AX4T-533 Pro .................................................................................................................................... 1
What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
You Must Notice .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Before You Start............................................................................................................................................................ 10
About “User Upgrade Optional” and “Manufacture Upgrade Optional”… ....................................................................... 19
JP14 Clear CMOS Data ................................................................................................................................................20
CPU Installation ............................................................................................................................................................21
CPU Jumper-less Design ..............................................................................................................................................23
CPU and Housing Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring) ..............................................................................................28
Front Panel Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 34
ATX Power Connector ................................................................................................................................................... 35
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STBY LED and BOOT LED ...........................................................................................................................................36
AC Power Auto Recovery .............................................................................................................................................. 37
IDE and Floppy Connector ............................................................................................................................................ 38
CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot............................................................................................ 44
Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard .............................................................................................................................. 45
JP13 LAN Enable/Disable Jumper ................................................................................................................................46
PC99 Color Coded Back Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 47
JP28 USB Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Select Jumper..................................................................................................... 48
Support The 2nd and 3rd USB2.0 Port ............................................................................................................................49
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector......................................................................................................... 50
CD Audio Connector ..................................................................................................................................................... 52
Front Audio Connector ..................................................................................................................................................54
Dr. LED Connector........................................................................................................................................................ 55
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JP15/JP16 Dr. Voice Language Select Jumpers ........................................................................................................... 57
JP2 Speaker and Buzzer Select Jumper .......................................................................................................................58
Battery-less and Long Life Design ................................................................................................................................ 59
Fansink on North Bridge ............................................................................................................................................... 64
Open JukeBox Player.................................................................................................................................................... 66
The noise is gone!! ---- Silent PC .................................................................................................................................. 70
Driver and Utility ......................................................................................................................... 73
Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ............................................................................................................................. 74
Installing LAN Driver .....................................................................................................................................................76
About BIOS Function Description… .............................................................................................................................. 83
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How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program ....................................................................................................84
How To Enter BIOS Setup............................................................................................................................................. 86
BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment ................................................................................................................. 87
AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)............................................................................................................................................ 92
AOpen Bonus Pack CD ................................................................................................................................................. 92
APM (Advanced Power Management)........................................................................................................................... 92
ATA (AT Attachment) .....................................................................................................................................................92
Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ........................................................................................................................................93
CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)................................................................................................................ 94
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CODEC (Coding and Decoding) .................................................................................................................................... 94
DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM ...............................................................................................................................94
DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module)............................................................................................................................ 94
ECC (Error Checking and Correction) ...........................................................................................................................95
EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory ..........................................................................................................................95
EV6 Bus ........................................................................................................................................................................ 96
FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) ...........................................................................................................................96
Flash ROM .................................................................................................................................................................... 96
FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock ..........................................................................................................................................97
Parity Bit ....................................................................................................................................................................... 98
PC-1600, PC-2100 or PC-2700 DDR DRAM .................................................................................................................99
PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ...................................................................................................................99
PDF Format................................................................................................................................................................... 99
PnP (Plug and Play) ...................................................................................................................................................... 99
POST (Power-On Self Test) ........................................................................................................................................ 100
SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) ....................................................................................................................... 101
SPD (Serial Presence Detect)..................................................................................................................................... 101
USB (Universal Serial Bus) ......................................................................................................................................... 102
USB2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) .................................................................................................................................... 102
ZIP file......................................................................................................................................................................... 103
How to Contact Us .................................................................................................................... 112
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When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may notice that some of the functions are
marked as “User Upgrade Optional” or “Manufacture Upgrade Optional”. Although all of AOpen’s motherboards have included
many amazing and powerful features, sometimes not every user is familiar with these powerful features. As a result of this we
define features that can be upgraded by users as “User Upgrade Optional”. You can upgrade these functions by purchasing
additional devices. As for functions that cannot be upgraded by users, we define them as “Manufacture Upgrade Optional”. If
need be, you can contact our local distributors or resellers to purchase “Manufacture Upgrade Optional” components, and again
you are also welcome to visit our official website at www.aopen.com
for detail information.
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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 pin1 & pin2.
5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.
Pin 1
1
Clear CMOS
1
Normal Operation
Default)
Tip: When should I Clear CMOS?
1. Boot fail because of overclocking…
2. Forget password…
3. Troubleshooting…
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This motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4~2.4GHz Socket 478 series CPU. Please follow steps below to finish CPU
installation. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket.
1. Pull up the CPU socket level and
up to 90-degree angle.
2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or 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; they may not look exactly the same as the motherboard you purchased.
CPU socket
Lever
CPU pin 1 and
cut edge
CPU cut edge
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3. Press down the CPU socket level and finish CPU installation.
Note: The CPU you purchased may look different from the one shown here.
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
cannot be fitted in.
Note: If you do not match the CPU
socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it
may damage the CPU.
Note: P4 CPU tends to produce higher
temperature; for better heat dissipation,
we recommend you to install this
motherboard with a bigger housing.
Besides, by doing so you can prevent
components from colliding.
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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 VID signal
Power Regulator
(Automatically generates CPU voltage)
CPU voltage
Clock Generator
CPU Freq. Ratio
BIOS
Controlled
Circuit
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and POST again. With this special feature, you can easily overclock your system to get a higher system performance without
removing the system housing and save the hassle from setting the jumper to clear CMOS data when system hangs.
AOpen
Watch Dog
Timer
AOpen provides a special and useful feature on this motherboard 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
user’s settings 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
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 according to
BIOS
CPU ID Signal
CPU
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This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, and no jumpers or switches
are needed.
BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Clock Ratio
CPU Ratio
CPU FSB
8x, 9x, 10x, 11x, ……, 22x, 23x, 24x
100-248MHz by 1MHz stepping
Warning: Intel® 850E chipset supports maximum
400MHz (100MHz*4) /533MHz (133MHz*4) system
bus and 66MHz AGP clock, higher clock setting may
cause serious system damage.
Home
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Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot
because of overclocking, simply use <Home>
key to restore the default setting.
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Core Frequency = CPU Bus Clock * 4 * CPU Ratio
PCI Clock = CPU Bus 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 BusRatio
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.
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Willamette CPU CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock System BusRatio
Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x
Pentium 4 1.9G 1900MHz 100MHz 400MHz 19x
Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x
Celeron CPU CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock System BusRatio
1.7G 1700MHz 100MHz 400MHz 17x
1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x
Warning: Intel® 850E chipset supports maximum 400MHz (100MHz*4) /
533MHz (133MHz*4) system bus and 66MHz AGP clock; higher clock