AOpen AX4SPEMAXII User Manual
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................... 1
1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Start..........................................................4
1.2 Features of This Manual ...............................................................................5
1.3 Safety Information ......................................................................................5
Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard............................................... 6
2.1 How does your motherboard look like?...........................................................6
2.2 Specification...............................................................................................7
2.3 Block Diagram ............................................................................................8
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation............................................................... 9
3.1 Quick Installation Procedure .........................................................................9
3.2 Installation You Have to Know..................................................................... 10
Installing CPU...........................................................................................10
Installing CPU and System Fans ..................................................................11
Installing Memory Modules.........................................................................12
Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables ..............................................................13
Connecting ATX Power Cables.....................................................................14
Connecting Front Panel Cable .....................................................................15
3.3 Other Installation for Your Reference ...........................................................16
Setting CPU Voltage and Frequency.............................................................16
Connecting Serial ATA................................................................................17
Adjusting your Hard Disk Setting.................................................................18
Connecting AGP 8X Expansion Slot ..............................................................20
Connecting IrDA........................................................................................21
10/100/1000Mbps LAN Supported...............................................................22
Connecting USB2.0....................................................................................23
Connecting 1394.......................................................................................24
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Connecting EX_Sound................................................................................25
Connecting SSR_OUT (Surrounding Out) Connector.......................................26
Super 7.1 Channel Audio Effect...................................................................27
Connecting Front Audio..............................................................................28
Connecting Game Port ...............................................................................29
Connecting COM2 (for AX4SG Max II only)...................................................30
Connecting CD_IN.....................................................................................31
Connecting Case Open...............................................................................32
Colored Coded Back Panel (for AX4SG Max II) ..............................................33
Colored Coded Back Panel (for AX4SPE Max II).............................................34
LED Indication ..........................................................................................35
3.4 Jumper Settings........................................................................................36
Chapter 4 Special Features and Utilities................................................... 38
RAID............................................................................................................. 38
(Redundant Array of Independent Disks) ........................................................... 38
RAID Configuration Utility...........................................................................38
Serial ATA RAID for Silicon Image 3114.......................................................39
Silicon Image SATARaid GUI Overview.........................................................40
PBE – Performance Boost Engine.................................................................41
SilentTek – Noise is Gone!..........................................................................42
Other Useful Features......................................................................................45
Chapter 5 Setting BIOS......................................................................... 46
Introduction .............................................................................................46
How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program .......................................47
How To Enter BIOS Setup ..........................................................................47
BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment..................................................48
WinBIOS Utility.........................................................................................50
Vivid BIOS technology ...............................................................................52
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Chapter 6 Installing Drivers................................................................... 53
6.1 Installing Drivers.......................................................................................54
6.2 Installing Utilities ...................................................................................... 55
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting..................................................................... 56
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
First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for purchasing AOpen products.
Once again, this motherboard is designed uniquely to meet all your personal
needs with our gre at industr y-d esigning ability and our ev erlasti ng perse ver ance
to the quality of all our products.
This manual will introduce you how this motherboard is installed. Please keep it
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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.
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Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard
Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard
2.1 How does your motherboard look like?
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1. JP28 PS2 KB/Mouse Wakeup Jumper 16. CD-IN Connector
2. AGP 8X Expansion Slot 17. Front Audio Connector
3. 4-pin 12V ATX Power Connector 18. EX_SOUND Connector
4. AGP Protection LED 19. IrDA Connector
5. 478-pin CPU socket supporting Intel P4 CPU 20. 32-bit PCI Expression Slots X 5
6. SYSFAN1 Connector 21. USB2.0 Connectors X 2
7. CPUFAN Connector 22. JP24 BIOS Rescue Jumper
8. Intel 865G/865PE Chipsets 23. IEEE1394 Connectors X 2
9. 184-pin DIMMs X 4 24. SYSFAN2 Connector
10. ATX Power Connector 25. Front Panel Connector
11. FDD Connector 26. JP14 CMOS Data Clear Jumper
12. IDE Connectors x 2 27. Case Open Connector
13. COM2 Connector 28. Serial ATA Ports X 6
14. Game Port Connector 29. JP15, 16 Dr. Voice II Language Selection
15. SSR_OUT Connector 30. JP2 Speaker Output Jumper
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2.2 Specification
Here is the main function of your motherboard.
Models AX4SG Max II AX4SPE Max II
CPU
Chipset Intel 865G/ICH5 Intel 865PE/ICH5
Main
Memory
Graphics
IDE
LAN
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
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(
(
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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!!)
Northwood CPU
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 2.2G 2200MHz 133MHz 533MHz 16x
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 2.6G 2600MHz 200MHz 800MHz 13x
Pentium 4 2.66G 2660MHz 133MHz 533MHz 20x
Pentium 4 2.8G 2800MHz 133MHz 533MHz 21x
Pentium 4 2.8G 2800MHz 200MHz 800MHz 14x
Pentium 4 3.06G 3066MHz 133MHz 533MHz 23x
Pentium 4 3.20G 3200MHz 200MHz 800MHz 16x
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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