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Page 1: What's In This Manual
AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U DOC. NO.: AX3SP2U-OL-E0108A... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
’ ’ AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U ........................1 What’s in this manual ..............................2 You Must Notice ................................9 Before You Start ................................10 Overview ..................................11 Feature Highlight ................................12 Quick Installation Procedure............................17 Motherboard Map ................................18 Block Diagram ................................19 Hardware Installation ........................20 About “Optional” and “Upgrade Optional”… ........................21 JP14 Clear CMOS Data ..............................22... - Page 3 AC Power Auto Recovery ..............................41 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up.............................41 IDE, Floppy, IDE RAID (AX3S Max Only) Connector .....................42 JP35 Enable/Disable Onboard IDE RAID Controller (AX3S Max Only) ................44 IrDA Connector ................................45 WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector ......................46 WOL (Wake on LAN) ..............................49 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) Expansion Slot ......................51...
- Page 4 Driver and Utility..........................79 Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ..........................80 Eliminate “?” mark from Windows 95/98 ........................81 Installing Onboard AGP Driver............................82 Installing Ultra ATA/100 IDE Driver ..........................83 Installing Onboard Sound Driver............................84 Install Onboard IDE RAID Driver (AX3S Max only) ......................85...
- Page 5 Install FastCheck™ Monitoring Utility (AX3S Max only)....................85 ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive ............................86 ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR) ............................90 AWARD BIOS ..........................92 About BIOS Function Description… ..........................93 How To Use Award™ BIOS Setup Program ........................94 How To Enter BIOS Setup .............................96 BIOS Upgrade ................................97...
- Page 6 ATA/100 ..................................103 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ..........................103 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode)............................103 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) ......................103 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ..........................104 DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM..........................104 DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) ..........................104 DMA (Direct Memory Access) ............................104 ECC (Error Checking and Correction)..........................105 EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory.........................105 EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM) ....................105...
- Page 7 Parity Bit..................................108 PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM) ..........................108 PC-100 DIMM ................................108 PC-133 DIMM ................................108 PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR DRAM ..........................108 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus........................109 PDF Format .................................109 PnP (Plug and Play) ..............................109 POST (Power-On Self Test) ............................109 RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)............................110 RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module)........................
- Page 8 ZIP file ..................................113 Troubleshooting .........................114 Technical Support........................118 Product Registration........................121 How to Contact Us........................122...
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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 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 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
100MB/s. AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U equipped with a Promise FastTrak™ 100 Lite IDE RAID controller (AX3S Max only) that provides high performance and fault tolerance, plus NEC USB 2.0 provides four downstream USB ports for connectivity with any USB compliant device or hub. -
Page 12: Feature Highlight
® ® Supports Intel Socket 370 Pentium III (Both Coppermine & Tualatin are supported) & Celeron™ 533MHz~1.2GHz+ with 66/100/133MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 370 technology. To avoid possible CPU damage caused by overheating, an automatic shutdown of system had been especially designed on this motherboard. System would be automatically power off when this motherboard with implementation of THERMTRIP circuit detected a CPU temperature above 135 degree for 4 seconds. - Page 13 The AGP video cards support data transfer rate up to 1056MB/s. As AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard includes one AGP expansion slot for a bus mastering AGP graphic card, For AD and SBA signaling, AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard can support 133MHz 2X/4X mode.
- Page 14 CPU is free to process task during IDE data transfer through PCI bus interface to/from system memory. On-board AC97 Sound AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U M/B uses the AD 1885 AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.
- Page 15 BIOS coding. Hence, it is 100% virus free. Dr. LED Dr. LED has 8 LEDs on the AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard can easily shows what kind of problems you may encounter. Dr. Voice Dr. Voice provides 4 kinds of language version (English, Chinese, Japanese and German) that can easily to tell what kind of problem you may encounter.
- Page 16 S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4), WOM (Wake On Modem), WOL (Wake On LAN) features. Super Multi-I/O The AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.
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Page 17: 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 18: Motherboard Map
USB Port Connector are supported) & Celeron JP35 IDE RAID Controller 533MHz~1.2GHz+ Enable/Disable Jumper ® Intel 815E B-Step Chipset (AX3S Max only) with Pure Aluminum Heatsink & 4 USB Port Connector CPU Fan Connector with H/W Monitoring JP34 USB 3&4 Enable/Disable Jumper... -
Page 19: Block Diagram
PC-100/133 SDRAM Up to 512MB Supports ATA100 IDE RAID 0 and RAID 1 Solution (AX3S Max only) 32-bit PCI Slot x6 DIMM Socket x4 Primary Promise Channel FastTrak IDE Drive x4 100 IDE Socket 370 Intel RAID Controller Pentium III/Celeron 66/100/133MHz Secondary CPU (Both Tualatin &... -
Page 20: 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 21: About "Optional" And "Upgrade Optional
“Optional” for you to choose. Some optional functions that can be upgraded by users, we call 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 can visit AOpen official web site: www.aopen.com.tw... - Page 22 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 pins 1 &...
- Page 23 ® ® This motherboard supports Intel Pentium III (Both Coppermine and Tualatin are supported) and Celeron™ Socket 370 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the 1.
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Page 24: Cpu Installation
3. Press down the CPU socket level and finish CPU installation. CPU cut edge Note: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it may damage the CPU. Note: This socket supports FC-PGA /FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel. - Page 25 This jumper is used to specify the relationship of clock. Generally speaking, if you are not overclockers, we recommend you to set at the default setting. By the way, this motherboard also provides “1MHz Stepping Adjustment” feature for overclockers. You can adjust CPU FSB frequency via BIOS setup program. Based on the CPU type, the adjustment range ®...
- Page 26 Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio Clock = PCI Clock x 2 Clock Ratio CPU (Host) Memory 66MHz 33MHz 66MHz PCI x3 2X, overclocking 75MHz 37.5MHz 75MHz PCI x3 100MHz 33MHz 66MHz PCI x3 3X, overclocking 112MHz 38.3MHz 76.6MHz PCI x3 133MHz...
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Page 27: 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 28 This function is dedicated to overclockers, AOpen works together with Fairchild to develop a special chip FM3540 that supports Adjustable CPU Core Voltage from 1.05V to 1.825 by 0.05 stepping. But this motherboard can also automatically detect CPU VID signal and generates proper CPU core voltage.
- Page 29 Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of overclocking, simply use <Home> key to restore the default setting (433MHz) or you can Home wait the AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” reset the system after five seconds and system will auto-detect hardware again.
- Page 30 Note: This motherboard support CPU Core Frequency = CPU Clock * CPU Ratio auto-detection function. Hence, you PCI Clock = CPU Bus Clock / Clock Ratio don’t need to setup the CPU frequency manually. Clock = PCI Clock x 2 CPU Core FSB Clock Ratio...
- Page 31 Pentium III 750E 750MHz 100MHz Pentium III 800E 800MHz 100MHz Pentium III 850E 850MHz 100MHz 8.5x Pentium III 533EB 533MHz 133MHz Pentium III 600EB 600MHz 133MHz 4.5x Pentium III 667EB 667MHz 133MHz Pentium III 733EB 733MHz 133MHz Pentium III 800EB 800MHz 133MHz Pentium III 866EB...
- Page 32 ” “ ” With this motherboard, AOpen provides a very special, useful feature 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 Timer” function immediately, and set the CPU frequency by user’s setting that stored in the BIOS.
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Page 33: Cpu And Housing 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 System Fan or AUX FAN (without H/W monitoring) connector. FAN3 Connector +12V SENSOR CPU Fan Connector Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that cannot support... -
Page 34: Dimm Sockets
This motherboard has four 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 PC133 memory up to 512MB. The AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard supports Non-ECC/ECC and Registered SDRAM. DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4... - Page 35 DIMM can be single side or double side; it has 64 bit data and 2 or 4 clock signals. We strongly recommend choosing 4-clock SDRAM for its reliability SDRAM DIMM Module ECC-Register DIMM Module Note: Based on Intel 815E B-Step chipset specification, we recommend you that using double-side SDRAM modules with DIMM socket 1 &...
- Page 36 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. 20 pins 60 pins 88 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 37 Standby Power LED is used to indicate that the standby power is ready to use when it is lighting. And flickering Boot LED means that the POST is in the process, and it will keep on lighting even after POST is done. They are both very useful indicators, which is used to examine the status of your system.
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Page 38: Front Panel Connector
Attach the power LED, 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: Atx Power Connector
The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. PW-OK +3.3V 5VSB +3.3V +12V +3.3V -12V PS-ON... -
Page 40: Ac Power Auto Recovery
A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, that needs to keep power-on. This motherboard implements an AC Power Auto Recovery function to solve this problem. This motherboard provides keyboard/mouse wake-up function. -
Page 41: Ide, Floppy, Ide Raid (Ax3S Max Only) Connector
Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin, 80-wire IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE / IDE RAID connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage. Connector Pin 1 Secondary Secondary Master (3rd) Slave (4th) RAID IDE 2 RAID IDE 2 Slave (4th) - Page 42 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.
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Page 43: Jp35 Enable/Disable Onboard Ide Raid Controller (Ax3S Max Only)
® The JP35 is used to enable or disable onboard PROMISE FastTrak 100 Lite IDE RAID controller. If you want to disable this controller, please turn off the system power first, and short pin 2 and pin 3 of JP35 by jumper. Pin 1 Disable Enable... -
Page 44: 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). Install the infrared module onto the IrDA connector and enable the infrared function from BIOS Setup, UART Mode, make sure to have the correct orientation when you plug in the IrDA connector. -
Page 45: Wom (Zero Voltage Wake On Modem) Connector
This motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem, both Internal modem card and external box modem are supported. Since Internal modem card consumes no power when system power is off, it is recommended to use an internal modem. To use internal modem, connect 4-pin cable from RING connector of modem card to the WOM connector on the motherboard. - Page 46 Traditional Green PC suspend mode does not really turn off the system power supply, it uses external box modem to trigger MB COM port and resume back to active. Serial Port (Modem Side) Pin 1 Serial Port (Motherboard Side)
- Page 47 With the help of the ATX soft power On/Off, it is possible to have a system totally power off, and wakeup to automatically answer a phone call as an answering machine or to send/receive a fax. You may identify whether or not your system is in true power off mode by checking to see if the fan of your power supply is off.
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Page 48: Wol (Wake On Lan)
This feature is very similar as Wake On Modem, but it goes through local area network. To use Wake On LAN function, you must have a network card with chipset that supports this feature, and connect a cable from LAN card to motherboard WOL connector. The system identification information (probably IP address) is stored on network card and because there is a lot of traffic on the Ethernet, you need to install network management software, such as ADM, for the checking of how to wake up the system. - Page 49 WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side)
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Page 50: Agp (Accelerated Graphic Port) Expansion Slot
The AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U provides an 4x slot. The AGP 4x 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 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP is now moving... -
Page 51: Dvo Connector
The AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U provides a DVO (Digital Video Output) connector which transferring the VGA signal to the AOpen Digital Video/TV Riser Card. With this connector and riser card, you can connect the digital LCD panel with computer to get high quality picture. -
Page 52: 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 53: Pc99 Color Coded Back Panel
The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1 and 15-pin VGA Connector, Printer, eight 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 PS/2 Mouse Parallel Port Connector... -
Page 54: Support 8 Usb Connectors
This motherboard provides 8 connectors to connect USB devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are two connectors on the PC99 back panel. You can use proper cable to connect other USB connectors to the back panel or front panel of chassis. -
Page 55: Chassis Intrusion Sensor
The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. This function logged the event in the system BIOS when chassis is opened. You can use the 2-pin chassis intrusion sensor to connect with this header, and enable the chassis monitoring function of system BIOS. Sense Chassis Intrusion Connector... -
Page 56: Com2 Connector
The AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U provides two serial port connectors. But, the COM2 port connector of PC99 colored back panel has been replaced to VGA connector. The COM2 port connector will be mounted on the upper area of M/B. With proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis. -
Page 57: Cd Audio Connector
This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. CD-IN... -
Page 58: Modem Audio Connector
This connector is used to connect Mono In/MIC Out cable from internal modem card to onboard sound circuit. The pin 1-2 is Mono In, and the pin 3-4 is MIC Out. Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet, only some internal modem cards implement this connector. -
Page 59: Aux-In Connector
This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound. AUX-IN... -
Page 60: 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 housing without an audio port on the front panel. -
Page 61: Die-Hard Bios (Optional)
BIOS ROM by setting JP30 to pin 2-3 if it fails to act normally. This motherboard comes with one BIOS ROM, you may contact our local distributor or reseller for purchasing the extra BIOS ROM. Please visit our website: www.aopen.com for details. BIOS... - Page 62 External Controller provides you a better and convenience way to switch the BIOS status between “Rescue” and “Normal” without opening the case of your computer. You have to plug the jumper cable to the connector pin (JP30) on the motherboard. Be careful of the orientation when you connect, the red wire should correspond to Pin1.
- Page 63 Note: If you suspect your BIOS is infected by virus, just rescue your bios by following steps: Turn off the system, set the External Controller to “Rescue” to read from rescue ROM. Boot the system and set the switch back to “Normal”. Follow the BIOS upgrade procedure to rehabilitate BIOS.
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Page 64: Gpo (General Purpose Output) Connector
GPO (General Purpose Output) is an advanced specification developed by AOpen for power users to define the further function by oneself. For example, you can design a daughter board to provide additional capabilities, such as an alarm, a buzzer, a timekeeper, etc. -
Page 65: Dr. Led Connector
In conjunction with Dr. LED (Upgrade Optional), which can easily show what kind of problem may occur on your system during assembly. It can clearly indicate whether there is a component issue or an installation issue by the 8 LEDs on the front panel of Dr. - Page 66 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.
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Page 67: Dr. Voice
The Dr. Voice is a great feature of AX3S Pro-U motherboard, which can identifies what kind of problems had occurred in the operating system. It can even clearly “tell” whether there is a component issue or an installed issue, such as CPU, memory module, VGA, PCI add-on card, FDD, HDD or keyboard by voice. -
Page 68: Battery-Less And Long Life Design
This Motherboard implements Flash ROM and a special circuit that allows you to save your current CPU and CMOS Setup configurations without the need of a battery. The RTC (real time clock) can also keep running as long as the power cord is plugged. -
Page 69: Over-Current Protection
CPU, memory, HDD, add-on cards installed on this motherboard may be damaged because of component failure, human operating error or unknown nature reason. AOpen cannot guaranty the protection circuit will always work perfectly. -
Page 70: Hardware Monitoring
CPU temperature. If any of these systems’ status go wrong, there will be an alarm through the chassis external speaker or buzzer of motherboard (if existed) to warn the user. Fan Speed AOpen H/W Detection Monitoring... -
Page 71: Resettable Fuse
Traditional motherboard has fuse for Keyboard and port to prevent over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken (function as protecting the motherboard), user still cannot replace it and the motherboard is still malfunctioning. With expensive Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function after the fuse had done its protection job. -
Page 72: Power Bridge
“conduit” to channel the current flow. Resistance also creates heat and it has to be reduced to a controllable level. What AOpen engineers are doing is to provide a better path to reach optimum power route to efficiently deliver power (both voltage and current) to destination without creating heat that’s normally accompanied by high current with resistance during the journey. - Page 73 In order to provide every critical part of circuitry within the PCB, AOpen deploys a new design concept called “Power Bridge”. These bridges are strategically place within the motherboard design that provides both voltage and current to a targeted PCB region.
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Page 74: Low Esr Capacitor
μ μ μ μ f f f f μ μ μ μ f f f f Besides the deployment of Power Bridge, a group of large capacitors that meet the requirements of today’s high performance motherboard design. The theory behind this is long transmission lines have considerable inductance and capacitance as well as resistance. - Page 75 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.
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Page 76: Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall)
For high frequency operation, especially overclocking, layout is the most important factor to make sure chipset and CPU working in stable condition. The layout of this motherboard implements AOpen’s unique design called “ Frequency Isolation Wall”. Separating each critical portion of motherboard into... -
Page 77: Pure Aluminum Heatsink
Cool down CPU and Chipset is important for system reliability. Aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption especially when you are trying to overclock. -
Page 78: Driver And Utility
There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen Bonus CD disc. You don’t need to install all of them in order to boot your system. But after you finish the hardware installation, you have to install your operation system first (such as Windows 98) before you can install any drivers or utilities. -
Page 79: Auto-Run Menu From Bonus Cd Disc
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Page 80: Eliminate "?" Mark From Windows 95/98
“ ” “ ” Windows 95/98 cannot recognize this chipset, because it was released before the Intel 815E B-Step chipset. You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks. -
Page 81: Installing Onboard Agp Driver
Intel 815E B-Step chipset integrates a 2D/3D graphics accelerator and provides AGP 2X/4X incredible performance to access main memory at over 1GB/s. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu. Note: If you are using Windows95, you should install DCOM95 patch from the Bonus Pack auto-run menu first, before you install AGP driver. -
Page 82: Installing Ultra Ata/100 Ide Driver
Intel also suggests it is not a requirement for your operating system to work properly. Nevertheless, if you need this driver, you can still find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc. Note: Installing this ATA/100 IDE driver may cause Suspend to Hard Drive failure. -
Page 83: Installing Onboard Sound Driver
This motherboard comes with an AD1885 AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu. -
Page 84: Install Onboard Ide Raid Driver (Ax3S Max Only)
® The onboard PROMISE FastTrak 100 Lite chipset provides DOS, Widows 3.1/95/98/98 SE/ME/NT/2000 driver for install. Please refer to the “ATA/100 IDE RAID Manual” for get more detail information. ™ ™ You can monitor the operating status of disk array and drives configured on the IDE RAID channel using the supplies FastCheck™... -
Page 85: Acpi Suspend To Hard Drive
ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive is basically controlled by Windows operation system. It saves your current work (system status, memory and screen image) into hard disk, and then the system can be totally power off. Next time, when power is on, you can resume your original work directly from hard disk within few seconds without go through the Windows booting process and run your application again. -
Page 86: System Requirement
System Requirement AOZVHDD.EXE 1.30b or later. Delete config.sys and autoexec.bat. Fresh installation of Windows 98 on a new system 1. Execute "Setup.exe /p j" to install Windows 98 2. After Windows 98's installation is complete, go to the Control Panel > Power Management. a. - Page 87 Changing from APM to ACPI (Windows 98 only) 1. Run "Regedit.exe" a. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT b. Select "ADD Binary" and name it as "ACPIOPTION". c. Right click and select Modify, add "01" after "0000" to make it "0000 01". d.
- Page 88 4. Run "Add New Hardware" again and it will find "Advanced Power Management Resource". 5. Click "OK". Tip: Currently we found only ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP card would support ACPI suspend to disk. Please refer to AOpen web site for latest update...
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Page 89: Acpi Suspend To Ram (Str)
This motherboard supports ACPI Suspend to RAM function. With this function, you can resume your original work directly from DRAM without going through the Windows 98 booting process and run your application again. Suspend to DRAM saves your current work in the system memory, it is faster than Suspend to Hard Drive but requires power supplied to DRAM, while Suspend to Hard Drive requires no power. - Page 90 To implement ACPI Suspend to DRAM, please follow the procedures as below: System Requirement An ACPI OS is required. Currently, Windows 98 is the only choice. ® The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility must have been installed properly. Procedures Changed the following BIOS settings. BIOS Setup >...
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Page 91: Award Bios
BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives, serial and parallel ports. Most BIOS setting of AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard had optimized by AOpen’s R&D engineering team. But, the default setting of BIOS still can’t fine-tune the chipset controlling entire system. Hence, the rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using setup. -
Page 92: About Bios Function Description
… 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 93: How To Use Award™ Bios Setup Program
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 94 Load fail-save setting value from CMOS. Load turbo setting value from CMOS. Save changed setting and exit setup program. Note: 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.
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Page 95: How To Enter Bios Setup
After you finish the setting of jumpers and connect correct cables. Power on and enter the BIOS Setup, press <Del> during POST (Power-On Self Test). Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance. Warning: Please avoid of using "Load Turbo Defaults", unless you are sure your system components (CPU, DRAM, HDD, etc.) are good enough for turbo setting. -
Page 96: Bios Upgrade
By doing so, you are taking a risk of BIOS flash failure. If you indeed intent on upgrading, PLEASE BE SURE to use the right BIOS revision for the right motherboard model. AOpen Easy Flash is a little different than traditional flash method. The BIOS binary file and flash routine are linked together and you simply run a single commend to complete the flash process. - Page 97 Below are the steps for easy flashing procedures: (applies for Award BIOS ONLY) 1. Download new BIOS upgrade file from AOpen's web site. For example, AX3SP2U102.ZIP. 2. Run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) which supports miscellaneous operation systems to extract the binary BIOS file and the flash utility.
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Page 98: Overclocking
As a leading manufacturer in motherboard industry, AOpen always listens to what customers want and develop products to fit different user's requirements. Reliability, compatibility, leading technology and friendly features are our basic goals when designing motherboards. Other than above mentioned design criteria, there are power users who are always seeking to push the limitation of the system performance by overclocking which we call them "Overclocker". -
Page 99: Vga Card & Hard Disk
VGA and HDD is key components for overclocking, for your reference, the following list are what have been successful overclocked in our lab. Please note that AOpen can not guaranty they can be successful overclocked again. Please check the Available Vendor List (AVL) by link to our official website. -
Page 100: Glossary
AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP is now moving to 4X mode, 66MHz x 4byte x 4 = 1056MB/s. AOpen is the... -
Page 101: Amr (Audio/Modem Riser)
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 102: Ata/100
ATA/100 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/100 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 40ns. The data transfer rate is (1/40ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 100MB/s. To use ATA/100, you need special 80-wire IDE cable, the same as ATA/66. -
Page 103: Codec (Coding And Decoding)
Normally, CODEC means a circuit that can do digital to analog conversion and also the analog to digital conversion. It is part of AC97 sound/modem solution. DDR SDRAM utilizes the existing DRAM infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth available to systems in an easy to design and simple to adopt way. -
Page 104: Ecc (Error Checking And Correction)
The ECC mode needs 8 ECC bits for 64-bit data. Each time memory is accessed; ECC bits are updated and checked by a special algorithm. The ECC algorithm has the ability to detect double-bit error and automatically correct single-bit error while parity mode can only detect single-bit error. -
Page 105: Ev6 Bus
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 106: Fsb (Front Side Bus) Clock
FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock. CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio See SMBus. IEEE 1394 is a low-cost digital interface originated by Apple Computer as a desktop LAN and developed by the IEEE 1394 working group. -
Page 107: Parity Bit
The parity mode uses 1 parity bit for each byte, normally it is even parity mode, that is, each time the memory data is updated, parity bit will be adjusted to have even count "1" for each byte. When next time, if memory is read with odd number of "1", the parity error is occurred and this is called single bit error detection. -
Page 108: Pci (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus
Bus for the internal connection of peripheral devices, high-speed data channel between the computer and expansion card. A file format for electronic document, PDF format is independent from platform, you can read PDF file under Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac … with different PDF reader. You can also read PDF file by web browser such as IE and Netscape, note that you need to install PDF plug-in first (Included in Acrobat Reader). -
Page 109: Rdram (Rambus Dram)
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 110: Simm (Single In Line Memory Module)
SIMM socket is only 72-pin, and is only single side. The golden finger signals on each side of PCB are identical. That is why it was called Single In Line. SIMM is made by FPM or DRAM and supports 32-bit data. SIMM had been phased out on current motherboard design. -
Page 111: Ultra Dma
Ultra DMA (or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring data between a hard disk drive through the computer’s data path (or bus) to the computer’s random access memory (RAM). The Ultra DMA/33 protocol transfers data in burst mode at a rate of 33.3MB/s, twice as fast as the previous Direct Access Memory (DMA) interface. -
Page 112: Vcm (Virtual Channel Memory)
NEC’s Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system’s ability to service multimedia requirements. VCM increases memory bus efficiency and performance of any DRAM technology by providing a set of fast static registers between the memory core and I/O pins. Using VCM technology results in reduced data access latency and reduced power consumption. -
Page 113: 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 Make sure if all jumper settings are correct. - Page 114 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 115 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 116 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.
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Page 117: 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 118 5 5 5 5 News Group: Your problem probably had been answered by our support engineer or professional users on the news group. http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/newsgrp/default.htm 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Contact Distributors/Resellers: We sell our products through resellers and integrators. They should know your system configuration very well and should be able to solve your problem more efficiently than us.
- Page 119 Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: AX3S Plus II-U R1.20 Nov.01.2000 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc.
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Page 120: Product Registration
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. Please consult our... -
Page 121: How To Contact Us
Please do not hesitate contact us if you have any problem about our products. Any opinion will be appreciated. Pacific Rim Europe America AOpen Inc. AOpen Computer b.v. AOpen America Inc. Tel: 886-2-2696-1333 Tel: 31-73-645-9516 Tel: 1-510-498-8928 Fax: 886-2-8691-2233 Fax: 31-73-645-9604...