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Fortress 9100
DOC. NO. : DX3R1U-OL-E0009A
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  • Page 1 Fortress 9100 DOC. NO. : DX3R1U-OL-E0009A Open...
  • Page 2 No part of this publication may be reproduced., stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AOpen Incorporated. All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Nstructions

    Read these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Do not use this product near water. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product.
  • Page 4 walk on the cord. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes.
  • Page 5 extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service 13. Replace the battery with the same type as the product's battery we recommend. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion.

  • Page 6: Arning

    DANGER INVISIBLE RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1 LASER KLASSE 1 LOUKAN 1 LASERLAITE PRODUIT LASER CATEGORIE 1 Open...

  • Page 7: B Atteries

    CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
  • Page 8 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help. Notice 1: The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 9 This chapter describes the housing and all its major components. It contains instructions for upgrade options and installation procedures. Chapter 2 Fortress 9100 Motherboard (DX3R Plus) This chapter describes the motherboard and all its major components. It contains the motherboard layout, jumper settings, cache and memory configurations, and information on other internal devices.
  • Page 10 The following conventions are used in this manual: Text entered by user Represents text input by the user. Represent the actual keys that you have to , etc…. press on the keyboard. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    ’ ’ FORTRESS 9100 ........................... 1 ....................3 MPORTANT AFETY NSTRUCTIONS CD-ROM S ......................6 AFETY ARNING ....................7 AUTION ON ITHIUM ATTERIES FCC C ............7 LASS ADIO REQUENCY NTERFERENCE TATEMENT ........................9 BOUT THIS ANUAL ..........................10 ONVENTIONS ’...
  • Page 12 1.2.5 LED/Switchboard Connector (CN15)................34 1.3 O ..................... 35 PENING THE OUSING ANELS 1.3.1 Opening the housing panel ................... 36 1.3.2 Installing an expansion board..................37 1.4 H SCSI SCA HDD ................... 40 SWAPPING 1.5 I & R CPU ..................44 NSTALLING EMOVING THE 1.5.1 Installing a CPU ......................
  • Page 13 2.2 S ......................68 YSTEM NFORMATION 2.2.1 Processor ........................69 2.2.2 Processor Speed ......................69 2.2.3 CPU/SDRAM BUS Frequency ..................69 2.2.4 Level 1 Cache....................... 69 2.2.5 Level 2 Cache....................... 70 2.2.6 Diskette Drive A ......................70 2.2.7 Diskette Drive B ......................70 2.2.8 IDE Primary Channel Master..................
  • Page 14 2.3.1 Product Name....................... 74 2.3.2 System S/N........................74 2.3.3 Main Board ID....................... 74 2.3.4 Main Board S/N......................74 2.3.5 System BIOS Version ....................74 2.3.6 SMBIOS Version......................75 2.4 D ......................... 76 RIVES 2.4.1 Floppy Drives........................ 77 2.4.2 IDE Drives........................77 2.5 O ......................
  • Page 15 2.7 B ........................98 PTIONS 2.7.1 Boot Sequence ......................99 2.7.2 Primary Display Adapter ....................99 2.7.3 Fast Boot ........................100 2.7.4 Silent Boot ........................100 2.7.5 Num Lock After Boot....................101 2.7.6 Memory Test ....................... 101 2.8 D ........................102 ATE AND 2.8.1 Date..........................
  • Page 16 2.10.3 Event Process......................115 2.10.4 Threshold Event Control ................... 116 2.10.5 Temperature Threshold Setting ................. 116 2.10.6 Voltage Threshold Setting ..................117 2.11 L ....................118 EFAULT ETTINGS 2.12 A ....................119 BORT ETTINGS HANGE CHAPTER 3 SCSISELECT™ UTILITY ..................120 Settings for the SCSI Controller and All Devices ..............
  • Page 17 3.3.4 Boot Channel Options ....................136 3.3.5 Boot SCSI ID Options ....................137 3.3.6 Boot LUN Number Options..................138 3.3.7 Boot LUN Number....................... 139 3.4 A .................. 144 DVANCED ONFIGURATION PTIONS 3.4.1 Host Adapter BIOS ..................... 146 3.4.2 Display <Ctrl-A> Message During BIOS Initialization........... 146 3.4.3 Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives >...
  • Page 18 3.7 W ................ 153 HEN TO SE THE XTENDED RANSLATION 3.7.1 with DOS 5.0 and above ..................... 153 3.7.2 drives with mixed partitions ..................154 3.7.3 Using FDISK ....................... 154 GLOSSARY ..........................155 AC97............................155 ACPI (A & P )............155 DVANCED ONFIGURATION OWER...
  • Page 19 ECC (E )................159 RROR HECKING AND ORRECTION EDO (E ................. 159 XTENDED UTPUT EMORY EEPROM (E ROM) ............160 LECTRONIC RASABLE ROGRAMMABLE EPROM (E ROM) ................160 RASABLE ROGRAMMABLE EV6 B ..........................160 FCC D C (D ) ................161 ECLARATION OF ONFORMITY FC-PGA ..........................
  • Page 20 POST (P )....................164 OWER RDRAM (R DRAM)......................164 AMBUS RIMM ............................165 SDRAM (S DRAM) ..................... 165 YNCHRONOUS SIMM (S ) ................. 165 INGLE EMORY ODULE )..................166 YSTEM ANAGEMENT SPD (S )..................... 166 ERIAL RESENCE ETECT DMA/33 ........................166 LTRA USB (U )....................
  • Page 21 This installation guide describes the features of the SV100 housing and tells you how to install the basic system components such as disk drives, a motherboard, or expansion boards. Open...

  • Page 22: F Eatures

    1.2.1 Front Panel Additional duplicate keys can be found at the back of the system. Open...
  • Page 23 Icon Item Slim type FDD LED Slim type FDD Slim type floppy disk eject button Event LED HDD access LED Power LED LAN2 access LED LAN1 access LED Reserved Power switch HDD power LED HDD activity LED Open...
  • Page 24 HDD error LED Drive trays Drive tray lock Metal handle USB ports (2 ports) Slim type CD-ROM drive emergency eject hole Slim type CD-ROM drive eject button Slim type CD-ROM drive LED Open...

  • Page 25: Real Panel

    1.2.2 Real Panel Open...
  • Page 26 Item Power supply Power supply fan Serial port 2 PS/2 mouse port *Parallel Port (Optional) Ventilation Add-on card bracket Very high density SCSI connector LAN 2 RJ-45 port LAN 1 RJ-45 port USB ports VGA port Serial port 1 PS/2 keyboard port * If you system without a parallel port, it will be changed to a ventilation of fan.

  • Page 27: Internal Component

    1.2.3 Internal Component Open...
  • Page 28 Item Hot-swap SCSI HDD trays Slim type CD-ROM drive Slim type FDD Metal bracket/Expansion card slot DX3R-1U Motherboard Power supply Housing fan Open...

  • Page 29: Motherboard Layout

    1.2.4 Motherboard Layout CN35/CN38 CN46 CN39 CPU1 CPU2 CN37 JP10 CN43 CN13 CN42 CN36 CN10 CN14 CN16 CN17 Open...
  • Page 30 Item Description Battery Buzzer CN1/CN6/CN36 IPMI connector ITP port ATX power supply connector Upper: PS/2 mouse connector Lower: PS/2 keyboard connector Serial port connector CPU1 thermal connector CPU1 fan connector CN10 Upper: Parallel port Lower left: Serial port 1 Lower right: VGA port Open...
  • Page 31 CN13 Housing fan connector CN14 UBS1 and USB2 connector CN15 LED/Switchboard connector CN16 LAN1 RJ45 jack CN17 LAN2 RJ45 jack CN18 NMI switch CN21 Primary IDE connector CN22/CN31 BMC DB connector CN25 CPU2 thermal connector CN26 LAN1/LAN2 status report connector CN27 Slim type CD-ROM connector CN30...
  • Page 32 CN35/CN38 Wide SCSI channel A connector CN37 WOL connector CN39 Slim type FDD connector CN42 C connector CN43 IOCHRDY (For debugging) CN45 BPL1 fail LED CPU1 CPU socket CPU2 CPU socket DM1 to DM4 DIMM slots Power LED & Reset switch connector Event clear connector SCSI terminator 1-2: Disabled...
  • Page 33 Password setting 1-2: Check password 2-3: Bypass password Speaker connector 64-bit/66MHz PCI slot Server Works LE north bridge chipset Intel 82559 LAN1 controller ATI Rage XL video chipset Intel 82559 LAN2 controller Adaptec AIC-7899 chipset Server Works LE south bridge chipset BIOS chipset SMC 47B277 super I/O chipset Open...

  • Page 34: Led/Switchboard Connector (Cn15)

    1.2.5 LED/Switchboard Connector (CN15) Open...
  • Page 35 Always observe the following ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) precautions before installing any system component: Do not remove any system component from its packaging unless you are ready to install it. Wear an antistatic strap before handling electronic component. Antistatic straps are available at most electronic component stores.

  • Page 36: O Pening The H Ousing P Anels

    1.3.1 Opening the housing panel A micro switch is allocated on the housing panel. It helps indicate whether the panel is removed or intact. To open front door: Turn off the power to the system unit and unplug all cables. Unlock two thumbscrews using your fingers.

  • Page 37: Installing An Expansion Board

    1.3.2 Installing an expansion board To install an expansion board: Open the housing panel. See “Opening the housing panel” on page 39 for more information. Remove the metal bracket from the housing by removing two screws. Save the screws for later use.
  • Page 38 Remove the expansion slot bracket. Save the screw for later use. Insert the expansion card into the riser card. Secure the expansion board to the metal bracket with a screw. Open...
  • Page 39 Reinstall the metal bracket with the riser card into the motherboard and secure it with two screws. Reinstall the housing panel. Open...
  • Page 40 You can hot-swap (remove or replace) a HDD any time when it fails to operate (indicated by the yellow LED). Do not remove a HDD when active. This may cause undue damage to the HDD. Open...
  • Page 41 Follow these steps to install a hot-swappable SCSI drive: Unlock the drive tray with a hex key. Use your finger to release the drive tray and then pull it out. Open...
  • Page 42 Place a hard disk on the tray. Secure it with four screws as shown below. Open...
  • Page 43 Insert the tray into the hot-swap cage with the lever still extended. Make sure that the drive is properly inserted before closing the lever. Push the lever back until it close into place. Open...

  • Page 44: Installing A Cpu

    & & The Pentium III comes in a FC-PGA (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array) 370-pin package. The FC-PGA package is designed for the new breed of sleek, high performance, small form factor PCs. Always observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component.
  • Page 45 Attach one side of the fan/heatsink metal bracket to the CPU socket (e) and then gently push down the other side of the metal bracket (f) until it locks in place (g). Open...
  • Page 46 Connect the 3-pin and 2-pin fan /heatsink cables to the motherboard. Refer to “Motherboard Layout” on page 29 for the location of the fan/heatsink connectors. The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on. Never touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hand. Open...

  • Page 47: Removing A Cpu

    1.5.2 Removing a CPU Following these steps to remove a CPU: Disconnect the 3-pin and 2-pin fan/heatsink cables from the system board. Release the fan/heatsink metal bracket by pressing the hook (a). Unhook one side of the fan/heatsink metal bracket (b) and gently lift it before removing the other side (c and d). Push the socket lever down to release the lever (e) and then carefully remove the CPU (f) Open...
  • Page 48 The four 168-pin sockets on board support SDRAM type DIMMs. You may install 128, 256, 512 or 1024MB (single and double density) DIMM for a maximum of 4GB system memory. The SDRAM should work under 3.3V only; 5V memory devices are not supported. This motherboard supports PC-100 and PC-133 SDRAM.

  • Page 49: Installing A Dimm

    1.6.1 Installing a DIMM To install a DIMM, align it to an empty slot and press it in until the holding clips secure the DIMM in place. The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation. If you slip in a DIMM but it does not completely fit, you may insert it the wrong way.

  • Page 50: Removing A Dimm

    1.6.2 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM, press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM. Place your forefingers on the top of the DIMM before you press the holding clips to gently disengage the DIMM from the socket.

  • Page 51: Reconfiguring The System

    1.6.2 Reconfiguring the system The system automatically detects the amount of memory installed. Run BIOS Setup to view the new value for total system memory and make a note of it. Open...

  • Page 52: Vertical Mounting Hole Pattern

    1.7.1 Vertical mounting hole pattern The four vertical rails of a rack contain mounting holes arranged in a manner shown in this figure. 4th U 3rd U 2nd U 1st U Open...
  • Page 53 The system occupies 1U in the rack. Count the U positions and hole numbers from the bottom up. The unit of measurement used in this document is “U” (1U=1.75 inches or 44.45mm). The total sum of the height of all components in the rack measured in “U” cannot exceed the height of the rack.

  • Page 54: Installing Cage Nuts

    1.7.2 Installing cage nuts To install the system into the rack: The rails allow the system to slide in and out of the rackmount for maintenance purposes. Follow these steps to install the mounting rails: Extend the component rail (a) from the mounting rail (b) until the component rail release latch clicks.
  • Page 55 Put the component rails aside. Open...
  • Page 56 Attach the mounting brackets to the mounting rails. The mounting brackets consist of two metal bars to be attached on both ends of the mounting rails. Attach the mounting bracket to the front end of the mounting rail and align the screw holes.
  • Page 57 Extend the inner sliding piece of the mounting rail until you can see the screw holes on the other end. Attach the mounting bracket to the rear end and secure it with two screws. The mounting rail in this end is adjustable. Open...
  • Page 58 Attach the mounting brackets and the cable carrier to the rack with nine M6 screws. a. Install the left mounting bracket first using four M6 screws. The system occupies 1U. Count the U positions and hole numbers from the bottom up. Secure the mounting bracket on the 1 and 2 holes of the 1...
  • Page 59 b. Install the right mounting bracket with the cable carrier using five M6 screws. The cable carrier is installed on the rear as shown below. & & & & The cable carrier allows you to tie-wrap all cables to and from the server.
  • Page 60 Secure the front panel to the system with three M3 screws. Attach the component rails to the system with eight M4x5L screws. Open...
  • Page 61 Extend the inner sliding piece of the mounting bracket. Open...
  • Page 62 Slide the system into the rack. Open...
  • Page 63 Attach the cable carrier arm bracket to the rear of the system using two #6-32 screws. See the figure shown as below. 10. Attaching cable carrier to the cable carrier arm bracket using three #6-32 screws. Open...
  • Page 64 11. Pull out the system to extend the cable carrier. Bundle all cables to the cable carrier with the cable straps. Route all cables from the cable carrier to the cable management bracket located on the rear of the rack. 12.
  • Page 65 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 66 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: 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.
  • Page 67 Detailed system configurations are contained in the Advanced Level. To view the Advanced Level, press 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.

  • Page 68: S Ystem I Nformation

    The following screen appears if you select System Information from the Main menu: The System Information menu shows the current basic configuration of your system. Open...

  • Page 69: Processor

    The sections below explain the parameters. 2.2.1 Processor The Processor parameter specifies the type of processor currently installed in your system. The system supports Intel Pentium II and Pentium III processors. 2.2.2 Processor Speed The Processor Speed parameter specifies the speed of the processor currently installed in your system.

  • Page 70: Level 2 Cache

    2.2.5 Level 2 Cache This parameter specifies the second-level cache memory size that comes with the CPU. The available cache size is 256/512 KB. 2.2.6 Diskette Drive A This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive A settings. 2.2.7 Diskette Drive B This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive B settings.

  • Page 71: Total Memory

    2.2.10 Total Memory This parameter specifies the total amount of onboard memory. The memory size is automatically detected by BIOS during the POST. If you install additional memory, the system automatically adjusts this parameter to display the new memory size. 1st Bank/2nd Bank/3rd Bank The 1st Bank, 2nd Bank, and 3rd Bank parameters indicate the type and size of DRAM installed in DIMM sockets 1, 2, and 3 respectively.

  • Page 72: Serial Port 2

    2.2.13 Serial Port 2 This parameter shows the serial port 2 address and IRQ setting. 2.2.14 Parallel Port This parameter shows the parallel port address and IRQ setting. 2.2.15 PS/2 Mouse The BIOS utility automatically detects if there is a pointing device connected to your system. If there is, this parameter displays the “Installed”...

  • Page 73: P Roduct I Nformation

    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: Open...

  • Page 74: Product Name

    2.3.1 Product Name This parameter specifies the official name of the system. 2.3.2 System S/N This parameter specifies the system’s serial number. 2.3.3 Main Board ID This parameter specifies the motherboard’s identification number. 2.3.4 Main Board S/N This parameter specifies the motherboard’s serial number. 2.3.5 System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility.

  • Page 75: Smbios Version

    2.3.6 SMBIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the SMBIOS version. Open...

  • Page 76: Disk Drive

    Select Disk Drives to input configuration values for disk drives. The following screen shows the Disk Drives menu: Open...

  • Page 77: Floppy Drives

    2.4.1 Floppy Drives 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 78 This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1/2. IDE Primary/Secondary Channel Slave This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1/2. The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE Drive parameters: Open...
  • Page 79 2.4.3 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”. And when the system boot up, system will detect the Auto (Default) hard disk and configure it automatically.
  • Page 80 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. 2.4.4 Hard Disk LBA Mode Hard Disk Block This function enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in Mode use.

  • Page 81: O Nboard P Eripherals

    The Onboard Peripherals Configuration allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices. Selecting this option displays the following screen: Open...
  • Page 82 This page is the lower half of Onboard Peripherals submenu. Open...

  • Page 83: Serial Ports 1 And 2

    2.5.1 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 2.5.1.1 Base Address Base Address This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port.

  • Page 84: Parallel Port

    2.5.1.2 IRQ 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...
  • Page 85 2.5.2.1 Base Address Base Address This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port. 378h (Default) 3BCh 278h 2.5.2.2 IRQ 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 86 2.5.2.3 Operation Mode Operation Mode This item lets you set the parallel port mode. The mode options are Standard, Bi-directional, EPP (Enhanced EPP (Default) Parallel 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 87 2.5.2.4 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 88: Onboard Device Settings

    2.5.3 Onboard Device Settings The Onboard Device Settings menu allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices. Selecting this option from the Onboard Peripherals menu displays the following screen: Open...
  • Page 89 2.5.3.1 Floppy Disk Controller Floppy Disk This parameter lets you enable or disable the onboard floppy Controller disk controller. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.5.3.2 IDE Controller IDE Controller Set this parameter to “Primary” to enable only the primary IDE controller; “Both” to enable both primary and secondary IDE Both (Default) controllers;...
  • Page 90 2.5.3.3 PS/2 Mouse Controller PS/2 Mouse This parameter enables or disables the onboard PS/2 mouse Controller controller. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.5.3.4 USB Host Controller USB Host This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB controller on Controller board. When enabled, it activates the USB function of the system.
  • Page 91 2.5.3.6 Onboard Ethernet Chip 2 On-board This parameter allows you to enable or disable the function of Ethernet Chip 2 onboard Ethernet controller 2. Enabled Disabled (Default) Open...

  • Page 92: P Ower M Anagement

    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: Open...

  • Page 93: Power Management Mode

    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 2.6.1 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 94 2.6.1.2 System Sleep Timer System Sleep This parameter sets the system to the lowest power-saving Timer mode after a specified period of inactivity. Any keyboard or mouse action or any activity detected from the IRQ channels Off (Default) resumes system operation. 120, 110, 100…20, 15, 10, 5, 2min 2.6.1.3 Sleep Mode...

  • Page 95: Power Switch < 4 Sec

    2.6.2 Power Switch < 4 sec. Power Switch < 4 When set to ”Power Off”, the system automatically turns off Sec. when the power switch is pressed for less than 4 seconds. When set to ”Suspend”, the system enters the suspend mode when Suspend pressed for less than 4 seconds.
  • Page 96 2.6.3.2 PCI Power Management PCI Power This item allows you to enable or disable the PCI power Management management function. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.6.3.3 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.
  • Page 97 Resume Time Resume Time This item is displayed when you enable the RTC Wake Up Timer option. Here you can specify what time you want to wake up the hh:mm:ss system. 2.6.3.4 Restart On AC/Power Failure Restart On When “Enabled”, the system automatically turns on when the AC/Power Failure power comes back.

  • Page 98: Boot Option

    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: Open...

  • Page 99: Boot Sequence

    2.7.1 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.

  • Page 100: Fast Boot

    2.7.3 Fast Boot Fast Boot This parameter allows the system to boot faster by skipping some POST routines. Auto (Default) Disabled 2.7.4 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.

  • Page 101: Num Lock After Boot

    2.7.5 Num Lock After Boot Num Lock After This parameter allows you to activate the Num Lock function Boot upon booting. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.7.6 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)

  • Page 102: 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 103: Date

    2.8.1 Date Date Highlight the items on the Date parameter and press to set the date following the weekday-month-day-year ww:mm:dd:yy format. Valid values for weekday, month, day, and year are: • Weekday: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat • Month: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec •...
  • Page 104 • Minute 00 to 59 • Second 00 to 59 Open...
  • Page 105 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: Open...

  • Page 106: Supervisor Password

    2.9.1 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 Open...
  • Page 107 Enable the Supervisor Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the ENTER key. The Supervisor Password windows will appear as shown above. Type a password. The password may consist of up to seven characters. Be very careful when typing your password because the actual characters do not appear on the screen.

  • Page 108: User Password

    2.9.2 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. This item is available when only Supervisor Present Password is set. 2.9.3 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...
  • Page 109 Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector Hard Disk Drive Setting Description Normal Hard disk drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector Open...
  • Page 110 The system event log enables you to record and monitor events that occurs in your system like system temperature, fan stops, and others. This feature allows you to specify the appropriate settings for your system’s event handling. Selecting the option displays the following screen: Open...
  • Page 111 This page is the lower half of System Event Log submenu. Open...

  • Page 112: System Event Logging

    2.10.1 System Event Logging This option allows you to record monitored events that occur during the operation of your system. 2.10.1.1 Event Logging Event Logging This item allows you to enable or disable the system event logging function. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.10.1.2 Clear Event Logs Clear Event Logs...
  • Page 113 2.10.1.4 Total Number of Event Logs Total Number of The currently number of events located in the event log area. Event Logs 2.10.1.5 Available Space for Event Logs Available Space The percentage of space that is still available for logging system for Event Logs events.

  • Page 114: Events Control

    2.10.2 Events Control This parameter monitors the following events and logs them into the event log file if there is a change in status. 2.10.2.1 Temperature/Voltage/Fan Temperature/Volta Enable or disable the monitoring of the system’s temperature, ge/ Fan voltage, and CPU fan. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.10.2.2 ECC...

  • Page 115: Event Process

    2.10.2.3 PCI PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect is a 32-bit bus that can run at clock speeds of 33 MHz. This parameter monitors the Enabled (Default) activity of this bus when set to enabled. Disabled 2.10.3 Event Process 2.10.3.1 Action After Critical Event Action After This parameter allows you to select the action after BIOS finds a Critical Event...

  • Page 116: Threshold Event Control

    2.10.3.2 POST Error Stop Post Error Stop BIOS checking the bad CPUs and memory modules during POST. When this parameter is enabled, BIOS will stop POST Enabled (Default) operation whenever it finds a bad CPU or memory. Otherwise, if Disabled disabled the system will continue running.

  • Page 117: Voltage Threshold Setting

    2.10.5.2 System System This item allows you to set the system critical temperature value. User Input 2.10.6 Voltage Threshold Setting Voltage Threshold This parameter lets you setting CPU core voltage lower critical Setting threshold value. Open...
  • Page 118 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 119 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 120: Chapter 3 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 121 Support Removable Disks under BIOS as Hard Disks Boot only Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GB Enabled Display <Ctrl-A> Message During BIOS Initialization Enabled Multiple LUN Support Disabled BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM Enabled Item Default BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions Enabled Support for Ultra SCSI Speed Disabled...

  • Page 122: Individual Settings For Scsi Drives

    Individual Settings for SCSI Drives Item Default Initiate Sync Negotiation Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 160MB/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: •...
  • Page 123 3.1 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>...
  • Page 124 When the SCSI Select utility detects that the AIC-7899 SCSI controller is in the system, it displays the following Options menu: Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 Bus:Device:Channel You have an AIC-7899 SCSI host adapter in your system. Move 02:09:A the cursor to the bus:device:channel of 02:09:B the one to be configured and...

  • Page 125: Configuring Channel A

    3.2.1 Configuring Channel A The following screens appear if you select Channel A: If you choose to configure Channel B, a similar SCSI Utility Screen will appear. The only difference is the I/O Port Address: A000h for Channel A A400h for Channel B Open...
  • Page 126 Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel: A Would you like to configure the host adapter, or run the SCSI disk utilities? Select the option and press <Enter>. Press <F5> to switch between color and monochrome modes. Options Configure/View Host Adapter Settings SCSI Disk Utilities...
  • Page 127 You can press to toggle the display between color and monochrome modes. This feature may not work with some kinds of monitors. Open...
  • Page 128 The Configure/View Host Adapter Settings menu lists three settings under SCSI Bus Interface Definitions and three additional options. Open...
  • Page 129 Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7896 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 <Enter> SCSI Device Configuration……………………..Press <Enter> Advanced Configuration Options………………Press <Enter> BIOS Information Interrupt (IRQ) Channel………………………………..11 I/O Port Address………………………………………...A000h...

  • Page 130: Host Adapter Scsi Id

    SCSI controller default settings are marked with an asterisk (*) throughout the selection submenus. 3.3.1 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-7899. The default setting is SCSI ID 7, which has the highest priority on the SCSI bus.
  • Page 131 Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 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 <Enter> SCSI Device Configuration…………………… ress <Enter> BIOS Information Interrupt (IRQ) Channel………………………………..11 I/O P t Add...
  • Page 132 the device’s priority on the bus during the arbitration phase. The arbitration phase determines which device controls the bus when two or more devices request for the use of it. Using then press to select the SCSI ID if you need to change it. Press at any time to return to the previous menu.

  • Page 133: Scsi Parity Checking

    3.3.2 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 AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID …………………………………..7...
  • Page 134 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. Most currently available SCSI devices support this feature.

  • Page 135: Boot Device Options

    3.3.3 Boot Device Options This parameter shows the target ID of your 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. Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration...

  • Page 136: Boot Channel Options

    3.3.4 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. Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration...

  • Page 137: Boot Scsi Id Options

    3.3.5 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. Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration...

  • Page 138: Boot Lun Number Options

    3.3.6 Boot LUN Number Options Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 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 139: Boot Lun Number

    3.3.7 Boot LUN Number LUN (Logic unit number) can support more devices, like RAID box or RAID card. 3.3.7.1 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 140 Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 SCSI Device Configuration SCSI Device ID --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec).160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 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 141 Using to move between options, then press to display a pop-up menu with a list of values. Using to select a value, then press 3.3.7.2 Sync Transfer Rate This option determines the maximum synchronous data transfer rate that the SCSI controller can support.
  • Page 142 3.3.7.3 Initiate Wide Negotiation This option allows communication between all devices (lower 8-bit or upper 8-bit) on the wide (16-bit) SCSI bus. When set to Yes, each device can connect on the bus. When set to No (disabled), communication can only occur on the lower eight bits of the 16-bit SCSI bus. The default setting is Yes.
  • Page 143 device (most devices do not require this). Enabling this item reduces the load on the system power supply by allowing the SCSI controller to power up SCSI devices one at a time upon booting. Otherwise, all the devices power up at the same time. Most devices require you to set a jumper before they can respond to this command.

  • Page 144: A Dvanced C Onfiguration O Ptions

    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. Open...
  • Page 145 Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 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 Display <Ctrl><A> Message During BIOS Initialization………...Enabled Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 Gbyte…………Enabled Verbose/Silent Mode………………………………………………..Verbose ------------Options Listed Below Have NO EFFECT if the BIOS is Disabled------------ Host Adapter BIOS………………………………………………….Enabled...

  • Page 146: Display Message During Bios Initialization

    Using to select an option, then press 3.4.1 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 147: Support Removable Disks Under Bios As Fixed Disks

    • SCSI hard disks < 1 GB use a translation scheme of 64 heads, 32 sectors per track • SCSI hard disks > 1 GB use a translation scheme of 255 heads, 63 sectors per track See the section Disk Drives Over 1 GB” in this chapter, for more information on this option.

  • Page 148: Bios Support For Bootable Cd-Rom

    removable-media drive as if it is a hard disk drive. It does not mean that you can remove the disk media during operation. If a removable-media SCSI device is controlled by the SCSI controller BIOS, do not remove the media while the drive is powered-on or you may lose data! 3.4.5 BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM When enabled, this option allows you to use a bootable CD-ROM device to directly load an...

  • Page 149: Scsi D Isk U Tilities

    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 AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 Scanning SCSI ID:0 : LUN Number:0 Arrow keys to move cursor, <Enter>...
  • Page 150 Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 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 151: Format Disk

    Using to move between options, then press to display a pop-up menu with a list of values. Using to select a value, then press 3.5.1 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.

  • Page 152: Verify Media

    3.5.2 Verify Media The Verify Media utility scans the selected device’s media for defects. If the utility finds bad blocks, it prompts you to reassign them. If you select Yes, those blocks will no longer be used. You can press at any time to abort the Verify Disk Media utility.

  • Page 153: Dos 1 Gbyte Limit

    3.6.2 DOS 1 GByte Limit All current versions of DOS are limited to 1024 cylinders per drive. The standard translation scheme for SCSI host controllers, using 64 heads and 32 sectors, gives a maximum capacity of 1 To eliminate the 1-GB limit, Adaptec’s extended translation feature uses 255 heads and 63 sectors, extending the disk drive capacity limit under DOS to 8 GB.

  • Page 154: Drives With Mixed Partitions

    3.7.2 drives with mixed partitions Use standard translation (not extended translation) on drives formatted with two or more partitions for different operating systems. Partitions for UNIX and NetWare can be larger than 1 GB when using standard translation. 3.7.3 Using FDISK To install a new disk, or to re-partition an existing disk, use the FDISK DOS utility as you normally would.

  • Page 155: Ac97

    Basically, AC97 specification separates sound/modem circuit to two parts, digital processor and a CODEC for analog 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 156 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 157: 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/66 uses both rising edge and falling edge but doubles UDMA/33 transfer rate. The data transfer rate is 4 times of the PIO mode 4 or DMA mode 2, 16.6MB/s x4 = 66MB/s. To use ATA/66, you need special ATA/66 IDE cable.
  • Page 158 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.
  • Page 159 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 160 Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM, AOpen motherboard uses EEPROM for jumper-less and battery-less design. Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light.

  • Page 161: 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 162: P1394

    FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock. CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio See SMBus. P1394 (IEEE 1394) is a standard of high-speed serial peripheral bus. Unlike low or medium speed USB, P1394 supports 50 to 1000Mbit/s and can be used for video camera, disk and LAN. 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"...

  • Page 163: Pc133 Dimm

    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 164 The PnP specification suggests a standard register interface for both BIOS and operating system (such as Windows 95). These registers are used by BIOS and operating system to configure system resource and prevent any conflicts. PnP BIOS or operating system will automatically allocate the IRQ/DMA/Memory.

  • Page 165: Rimm

    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 SIMM socket is only 72-pin, and is only single side. The golden finger signals on each side of PCB are identical.
  • Page 166 SMBus is also called I2C bus. It is a two-wire bus developed for component communication (especially for semiconductor IC). For example, set clock of clock generator for jumper-less motherboard. The data transfer rate of SMBus is only 100Kbit/s, it allows one host to communicate with CPU and many masters and slaves to send/receive message.
  • Page 167 USB is a 4-pin serial peripheral bus that is capable of cascading low/medium speed peripherals (less than 10Mbit/s) such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem. With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be eliminated. NEC’s Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system’s ability to service multimedia requirements.
  • Page 168 Start Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2 and printer. Make sure if all jumper settings are correct. Next Open...
  • Page 169 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 170 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 171 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 by the IDE cable reboot successfully? or HDD itself.

  • Page 172: 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 173 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 174: Technical Support

    Dear Customer, Thanks for choosing AOpen products. To provide the best and fastest service to our customer is our first priority. However, we receive numerous emails and phone-calls worldwide everyday, it is very hard for us to serve everyone on time. We recommend you follow the procedures below and seek help before contact us.
  • Page 175 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 176 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 177 Web: http://www.aopen.com E-mail: 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 Open...

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