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AX4GE Max

DOC. NO.: AX4GEM-OL-E0211B
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  • Page 1: Ax4Ge Max

    AX4GE Max DOC. NO.: AX4GEM-OL-E0211B...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ’ ’ AX4GE Max ............................ 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........................
  • Page 3 DIMM Sockets ................................32 Front Panel Connector ..............................34 ATX Power Connector ..............................35 AC Power Auto Recovery .............................. 36 STBY LED and BOOT LED ............................37 IDE and Floppy Connector ............................38 ATA/133 Supported ............................... 40 Serial ATA Supported ..............................41 IrDA Connector ................................
  • Page 4 Chassis Intrusion Connector ............................55 CD Audio Connector ..............................56 AUX-IN Connector................................. 57 Front Audio Connector ..............................58 Die-Hard BIOS (100% Virus Protection, User Upgrade Optional) .................. 59 Dr. Voice II (Volume adjustable through speaker)......................62 JP2 Dr. Voice Output Select Jumper ..........................63 Dr.
  • Page 5 Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ..........................83 Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility...................... 84 Intel Brookdale-G VGA driver ............................85 Installing Intel IAA Driver ............................... 86 Installing Onboard Sound Driver ........................... 87 The noise is gone!! ---- SilentTek ..........................89 Installing Serial ATA Driver ............................
  • Page 6 AOpen Bonus Pack CD ............................... 115 APM (Advanced Power Management) ......................... 115 ATA (AT Attachment) ..............................115 ATA/66 ..................................115 ATA/100 ..................................116 ATA/133 ..................................116 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ..........................116 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ............................117 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)......................117 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ..........................
  • Page 7 FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) ..........................119 Flash ROM .................................. 120 FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock ............................120 C Bus ..................................120 IEEE 1394 ................................... 121 Parity Bit ..................................121 PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)..........................121 PC-100 DIMM ................................122 PC-133 DIMM ................................122 PC-1600 / PC-2100/ PC-2700 / PC-3200 DDR DRAM....................
  • Page 8 SMBus (System Management Bus) ..........................125 SPD (Serial Presence Detect) ............................. 125 Ultra DMA ................................... 125 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ............................126 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) ........................... 126 ZIP file..................................126 Troubleshooting........................127 Technical Support ........................131 Product Registration ....................... 134 How to Contact Us ........................

  • Page 9: 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 10: 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 11: Overview

    More than that, this motherboard supports USB 2.0 function with a fan cy speed of up to 480Mbps, and IEEE 1394 controller to provides data transfer rate up to 400Mbps. Now, let’s enjoy all features from AOpen AX4GE Max motherboard.

  • Page 12: Feature Highlight

    Communication & Nectworking Riser (CNR) slot provided from AX4GE Max can support CNR interface for a Modem/Audio card. For AGP performance, it has one DVO / TV-OUT slot which supports DVO or TV-Out card, or 1.5V AGP interface with 4x SBA/Data Transfer and 2x/4x Fast Write capability and pipelined spilt-transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB/sec.
  • Page 13 33/66/100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices. And Promise controller that supports 133 mode. On-board AC’97 Sound AX4GE Max uses the AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.
  • Page 14 Watch Dog Timer Includes AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” function that can auto-reset default settings in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system overclocking. Die-Hard BIOS (User Upgrade Optional) The Die-Hard BIOS technology is a very effective hardware protection method that doesn’t involve any software or BIOS coding.
  • Page 15 Dr. LED (User Upgrade Optional) Dr. LED has 8 LEDs on this AX4GE Max M/B to easily show what kind of problems you may encounter. Power Management/Plug and Play Supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program.

  • Page 16: 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 17: Motherboard Map

    Motherboard Map RealTek RTL8100BL Front Audio Connector AUX-IN Connector Onboard AC’97 CODEC PC99 Colored Back Panel CD-IN Connector BIOS (BIOS Resetable Fuse (User Upgrade Optional) JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup JST-MIDI Enable/Disable Jumper S/PDIF Connector COM2 Connector 4-pin 12V. ATX Po wer Connector CNR Expansion Slot 3300μF Low ESR Capacitors SYSFAN2 Connector...

  • Page 18: Block Diagram

    PC2100/2700 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x6 PCI Bus DIMM Socket x3 Serial ATA Promise SATA Drive x2 PDC20375 Socket 478 400/533MHz Intel System Bus Pentium 4 ATA 133 Third Channel Intel 845GE VGA onboard GMCH Primary 33/66100 Channel IDE Drive x6...

  • Page 19: 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 observe 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 20: About "Manufacturer Upgrade Optional" And "User Upgrade Optional

    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”...

  • Page 21: Jp14 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 pins 1 &...
  • Page 22 ® This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a cut edge on the CPU upper 1.

  • Page 23: Cpu Installation

    3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. CPU cut edge Note: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it may damage the CPU. Note: This socket supports Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel.
  • Page 24 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.

  • Page 25: Cpu Jumper-Less Design

    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, therefore no jumpers or switches are used. The disadvantages of the Pentium based jumper-less designs are eliminated. There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection. Clock Generator ®...
  • Page 26 “ ” “ ” 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 status. If it succeeded, the BIOS will enable “Watch Dog Timer” function immediately, and set the CPU frequency by user’s setting...

  • Page 27: Cpu Core Voltage Auto Detectable

    Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of Home 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.
  • Page 28 Core Frequency = CPU Clock * CPU Ratio PCI Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio Clock = PCI Clock x 2 CPU Core Northwood CPU FSB Clock System Bus Ratio Frequency Note: Since the latest processor, Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz...
  • Page 29 CPU Core Willamette CPU FSB Clock System Bus Ratio Frequency Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz Pentium 4 1.9G 1900MHz 100MHz 400MHz Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz CPU Core Celeron CPU FSB Clock System Bus Ratio Frequency 1.7G 1700MHz 100MHz 400MHz 1.8G...

  • Page 30: Cpu And System Fan Connector (With H/W Monitoring)

    Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN1 connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 or SYSFAN3 connector. +12V SENSOR SYSFAN2 Connector +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 Fan Connector Note: Some CPU fans do not have +12V SENSOR sensor pin, so that cannot support...

  • Page 31: Jp28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-Up Enable/Disable Jumper

    This motherboard provides keyboard / mouse 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. Pin 1 JP28 KB/Mouse Wake-up...

  • Page 32: Dimm Sockets

    This motherboard has three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install DDR266 DDR333 memory up to 2 GB. Only Non-ECC DDR RAM is supported, otherwise, it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module (Please be noted only when CPU FSB runs at 533MHz does memory be able to go with the speed of 333MHz).
  • Page 33 Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish memory installation. Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below. 40 pins 52 pins Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place.

  • Page 34: Front Panel Connector

    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.

  • Page 35: Atx Power Connector

    This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector. Make sure you plug in the right direction. We strongly recommend you to connect the 4-pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 20-pin ATX power connector and use standard power supply specially designed for Pentium 4 system.

  • Page 36: Ac Power Auto Recovery

    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.

  • Page 37: Stby Led And Boot Led

    Both STBY LED and BOOT LED are AOpen’s considerate designs that 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...

  • Page 38: Ide And Floppy Connector

    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. Primary Primary Slave (2nd) Master (1st) IDE 1 (Primary) IDE 2 (Secondary) Pin 1...
  • Page 39 IDE1 is also known as the primary channel, IDE2 and IDE3 are known as the secondary and third channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that make a total of six devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and Slave mode.

  • Page 40: Ata/133 Supported

    This motherboard supports ATA66, ATA100 ATA133 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. As the hard drive industry introduces faster and higher capacity hard drives, the current Ultra ATA/100 interface causes a data bottleneck between the drive and the host computer.

  • Page 41: Serial Ata Supported

    This motherboard comes with a Promise Serial ATA (PDC20375) controller, aiming to provide you an even faster transfer rate of 150 Mbytes/second. The traditional parallel ATA specification has defined the standard storage interface for PCs with its original speed of just 3 Mbytes/second since the protocol was introduced in the 1980s.
  • Page 42 To connect a Serial ATA disk, you have to have a 7-pin serial ATA cable. Connect two ends of the serial ATA cable to the serial ATA header on the motherboard and the disk. Like every other traditional disk, you also have to connect a power cable. Please be noted that it is a jumper free implement;...

  • Page 43: 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, UART Mode, make sure to have the correct orientation when you plug in the IrDA connector.

  • Page 44: S/Pdif (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector

    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.

  • Page 45: Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect

    This motherboard comes with an ALC650 CODEC, which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effects, bringing you a brand new audio experience. On the strength of the innovative design of ALC650, you're able to use standard line-jacks for surround audio output without connecting any external module. To apply this function, you have to install the audio driver in the Bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5.1 Channel.

  • Page 46: Agp 4X Slot

    With Intel 845GE chipset implemented, this AGP slot could automatically become an AGP slot or a Multiplexed Intel DVO Output depending on what kind of cards inserted, like AGP, or ADD (AGP Digital Display) cards. With ADD card cabled to this slot, Multiplexed Intel DVO output could provide high-speed digital connection for digital displays or TV-OUT functionality.

  • Page 47: Agp Protection Technology And Agp Led

    & & AGP LED Warning: It is strongly recommended not to install a 3.3V AGP card, which is not supported. When you do so, the AGP LED on the motherboard will light up to warn you the possible damage.

  • Page 48: 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 49 WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.

  • Page 50: 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 51: Pc99 Color Coded Back Panel

    The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1 and VGA, RJ45 LAN, Printer, USB2.0, AC97 sound and game ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. SPP/EPP/ECP Parallel Port RJ45 LAN Jack PS/2 Mouse Line-In Connector...

  • Page 52: Support 10/100 Mbps Lan Onboard

    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.

  • Page 53: Support Six Usb2.0 Connectors

    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.

  • Page 54: Onboard Ieee 1394 Controller

    This motherboard comes with IEEE 1394a controller TI TSB43AB22 onboard. The IEEE 1394 provides data transfer rate up to 400Mbps, and USB just has 12Mbps. Hence, the IEEE 1394 interface can connect with the devices that need high data transferring performance, such as digital camera, scanner or others IEEE 1394 devices. Please use the proper cable to connect with devices.

  • Page 55: Chassis Intrusion Connector

    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.

  • Page 56: Cd Audio Connector

    This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. Note: Though some of the latest version of Windows support “Digital Audio” through IDE bus. However, in CD-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.

  • Page 57: Aux-In Connector

    This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound. AUX-IN...

  • Page 58: 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. By the way, please remove 5-6 and 9-10 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before connecting the cable.

  • Page 59: Die-Hard Bios (100% Virus Protection, User Upgrade Optional)

    You may restore the originally mounted BIOS with BIOS 2 by setting JP30 to pin 2-3 if it fails to act normally. This motherboard comes with one BIOS ROM, you may contact our local distributor or reseller for purchasing the extra BIOS ROM. Please visit our website: http://english.aopen.com.tw/ for details. BIOS 2...
  • Page 60 External Controller provides you a better and convenience way to switch the BIOS status between “Rescue” and “Normal” without opening the case of your computer. You have to plug the jumper cable to the connector pin (JP30) on the motherboard. Be careful of the orientation when you connect, the red wire should correspond to Pin1.
  • Page 61 Note: If you suspect your BIOS is infected by virus, just rescue your bios by following steps: Turn off the system, set the External Controller to “Rescue” to read from rescue ROM. Boot the system and set the switch back to “Normal”. Follow the BIOS upgrade procedure to rehabilitate BIOS.

  • Page 62: Dr. Voice Ii (Volume Adjustable Through Speaker)

    The Dr. Voice II is a great feature of this motherboard, which can identifies what kind of problems had occurred in the operating system. It can even clearly “tell” whether there is a component issue or an installed issue, such as CPU, memory module, VGA, PCI add-on card, FDD, HDD or keyboard by voice.

  • Page 63: Jp2 Dr. Voice Output Select Jumper

    This motherboard comes with another considerate function, which allows you to select the voice coming out from buzzer or speaker, if Dr. Voice detects any errors that occurred in the operating system. If you want to enable buzzer, you may set JP2 to pin 1-2, or pin 2-3 to enable speaker.

  • Page 64: Dr. Led Connector

    In conjunction with Dr. LED (Upgrade Optional), which can easily shows what kind of problems may occur on your system during assembly. It can clearly indicate whether there is a component issue or an installed issue by the 8 LEDs on the front panel of Dr. LED.
  • Page 65 Dr. LED is a CD disc storage box with 8 LEDs on its front panel, the size of Dr. LED is exactly the same as 5.25 in floppy drive, so that it can be mount into normal 5.25 in drive bay of any housing. Boot O.K.

  • Page 66: 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.

  • Page 67: Cpu 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 guaranty the protection circuit will always work perfectly.

  • Page 68: Aoconfig Utility

    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. The system page shows the...
  • Page 69 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.

  • Page 70: Resetable 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 (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.

  • Page 71: 3300Μf Low Esr Capacitor

    CPU power. The idea of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation. Not only that, AX4GE Max implements 3300μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1500 and 2200μf) and it provides better stability for CPU power.
  • Page 72 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 2.0V, so a good design should control voltage between 1.860V and 2.140V.

  • Page 73: 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 74: Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink

    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.

  • Page 75: Open Jukebox Player

    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.
  • Page 76 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.
  • Page 77 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: Choosing this setting will allow a reminder message popped up on the screen during BIOS POST.
  • Page 78 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.

  • Page 79: Vivid Bios Technology

    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.

  • Page 80: Hyper Threading Technology

    What is Hyper-Threading? Hyper-Threading technology is an innovative design from Intel that enables multi-threaded software applications to process threads in parallel within each processor resulting in increased utilization of processor execution resources. As a result, an average improvement of ~40% in CPU resource utilization yields higher processing throughput. How Hyper-Threading Works A form of simultaneous multi-threading technology (SMT), Hyper-Threading technology allows multiple threads of software applications to be run simultaneously on...
  • Page 81 For multiprocessor-capable software applications, the Hyper-Threading based processor is considered two separate logical processors on which the software applications without modification. Also, each logical processor responds to interrupts independently. first logical processor can track one software thread, while the second logical processor tracks another software thread simultaneously.

  • Page 82: Driver And Utility

    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.
  • Page 83 You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
  • Page 84 ® ® You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks, but except Windows 95 and 98 (First version).
  • Page 85 You can install Intel VGA Driver to get the best graphics function of the chipset. You can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack disc.
  • Page 86 You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times. You can find it in AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc.
  • Page 87 This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
  • Page 89 Today, AOpen Motherboard is honored to bring you a new overall solution, SilentTek, to make your system quiet. To collocate...
  • Page 90 The first image you have here is the Voltage Status In “Temp/Fan/Case” page, you may get aware of the current temperature of CPU and the heat inside chassis. page. You can find current status of all voltages and set your expected margins of warning level. Also, you can check if fans are running properly.
  • Page 91 Smart FAN Control: This is the default setting of SilentTek and can be used for any branded computer housing. With a special algorithm developed by AOpen, the fan speed is automatically adjusted by the factors of CPU and ambient temperature. Ease-of-use and trouble free at your service.
  • Page 92 * 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"...
  • Page 93 * 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.
  • Page 94 Details. 1. USBEHCI.SYS - 3/20/2002. 2. USBPORT.SYS - 8/17/2001. 3. USBHUB.SYS - 8/17/2001. So, new 3616 driver does not install complete. [Install by manual] 1. Disable Windows File Protection (WFP) 1. Start button/run/Regedit. 2. Set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ SFCDisable = 1 2.
  • Page 95 Introduction: ------------- 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.
  • Page 96 [Windows NT 3.5, 3.51 & 4.0] 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.
  • Page 97 Windows 2000 Installation Guide ****************************************************** Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation ****************************************************** 1. Start the installation: a. Floppy Install: Boot the computer with the Windows 2000 installation diskettes. b. Floppyless Install: Boot from floppy and type "WINNT". After files have been copied, the system will reboot. On the reboot, press <F6>...
  • Page 98 ************************************************* Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System ************************************************* WARNING: If you will be moving the boot drive containing the existing Windows 2000 operating system to the SATA150 connector, the SATA150 driver MUST be loaded on to this hard drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller. Do not attach this drive or any other hard drive to the SATA150 connector before completing this step.
  • Page 99 **************************************************** Installing Drivers During Windows 98 SE Installation **************************************************** The following details the installation of the Serial ATA drivers while installing Windows 98 SE (with the SATA controller is enabled already). 1. After enabling the Serial ATA controller and configuring the hard drive(s), partition and format your hard drive(s), if necessary. 2.
  • Page 100 ************************************************* Installing Drivers During Windows Me Installation ************************************************* The following details the installation of the Serial ATA drivers while installing Windows Me (with the Serial ATA controller is enabled already). 1. Install Windows Me fully. 2. After installation, go the "Start" menu and choose "Settings." 3.
  • Page 101 Windows NT 4.x Installation Guide ********************************************************* Installing Drivers During New Windows NT 4.0 Installation ********************************************************* 1. Start the system installation by booting from the Windows NT disk: a. Floppy install: boot the system with the Windows NT installation diskettes. b. Floppyless install: boot from floppy and type "WINNT /B". After files have been copied, the system will reboot. On the reboot, press the "F6"...
  • Page 102 *********************************************** Installing Drivers with Existing Windows NT 4.0 *********************************************** WARNING: If you wish to use your current bootable drive with the Windows NT4 operating system on the SATA150, perform the steps below while the boot drive is still attached to your existing onboard IDE controller. Do not attach any drives to your SATA150 until the steps below are complete.
  • Page 103 **************************************************** Installing Driver During New Windows XP Installation **************************************************** 1. Start the installation: a. Floppy Install: Boot the computer with the Windows XP installation diskettes. b. Floppyless Install: Boot from floppy and type "WINNT". After files have been copied, the system will reboot. On the reboot, press <F6>...
  • Page 104 *********************************************** Installing Driver in Existing Windows XP System *********************************************** WARNING: If you will be moving the boot drive containing the existing Windows XP operating system to the SATA150 connector, the SATA150 driver MUST be loaded on to this hard drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller. Do not attach this drive or any other hard drive to the SATA150 controller before completing this step.

  • Page 105: Phoenix-Award Bios

    BIOS. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives, serial and parallel ports. Most BIOS setting of AX4GE Max 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.
  • Page 106 … 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.
  • Page 107 Phoenix-Award™ BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Phoenix-Award™ BIOS setup program. By the way, all products of AOpen also provides a special function in the BIOS setup, you can press <F3>...
  • Page 108 Description Load Setup Default setting value from CMOS. Load turbo setting value from CMOS. Save changed setting and exit setup program.
  • Page 109 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 110 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.
  • Page 111 You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EzWinFlash by the following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMENDED 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: WAX4GEM102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment.

  • Page 112: 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 113 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 114: 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 115: Ata/66

    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 116: 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 117 The traditional PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires the CPU to involve in all the activities of the IDE access including waiting for the mechanical events. To reduce the workload of the CPU, the bus master IDE device transfers data from/to memory without interrupting CPU, and releases CPU to operate concurrently while data is transferring between memory and IDE device.
  • Page 118 DIMM socket has total 168-pin and supports 64-bit data. It can be single or double side, the golden finger signals on each side of PCB are different, and that is why it was called Dual In Line. Almost all DIMMs are made by SDRAM, which operate at 3.3V. Note that some old DIMMs are made by FPM/EDO and only operate at 5V.
  • Page 119 Also known as E PROM. Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals, but the interface technology is different. Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM. Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light. If BIOS has to be upgraded, you need to remove EPROM from motherboard, clear by UV light, re-program, and then insert back.

  • Page 120: Flash Rom

    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 121 IEEE 1394 is a low-cost digital interface originated by Apple Computer as a desktop LAN and developed by the IEEE 1394 working group. The IEEE 1394 can transport data at 100, 200 or 400 Mbps. One of the solutions to connect digital television devices together at 200 Mbps.
  • Page 122 SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU bus clock. SDRAM DIMM that supports 133MHz CPU bus clock. Based on FSB frequency, the DDR DRAM has 200MHz, 266MHz and 333 MHz three types of working frequency. Because of DDR DRAM data bus is 64-bit, it provides data transfer bandwidth up to 200x64/8=1600MB/s, 266x64/8=2100MB/s, 333x64/8=2700MB/s and 400x64/8=3200MB/s.
  • Page 123 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 124 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 125 SMBus is also called I2C bus. It is a two-wire bus developed for component communication (especially for semiconductor IC). For example, set clock of clock generator for jumper-less motherboard. The data transfer rate of SMBus is only 100Kbit/s, it allows one host to communicate with CPU and many masters and slaves to send/receive message. SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the...
  • Page 126 USB is a 4-pin serial peripheral bus that is capable of cascading low/medium speed peripherals (less than 10Mbit/s, but the newly designed USB2.0 has a fancy speed of up to 480Mbps) such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem. With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be eliminated.
  • Page 127 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.
  • Page 128 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 129 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 130 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 HD itself. Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98.
  • Page 131 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 132 News Group: News posted by computer experts, you are welcome to join any discussion and learning from it. http://english.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 133 Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: AX4GE Max R1.20 Aug.01.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. AX4GE Max is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.

  • Page 134: 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 135 Please do not hesitate contact us if you have any problem about our products. Any opinion will be appreciated. Pacific Rim Europe America AOpen America Inc. AOpen Inc. AOpen Computer b.v. Tel: 886-2-3789-5888 Tel: 31-73-645-9516 Tel: 1-510-489-8928 Fax: 886-2-3789-5899 Fax: 31-73-645-9604...

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