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AX4B Pro-533

DOC. NO.: AX4BP533-OL-E0208C
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  • Page 1: Ax4B Pro-533

    AX4B Pro-533 DOC. NO.: AX4BP533-OL-E0208C...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    About “Optional” and “Upgrade Optional”… ........................20 JP14 Clear CMOS Data ..............................21 CPU Installation ................................22 CPU Jumper-less Design .............................. 25 AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” ............................26 Full-range Adjustable CPU Core Voltage........................27 CPU and System Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring) ....................29...
  • Page 3 JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper....................30 DIMM Sockets ................................31 Front Panel Connector ..............................33 ATX Power Connector ..............................34 AC Power Auto Recovery .............................. 35 IDE and Floppy Connector ............................36 ATA/133 Supported ............................... 38 IrDA Connector ................................39 AGP Expansion Slot ..............................
  • Page 4 AUX-IN Connector ................................ 52 S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector......................53 Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect ............................ 54 Front Audio Connector ..............................55 Dr. LED Connector ................................ 56 JP15/JP16 Dr. Voice Language Select Jumpers ......................58 JP1 Buzzer and JP2 Speaker Enable/Disable Jumpers ....................59 Battery-less and Long Life Design ..........................
  • Page 5 AC97 ..................................... 94 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ....................... 94 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) ........................... 94 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)............................95 AOpen Bonus Pack CD ..............................95 APM (Advanced Power Management)........................... 95 ATA (AT Attachment) ..............................95 ATA/66 ..................................95...
  • Page 6 ATA/100 ..................................96 ATA/133 ..................................96 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ..........................96 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ............................97 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)........................ 97 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ............................ 97 DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM ..........................97 DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) ..........................98 DMA (Direct Memory Access)............................
  • Page 7 IEEE 1394 ................................... 101 Parity Bit ..................................101 PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)..........................101 PC-100 DIMM ................................102 PC-133 DIMM ................................102 PC-1600, PC-2100 or PC-2700 DDR DRAM ....................... 102 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ......................... 102 PDF Format................................. 102 PnP (Plug and Play) ..............................103 POST (Power-On Self Test) ............................
  • Page 8 USB2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ............................ 106 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)........................... 106 ZIP file..................................106 Troubleshooting......................... 107 Technical Support ........................111 Product Registration ......................... 114 How to Contact Us ........................115...

  • Page 9: You Must Notice

    All of the specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice. AOpen reserves the right to revise this publication and to make reasonable changes. AOpen assumes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it.

  • Page 10: Before You Start

    This Online Manual will introduce you how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved in format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get free download from...

  • Page 11: Overview

    ® Thank you for choosing AOpen AX4B Pro-533 motherboard. AX4B Pro-533 is Intel Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the ® ATX form factor featuring the Intel 845E (Brookdale) chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, AX4B Pro-533 ®...

  • Page 12: Feature Highlight

    1056MB/s. AX4B Pro-533 motherboard includes one 1.5V AGP expansion slot with 4x SBA/Data Transfer and 2x/4x Fast Write capability. For AD and SBA signaling, AX4B Pro-533 motherboard can support 4X mode.
  • Page 13 Provides “1MHz Stepping CPU Frequency Adjustment” function in the BIOS. This magic function allows you to adjust CPU FSB frequency from 100~248MHz by 1MHz stepping adjustment, and helps your system get maximum performance. Watch Dog Timer Includes AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” function that can auto-reset system in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system overclocking.
  • Page 14 Six USB ports There are two connectors on the back panel and two USB headers on the board, providing you a total of six ports for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. All six USB ports support USB2.0 with a faster speed of data transmission than the traditional USB.
  • Page 15 Power Management/Plug and Play Supports the power management function that conforms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play, helping save users from configuration problems and makes the system user-friendly. Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans’...

  • Page 16: Quick Installation Procedure

    This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly. Installing CPU and Fan Installing System Memory (DIMM) Connecting Front Panel Cable Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable Connecting ATX Power Cable Connecting Back Panel Cable Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default Setting CPU Frequency Reboot...

  • Page 17: Motherboard Map

    Motherboard Map Realtek 8100BL LAN chip Onboard AC’97 CODEC SPDIF Connector Front Audio Connector PC99 Colored Back Panel CD-IN Connector Resettable Fuse AUX-IN Connector JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Enable/Disable Jumper ATX Power Connector CNR Expansion Slot 4-pin 12V ATX Power Connector 3300μF Low ESR Capacitors FAN2 Connector AGP 4x Expansion Slot...

  • Page 18: Block Diagram

    PC-200/266 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x6 DIMM Socket x3 Socket 478 400MHz/533 MHz Intel System Bus Pentium 4 PCI Bus Intel 845E ATA 33/66/100 Primary Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary AGP 4X Slot Channel AC97 Intel ICH4 CODEC Primary Channel...

  • Page 19: Hardware Installation

    This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware devices of this motherboard. Note: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component.

  • Page 20: About "Optional" And "Upgrade Optional

    “Optional” for you to choose. With optional functions that can be upgraded by users, we define them “Upgrade Optional”. As for those optional functions that can’t be upgraded by ourselves, we call them “Optional”. If needed, you can contact our local distributors or resellers for purchasing “Upgrade Optional” components, and again you are welcomed to visit AOpen official web site: www.aopen.com...

  • Page 21: Jp14 Clear Cmos Data

    You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin1 &...
  • Page 22 ® This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU (Brookdale). Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a cut edge on the CPU upper 1.

  • Page 23: Cpu Installation

    3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish Note: If you do not match the CPU CPU installation. socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, you may damage the CPU. CPU cut edge Note: This socket supports Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, the latest CPU package developed by Intel.
  • Page 24 This motherboard comes with a retention module attached on the CPU socket when shipped; we strongly recommend you to install AOpen special designed CPU Fan as shown below for better heat dissipation. Please install the CPU Fan according to the following procedures.

  • Page 25: Cpu Jumper-Less Design

    CPU VID signal and SMbus clock generator provide CPU voltage auto-detection and allows the user to set the CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, therefore no jumpers or switches are used. The disadvantages of the Pentium based jumper-less designs are eliminated. There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection. Clock Generator ®...

  • Page 26: Aopen "Watch Dog Timer

    “ ” “ ” AOpen provides a special and useful feature on this motherboard for overclockers. When you power-on the system, BIOS will check last system POST status. If it succeeds, the BIOS will enable “Watch Dog Timer” function immediately, and set the CPU frequency according to user’s settings stored in BIOS.

  • Page 27: Full-Range Adjustable Cpu Core Voltage

    Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of Home overclocking, simply use <Home> key to restore the default setting or you can wait AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” to reset the system after five seconds and the system will auto-detect hardware again.
  • Page 28 Willamette CPU Core System Core Frequency = CPU Clock * CPU Ratio Ratio Frequency Clock PCI Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio Pentium 4 1500MHz 100MHz 400MHz 1.5G Clock = PCI Clock x 2 Pentium 4 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 1.6G Northwood...

  • Page 29: Cpu And System Fan Connector (With H/W Monitoring)

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

  • Page 30: Jp28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-Up Enable/Disable Jumper

    This motherboard provides keyboard / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP28 to enable or disable this function, which could resume your system from suspend mode with keyboard or mouse. The factory default setting is set to “Disable”(1-2), and you may enable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3. Pin1 JP28 KB/Mouse Wake-up...

  • Page 31: Dimm Sockets

    This motherboard has three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC1600 PC2100 memory up to 2GB. Both ECC and Non-ECC DDR SDRAM are supported, but you can’t install them both on DIMM at the same time. Otherwise, serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module may be caused.
  • Page 32 Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish memory installation. Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below. Pin 1 52 pins 40 pins Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place.

  • Page 33: Front Panel Connector

    Attach the power LED, Keylock, speaker, power and reset switch connectors to the corresponding pins. If you enable “Suspend Mode” item in BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep flashing while the system is in suspend mode. Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing. It is 2-pin female connector from the housing front panel.

  • Page 34: Atx Power Connector

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

  • Page 35: Ac Power Auto Recovery

    A traditional ATX system remains at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation without an UPS. This motherboard implements an AC Power Auto Recovery function to solve this problem.

  • Page 36: Ide And Floppy Connector

    Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin, 80-wire IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage. ATA/133 IDE 2 ATA/133 IDE 2 Master (3rd) Slave (4th) ATA/133 IDE 1 ATA/133 IDE 1 Master (1st) Slave (2nd)
  • Page 37 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.

  • Page 38: Ata/133 Supported

    This motherboard supports ATA66, ATA100 ATA133 IDE devices. Following table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA modes. The IDE bus is 16-bit, which means every transfer is two bytes. As the hard drive industry introduces faster and higher capacity hard drives, the current Ultra ATA/100 interface causes a data bottleneck between the drive and the host computer.

  • Page 39: Irda Connector

    The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as Laplink or Windows 95 Direct Cable Connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA devices and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps). Install the infrared module onto the IrDA connector and enable the infrared function from BIOS Setup, UART Mode, make sure when you plug the IrDA connector in right orientation.

  • Page 40: Agp Expansion Slot

    The AX4B Pro-533 provides an AGP 4x slot. AGP 1x2x4x is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. AGP supports memory read/write operation and single-master single-slave one-to-one only. It 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 to AGP 4x mode, 66MHz...

  • Page 41: Agp Protection Technology

    With the outstanding R&D ability of AOpen and its specially developed circuit, AX4B Pro-533 implements a blend new technology to protect your motherboard from being damaged by over-voltaging of AGP card. When AGP Protection Technology is implemented, this motherboard will automatically detect the voltage of AGP card and prevent your chipsets from being burnt out.

  • Page 42: Wom (Zero Voltage Wake On Modem) Connector

    Pin 1 WOM Connector +5VSB...

  • Page 43: Wom By External Box Modem

    Serial Port (Modem Side) Pin 1 Serial Port (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only; it may not look exactly the same as the motherboard you purchased.

  • Page 44: Wom By Internal Modem Card

    Note: This picture is for example only; it may not look exactly the same as the motherboard you purchased.

  • Page 45: 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 a chipset supporting 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 46 WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only; it may not look exactly the same as the motherboard you purchased.

  • Page 47: Cnr (Communication And Network Riser) Expansion Slot

    is a riser card specification to replace the AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) that supports V.90 analog modem, multi-channel audio, and phone-line based networking. Owing to CPU computing power getting stronger, the digital processing job can be implemented in main chipset and share CPU power. The analogy conversion (CODEC) circuit requires a different and separate circuit design, which is put on CNR card.

  • Page 48: Pc99 Color Coded Back Panel

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

  • Page 49: Support 2 Nd And

    This motherboard provides six ports to connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are two connectors on the PC99 back panel. You can use proper cables to connect USB devices from PC99 back panel or connect USB2 and USB3 headers to the front panel of chassis.

  • Page 50: Chassis Intrusion Connector

    The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. To make this function works, you have to enable it in the system BIOS, connect this header to a sensor somewhere on the chassis. So, whenever the sensor is triggered by lights or by the opening of the chassis, the system will beep to inform you.

  • Page 51: Cd Audio Connector

    This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. Note: Though some of the latest versions of Windows support “Digital Audio” through IDE bus. However, in order to use Open Jukebox player, which is driven under BIOS, it is a MUST to connect audio cable to CD-IN connector on the motherboard.

  • Page 52: Aux-In Connector

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

  • Page 53: S/Pdif (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector

    S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a latest audio transfer file format that provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog. Normally there are two S/PDIF outputs as shown, one for RCA connector, the most common one used for consumer audio products, and the other for optical connector with a even better audio quality.

  • Page 54: Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect

    This motherboard comes with an ALC650 Codec which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effect, bringing you a brand new audio experience. On the strength of the innovative design of ALC650, you're able to use standard line-jacks for surround audio output without connecting any external module.

  • Page 55: Front Audio Connector

    If the housing has been designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector. By the way, please remove the jumper cap from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the cable. Do not remove this yellow jumper cap if your housing doesn’t have an audio port on the front panel.

  • Page 56: Dr. Led Connector

    Connecting Dr. LED you can easily find the system problems that may occur while assembling. It can clearly indicate whether the problem is caused from components or improper installation through the 8 LED lights of Dr. LED on the front panel. That is to say you can diagnose your system status quickly.
  • Page 57 Dr. LED is a CD disc storage box with 8 LEDs on its front panel, the size of Dr. LED is exactly the same as 5.25 in floppy drive, so that it can be mount into normal 5.25 in drive bay of any housing. Boot O.K.

  • Page 58: Jp15/Jp16 Dr. Voice Language Select Jumpers

    Dr. Voice is a great feature of AX4B Pro-533, which can identify the problems you may encounter in the operating system. It can clearly “tell you” whether the problem is caused from components or improper installation such as CPU, memory module, VGA, PCI add-on card, FDD, HDD or keyboard.

  • Page 59: Jp1 Buzzer And Jp2 Speaker Enable/Disable Jumpers

    This motherboard comes with another considerate option that allows you to turn off the voice from buzzer and speaker. You can choose not to be bothered by the warning made from Dr. Voice when it detects any error in operating system. To disable this function, set JP1 and JP2 to pin 2-3 to stop both the buzzer and speaker from sending out voices.

  • Page 60: Battery-Less And Long Life Design

    This Motherboard implements a Flash ROM and a special circuit that provide you no batter power consumption of current CPU and CMOS Setup configurations. 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 61: Over-Current Protection

    CPU, memory, HDD or add-on cards installed on this motherboard is damaged due to component failure, human operating error or other unknown natural reasons. AOpen cannot guarantee that the protection circuit will always work perfectly.

  • Page 62: Hardware Monitoring

    CPU temperature. If any of those systems’ status goes wrong, there will be an alarm through the chassis external speaker or buzzer of motherboard (if having this function and enabled) to warn the user. Fan Speed AOpen H/W Detection Monitoring...

  • Page 63: Resettable Fuse

    Traditional motherboard uses fuses to prevent Keyboard and port from over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken (function to protect motherboard), user cannot replace them and result in malfunction of motherboard. With expensive Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function even after the fuse had done its protection job.

  • Page 64: 3300Μf Low Esr Capacitor

    CPU power. The idea of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation. Moreover, AX4B Pro-533 implements 3300μF capacitors that have much larger capacity than normal capacitor (1000 and 1500 μf) and provide better stability for CPU power.

  • Page 65: Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink

    Cool down CPU and Chipset are important for system reliability. Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption especially when you are trying to over-clock the CPU.

  • Page 66: Open Jukebox Player

    Here we are pleased to provide you a brand-new powerful interface—Open JukeBox. Without any cost you can have your PC turn into a fashionable CD player! This latest Open JukeBox motherboard aims at helping you directly operate your CD player on the PC without any hassle of entering Windows operation system.
  • Page 67 How Your Open JukeBox Works The operation of Open JukeBox Player is the same as other CD players. By pressing specific keys on the keyboard you will find playing Open JukeBox Player couldn’t be easier than the traditional CD Players. Below is the function description of respective buttons.
  • Page 68 Your Open JukeBox Settings in BIOS There are three Open JukeBox settings in BIOS as follows. Auto: The default setting is “Auto” with which the Open JukeBox will automatically check the CD player every time you power on. The Open JukeBox will automatically be launched when it detects a music CD in your CD player. Press Insert Key: Choosing this setting will allow a reminder message popped up on the screen during BIOS POST.
  • Page 69 Except these powerful functions above, Open JukeBox Player is also equipped with another fancy feature for you to change its “skin”. You can download as many skins as you want from AOpen Website, and changing them whenever you want by using this useful utility – EzSkin – which may also be downloaded from our website.

  • Page 70: Vivid Bios Technology

    VividBIOS to experience the lively vivid colorful POST screen! Unlike earlier graphic POST screen which could occupy the whole screen and mask text information during POST, AOpen VividBIOS deals with graphics and texts separately, and makes them running simultaneously during POST. With this innovative design, VividBios now brings you a beautiful and sleek 256 colors screen without missing any important information shown on POST screen.

  • Page 71: Driver And Utility

    There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen Bonus CD. You don’t need to install all of them in order to boot your system. But after you finish the hardware installation, you have to install your operation system first (such as Windows 98) before you can install any drivers or utilities.

  • Page 72: Auto-Run Menu From Bonus Cd Disc

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

  • Page 73: Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility

    ® ® Windows 95/98 cannot recognize this chipset, because they were released earlier than Intel 845 chipset. You can install Intel INF Update Utility from Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks.

  • Page 74: Installing Intel Iaa Driver

    You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times. You can find it in AOpen Bonus Pack...
  • Page 75 8100BL You can install LAN Driver under Windows95/98, Windows NT and Windows 2000 for Real PCI Fast Ethernet adapter by following steps. Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95: ----------------------------------------------------- 1. Select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer" when being asked which driver you would like to install. 2.
  • Page 76 This motherboard comes with ALC650 AC97 CODEC. This audio driver supports Windows 98SE and upper Windows OS; you can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
  • Page 77 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 78 This motherboard comes with USB2.0 function. You can install USB2.0 Driver under Windows 2000 and Windows XP from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu. Under Windows 2000 System After enabling the USB 2.0 controller and rebooting your system, Windows 2000 setup will show a "New Hardware Found" dialog box.
  • Page 79 Under Windows XP System After enabling the USB 2.0, Windows XP setup will show a "Found New Hardware" dialog box. Under Windows XP, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed. Click "Next," and from the generated list box, choose "Install from a list or special location (Advanced)", click "Next" Click "Next,"...
  • Page 80 ************************************************* Installing Drivers During Windows 98 Installation ************************************************* Following procedure details the installation of ATA/133 driver while installing Windows 98 (when ATA/133 controller is enabled already). 1. After enabling ATA/133 controller and configuring the hard drive(s), setup partition and format your hard drive(s) if necessary. 2.
  • Page 81 ****************************************************** Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation ****************************************************** 1. Start the installation: a. Floppy Install: Boot the computer with Windows 2000 installation diskettes. b. Floppyless Install: Boot from floppy and type "WINNT". After files have been copied, the system will reboot. While rebooting, press <F6>...
  • Page 82 ************************************************* Installing Drivers During Windows Me Installation ************************************************* Following procedure details the installation of ATA/133 driver while installing Windows ME (when ATA/133 controller is enabled already). 1. Install Windows Me fully. 2. After installation, go to "Start" menu and choose "Settings." 3.
  • Page 83 ********************************************************* Installing Drivers During New Windows NT 4.0 Installation ********************************************************* 1. Start system installation by booting from the Windows NT disk: a. Floppy install: boot the system with Windows NT installation diskettes. b. Floppyless install: boot from floppy and type "WINNT /B". After files have been copied, the system will reboot. While rebooting, press "F6"...
  • Page 84 **************************************************** Installing Driver During New Windows XP Installation **************************************************** 1. Start installation: a. Floppy Install: Boot the computer with Windows XP installation diskettes. b. Floppyless Install: Boot from floppy and type "WINNT". After files have been copied, the system will reboot. While rebooting, press <F6>...
  • Page 85 Moreover, AOConfig allows users to save information in *.BMP or *.TXT format which users may collect the system information in detail and send them to AOpen directly for technical support or for further diagnose of system problems. The system page shows the...
  • Page 86 NOTE: AOConfig can be used under Windows 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. Please also note that AOConfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard. Before running AOConfig, all applications must be closed.
  • Page 87 BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives, serial and parallel ports. Most BIOS setting of AX4B Pro-533 had been optimized by AOpen R&D engineering team. But, the default setting of BIOS still can’t fine-tune the chipset controlling entire system. Therefore, the rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using setup.
  • Page 88 … AOpen always dedicates to give users a more friendly computer system. Now, we include all function descriptions of BIOS setup program into the BIOS Flash ROM. When you select one function of BIOS setup program, the function description will appeared at right side of screen.
  • Page 89 Award™ BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Award™ BIOS setup program. By the way, all products of AOpen also provides a special function in the BIOS setup, you can press <F3> key selecting preferred menu language to display.
  • Page 90 Description Load fail-save setting value from CMOS. Load turbo setting value from CMOS. Save changed setting and exit setup program.
  • Page 91 After you finish jumper settings and connect correct cables, power on and enter the BIOS Setup. Press <Del> during POST (Power-On Self Test) and 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 92 Windows 95/98, 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. In the meanwhile, in order to provide a much more user-friendly operating environment, AOpen EzWinFlash is natively designed to have multi-language function to provide easier way for users’ usage in changing BIOS setting.
  • Page 93 You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EzWinFlash by the following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to close all the applications before you start the upgrading. Download the new version of BIOS package file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://www.aopen.com) Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WAX4BP533102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment.
  • Page 94 AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP is now moving to 4X mode, 66MHz x 4byte x 4 = 1056MB/s. AOpen is the...
  • Page 95 Unlike ACPI, BIOS controls most APM power management functions. AOpen Suspend to Hard Drive is a good example of APM power management. ATA is the specification of diskette interface. In 80’s, many software and hardware manufacturers instituted the ATA specification together.
  • Page 96 ATA/100 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/100 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 40ns. The data transfer rate is (1/40ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 100MB/s. To use ATA/100, you need special 80-wire IDE cable, the same as ATA/66.
  • Page 97 The traditional PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires the CPU to involve in all the activities of the IDE access including waiting for the mechanical events. To reduce the workload of the CPU, the bus master IDE device transfers data from/to memory without interrupting CPU, and releases CPU to operate concurrently while data is transferring between memory and IDE device.
  • Page 98 DIMM socket has total 168-pin and supports 64-bit data. It can be single or double side, the golden finger signals on each side of PCB are different, and that is why it was called Dual In Line. Almost all DIMMs are made by SDRAM, which operate at 3.3V. Note that some old DIMMs are made by FPM/EDO and only operate at 5V.

  • Page 99: Ata/66

    Also known as E PROM. Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals, but the interface technology is different. Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM. Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light. If BIOS has to be upgraded, you need to remove EPROM from motherboard, clear by UV light, re-program, and then insert back.

  • Page 100: Flash Rom

    Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals. It is easier for BIOS to upgrade by a flash utility, but it is also easier to be infected by virus. Because of increase of new functions, BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 256KB (2M bit). AOpen AX5T is the first board to implement 256KB (2Mbit) Flash ROM.
  • Page 101 IEEE 1394 is a low-cost digital interface originated by Apple Computer as a desktop LAN and developed by the IEEE 1394 working group. The IEEE 1394 can transport data at 100, 200 or 400 Mbps. One of the solutions to connect digital television devices together at 200 Mbps.
  • Page 102 SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU bus clock. SDRAM DIMM that supports 133MHz CPU bus clock. Based on FSB frequency, the DDR DRAM has 200MHz, 266MHz and 333MHz three types of working frequency. Because DDR DRAM data bus is 64-bit, it provides data transfer bandwidth up to 200x64/8=1600MB/s, 266x64/8=2100MB/s and 333x64/8=2700MB/s in these current three DDR DRAM.
  • Page 103 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. Currently, almost all the PCI cards and most ISA cards are already PnP compliant.
  • Page 104 SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin DIMM and operates at 3.3V. AOpen is the first company to support dual-SDRAM DIMMs onboard (AP5V), from Q1 1996 A memory space in Flash-ROM to simulate E PROM operation, AOpen motherboard uses Shadow E...

  • Page 105: Ultra Dma

    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 to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM. Ultra DMA (or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring data between a hard disk drive through the computer’s data path (or bus) to the computer’s random access memory (RAM).
  • Page 106 Compared to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.0 has a fancy speed up to 480 Mbps that is 40 times faster than the traditional one. Except for the speed increase, USB 2.0 supports old USB 1.0/1.1 software and peripherals, offering impressive and even better compatibility to customers.

  • Page 107: Troubleshooting

    If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the problem. Start Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2 and printer. Make sure if all jumper settings are correct.
  • Page 108 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 109 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 110 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 111 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 112 5 5 5 5 News Group: News posted by computer experts. You are welcome to join any discussion. http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/newsgrp/default.htm 6 6 6 6 Contact Distributors/Resellers: We sell our products through resellers and integrators. They should know your 6 6 6 6 system configuration very well and should be able to solve your problem more efficiently than us.
  • Page 113 Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: AX4B Pro-533 R1.20 Mar. 01.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright ©2002, Award Software, Inc. AX4B Pro-533 is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.

  • Page 114: Product Registration

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