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Page 1: W H A T ' S I N T H I S M A N U A L
MX3W-E3 / MX3W-V3 DOC. NO.: MX3WE3-OL-E0112B... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
’ ’ MX3W-E3 / MX3W-V3 ..........................1 What’s in this manual ..............................2 You Must Notice ................................8 Before You Start ................................9 Overview ..................................10 Feature Highlight ................................11 Quick Installation Procedure............................14 Motherboard Map ................................15 Block Diagram ................................16 Hardware Installation ........................17 About “Optional” and “Upgrade Optional”… ........................18 Clear CMOS Data ................................19... - Page 3 Front Panel Connector ..............................32 ATX Power Connector ..............................33 JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up............................34 Power and RAM Power Indicate LED ..........................35 AC Power Auto Recovery ..............................36 IDE and Floppy Connector ............................37 IrDA Connector ................................39 WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector ......................40 WOL (Wake on LAN) ..............................43 CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot ....................45 ®...
- Page 4 AUX-IN Connector .................................55 Front Audio Connector..............................56 GPO (General Purpose Output) Connector ........................57 Over-current Protection ..............................59 Hardware Monitoring ..............................60 Resettable Fuse ................................61 Low ESR Capacitor ...............................62 Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) ..........................64 Driver and Utility..........................65 Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ..........................66 Installing Chipset Software Installation Utility ........................67 Installing Onboard AGP Driver............................68 Installing Intel IAA Driver ...............................69...
- Page 5 Glossary ............................86 AC97 .....................................86 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface)......................86 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) ............................86 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) ............................87 AOpen Bonus Pack CD ..............................87 APM (Advanced Power Management) ...........................87 ATA (AT Attachment)..............................87 ATA/66 ...................................87 ATA/100 ..................................88 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ..........................88 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode)............................88...
- Page 6 DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM..........................89 DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) ..........................89 DMA (Direct Memory Access) ............................89 ECC (Error Checking and Correction)..........................90 EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory...........................90 EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM) ....................90 EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) ........................90 EV6 Bus ..................................91 FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity)..........................91 FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) ..........................91 Flash ROM ..................................91...
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Page 7: Product Registration
PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus........................94 PDF Format ...................................94 PnP (Plug and Play) ..............................94 POST (Power-On Self Test) ............................94 RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)..............................95 RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module).........................95 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) ............................95 Shadow E PROM ................................95 SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) ..........................96 SMBus (System Management Bus) ..........................96 SPD (Serial Presence Detect) ............................96 Ultra DMA ..................................97... -
Page 8: You Must Notice
All of the specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice. AOpen reserves the right to revise this publication and to make reasonable changes. AOpen assumes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it. -
Page 9: Before You Start
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 format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get free download from... -
Page 10: Overview
® Thank you for choosing AOpen MX3W-E3 / MX3W-V3 motherboard. This motherboard is Intel Socket 370 motherboard (M/B) ® ® based on the microATX form featuring the Intel 810E chipset (MX3W-E3) and Intel 810 chipset (MX3W-V3). With a high ®... -
Page 11: Feature Highlight
Expansion Slots Including three 32-bit/33MHz PCI and one CNR expansion slots. The local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The Communication & Nectworking Riser (CNR) slot provided by MX3W-E3 / MX3W-V3 can support CNR interface for a Modem/LAN/Audio card. - Page 12 33/66/100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices. On-board AC97 Sound MX3W-E3 / MX3W-V3 is equipped with Realtek ALC201 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.
- Page 13 S4), WOM (Wake On Modem), WOL (Wake On LAN) features. Super Multi-I/O MX3W-E3 / MX3W-V3 provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.
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Page 14: Quick Installation Procedure
This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly. Installing CPU and Fan Installing System Memory (DIMM Connecting Front Panel Cable Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable Connecting ATX Power Cable Connecting Back Panel Cable Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default Setting CPU Frequency Reboot... -
Page 15: Motherboard Map
Motherboard Map Here we use MX3W-E3 motherboard as illustration. CD-IN Connector Front Audio Connector PC99 Colored Back Panel MODEM-CN Connector Onboard AC97 CODEC Chip JP13 LAN Enable/Disable Select AUX-IN Connector Jumper (Optional) JP28 Keyboard/M ouse Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper IrDA Connector... -
Page 16: Block Diagram
Clock Generator 66/100/133MHz Graphics Memory Control Hub (GMCH) I MM 100MHz Hub Link Memory Bus HDD/CDROM PCI Card I/O Control Hub (ICH2) 33/66/100 IDE Bus 4Mb BIOS ROM CNR Card AC97 Link Low Pin Floppy Count Audio Super I/O MIC, Line-in Serial port, Printer CODEC and Speaker... -
Page 17: Hardware Installation
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 read the following precautions before you install a system component. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component. -
Page 18: About "Optional" And "Upgrade Optional
“Optional”. If needed, you can contact your local distributors or resellers to purchase “Upgrade Optional” components. Also you can visit AOpen official web site: www.aopen.com.tw... -
Page 19: Clear Cmos Data
You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin1 &... -
Page 20: Cpu Installation
® This motherboard supports Intel Pentium III and Celeron Socket370 CPU. Beware of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. To finish CPU installation, please follow the procedure as shown below: 2. Locate the position of Pin 1. You will find “CPU PIN1”... - Page 21 3. Press down the CPU socket lever to finish CPU installation. CPU cut edge Note: If you do not insert CPU well or go wrong with its direction, you may damage the CPU. N.B. These pictures are for reference only. They may slightly look different from the product you purchase.
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Page 22: Jp23 Adjust Fsb/Pci Clock Ratio
This jumper is used to specify the relationship between PCI and FSB clock. Generally speaking, if you are not an overclocker, we don’t recommend you to change the default setting. Pin1 Auto FSB=100MHz FSB=133MHz FSB=66MHz (Default) - Page 23 Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio Clock = PCI Clock x 2 Clock Ratio CPU (Host) Memory 66MHz 33MHz PCI x2 or x3 2X, overclocking 75MHz 37.5MHz 75MHz PCI x2 or x3 100MHz 33MHz 66MHz PCI x2 or x3 or x4 3X, overclocking 112MHz 37.3MHz...
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Page 24: Cpu Jumper-Less Design
CPU VID signal and SMbus clock generator provide CPU voltage auto-detection and allow the user to set CPU frequency through BIOS setup; therefore, no jumpers or switches are used. The disadvantages of original Pentium based jumper-less designs are eliminated. There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection anymore. Clock Generator ®... - Page 25 This motherboard supports CPU VID function. The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected and the range is from 1.3V to 2.0V. It is no need to set CPU Core Voltage.
- Page 26 This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design; you can set CPU frequency in the BIOS setup. No jumpers or switches are needed. BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Speed Setting CPU Ratio 1.5x, 2x, 2.5x, 3x, 3.5x, 4x, 4.5x, 5x, 5.5x, 6x, 6.5x, 7x, 7.5x, and 8x CPU FSB 66~133MHz Warning: Intel®...
- Page 27 Note: This motherboard supports CPU Core Frequency = CPU Clock * CPU Ratio auto-detection function. Therefore, you PCI Clock = CPU Bus Clock / Clock Ratio don’t need to set CPU frequency by manual. Clock = PCI Clock x 2 CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock Ratio...
- Page 28 Pentium III 533EB 533MHz 133MHz Pentium III 600EB 600MHz 133MHz 4.5x Pentium III 667EB 667MHz 133MHz Pentium III 733EB 733MHz 133MHz Pentium III 800EB 800MHz 133MHz Pentium III 866EB 866MHz 133MHz Pentium III 933EB 933MHz 133MHz Pentium III 1000EB 1GHz 133MHz 7.5x Pentium III 1G...
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Page 29: Cpu And Housing Fan Connector (With H/W Monitoring)
Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPU FAN connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on FAN2 or FAN3 connector. FAN3 Connector CPU Fan Connector SENSOR +12V Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so they cannot support fan monitoring. -
Page 30: Dimm Socket
This motherboard has two 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 PC133 memory up to 512MB. It also supports SDRAM Modules. DIMM1 DIMM2... - Page 31 Please follow the procedure as shown to install memory. Make sure to put the module pins face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below. 20 pins 60 pins 88 pins Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place.
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Page 32: Front Panel Connector
Attach the power LED, EMPI, 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. -
Page 33: Atx Power Connector
The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. +12V 5VSB PW-OK PS-ON +3.3V -12V +3.3V +3.3V... -
Page 34: Jp28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-Up
This motherboard provides keyboard/mouse wake-up function. You can use the JP28 to enable or disable this function. Please note that both USB and PS/2 types of keyboard and mouse are supported in this function. JP28 KB/Mouse Wake-up Pin1 Disable Enable (Default) -
Page 35: Power And Ram Power Indicate Led
These two LED indicate if power is supplied to motherboard and memory properly. You can easily check the status of power supply when the system is powered on or when the system is under Suspend to RAM mode. RAM Power Warning: Do not install or remove the DIMM module when the RAM power LED... -
Page 36: Ac Power Auto Recovery
A traditional ATX system remains power off when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, that needs to stay power-on. To solve this problem, this motherboard implements an AC Power Auto Recovery function. -
Page 37: Ide And Floppy Connector
Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to FDD floppy connector and IDE connector. For clear identification, the blue connector is IDE1. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage. Secondary Secondary Slave (4th) Master (3rd) ATA 33/66/100 IDE Connector Pin 1... - Page 38 IDE1 is also known as a primary channel and IDE2 as 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.
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Page 39: Irda Connector
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, UART2 Mode, make sure... -
Page 40: Wom (Zero Voltage Wake On Modem) Connector
This motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem, both Internal modem card and external box modem 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. - Page 41 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. Serial Port (Modem Side) Pin 1 Serial Port (Motherboard Side) N.B. This picture is for reference only. They may slightly look different from the product you purchase.
- Page 42 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.
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Page 43: Wol (Wake On Lan)
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. - Page 44 WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) N.B. This picture is for reference only. They may slightly look different from the product you purchase.
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Page 45: Cnr (Communication And Network Riser) Expansion Slot
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 requires a different and separate circuit design, which is put on CNR card. -
Page 46: Support Intel ® Pro/100 Network Connection (Optional)
® ® This motherboard has a fast Ethernet controller on chip. On the strength of LAN chip onboard, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use, the Ethernet connector is located on top of USB connectors. -
Page 47: Jp13 Lan Enable / Disable Select Jumper (Optional)
This jumper allows you to enable or disable the LAN onboard function by adjusting the position of yellow cap. Pin 1 Enable Disable (Default) -
Page 48: Pc99 Color Coded Back Panel
The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, serial ports COM1 and COM2, Printer, four USB, AC97 sound and game port. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. RJ-45 LAN SPP/EPP/ECP MIDI/Game Port PS/2 Mouse Connector(Optional) -
Page 49: Com2 Connector
This motherboard provides two serial ports. One of them are on back panel connector, the other is on the up-middle area of this motherboard. With proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis. Pin 1 DSR# DTR# CTS# DCD#... -
Page 50: Support 2 Nd Usb Port
This motherboard supports four USB ports. Two of them are on back panel connector, the other two are on the left side of this motherboard. With proper cable, you can connect them to front panel. Pin 1 USB Port Connector SBD3- SBD2- SBD3+... -
Page 51: Dvo (Digital Video Out) Connector
Through an external module attached to this DVO connector, you can connect a flat panel, digital CRT or 1.8V TV-Out interface. Pin1... -
Page 52: Chassis Intrusion Sensor
The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. This function logged the event in the system BIOS when chassis is opened. You can use the 2-pin chassis intrusion sensor to connect with this header, and enable the chassis monitoring function of system BIOS. SENSOR Chassis Intrusion Sensor Connector... -
Page 53: Cd Audio Connector
This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. GND GND R CD-IN... -
Page 54: Modem Audio Connector
This connector is used to connect Mono In/MIC Out cable from internal modem card to onboard sound circuit. The pin 1-2 is Mono In, and the pin 3-4 is MIC Out. Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet, only some internal modem cards implement this connector. -
Page 55: Aux-In Connector
This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound. AUX-IN... -
Page 56: Front Audio Connector
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. Pin 1 MIC_IN2 MICBIAS2 RET_R FRONT_R RET_L FRONT_L Note: Please remove the jumper cap from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the cable. -
Page 57: Gpo (General Purpose Output) Connector
GPO (General Purpose Output) is an advanced specification developed by AOpen for power users to define the further function by oneself. For example, you can design a daughter board to provide additional capabilities, such as an alarm, a buzzer, a timekeeper, etc. - Page 58 Battery-less and Long Life Design 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.
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Page 59: Over-Current Protection
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 guarantee the protection circuit will always work perfectly. -
Page 60: Hardware Monitoring
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 AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility to warn the user. -
Page 61: Resettable Fuse
Traditional motherboard has fuse for Keyboard and port to prevent over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken (did the job to protect motherboard), user still cannot replace it and the motherboard is still malfunction. With expensive Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can back to normal function after fuse did the protection job. -
Page 62: Low Esr Capacitor
The quality of low ESR capacitor (Low Equivalent Series Resistance) during high frequency operation is very important for stability of CPU power. The location of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation. - Page 63 The power circuit of the CPU core voltage must be checked to ensure system stability for high speed CPUs (such as the new Pentium III, or when overclocking). A typical CPU core voltage is 1.75V, so a good design should control voltage between 1.45V and 1.8V.
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Page 64: Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall)
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... -
Page 65: Driver And Utility
There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen Bonus CD. 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. -
Page 66: Auto-Run Menu From Bonus Cd Disc
You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver and select model name. -
Page 67: Installing Chipset Software Installation Utility
Windows 95/98 cannot recognize this chipset, because it was released prior to the Intel 810E and 810 chipsets. You can install the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks. -
Page 68: Installing Onboard Agp Driver
Intel 810E and 810 chipsets integrate a 2D/3D graphics accelerator and provides AGP 1X/2X high performance to access main memory at 533MB/s. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu. Note: If you are using Windows95, you should install DCOM95 patch from the Bonus Pack... -
Page 69: Installing Intel Iaa Driver
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 Note: Installing this ATA/100 IDE driver may cause Suspend to Hard Drive failure. -
Page 70: Installing Onboard Sound Driver
This motherboard comes with a Realtek ALC201 AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu. -
Page 71: Installing Lan Driver (Optional)
LAN Select "Display a list of all the drivers..." and click Next. driver manually. Insert the AOpen Bonus CD and click Have Disk. Enter the appropriate drive for your disk media (for example: D:\) ,and click OK. -
Page 72: Installing Hardware Monitoring Utility
You can install Hardware Monitoring 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. -
Page 73: Acpi Suspend To Hard Drive
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. -
Page 74: System Requirement
System Requirement AOZVHDD.EXE 1.30b or later. 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. - Page 75 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.
- Page 76 4. Run "Add New Hardware" again and it will find "Advanced Power Management Resource". 5. Click "OK". Tip: Currently we found only ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP card would support ACPI suspend to disk. Please refer to AOpen web site for latest update...
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Page 77: Acpi Suspend To Ram (Str)
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. - Page 78 To implement ACPI Suspend to DRAM, please follow the procedures as below: System Requirement An ACPI OS is required. Currently, except Windows95 and Windows NT all other Windows systems can support ACPI. ® The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility must have been installed properly. Procedures Changed the following BIOS settings.
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Page 79: Award Bios
BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives, serial and parallel ports. Most BIOS setting of MX3WE3/MX3WV3 had 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. -
Page 80: How To Use Award™ Bios Setup Program
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. -
Page 81: How To Enter Bios Setup
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. 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. -
Page 82: Bios Upgrade
By doing so, you are taking a risk of BIOS flash failure. If you indeed intent on upgrading, PLEASE BE SURE to use the right BIOS revision for the right motherboard model. AOpen Easy Flash is a little different than traditional flash method. The BIOS binary file and flash routine are linked together and you simply run a single commend to complete the flash process. - Page 83 Below are the steps for easy flashing procedures: (applies for Award BIOS ONLY) 1. Download new BIOS upgrade file from AOpen's web site. For example, MX3WE3102.ZIP. 2. Run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) which supports miscellaneous operation systems to extract the binary BIOS file and the flash utility.
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Page 84: Overclocking
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". -
Page 85: Vga Card & Hard Disk
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. -
Page 86: Glossary
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... -
Page 87: Amr (Audio/Modem Riser)
Unlike ACPI, BIOS controls most APM power management functions. AOpen Suspend to Hard Drive is a good example of APM power management. ATA is the specification of diskette interface. In 80’s, many software and hardware manufacturers instituted the ATA specification together. -
Page 88: Ata/100
ATA/100 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/100 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 40ns. The data transfer rate is (1/40ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 100MB/s. To use ATA/100, you need special 80-wire IDE cable, the same as ATA/66. -
Page 89: Codec (Coding And Decoding)
Normally, CODEC means a circuit that can do digital to analog conversion and also the analog to digital conversion. It is part of AC97 sound/modem solution. DDR SDRAM utilizes the existing DRAM infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth available to systems in an easy to design and simple to adopt way. -
Page 90: Ecc (Error Checking And Correction)
The ECC mode needs 8 ECC bits for 64-bit data. Each time memory is accessed; ECC bits are updated and checked by a special algorithm. The ECC algorithm has the ability to detect double-bit error and automatically correct single-bit error while parity mode can only detect single-bit error. -
Page 91: Ev6 Bus
Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals. It is easier for BIOS to upgrade by a flash utility, but it is also easier to be infected by virus. Because of increase of new functions, BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 256KB (2M bit). AOpen AX5T is the first board to implement 256KB (2Mbit) Flash ROM. -
Page 92: Fsb (Front Side Bus) Clock
FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock. CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio See SMBus. IEEE 1394 is a low-cost digital interface originated by Apple Computer as a desktop LAN and developed by the IEEE 1394 working group. -
Page 93: Parity Bit
The parity mode uses 1 parity bit for each byte, normally it is even parity mode, that is, each time the memory data is updated, parity bit will be adjusted to have even count "1" for each byte. When next time, if memory is read with odd number of "1", the parity error is occurred and this is called single bit error detection. -
Page 94: Pci (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus
Bus for the internal connection of peripheral devices, high-speed data channel between the computer and expansion card. A file format for electronic document, PDF format is independent from platform, you can read PDF file under Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac … with different PDF reader. You can also read PDF file by web browser such as IE and Netscape, note that you need to install PDF plug-in first (Included in Acrobat Reader). -
Page 95: Rdram (Rambus Dram)
SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin DIMM and operates at 3.3V. AOpen is the first company to support dual-SDRAM DIMMs onboard (AP5V), from Q1 1996 A memory space in Flash-ROM to simulate E PROM operation, AOpen motherboard uses Shadow E... -
Page 96: Simm (Single In Line Memory Module)
SIMM socket is only 72-pin, and is only single side. The golden finger signals on each side of PCB are identical. That is why it was called Single In Line. SIMM is made by FPM or DRAM and supports 32-bit data. SIMM had been phased out on current motherboard design. -
Page 97: Ultra Dma
Ultra DMA (or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring data between a hard disk drive through the computer’s data path (or bus) to the computer’s random access memory (RAM). The Ultra DMA/33 protocol transfers data in burst mode at a rate of 33.3MB/s, twice as fast as the previous Direct Memory Access (DMA) interface. -
Page 98: Vcm (Virtual Channel Memory)
NEC’s Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system’s ability to service multimedia requirements. VCM increases memory bus efficiency and performance of any DRAM technology by providing a set of fast static registers between the memory core and I/O pins. Using VCM technology results in reduced data access latency and reduced power consumption. -
Page 99: Troubleshooting
If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the problem. Start Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2 and printer. Make sure if all jumper settings are correct. - Page 100 Continue Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard. Turn on the power and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly. The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure. Next Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing.
- Page 101 Continue Perhaps your VGA card Check if there is display? or monitor is defective. Press <Ctrl> and <Alt> key at the same time, hold them and then press <Del> to reboot the system. It is very possible that your Check if the system keyboard is defective.
- Page 102 Continue During system rebooting, press <Del> to enter BIOS setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”. Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable. The problem should be Check if the system can caused reboot successfully? cable or HDD itself. Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98.
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Page 103: Technical Support
Dear Customer, Thanks for choosing AOpen products. To provide the best and fastest service to our customer is our first priority. However, we receive numerous emails and phone-calls worldwide everyday, it is very hard for us to serve everyone on time. We recommend you follow the procedures below and seek help before contact us. - Page 104 News Group: Your problem probably had been answered by our support engineer or professional users on the news group. http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/newsgrp/default.htm Contact Distributors/Resellers: We sell our products through resellers and integrators. They should know your system configuration very well and should be able to solve your problem more efficiently than us. After all, their attitude of service is an important reference for you if next time you want to buy something else from them.
- Page 105 Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: MX3W-E3 / MX3W-V3 R1.00 Jan.01.2001 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. MX3W-E3 / MX3W-V3 is model name of motherboard, R1.00 is BIOS version.
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Page 106: Product Registration
Be able to join the discussions of web-based news groups. AOpen makes sure that the information you provide is encrypted, so that it cannot be read or intercepted by other people or companies. Further, AOpen will not disclose any of information you submitted under any conditions. Please consult our... -
Page 107: How To Contact Us
Please do not hesitate contact us if you have any problem about our products. Any opinion will be appreciated. America Pacific Rim Europe AOpen Inc. AOpen Computer b.v. AOpen America Inc. Tel: 1-408-922-2100 Tel: 886-2-3789-5888 Tel: 31-73-645-9516 Fax: 886-2-3789-5899 Fax: 31-73-645-9604...