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Page 1: Mx4Sg-N / Mx4Sg-L
MX4SG-N / MX4SG-L DOC. NO.: MX4SGN-OL-E0305B... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
’ ’ MX4SG-N / MX4SG-L ............................1 What’s in this manual................................2 You Must Notice..................................8 Before You Start..................................9 Overview....................................10 Feature Highlight ..................................11 Quick Installation Procedure ..............................16 Motherboard Map ................................... 17 Block Diagram ..................................18 Hardware Installation ..........................19 About “User Upgrade Optional”... - Page 3 Front Panel Connector................................38 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) 8X Expansion Slot........................ 39 IrDA Connector ..................................40 Support 10/100 Mbps(MX4SG-N) and 10/100/1000Mbps(MX4SG-L) LAN onboard ..............41 Support Front USB 2.0 Ports..............................42 Color Coded Back Panel................................. 43 Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect .............................. 44 Front Audio Connector ................................
- Page 4 Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD ............................... 66 Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility ........................ 67 Installing Intel Extreme Graphic Driver ............................ 68 Installing LAN Driver (for MX4SG-N)............................69 Installing LAN Driver (for MX4SG-L) ............................77 Installing Audio Driver ................................78 Installing USB2.0 Driver ................................
- Page 5 Installing Hardware Monitoring Utility ............................86 Glossary ..............................87 AC97 CODEC..................................87 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ......................... 87 ACR (Advanced Communication Riser) ..........................87 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) ............................. 88 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) ..............................88 ATA (AT Attachment) ................................88 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)............................
- Page 6 Flash ROM ..................................... 92 Hyper Threading ..................................92 IEEE 1394 ....................................92 Parity Bit ....................................93 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ..........................93 PDF Format .................................... 94 PnP (Plug and Play)................................94 POST (Power-On Self Test) ..............................94 PSB (Processor System Bus) Clock............................94 RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory) ......................
- Page 7 Troubleshooting .............................98 Technical Support..........................102 Product Registration..........................105 How to Contact Us..........................106...
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Page 8: You Must Notice
All of the specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice. AOpen reserves the right to revise this publication and to make reasonable changes. AOpen assumes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it. -
Page 9: Before You Start
This Online Manual will introduce to the user how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved in format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD... -
Page 10: Overview
USB devices. More than that, on the strength of integrated Broadcom LAN controller on board, which is a highly integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100Mbps Ethernet on MX4SG-N and 10/100/1000Mbps on MX4SG-L for office and home use. -
Page 11: Feature Highlight
® ® Supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 (Northwood / Prescott) 1.6GHz~3.06GHz+ with 400/533/800MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 478 technology. Chipset Springdale is a Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) designed for use with the Pentium 4 processor with 512-KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron processor and Prescott processor. - Page 12 132MB/s. Of three PCI slots provided, all of them are master PCI slots with arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus. MX4SG-N / MX4SG-L motherboard includes one AGP expansion slot for a bus mastering AGP or ADD graphic card. The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) specification provides a new level of video display sophistication and speed.
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Page 13: Lan Port
LAN Port MX4SG-N: On the strength of Intel ICH5 on board and Broadcom LAN chip, it provides 10/100 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use. MX4SG-L: The Broadcom LAN chip implemented on this motherboard is a fully integrated 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control and Physical Layer Transceiver solution for high-performance network applications. - Page 14 Eight USB2.0 Ports Provides six ports on the back panel and one connector on the board, providing a total of eight USB2.0 interface devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. S/PDIF Connector S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is the newest audio transfer file format, which provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio.
- Page 15 Super Multi-I/O Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART can also be directed from COM1 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.
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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 Front Audio Connector Colored Back Panel AC’97 CODEC AUX-IN Connector Resetable Fuse CD-IN Connector JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Jumper S/PDIF Connector Low ESR Capacitors 4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connector SYSFAN3 Connector AGP 8x Expansion Slot 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x3 478-pin socket (Northwood/Prescott) -
Page 18: Block Diagram
DDR400/333/266 Dual Channel SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x3 DIMM Socket x2 PCI Bus 2 Serial ATA Ports SATA1 400/533/800MHz Socket 478 150MB/s System Bus Intel Pentium 4 CPU (Northwood / Prescott) SATA2 Intel Springdale-G ATA 66/100 Primary Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary... -
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 "User Upgrade Optional" And "Manufacture Upgrade Optional
When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may notice that some of the functions are marked as “User Upgrade Optional” or “Manufacture Upgrade Optional”. Although all of AOpen’s motherboards have included many amazing and powerful features, sometimes not every user is familiar with these powerful features. -
Page 21: Cpu Installation
® This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU (Willamette / Northwood). Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for mark on the CPU upper interface. 1. - Page 22 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. CPU cut edge Note: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, you may damage the CPU. Note: This socket supports Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel.
- Page 23 This motherboard comes with a retention module attached on the CPU socket when shipped, we strongly recommend you to install AOpen special designed CPU Fan as shown below on the retention module for better heat dissipation. Please install the CPU Fan correctly as the following pictures shown.
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Page 24: Cpu 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 25: 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 26: Full-Range Auto-Detect Cpu Core Voltage
This function is dedicated to overclockers and supports auto-detect CPU Core Voltage from 1.10V to 1.85V. You don’t have to manually adjust it. However, this motherboard can also automatically detects CPU VID signal and generates proper CPU core voltage. BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Clock Setting This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency in BIOS;... - Page 27 CPU Core System Northwood CPU Ratio Frequency Clock Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 133MHz 533MHz Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 133MHz 533MHz Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz Pentium 4 2.2G 2200MHz 100MHz 400MHz...
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Page 28: Cpu And System Fan Connector (With H/W Monitoring)
Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN1 connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 or SYSFAN3 connector. SYSFAN3 Connector +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 Connector Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that they cannot support hardware monitoring function. -
Page 29: Dimm Sockets
This motherboard has two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install 128-bit dual channel DDR400, DDR333 DDR266 memory up to 2GB. Only non-ECC DDR RAM is supported. Please install suitable modules; otherwise serious damage may occur on memory sockets or you RAM modules. - Page 30 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. Pin 1 Repeat step 2 to finish additional DIMM modules installation.
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Page 31: 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 32: Ide And Floppy Connector
Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDD and IDE connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage. Secondary Secondary Slave (4th) Master (3rd) IDE 2 (Secondary) IDE 1 (Primary) Pin 1 Primary Primary Master (1st) - Page 33 IDE1 is also known as the primary channel and IDE2 as the secondary channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that make a total of four devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and Slave mode. Either one can be the hard disk or the CDROM.
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Page 34: Serial Ata Supported
Intel ICH5 integrates two Serial ATA host controllers that provide you an even faster transfer rate of 150 Mbytes/second. The traditional parallel ATA specification has defined the standard storage interface for PCs with its original speed of just 3 Mbytes/second since the protocol was introduced in the 1980s. And the latest generation of the interface, Ultra ATA-133, has been developed further with a burst data transfer rate of 133 Mbytes/second. -
Page 35: Connecting Serial Ata Disk
To connect a Serial ATA disk, you have to have a 7-pin Serial ATA cable. Connect two ends of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA header on the motherboard and the disk. Like every other traditional disk, you also have to connect a power cable. Please note that it is a jumper free implement;... - Page 36 Except its original 2 sets of parallel IDE, this motherboard also supports the latest Serial ATA hard disk. If you are unable to find your newly installed Serial ATA hard disks on your operating system after you install them, the problem mainly lies in the BIOS setting. You can simply adjust BIOS settings to have them work properly.
- Page 37 If you intend to change the default setting, simply press Enter for a list of selection: Disabled: You may choose this item if you’re sure that only traditional IDE hard disks are installed on your system. Disabling this item may also cancel the detection to Serial ATA hard disk during POST, which theoretically, could speed up your boot-up timing a bit;...
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Page 38: 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 39: Agp (Accelerated Graphic Port) 8X Expansion Slot
MX4SG-N / MX4SG-L provides an 8x slot. The AGP 8x is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. AGP supports only memory read/write operation and single-master single-slave one-to-one only. AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 4X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 4 = 1056MB/s. -
Page 40: Irda Connector
The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as Laplink or Windows 95 Direct Cable Connection, the user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA devices and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps). -
Page 41: Support 10/100 Mbps(Mx4Sg-N) And 10/100/1000Mbps(Mx4Sg-L) Lan Onboard
On the strength of Broadcom Gigabit LAN controller (MX4SG-L) or Broadcom 10/100Mbps LAN controller (MX4SG-N) on board, which is a highly integrated platform LAN connect device, it provides gigabits or 10/100Mbps Ethernet for office and home use. The Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors. -
Page 42: Support Front Usb 2.0 Ports
This motherboard provides eight ports to connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are one USB connector on the board for you to connect two USB devices and six other ports on the back panel. You can use proper cables to connect USB devices from back panel or connect the front USB connector to the front panel of chassis. -
Page 43: Color Coded Back Panel
The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RJ-45 LAN Connector, COM1, VGA port, Printer, USB, AC97 sound and game ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. USB2.0 SPP/EPP/ECP RJ-45 LAN PS/2 Mouse Ports Parallel Port... -
Page 44: Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect
This motherboard comes with an ALC650F CODEC, which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effects, bringing you a brand new audio experience. On the strength of the innovative design of ALC650F, you're able to use standard line-jacks for surround audio output without connecting any external module. -
Page 45: 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 46: 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 47: Cd Audio Connector
This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. CD-IN 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 48: Aux-In Connector
This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound. AUX-IN... -
Page 49: Case Open 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 50: Jp14 Clear Cmos Data
You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear CMOS, follow the procedure below. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 &... -
Page 51: Jp28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-Up Jumper
This motherboard provides PS2 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. -
Page 52: Stby Led (Standby Led)
STBY LED is AOpen’s considerate design that we aim at providing you friendly system information. The STBY LED will light up when power is provided to the motherboard. This is a convenient indication for you to check the system power status in many circumstances such as power on/off, stand-by mode and RAM power status during Suspend to RAM mode. -
Page 53: Agp Protection Technology And Agp Led
With the outstanding R&D ability of AOpen and its specially developed circuit, this motherboard 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. Please note that if you install a AGP card with 3.3V, which is not supported by Intel Springdale-G, the AGP LED on the motherboard will light up to warn you the possible... - Page 54 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.
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Page 55: Resetable 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 Resetable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function even after the fuse had done its protection job. Resetable Fuse... -
Page 56: Low Esr Capacitor
CPU power. The idea of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation. Not only that, MX4SG-N / MX4SG-L implements 2200μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 & 1500μF) and it... - Page 57 The power circuit of the CPU core voltage must be checked to ensure system stability for high speed CPUs (such as the new Pentium III, or when overclocking). A typical CPU core voltage is 2.0V, so a good design should control voltage between 1.860V and 2.140V. That is, the transient must be below 280mV.
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Page 58: Aopen "Watch Dog Abs
“ ” “ ” AOpen provides a special and useful feature on this motherboard for overclockers. When you power-on the system, the BIOS will check last system POST status. If it succeeded, the BIOS will enable “Watch Dog ABS” function immediately, and set the CPU frequency according to user’s settings stored in the BIOS. -
Page 59: Phoenix-Award Bios
Most BIOS settings of MX4SG-N / MX4SG-L have been optimized by AOpen’s R&D engineering team. But, the default setting of BIOS still can’t fine-tune the chipset controlling entire system. Therefore, the rest of this chapter intends to guide you the process of configuring your system setup. -
Page 60: About Bios Function Description
… AOpen always dedicates to give user 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 appear at the right side of screen. -
Page 61: How To Use Phoenix-Award™ Bios Setup Program
<Page Down> key to change setting values. You can press <Esc> key to quit Phoenix-Award™ BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Phoenix-Award™ BIOS setup program. Alternatively, it's strongly recommended to install AOpen’s newest WinBIOS Utility to get more detailed description, further powerful functions and advanced setting of BIOS. Description Page Up or + Changing setting to next value or increase the value. -
Page 62: How To Enter Bios Setup
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 63: Bios Upgrade Under Windows Environment
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 64 1. Download the new version of BIOS package file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://www.aopen.com) 2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WMX4SGN102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment. 3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WMX4SGN102.EXE & WMX4SGN102.BIN.
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Page 65: Vivid Bios Technology
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 colours screen without missing any important information shown on POST screen. -
Page 66: Driver And Utility
There are motherboard drivers and utilities in AOpen Bonus CD. You don’t need to install all of them to boot your system. But after you finish the hardware installation, you have to install your operation system first (such as Windows 2000) before you install any drivers or utilities. -
Page 67: Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility
® ® The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility installs to the target system the Windows* INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured. It is recommended that the Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation utility be installed onto the target system prior to the installation of other drivers. -
Page 68: Installing Intel Extreme Graphic Driver
You can download Intel Extreme graphic driver from the Bonus Pack CD. -
Page 69: Installing Lan Driver (For Mx4Sg-N)
MX4SG-N uses BCM4401 LAN chip. You can download this LAN Driver from the Bonus Pack CD. For Windows XP and Windows 2000:... - Page 70 For Windows ME and Windows 98: Please follow the procedure below to install your LAN driver. Open the Device Manager and check if there is a "PCI Enthernet Controller" in "Other devices". Insert the supplied "Bonus CD "...
- Page 71 Click "PCI Enthernet Controller ", and " Driver ", "Update Driver" and select "Install the software automatically (ReCommended) " And then click "Next". When prompted, insert the media to be searched into your CD-ROM drive, type the path to the driver, and select OK. Example:D:\Driver\Lan\BCM4401...
- Page 72 Where "D:\Driver\Lan\BCM4401" is the designation of the driver on your system. In the Driver Files Search Results window, verify that the correct path to the driver software is shown, then click Next. OS will request to insert the Bonus CD into CD-ROM Drive...
- Page 73 6. Type the path of the BroadCom Enthernet driver and select " OK " Example: e:\Driver\Lan\BCM4401 Where "e:\Driver\Lan\BCM4401" is the designation of the " bcm4sbe5.sys " on your Bonus CD. BroadCom Enthernet driver installation is finished.
- Page 74 For Windows NT, please follow the procedure below to install your LAN driver. Verify that the Windows NT system is upgraded with Service Pack 4 or later. Start your Windows NT system and log in. You must have System Administrator privileges to install the driver software. Open the Control Panel.
- Page 75 For example, to install the adapter driver software for Windows NT, type D:\Driver\Lan\BCM4401 in the Insert Disk location box (where "d:\Driver\Lan\BCM4401" is the designation of the Lan driver on Bonus CD). With "Gigabit Ethernet Controller" highlighted in the Select OEM Option window, click "OK". 10.
- Page 76 11. When a screen prompted to ask for restarting your computer, click "Yes".
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Page 77: Installing Lan Driver (For Mx4Sg-L)
MX4SG-L uses BCM5705 LAN chip. You can download this LAN Driver from the Bonus Pack CD. For Windows XP and Windows 2000: For Windows 98, ME and Windows NT, please refer to MX4SG-N LAN installation procedure. The installation procedures are the same. -
Page 78: Installing Audio Driver
This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC. This audio driver supports Windows 98SE and upper Windows OS; you can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu. -
Page 79: Installing Usb2.0 Driver
Windows 2000 Installation Guide *************************************************** Installing Drivers During Windows 2000 Installation *************************************************** The following details the installation of the USB 2.0 driver while installing Windows 2000 (with the USB 2.0 controller is enabled already). 1. After enabling the USB 2.0 controller, install Windows 2000 normally. 2. - Page 80 8. Choose the "Driver" tab in the "Properties" window, choose "Update Driver," and then press "Next." 9. Choose "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)". From the list, and then press "Enter". 10. Choose "Specify a location." and then press "Next" 11.
- Page 81 ************************************************* Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System ************************************************* After enabling the USB 2.0 controller and rebooting your system, Windows 2000 setup will show a "New Hardware Found" dialog box. Under Windows 2000, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed. 1.
- Page 82 Windows 98SE Installation Guide *************************************************** Installing Drivers During Windows 98SE Installation *************************************************** Please refer to Windows 2000 USB2.0 installation guide. The installation procedures are the same. ********************************************* Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 98SE ********************************************* The following section details the installation of USB 2.0 driver on a system that has Windows 98SE already installed. 1.
- Page 83 Windows Me Installation Guide ************************************************* Installing Drivers During Windows Me Installation ************************************************* Please refer to Windows 2000 USB2.0 installation guide. The installation procedures are the same. ************************************************** Installing Drivers with Existing Windows Me System ************************************************** The following section details the installation of USB 2.0 driver on a system that has Windows Me already installed and running. 1.
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Page 84: Aoconfig Utility
Moreover, AOConfig allows users to save information in *.BMP or *.TXT format which users may collect the system information in detail and send them to AOpen directly for technical support or for further diagnose of system problems. 1. The system page shows the... - Page 85 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 86 You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage. The hardware monitoring function is automatically implemented by BIOS and utility software. No hardware installation is needed.
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Page 87: Glossary
Basically, AC97 CODEC is the standard structure of PCI sound card. As we know, computer is digital-based, but music is based on analog-based. Therefore, there must be a process to turn digital into analog during the last stage processing of sound in computer. Hence, the component on sound card that play this important task is what we called CODEC. -
Page 88: Ata (At Attachment)
The main function of AGP simply put is to tell monitor what screen information had to be shown, a visual transmission device actually. With the rapid developing of AGP card, we can see that it had been developed from single colorful AGP card to 2D and 3D graphic. -
Page 89: Bluetooth
drive to connect directly to the ISA bus on the computer. ATA transfer rate then had been developed to 133MHz/Sec and would come out with fastest rate later (please refer to Serial ATA). DMA, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz/s. Ultra DMA, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 2 = 33MB/s. ATA/66, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 4 = 66MB/s. - Page 90 interrupted by electromagnetic wave. The CNR specification provides the PC industry the opportunity to deliver a flexible and cost reduced method of implementing LAN, home networking, DSL, USB, wireless, audio and modem subsystems widely used in today's "connected PCs". The CNR specification is an open industry specification and is supported by OEMs, IHV card manufacturers, silicon supplier and Microsoft.
- Page 91 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.
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Page 92: Flash Rom
FC means Flip Chip, FC-PGA is a package of Intel for Pentium III for 0.18µm process CPU, which can be plugged into SKT370 socket. After FC-PGA, FC-PGA2 is the package for 0.13µm process CPU developed by Intel, which can be plugged into SKT423/478 socket as well. -
Page 93: Parity Bit
capable of supporting various high-end digital A/V applications, such as consumer A/V device control and signal routing, Digital Video (DV) editing, home networking, and more than 32 channels of digital mixing. Gone are those days of expensive video capture cards. Firewire allows for video capture from both newer DV camcorders with Firewire ports and older analog equipment using A/V to Firewire converters. - Page 94 With PDF file, it is easy to do universal document exchange. Virtually any document may be converted in Portable Document Format (PDF). Contents in PDF documents are exactly the same as the original file, including fonts and graphics, and they can be distributed by e-mail or stored on the World Wide Web, an intranet, a file system, or a CD-ROM for other users to view on any platforms.
- Page 95 A DRAM technology developed by Rambus Corporation*, to achieve high speed of memory through the use of multiple channels in parallel by 16-bits. Basically, RDRAM uses new structure of Multibank, which is quite different from FPM, EDO, SDRAM. Using different memory module as well, RDRAM uses “RIMM” with transfer rate of 600/700/800MHz, providing bandwidth as high to 1.6GB.
- Page 96 SMBus is also called I C 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 97 and reduced power consumption. – – 802.11 is a specification developed by IEEE and Wireless LAN technology, which is an interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients. 802.11 family includes the following specifications and with more coming: 802.11 = 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band, using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)).
- Page 98 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 99 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 100 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 101 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 102 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 103 5 5 5 5 eForum: AOpen eForum is provided to discuss our products with other users, in which your problem probably had been discussed before or will be answered. After log on, you may select your preferred language under “Multi-language”.
- Page 104 Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: MX4SG-N R1.20 Mar.01.2003 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 2003, Award Software, Inc. MX4SG-N is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.
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