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  • Page 1: W H A T ' S I N T H I S M A N U A L

    MX36/MX36L DOC. NO.: MX36-OL-E0010A...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ’ ’ MX36/MX36L ....................1 What’s in this manual ......................2 You Must Notice......................... 10 Before You Start .........................11 Overview..........................13 Feature Highlight ....................... 14 Quick Installation Procedure ....................18 Motherboard Map....................... 19 Block Diagram ........................20 Hardware Installation................22 Clear CMOS Data ......................
  • Page 3 AC Power Auto Recovery....................37 IDE and Floppy Connector ....................38 IrDA Connector ........................41 WOL (Wake on LAN)......................42 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port, MX36 Only) ..............44 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) ....................45 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel ..................46 COM2 Connector ....................... 47 Support 2 USB Port ......................
  • Page 4 Front Panel Audio (Upgrade Optional) ................52 Battery-less and Long Life Design ..................53 Over-current Protection...................... 54 Hardware Monitoring......................56 Resettable Fuse......................... 57 Year 2000 (Y2K) ........................ 58 Low ESR Capacitor......................60 Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall)..................62 Driver and Utility ................... 64 Autorun Menu from Bonus CD Disc ...................
  • Page 5 ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive....................72 ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR) .................... 79 AWARD BIOS ..................82 Enter BIOS Setup ......................83 Standard CMOS Features ....................84 Advanced BIOS Features Setup ..................90 Advanced Chipset Features Setup................... 100 Integrated Peripherals....................... 111 Power Management Setup ....................
  • Page 6 AC97..........................160 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ............160 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) ..................161 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) ....................161 AOpen Bonus Pack CD....................161 APM (Advanced Power Management)................162 ATA (AT Attachment)......................162 ATA/66 ..........................162 ATA/100 ........................... 162 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ...................
  • Page 7 CODEC (Coding and Decoding)..................163 DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module)................164 ECC (Error Checking and Correction) ................164 EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory ................164 EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM) ............165 EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) ................. 165 EV6 Bus ........................... 165 FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) ................
  • Page 8 PC-133 DIMM ........................169 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ..............169 PDF Format ........................170 PnP (Plug and Play)......................170 POST (Power-On Self Test) ..................... 170 RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) ....................171 RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) ................171 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)..................171 Shadow E PROM ......................
  • Page 9 Troubleshooting ................... 175 Technical Support ................179 Product Registration ................183...

  • Page 10: 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 11: 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 in format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc...
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  • Page 13: Overview

    Pentium III™ & Celeron™ processor and 133MHz Front Side bus (FSB). In the AGP performance, it has one AGP slot (MX36 only) and supports AGP 1X/2X/4X mode and pipelined spilt-transaction long burst transfer up to 1066MB/sec. According to different customer’s requirements, SDRAM, (Virtual Channel Memory) Registered DRAM can be applied to the MX36/MX36L and the maximum memory size can be up to 512MB.

  • Page 14: Feature Highlight

    The VIA Apollo PM133/PL133 provides superior performance between the CPU, DRAM, AGP bus and PCI bus. Expansion Slots Including two 32-bit/33MHz, one AMR and one AGP 4X (MX36 only) slots. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) slot provided from MX36/MX36L can support AMR interface for a Modem card.
  • Page 15 Onboard S3 Savage4 Graphic Accelerator The MX36/MX36L has an onboard VGA function, which provides full AGP 2.0 capability for maximum bus utilization including 1X2X/4X mode transfers, SBA (Side Band Addressing), Flush/Fence commands, and pipelined grants. The AGP 4X specification provides a new level of video display sophistication and speed.
  • Page 16 IDE devices in two channels, supports Ultra DMA 33/66, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices. On-board AC97 Sound MX36/MX36L uses the AD1885 AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system. Power Management/Plug and Play The MX36/MX36L supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S.
  • Page 17 Modem), WOL (Wake On LAN) features. Super Multi-I/O The MX36/MX36L provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.

  • Page 18: 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 19: Motherboard Map

    USB Port Chassis Fan Connector 370-pin CPU Socket with IrDA Connector Vcore Auto Detection COM2 Port Connector 4X AGP Slot (MX36 only) 2Mbit Flash EEPROM BIOS VIA Apollo PM133/PL133 with Virus Protection (MX36/MX36L) Chipset with S3 32-bit PCI Slot x2...

  • Page 20: Block Diagram

    IDE Drive x4 S3 Savage4 Graphic Secondary ATA 33/66 Accelerator Channel Monitor AC’97 Link South Bridge Audio CODEC VT82C686A USB Port USB Port x4 Modem CODEC USB Port Serial Ports 2MBit Flash EEPROM AGP 4X Slot (MX36 Only) Parallel Port...
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  • Page 22: 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.

  • Page 23: Clear Cmos Data

    You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below. 1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. 2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. 3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. 4.

  • Page 24: Cpu Installation

    This motherboard supports AMD Athlon & Duron Socket 462 CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. Pull up the CPU socket level and up to 90-degree angle. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the CPU upper interface.

  • Page 25: Adjust Fsb/Pci Clock

    This jumper is used to specify the relationship of PCI and clock. Generally speaking, if you are not an overclocker, we recommend you to set at the default setting. FSB=133MHz FSB=66MHz FSB=100MHz Auto Detection (Default) JP1 FSB Select Jumper...
  • Page 26 PCI Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio Clock = PCI Clock x 2 Clock Ratio CPU (Host) Memory PCI x2 or x3 2X (Overclocking) 37.5 PCI x2 or x3 PCI x2 or x3 or x4 3X (Overclocking) 37.3 PCI x2 or x3 or x4 PCI x3 or x4 Warning:...
  • Page 27 Core Frequency = CPU Bus Clock * CPU Ratio Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot Core Frequency = CPU Clock * CPU Ratio because of overclocking, simply use <Home> key to restore the default setting. Home CPU Core FSB Clock Ratio Frequency...
  • Page 28 Pentium III 600E 600MHz 100MHz Pentium III 650E 650MHz 100MHz 6.5x Pentium III 700E 700MHz 100MHz Pentium III 750E 750MHz 100MHz Pentium III 800E 800MHz 100MHz Pentium III 850E 850MHz 100MHz 8.5x Pentium III 533EB 533MHz 133MHz Pentium III 600EB 600MHz 133MHz 4.5x...

  • Page 29: 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.

  • Page 30: Setting Cpu Core Voltage

    This motherboard supports CPU VID function. The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected and the range is from 1.3V to 3.5V. It is not necessary to set CPU Core Voltage.

  • Page 31: Cpu And Housing Fan Connector (With H/W Monitoring)

    Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin FAN1 or FAN2 connector. If you have housing fan, you can also plug it on FAN3 connector. FAN1/FAN2 SENSOR +12V Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that cannot support fan monitoring.

  • Page 32: Dimm Socket

    This motherboard has three 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 PC133 memory up to 1.5GB. The MX36/MX36L supports not only SDRAM but also and PC-100 Registered DRAM. Tip: The driving capability of new generation chipset is limited due to the lack of a memory buffer (to improve performance).
  • Page 33 DIMM can be single side or double side; it has 64 bit data and 2 or 4 clock signals. We strongly recommend choosing 4-clock SDRAM for its reliability Tip: To identify 2-clock and 4-clock DIMM, you may check if there are traces connected to the golden finger pins 79 and 163 of the SDRAM.

  • Page 34: Front Panel Connector

    Attach the power LED, EMPI, speaker, power and reset switch connectors corresponding pins. If you enable “Suspend Mode” item in BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep flashing while system suspend mode. Locate power switch cable from your ATX housing. Power LED Speaker It is 2-pin female connector...
  • Page 35 Attach the power LED, speaker, and reset switch connectors to the corresponding pins. If you enable Power Management Setup > ACPI Suspend Type in BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep flashing while the system is in suspend mode. Suspend Type ACPI LED Power on Suspend (S1)

  • Page 36: Atx Power Connector

    The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. PS-ON -12V +3.3V +12V +3.3V +3.3V PWR-OK...

  • Page 37: 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 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 Master (1st) Slave (2nd) ATA 33/66 IDE Connector IDE1 (Primary)
  • Page 39 IDE1 is also known as the primary channel and IDE2 as the secondary channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that make a total of four devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and Slave mode. Either one can be the hard disk or the CDROM.
  • Page 40 This motherboard supports ATA33 ATA66 IDE devices. Following table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA modes. The IDE bus is 16-bit, which means every transfer is two bytes. Mode Clock Period Clock Cycle Time Data Transfer Rate Count PIO mode 0 30ns...

  • Page 41: 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).

  • Page 42: 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 43 Ethernet Connector Ethernet Card...

  • Page 44: Agp (Accelerated Graphic Port, Mx36 Only)

    The MX36 provides an 4x slot. The AGP 4x is a bus interface targeted for high-performance graphic. AGP supports only memory read/write operation single-master single-slave one-to-one only. AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP is now moving...

  • Page 45: Amr (Audio/Modem Riser)

    is a riser card that supports sound or modem function. Because CPU computing power is getting stronger, the digital processing job can be implemented in main chipset and share CPU power. The analogical conversion (CODEC) circuit requires a different and separate circuit design, it is put on AMR card.

  • Page 46: Pc99 Color Coded Back Panel

    The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, serial ports COM1 and COM2, Printer, four USB, AC97 sound and game port. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. SPP/EPP/ECP MIDI/Game Parallel Port Port PS/2 Mouse Connector...

  • Page 47: Com2 Connector

    This motherboard provides two serial ports. One of them are on back panel connector, the other is on the up-middle area of this motherboard. With proper cable, you can connect it to the backplane of chassis. DSR2 DTR2 CTS2 DCD2 RTS2...

  • Page 48: Support 2 Nd Usb Port

    This motherboard supports four USB ports. Two of them are on back panel connector, the other two are on the left-bottom area of this motherboard. With proper cable, you can connect them to front panel. Pin 1...

  • Page 49: Cd Audio Connector

    This black connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. R GND CD-IN...

  • Page 50: Modem Audio Connector

    This connector is used to connect Mono In/Mic Out cable from internal modem card to onboard sound circuit. The pin 1-2 is Mono In, and the pin 3-4 is Mic Out. Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet, only some internal modem cards implement this connector.

  • Page 51: Video-Audio-In Connector

    This white connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound. R GND VIDEO_AUDIO_IN...

  • Page 52: Front Panel Audio (Upgrade Optional)

    If the housing has been design with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector. AGND EMIC_IN ELOUT EMIC_VCC EROUT...

  • Page 53: 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. If you lose your CMOS data by accident, you can just reload the CMOS configurations from Flash ROM and the system will recover as usual.

  • Page 54: Over-Current Protection

    The Over Current Protection was very popular implemented on ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply. However, the new generation CPU uses different voltage that has regulator to transfer 5V to CPU voltage (for example, 2.0V), and makes 5V over current protection useless. This motherboard is with switching regulator onboard supports CPU over-current protection;...
  • Page 55 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 56: Hardware Monitoring

    This motherboard implements a hardware monitoring system. As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue to monitor your system’s working voltage, fan status and CPU temperature. If any of these system’s status go wrong, there will be an alarm through the AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility to warn the user.

  • Page 57: Resettable Fuse

    Traditional motherboard has fuse for Keyboard and port to prevent over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken (did the job to protect motherboard), user still cannot replace it and the motherboard is still malfunction. With expensive Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can back to normal function after fuse did the protection job.

  • Page 58: Year 2000 (Y2K)

    Y2K is basically a problem of the identification of year code. To save storage space, traditional software uses only two digits for year identification. For example, 98 for 1998 and 99 for 1999, but 00 will be confused with 1900 and 2000. There is an RTC circuit (Real Time Clock) in conjunction with 128 bytes of CMOS RAM data in the chipset of the motherboard.
  • Page 59 CMOS is a very slow device that degrades system performance. The Tick Routine of the AOpen BIOS has 4 digits for year coding, as long as applications and the operating system follow the rule to get date/time information. There will be no Y2K problem (such as NSTL’s test program).

  • Page 60: 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 61 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. That is, the transient must be below 280mV.

  • Page 62: Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall)

    CPU working in stable condition. layout this motherboard implements AOpen’s unique design called “ Frequency Isolation Wall”. Separating each critical portion of motherboard into regions where each region operates in a same...
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  • Page 64: 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 65: Autorun Menu From Bonus Cd Disc

    You can use the autorun menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.

  • Page 66: Installing Windows 95

    First, don’t install any add-on card except card. Install Windows 95 OSR2 v2.1, 1212 or 1214 version and later with USB support. Otherwise, you need to install USBSUPP.EXE. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA AGP Vxd driver, VIA ATAPI Vendor Support driver and VIA registry (INF) program.

  • Page 67: Installing Windows 98

    First, don’t install any add-on card except card. Enable USB Controller in BIOS Setup > Advanced Chipset Features > OnChip USB, to make BIOS fully capable of controlling IRQ assignment. Install Window 98 into your system. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA AGP Vxd driver, IRQ Routing, VIA ATAPI Vendor Support driver and VIA registry (INF) program.

  • Page 68: Installing Windows 98 Se, Windows Me & Windows2000

    & & ® ® ® If you are using Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 2000, you do not need to install the 4-in-1 driver as the IRQ Routing Driver and the ACPI Registry are ® already incorporated into the operating system. Users with Windows 98 SE may update the VIA Registry INF and AGP drivers by installing them individually.

  • Page 69: Installing Via 4 In 1 Driver

    You can install the VIA 4 in 1 driver (IDE Bus master (For Windows NT use), VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver, VIA AGP, IRQ Routing Driver (For Windows 98 use), VIA Registry (INF) Driver) from the Bonus Pack CD disc Autorun menu. Note: Installing this Bus Master IDE driver may cause Suspend to Hard Drive failure.

  • Page 70: Installing Onboard Sound Driver

    This motherboard comes with a AC97 CODEC and the sound controller is in VIA South Bridge chipset. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc Autorun menu.

  • Page 71: Installing Hardware Monitoring Utility

    You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage. The hardware monitoring function is automatically implemented by the BIOS and utility software. No hardware installation is needed.

  • Page 72: Acpi Suspend To Hard Drive

    ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive is basically controlled by Windows operation system. It saves your current work (system status, memory and screen image) into hard disk, and then the system can be totally power off. Next time, when power is on, you can resume your original work directly from hard disk within few seconds without go through the Windows booting process and run your application again.
  • Page 73 When go into Suspend: System Hard Image & Disk Save into Status When power-on next time: System Hard Image & Disk Status Restore within seconds...
  • Page 74 System Requirement AOZVHDD.EXE 1.30b or later. Delete config.sys and autoexec.bat. Fresh installation of Windows 98 on a new system 1. Execute "Setup.exe /p j" to install Windows 98 2. After Windows 98's installation is complete, go to the Control Panel > Power Management. a.
  • Page 75 b. If you assign an individual partition for Win 98, please run "aozvhdd /c /partition". Of course, the system needs to provide unformatted an empty partition. 4. Reboot system. 5. You've already implemented ACPI Suspend to-Hard Drive. Click "Start > Shut Down > Standby"...
  • Page 76 Changing from APM to ACPI (Windows 98 only) 1. Run "Regedit.exe" a. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT b. Select "ADD Binary" and name it as "ACPIOPTION". c. Right click and select Modify, add "01" after "0000" to make it "0000 01". d.
  • Page 77 Changing from ACPI to APM 1. Run "Regedit.exe" a. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT ACPI OPTION b. Right click and select "Modify, change "01" to "02" to make it "0000 02". Tip: "02" means Windows 98 is ACPI acknowledged but the ACPI function is disabled.
  • Page 78 4. Run "Add New Hardware" again and it will find "Advanced Power Management Resource". 5. Click "OK". Tip: Currently we found only ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP card would support ACPI suspend to disk. Please refer to AOpen web site for latest update...

  • Page 79: Acpi Suspend To Ram (Str)

    This motherboard supports ACPI Suspend to RAM function. With this function, you can resume your original work directly from DRAM without going through the Windows 98 booting process and run your application again. Suspend to DRAM saves your current work in the system memory, it is faster than Suspend to Hard Drive but requires power supplied to DRAM, while Suspend to Hard Drive requires no power.
  • Page 80 To implement ACPI Suspend to DRAM, please follow the procedures as below: System Requirement An ACPI OS is required. Currently, Windows 98 is the only choice. Please refer to ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive of how to setup Windows 98 ACPI mode. The VIA 4 in 1 Driver must have been installed properly.
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  • Page 82: Award Bios

    System parameters can be modified by going into BIOS Setup menu, this menu allows you to configure the system parameters and save the configuration into the 128 bytes CMOS area, (normally in the RTC chip or in the main chipset). To enter to BIOS setup menu, press <Del>...

  • Page 83: Enter Bios Setup

    After you finish the setting of jumpers and connect correct cables. Power on and enter the BIOS Setup, press <Del> during POST (Power-On Self Test). Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance. Warning: Please avoid of using "Load Turbo Defaults", unless you are sure your system components (CPU, DRAM, HDD, etc.) are good enough for turbo setting.

  • Page 84: Standard Cmos Features

    The "Standard CMOS Features" sets the basic system parameters such as the date, time, and the hard disk type. Use the arrow keys to highlight an item and <PgUp> or <PgDn> to select the value for each item. PgUp PgDn...
  • Page 85 PgUp PgDn Standard CMOS Features > Date (mm:dd:yy) To set the date, highlight the Date parameter. Press <PgUp> or <PgDn> to set the current date. The date format is month, date, and year. Standard CMOS Features > Time (hh:mm:ss) To set the time, highlight the Time parameter. Press <PgUp> or <PgDn> to set the current time in hour, minute, and second format.
  • Page 86 Standard CMOS Setup> IDE HDD Auto-Detection IDE HDD This item lets the system to the HDD’s size, head… on this channel. Auto Detection...
  • Page 87 Standard CMOS Setup > IDE Primary Master/Slave & IDE Secondary Master/Slave IDE Primary & If you select “Manual”, you need to fill in all remaining field, such as Slave Master/ Access Mode, Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Precomp, Landing Zone and Slave Sector on this selected item.
  • Page 88 Standard CMOS Setup > Drive A/Drive B Drive A/Drive B These items select the floppy drive type. The available settings and None types supported by the motherboard are listed to the left. 360KB 5.25" 1.2MB 5.25" 720KB 3.5" 1.44MB 3.5" (Default) 2.88MB 3.5"...
  • Page 89 Standard CMOS Setup > Halt On Halt On This parameter enables you to control the system stops in No Errors case of Power-On Self Test (POST) error. All Errors All, But Keyboard (Default) All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key...

  • Page 90: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    This screen appears when you select the option "Advanced BIOS Features" from the main menu.
  • Page 91 This is the lower half of “Advanced BIOS Features” submenu.
  • Page 92 Advanced BIOS Features > Virus Warning Virus Warning Set this parameter to Enabled to activate the warning message. This Enabled feature protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk Disabled (Default) from virus intrusion. Any attempt during boot up to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive stops the system and the following warning message appears on the screen.
  • Page 93 Advanced BIOS Features > CPU Internal Cache CPU Internal Enabling this parameter activates the CPU L1 cache. Disabling the Cache parameter slows down the system. Therefore, we recommend that Enabled (Default) you leave it enabled unless you are troubleshooting a problem. Disabled Advanced BIOS Features >...
  • Page 94 Advanced BIOS Features > Processor Number Feature Processor Number This item is used to enable or disable Pentium III CPU Number Feature Feature. Enabled (Default) Disabled Advanced BIOS Features > Quick Power On Self Test Quick Power on This parameter speeds up POST by skipping some items that are Self-test...
  • Page 95 Advanced BIOS Features > First/Second/Third Boot Device Boot Device This parameter allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence. The hard disk ID are listed below: A (Second Boot Device Default); C: Primary master LS-120; C (Third D: Primary slave Boot Device E: Secondary master Default);...
  • Page 96 Advanced BIOS Features > Swap Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive This item allows you to swap floppy drives. For example, if you have Enabled two floppy drives (A and B), you can assign the first drive as drive B Disabled (Default) and the second drive as drive A or vice-versa.
  • Page 97 Advanced BIOS Features > Gate A20 Option Gate A20 Option If you change the setting to “Fast”, it will let chipset control Gate A20, Normal (Default) and if you keep the default setting, a pin in the keyboard controller Fast will control the Gate A20.
  • Page 98 Advanced BIOS Feature > Typematic Delay (Msec) Typematic Delay This item lets you select the delay timing before keystroke begin to 250 (Default); 500; repeat. 750; 1000 Advanced BIOS Features > Security Option Security Option The System option limits access to both the System boot and BIOS Setup (Default) setup.
  • Page 99 Advanced BIOS Features > Video BIOS Shadow Video BIOS This item allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to Shadow RAM. Relocate it to RAM enhance system performance as have more Enabled (Default) fast data access than ROM. Disabled Advanced BIOS Features >...

  • Page 100: Advanced Chipset Features Setup

    The "Advanced Chipset Features" includes settings for the chipset dependent features. These features are related to system performance. Warning: Make sure you fully understand the items contained in this menu before you try to change anything. You may change the parameter settings improve...
  • Page 101 This page is the lower half of Advanced Chipset Features submenu.
  • Page 102 Advanced Chipset Features > Bank 0/1, 2/3 DRAM Timing Bank 0/1, 2/3 DRAM Timing This item controls timing point for latching SDRAM data. We SDRAM 8/10ns (Default) recommend you leave on the default setting value. Normal Medium Fast Turbo Advanced Chipset Features > SDRAM Cycle Length SDRAM Cycle This option controls the latency between SDRAM read command Length...
  • Page 103 Advanced Chipset Features > Memory Hole Memory Hole M This option lets you reserve system memory area for special ISA Enabled cards. The chipset accesses code/data of these areas from the ISA Disabled (Default) bus directly. Normally, these areas are reserved for memory mapped I/O card.
  • Page 104 Advanced Chipset Features > System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS When set this item to “Enabled”, the contents of the F0000h system cacheable memory segment can be read from or written to cache memory. The Enabled contents of this memory segment are always copies from the BIOS Disabled (Default) ROM to system RAM for faster execution.
  • Page 105 Advanced Chipset Features > AGP Aperture Size (MB) AGP Aperture Size This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be (MB) used by the Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP). 4; 8; 16; 32; 64(Default); 128 Advanced Chipset Features > AGP-4X Mode AGP-4X Mode If your AGP card supports 4x, select Enabled;...
  • Page 106 Advanced Chipset Features > AGP Driving Value AGP Driving Value This option can be selected when you set the “AGP Driving Control” 00 ~FF, DA is Default to “Auto”. The value can be set from DA to FF. setting. Advanced Chipset Features > OnChip USB OnChip USB This item can let you enable or disable the controller.
  • Page 107 Advanced Chipset Features > USB Mouse Support USB Mouse Support Select “Enabled” if your system contains a USB controller an you Enabled have a USB mouse.. Disable (Default) Advanced Chipset Features > OnChip Sound OnChip Sound This item can let system auto-detection or disable the on-board AC Auto (Default) 97 Audio CODEC.
  • Page 108 Advanced Chipset Features > CPU To PCI Write Buffer CPU to PCI Write This item lets you enable or disable CPU to PCI write buffer. Buffer Enabled (Default) Disabled Advanced Chipset Features > PCI Dynamic Bursting PCI Dynamic If you enable the PCI dynamic bursting, it can increase data Bursting transferring performance.
  • Page 109 Advanced Chipset Features > PCI Delayed Transaction PCI Delayed This option can latches the ISA signal to increase the PCI to ISA Transaction data transferring performance. Enabled Disabled (Default) Advanced Chipset Features > PCI#2 Access #1 Retry PCI#2 Access #1 This item lets you enable or disable the PCI#2 sending a retry signal Retry to request PCI#1 stopping the data transferring.
  • Page 110 Advanced Chipset Features > AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP Master 1 WS This item allows the reads the texture data to the Read main memory directly. Enabled Disabled (Default)

  • Page 111: Integrated Peripherals

    The following screen appears if you select the option "Integrated Peripherals" from the main menu. This option allows you to configure the I/O features.
  • Page 112 This page is the lower half of Integrated Peripherals submenu.
  • Page 113 Integrated Peripherals > OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 OnChip IDE Channel This parameter lets you enable or disable the IDE device connected to the primary/secondary IDE connector. Enabled (Default) Disabled Integrated Peripherals > IDE Prefetch Mode IDE Prefetch Mode This item is used to enable and disable IDE prefetch mode. Enabled Disabled (Default)
  • Page 114 Integrated Peripherals > Primary Master/Slave PIO & Secondary Master/Slave PIO Primary Auto Setting this item to activates the HDD speed auto-detect Master/Slave & function. The PIO mode specifies the data transfer rate of HDD. Secondary For example: mode 0 data transfer rate is 3.3MB/s, mode 1 is Master/Slave PIO 5.2MB/s, mode 2 is 8.3MB/s, mode 3 is 11.1MB/s and mode 4 is Auto (Default)
  • Page 115 Integrated Peripherals > Init Display First Init Display First If you installed a PCI VGA card and an card at the same time, PCI Slot (Default) this item lets you decide which one is the initial display card. Integrated Peripherals > IDE HDD Block Mode IDE HDD Block Mode If your IDE hard drive supports “Block Mode”, you can select Enabled (Default)
  • Page 116 Integrated Peripherals > Onboard Serial Port 1 & Port 2 Onboard Serial Port 1 This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board & Port 2 serial port. Auto (Default) 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 Note: If you are using network card, 3E8/IRQ4 make sure that the IRQ do not conflict.
  • Page 117 Integrated Peripherals > UART Mode Select UART Mode Select This item is configurable only if the "Onboard Serial Port 2" is Standard (Default) enabled. This allows you to specify the mode of serial port2. HPSIR Standard ASKIR Sets serial port 2 to operate in normal mode. This is the default setting.
  • Page 118 Integrated Peripherals > RxD, TxD inverting enable RxD, TxD inverting This item is used to select RxD (Receive Data) and TxD (Transmit enable Data) mode for UART, for instance, IR device, modem, etc. Normally, No, Yes (Default) we suggest you keep the default setting. Please see the Yes, No documentation that comes with your device.
  • Page 119 Integrated Peripherals > Parallel Mode Parallel Mode This item lets you set the parallel port mode. The mode options are Normal (Default) Normal (SPP, Standard and Bi-direction Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Parallel Port). SPP (Standard and Bidirection Parallel Port) ECP/EPP SPP is the IBM AT and PS/2 compatible mode.
  • Page 120 Integrated Peripherals > Parallel Port EPP Type Parallel Port EPP This item lets you select EPP mode protocol. Type EPP1.7 EPP1.9 (Default) Integrated Peripherals >Onboard Legacy Audio Onboard Legacy This item lets you enable or disable on-board audio legacy. Audio Enabled (Default) Disable Integrated Peripherals >...
  • Page 121 Integrated Peripherals > SB I/O Base Address SB I/O Base This item lets you select the on-board audio I/O base address. Address 220H (Default) 240H 260H 280H Integrated Peripherals > SB IRQ Select SB IRQ Select This item lets you select the on-board audio IRQ IRQ 5 (Default) IRQ 7 IRQ 9...
  • Page 122 Integrated Peripherals > SB DMA Select SB DMA Select This item lets you select the on-board audio DMA. DMA 0; DMA 1 (Default); DMA 2; DMA 3 Integrated Peripherals > MPU-401 MPU-401 This item can let you enable or disable the MPU-401 port compatible Enabled function.
  • Page 123 Integrated Peripherals > Game Port (200-207H) Game Port This item lets you enable or disable the on-board game port function. (200-207H) Enabled (Default) Disabled...

  • Page 124: Power Management Setup

    The Power Management Setup screen enables you to control the motherboard green features. See the following screen.
  • Page 125 Power Management > ACPI Function ACPI Function If your OS is ACPI enabled you have to set this item to Enabled, or Enabled (Default) there may be unexpected errors. If your OS is APM mode, you can Disabled remain the Disabled setting. Power Management >...
  • Page 126 Power Management > Power Management > Power Management Power Management This function allows you to set the default parameters of Max Saving power-saving modes. Set to Disable to turn off power management Mix Saving function. Set to User Define to choose your own parameters. User Define (Default) Disabled Mode...
  • Page 127 Power Management > Power Management > Doze Mode Doze Mode This item lets you set the period of time after which the system Disabled (Default), 1 enters into Doze mode. The system activity (or event) is detected by min, 2 min, 4 min, 8 monitoring the IRQ signals or other events (such as I/O).
  • Page 128 Power Management > PM Controlled by APM PM Controlled by If "Max Saving" is selected, you can turn on this item, transfer power management control to APM (Advanced Power Management) Yes (Default) and enhance power saving function. For example, stop CPU internal clock.
  • Page 129 Power Management > Modem Use IRQ Modem Use IRQ This item lets you set an IRQ for the modem. 3 (Default); 4; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11; NA Power Management > Soft-off By PWR-Button Soft-off By This is a specification of ACPI and supported by hardware. When PWR-Button Delay 4 sec is selected, the soft power switch on the front panel Instant-Off (Default)
  • Page 130 Power Management > Wake Up Events...
  • Page 131 Power Management > Wake Up Events > VGA This item can enable or disable the detection of VGA activities for Off (Default) power down state transition. Power Management > Wake Up Events > LPT & COM LPT & COM This item can enable or disable the detection of LPT/COM port LPT/COM (Default) activities for power down state transition.
  • Page 132 Power Management > Wake Up Events > PCI Master PCI Master This item can enable or disable the detection of PCI Master Off (Default) activities for power down state transition. Power Management > Wake Up Events > Wake On PCI Card Wake On PCI Card This item lets you specify enable or disable Wake On PCI Card Disabled (Default)
  • Page 133 Power Management > Wake Up Events > RTC Alarm Resume RTC Alarm Resume This item lets you specify enable or disable RTC alarm resume Disabled (Default) function. Enabled Power Management > Wake Up Events > Date (of Month) Date (of Month) This item is displayed when you enable the “RTC Alarm Resume”...
  • Page 134 Power Management > Wake Up Events > Primary INTR Primary INTR This item can let you enable or disable the wake up ability of a On (Default) specified IRQ. Power Management > Wake Up Events > IRQs Activity Monitoring...
  • Page 135 IRQs Activity These items can enable or disable the detection of devices activities Monitoring by IRQs for power down state transition. IRQ3 (COM 2) IRQ4 (COM 1) IRQ5 (LPT 2) IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ7 (LPT 1) IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ10 (Reserved) IRQ11 (Reserved) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)

  • Page 136: Pnp/Pci Configurations Setup

    PNP/PCI Configurations Setup allows you to configure the PCI devices installed in your system. The following screen appears if you select the option "PNP/PCI Configurations" from the main menu.
  • Page 137 PNP/PCI Configuration > PnP OS Installed PnP OS Installed Normally, the PnP resources are allocated by BIOS during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you are using a operating system No (Default) (such as Windows 95), set this item to to inform BIOS to configure only the resources needed for booting (VGA/IDE or SCSI).
  • Page 138 PNP/PCI Configuration > IRQ Resource PNP/PCI Configuration > IRQ Resource > IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 assigned to IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, When resources are controlled manually, assign each system 11, 12, 14, 15 interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
  • Page 139 PNP/PCI Configuration > DMA Resource >...
  • Page 140 PNP/PCI Configuration > DMA Resource > DMA 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 assigned to DMA 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA assigned to a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. Legacy PCI/ISA PnP (Default) ISA devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, Legacy ISA...
  • Page 141 PNP/PCI Configuration > Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For VGA In case conflict occurs after you assign the IRQs or after you Enabled (Default) configure your system, you can enable this function, allow your Disabled system to automatically reset your configuration and reassign the IRQs, DMAs, and I/O address.

  • Page 142: Pc Health Status

    As a hardware monitor chip built-in the VIA VT82C686A Super South Bridge, BIOS will automatically detect system health parameters such as CPU temperature, CPU fan speed, CPU voltage and voltage on the motherboard. Hence, from this data, the healthy status of system will be showed.

  • Page 143: Frequency/Voltage Control

    This option allows you to configure the CPU Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency.
  • Page 144 Frequency/Voltage Control > Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clock Auto Detect This item allows enable disable DIMM/PCI clock DIMM/PCI Clock auto-detection function. Enabled (Default) Disable Frequency/Voltage Control > Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum This item lets you enable or disable the spread spectrum modulate. Enabled Disabled (Default)
  • Page 145 Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) CPU Host Clock This item allows you modify the CPU FSB clock. (CPU/PCI) FSB x Ratio = CPU clock FSB clock: 66/33, 75/37, 83/41, 100/33, 103/34, 112/37, 124/41, 133/44, 124/31, 133/33, 140/35, 150/37, Notes: If CPU speed detected does not match the CPU speed setup, it is probably caused by the CPU has a fixed FSB clock or ratio.

  • Page 146: Load Setup Defaults

    The "Load Setup Defaults" option loads optimized settings for optimum system performance. Optimal settings are relatively safer than the Turbo settings. All the product verification, compatibility/reliability test report and manufacture quality control are based on "Load Setup Defaults". We recommend use this settings for normal operation. "Load Setup Defaults" is not the slowest setting for this motherboard.

  • Page 147: Load Turbo Defaults

    The "Load Turbo Defaults" option gives better performance than "Load Setup Defaults". It is provided for the convenience of power user who wants to push the motherboard to get better performance. Turbo setting does not go though all the detail reliability and compatibility test, it is tested only with limited configuration and loading (for example, a system that contains only a VGA card and two DIMMs).

  • Page 148: Set Supervisor Password

    Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password, the system prompts for the correct password before boot or access to Setup. To set a password: At the prompt, type your password. Your password can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters.
  • Page 149 After typing the password, press <Enter> key. At the next prompt, re-type your password and press again to confirm the new password. After the password entry, the screen automatically reverts to the main screen.
  • Page 150 To disable the password, just press <Enter> key when prompted to enter new password. The screen displays a message confirming that the password has been disabled.

  • Page 151: Save & Exit Setup

    & & This function automatically saves all CMOS values before leaving Setup.
  • Page 152 Use this function to exit Setup without saving the CMOS value changes. Do not use this option if you want to save the new configuration.
  • Page 153 By doing so, you are taking a risk of BIOS flash failure. If you indeed intent on upgrading, PLEASE BE SURE to use the right BIOS revision for the right motherboard model. AOpen Easy Flash is a little different than traditional flash method. The BIOS...
  • Page 154 Below are the steps for easy flashing procedures: (applies for Award BIOS ONLY) 1. Download new BIOS upgrade file from AOpen's web site. For example, MX36102.ZIP. 2. Run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) which supports miscellaneous operation systems to extract the binary BIOS file and the flash utility.
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  • Page 156: 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 157 Warning: The design of this product follows CPU and chipset vendor's design guideline. Any attempts to push beyond product specification are not recommended and you are taking your own risk to damage your system or important data. Before doing overclocking, you must make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, especially CPU, DRAMs, hard disks, and AGP VGA cards.
  • Page 158 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.
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  • Page 160: Glossary

    Basically, AC97 specification separates sound/modem circuit to two parts, digital processor and CODEC for analogy I/O they are linked by AC97 link bus. Since digital processor can be put into motherboard main chipset, the cost of sound/modem onboard solution can be reduced. &...
  • Page 161 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP is now moving to 4X mode, 66MHz x 4byte x 4 = 1056MB/s. AOpen is the first company to support 4X AGP motherboards by both AX6C (Intel 820) and MX64/AX64 (VIA 694x), started from Oct 1999.

  • Page 162: 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. The AT is meaning International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) personal computer/AT’s bus structure.
  • Page 163 BIOS is a set of assembly routine/program that reside in EPROM Flash ROM. BIOS controls Input/output devices and other hardware devices of motherboard. In general, to provide hardware independent portability, operation system and drivers is required to access BIOS without directly access hardware devices. 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.
  • Page 164 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, 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 165 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.

  • Page 166: Flash Rom

    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. Now flash ROM size is moving to 4M bit on AX6C (Intel 820) and MX3W (Intel 810) motherboard.
  • Page 167 FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock. CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio See SMBus.
  • Page 168 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. Serial Bus Management provides overall configuration control of the serial bus in the form of optimizing arbitration timing, guarantee of adequate electrical power for all devices on the bus, assignment of isochronous channel ID, and notification of errors.
  • Page 169 For Socket 7 CPU, one burst data read requires four QWord (Quad-word, 4x16 = 64 bits). PBSRAM only needs one address decoding time and automatically sends the remaining QWords to CPU according to a predefined sequence. Normally, it is 3-1-1-1, total 6 clocks, which is faster than asynchronous SRAM.
  • Page 170 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 171 FPM are asynchronous and do not have clock signal). It is similar as PBSRAM to use burst mode transfer. 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...
  • Page 172 A memory space in Flash-ROM to simulate E PROM operation, AOpen motherboard uses Shadow E PROM for jumper-less and battery-less design 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.
  • Page 173 SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM. SPD stores memory module information such as DRAM timing and chip parameters. SPD can be used by BIOS decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM. Unlike traditional PIO/DMA mode, which only uses the rising edge of IDE command signal to transfer data.
  • Page 174 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 175 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 Make sure if all jumper settings are correct. Clear CMOS Next...
  • Page 176 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 177 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 178 Continue During system rebooting, press <Del> to enter BIOS setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”. Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable. The problem should be Check if the system can caused reboot successfully? cable or HDD itself. Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98.
  • Page 179 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 180 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 FAQ: The latest FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) may contain a solution to your problem. http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/faq/default.htm 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Download Software: Check out this table to get the latest updated BIOS/utility and drivers.
  • Page 181 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Contact Us: Please prepare detail system configuration and error symptom before contacting us. The part number, serial number and BIOS version are also very helpful. The Part Number and Serial number are printed on bar code label. You can find this bar code label on the outside packing, on ISA/CPU slot or on component side of PCB.
  • Page 182 Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: MX36 R1.20 Jul.01.2000 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. MX36 is model name of motherboard, R1.20 is BIOS version.

  • Page 183: Product Registration

    Thank you for choosing AOpen product. AOpen encourages you to spend few minutes in completing the following product registration. To register your product will ensure the high quality of services from AOpen. After the registration, you will: • Have opportunities to play online slot machine and win a prize from AOpen by accumulating your bonuses for later prize exchange.
  • Page 184 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.
  • Page 185 Web: http://www.aopen.com Email: Send us email by going through the contact form below. English http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/contact/techusa.htm Japanese http://aojp.aopen.com.tw/tech/contact/techjp.htm Chinese http://w3.aopen.com.tw/tech/contact/techtw.htm German http://www.aopencom.de/tech/contact/techde.htm Simplified Chinese http://www.aopen.com.cn/tech/contact/techcn.htm TEL: 510-489-8928 Netherlands +31 73-645-9516 China (86) 755-375-3013 Taiwan (886) 2-2696-1333 Germany +49 (0) 2102-157-700...

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