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AX4BR-U

DOC. NO.: AX4BRU-OL-E0209B
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  • Page 1: Ax4Br-U

    AX4BR-U DOC. NO.: AX4BRU-OL-E0209B...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ’ ’ AX4BR-U ............................1 What’s in this manual ..............................2 You Must Notice ................................8 Before You Start ................................9 Overview ..................................10 Feature Highlight................................11 Quick Installation Procedure ............................14 Motherboard Map ................................15 Block Diagram................................16 Hardware Installation........................17 About “User Upgrade Optional”...
  • Page 3 ATX Power Connector ..............................28 AC Power Auto Recovery .............................. 29 STBY LED..................................30 IDE and Floppy Connector ............................31 WOL (Wake on LAN) ..............................33 Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard ..........................35 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel ............................. 36 Support 2 USB Port ..............................
  • Page 4 System Information ............................... 49 Product Information............................... 53 Disk Drives..................................55 Onboard Peripherals ..............................60 Power Management ..............................67 Boot Options ................................. 71 Date and Time................................75 System Security ................................77 Health Monitor................................80 Load Default Settings ..............................86 Abort Settings Change ..............................87 Exit Setup ..................................
  • Page 5 AOpen Bonus Pack CD ..............................92 APM (Advanced Power Management)........................... 92 ATA (AT Attachment) ..............................92 ATA/66 ..................................92 ATA/100 ..................................93 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ..........................93 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ............................93 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)........................ 94 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ............................
  • Page 6 Flash ROM ..................................97 FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock ............................97 C Bus ..................................97 IEEE 1394 ..................................98 Parity Bit ..................................98 PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)..........................98 PC-100 DIMM ................................99 PC-133 DIMM ................................99 PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR DRAM ..........................99 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ........................
  • Page 7 SPD (Serial Presence Detect) ............................. 102 Ultra DMA ................................... 102 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ............................102 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)........................... 103 ZIP file..................................103 Troubleshooting......................... 104 Technical Support ........................108 Product Registration ......................... 111 How to Contact Us ........................112...

  • 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 format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD or you can get free download from...

  • Page 10: Overview

    IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100 mode and the transfer rate up to 100MB/s. Besides, the AX4BR-U has a 8M ATI Rage XL VGA onboard and equips with Intel LAN controller providing 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use. Now, let’s enjoy all features from AOpen...

  • Page 11: Feature Highlight

    ® ® Supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 (Brookdale) 1.4GHz~2.8GHz+ with 533MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 478 technology. Chipset ® With Intel 845E (Brookdale) chipset is designed for use with the Intel Pentium 4 processor and Northwood processor in the 478-pin package.
  • Page 12 Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master IDE Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices. ®...
  • Page 13 Hardware Monitoring Management (RAS) Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor module. Enhanced ACPI ® Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows 98/ME/2000 series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM, S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4) features.

  • Page 14: 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 15: Motherboard Map

    Motherboard Map PC99 Colored Back Panel 4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connector SYSFAN2 Connector COM2 Connector 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x5 2200μF Low ESR Capacitors WOL Connector 478-pin CPU socket with Voltage and Frequency USB Connector Auto-detection that supports ® ® Intel Pentium 4Mbit Flash ROM...

  • Page 16: Block Diagram

    PC-200/266 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x5 DIMM Socket x2 Socket 478 533MHz System Intel Pentium 4 PCI Bus Intel 845E Primary 33/66/100 Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary Channel Intel ICH4 PDC20276 IDE RAID Rage XL USB Port Low Pin Firmware Hub Count...

  • Page 17: 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 18: 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. As a result of this we define features that can be upgraded by users as “User Upgrade Optional”.

  • Page 19: 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 20 ® 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 21: Cpu Installation

    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, it may damage the CPU. Note: This socket supports Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel.
  • Page 22 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.

  • Page 23: 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 24: Cpu And System Fan Connector (With H/W Monitoring)

    Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on SYSFAN1 or SYSFAN2 connector. SENSOR +12V SYSFAN2 Connector +12V SENSOR CPUFAN Connector +12V Note: Some CPU fans do not have SENSOR sensor pin, so that cannot support hardware monitoring function.

  • Page 25: Dimm Sockets

    This motherboard has two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install DDR200 DDR266 memory up to 2GB. Both ECC and Non-ECC DDR SDRAM are supported, but you can’t install them both on DIMM. Otherwise, it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module.
  • Page 26 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. 40 pins 52 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 27: 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 28: 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 29: Ac Power Auto Recovery

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

  • Page 30: Stby 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 31: Ide And Floppy Connector

    Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE connector. Pin1 of cable is normally marked with red color. Addition to IDE connectors, we also provide two RAID IDE connectors for you to connect RAID. Be careful of the pin1 orientation.
  • Page 32 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 33: 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 34 WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.

  • Page 35: Support 10/100 Mbps Lan Onboard

    The Intel 82551QM includes a fast Ethernet controller on chip. On the strength of this LAN controller on board, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use, the Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors.

  • Page 36: Pc99 Color Coded Back Panel

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

  • Page 37: Support 2 Nd Usb Port

    This motherboard provides four 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 the other USB connector to the back panel or front panel of chassis.

  • Page 38: Connecting Com2 Connector

    This motherboard comes with a COM1 connector on the back panel. However, we provide an extra COM2 connector for your convenience. Once you need to connect a device via COM2, just connect a suitable cable on it. Pin1 RTS# CTS# DSR# SOUT DTR#...

  • Page 39: 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 40: 3300Μf 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, AX4BR-U implements 3300μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 and 1500μF) and it provides better stability for CPU power.

  • Page 41: 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 42: Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink

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

  • Page 43: 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 2000) before you can install any drivers or utilities.

  • Page 44: Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility

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

  • Page 45: 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 46: 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 47: Bios Setup Utility

    Most of system had already configured by the manufacturer or the dealer. There is no need to run BIOS setup program when starting the computer unless you get a run setup program message. The setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM.

  • Page 48: Enter Setup

    To enter Setup, press the DELETE key. You must press DELETE while the system is booting. This key does not work during any other time. The Setup Utility Main Menu appears: Use the arrow keys to move around the Setup Utility screen. to move to the next page or to return to the previous page if the setup screen has more than one page available.

  • Page 49: System Information

    The following screen appears if you select System Information from the Main menu: System Information Processor ..Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.26GHz Processor Speed…………………………..2.26GHz Bus Frequency……………………………133/533 MHz Level 1 Cache……………………………..32 KB, Enabled Level 2 Cache……………………………..512 KB, Enabled Floppy Drive A……………………………1 .44 MB 3.5-inch IDE Primary Channel Master……………..Hard Disk, 20020 M.B.
  • Page 50 Processor The Processor parameter specifies the type of processor currently installed in your system. The system supports Intel Pentium 4 up to 2.8GHz. Processor Speed The Processor Speed parameter specifies the speed of the processor currently installed in your system. CPU/SDRAM BUS Frequency This parameter specifies the currently FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of the CPU/SDRAM.
  • Page 51 Diskette Drive A This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive A settings. IDE Primary Channel This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master and slave ports of the primary IDE channel. IDE Secondary Channel This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master and slave ports of the secondary IDE channel.
  • Page 52 Serial Port 1 This parameter shows the serial port 1 address and IRQ setting. Serial Port 2 This parameter shows the serial port 2 address and IRQ setting. Parallel Port This parameter shows the parallel port address and IRQ setting. PS/2 Mouse The BIOS utility automatically detects if there is a pointing device connected to your system.

  • Page 53: Product Information

    The Product Information contains the general data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, BIOS version, etc. This information is necessary for troubleshooting (may be required when asking for technical support). The following shows how the Product Information screen appears: Product Information Product Name AX4BR-U System S/N Main Board ID M51IX Main Board SN N/A System BIOS Version V4.0...
  • Page 54 System S/N This parameter specifies the system’s serial number. Main Board ID This parameter specifies the motherboard’s identification number. Main Board S/N This parameter specifies the motherboard’s serial number. System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility. SMBIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the SMBIOS version.

  • Page 55: Disk Drives

    Select Disk Drives to input configuration values for disk drives. The following screen shows the Disk Drives menu: Disk Drives Floppy Drive A [1.44MB 3.5-inch] IDE Primary Channel Master IDE Primary Channel Slave IDE Secondary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel Slave...

  • Page 56: Floppy Drives

    Floppy Drives To enter the configuration value for the first floppy drive, highlight the Floppy Drive A parameter. Press key to view the options and select the appropriate value. Drive A These items select the floppy drive type. The available settings and types supported by the motherboard are listed to the left.

  • Page 57: Ide Secondary Channel Master

    IDE Secondary Channel Master This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 2. IDE Secondary Channel Slave This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 2. The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE Drive parameters: IDE Primary Channel Master Device Detection Mode...
  • Page 58 Device Detection Mode Device Detection If you select “Manual”, you need to fill in all remaining field, such as Cylinder, Head, and Sector on this Mode selected item. If the item “Auto” is selected, the items will remain “0”. And when the system boot up, system Auto (Default) will detect the hard disk and configure it automatically.
  • Page 59 Sector This parameter specifies the number of sectors of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting. Size This parameter specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB. Hard Disk LBA Mode Hard Disk Block This function enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in use.

  • Page 60: Onboard Peripherals

    The Onboard Peripherals Configuration allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices. Selecting this option displays the following screen: Onboard Peripherals Serial Port 1 [Enabled] Base Address [3F8h] IRQ [4 Serial Port 2 [Enabled] Base Address [2F8h] IRQ [3 Parallel Port [Enabled]...

  • Page 61: Serial Port 1 & 2

    Serial Ports 1 and 2 Serial Port 1 & 2 These parameters allow you to enable or disable serial ports 1 and 2. Enabled (Default) Disabled Base Address Base Address This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port. Serial Port 1: 3F8h (Default) 3E8h...

  • Page 62: Parallel Port

    The Base Address and IRQ parameters for each port are configurable only if the port is enabled. Parallel Port Parallel Port This parameter allows you to enable or disable the parallel port. Enabled (Default) Disabled Base Address Base Address This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port. 378h (Default) 3BCh 278h...
  • Page 63 The Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if Parallel Port is enabled. If you install an add-on card that has a parallel port whose address conflicts with the onboard parallel port, a warning appears on the screen. Check the parallel port address of the add-on card and change the address to one that does not conflict. Operation Mode Operation Mode This item lets you set the parallel port mode.

  • Page 64: Ps/2 Mouse

    ECP DMA Channel ECP Mode Use DMA This item becomes active only if you select Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) as the operation mode. It allows you to assign DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the ECP parallel port function (as required 1 (Default) in Windows 95).
  • Page 65 USB Host Controller USB Host This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB controller on board. When enabled, it activates the USB Controller function of the system. When disabled, it deactivates the function. Enabled (Default) Disabled USB Legacy Mode USB Legacy This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB controller on board.
  • Page 66 Onboard 10/100 Ethernet Chip On-board 10/100 This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard network feature. Ethernet Chip Enabled (Default) Disabled Onboard Ethernet Chip On-board This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard network feature. Ethernet Chip Enabled (Default) Disabled...

  • Page 67: Power Management

    The Power Management menu allows you to configure the system power-management feature. The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings: Power Management Power Management Mode [Enabled] IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer ............[OFF] System Sleep Timer [OFF] Sleep Mode [------]...

  • Page 68: Power Management

    Power Management Mode Power This parameter allows you to reduce power consumption. When this parameter is set to “Enabled”, you Management can configure the IDE hard disk and system timers. Setting it to “Disabled” deactivates the Mode power-management feature and its timers. Enabled (Default) Disabled IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer...

  • Page 69: Sleep Mode

    Sleep Mode Sleep Mode This parameter lets you specify the power-saving mode that the system will enter after a specified period of Standby inactivity. The options are “Standby” and “Suspend” modes. This parameter becomes configurable only if Suspend (Default) the System Sleep Timer is enabled. Any keyboard or mouse action, or any enabled monitored activities occurring through the IRQ channels resume system operation.

  • Page 70: Pci Power Management [Enabled]

    PCI Power Management PCI Power This item allows you to enable or disable the PCI power management function. Management Enabled (Default) Disabled RTC Alarm RTC Alarm This item allows you to set a certain time on a certain day to wake-up the system from suspend mode. Enabled Disabled (Default) Resume Day...

  • Page 71: Boot Options

    Restart On AC/Power Failure Restart On When “Enabled”, the system automatically turns on when the power comes back. When “Disabled” the AC/Power Failure system turns off and does not turn on when the power comes back. When set to “Pre-State”, the system Enabled maintains the last power state when the power comes back.

  • Page 72: Primary Display Adapter

    Boot Sequence This parameter allows you to specify the boot search sequence during POST. . The system checks this drive first. . The system then checks this drive if it can not boot from the 1 specified drive. . If the 1 and 2 searches fail then it boots from this drive.

  • Page 73: Silent Boot

    Silent Boot Silent Boot This parameter enables or disables the Silent Boot function. When set to ”Enabled”, BIOS is in graphical Enabled (Default) mode and displays only an identification logo during POST and while booting. After booting the screen Disabled displays the operating system prompt (such as DOS) or logo (such as Windows 95).

  • Page 74: Boot From 10/100 Landesk(R) Service Agent

    Boot from 10/100 LANDesk(R) Service Agent Boot from 10/100 When set to “Enabled”, this parameter allows system to boot from the LAN card. LANDesk(R) Service Agent Enabled Disabled (Default) Boot from Gigabit LANDesk(R) Service Agent Boot from 10/100 When set to “Enabled”, this parameter allows system to boot from the LAN card. LANDesk(R) Service Agent Enabled...

  • Page 75: Date And Time

    The real-time clock keeps the system date and time. After setting the date and time, you do not need to enter them every time you turn on the system. As long as the internal battery remains good (approximately seven years) and connected, the clock continues to keep the date and time accurately even when the power is off.
  • Page 76 Day: 1 to 31 Year: 1980 to 2079 Time Time Highlight the items on the Time parameter and press to set the time following the hour-minute-second format. hh:mm:ss Valid values for hour, minute, and second are: Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59...

  • Page 77: System Security

    The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its data. The following screen appears if you select System Security from the Main menu: System Security Supervisor Password……………[None] User Password……..……………[-----] Password on Boot…………[-----] Disk Driver Control Floppy Drive .……………[Normal] Hard Disk Drive …………[Normal]...
  • Page 78 Supervisor Password Enter your Password twice Password may be up to 7 characters long. Enter Password……………………………[ Enter Password again…………………… [ Set or Change Password Enable the Supervisor Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the ENTER key. The Supervisor Password windows will appear as shown above.

  • Page 79: User Password

    Press the ESC key to exit setup. The Exit Setup screen will appear. Choose “Yes” to save your setting and exit Setup. Your password will be saved to CMOS. If you want to remove the password, please select “Disabled” to disable this function. User Password User Password This item can secure your system against unauthorized use.

  • Page 80: Health Monitor

    Floppy Drive Setting Description Normal Floppy drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector Hard Disk Drive Setting Description Normal Hard disk drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors Write Protect Boot Sector...
  • Page 81 Health Monitor Event Logging Event Logging…………………………[Enabled] Clear Event Logs………………………[Disabled] Total Number of Event Logs ………… 12 Remain of Event Log Area …...……… . View Event Logs Hardware Monitor . Health Monitor Status Temperature/Voltage/Fan………………[Disabled] CPU Fan………………………...[-----------] 1st System Fan…………………[-----------] 2nd System Fan………………..[-----------] Memory ECC………………………….[Enabled] Threshold Setting CPU Temperature………………………[ 70 ] °C...

  • Page 82: Event Logging

    Event Logging This option allows you to record monitored events that occur during the operation of your system. Event Logging Event Logging This item allows you to enable or disable the system event logging function. Enabled (Default) Disabled Clear Event Logs Clear Event Logs This item allows you to enable or disable the system event logs clearing function.

  • Page 83: View Event Logs

    View Event Logs View Event Logs Opens the system event log file for viewing. Hardware Monitor This parameter monitors the hardware status such as fan and memory information. Health Monitor Status Health Monitor Represents the system information. Status Health Monitor Status CPU Temperature…………………………………………………….[0038] CPU Core Voltage……………………………………………………1.50 V CPU Voltage………………………………………………………….

  • Page 84: Post Event Action

    Temperature/Voltage/Fan Temperature/Volt Enable or disable the monitoring of the system’s temperature, voltage, and CPU fan. age/ Fan Enabled (Default) Disabled Memory ECC ECC or Error-Correcting Code tests the accuracy of data as it passes in and out of memory. This Enabled (Default) parameter enables or disables the monitoring of this function.

  • Page 85: Alert Beep When Log An Event

    Power off if Fan Fail Power off if CPU This parameter allows you to enable or disable the automatic power off when CPU temperature is too high. Temperature too High Alert Beep When Log an Event Alert Beep When This parameter allows you to enable or disable an alert beep when a log is produced. Log an Event...

  • Page 86: Load Default Settings

    Use this option to load the default settings for the optimized system configuration. When you load the default settings, some of the parameters are grayed-out with their fixed settings. These grayed parameters are not user-configurable. The following dialog box appears when you select Load Default Settings from the main menu: Load Default Settings...

  • Page 87: Abort Settings Change

    Use this option to disregard your changes to the BIOS and reload your previous settings. The following dialog box appears when you select Abort Settings Change from the main menu: Abort Settings Changes Do you want to abort settings changes? [ YES] [NO] Select “Yes”...

  • Page 88: Exit Setup

    Use this option to exit the BIOS utility. Exit Setup Settings have been changed. Do you want to save CMOS setting? [YES] [NO]...

  • Page 89: 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 90: 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 91: 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 92: 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 93: 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 94 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 95 Channel for communications between the memory and surrounding devices. 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 96 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. EV6 Bus in the technology of Alpha processor from Digital Equipment Corporation. EV6 bus uses both rising and falling clock edge to transfer data, similar as DDR SDRAM or ATA/66 IDE bus.

  • Page 97: 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 98 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 99 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 and 266MHz two type of working frequency. Because of DDR DRAM data bus is 64-bit, it provides data transfer bandwidth up to 200x64/8=1600MB/s, and 266x64/8=2100MB/s. Hence, the PC-1600 DDR DRAM is working with 100MHz and PC-2100 DDR DRAM is working with 133MHz FSB frequency.
  • Page 100 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 101 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 102: 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 103 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 104: 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.
  • Page 105 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 106 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 107 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 108 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 109 5 5 5 5 News Group: Your problem probably had been answered by our support engineer or professional users on the news group. 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 110 Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: AX4BR-U R1.20 Sep.01.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 2002, Award Software, Inc. AX4BR-U is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.

  • Page 111: 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 112 Please do not hesitate contact us if you have any problem about our products. Any opinion will be appreciated. America Pacific Rim Europe AOpen Inc. AOpen Computer b.v. AOpen America Inc. Tel: 1-510-489-8928 Tel: 886-2-3789-5888 Tel: 31-73-645-9516 Fax: 886-2-3789-5899 Fax: 31-73-645-9604...

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