Aopen DX3RG User Manual

COM2 Port Connector

Low ESR Capacitor (1500uF)

ATX Power Connector

4MB Video RAM

onboard

Ethernet Controller

370-pin CPU Socket x2

CPU Fan Connector with H/W Monitoring x2

Server Works

®

Serv

erSet™ III LE Chipset

Thermal Sensor Connector x2

Redundant SPS Connector

Front Panel Connector

BP (Backplane) Connector

WOL (Wake On LAN) Connector

32bit PCI Slot x2

64bit PCI Slot x4

4Mb Flash ROM BIOS

Ext

ernal Speaker Connector

JP5 System Event Clear Jumper

FDD Connector

JP8 Password Check Jumper

IDE Connector

SCSI Controller

System Event LED Connector

68-pin SCSI connector x2

JP6 SCSI terminator Jumper

2nd USB Connector

NMI Switch Connector

JP10 CPU Terminator Jumper

50-pin SCSI Connector

System Fan Connector (4

-

pins)

PS/2 Mouse

Connector

SPP/ECP/EPP Print Port

USB

Connector

RJ45 LAN

Connector

Adaptec AIC-7899 Ultra160

CPU 2

PS/2 Keyboard

Connector

COM1 Port

CPU 1

VGA Connector

Intel® 82559 10/100Mbps

ATI Rage XL Video Chip with

PC 100/133 DIMM x4 (Maximum up
to 4GB, 1GB per DIMM slot)

Everything you need to boot this

motherboard is included in this

Easy Installation Guide. For more

information, a complete

Online

can be found in the

. Thanks for

If you do not match the CPU

socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge

+12V Fan Off

(GND)

Fan Fail

Sens

or

GND

Sensor

+12V

connector

User's Manual
Bonus Pack CD Disc

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Ø Hard Drive IDE Cable x 1
Ø Ultra 160 SCSI 68 pin Cable x 1
Ø Ultra Narrow 50 pin Cable x 1
Ø 2nd USB cable x 1
Ø COM Port Cable x 1
Ø Bonus Pack CD x 1
Ø Norton Anti-Virus CD x 1
Ø ASM Lite CD x 1
Ø CPU Terminator x 1
Ø IO Bracket for SV520 x 1
Ø IO Bracket for Open Market Housing x 1
Ø SCSI Utility Diskette Pack x 1
Ø Screw Pack x 1
Ø User Manual x 1

Ø This Easy Installation Guide x 1

1. Installing CPU

1. Pull up the CPU socket level and up to

CPU Pin 1 and cut edge

CPU socket lever

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 level and finish
CPU installation.

Note:

well, it may damage the CPU.

2. Installing CPU & Housing Fan

Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPU FAN connector and housing fan cable to the Housing Fan
connector.

CPU fan

Note: Some CPU fans do not
have sensor pin, so that cannot
support fan monitoring.

PART NO: 90.58C01.002 DOC. NO: DX3R-EG-E0104B

System fan

plug the

jumper cap to

pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 or

3. Installing Thermal Sensor

Connector (CN7 & CN25) provides you to use the thermal sensor

GND

Sensor

1 1

chipset only allows you using the

1 20 19 13

pins ATX power connector. Make sure you plug the connector in

5. Install DIMM Modules

The Thermal Sens or
to detect the temperature of the components on the motherboard.

Thermal Sensor connector

4. JP10 CPU Terminator Jumper

When you are using SINGLE Intel® Pentium!!! CPU with DX3R Plus, you must

the pin1-2 and install the CPU terminator to the unoccupied socket.

This motherboard has four 168­PC133 Registered memory up to 4.0GB.

Note: The ServerSet™ III LE

Registered SRAM with it.

DIMM 1
DIMM 2
DIMM 3
DIMM 4

6. Connecting ATX Power Connector

The DX3R Plus uses 20­the right direction.

Dual Processor

Single Processor

(Default)

+3.3V

-12V

COM

PS-ON

COM
COM
COM

-5V

+5V
+5V

+3.3V
+3.3V
COM
+5V
COM
+5V
COM

PWR OK
5VSB

+12V

expansibility

watts power supply module

configure

2 14 13

CDA

pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE

Be careful of the pin1

pins Narrow SCSI

7. Connecting Redundant SPS Connector

This motherboard implements Redundant SPS connector to provide better
on superior server. It is feasible to install an additional 337­(optional) in a hot-swappable redundant configuration , which enables a fully­system to continue running even if one power module fails.

PS_ON

PS 3 Fail

Fan 3 Fail

2

I

Present 3

GND

Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40­connector. Pin1 of cable is normally marked with red color.
orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.

8. Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables

Pin 1

IDE Master

(1st)

Pin 1

FDD

Connector

IDE Connector

(Primary channel only)

Present 1
I2C CLK
Fan 1 Fail
PS 1 Fail

1

PS 2 Fail
Fan 2 Fail
Present 2
5VSB

IDE Slave

(2nd)

9. Connecting Ultra160 Narrow SCSI Cables

The DX3R Plus provides two 68 -pins Ultra Wide/Ultra2/3 and one 50­connectors for 8/16-bit or 16-bit differential SCSI devices.

50-pins

Narrow

SCSI

68-pins

Ultra160

SCSI

10. JP6 SCSI Channel Terminator Control

The JP6 allows you to enable or disable the on-board SCSI terminator control function.

11

On

(Default)

Pin 1

Off

11. Connecting Front Panel Connector

Attaching such as power LED, reset switch, power switch connector, etc.… to

To use Wake On LAN function, you must have an Ethernet card with chipset that

re, 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

, such as ADM, for the checking of how to wake up the

Maskable Interrupt used for event handling. When event is occurred, system will

cute a unique task. To disable this function, please short CN18

the

bottom area of this motherboard. With proper cable, you can

ATX

Power LED

Reset Switch

HDD LED

Chassis

1 2 21 22

+5VSB

GND HDD LED

GND +5V +5V PWR LED

HDD LED

+5V INT S/W

RST S/W

GND GND

1 2 21 22

corresponding pins.

Power Switch

Intrusion Switch

13. Support 2nd USB Port

This motherboard supports four USB ports. Two of them are on back panel connector,
other two are on the left­connect them to front panel.

12. WOL (Wake on LAN) Connector

supports this featu

network management software
system.

USBPWR6

USBP2-

USBP2+ USBP3+

USBPWR8 USBP3-

GND USBPWR5

GND
USBPWR7

14. NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt) Switch Jumper

Non­receive an NMI and exe
by jumper cap.

+5VSB

GND
LID

Close

Open

(Default)

back plane to ASM (Advanced

such as storage category, HDD

pins

15. BP (Backplane) Connector

After you finish the setting of jumpers and connect correct cables. Power on and

ST (Power On Self Test). Choose

Turbo Defaults", unless you are sure your

system components (CPU, DRAM, HDD,

+5V

The DX3R Plus BIOS supports the system monitored event logs recording function. If

Event LED

will keep flash to warn you.

The BP connector provides the signals of BPL6 / BPL5
Server Management) software monitoring program,
fault, fan present, and fan fault.

17. Event LED Connector

there is any event happens or hard disk fails when you operate your system, the

Pin 1

GND

1

N/C
I2C CLK

I2CDA

16. External Speaker Connector

If you want to use external case-mounted speaker instead of internal buzzer , the 4­external speaker connector can let you connect with external case -mounted speaker.

Pin 1

Pin 1

1

To LED
GND

18. Power-On and Load BIOS Setup

enter the BIOS Setup, press <Del> during PO
"Load Default Setting" for recommended optimal performance.

Del

GND
N/C
N/C

Warning: Please avoid of using "Load

etc.) are good enough for turbo setting.

If you encou

nter any trouble to boot you system, follow the

The Part Number and Serial number are printed on bar code label. You can find this

bar code label on the outside packing, on ISA/CPU slot or on component side of PCB.

The problem was probably caused

by power supply or motherboard

failure. Please contact your reseller

Perhaps your VGA card or monitor

It is very possible that your keyboard

During system rebooting, press Del to enter BIOS Setup. Choose

caused by the

C power cable, then remove all

of the addon cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1,

No

procedures accordingly to resolve the problem.

Turn off the power and unplug the A
COM2 and Printer.

Make sure if the jumper settings for CPU and DRAMs are correct.

Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard.

Start

Clear CMOS.

Part Number and Serial Number

For example:

P/N: 91.88110.201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number.

Turn on the power, and check if

the power supply and CPU fan

work properly.

Check if there is display.

Press Ctrl, and Alt key at the

same time, hold them and then

press Del to see if the

system reboots.

“Load Setup Default".

Turn off the system and

re-connect the IDE cable.

Check if the system can

reboot successfully.

Re-install Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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or local distributor for repairing.

No

is defective.

is defective.

No

The problem should be
IDE cables or HDD itself.

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