Slot
AX4SG Max II / AX4SPE Max II provide an AGP 8X slot, a sky blue slot having the
latest AGP specification on motherboard. The AGP 8X is a bus interface targeted
for high-performance 3D graphic. Traditionally AGP used both rising and falling
edge of the 66MHz clock for 4X AGP, and the data transfer rate could achieve
66MHz x 4bytes x 4 = 1056MB/s. Now AGP is moving to AGP 8X mode, which is
upgraded to 66MHz x 4bytes x 8 =2.1GB/s. You can also adjust AGP voltage in
BIOS with range from 1.5V to 1.875V. For AX4SG Max II, the AGP slot can
automatically recog niz e an AG P or a Mu ltiple x ed I ntel DVO Out put d epe nding on
which cards being inserted, such as AGP , or ADD (AGP Digital Display) cards. With
an ADD card implemented to this slot, Multiplexed Intel DVO output will provide
high-speed digital connection for digital displays or TV-OUT functionality.
Warning: It is strongly rec ommended
not adjust AGP/PCI voltage/clock when
you connect SATA device. It is because
when the voltage/clock for AGP/PCI is
adjusted, the SATA clock cannot remain
at 100MHz, and the
therefore be unstable.
system will
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Warning: It is strongly
recommended not install
a 3.3V AGP card, which is
not supported by Intel
865G / 865PE
on this motherboard.
chipsets
Connecting IrDA
The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with
this module and application software such as Laplink or Windows Direct Cable
Connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA devices
and printers. This connector supports both HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and
ASK-IR (56Kbps).
Install an infrared module onto the IrDA connector and enable the infrared
function from BIOS Setup, UART Mode, you can use this function. Please make
sure you connect correct orientation when plugging IrDA module.
Pin 1
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10/100/1000Mbps LAN Supported
On the strength of Gigabit LAN controller on board, this motherboard provides
10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet for office and home use. The Ethernet RJ45
connector is located on the top of USB connectors. The right hand side LED
indicates link mode; it lights in orange when linking to network. The left hand side
LED indicates the transfer mode and will light in green when data is transferring
at 100Mbps (never lights while at 10Mbps), but will light in orange when
transferring in Gigabit’s mode. To enable or disable this function, you may simply
adjust it through BIOS. To enable LAN wakeup function, you have to set the
“Wake on PCI Card” enable in the BIOS “Power Management Setup” section.
Speed LED (Left)
Green 100Mbps
ACT LED (Right)
Orange
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Connecting USB2.0
This motherboard provides eight USB 2.0 ports to connect USB devices such as
mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are four ports on the back panel.
You can use proper cables to connect Front USB connector to USB modules or
chassis front panel.
Pin 1
Pin 1
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Connecting 1394
With IEEE1394 Chip on board (AGERE 1394), having its data transfer rate up to
400Mb/s, this interface can connect to devices that require high data transferring
performance such as digital camera, scanner or others IEEE 1394 devices. Please
use appropriate cables to connect IEEE1394 devices.
Pin1
Pin1
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Warning: Please note
that Hot-Plug is not allowed on
IEEE 1394 headers; doing so
will burn the controller IC and
damage the motherboard.
Connecting EX_Sound
EX_SOUND Connector supports the latest 7.1 Channel and S/PDIF function.
S/PDIF (Sony/Phil ips Digital Interface) is a new a u d i o t ransfer file format, which
provides impressive audio quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy
digital audio instead of analog audio. Through two specific audio cables, you can
connect the EX_SOUND connector to our special EX_SOUND audio module, whi ch
bears six ports for S/PDIF and 7.1 Channel. The output and input ports are shown
as following.
Center & Subwoofer OUT
Side Surround OUT
S/PDIF OUT (RCA)
Rear OUT
S/PDIF OUT
S/PDIF IN
EX_SOUND Module
EX_SOUND Cable
SSR_OUT Cable
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Connecting SSR_OUT (Surrounding Out) Connector
This connector is designed to support 7.1 channels function. Please connect
SSR_OUT cable to the Green connector on the EX_SOUND module and this
SSR_OUT connector onboard.
SSR_OUT Connector
L
GND
GND
R
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Super 7.1 Channel Audio Effect
This motherboard comes with an ALC850 CODEC, which supports the latest 7.1
Channel with high quality of audio effects, bringing you a brand new audio
experience. T o enjoy this function, you have to connect one EX_SOUND Cable and
one SSR_OUT cable to our specially designed EX_SOUND module, all of which c an
be found in accessory. Picture bellow represents the standard location of all
speakers in 7.1 Channel sound tracks. Please connect the plug of your front
speakers to the green “Speaker out” port on the back panel of mother board, rear
speakers to black port, side surround speakers to purple port and both of the
center and subwoofer speakers to orange port. Those ports are provided by
EX_SOUND module.
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Connecting Front Audio
If the housing is 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 the jumper cap from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the
cable. Do not remove this yellow jumper cap if your housing doesn’t have an
audio port on the front panel.
Pin1
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Connecting Game Port
This motherboard comes with a game port (Joystick-Midi) for you to connect any
midi devices or joysticks. T o use this function you have to have a joystick module
and connect it with a game port cable to this port on the motherboard.
Pin1
(User Upgrade Optional)
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Connecting COM2 (for AX4SG Max II only)
This motherboard provides two serial ports. One of them is on back panel
connector, and the other is on the upper left of board between PCI slots. With
proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis.
Pin 1
DCD#
SOUT
GND
RI#
RTS#
SIN
DTR#
DSR#
CTS#
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Connecting CD_IN
This connector is designed to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive
to onboard sound.
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Connecting Case Open
The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. To
make this function work, 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 by the opening of the chassis, the system will beep 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
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Colored Coded Back Panel (for AX4SG Max II)
The onboard I/O devices have PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RJ-45 LAN Connector ,
COM1, VGA port, Printer, USB, AC’97 sound and game ports. The view angle of
drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
PS/2 Mouse
Connector
SPP/EPP/ECP
Parallel Port
RJ45 10/100/1000
LAN Jack
Line-In
PS/2 Keyboard
Connector
USB 2.0
COM 1 Port
VGA Port
Speaker Out
MIC-In
USB 2.0
PS/2 Keyboard: For standard keyboard, which use a PS/2 plug.
PS/2 Mouse: For PC-Mouse, which use a PS/2 plug.
USB Port: Available for connecting USB devices.
Parallel Port: To connect with SPP/ECP/EPP printer.
COM1 Port: To connect with pointing devices, modem or others serial
devices.
RJ-45 LAN Port: To connect Ethernet for home or office use.
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
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Colored Coded Back Panel (for AX4SPE Max II)
The onboard I/O devices have PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RJ-45 LAN Connector ,
COM1, COM2 port, Printer, USB, AC’97 sound and game ports. The view angle of
drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
PS/2 Mouse
Connector
SPP/EPP/ECP
Parallel Port
RJ45 10/100/1000
LAN Jack
Line-In
PS/2 Keyboard
Connector
USB 2.0
COM 1 Port
COM 2 Port
Speaker Out
MIC-In
USB 2.0
PS/2 Keyboard: For standard keyboard, which use a PS/2 plug.
PS/2 Mouse: For PC-Mouse, which use a PS/2 plug.
USB Port: Available for connecting USB devices.
Parallel Port: To connect with SPP/ECP/EPP printer.
COM1 Port: To connect with pointing devices, modem or others serial
devices.
COM2 Port:To connect with pointing devices, modem or others serial
devices.
RJ-45 LAN Port: To connect Ethernet for home or office use.
Speaker Out: To External Speaker, Earphone or Amplifier.
Line-In: Comes from the signal sources, such as CD/Tape player.
MIC-In: From Microphone
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LED Indication
LED indication including Boot LED, Standby LED and AGP 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, giving you a
convenient indication check the system power status in 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
right and finishes the booting, the LED will stay on otherwise it will remain
flashing to warn you that mistakes have occurred during POST
AGP LED aims to protect your motherboard from being damaged by over voltage
of AGP card. When AGP Protection T echnolog y is imp lemente d, this mo therboa rd
will automatically detect the voltage of AGP card and prevent your chipsets from
being burnt out. Please note that if you install an AGP card with 3.3V , which is not
supported by Intel 865 chipset, the AGP LED on the motherboard will light up to
warn you the possible damage of the exceeding voltage.
POST (Power-On Self Test). After POST diagnoses everything all
BOOT LED
AGP LED
STBY LED
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3.4 Jumper Settings
JP2 Speaker Output
1
Buzzer
(default)
Allows you to turn off the voice from buzzer and
speaker. You can choose not to be bothered by the
warning made from Dr. Voice when it detects any error
in operating system.
JP14 Clear CMOS Jumper
1
Normal
(default)
JP2 Speaker Output Jumper
1
Speaker
1
Clear CMOS
JP14 Clear CMOS Data
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 s horting pin 1 & pin 2.
5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.
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JP15/16 Dr. Voice Language
Select
English
(Default)
Chinese
JP16
Pin1
JP15
Pin1
Dr. Voice provides four language versions: Englis h,
German, Japanese and Chinese. You can select your
preferred language by JP15 & JP16 jumpers.
1
Disable
(Default)
JP28 KB/Mouse Wakeup
Jumper
JP15/16 Dr. Voice Languages Select Jumper
JP16
Pin1
JP15
Japanese
German
Pin1
1
Enable
JP28 Keyboard / Mouse
Wakeup Jumper
This motherboard provides PS2 keyboard / mouse
wake-up function.
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Chapter 4 Special Features and Utilities
Chapter 4 Special Features and Utilities
RAID
(Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 functions. For more
RAID introduction, please visit our website:
In order to make sure your system can recognize and operate Serial ATA RAID
device smoothly , we have to enter RAID Configur ation Utilit y to do some set tings.
After finishing the BIOS setup and reboot, you will see [Press CTRL + S to enter
configuration Utility] about half way through the boot up. Please press these two
buttons simultaneously . You will later be presented with a screen as shown below .
Warning: The Serial ATA RAID
function can be supported under
WindowsXP and Windows .Net
environments.
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Serial ATA RAID for Silicon Image 3114
Silicon Image’s SATARaidTM provides Serial ATA RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1
(Mirroring) and RAID 0+1 (Striping and Mirroring) functionality to enhance the
industry’ s lea d ing P CI -t o-S AT A hos t co ntro ller products. Standard with SATARaid
software is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that provides easy-to-use
configurations for different RAID Sets supported.
JAVA 2 Runtime Environment Installation
The Java 2 Runtime Environment is required for the SATARaid GUI. The Java 2
Runtime Installer and executable package must be downloaded from the Sun
Microsystems website at
computer must have an Internet connection set up before installation can
proceed.
Save the installer file to a known location such as the My Documents folder . Using
Windows Explorer or by clicking My Computer icon on the desktop, you can select
the installation file and execute it. The installation will begin. The installer
program will download the required files from Internet.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/downloads.html. The
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Silicon Image SATARaid GUI Overview
The SATARaid GUI Installation program configures the SATARaid GUI to
automatically start when Windows is started. If the SATARaid GUI does not
automatically start or is closed by user, choose the JAV A SATARaid progr am from
Start Menu to launch the GUI.
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PBE – Performance Boost Engine
Configuring Intel 865 chipset, the performance of this motherboard had been
uplifted by implementing PBE T echnology (Performance Boosting Engine). Acting
as similar as PAT in uplifting the system performance, PBE enables users to
optimize the accessing speed and quality between CPU and Memory. Theoretically
speaking, CPU must go through some standard paths to access memory. Howe ver ,
with an optimized path created, CPU can access memory through optimized path
in a faster way . Therefore, PBE effectively shortens the distance between CPU and
memory and thus increases system performance. T o enable it, all you ha ve to do
is to go to BIOS screen, select Advanced Chipset Feature/Performance Boost
Engine.
Chipsets
PBE Technology
Optimized Access
Memory
Normal Access
Dual Channel
DDR Memory
Note: Enabling
this feature will make
maximum use of your
RAM modules though
this is not standard
specification of Intel
865G/865PE chipset.
Uneven quality RAM
modules in the market
may not be able to
withstand this kind of
extreme usage and will
cause your system
unstable. You have to
take your own risk for
using this advantageous
benefit.
Enable or Disabled
selection
PBE item: Disabled
(Default)
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SilentTek – Noise is Gone!
As CPU clock keeps rocketing higher and higher, it has inevitably brought 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 cool down our machine as much as they
can.
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, SilentT ek combines “Hardware-Status Monitoring”,
“Overheat Warning” and “Fan Speed Control” in a user-friendly interface to
provide you a perfect balance among noises, system performance and stability.
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The first image you have here is Voltage Status page. You can find current status
of all voltages here 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 can 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 can set your defaulted
lowest margin for your fans and
SilentTek will also pop up a message
box to alarm you when the fan is
rotating slower than this specified
speed.
You can set the highest margin of your
CPU and system temperature as default,
and SilentTek will pop up a message box
to alert you with an alarm when the
temperature goes beyond the specified
margin.
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The following page is surely the most important part of this utility . Y ou can control
The following page is surely the most important part of this utility . Y ou can control
the rotation speed of specific fans that you have got the options inside this page.
the rotation speed of specific fans that you have got the options inside this page.
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.
Smart FAN Control:Smart FAN Control: This is the default setting of SilentT ek and can be used for
any branded computer housing. With a special algorithm developed by AOpen ,
the fan speed is automatically adjusted by the parameters of CPU and ambient
temperature which is ease-of-use and trouble free at your service.
Fixed FAN Control: Under this setting, a desired fan speed is set fixed when
operating.
Multiple Level Controls: 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.
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 spe ed to reduce noise le vel within CPU wo rking condition
and temperature. Most of the time, the fan would remain still when CPU is not
fully utilized.
Note: Due to hundreds brands of fans
on market, inaccuracy may happen in some
cases when you have your rotation speed
adjusted. It is still under the criterion and
please rest assured that it won’t cause any
problem to your system.
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Other Useful Features
With excellent design ability of R&D team, AOpen boasts for its various powerful
and handy features that come with our product like follows. You are welcomed
to visit our technical website to learn more about those features.
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/techinside
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Chapter 5 Setting BIOS
Chapter 5 Setting BIOS
Introduction
System parameters can be modified by going into BIOS Setup menu; this menu
allows you to configure the system parameters and save the configuration into
the 128 bytes CMOS area (normally in the RTC chip or in the main chipset).
The Phoenix-Award BIOS™ that installed in the Flash ROM of the motherboard is
a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. The BIOS provides critical
low-level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives, serial and parallel
ports.
AOpen’s R&D engineering team had optimized most BIOS settings of this
motherboard. However, some default settings of BIOS cannot fi ne-tune those
sections that controlled by chipset. Therefore, this chapter is intended to guide
you and help you to configure some other settings.
T o enter BIOS setup menu, press <Del> when POST (P ower-On Self Test) screen
is shown on your monitor.
Note: Because BIOS code is the most often
changed part on motherboard, the BIOS
information contained in this manual may be
different from the BIOS version that comes with
your motherboard.
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How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program
Generally, you can use arrow keys to highlight items that you want to choose,
press <Enter> key to select, and use <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys to
change setting values. You can press <Esc> key to quit Phoenix-Award™ BIOS
setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in
the Phoenix-Award BIOS setup program. Alternatively, it's strongly
recommended to install AOpen’s newest WinBIOS Utility to get more detailed
description, further powerful functions and advanced setting of BIOS.
Key Description
Page Up or + Change setting to next value or increase the value.
Page Down or - Change setting to previous value or decrease value.
Enter Select the item.
Esc In main menu: Quit without saving any changes.
In sub menu: Exit current menu to main menu.
Up Arrow Highlight previous item.
Down Arrow Highlight next item.
Left Arrow Move the light bar to left side of menu.
Right Arrow Move the light bar to right side of menu.
F6 Load Setup Default setting value from CMOS.
F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS.
F10 Save changed settings and exit setup program.
How To Enter BIOS Setup
After finishing the jumper settings and connecting cables, you can power on and
enter the BIOS Setup. Press <Del> during POST (Power-On Self T est) and choose
"Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance.
Del
Warning: Please avoid of using “Load
Turbo Defaults”, unless you are certain your
system components (CPU, SDRAM, HDD, etc.)
are good enough for turbo setting.
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BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment
y p
With outstanding R&D ability of AOpen, we now bring you a whole new BIOS Flash
wizard ---- EzWinFlash. With an eye to convenience for users, EzWinFlash
combines the BIOS binary code and flash module together, so the only thing you
have to do is just c lic kin g o n th e u tilit y y ou do wnloa d ed fro m web and le t it help
you complete the flash process automatically. EzWinFlash detects your
motherboard and checks the BIOS version cleverly to prevent your system from
any possible failure. Moreover, EzWinFlash has been taken into consideration to
go with any windows platform you might be using, no matter if you’re using
Windows 95/98, 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or Windows XP.
In the meanwhile, in order to provide a much more user-friendly operating
environment, AOpen EzWinFlash is natively designed to have multi-language
function to provide easier way for user in changing BIOS setting.
Caution: You are taking a risk of BIOS flash
failure when you update your system. If your
motherboard is working stable, and there are no
major bugs to be fixed by a latter BIOS revision, we
recommend that you DO NOT upgrade your BIOS.
If you intent on upgrade PLEASE MAKE SURE you
get the right BIOS revision for your motherboard
model so as to avoid an
ossible failure.
Note: The model name on this BIOS picture is for reference only. It may
not be the same model with your motherboard.
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You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EzWinFlash according to
following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to close all applications
before you start the upgrades.
Download the latest ve rsion of BIOS package
(Ex:
http://english.aopen.com.tw/)
zip file from AOpen official web site.
Unzip the downloaded BIOS package (ex: WSGMAXII102.ZIP) with WinZip
(
http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment.
Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WSGMAXII102.EXE &
WSGMAXII102.BIN.
Double click WSGMAXII102.EXE; EzWinFlash will detect the model name and
BIOS version of your motherboard. If you collect wrong BIOS, you will not be
allowed to proceed with the flash steps.
You may select a preferred language in main menu, then click [Start Flash] to
begin the BIOS upgrade procedure.
EzWinFlash will complete all the process automatically, and a dialogue box will
pop up to ask you to restart Windows. Click [YES] to reboot Windows.
Press <Del> at POST to enter BIOS setup screen; choose "Load Setup Defaults",
then “Save & Exit Setup”. Done!
It is strongly recommended NOT to turn off the power or run any applications
during FLASH PROCESS.
Warning: The new BIOS upgrade will
permanently replace your original BIOS setting
when flashing. You may need to reconfigure the
BIOS setting before your system goes back to
work as normal.
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WinBIOS Utility
In the past, users have to keep punching the DEL key during POST
(Power-On-Self-Test) screen to get into the BIOS, which is inconvenient and
clumsy. From now on, AOpen provides an easier way to configure your BIOS.
WinBIOS is a customized utility, running exc lusively on AOpen mother b o ards, to
allow you setting up BIOS under Windows environment. Designed to remain
traditional-BIOS-alike interface, you can adjust BIOS parameter with clear
descriptions for every item.
WinBIOS is natively designed with multi-language support. There are various
widely-used languages provided on our website for you to download, which also
helps to prevent wrong settings caused by misunderstanding of the languages.
The only thing you have to do is to visit our official website and download your
respective language pack (of few KB size), then double-click on it to activate the
support with your chosen language.
Moreover , with high scalability,
either for newly bought
motherboard or the latest
BIOS version with new
function, you don’t have to
re-install the whole program
again and again. All you have
to do is to grab the latest
profile from our website,
double-click on the profile.
You don’t have to spend any
extra effort to have your
motherboard supported by
WinBIOS.
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Function keys:
It’s rather easy to handle WinBIOS as if you’re using traditional BIOS setting.
Users can use the arrow keys such as
WinBIOS screen. And use
Press
to go back to previous screen. Furthermore, the hotkeys shown in the
, “+” or “-” to change the setting value.
to move around items in
table may help you and save your time. Some settings may not c ome into effect
until you reboot your system.
Hotkey Function Description
F1 Get help description.
F2 Item Help
F3 Changing menu language.
F5 Load previous setting
F6 Load setup default setting
F7 Load turbo setting
F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program.
F12 Full Screen / Normal Mode
Caution: After updating your BIOS, please remember to update WinBIOS
profile as well. If the upgraded BIOS version is newer than WinBIOS
profile, WinBIOS will not be able to launch and a dialog box of error
message will pop up. This verification is designed on purpose to protect
your BIOS from being damaged by wrong profile version.
For the latest WinBIOS profile and language pack modules, you can find them on
AOpen official web site:
updated in an extremely fast speed, it is
strongly recommended to download the
latest BIOS version and WinBIOS profile
from our website upon receipt of the
motherboard.
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Vivid BIOS technology
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!
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 VividBIOS screen or to
download your fav orite Open JukeBo x skin. If you se e this little logo s hown beside
your model name on the motherboard download page,
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/ezskin/vivid.htm, it is assured
that your motherboard supports this innovative feature!
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Chapter6Installing Drivers
Chapter 6 Installing Drivers
You may think that installing drivers and utili ties would be a repeated task of
going through those installation wizards and steps-by-steps. Now, you will be
surprised with how “Ez” EzInstall could do. Without wizards or steps, all you have
to do is to do one click and then it’s done. Click and done. Yes. EzInstall makes
installation easy and even foolproof!
After putting in the CD, you will be prompted with AOpen welcome page and our
branches information.
First, click on the install driver ICON at left side for necessary drivers.
Second, click on the install utility ICON at left side for preferred utilities.
Practically , it’ s done. But you may a lso browse CD contents, R eadme to get more
information or just exit the CD installation.
Install
driver
Install
utility
Browse CD
Contents
Readme
Click to install
online manual
AOpen
branches
information
Exit CD
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6.1 Installing Drivers
As you may see from the Installing driver page, EzInstall had picked up necessary
for your motherboard. All you have to do is just click on the “GO”, and no more
steps afterward, of all listed drivers, grey checks indicate necessary drivers; you
cannot click them off. R ed checks can be disabled if you don’t want to install them
now.
Press the icon will prompt the
“Install Driver” page. You
may also press “Back” to
return to the Main page.
Once clicking “GO”, EzInstall will run the installing procedure
automatically, and prompt a reboot dialog (Some drivers or
utilities may skip the reboot part).
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6.2 Installing Utilities
Installing Utilities is virtually the same as installing drivers. AOpen provides you
many friendly and powerful utilities to manage your system. Y ou may find lots of
fabulous utilities l iste d th ere, a nd a ll you ha ve to d o is to click o n th e “ GO”, then
it will install the utilities to your system right away without complicated steps.
Press the icon will
prompt the “Install Utilities” page for your
selection. You may also
press “Back”to get back
to the Main page.
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Chapter7Troubleshooting
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Chapter 7 Troubleshootin
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Chapter 8 Technical Support
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Chapter 8 Technical Support
Dear Customer,
Thanks for choosing AOpen products. We invite you to register at
http://www.aopen.com to become a Gold Member of Club AOpen so as to
ensure quality service in the future. In order to maintain the best service to every
customer of us, we recommend you to follow the procedures below and seek help
from our branches according to the region you buy the product. With your help,
we can then continue to provide efficient and the best quality service to every
customer.
Thanks very much for your understanding!
AOpen Technical Supporting Team
AOpen Japan Inc.
Tel: 81-048-290-1800
Fax: 81-048-290-1820
Pacific Rim
AOpen Inc.
Tel: 886-2-3789-5888
Fax: 886-2-3789-5899
America
AOpen America Inc.
Tel: 1-408-232-1200
Fax: 1-408-232-1280
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Model Name and BIOS Version
Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot
screen (POST screen). For example:
Phoenix AwardBIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 2003, Phoenix Technologies, LTD.
AX4SG Max II R1.02 Mar. 01. 2003 AOpen Inc.
AX4SG Max II is model name of motherboard; R1.02 is BIOS version
Register Your Motherboard
Thanks for choosing AOpen product, please register this motherboard at
http://club.aopen.com.tw/productreg/ to become a Gold member of Club AOpen,
and to ensure high service quality and priority from AOpen. You will also have a
chance to play slot machine game to win prize from AOpen. Please prepare the
following information before you start: Model Name, Part Number (P/N), Serial
Number (S/N) and Purchase Date. The Part Number and Serial number are
printed on bar code label. You can find this bar code label on the outside packing
or on component side of PCB. For example:
P/N: 91.88110.201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number.
Phoenix-Award BIOS ERROR Message
Beep Sound Message
1 short(Beep) System booting is normally.
1 long - 1 short(Beep) DRAM ERROR
1 long - 2 short(Beep) Display card or monitor connected error
1 long - 3 short(Beep) Keyboard Error
Long(Beep) continuous DRAM hasn't inset correctly.
Part No. Serial No.
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