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SYSFAN3 Connector IDE Connector x2 Front Panel Connector (ATA/66/100/133 supported) JP20 CPU Host Clock Select Jumper FDD Connector AOpen reserves the right to revise all the specifications and information contained in this documentation, which are subject to change without notice.
1. JP14 Clear CMOS 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. Everything you need to boot this 2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. motherboard is included in this 3.
Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of overclocking, simply use <Home> key to restore the default setting or you can wait the AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” reset the system in five seconds and system will auto-detect hardware again.
6. Front Audio Connector 8. Connecting IDE, Floppy Cables If the housing has been designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC connector. Be connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector.
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10. Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard (AK77-8XN 12. S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector only) S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer file format, which provides The South Bridge VT8235 includes a fast Ethernet controller on chip. On the strength of impressive audio quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of RealTek RTL8100BL LAN controller on board, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN analog audio.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to close all the applications before you start the model name. upgrading. Download the new version of BIOS package zip file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://english.aopen.com.tw/) Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WAK778XN102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment.
IDE cable. The problem should be caused by the Check if the system can IDE cables or HDD itself. reboot successfully. Re-install Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT. AK77-8X is model name of motherboard; R1.02 is BIOS version...
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