Page 1: W H A T ' S I N T H I S M A N U A L
AXPS-U/AXPS Plus-U DOC. NO.: AXPSPLUSU-OL-E0301A...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
’ ’ AXPS-U/AXPS Plus-U ........................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 Hardware Installation........................ 16 About “User Upgrade Optional”...
Page 3 AC Power Auto Recovery .............................. 26 IDE and Floppy Connector ............................27 ATA100 Supported ................................ 29 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel ............................. 30 Connecting 68pin Ultra320 SCSI Cable (AXPS Plus-U Only) ..................31 Support COM2 Connector ............................. 33 Support Two USB1.1 Channels (four Ports) ........................34 Wake On LAN Connector ..............................
Page 4 Boot Options ................................. 77 Date and Time................................83 System Security ................................85 Health Monitor Status..............................90 Advanced Options ................................. 91 Load Default Settings ..............................92 Abort Settings Change ..............................93 SCSISelect™ Utility ........................94 Running the SCSISelect™ Utility ..........................97 Utility Options................................
Page 5 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)............................121 AOpen Bonus Pack CD ............................... 121 APM (Advanced Power Management)......................... 121 ATA (AT Attachment) ..............................121 ATA/66 ..................................121 ATA/100 ..................................122 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ..........................122 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ............................122 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)......................122 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ..........................
Page 6 FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) ..........................125 Flash ROM .................................. 125 FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock ............................126 IPMB Bus ..................................126 IEEE 1394 ................................... 126 Parity Bit ..................................127 PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)..........................127 PC-100 DIMM ................................127 PC-133 DIMM ................................127 PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR DRAM ..........................
Page 7 SMBus (System Management Bus) ..........................130 SPD (Serial Presence Detect) ............................. 130 Ultra DMA ................................... 131 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ............................131 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)........................... 132 ZIP file..................................132 Troubleshooting........................133 Technical Support ........................137 Product Registration ....................... 140 How to Contact Us ........................
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 you 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 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
320MB/s (AXPS Plus-U only). The AXPS-U/AXPS Plus-U also integrates Intel® 82540 GbE PCI Ethernet controller that supports 1 Gbites function for better remote site management. According to different customer’s requirements, the chipset memory interface supports ECC DDR RAM devices with densities of 64, 128, 256, 512Mb, and 1Gb DDRAM DIMM modules and the maximum memory size can be up to 4GB.
Page 11: Feature Highlight
® Supports Intel Xeon 2.0GHz above with FSB400/533MHz (Front Side Bus) designed for Socket 604 technology. Chipset ® With Server Works CMIC-SL chipset is designed for use with the Intel Xeon processor in the 604-pin package. It is optimized ® for the Intel Xeon processor, supporting a single channel of DDR 200/266.
Page 12 Video Subsystem The ATI Rage XL harbors 2D and 3D display capacities that bring life to any multimedia and work applications. With a remarkable color depths and high resolutions of up to 1280*1024 for an enhanced visual experience on your system. The on-board ATI Rage XL chipset comes with 8MB of video memory and supports up to 1280*1024 display mode at high colors with a maximum of 8MB video memory option.
Page 13 Power Management/Plug and Play Supports the power management function that conforms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play, helping save users from configuration problems and makes the system user-friendly. Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans’...
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 ® Intel 82540 GbE Ethernet Controller PC99 Colored Back Panel Intel® 82551 10/100MB Ethernet Controller ATI RageXL Controller Resettable Fuse 604-pin CPU socket 32bit/33MHz PCI Slot ® FSB400/533 MHz Intel Xeon CPU Supported 64bit/33MHz 3.3V PCI Slot (AXPS Plus-U supports ZCR) 184-pin DIMM Sockets x4 supporting DDR200/266 System Fan2 Connector...
Page 16: 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 17: About "User Upgrade Optional" And "Manufacture Upgrade Optional
When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may notice that some of the functions are marked as “User Upgrade Optional” or “Manufacture Upgrade Optional”. Although all of AOpen’s motherboards have included many amazing and powerful features, sometimes not every user is familiar with these powerful features. As a result of this we define features that can be upgraded by users as “User Upgrade Optional”.
Page 18: Cpu Installation
® This motherboard supports Intel Xeon Socket 604 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. CPU cut edges Pull up the CPU socket level and up to 90-degree angle. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper interface.
Page 19: Installing Cpu And Housing Fans
Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPU FAN connector and housing fan cable to the HFan connectors. +12V SENSOR SENSOR HFan 2 +12V CPU FAN1 +12V SENSOR +12V HFan 1 SENSOR HFan 3 Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that cannot support fan monitoring.
Page 20: Jp14 Clear Cmos Data Jumper
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 pin 1 &...
Page 21: Jp15 Boot Block Jumper
If the BIOS flash procedure is done improperly, the BIOS code can become corrupted, which will cause the system to go into an unbootable state. The system come with a feature where a tiny "boot block" program is included as part of the BIOS. This is a tiny piece of code whose job it is to recover from a situation where the BIOS code is incorrect or corrupted.
Page 22: Dimm Sockets
This motherboard has four 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install DDR200 DDR266 memory up to 4GB. ECC DDR RAM is supported. DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4...
Page 23 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. Pin 1 52 pins 40 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 24: Front Panel Connector
Attaching such as power switch, reset switch, HDD LED connector, etc to corresponding pins. 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. Reset Speaker IPMI Health...
Page 25: 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...
Page 26: Ac Power Auto Recovery
A traditional ATX system remains at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation without an UPS. This motherboard implements an AC Power Auto Recovery function to solve this problem.
Page 27: Ide And Floppy Connector
Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin, 80-wire IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage. Pin1 IDE 3 Channel IDE 2 Channel IDE 1 Channel Pin1 Connector...
Page 28 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. 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.
Page 29: Ata100 Supported
This motherboard supports ATA66 ATA100 IDE devices. Following table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA modes. Mode Clock Period Clock Count Cycle Time Data Transfer Rate PIO mode 0 30ns 600ns (1/600ns) x 2byte = 3.3MB/s PIO mode 1 30ns 383ns (1/383ns) x 2byte = 5.2MB/s...
Page 30: Pc99 Color Coded Back Panel
The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1/COM2, VGA, Printer and USB1.1. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. SPP/EPP/ECP Parallel Port PS/2 Mouse Connector RJ45 1 GbE 100/10M Ethernet Port Port USB1.1...
Page 31: Connecting 68Pin Ultra320 Scsi Cable (Axps Plus-U Only)
The motherboard provides one 68-pin Ultra320 SCSI connectors for 16-bit or 16-bit differential SCSI devices. The Adaptec AIC-7901X controller provides 320MB/sec maximum data throughput per channel available.
Page 32 A ZCR card is a PCI card that allows a RAID card to use the onboard SCSI chip, thus lowering cost of RAID solution. A "Zero-channel" RAID adapter is a PCI RAID controller that doesn't have any SCSI channels on board. Instead, it is designed to use the on-board SCSI channels of the motherboard to implement a cost-effective hardware RAID solution.
Page 33: Support Com2 Connector
This motherboard comes with a COM1 connector on the back panel. However, we provide an extra COM2 connector for your convenience. Once you need to connect a device via COM2, just connect a suitable cable on it.
Page 34: Support Two Usb1.1 Channels (Four Ports)
This motherboard provides two channels to link USB devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are two connectors on the PC99 back panel. You can use proper cable to connect other USB connectors to the back panel or front panel of chassis.
Page 35 The Intel 82545EM integrates Intel’s fourth-generation Gigabit MAC design with fully integrated, physical-layer circuitry to The left green LED indicates provide a standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX applications. the link mode, it lights when linking to network and blinking when data transferring is in 10/100Mbps. The right green LED indicates the transfer mode, it lights when linking to network and blinking when data transferring is in 1Gbps/100Mbps.
Page 36: Wake On Lan Connector
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 37: Chassis Instruction Connector
The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. Please 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.
Page 38: Resettable Fuse
Traditional motherboard uses fuses to prevent Keyboard and port from over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken (function to protect motherboard), user cannot replace them and result in malfunction of motherboard. With expensive Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function even after the fuse had done its protection job.
Page 39: 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 40: 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 before you can install...
Page 41: Bios Setup Utility
AXPS-XPS Plus-U Most of system had already configured by the manufacturer or the dealer. There is no need to run BIOS setup program when starting the computer unless you get a run setup program message. The setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM.
Page 42: Entering Setup
To enter Setup, press the DELETE key. You must press DELETE while the system is booting. This key does not work during any other time. The Setup Utility Main Menu appears:...
Page 43 The system supports two BIOS Utility levels: Basic and Advanced. If you are an advanced user, you may want to check the detailed configuration of your system. Detailed system configurations are contained in the Advanced Level. To view the Advanced Level, press...
Page 44 The asterisk (*) mark indicates that the parameter appears only when you are in the Advanced Level. The parameters on the screens show default values. These values may not be the same as those in your system. The grayed items on the screens have fixed settings and are not user-configurable.
Page 45: System Information
The following screen appears if you select System Information from the Main menu:...
Page 46 The System Information menu shows the current basic configuration of your system. The sections below explain the parameters. Processor The Processor parameter specifies the type of processor currently installed in your system. The system supports Intel Xeon 1.8 GHz above. Processor Speed The Processor Speed parameter specifies the speed of the processor currently installed in your system.
Page 47 Floppy Drive A This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive A settings. IDE Primary Channel Master This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the primary IDE channel. IDE Primary Channel Slave This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the slave port of the primary IDE channel.
Page 48 IDE Tertiary Channel Master This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the Tertiary IDE channel. IDE Tertiary Channel Slave This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the slave port of the Tertiary IDE channel.
Page 49 Serial Port 1 This parameter shows the serial port 1 address and IRQ setting. Serial Port 2 This parameter shows the serial port 2 address and IRQ setting. Parallel Port This parameter shows the parallel port address and IRQ setting. PS/2 Mouse The BIOS utility automatically detects if there is a pointing device connected to your system.
Page 50: Product Information
The Product Information contains the general data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, BIOS version, etc. This information is necessary for troubleshooting (may be required when asking for technical support). The following shows how the Product Information screen appears:...
Page 51 Product Name This parameter specifies the official name of the system. System S/N This parameter specifies the system’s serial number. Main Board ID This parameter specifies the motherboard’s identification number. System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility. SMBIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the SMBIOS version.
Page 52: Disk Drives
Select Disk Drives to input configuration values for disk drives. The following screen shows the Disk Drives menu:...
Page 53 Floppy Drive A To enter the configuration value for the first floppy drive, highlight the Floppy Drive A parameter. Press , key to view the options and select the appropriate value. Drive A/Drive B These items select the floppy drive type. The available settings and types supported by the motherboard are listed to the left.
Page 54 IDE Drives To configure the IDE drives connected to your system, select the parameter that represents the channel and port where the desired hard disk to configure is connected. The options are: IDE Primary Channel Master This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1.
Page 55 IDE Primary Channel Slave This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1.
Page 56 IDE Secondary Channel Master This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the Master port of IDE channel 2.
Page 57 IDE Secondary Channel Slave This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the Slave port of IDE channel 2.
Page 58 IDE Tertiary Channel Master This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the Tertiary IDE channel.
Page 59 IDE Tertiary Channel Slave This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the Slave port of the Tertiary IDE channel.
Page 60 The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE Drive parameters: Device Detection Mode Device Detection If you select “Manual”, you need to fill in all remaining field, such as Cylinder, Mode Head, and Sector on this selected item. If the item “Auto” is selected, the items will remain “0”.
Page 61 Head This parameter specifies the number of heads of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting. Sector This parameter specifies the number of sectors of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting. Size This parameter specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB.
Page 62: Onboard Peripherals
The Onboard Peripherals Configuration allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices. Selecting this option displays the following screen:...
Page 63 Serial Ports 1 and 2 Serial Port 1 & 2 These parameters allow you to enable or disable serial ports 1 and 2. Enabled (Default) Disabled Base Address Base Address This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port.
Page 64 This function lets you assign an interrupt for serial ports 1 and 2. The options for serial ports 1 are IRQ 4 and 11. The Serial Port 1: options for serial port 2 are IRQ 3 and 10. 4 (Default), 11 Serial Port 2: 3 (Default), 10 The Base Address and IRQ parameters for each port are...
Page 65 Base Address Base Address This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port. 378h (Default) 3BCh 278h This function lets you assign an interrupt for the parallel port. The options are IRQ 5 and 7. 7 (Default), 5 The Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if Parallel Port is enabled.
Page 66 Operation Mode Operation Mode This item lets you set the parallel port mode. The mode options are Standard, Bi-directional, EPP (Enhanced Parallel EPP (Default) Port) and ECP (Extended Parallel Port). Bi-Directional Standard Setting Function Standard Parallel Port (Standard) Allows normal speed one-way operation Bi-directional Parallel Port...
Page 67 ECP DMA Channel ECP Mode Use DMA This item becomes active only if you select Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) as the operation mode. It allows you to assign DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the ECP 1 (Default) parallel port function (as required in Windows 95).
Page 68 USB Legacy Mode USB Legacy Mode This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB controller on board. When enabled, it activates the USB function of the Enabled system. When disabled, it deactivates the function. Disabled (Default) Onboard Gigabit Ethernet Chip On-board Gigabit This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard Ethernet Chip...
Page 69 Onboard 10/100 Ethernet Chip On-board 10/100 This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard Chip 10/100 Ethernet feature. Enabled (Default) Disabled On-board SCSI On-board SCSI This parameter lets you enable or disable the SCSI controller on board. When enabled, it activates the SCSI function of the Enabled (Default) system.
Page 70: Power Management
The Power Management menu allows you to configure the system power-management feature. The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings:...
Page 71 A parameter with an asterisk (*) mark indicates that the parameter appears only when you are using in the Advanced Level. See “Entering Setup” on Page Power Management Mode Power This parameter allows you to reduce power consumption. Management When this parameter is set to “Enabled”, you can configure the Mode IDE hard disk and system timers.
Page 72 IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer IDE Hard Disk This parameter allows the hard disk to enter standby mode after Standby Timer inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes, depending on your setting. When you access the hard disk again, allow 3 to 5 seconds (depending Off (Default) on the hard disk) for the disk to return to normal speed.
Page 73 Sleep Mode Sleep Mode This parameter lets you specify the power-saving mode that the system will enter after a specified period of inactivity. The options Standby are “Standby” and “Suspend” modes. This parameter becomes Suspend (Default) configurable only if the System Sleep Timer is enabled. Any keyboard or mouse action, or any enabled monitored activities occurring through the IRQ channels resume system operation.
Page 74 System Wake-up Event The system wake-up event allows the system to resume operation when the modem ring indicator is enabled. Modem Ring Indicator Modem Ring When “Enabled” any fax/modem activity wakes up the system Indicator from suspend mode. The default setting is “Enabled”. Enabled (Default) Disabled PCI Power Management...
Page 75 RTC Alarm RTC Alarm This item allows you to set a certain time on a certain day to wake-up the system from suspend mode. Enabled Disabled (Default) Resume Day Resume Day This item is displayed when you enable the “RTC Timer” option. Here you can specify what date you want to wake up the system.
Page 76 Restart On AC/Power Failure Restart On When “Enabled”, the system automatically turns on when the AC/Power Failure power comes back. When “Disabled” the system turns off and does not turn on when the power comes back. When set to Enabled “Pre-State”, the system maintains the last power state when the Disabled power comes back.
Page 77: Boot Options
This option allows you to specify your preferred setting for boot up. The following screen appears if you select Boot Options from the Basic Configuration menu:...
Page 78 Boot Sequence This parameter allows you to specify the boot search sequence during POST. . The system checks this drive first. . The system then checks this drive if it can not boot from the 1 specified drive. . If the 1 and 2 searches fail then it boots from this drive.
Page 79 Silent Boot Silent Boot This parameter enables or disables the Silent Boot function. When set to ”Enabled”, BIOS is in graphical mode and displays Enabled (Default) only an identification logo during POST and while booting. After Disabled booting the screen displays the operating system prompt (such as DOS) or logo (such as Windows 95).
Page 80 Memory Test Memory Test When set to ”Enabled”, this parameter allows the system to perform a RAM test during the POST routine. When set to Enabled “Disabled”, the system detects only the memory size and Disabled (Default) bypasses the test routine. Release All Blocked Memory Release All Blocked When set to ”Enabled”, this parameter allows the blocked...
Page 81 Boot From Gigabit LANDesk (R) Service Agent When set to “Enabled”, this parameter allows system to boot Boot From from Gigabit LANDesk(R) Service Agent. Gigabit LANDesk(R) Service Agent Enabled Disabled (Default) Boot From 10/100 LANDesk (R) Service Agent Boot From 10/100 When set to “Enabled”, this parameter allows system to boot LANDesk(R) from 10/100 LANDesk(R) Service Agent.
Page 82 Update BIOS With Boot Block Update BIOS With When set to “Enabled”, this parameter allows system to update Boot Block BIOS with Boot Block. Enabled Disabled (Default)
Page 83: Date And Time
The real-time clock keeps the system date and time. After setting the date and time, you do not need to enter them every time you turn on the system. As long as the internal battery remains good (approximately seven years) and connected, the clock continues to keep the date and time accurately even when the power is off.
Page 84 Weekday: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Month: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Day: 1 to 31 Year: 1980 to 2079 Time Time Highlight the items on the Time parameter and press to set the time following the hour-minute-second format.
Page 85: System Security
The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its data. The following screen appears if you select System Security from the Main menu:...
Page 86 Supervisor Password Supervisor This item can prevent unauthorized access to the BIOS utility. Password The “Present” setting allows you to set a setup password. None (Default) Present Enable the Supervisor Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the ENTER key.
Page 87 Choose “Yes” to save your setting and exit Setup. Your password will be saved to CMOS. If you want to remove the password, please select “Disabled” to disable this function. User Password User Password This item can secure your system against unauthorized use. Once you set this password, you have to type it whenever you None (Default) boot the system.
Page 88 Disk Drive Control The disk drive control features allow you to control the floppy drive or the hard disk drive boot function to prevent loading operating systems or other programs from a certain drive while the other drives are operational (under DOS mode only). The table below lists the drive control settings and their corresponding functions.
Page 89 Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector...
Page 90: Health Monitor Status
As you turn on your system, the health monitor status will continue to monitor your system’s working voltage, fan status and CPU temperature. Selecting the option displays the following screen:...
Page 91: Advanced Options
The items in Advanced Options allow you to have setup Memory/Cache, PnP/PCI, CPU frequency and chipset.
Page 92: Load Default Settings
Use this option to load the default settings for the optimized system configuration. When you load the default settings, some of the parameters are grayed-out with their fixed settings. These grayed parameters are not user-configurable. The following dialog box appears when you select Load Default Settings from the main menu: Select “Yes”...
Page 93: Abort Settings Change
Use this option to disregard your changes to the BIOS and reload your previous settings. The following dialog box appears when you select Abort Settings Change from the main menu: Select “Yes” to disregard your changes and reload your previous settings. After reload, the main menu appears on screen.
Page 94: Scsiselect™ Utility
™ ™ The SCSISelect™ utility allows you to change SCSI controller settings without opening the system or changing jumpers. The table below lists the settings that you can change using the SCSISelect™ utility and the default value for each setting. Some settings apply globally to the SCSI controller and all SCSI devices on the bus.
Page 95 Settings for the SCSI Controller and All Devices Item Default Host Adapter SCSI ID SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Enabled Boot Device Option 0 (zero) Host Adapter BIOS * Enabled Support Removable Disks under BIOS as Hard Disks Boot only Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives >...
Page 96 Individual Settings for SCSI Drives Item Default Initiate Sync Negotiation Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 320MB/sec. Enable Disconnection Send Start Unit SCSI Command * Initiate Wide Negotiation When to Use the SCSISelect™ Utility Use the SCSI Select utility if you need to do any one of the following: Change any of the default values listed in the SCSI Controller and All Devices Table.
Page 97: Running The Scsiselect™ Utility
™ ™ A screen message giving the option to access the SCSISelect™ utility appears after the BIOS and POST routine. To start the utility, press + A when the following message appears during power-on or system reset: Press <Ctrl> <A> for SCSISelect Utility! Your screen may show the key sequence as + <Hot Key>...
Page 98: Utility Options
When the SCSI Select utility detects that the AIC-7901X SCSI controller is in the system, it displays the following Options menu: Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 AIC-7901 at slot You have an AIC-7901W 00 00:09:00 SCSI host adapter in your system. Move the cursor to the bus:device:channel of the one to be configured and...
Page 99 Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 AIC-7901 at slot 00,00:09:00 Would you like to configure configure the SCSI Controller, or run the SCSI disk utilities? Select the option and press <Enter>. Options Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings SCSI Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor, <Enter> to select option, <Esc> to exit (*=default) Using and then press to make selections in the SCSISelect™...
Page 100: Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Menu
The Configure/View Host Adapter Settings menu lists three settings under SCSI Bus Interface Definitions and three additional options. Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 AIC-7901 at slot 00,00:09:00 Configuration SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID ………………………………..7 SCSI Parity Checking ………………………………Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination……………………..Enabled Additional Options...
Page 101 parameter. Press at any time to return to the previous menu. SCSI controller default settings are marked with an asterisk (*) throughout the selection submenus. Host Adapter SCSI ID This parameter allows you to change the host controller SCSI ID. The following screen shows the available IDs used for the AIC-7901X.
Page 102 Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 AIC-7901X at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID ………………………………….7 SCSI Parity Checking ………………………………...Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination……………………….Enabled Additional Options Boot Device Options……………………..……….Press BIOS Information Interrupt (IRQ) Channel………………………………..11 I/O P t Add A000h Arrow keys to move cursor, <Enter>...
Page 103 SCSI Parity Checking Select this option to enable or disable the SCSI parity checking function on the SCSI controller. The screen below displays the selections. The default setting is “Enabled”. Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 AIC-7901X at Slot:00,00:09,00 Configuration SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID …………………………………..7 SCSI Parity Checking...
Page 104 The SCSI controller always checks parity when reading from the SCSI bus to verify the correct transmission of data from the SCSI devices. You should disable the SCSI Parity Checking parameter if any of the installed SCSI devices do not support SCSI parity.
Page 105 Boot Channel Options This parameter lets you choosing boot the system from SCSI channel A or B first. The default setting is A (zero). We recommend that you keep the default setting since most system applications run only in this setting. Below is the Boot Device Configuration menu screen.
Page 106 Boot SCSI ID Options This parameter lets you choosing the SCSI ID of SCSI device to be a boot device. The default setting is 0 (zero). We recommend that you keep the default setting since most system applications run only in this setting. Below is the Boot Device Configuration menu screen.
Page 107 Boot LUN Number Options Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 AIC-7901X at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configursation SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID …………………………………7 Boot Device Configuration Select SCSI peripheral from which to boot. To view peripheral by ID# select "SCSI Disk Utilities" from previous menu. Boot Channel…………………………………………　...
Page 108 Boot LUN Number LUN (Logic unit number) can support more devices, like RAID box or RAID card. SCSI Device Configuration This parameter allows you to configure details of each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. The screen shows a column of information for each SCSI ID, even if some SCSI IDs are not assigned to a device.
Page 109 Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 SCSI Device Configuration SCSI Device ID --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec).320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0 Initiate Wide Negotiation………Yes Enable Disconnection………….Yes Send Start Unit Command…….Yes Enable Write Back Cache…..…N/C -------------Options Listed Below Have NO EFFECT if the BIOS is Disabled------------- BIOS Multiple LUN Support…...No Include in BIOS Scan………..…Yes SCSI Device ID...
Page 110 Sync Transfer Rate This option determines the maximum synchronous data transfer rate that the SCSI controller can support. The SCSI controller supports rates up to the Fast Wide SCSI maximum of 80.0 MB per second. The default value is 80.0. In most cases, you can use the maximum value of 80.0.
Page 111 When set to Yes, the SCSI device may disconnect from the SCSI bus. The SCSI device, however, may choose not to disconnect, even if permitted by the SCSI controller. When set to No, the SCSI device is not allowed to disconnect from the SCSI bus. The default setting is Yes.
Page 112: Advanced Configuration Options
Selecting the Advanced Configuration Options displays a screen as shown below. Do not change the settings of the items under this parameter unless it is absolutely necessary. Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 AIC-7901X at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration Advanced Configuration Options SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization………………………………..Enabled Host Adapter SCSI ID …………………………………7...
Page 113 Host Adapter BIOS This option enables or disables the SCSI controller BIOS. The default setting is Enabled. The SCSI controller BIOS must be enabled if you want the system to boot from a SCSI hard disk drive connected to the SCSI controller.
Page 114 Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks This option allows you to control which removable-media drives are supported by the SCSI controller BIOS. This is only valid when the SCSI controller BIOS is enabled. The default setting is Boot Only. The following choices are available: Boot Only - Only the removable-media drive designated as the boot device is treated as a hard disk drive.
Page 115: Scsi Disk Utilities
When you select SCSI Disk Utilities from the Options menu, the SCSISelect™ Utility scans the SCSI bus and lists all SCSI devices installed on the SCSI bus. The list shows the individual SCSI IDs assigned to each device on the SCSI bus. Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 Scanning SCSI ID:0 Number:0...
Page 116 Adaptec SCSISelect (TM) Utility BUILD 4.10 AIC-7901W at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Select SCSI Disk and press <Enter> SCSI ID #0: No device SCSI ID #1: No device SCSI ID #2: No device SCSI ID #3: No device SCSI ID #4: No device SCSI ID #5: No device...
Page 117 Format Disk The Format Disk utility performs a low-level format on disk devices. Most SCSI disk devices are preformatted and do not need to be formatted again. The Adaptec Format Disk utility is compatible with the vast majority of SCSI disk drives. Run it on hard disk drives or removable-media drives that were previously used with a non-Adaptec SCSI controller.
Page 118: Disk Drives Over 1 Gbyte
Extended Translation Adaptec SCSI controllers have always supported the full range of disk drive capacities under all major operating systems. As disk drives have recently grown beyond 1 GB in formatted capacity, they have run up against the DOS 1024-cylinder limit. To continue its support for all SCSI disk drive capacities under DOS, Adaptec has included an extended translation scheme for the AIC-7902W SCSI controllers.
Page 119: When To Use The Extended Translation
With DOS 5.0 and above NetWare 386 (version 3.0 and above) and some versions of UNIX that do not share the 1024 cylinder limit of DOS do not require extended translation to support large disk drives and should not be enabled. Drives with mixed partitions Use standard translation (not extended translation) on drives formatted with two or more partitions for different operating systems.
Page 120: 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 121: 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 122: 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 123 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 124 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 125: 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 126 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 127 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 128 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 129 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 130: Ipmb Bus
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 131: 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 Access Memory (DMA) interface.
Page 132 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 133 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. Clear CMOS Next...
Page 134 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 135 Continue Perhaps your monitor is Check if there is display? 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 136 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 Windows2000.
Page 137 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 138 AOpen eForum is provided to discuss our products with other users, in which your problem probably had been discussed before or will be answered. After log on, you may select your preferred language under “Multi-language”. http://club.aopen.com.tw/forum/ 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 efficiently and provide important reference for you.
Page 139 BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: BIOS V4.1 R2.04 ------------------------------------------------ 01048192KB Memory Good R2.04 is BIOS version.
Page 140: Product Registration
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