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MX4LR TV
DOC. NO.: MX4LRTV-OL-E0206A
Overview
Installation
Hardware
Drivers &
Utilities
BIOS Setup
AWARD
Glossary
Troubleshooting &
Technical Support
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MX4LR TV ......................................................................................................................................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) ............................................................................................... 29
JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper ..............................................................................................30
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DIMM Sockets ............................................................................................................................................................... 31
Front Panel Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 33
ATX Power Connector................................................................................................................................................... 34
STBY LED and BOOT LED ........................................................................................................................................... 35
AC Power Auto Recovery ..............................................................................................................................................36
IDE and Floppy Connector ............................................................................................................................................ 37
IrDA Connector .............................................................................................................................................................39
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector......................................................................................................... 40
TV Output Connector .................................................................................................................................................... 41
WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector......................................................................................................... 43
WOM by External BOX Modem ..................................................................................................................................... 44
WOM by Internal Modem Card ...................................................................................................................................... 45
WOL (Wake on LAN) ..................................................................................................................................................... 46
CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot ............................................................................................ 48
PC99 Color Coded Back Panel .....................................................................................................................................49
Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard ..............................................................................................................................50
Support 2nd and 3rd USB2.0 Ports..................................................................................................................................51
Chassis Intrusion Connector .........................................................................................................................................52
CD Audio Connector ..................................................................................................................................................... 53
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AUX-IN Connector.........................................................................................................................................................54
Front Audio Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 55
Battery-less and Long Life Design................................................................................................................................. 56
CPU Over-current Protection......................................................................................................................................... 57
Hardware Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................... 58
AOConfig Utility .............................................................................................................................................................59
Resetable Fuse ............................................................................................................................................................. 61
2200µF Low ESR Capacitor .......................................................................................................................................... 62
Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) ................................................................................................................................. 63
Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink ........................................................................................................................................ 64
Open JukeBox Player.................................................................................................................................................... 65
Vivid BIOS technology...................................................................................................................................................69
Driver and Utility .......................................................................................................................70
Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ............................................................................................................................. 71
Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility...................................................................................................... 72
Intel VGA driver.............................................................................................................................................................73
Installing Intel IAA Driver ............................................................................................................................................... 74
Installing Onboard Sound Driver ...................................................................................................................................75
Installing LAN Driver ..................................................................................................................................................... 76
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Installing USB2.0 Driver ................................................................................................................................................78
Installing Hardware Monitoring III Utility ........................................................................................................................ 80
ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive.........................................................................................................................................83
ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR)........................................................................................................................................ 88
AWARD BIOS..............................................................................................................................90
About BIOS Function Description… .............................................................................................................................. 91
How To Use Award™ BIOS Setup Program...................................................................................................................92
How To Enter BIOS Setup ............................................................................................................................................. 94
BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment .................................................................................................................95
Overclocking.............................................................................................................................. 97
VGA Card & Hard Disk .................................................................................................................................................. 98
Glossary ....................................................................................................................................99
AC97 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 99
ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) .......................................................................................................99
AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port).................................................................................................................................... 99
AMR (Audio/Modem Riser).......................................................................................................................................... 100
AOpen Bonus Pack CD...............................................................................................................................................100
APM (Advanced Power Management).........................................................................................................................100
ATA (AT Attachment) ................................................................................................................................................... 100
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ATA/66 ........................................................................................................................................................................100
ATA/100 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 101
ATA/133 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 101
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) .............................................................................................................................. 101
Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ...................................................................................................................................... 102
CNR (Communication and Networking Riser).............................................................................................................. 102
CODEC (Coding and Decoding) .................................................................................................................................. 102
DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM .............................................................................................................................102
DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module)..........................................................................................................................103
DMA (Direct Memory Access)...................................................................................................................................... 103
ECC (Error Checking and Correction) ......................................................................................................................... 103
EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory ........................................................................................................................103
EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM).................................................................................................. 104
EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM)..................................................................................................................... 104
EV6 Bus ...................................................................................................................................................................... 104
FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) ......................................................................................................................... 104
FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) .............................................................................................................................. 104
Flash ROM .................................................................................................................................................................. 105
FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock ........................................................................................................................................ 105
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I2C Bus ........................................................................................................................................................................105
IEEE 1394...................................................................................................................................................................106
Parity Bit ..................................................................................................................................................................... 106
PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)............................................................................................................................... 106
PC-100 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................. 107
PC-133 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................. 107
PC-1600 or PC-2100 or PC-2700 DDR DRAM ............................................................................................................ 107
PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus .................................................................................................................107
PDF Format................................................................................................................................................................. 107
PnP (Plug and Play) .................................................................................................................................................... 108
POST (Power-On Self Test) ........................................................................................................................................108
RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) ........................................................................................................................................... 108
RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) ......................................................................................................................108
SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) .................................................................................................................................... 109
Shadow E2PROM ........................................................................................................................................................ 109
SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) ....................................................................................................................... 109
SMBus (System Management Bus) ............................................................................................................................. 109
SPD (Serial Presence Detect)..................................................................................................................................... 110
Ultra DMA ................................................................................................................................................................... 110
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USB (Universal Serial Bus) ......................................................................................................................................... 110
VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)....................................................................................................................................111
ZIP file..........................................................................................................................................................................111
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................... 112
Technical Support ...................................................................................................................116
Product Registration ...............................................................................................................119
How to Contact Us .................................................................................................................. 120
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YYoouu MMuusstt NNoottiiccee
Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat is trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
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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
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OOvveerrvviieeww
Thank you for choosing AOpen MX4LR TV motherboard. The MX4LR TV is Intel® Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the
ATX form factor featuring the Intel® 845GL(Brookdale) chipset
motherboard can support Intel
customer’s requirements, the Intel 845GL chipset memory interface supports DDR266 SDRAM devices with densities of 64, 128,
256, 512Mb DDR SDRAM DIMM modules (placed inclined) and the maximum memory size can be up to 2 GB. The onboard IDE
controller supports Ultra DMA
advantage of the Communication and Network Riser (CNR)
baseboard design. More than that, on the strength of Real
controller on board, which is an highly-integrated Pl
Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for offic
home use. Besides, the MX4LR TV has an AC97
chipset onboard, providing high performance and m
surround stereo sound to let people enjoy working with it.
let’s enjoy all features from AOpen MX4LR TV motherboard.
®
Socket 478 Pentium® 4 and 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock. According to different
33/66/100 mode and the transfer rate up to 100MB/s. Further flexibility can be achieved by taking
COD
. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the MX4LR TV
card option that allows audio, modem configuration on a single
ek RTL8100BL
T
form LAN
at
and
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agic
ow,
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CPU
rts Intel® Socket 478 Pentium® 4 1.4GHz~2.4GHz+ with 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
Suppo designed for Socket 478
technology.
Chipset
With the I
features and
TV Out Port for Intel
(ICH4) features USB controllers supporting six USB2.0 ports. With support for AC’97 audio and the ability to make the most of
soft audio/modem technology, the 845GL chipset delivers an ideal solution for innovative new form factors.
ntel® 845GL (Brookdale) chipset, Intel delivers a discrete graphics solution with all the performance, innovative
ven reliability of the Intel
pro
®
Pentium® 4 processor platforms. And the smart integration in the Intel 845GL chipset's I/O Controller Hub
®
845GL chipset. With its highly scalable design, the new 845GL chipset offers an ideal
xpansion Slots
E
Including three 32-bit/ local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The
Communication & Ne
Of three PCI slots provided, all of them are master PCI slots with arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC
bus.
33MHz PCI, one CNR and one TV Out Port. The PCI
ctworking Riser (CNR)
slot provided from MX4LR TV can support CNR interface for a Modem/Audio card.
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Memory
o 184-pin DDR SDRAMProvides tw DIMM sockets that support up to 2GB of PC-266/200 compliant DDR SDRAM (Synchronous
Dynamic Random
are designed in a declined way for accommodating in a 1U server housing.
Access Memory). You may install 64, 128, 256, 512Mb DDR SDRAM DIMM modules into each socket, which
LAN Port
On the stren
provides 10/10
gth of RealTek RTL8100BL controller on board, which is an highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it
0 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use.
Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master IDE
Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE c
supports Ultra DMA
33/66/100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices.
ontroller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels,
On-board AC’97 Sound
MX4LR TV 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 100~200.4 by 1MHz stepping adjustment, and lets your system can get maximum performance.
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Watch Dog Timer
Includes AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” function that can auto-reset default settings in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system
o
verclocking.
S/PDIF Connectors
S/PDIF (Sony
f
iber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio.
/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer file format, which provides impressive quality through optical
Six USB2.0 Connectors
Provides three ports, six USB connectors for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc.
Power Management/Plu
Supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental
Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play
making the system much user-friendlier.
g and Play
Protection
, which helps save users from configuration problems, thus
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Hardware Monitoring Management
Supports CPU or system fans status, temper
module.
ature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor
Enhanced ACPI
Fully implement the A standard for Windows® 98/ME/2000 series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM,
S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4) features.
CPI
Super Multi-I/O
Provides two high-sp
directed from COM1 t
eed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART can also be
o the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.
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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.
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Front Audio Connector
Green: AUX-IN Connector
Black: CD-IN Connector
Onboard AC’97 CODEC
S/PDIF Connector
RealTek RTL8100BL
CNR Expansion Slot
32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x3
IrDA Connector
WOM Connector
LED 3 (Boot LED
JP14 CMOS
2
Front Panel Connector
Clear Jumper
& 3rdUSB Connector
WOL Connector
FAN3 Connector
4Mbit Flash ROM
Intrusion Detector
ATA/33/66/100
IDE Connector x2
FDD Connector
Motherboard Map
PC99 Colored Back Panel
Resettable Fuse
JP28 Mouse/Keyboard Wakeup
4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connector
2200μF Low ESR Capacitors
COM2 Connector
FAN2 Connector
TV Out Connector
478-pin CPU socket with Voltage
and Frequency Auto-detection that
supports Intel
1.4~2.4GHz+ CPU
CPU Fan Conne
Monitoring Function
Intel 845GL chipset
LED 1 (STBY LED)
184-pin DIMMx2 supp
DDR266/200 (Max. to 2GB)
(Placed inclined)
ATX Power Connector
®
Pentium® 4
ctor with H/W
orts
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BBlloocckk DDiiaaggrraamm
Socket 478
Intel
Pentium 4
CPU
TV Out Port
On Die VGA
400MHz System
Bus
LAN connect Component
Floppy Disk Drive x2
PC-266/200 DDR
SDRAM Up to 2GB
DIMM Socket x2
Intel 845GL
Connector x6
GMCH
USB2.0
PCI Bus
Realtek
RTL8100BL
1stUSB Port
2ndUSB Port
3rdUSB Port
32-bit PCI Slot x3
ATA
33/66100
Primary
Channel
Secondary
Channel
Intel ICH4
Low Pin
Count
Super
I/O
AC97
CODEC
AC Link
Firmware Hub
4Mbit Flash EEPROM
Parallel P ort
Serial Port x2
IDE D rive x4
CNR Slot
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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.
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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: english.aopen.com.tw
for more 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 pin 1 & pin2.
5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.
1
Clear
Normal
default)
Pin 1
1
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 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
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3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish
CPU installation.
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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.
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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
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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
CPU VID signal
Power Regulator
(Automatically generates CPU voltage)
CPU voltage
Clock Generator
CPU Freq. Ratio
BIOS
Controlled
Circuit
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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/D
isable 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
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CCPPUU CCoorree VVoollttaaggee AAuuttoo DDeetteeccttaabbllee
The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected. 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 100~200.4MHz
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.
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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 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x
Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x
Pentium 4 2.2G 2200MHz 100MHz 400MHz 22x
Pentium 4 2.4G 2400MHz 100MHz 400MHz 24x
Willamette CPU
Pentium 4 1.5G 1500MHz 100MHz 400MHz 15x
Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x
Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 100MHz 400MHz 17x
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
CPU Core
Frequency
FSB Clock System Bus Ratio
FSB Clock System Bus Ratio
Warning: Intel® 845GL chipset supports
maximum 400MHz (100MHz*4) system
bus and 66MHz AGP clock; higher clock
setting may cause serious system
damage.
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Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPU FAN connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on System Fan (FAN2)
or FAN3 (AUX Fan) connector.
FAN3 Connector
GND
+12V
SENSOR
CPU Fan Connector
FAN2 Connector
Note: Some CPU fans do not have
sensor pin, so that cannot support
hardware monitoring function.
GND
+12V
SENSOR
GND
+12V
SENSOR
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This motherboard provides keyboard / mouse / USB 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.
(Default)
JP28
KB/Mouse Wake-up
1
Disable
Enable
1
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This motherboard has two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC266/200 memory up to 2GB, which DIMM are
placed inclinedly. Both ECC and Non-ECC DDR SDRAM are supported, but you can’t install them both on DIMM. Otherwise, it
will cause serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module.
DIMM1
DIMM2
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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.
Note: This inserting picture is for example only, for DIMM memory of this special motherboard is placed inclined on this
inclined-design socket.
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.
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FFrroonntt PPaanneell CCoonnnneeccttoorr
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) Off
NC
NC
+5V
IDE LED
IDE LED
+5V
+5V
GND
NC
1
5VSB
SPWR
ACPI LED GND
ACPILED
NC
NC
GND
RESET
GND
IDE LED
Spea ker
1
SPWR
ACPI & PWR
LED
Reset
SPEAKER
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This motherboard com es with a 20-pin and 4-pi n ATX power connector. Make sure you plug in the right direction. W e s trongly
recommend you to connec t t he 4-pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 20-pin ATX power connector and use standard
power supply specially designed for Pent ium 4 s ystem.
12V
Ground
Ground
Pin1
12V
4-Pin 12V ATX Power Connector
20-Pin Power Connector
COM
+5V
COM
+3.3V
+3.3V
+3.3V
-12V
COM
PS-ON
COM
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+5V
COM
PW-OK
5VSB
+12V
+5V
+5V
-5V
COM
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Both STBY LED and BOOT LED are AOpen’s considerate designs that we 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.
BOOT LED
. After
System
Power LED
Warning: Do not install or remove the
DIMM module or others devices when
the STBY LED lights on.
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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.
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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.
Secondary
Slave (4th)
Pin 1
Primary
Slave (2nd)
ATA 33/66/100
IDE Connector
Pin 1
FDD Connector
Secondary
Master (3rd)
IDE 2 (Secondary)
IDE 1 (Primary)
Primary Master
(1st)
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IDE1 is also known as the primary channel and IDE2 as the secondary channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that
make a total of four 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.
This motherboard supports ATA33, ATA66 or ATA100 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.
Mode Clock Period Clock
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
ATA 33 30ns 4 120ns (1/120ns) x 2byte x2 = 33MB/s
ATA 66 30ns 2 60ns (1/60ns) x 2byte x2 = 66MB/s
ATA100 20ns 2 40ns (1/40ns) x 2byte x2 = 100MB/s
Warning: The specification of the IDE cable is a maximum of 46cm (18 inches);
make sure your cable does not exceed this length.
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Tip:
Count
Cycle Time Data Transfer Rate
1. For better signal quality,
it is recommended to set
the far end side device
to master mode and
follow the suggested
sequence to install your
new device. Please refer
to above diagram
2. To achieve the best
performance of Ultra
DMA 66/100 hard disks,
a special 80-wires IDE
cable for Ultra DMA
.
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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 I rDA connector.
NC
+5V
IR_TX
IIrrDDAA CCoonnnneeccttoorr
Pin 1
KEY
GND
IR_RX
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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.
Connecting to
Connecting to
Optical Cable
Audio
S/PDIF Module
(User Upgrade
Optional)
Pin 1
Connector
1
S/PDIF
+5VSB
NC
S/PDIFOUT
GND
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TTVV OOuuttppuutt CCoonnnneeccttoorr
This motherboard comes with CH7009 controller chipset, which allows you to accept digital graphic input signal, and encodes,
and transmit data through DVI or TV Output. Both NTSC and PAL TV formats are supported for this function. You may just install
a Video Port Bracket (as shown) to your back panel, connecting S-Terminal or AV terminal to your TV, then using it as your
another monitor.
S-Terminal
AV-Terminal
Video Port Bracket
Pin 1
TV Output Connector
Composite Video
GND
Luma
1 2
KEY
GND
Chroma
5 6
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HHooww ttoo iinnssttaallll yyoouurr vviiddeeoo ppoorrtt bbrraacckkeet
Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish the installation.
2. After that, installing another end of the bracket to back
panel of your chassis.
t
1. Make sure that you have inserted one end (6-pins) of the
video port bracket to the motherboard.
TV-Out Connector
S-Terminal
AV-Terminal
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WWOOMM ((ZZeerroo VVoollttaaggee WWaakkee oonn MMooddeemm)) CCoonnnneeccttoorr
motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem, both Internal modem card and external box modem
TThhiiss
are supported. Since Internal modem card consumes no power when system power is off, it is recommended to use an internal
modem. To use internal modem, connect 4-pin cable from RING connector of modem card to the WOM connector on the
motherboard.
Pin 1
WOM Connector
+5VSB
NC
RI-
GND
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Traditional Green PC suspend mode does not really turn off the system power supply, it uses external box modem to trigger MB
COM port and resume back to active.
Note: This picture is for example only, it may not be exactly the same as this motherboard.
Pin 1
Pin 1
m
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(Modem Side)
Serial Port
(Motherboard Side)
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WWOOMM bbyy IInntteerrnnaall MMooddeemm CCaarrd
With the help of the ATX soft power On/Off, it is possible to have a system totally power off, and wakeup to automatically answer
a phone call as an answering machine or to send/receive a fax. You may identify whether or not your system is in true power off
mode by checking to see if the fan of your power supply is off. Both an external box modem and an internal modem card can be
used to support Modem Wake Up, but if you use an external modem, you have to leave your box modem on.
Note: This picture is for example only, it may not be exactly the same as this motherboard.
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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 600mA ATX standby current is required to support the LAN card for this function.
WOL Connector
LID
GND
+5VSB
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WOL Connector
(Motherboard Side)
Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
WOL Connector
(Ethernet Card Side)
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CCNNRR ((CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn aanndd NNeettwwoorrkk 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.
) circuit requires a different and separate
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PPCC9999 CCoolloorr CCooddeedd BBaacckk PPaanneell
The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1 and VGA, Printer, USB, AC97 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
MIDI/Game Port
LAN Jack
PS/2 Keyboard
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.
MIDI/Game Port: For 15-pin PC joystick, game pad or MIDI devices.
Connector
COM 1 Port
VGA Port
MIC-In
Line-In
Speaker Out
USB (2.0)
Connectors
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SSuuppppoorrtt 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.
Green/ACT
Orange/Speed
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SSuuppppoorrtt 2
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, USB2 and USB3 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.
2
aanndd 3
USBPWR0
USB_FP_P0-
USB_FP_P0+
d
rrd
3
UUSSBB22..00 PPoorrttss
Pin 1
Pin 1
USB2 and USB3 Connector
1 2
USBPWR0
USB_FP_P1-
USB_FP_P1+
GND
KEY
GND
USB_FP_OC0
9 10
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CChhaassssiiss IInnttrruussiioonn CCoonnnneeccttoorr
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.
Chassis Intrusion
Connector
1
SENSOR
GND
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CD AAuuddiioo CCoonnnneeccttoorr
C
D
This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound.
R
GND
GND
L
CCDD--IINN CCoonnnneeccttoorr
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.
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AAUUXX--IINN CCoonnnneeccttoorr
This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.
R
GND
GND
L
AAUUXX--IINN CCoonnnneeccttoorr
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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.
AUD_RET_L
KEY
AUD_RET_R
AUD_VCC
AUD_GND
Pin 1
AUD_FPOUT_L
NC
AUD_FPOUT_R
AUD_MIC_BIAS
AUD_MIC
1
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.
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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
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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
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Fan
CPU
Fan Speed
Detection Circuit
CPU Temperature
CPU Voltage
System Voltage
AOpen H/W Monitoring
Utility
HHaarrddwwaarree MMoonniittoorriinngg
This motherboard implements a hardware monitoring system. As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue to
monitor your system’s working voltage, fan status and CPU temperature. If any of these systems’ status goes wrong, there will
be an alarm through the chassis external speaker or buzzer of motherboard (if existed) to warn the user.
Power
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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.
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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.
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RReesseettaabbllee 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.
Resetable
Fuse
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0
2222000
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, MX4LR TV implements 2200μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 and 1500μf) and it
provides better stability for CPU power.
μ
μ
FF LLooww EESSRR CCaappaacciittoorr
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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)
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EEnnllaarrggeedd AAlluummiinnuumm 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.
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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 without any hassle of entering Windows operation
system.
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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 um e +/ -: 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.
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
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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
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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/products/mb/
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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 Vivid BIOS screen or to download your favorite Open JukeBox skin. If you see this little logo shown beside
your model name on the BIOS download page, http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/mbbios/default.htm
your 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
, it is assured that
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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
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You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
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Windows 95/98 cannot recognize this chipset, because it was released before the Intel 845GL chipset. You can install the Intel
INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks.
S
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IInntteell VVGGAA ddrriivveerr
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.
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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.
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This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
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------------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
4. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the
on:
ME system disk to complete setup step.
system.
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ows NT 3.5, 3.51 & 4.
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.
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* 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" in the text box that appears. Press " OK ".
5. Click on "Next." A message informing you that Windows has found "Intel (R) USB Enhanced Host Controller (ICH4)" 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 (R) USB Enhanced Host Controller (ICH4)" should appear.
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* 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" in the text box that appears.
5. Click on "Next." A message informing you that Windows XP has found "Intel (R) USB Enhanced Host Controller (ICH4)" should
appear.
6. When the New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the USB driver, click on "Finish"
**********************************
Confirming Windows XP Installation
**********************************
1. From Windows XP, open the Control Panel from "My Computer".
2. Click on "Performance and maintenance".
3. Click on the "System" icon.
4. Choose the "Hardware" tab, and then click the "Device Manager" tab.
5. Click the "+" in front of "Universal Serial Bus Controllers". "Intel (R) USB Enhanced
Host Controller (ICH4)" should appear.
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You can install Hardware Monitoring III Utility to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage. The hardware monitoring function is
automatically implemented by the BIOS and utility software. No hardware installation is needed.
t
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AACCPPII SSuussppeenndd ttoo HHaarrdd DDrriivvee
ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive is basically controlled by Windows operation system. It saves your current work (system status,
memory and screen image) into hard disk, and then the system can be totally power off. Next time, when power is on, you can
resume your original work directly from hard disk within few seconds without go through the Windows booting process and run
your application again. If your memory is 64MB, normally, you need to reserve at least 64MB HDD space to save your memory
image.
When go into Suspend:
When power-on next time:
System Image &
Status
System Image &
Status
Hard
Save into
Restore within seconds
Disk
Hard
Disk
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System Requirement
1. AOZVHDD.EXE 1.30b or later.
2. Delete config.sys and autoexec.bat.
Fresh installation of Windows 98 on a new system
1. Execute "Setup.exe /p j" to install Windows 98
2. After Windows 98's installation is complete, go to the Control Panel > Power Management.
a. Set Power Schemes > System Standby to "Never".
b. Click on "Hibernate" and select "Enable Hibernate Support" then "Apply".
c. Click on the "Advanced" tab, you'll see "Hibernate" on "Power Buttons". Note that this option will only be seen after step
b mentioned above has been completed; otherwise only "Standby" and "Shutdown" will be shown. Select "Hibernate" and
"Apply".
3. Clean boot into DOS and run AOZVHDD utility.
a. If you assign the whole disk to your Win 98 system (FAT 16 or FAT 32), please run "aozvhdd /c /file". Please remember
sufficient free space has to be reserved in the disk, e.g. if you have 64 MB DRAM and 16 MB VGA card installed, the
system needs at least 80 MB free space. The utility will locate the space automatically.
b. If you assign an individual partition for Win 98, please run "aozvhdd /c /partition". Of course, the system needs to
provide unformatted an empty partition.
4. Reboot system.
5. You've already implemented ACPI Suspend to-Hard Drive. Click "Start > Shut Down > Standby" then the screen will go off
immediately. And 1 minute or so will be taken for the system to save what's in the memory to the hard drive; the larger the
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memory size the longer this process will take.
Fresh installation of Windows 2000/XP on a new system
1. After Windows 2000/xp's installation is complete, go to the Control Panel > Power Management.
a. Set Power Schemes > System Standby to "Never".
b. Click on "Hibernate" and select "Enable Hibernate Support" then "Apply".
c. Click on the "Advanced" tab, you'll see "Hibernate" on "Power Buttons". Note that this option will only be seen after
step b mentioned above has been completed; otherwise only "Standby" and "Shutdown" will be shown. Select "Hibernate"
and "Apply".
2. Reboot system.
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Changing from APM to ACPI (Windows 98 only)
1. Run "Regedit.exe"
a. Go through the following path
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SOFTWARE
MICROSOFT
WINDOWS
CURRENT VERSION
DETECT
b. Select "ADD Binary" and name it as "ACPIOPTION".
c. Right click and select Modify, add "01" after "0000" to make it "0000 01".
d. Save changes.
2. Select "Add New Hardware" under Control Panel. Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware. (It will find "ACPI BIOS" and
remove "Plug and Play BIOS")
3. Reboot system.
4. Clean boot into DOS and run "AOZVHDD.EXE /C /File"
Changing from ACPI to APM
1. Run "Regedit.exe"
a. Go through the following path
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SOFTWARE
MICROSOFT
WINDOWS
CURRENT VERSION
DETECT
ACPI OPTION
b. Right click and select "Modify, change "01" to "02" to make it "0000 02".
c. Save changes.
2. Select "Add New Hardware" under Control Panel. Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware. (It will find "Plug and Play
BIOS" and remove "ACPI BIOS")
3. Reboot system.
4. Run "Add New Hardware" again and it will find "Advanced Power Management Resource".
5. Click "OK".
Tip: "02" means Windows 98 is ACPI acknowledged
but the ACPI function is disabled.
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AACCPPII SSuussppeenndd ttoo RRAAMM ((SSTTRR))
This motherboard supports ACPI Suspend to RAM function. With this function, you can resume your original work directly from
DRAM without going through the Windows 98 booting process and run your application again. Suspend to DRAM saves your
current work in the system memory, it is faster than Suspend to Hard Drive but requires power supplied to DRAM, while
Suspend to Hard Drive requires no power.
When go into Suspend:
When power-on next time:
System Image & Status in the
System Image & Status in the
DRAM
Backup by 3.3V
Power
DRAM
Power back to work
Other System
Devices
Other System
Devices
Power loss
Power back to work
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To implement ACPI Suspend to DRAM, please follow the procedures as below:
System Requirement
1. An ACPI OS is required. Currently, except Windows 95 and Windows NT, all other Windows Systems support ACPI.
2. The Intel
®
Chipset Software Installation Utility must have been installed properly.
Procedures
1. Changed the following BIOS settings.
BIOS Setup > Power Management Setup > ACPI Function: Enabled
BIOS Setup > Power Management Setup > ACPI Suspend Type: S3.
2. Go to Control Panel > Power Management. Set “Power Buttons” to “Standby”.
3. Press power button or standby button to wake up the system.
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AAWWAARRDD BBIIOOSS
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 AwardBIOS™ that installed in the Flash ROM
BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives, serial and parallel ports.
Most BIOS setting of MX4LR TV had been optimized by AOpen’s R&D engineering team. But, the default setting of BIOS still
can’t fine-tune the chipset controlling entire system. Hence, the rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process
of configuring your system using setup.
Currently there are two kinds of beep sound when system fails to boot at POST. The first type of beep sound consists of a single
long beep and two short beeps, indicating a video error has failed BIOS from initializing video screen for displaying any
additional information. The 2
occurred. You may look over the indicated error according to different beep significances.
To enter to BIOS setup menu
nd
type of beep sound is a single long beep that beeping repeatedly, signaling a DRAM error has
, press <Del> when POST (Power-On Self Test) screen is shown on your monitor.
of the motherboard is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. The
Note: Because the BIOS code is the most often
changed part of the motherboard design, the BIOS
information contained in this manual may be
different with actual BIOS that come with your
motherboard.
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AAbboouutt BBIIOOSS FFuunnccttiioonn DDeessccrriippttiioon……
AOpen always dedicates to give users a more friendly computer system. Now, we include all function descriptions of BIOS setup
program into the BIOS Flash ROM. When you select one function of BIOS setup program, the function description will appeared
at right side of screen. Hence, you don’t need read this manual while you changing the BIOS setting.
n
Menu Items Select Window Item Function Description Window
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HHooww TToo UUssee AAwwaarrdd™™ BBIIOOSS SSeettuupp PPrrooggrraamm
Generally, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items that you want to choose, then press <Enter> key to select, and use the
<Page Up> and <Page Down> key to change setting value. You also can press <F1> key for help and press <Esc> key to quit
Award™ BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Award BIOS setup
program. By the way, all products of AOpen also provides a special function in the BIOS setup, you can press <F3> key
selecting preferred menu language to display.
Key Description
Page Up or + Changing setting to next value or increase the value.
Page Down or - Changing setting to previous value or decrease value.
Enter Select the item.
Esc 1. In main menu: Quit and don’t save any change.
2. 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.
F1 Get menu or item help description.
F3 Changing menu language.
F5 Load previous setting value from CMOS.
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Key Description
F6 Load Setup Default setting value from CMOS.
F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS.
F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program.
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After you finish the setting of jumpers and connect correct cables. Power on and enter the BIOS Setup, press <Del> during
POST (Power-On Self Test). Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance.
Del
Warning: Please avoid of using "Load Turbo Defaults", unless
you are sure your system components (CPU, DRAM, HDD, etc.)
are good enough for turbo setting.
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With outstanding R&D ability of AOpen, we now bring you a whole new BIOS Flash
wizard ---- EZWinFlash. With an eye to users convenience, EZWinFlash combines
the BIOS binary code and flash module together, so the only thing you have to do is
just clicking on the utility you downloaded from web and let it helps 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 even the latest 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 users’ usage in changing BIOS setting.
Note: The model name on this BIOS picture is for reference only. It may not be the exact model name.
Caution: By updating your motherboard, you are
taking a risk of BIOS flash failure. If your
motherboard is working stable, and there are no
major bugs that had been fixed by a latter BIOS
revision, we recommend that you DO NOT try to
upgrade your BIOS.
If you intent on upgrading, PLEASE BE SURE to get
the right BIOS revision for the right motherboard
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You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EZWinFlash by the following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMMANDED
to close all the applications before you start the upgrading.
1. Download the new version of BIOS package zip file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://english.aopen.com.tw/
2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WMX4LRTV102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com
environment.
3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WMX4LRTV102.EXE & WMX4LRTV102.BIN.
4. Double click on the WMX4LRTV102.EXE, EZWinFlash will detect the model name and BIOS version of your
motherboard. If you had got the wrong BIOS, you will not be allowed to proceed with the flash steps.
5. You may select preferred language in the main menu, then click [Start Flash] to start the BIOS upgrade procedure.
6. EZWinFlash will complete all the process automatically, and a dialogue box will pop up to ask you to restart Windows.
You may click [YES] to reboot Windows.
7. Press <Del> at POST to enter BIOS setup, choose "Load Setup Defaults", then “Save & Exit Setup”. Done!
It is strongly recommended NOT to turn off the power or run any application during FLASH PROCESS.
Warning: The new BIOS upgrade will
permanently replace your original
BIOS’s settings when flashing. You
may need to reconfigure your BIOS
setting so that your system can go
) in Windows
)
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OOvveerrcclloocckkiinngg
As a leading manufacturer in motherboard industry, AOpen always listens to what customers want and develop products to fit
different user's requirements. Reliability, compatibility, leading technology and friendly features are our basic goals when
designing motherboards. Other than above mentioned design criteria, there are power users who are always seeking to push
the limitation of the system performance by overclocking which we call them "Overclocker".
This section is dedicated to overclockers.
This high performance motherboard is designed for maximum 400MHz CPU bus clock. But it comes with clock generator of
248MHz when we design it to accommodate with future CPU bus clock. Our lab test results showed that 120MHz is achievable
when proper setting and qualified components were presented. Not only that, the CPU clock ratio can be up to 24x that supports
almost all of Pentium
feel appropriate for this motherboard is 120MHz bus clock.
But not guaranty. ☺
Tip: Note that overclocking may also
cause thermal problem. Please make
sure that the cooling fan and the
heatsink were adequate to dissipate
excessive heat that's generated by
overclocking the CPU.
®
4 CPUs in the future and provides flexibility for overclockers. For your reference, the configuration we
Warning: The design of this product follows CPU and chipset vendor's
design guideline. Any attempts to push beyond product specification are
not recommended and you are taking your own risk to damage your
system or important data. Before doing overclocking, you must make sure
your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, especially
CPU, DRAMs, hard disks, and AGP VGA cards.
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VVGGAA CCaarrdd && HHaarrdd DDiisskk
VGA and HDD is key components for overclocking, for your reference, the following list are what have been successful
overclocked in our lab. Please note that AOpen can not guaranty they can be successful overclocked again. Please check the
Available Vendor List (AVL) by link to our official website.
VGA: http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/vga-oc.htm
HDD: http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/hdd-oc.htm
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AACC9977
Basically, AC97 specification separates sound/modem circuit to two parts, digital processor and a CODEC for analogy I/O they
are linked by AC97 link bus. Since digital processor can be put into motherboard main chipset, the cost of sound/modem
onboard solution can be reduced.
AACCPPII ((AAddvvaanncceedd CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonn && PPoowweerr IInntteerrffaaccee))
ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997). It intends to save more power by taking full control of power
management to operating system and bypass
to operating system (such as Windows 98). This is a bit similar as the
power switch to control the power state transition.
AAGGPP ((AAcccceelleerraatteedd GGrraapphhiicc PPoorrtt))
AGP is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. AGP supports only memory read/write operation and
single-master single-slave one-to-one only. AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data
transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP is now moving to 4X mode, 66MHz x 4byte x 4 = 1056MB/s. AOpen is the
first company to support 4X AGP motherboards by both AX6C (Intel 820) and MX64/AX64 (VIA 694x), started from Oct 1999.
. The chipset or super I/O chip needs to provide standard register interface
BIOS
register interface. ACPI defines ATX momentary soft
PnP
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AAMMRR ((AAuuddiioo//MMooddeemm RRiisseerr))
The CODEC circuit of AC97 sound/modem solution can be put on motherboard or put on a riser card (AMR card) that connects
to motherboard through AMR connector.
AAOOppeenn BBoonnuuss PPaacckk CCDD
A disc bundled with AOpen motherboard product; there are motherboard drivers, Acrobat Reader for PDF online manual and
other useful utilities.
AAPPMM ((AAddvvaanncceedd PPoowweerr MMaannaaggeemmeenntt))
Unlike ACPI, BIOS controls most APM power management functions. AOpen Suspend to Hard Drive is a good example of APM
power management.
AATTAA ((AATT AAttttaacchhmmeenntt))
ATA is the specification of diskette interface. In 80’s, many software and hardware manufacturers instituted the ATA specification
together. The AT is meaning International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) personal computer/AT’s bus structure.
AATTAA//6666
ATA/66 uses both rising edge and falling edge but doubles UDMA/33 transfer rate. The data transfer rate is 4 times of the PIO
mode 4 or DMA mode 2, 16.6MB/s x4 = 66MB/s. To use ATA/66, you need special ATA/66 IDE cable.
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