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DXPN-U

DOC. NO.: DXPNU-OL-E0306A
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  • Page 1: Dxpn-U

    DXPN-U DOC. NO.: DXPNU-OL-E0306A...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ’ ’ DXPN-U ............................1 What’s in this manual ..............................2 You Must Notice ................................7 Before You Start ................................8 Overview ..................................9 Feature Highlight................................10 Quick Installation Procedure ............................13 Motherboard Map ................................14 Hardware Installation........................ 15 About “User Upgrade Optional” and “Manufacture Upgrade Optional”… ............... 16 CPU Installation ................................
  • Page 3 IDE and Floppy Connector ............................26 ATA100 Supported ................................ 28 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel ............................. 29 Chassis Intrusion Sensor .............................. 30 JP1 Check Password Jumper............................31 JP3 Clear CMOS Jumper .............................. 32 JP4 BIOS Configuration / Recovery Select Jumper....................... 33 Support Two USB2.0 Channels (Four Ports) .........................
  • Page 4 Power Management ..............................68 Boot Options ................................. 75 Date and Time................................79 System Security ................................81 Health Monitor Status..............................85 Load Default Settings ..............................86 Abort Settings Change ..............................87 Glossary ............................ 88 AC97 CODEC ................................88 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ....................... 88 ACR (Advanced Communication Riser).........................
  • Page 5 EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM)....................92 EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) ........................92 EV6 Bus ..................................92 FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) ........................... 93 FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) ..........................93 FC-PGA2 (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) ..........................93 Flash ROM ..................................93 Hyper Threading ................................
  • Page 6 SMBus (System Management Bus) ..........................97 SPD (Serial Presence Detect) ............................97 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ............................. 97 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)............................. 98 Wireless LAN – 802.11b ..............................98 ZIP file................................... 98 Troubleshooting......................... 99 Technical Support ........................103 Product Registration ....................... 107 How to Contact Us ........................

  • Page 7: 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 8: Before You Start

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

  • Page 9: Overview

    Thank you for choosing AOpen DXPN-U motherboard. DXPN-U is Intel Socket 604 motherboard (M/B) based on the BIG ATX ® form factor featuring the Intel E7505 Chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, DXPN-U motherboard can support ® ® ® Xeon™ and up to 533MHz Intel...

  • Page 10: Feature Highlight

    ® Xeon™ 1.8GHz above with up to FSB533MHz (Front Side Bus) designed for Socket 604 technology. Supports Intel Chipset ® ® With Intel E7505 chipset is designed for use with the Intel Xeon™ processor in the 604-pin package. It is optimized for the ®...
  • Page 11 4GB maxium. The socket can support 64, 128, 256, 512 and 1GB DDR DIMM modules. USB2.0 Connectors There are two connectors on the back pane for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. All two USB Connectors support USB2.0. You can use proper cables to connect USB devices from PC99 back panel or connect the second USB channel header to the front panel of chassis.
  • Page 12 Super Multi-I/O Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. You can also connect UART from COM1 to an Infrared Module for wireless connection.

  • Page 13: 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 14: Motherboard Map

    Motherboard Map JP1 BIOS Password ON/OFF Jumper Super I/O Controller COM2 Connector PC99 Back Panel Wake On LAN Connector ATI Rage XL Controller ® Intel 82540 GbE Ethern CPU1 Fan Connector et Controller CPU2 Fan Connector 32bit/33MHz 5V PCI Slot x1 Chassis Fan 1 Connector 64bit/66/100MHz PCI-X Slot x4 604-pin CPU socket x2 up to...

  • Page 15: 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 16: 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 17: Cpu Installation

    ® This motherboard supports Intel Xeon Socket 604 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. Pull up the CPU socket level and up to 90-degree angle. CPU socket lever Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper interface.

  • Page 18: Installing Cpu And Housing Fans

    Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPU FAN connector and System Fan cable to the Chassis Fan connectors. SENSOR +12V SENSOR +12V CPU1 Fan Chassis FAN1 SENSOR +12V Chassis FAN2 +12V SENSOR CPU2 FAN Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that cannot support fan monitoring.

  • Page 19: Agp 8X (Accelerated Graphic Port) Expansion Slot

    DXPN-U provides an AGP 8x slot. ccelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a high-performance, component level interface targeted at 3D graphical display applications. Retaining backward compatibility with the older AGP 4x technology, AGP 8x doubles the graphics bandwidth of the AGP interface to 2.1 gigabytes per second (GB/s) which is designed to benefit applications on today's...

  • Page 20: Dimm Sockets

    This motherboard has four 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install DDR200 DDR266 ECC memory up to 4GB. The unbuffer DDR RAM is supported. DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4...
  • Page 21 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 Config1 Config2 Config3 Notes: 1. 256MB, 512MB, 1GB ECC un-buffer DIMM alternative 2. Config1: It is for RAM installation. 3. Config2: Both DIMMs need to be with the same manufacture and capacity. 4. Config3: Each group or these two groups needs the same manufacture and capacity. 5.
  • Page 22 Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish memory installation. Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below. Pin 1 52 pins 40 pins Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place.

  • Page 23: Multi Function Panel Connector

    Attaching such as power switch, reset switch, HDD LED connector, etc to corresponding pins. Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing. It is 2-pin female connector from the housing front panel. Plug this connector to the soft-power switch connector marked SPWR. Intruder Power Switch ACPI &...

  • Page 24: Atx Power Connector

    This motherboard comes with a 24-pin and 8-pin ATX power connector. Make sure you plug in the right direction. We strongly recommend you to connect the 8-pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 24-pin ATX power connector +12V +12V +12V +12V +3.3V Ground...

  • Page 25: Ac Power Auto Recovery

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

  • Page 26: 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. Primary IDE Channel FDD Connector Secondary IDE Channel...
  • Page 27 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 28: Ata100 Supported

    This motherboard supports ATA66 ATA100 IDE devices. Following table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA modes. Mode Clock Period Clock Count Cycle Time Data Transfer Rate PIO mode 0 30ns 600ns (1/600ns) x 2byte = 3.3MB/s PIO mode 1 30ns 383ns (1/383ns) x 2byte = 5.2MB/s...

  • Page 29: Pc99 Color Coded Back Panel

    The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1, VGA connector, Printer and USB2.0. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. SPP/EPP/ECP Parallel Port PS/2 Mouse Connector 1 GbE USB2.0 Ethernet Port Port VGA Connector...

  • Page 30: Chassis Intrusion Sensor

    The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. This function will log an event in the system BIOS when this header is connected. You can use the 2-pin chassis intrusion sensor to connect with this header, and enable the chassis monitoring function of system BIOS. Intruder Power Switch ACPI &...

  • Page 31: Jp1 Check Password Jumper

    This motherboard provides check password function. You can use JP1 to enable or disable this function, which could prevent your system from unauthorized invasion. The factory default setting is set to “Enable”(1-2), and you may disable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3. Password On (Default) Password OFF...

  • Page 32: Jp3 Clear Cmos Jumper

    You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below. 1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. 2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. 3. Locate JP3 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. 4.

  • Page 33: Jp4 Bios Configuration / Recovery Select Jumper

    You can use JP4 to configure or recover your BIOS. The factory default setting is set to “Normal” (1-2), and you may configure your BIOS bye by setting the jumper to 2-3, and recover your BIOS by removing the jumper. Normal (default) Recovery Configure...

  • Page 34: Support Two Usb2.0 Channels (Four Ports)

    This motherboard provides two channels to link 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 35 The Intel 82540 integrates Intel’s fourth-generation Gigabit MAC design with fully integrated, physical-layer circuitry to provide a standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX applications. The left green LED indicates the link mode, it lights when linking to network and blinking when transferring data in 100Mbps mode. The right green LED indicates the transfer mode, and it lights when data is transferring in 1Gbps mode.

  • Page 36: Wol (Wake On Lan)

    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 37 WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only; it may not exactly look the same with the motherboard you purchased.

  • Page 38: Stby Led

    STBY LED is AOpen’s considerate designs 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.

  • Page 39: Resettable Fuse

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

  • Page 40: Low Esr Capacitor

    The quality of low ESR capacitor (Low Equivalent Series Resistance) during high frequency operation is very important for stability of CPU power. The location of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation.

  • Page 41: 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 before you can install...

  • Page 42: 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.

  • Page 43: Entering Setup

    If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a qualified technician for assistance. The system will reboot immediately after you exit Setup. To enter Setup, press the DELETE key. You must press DELETE while the system is booting.
  • Page 44 The system supports two BIOS Utility levels: Basic and Advanced. If you are an advanced user, you may want to check the detailed configuration of your system. Detailed system configurations are contained in the Advanced Level. To view the Advanced Level, press...
  • Page 45 The asterisk (*) mark indicates that the parameter appears only when you are in the Advanced Level. The parameters on the screens show default values. These values may not be the same as those in your system. The grayed items on the screens have fixed settings and are not user-configurable.

  • Page 46: System Information

    The following screen appears if you select System Information from the Main menu:...

  • Page 47: Processor Speed

    The System Information menu shows the current basic configuration of your system. The sections below explain the parameters. Processor The Processor parameter specifies the type of processor currently installed in your system. The system supports Intel Xeon 1.8 GHz above. Processor Speed The Processor Speed parameter specifies the speed of the processor currently installed in your system.
  • Page 48 Floppy Drive A This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive A settings. Floppy Drive B This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive B settings. IDE Primary Channel Master This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the primary IDE channel.
  • Page 49 IDE Secondary Channel Slave This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the slave port of the secondary IDE channel. Total Memory This parameter specifies the total amount of onboard memory. The memory size is automatically detected by BIOS during the POST.
  • Page 50 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 51: 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:...
  • Page 52 Product Name This parameter specifies the official name of the system. System S/N This parameter specifies the system’s serial number. Main Board ID This parameter specifies the motherboard’s identification 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 53: Disk Devices

    Select Disk Drives to input configuration values for disk drives. The following screen shows the Disk Drives menu:...
  • Page 54 Floppy Drive A To enter the configuration value for the first floppy drive, highlight the Floppy Drive A parameter. Press , key to view the options and select the appropriate value. Drive A/Drive B These items select the floppy drive type. The available settings and types supported by the motherboard are listed to the left.
  • Page 55 IDE Drives To configure the IDE drives connected to your system, select the parameter that represents the channel and port where the desired hard disk to configure is connected. The options are: IDE Primary Channel Master This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1.
  • Page 56 IDE Primary Channel Slave This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1.
  • Page 57 IDE Secondary Channel Master This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the Master port of IDE channel 2.
  • Page 58 IDE Secondary Channel Slave This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the Slave port of IDE channel 2.
  • Page 59 The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE Drive parameters: Device Detection Mode Device Detection If you select “Manual”, you need to fill in all remaining field, such as Cylinder, Mode Head, and Sector on this selected item. If the item “Auto” is selected, the items will remain “0”.
  • Page 60 Head This parameter specifies the number of heads of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting. 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.

  • Page 61: 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:...
  • Page 62 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.

  • Page 63: Parallel Port

    This function lets you assign an interrupt for serial ports 1 and 2. The options for serial ports 1 are IRQ 4 and 11. The Serial Port 1: options for serial port 2 are IRQ 3 and 10. 4 (Default), 11 Serial Port 2: 3 (Default), 10 The Base Address and IRQ parameters for each port are...
  • Page 64 Base Address Base Address This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port. 378h (Default) 3BCh 278h This function lets you assign an interrupt for the parallel port. The options are IRQ 5 and 7. 7 (Default), 5 The Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if Parallel Port is enabled.
  • Page 65 the address to one that does not conflict. Operation Mode Operation Mode This item lets you set the parallel port mode. The mode options are Standard, Bi-directional, EPP (Enhanced Parallel EPP (Default) Port) and ECP (Extended Parallel Port). Bi-Directional Standard Setting Function Standard Parallel Port (Standard)
  • Page 66 Setting Function Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) Allows parallel port operate bi-directional mode and at a speed higher than the maximum data transfer rate ECP DMA Channel ECP Mode Use DMA This item becomes active only if you select Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) as the operation mode. It allows you to assign DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the ECP 1 (Default) parallel port function (as required in Windows 95).
  • Page 67 USB Host Controller USB Host This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB controller on Controller board. When enabled, it activates the USB function of the system. When disabled, it deactivates the function. Enabled (Default) Disabled USB Legacy Mode USB Legacy Mode This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB controller on board.

  • Page 68: 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:...
  • Page 69 A parameter with an asterisk (*) mark indicates that the parameter appears only when you are using in the Advanced Level. See “Entering Setup” on Page Power Management Mode Power This parameter allows you to reduce power consumption. Management When this parameter is set to “Enabled”, you can configure the Mode IDE hard disk and system timers.
  • Page 70 IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer IDE Hard Disk This parameter allows the hard disk to enter standby mode after Standby Timer inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes, depending on your setting. When you access the hard disk again, allow 3 to 5 seconds (depending Off (Default) on the hard disk) for the disk to return to normal speed.
  • Page 71 Sleep Mode Sleep Mode This parameter lets you specify the power-saving mode that the system will enter after a specified period of inactivity. The options Standby are “Standby” and “Suspend” modes. This parameter becomes Suspend (Default) configurable only if 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 72 System Wake-up Event The system wake-up event allows the system to resume operation when the modem ring indicator is enabled. Modem Ring Indicator Modem Ring When “Enabled” any fax/modem activity wakes up the system Indicator from suspend mode. The default setting is “Enabled”. Enabled (Default) Disabled PCI Power Management...
  • Page 73 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 Resume Day This item is displayed when you enable the “RTC Timer” option. Here you can specify what date you want to wake up the system.
  • Page 74 Restart On AC/Power Failure Restart On When “Enabled”, the system automatically turns on when the AC/Power Failure power comes back. When “Disabled” the system turns off and does not turn on when the power comes back. When set to Enabled (Default) “Pre-State”, the system maintains the last power state when the Disabled power comes back.

  • Page 75: Boot Options

    This option allows you to specify your preferred setting for boot up. The following screen appears if you select Boot Options from the Basic Configuration menu:...

  • Page 76: Boot Sequence

    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 77: Fast Boot

    Fast Boot Fast Boot This parameter allows the system to boot faster by skipping some POST routines. Auto (Default) Disabled Silent Boot Silent Boot This parameter enables or disables the Silent Boot function. When set to ”Enabled”, BIOS is in graphical mode and displays Enabled (Default) only an identification logo during POST and while booting.
  • Page 78 Num Lock After Boot Num Lock After This parameter allows you to activate the Num Lock function Boot upon booting. Enabled (Default) Disabled Memory Test Memory Test When set to ”Enabled”, this parameter allows the system to perform a RAM test during the POST routine. When set to Enabled “Disabled”, the system detects only the memory size and Disabled (Default)

  • Page 79: 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 80 Weekday: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Month: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec 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.

  • Page 81: 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:...

  • Page 82: Supervisor Password

    Supervisor Password Supervisor This item can prevent unauthorized access to the BIOS utility. Password The “Present” setting allows you to set a setup password. None (Default) Present Enable the Supervisor Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the ENTER key.

  • Page 83: User Password

    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. Once you set this password, you have to type it whenever you None (Default) boot the system.
  • Page 84 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 Disables the write function only on the...

  • Page 85: Health Monitor Status

    As you turn on your system, the health monitor status will continue to monitor your system’s working voltage, fan status and CPU temperature. Selecting the option displays the following screen:...

  • 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: Select “Yes”...

  • 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: Select “Yes” to disregard your changes and reload your previous settings. After reload, the main menu appears on screen.

  • Page 88: 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.

  • Page 89: Agp (Accelerated Graphic Port)

    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 90: Bios (Basic Input/Output System)

    and integrated drive controller and the computer's motherboard. Two drives (master and slave) are supported. The ATA specification allows the 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).

  • Page 91: Cnr (Communication And Networking Riser)

    high transfer rate of 1MB/s, it also could be encrypted with pin code. With hopping rate of 1600 hops per second, it’s difficult to be intercepted and are less 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".

  • Page 92: 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 93: Fcc Doc (Declaration Of Conformity)

    The DoC is component certification standard of FCC EMI regulations. This standard allows DIY component (such as motherboard) to apply DoC label separately without a shielding of housing. 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.

  • Page 94: Ieee 1394

    IEEE 1394, which also called Firewire, is a serial data transfer protocol and interconnection system. The main feature of the Firewire that assures its adoption for the digital video and audio (A/V) consumer application is its low cost. Fire wire interface is 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.

  • Page 95: Pci (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus

    Developed by Intel, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is a local bus standard. A bus is a channel used to transfer data to (input) and from (output) a computer and to or from a peripheral device. Most PCs have a PCI bus usually implemented at 32-bits providing a 33 MHz clock speed with a throughput rate of 133 MBps.

  • Page 96: Psb (Processor System Bus) Clock

    PSB Clock means the external bus clock of CPU. CPU internal clock = CPU PSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio 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”...

  • Page 97: Sata (Serial Ata)

    The Serial ATA specification is designed to overcome speed limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms. Serial ATA is to replace parallel with the compatibility with existing operating systems and drivers, adding performance headroom for years to come. It is developed with data transfer rate of 150 Mbytes/second, and 300M/bs, 600M/bs to come.

  • Page 98: Vcm (Virtual Channel Memory)

    system automatically recognize the change. USB 2.0, which supports data transfer rates of 480 Mbps, has been widely used in motherboard these days. NEC’s Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system’s ability to service multimedia requirements.

  • Page 99: Troubleshooting

    If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the problem. Note: If using some DIMMs beyond available list, press F10 key when power on, may solve some DIMMs issues. 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 100 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 101 Continue Perhaps your monitor is Check if there is display? 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 102 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 Windows2000.

  • Page 103: 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 104 “Type” directory. In most case, newer versions of drivers and BIOS have solved earlier bugs or compatibility problems. http://download.aopen.com.tw/downloads 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 efficiently and provide important reference for you.
  • Page 105 P/N: 91.88110.201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number.
  • Page 106 BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: BIOS V4.1 R1.02 EN RAS BIOS Version : R1.02 June 19, 2003...

  • Page 107: 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 108: How To Contact Us

    Pacific Rim Europe America 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 Email: Support@AOpen.NL Fax: 1-510-489-1998 China Germany Japan AOpen Japan Inc. AOpen Computer GmbH. 艾爾鵬國際貿易(上海)有限公司 Tel: 86-21-6225-8622 Tel: 49-1805-559191 Tel: 81-048-290-1800...

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