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Summary of Contents for 1AK79G-V

Page 1: ...D D 1 13 39 94 4 A AK K7 79 9G G 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Overview Hardware Installation Drivers Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Troubleshooting Technical Support AK79G V AK79G VN AK79D 1394 A79G 1 394 DOC NO AK79G1394 OL E0301C ...

Page 2: ...e 8 Before You Start 9 Overview 10 AK79G V AK79G VN AK79D 1394 AK79G 1394 Comparison Table 11 Feature Highlight 12 Quick Installation Procedure 16 Motherboard Map 17 Block Diagram 18 Hardware Installation 19 About Manufacturer Upgrade Optional and User Upgrade Optional 20 JP14 Clear CMOS Data 21 CPU Installation 22 AOpen Overheat Protection O H P Technology 24 CPU and Housing Fan Connector 27 JP27...

Page 3: ...per 5 1 Channel Audio Effect 37 TV Output Connector for AK79G V AK79G VN and AK79G 1394 38 IrDA Connector 39 AGP Accelerated Graphic Port 8X Expansion Slot 40 AGP Protection Technology and AGP LED 41 Support 10 100 Mbps LAN Onboard For AK79G VN AK79D 1394 and AK79G 1394 42 CNR Communication and Network Riser Expansion Slot 43 Game Port Bracket Supported 44 Color Coded Back Panel 45 COM2 Connector ...

Page 4: ...Life Design 53 CPU Over current Protection 54 AOConfig Utility 55 Resetable Fuse 57 2200μF Low ESR Capacitor 58 Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink 59 Open JukeBox Player 60 Vivid BIOS technology 64 The noise is gone SilentTek 65 Driver and Utility 68 Auto run Menu from Bonus CD 68 NVIDIA nForce Windows driver 69 NVIDIA Windows 98 ME 2000 Display driver 70 NVIDIA Windows XP Display driver 71 NVIDIA USB2 0 ...

Page 5: ...ry 80 AC97 CODEC 80 ACPI Advanced Configuration Power Interface 80 ACR Advanced Communication Riser 80 AGP Accelerated Graphic Port 81 AMR Audio Modem Riser 81 ATA AT Attachment 81 BIOS Basic Input Output System 82 Bluetooth 82 CNR Communication and Networking Riser 83 DDR Double Data Rate RAM 83 ECC Error Checking and Correction 84 EEPROM Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM 84 EPROM Erasable Pro...

Page 6: ...er Threading 85 IEEE 1394 86 Parity Bit 86 PCI Peripheral Component Interface Bus 87 PDF Format 87 PnP Plug and Play 87 POST Power On Self Test 87 PSB Processor System Bus Clock 88 RDRAM Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory 88 RIMM Rambus Inline Memory Module 88 SDRAM Synchronous DRAM 88 SATA Serial ATA 89 SMBus System Management Bus 89 SPD Serial Presence Detect 89 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 89 ...

Page 7: ...79 9G G V VN N A AK K7 79 9D D 1 13 39 94 4 A AK K7 79 9G G 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Wireless LAN 802 11b 90 ZIP file 90 Troubleshooting 91 Technical Support 95 Product Registration 98 How to Contact Us 99 ...

Page 8: ...s All product and brand names used on this manual are used for identification purposes only and may be the registered trademarks of their respective owners 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 inaccur...

Page 9: ...refully for future upgrades or system configuration changes This Online Manual is saved in PDF 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 Adobe web site Although this Online Manual is optimized for screen viewing it is still capable for hardcopy printing you can print it by A4 paper size and set 2 pages pe...

Page 10: ... of CRTs and TVs for AK79G V AK79G VN and AK79G 1394 Hence AK79G V AK79G VN and AK79G 1394 support TV OUT function which supports TV Out card It also supports 1 5V AGP interface with AGP 8x 4x with Fast Write data transfer interface DDR400 DDR333 and DDR266 dual channel DDR RAM can be applied to the maximum memory size of up to 3GB The on board IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 mode and...

Page 11: ... e Following we list functions of all models V represents those functions that the model equips with and X represents functions that model doesn t have Please always refer to this page to see the functions of your model AK79G V AK79G VN AK79D 1394 AK79G 1394 Chipset nForce2 G nForce2 G nForce2 ST nForce2 GT VGA Onboard V V X V VGA Connector V V X V LAN Onboard X V V V LAN Port X V V V IEEE 1394 Fu...

Page 12: ...architecture reducing overall system memory latency with DDR Dual Channel Integrated in this excellent chipset of nForce 2 G GT is the GeForce4 MX Graphics which provides the fastest integrated graphics performance and the most comprehensive set of features delivering fastest speed multi display functionality and multiple configurations of CRTs and TVs Of five PCI slots provided this model support...

Page 13: ...SDRAM and the data buffers at 333 266 200MHz The three slots of DDR RAM can be composed of an arbitrary mixture of 64 128 256 512MB or 1GB DDR RAM and maximum up to 3GB The AK79G V AK79G VN AK79D 1394 AK79G 1394 allows DDR RAM to run at either synchronous or pseudo synchronous mode with the host CPU bus frequency 400 333 266MHz With onboard VGA enabling the memory can only run maximum up to 333MHz...

Page 14: ...vides 1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment function in the BIOS This magic function allows you adjust CPU FSB frequency from 100 200 by 1MHz stepping and lets your system can get maximum performance Power Management Plug and Play Supports the power management function that confirms to the power saving standards of the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA Energy Star program It also offers Plug an...

Page 15: ...nhanced ACPI Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP series compatibility and supports Soft Off STR Suspend to RAM S3 STD Suspend to Disk S4 features Super Multi I O Provides one high speed UART compatible serial port one VGA port AK79G V AK79G VN and AK79G 1394 only and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities ...

Page 16: ... oc ce ed du ur re e This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system Follow each step accordingly 1 Installing CPU and Fan 2 Installing System Memory DIMM 3 Connecting Front Panel Cable 4 Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable 5 Connecting ATX Power Cable 6 Connecting Back Panel Cable 7 Power on and Load BIOS Setup Default 8 Setting CPU Frequency 9 Reboot 10 Installing Driver and Util...

Page 17: ...ual channel DDR400 DDR333 DDR266 Max to 2GB When enabling VGA onboard memory can run max up to 333MHz only IDE Connector x 2 ATA 66 100 133 supported FDD Connector CD IN Connector JP14 CMOS Clear Jumper AUX IN Connector 32 bit PCI Expansion Slot x5 USB2 0 Connector Game Port Connector IrDA Connector CPUFAN1 Connector Front Audio Connector Front Panel Connector Case Open Connector S PDIF Connector ...

Page 18: ...rt x1 2nd USB Port 1st USB Port USB2 0 Port x6 32 bit PCI Slot x5 Parallel Port IDE Drive x4 ATA 66 100 133 128bit dual channel DDR400 333 266 Up to 3GB Primary Channel Secondary Channel 4Mb Flash EEPROM Audio CODEC Modem CODEC AC 97 Link PCI Bus AGP Bus Floppy Disk Drive x2 RealTek RTL8201BL LAN connect Component VGA onboard 2nd USB Port IEEE 1394 x2 For AK79G AK79G N and AK79G 1394 For AK79G N A...

Page 19: ...trostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drives expansion boards and other components Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component 1 Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component If a wrist strap is not ...

Page 20: ...re called User Upgrade Optional Though all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features in some situations these powerful features are not used to every user Hence we changed some key features as Manufacturer Upgrade Optional for you to choose Some optional functions that can be upgraded by users we call them User Upgrade Optional As for those optional functions that can t be upgr...

Page 21: ...ing To clear the CMOS follow the procedures below 1 Turn off the system and unplug the AC power 2 Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2 3 Locate JP14 and short pins 2 3 for a few seconds 4 Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 pin 2 5 Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2 Tip When should I Clear CMOS 1 Boot fail because of overclocking 2 Forget password 3 Troubleshootin...

Page 22: ...ith CPU Overheat Protection function implemented the system will be automatically power off when the temperature of CPU reached 97 degree but works on AthlonXP CPU only Note This picture is for example only it may not exactly be the same motherboard 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the CPU upper interface Match Pin 1 and cut edge then insert the CPU into the soc...

Page 23: ...13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Note This picture is for example only it may not exactly be the same motherboard Note If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well you may damage the CPU 3 Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation CPU cut edge ...

Page 24: ...nder the circumstances that CPU fan is running properly AthlonXP temperature should be way below the highest temperature limit of 97 However if CPU fan accidentally becomes malfunction or improperly installed the CPU temperature would rocket abruptly and you may find your system hang up or crying over the smoking CPU if you haven t installed AOpen O H P previously With AOpen O H P technology appli...

Page 25: ...is CPU jumper less design you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup and no jumpers or switches are needed BIOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control CPU Speed Setting CPU Ratio From 5 5x to 16x step 0 5x CPU FSB Adjustment manually FSB 100 200 by 1MHz Stepping CPU Overclocking Warning nForce2 ST G GT chipsets support 166MHz FSB with performance reaches maximum 333MHz EV6 system bus and 66MHz AGP ...

Page 26: ...AthlonXP 1500 1 3GHz 266MHz 10 0x AthlonXP 1600 1 4GHz 266MHz 10 5x AthlonXP 1700 1 46GHz 266MHz 11 0x AthlonXP 1800 1 53GHz 266MHz 11 5x AthlonXP 1900 1 6GHz 266MHz 12 0x AthlonXP 2000 1 667GHz 266MHz 12 5x AthlonXP 2100 1 73GHz 266MHz 13x AthlonXP 2200 1 80GHz 266MHz 13 5x AthlonXP 2400 2 0GHz 266MHz 15x AthlonXP 2600 2 13GHz 266MHz 16x AthlonXP 2700 2 16GHz 333MHz 13x AthlonXP 2800 2 25GHz 333M...

Page 27: ...an nd d H Ho ou us si in ng g F Fa an n C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3 pin CPUFAN1 connector If you have chassis fan you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 or SYSFAN3 connector Note Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin so that they cannot support fan monitoring SYSFAN2 Connector SYSFAN3 Connector CPUFAN1 Connector GND 12V SENSOR ...

Page 28: ...nd PS2 keyboard mouse wake up function You can use JP27 JP28 to enable or disable this function which could resume your system from suspend mode with keyboard or mouse installed JP28 controls 1st USB channel and JP27 controls 2nd USB channel The factory default setting is set to Disable 1 2 and you may enable this function by setting the jumper to 2 3 JP27 JP28 Pin 1 Pin 1 1 D Di is sa ab bl le e ...

Page 29: ...andwidth up to 5 4GB in advanced 128 bit mode This motherboard supports DDR400 333 266 with Maximum capacity up to 3GB When enabling VGA onboard memory can run max up to 333MHz This motherboard has three 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install 128 bit dual channel DDR400 or DDR333 or DDR266 memory up to 3GB Only Non ECC DDR RAM is supported otherwise it will cause serious damage on memo...

Page 30: ...ow to finish memory installation 1 Make sure the DIMM module s pin face down and match the socket s size as depicted below 2 Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place 3 Repeat step 2 to finish additional DIMM modules installation 52 pins 40 pins Note The tabs of the DIMM slot will close up to hold the DIMM in p...

Page 31: ...that aims at providing you friendly system information The STBY LED will light up when power is connected 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 STBY LED Warning Do not install or remove the DIMM module or others devices when the STBY LED lig...

Page 32: ...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 Plug this connector to the soft power switch connector marked SPWR 1 SPWR GND ACP...

Page 33: ...ector shown below Make sure you plug in the right direction A AC C P Po ow we er r A Au ut to o R Re ec co ov ve er ry y 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 t...

Page 34: ... an nu ua al l I ID DE E a an nd d F Fl lo op pp py y C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r Connect 34 pin floppy cable and 40 pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC connector Be careful of the pin1 orientation Wrong orientation may cause system damage IDE1 Primary ATA 66 100 133 IDE Connector Pin 1 FDD Connector Pin 1 IDE2 Secondary Pin1 ...

Page 35: ...n your IDE device so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly This motherboard supports ATA66 ATA100 or ATA133 DE devices Following table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA modes The IDE bus is 16 bit which means every transfer is two bytes Mode Clock Period Clock Count Cycle Time Data Transfer Rate PIO mode 0 30ns 20 600ns 1 600ns x 2byte 3 3MB s PIO mode 1 30ns 13 383n...

Page 36: ...o other end of the S PDIF audio module which bears S PDIF digital output Normally there are two S PDIF outputs as shown one for RCA connector the most common one used for consumer audio products and the other for optical connector with better audio quality Same as outputs you can also connect RCA or optical audio products to input connectors on the module and have the voice or music come out from ...

Page 37: ...n the strength of the innovative design of ALC650 you re able to use standard line jacks for surround audio output without connecting any external module To apply this function you have to install the audio driver in the Bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5 1 Channel Picture bellow represents the standard location of all speakers in 5 1Channel sound track Please connect the p...

Page 38: ...4 This motherboard comes with a TV Output connector which allows you to accept digital graphic input signal and encodes and transmit data through DVI or TV Output Both NTSC and PAL TV formats are supported for this function You may just install a TV Output module as shown to your back panel connect S Terminal or AV terminal to your TV and then use it as your another monitor Pin 1 TV Output Connect...

Page 39: ...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 UART2 Mode make sure to have the correct orientation when y...

Page 40: ...x slot targeted for high performance 3D graphic AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock for 4X AGP the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 4 1056MB s AGP is now moving to AGP 8x mode which is 66MHz x 4bytes x 8 2 1GB s This AGP slot could automatically become an AGP slot or a Multiplexed Intel DVO Output depending on what kind of cards inserted like AGP cards You can also adjus...

Page 41: ...om being damaged by over voltaging of AGP card When AGP Protection Technology is implemented this motherboard will automatically detect the voltage of AGP card and prevent your chipsets from being burnt out Please note that if you install a AGP card with 3 3V which is not supported the AGP LED on the motherboard will light up to warn you the possible damage of the exceeding voltage You may contact...

Page 42: ...LAN MAC embedded nForce2 on chip with RealTek RTL8201BL PHY except AK79G V which are highly integrated Platform LAN Connect devices it provides 10 100M bps Ethernet for office and home use the Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors The green LED indicates the link mode it lights when linking to network and blinking when transferring data The orange LED indicates the transfer m...

Page 43: ...ation 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 This motherboard implements sound ...

Page 44: ...ith a game port Joystick Midi for you to connect any midi devices or joysticks To use this function you have to have a joystick module and connect it with a game port cable to this port on the motherboard Note This picture is for example only it may not exactly look the same with the motherboard you purchased Joystick Module User Upgrade Optional Pin1 Game Port 1 5V JAB2 JACY GND GND JACX JAB1 5V ...

Page 45: ...g a PS 2 plug PS 2 Mouse For PC Mouse which is using a PS 2 plug USB Port Available for connecting USB devices Parallel Port To connect with SPP ECP EPP printer COM1 Port To connect with pointing devices modem or others serial devices VGA Connector To connect with PC monitor Speaker Out To External Speaker Earphone or Amplifier Line In Comes from the signal sources such as CD Tape player MIC In Fr...

Page 46: ... ne e M Ma an nu ua al l C CO OM M2 2 C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r This motherboard provides two serial ports One of them is on back panel connector and the other is on the upper left of board With proper cable you can connect it to the back panel of chassis Pin 1 1 2 DOD SOUT GND RI RTS SIN DTR CTS DSR COM2 Connector ...

Page 47: ...des six USB connectors to connect USB devices such as mouse keyboard modem printer etc There are four connectors on the back panel You can use proper cables to connect the Front USB connector to USB modules or front panel of chassis Note Please note that if you would like to use USB devices Example keyboard mouse etc under DOS environment you must install driver comes with the devices to make it w...

Page 48: ...A the IEEE 1394 provides data transfer rate up to 400Mb s and USB just has 12Mbps Hence the IEEE 1394 interface can connect with the devices that need high data transferring performance such as digital camera scanner or others IEEE 1394 devices Please use the proper cable to connect with devices Pin 1 IEEE 1394 Port 1 2 KEY 1394_PWR TPB GND TPA Shielding GND 1394_PWR TPB GND TPA 2 1 10 9 Warning P...

Page 49: ...g function To make this function works you have to enable it in the system BIOS connect this header to a sensor somewhere on the chassis So whenever the sensor is triggered by lights or the opening of the chassis the system will send out beep sound to inform you Please be informed that this useful function only applies to advanced chassis you may purchase an extra sensor attach it on your chassis ...

Page 50: ...Windows support Digital Audio through IDE bus However in order to use Open Jukebox player which is driven under BIOS it is a MUST to insert audio cable to CD IN connector on the motherboard C CD D A Au ud di io o C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CD ROM or DVD drive to onboard sound R GND GND L C CD D I IN N C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r ...

Page 51: ... N A AK K7 79 9D D 1 13 39 94 4 A AK K7 79 9G G 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l AUX IN R GND GND L A AU UX X I IN N C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound ...

Page 52: ...signed 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 5 6 and 9 10 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before connecting the cable Please do not remove these 5 6 and 9 10 yellow jumper caps if there s no audio port on the front panel Pin 1 1 AUD_GND AUD_VCC AUD_RET_R KEY AUD_RET_L AUD_MIC AUD_MIC_B...

Page 53: ...d CMOS Setup configurations without using the battery The RTC real time clock can also keep running as long as the power cord is plugged If you lose your CMOS data by accident you can just reload the CMOS configurations from Flash ROM and the system will recover as usual Backup by EEPROM Auto Switch Battery ATX Stand by Power Auto switching to ATX standby power as long as AC power line is plugged ...

Page 54: ...egulator onboard that supports CPU over current protection and it applies to 3 3V 5V 12V power supply for providing full line over current protection ATX Switching Power Supply 3 3V Protected by power supply 12V Protected by power supply Onboard Power Regulator Over Current Protection Circuit CPU Core Voltage 5V Protected by power supply Note Although we have implemented protection circuit try to ...

Page 55: ...f the operation system and hardware such as motherboard CPU memory PCI devices and IDE devices The powerful utility also displays the version of BIOS and firmware for your convenience of maintenance Moreover AOconfig allows users to save information in BMP or TXT format which users may collect the system information in detail and send them to AOpen directly for technical support or further diagnos...

Page 56: ...ase be informed that AOconfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard Meanwhile all applications must be closed before starting AOconfig 4 From this page users may obtain the technical support information of AOpen Moreover detailed information could be saved in bmp or txt format 3 This page presents the IDE devices information such as the serial number the manufacturer ...

Page 57: ...us se e Traditional motherboard has fuse for Keyboard and USB port to prevent over current or shortage These fuses are soldered onboard that user cannot replace it when it is damaged did the job to protect motherboard and the motherboard remains malfunction With expensive Resetable Fuse the motherboard can resume back to normal function after fuse had done its protection job ...

Page 58: ... The quality of low ESR capacitor Low Equivalent Series Resistance during high frequency operation is very important for the stability of CPU power The idea of where to put these capacitors is another know how that requires experience and detail calculation Not only that this motherboard implements 2200μF capacitor which is much larger than normal capacitor 1000 or 1500μF and it provides better st...

Page 59: ...9 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l E En nl la ar rg ge ed d A Al lu um mi in nu um m H He ea at ts si in nk k 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 60: ...en n J Ju uk ke eB Bo ox x P Pl la ay ye er r Here we are pleased to provide you a brand new powerful interface Open JukeBox Without any cost you can have your PC turn into a fashionable CD player This latest Open JukeBox motherboard aims at helping you directly operate your CD player on the PC without any hassle of entering Windows operation system ...

Page 61: ...Player couldn t be easier than the traditional CD Players Below is the function description of respective buttons Power Pressing O to directly power off your computer with no hassle of entering Windows Operation System Boot Pressing B to intelligently boot to Windows Operation System for you Play Pressing A to start playing CD music Stop Pressing S to stop the music playing Pause Pressing P to pau...

Page 62: ...you power on The Open JukeBox will automatically be launched when it detects a music CD in your CD player Press Insert Key Choosing this setting will allow a reminder message popped up on the screen during BIOS POST It reminds you of pressing Ins key on your keyboard to start Open JukeBox Player otherwise the system will launch the Windows Operation System CD Player Choosing this setting allows th...

Page 63: ...eature for you to change its skin You can download as many skins as you want from AOpen Website and changing them whenever you want by using this useful utility EzSkin which may also be downloaded from our website Even more you may design your own skins with innovative idea and sharing them to users around the world by uploading to our website For further technical information we welcome you to vi...

Page 64: ...ly during POST With this innovative design VividBios now brings you a beautiful and sleek 256 colors screen without missing any important information shown on POST screen In addition the limited space of BIOS ROM is another big issue When all of the traditional BIOS can only show space consuming and uncompressed Bitmap AOpen has considerately tuned the BIOS to next generation to recognize the smal...

Page 65: ... same users are affected terribly by the irritating noises of these fans while working with their PC As a matter of fact we do not have to get our fans running at such a high speed in most cases on the contrary we discovered that having your fans running at appropriate time and speed not only reduces the noise but also consumes the least power the system needs so as to prevent over wasting of ener...

Page 66: ...atus page You can find current status of all voltages and set your expected margins of warning level You may check your system voltage from the indicating bar here Of course you may set your defaulted lowest margin for your fans and SilentTek would also pop up a message box to alarm you when the fan is rotating slower than this specified speed You may set the highest margin of your CPU and system ...

Page 67: ...r AOpen housing A series of lab tests were conducted under the real world scenario to determine optimum fan speed to reduce noise level within CPU working condition and temperature Most of the time the fan would remain still when CPU is not fully utilized The following page is surely the most important part of this utility You may control the rotation speed of specific fans that you have got the o...

Page 68: ... 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 XP before you can install any drivers or utilities Please refer to your operation system s installation guide A Au ut to o r ru un n M Me en nu u f fr ro om m B Bo on nu us s C CD D You can use the auto run menu o...

Page 69: ...39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l N NV VI ID DI IA A n nF Fo or rc ce e W Wi in nd do ow ws s d dr ri iv ve er r This nForce driver is an all in one package which contains the below components Audio driver Audio utilities Network driver GART driver SMBus driver Memory controller driver ...

Page 70: ... 1 13 39 94 4 A AK K7 79 9G G 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l N NV VI ID DI IA A W Wi in nd do ow ws s 9 98 8 M ME E 2 20 00 00 0 D Di is sp pl la ay y d dr ri iv ve er r For Display Driver of 98 ME 2000 please use this driver for installation ...

Page 71: ...tallation nVidia VGA Driver Installation Guide for WinXP 1 Open the Device Manager and check if there is a Video Controller VGA Compatible in Other devices 2 Insert the supplied Bonus CD 3 Click Video Controller Driver Update Driver and Select Install the software automatically Recommended And then click Next 4 System will look for the VGA driver from the Bonus CD 5 Finish the VGA driver installat...

Page 72: ...ardware dialog box Under Windows XP Universal Serial Bus USB Controller will be displayed 1 Click on Next and from the generated list box choose Install from a list or special location Advanced click Next 2 Click on Next and from the generated choices choose Include this location in the search 3 Insert the Bonus CD in CD ROM 4 Type CD ROM Driver Nvidia USB2 0 WinXP in the text box that appears 5 C...

Page 73: ...73 A AK K7 79 9G G V V A AK K7 79 9G G V VN N A AK K7 79 9D D 1 13 39 94 4 A AK K7 79 9G G 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l for Windows 98SE ME 2000 Installation ...

Page 74: ...andard BIOS The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives serial and parallel ports Most BIOS setting of this model had been optimized by AOpen s R D engineering team But the default setting of BIOS still can t fine tune the chipset controlling the entire system Hence the rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring y...

Page 75: ...etails about how to use keyboard in the Phoenix 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 Key Description Page Up or Changing setting to next value or increase the value Page Down or Changing setting to previous value or decrease value Enter Select the item Esc 1 In ...

Page 76: ...N A AK K7 79 9D D 1 13 39 94 4 A AK K7 79 9G G 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Key Description F6 Load Setup Defaults setting value from CMOS F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program ...

Page 77: ... B BI IO OS S S Se et tu up p 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 SDRAM HDD etc are good enough for turbo setting ...

Page 78: ... Flash wizard EzWinFlash With an eye to users convenience EzWinFlash combines the BIOS binary code and flash module together so the only thing you have to do is just clicking on the utility you downloaded from web and let it helps you complete the flash process automatically EzWinFlash detects your motherboard and checks the BIOS version cleverly to prevent your system from any possible failure Mo...

Page 79: ...k on the WAK79G1394102 EXE EzWinFlash will detect the model name and BIOS version of your motherboard If you had got the wrong BIOS you will not be allowed to proceed with the flash steps 5 You may select preferred language in the main menu then click Start Flash to start the BIOS upgrade procedure 6 EzWinFlash will complete all the process automatically and a dialogue box will pop up to ask you t...

Page 80: ...card could possess with 90db and do other application process as well We called CODEC that meets this structure AC97 CODEC A AC CP PI I A Ad dv va an nc ce ed d C Co on nf fi ig gu ur ra at ti io on n P Po ow we er r I In nt te er rf fa ac ce e ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 1997 It intends to save more power by taking full control of power management to operating system and by...

Page 81: ...er rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 1 264MB s 2X AGP data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 528MB s 4X AGP data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 4 1056MB s 8X AGP data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 8 2112MB s A AM MR R A Au ud di io o M Mo od de em m R Ri is se er r The CODEC circuit of AC97 sound modem solution can be put on motherboard or put on a riser card AMR card that connects to motherboard thro...

Page 82: ...I IO OS S B Ba as si ic c I In np pu ut t O Ou ut tp pu ut t S Sy ys st te em m BIOS is a set of assembly routine program that reside in EPROM or Flash ROM BIOS controls Input output devices and other hardware devices of motherboard In general to provide hardware independent portability operation system and drivers is required to access BIOS without directly access hardware devices B Bl lu ue et t...

Page 83: ...B 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 D DD DR R D Do ou ub bl le e D Da at ta a R Ra at te e R RA AM M DDR RAM utilizes the existing SDRAM For ex PC 100 PC 133 infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth a...

Page 84: ... am mm ma ab bl le e R RO OM M Also known as E2 PROM Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re programmed by electronic signals but the interface technology is different Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM E EP PR RO OM M E Er ra as sa ab bl le e P Pr ro og gr ra am mm ma ab bl le e R RO OM M Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM EPROM can only be erased by ultra violet UV light If...

Page 85: ...2 2 F Fl li ip p C Ch hi ip p P Pi in n G Gr ri id d A Ar rr ra ay y After FC PGA FC PGA2 is the package for 0 13µm process CPU developed by Intel which can be plugged into SKT423 478 socket as well F Fl la as sh h R RO OM M 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 n...

Page 86: ...eo capture from both newer DV camcorders with Firewire ports and older analog equipment using A V to Firewire converters The advantages of the IEEE1394 High data transfer rate Start from 400 Mbps with 800 1600 3200 Mbps coming soon which is about 30 times faster than USB 1 1 Supports up to 63 devices 16 daisy chained with cable length up to about 4 5 m 14 feet Hot pluggable like USB No need to tur...

Page 87: ...ts in PDF documents are exactly the same as the original file including fonts and graphics and they can be distributed by e mail or stored on the World Wide Web an intranet a file system or a CD ROM for other users to view on any platforms You may download Acrobat Reader in order to read PDF file from its website www adobe com P Pn nP P P Pl lu ug g a an nd d P Pl la ay y Oversimplified Plug and P...

Page 88: ...RAM uses new structure of Multibank which is quite different from FPM EDO SDRAM Using different memory module as well RDRAM uses RIMM with transfer rate of 600 700 800MHz providing bandwidth as high to 1 6GB R RI IM MM M R Ra am mb bu us s I In nl li in ne e M Me em mo or ry y M Mo od du ul le e 184 pin memory module that supports RDRAM memory technology A RIMM memory module may contain up to maxi...

Page 89: ...y for semiconductor IC For example set clock of clock generator for jumper less motherboard The data transfer rate of SMBus is only 100Kbit s it allows one host to communicate with CPU and many masters and slaves to send receive message S SP PD D S Se er ri ia al l P Pr re es se en nc ce e D De et te ec ct t SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM SPD stores memory module i...

Page 90: ...ults in reduced data access latency and reduced power consumption W Wi ir re el le es ss s L LA AN N 8 80 02 2 1 11 1b b 802 11 is a specification developed by IEEE and Wireless LAN technology which is an interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients 802 11 family includes the following specifications and with more coming 802 11 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in ...

Page 91: ...f 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 T Tr ro ou ub bl le es sh ho oo ot ti in ng g If you encounter any trouble to boot you system follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the problem Start Make sure if all jumper settings are correct Clear CMOS Next ...

Page 92: ... in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Install the VGA card Then connect your monitor and keyboard Continue 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 Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing Next No Yes ...

Page 93: ... On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Continue Press Ctrl and Alt key at the same time hold them and then press Del to reboot the system Check if there is display No Yes Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective Check if the system reboots No It is very possible that your keyboard is defective Next Yes ...

Page 94: ... e M Ma an nu ua al l Continue During system rebooting press Del to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Setup Default Check if the system can reboot successfully No The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself End Yes Turn off the system and re connect IDE cable Re install the operating system such as Windows 98 ...

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Page 97: ...d de el l n na am me e a an nd d B BI IO OS S v ve er rs si io on n Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen POST screen For example AK79G 1394 is model name of motherboard R1 02 is BIOS version AK79G 1394 R1 02 Jan 01 2003 AOpen Inc Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1 0A Copyright 2003 Award Software Inc ...

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