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Page 1: ...Overvie A AX X4 4C C M Ma ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l w Hardware Drivers AWARD Glossary T b AX4C Max II DOC NO AX4CMAXII OL E0403C 1 l h ti...
Page 2: ...erview 11 Feature Highlight 12 Quick Installation Procedure 17 Motherboard Map 18 Block Diagram 19 Hardware Installation 20 About Manufacturer Upgrade Optional and User Upgrade Optional 21 JP14 Clear...
Page 3: ...py Connector 38 ATA 133 Supported 41 Serial ATA Supported with RAID function 42 Connecting Serial ATA Disk 43 IrDA Connector 46 S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Connector 47 Super 5 1 Channel Aud...
Page 4: ...Audio Connector 64 Die Hard BIOS II User Upgrade Optional 65 External Controller for DIE HARD BIOS User Upgrade Optional 66 JP2 Dr Voice Output Select Jumper 68 Dr LED Connector 69 Battery less and Lo...
Page 5: ...and Utility 111 Auto run Menu from Bonus CD Disc 111 Installing Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 112 BroadCOM BCM5705 Gigabit LAN Driver 113 Installing Onboard Sound Driver 124 The noise is...
Page 6: ...o Modem Riser 147 ATA AT Attachment 147 BIOS Basic Input Output System 148 Bluetooth 148 CNR Communication and Networking Riser 149 DDR Double Data Rate RAM 149 ECC Error Checking and Correction 150 E...
Page 7: ...Play 153 POST Power On Self Test 153 PSB Processor System Bus Clock 154 RDRAM Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory 154 RIMM Rambus Inline Memory Module 154 SDRAM Synchronous DRAM 154 SATA Serial ATA 15...
Page 8: ...A AX X4 4C C M Ma ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Technical Support 162 Product Registration 165 How to Contact Us 166 8...
Page 9: ...his 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 c...
Page 10: ...ow 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 save...
Page 11: ...ties of 128 256 512MB and 1GB DDR RAM DIMM modules and the maximum memory size can be up to 4 GB The onboard IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33 66 100 and Promise PDC20378 133 mode with transfer rat...
Page 12: ...tion in the Intel 875P Canterwood chipset s I O Controller Hub features USB controllers supporting eight USB ports and integrated Serial ATA function that offers faster transfer rate of 150Mbps plus R...
Page 13: ...ce it provides Gigabits or 10 100Mbps Ethernet for office and home use Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Promise 133 IDE Coming with an on board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four...
Page 14: ...technology is a very effective hardware protection method that doesn t involve any software or BIOS coding Hence it is 100 virus free This motherboard comes with BIOS 1 and BIOS 2 User Upgrade Optiona...
Page 15: ...Optional The Dr LED has 8 LEDs on this AX4C Max II M B to easily show what kind of problems you may encounter Power Management Plug and Play Support the power management function that confirms to the...
Page 16: ...98 ME 2000 XP series compatibility and supports Soft Off STR Suspend to RAM S3 STD Suspend to Disk S4 features Super Multi I O Provide two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port...
Page 17: ...w 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 C...
Page 18: ...r User Upgrade Optional Promise ATA133 IDE Connector x1 FDD Connector Serial ATA Ports x 4 RAID 0 1 0 1 STBY LED Chassis Intrusion Connector JP2 Dr Voice Output Select Jumper CPUFAN1 Connec AGP LED V4...
Page 19: ...Parallel Port IDE Drive x6 ATA 33 66100 DDR400 333 DDR RAM Up to 4GB Primary Channel Secondary Channel 4Mbit Flash EEPROM PCI Bus Firmware Hub Low Pin Count Super I O Floppy Disk Drive x2 AC97 CODEC...
Page 20: ...es 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...
Page 21: ...those optional functions that can t be upgraded by ourselves we call them Manufacturer Upgrade Optional If needed you can contact our local distributors or resellers for purchasing User Upgrade Optio...
Page 22: ...ure 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...
Page 23: ...Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a cut edge on the CPU upper interface Match Pin 1 and cut edge...
Page 24: ...ket 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 Other forms of CPU package are impossible t...
Page 25: ...erator 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 le...
Page 26: ...status If it succeeded the BIOS will enable Watch Dog ABS function immediately and set the CPU FSB frequency by user s setting that stored in the BIOS If system failed in BIOS POST the Watch Dog ABS...
Page 27: ...CP PU U F Fr re eq qu ue en nc cy y S Se et tt ti in ng g C CP PU U F Fr re eq qu ue en nc cy y BIOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Setting This motherboard is CPU jumper less design you c...
Page 28: ...2 80G 2800MHz 133MHz 533MHz 21x Pentium 4 3 0G 3000MHz 200MHz 800MHz 15x Pentium 4 3 06G 3060MHz 133MHz 533MHz 23x Note With CPU speed changing rapidly there might be fastest CPU on the market by the...
Page 29: ...M Mo on ni it to or ri in ng g 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 GND 12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 Fan Connect...
Page 30: ...J Ju um mp pe er r This motherboard provides keyboard mouse wake up function You can use JP28 to enable or disable this function which could resume your system from suspend mode with keyboard or mouse...
Page 31: ...rboard is adjustable from 2 5V to 2 85V such as 2 5V 2 55V 2 6V 2 65V 2 7V 2 75V 2 8V 2 85V for over clocking purpose but default value here is 2 55V In the past we used to have 64 bit memory bandwidt...
Page 32: ...h either single sided or dual sided Matched DIMM configuration in each channel Both either single sided or dual sided Note Memory interface speed will be set to the lowest speed of memory populated No...
Page 33: ...size as depicted below 1 Make sure the DIMM module s pin face down and match the socket s size as depicted below 52 pins 40 pins 2 Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and...
Page 34: ...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 marke...
Page 35: ...rboard 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 pow...
Page 36: ...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...
Page 37: ...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 BOOT LED will keep blinking when you power the system on...
Page 38: ...pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDD and IDE connector The blue connector is IDE1 for clear identification Be careful of the pin1 orientation Wrong orientation may cause system damage Primary Primary...
Page 39: ...IDE device so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly Tip 3 For better signal quality it is recommended to set the far end side device to master mode and follow the suggested seque...
Page 40: ...to simply set the following configuration to make full advantage of it 1 Please press Ctrl F to get into the Promise PDC29378 BIOS during POST 2 Select Auto Setup for the system to recognize your hard...
Page 41: ...that demand more storage space and faster data transfer rates from more responsive computing experiences To make good use of this new technology and enjoy its best performance we recommend you to pai...
Page 42: ...is now showing its age and imposes some serious design issues on today s developers including a 5 volt signaling requirement high pin count and serious cabling headaches The Serial ATA specification...
Page 43: ...er as a master disk Please be noted that it doesn t support Hot Plug in function To connect a Serial ATA disk you have to have a 7 pin serial ATA cable Connect two ends of the serial ATA cable to the...
Page 44: ...nstalled Serial ATA hard disks on your operating system after you have had installed them on the problem mainly lies in the BIOS setting You may simply adjust BIOS settings to have them work properly...
Page 45: ...t all hard disks 3 Combined Mode If you have had installed traditional IDE hard disks and Serial ATA hard disks at the same time then you may choose this Combined Mode Under this mode you may randomly...
Page 46: ...indows 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 infra...
Page 47: ...DIF 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 Through a specific audio cable you can con...
Page 48: ...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 we...
Page 49: ...V 1 65V 1 7V 1 75V 1 8V and 1 85V please do not insert 3 3V AGP card otherwise it could cause serious damage to the motherboard Other than that you could even adjust frequency between variations from...
Page 50: ...rd d w wi il ll l a au ut to om ma at ti ic ca al ll ly y d de et te ec ct t t th he e v vo ol lt ta ag ge e o of f A AG GP P c ca ar rd d a an nd d p pr re ev ve en nt t y yo ou ur r c ch hi ip ps s...
Page 51: ...round this specially designed slot power delivery are upgraded in terms of their trace thickness making its signals much more robust than their fellow PCI slots onboard When building machines with PCI...
Page 52: ...motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem both internal modem card and external box modem are supported Since internal modem card consumes no power when system power is off it i...
Page 53: ...Mo od de em m Traditional Green PC suspend mode does not really turn off the system power supply it uses external box modem to trigger MB COM port and resume back to active Serial Port Modem Side Pin...
Page 54: ...s an answering machine or to send receive a fax You may identify whether or not your system is in true power off mode by checking to see if the fan of your power supply is off Both an external box mod...
Page 55: ...et 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...
Page 56: ...M Ma an nu ua al l WOL Connector Ethernet Card Side WOL Connector Motherboard Side Note This picture is for example only it may not exactly be the same motherboard Note This picture is for example on...
Page 57: ...J45 LAN Jack Line In Speaker Out MIC In USB Port 2 0 COM 1 Port COM 2 Port PS 2 Keyboard Connector USB Port 2 0 PS 2 Keyboard For standard keyboard which is using a PS 2 plug PS 2 Mouse For PC Mouse w...
Page 58: ...ome use the Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors The right hand side LED indicates the link mode it blinks in orange whenever linking to network The left hand side LED indicates...
Page 59: ...o 480Mbps which is 40 times faster than the traditional one Except for the speed increase USB 2 0 supports old USB 1 0 1 1 software and peripherals offering impressive and even better compatibility to...
Page 60: ...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...
Page 61: ...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...
Page 62: ...ect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound L GND GND R Note Though some of the latest version of Windows support Digital Audio through IDE bus However in order to use Open Jukebox pla...
Page 63: ...I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al 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 L GND GND R A AU UX X I IN N C C...
Page 64: ...se 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...
Page 65: ...that they may destroy bios code and data area lately This motherboard implements a very effective hardware protection method without any software or BIOS coding involved therefore it is 100 virus fre...
Page 66: ...ou a better and convenience way to switch the BIOS status between Rescue and Normal without opening the case of your computer You have to plug the jumper cable to the connector pin JP30 on the motherb...
Page 67: ...back to Normal 3 Follow the BIOS upgrade procedure to rehabilitate BIOS 3 Follow the BIOS upgrade procedure to rehabilitate BIOS Reboot the system and you should be able to go back to normal mode Reb...
Page 68: ...derate function which allows you to select the voice coming out from buzzer or speaker if Dr Voice detects any errors that occurred in the operating system If you want to enable buzzer you may set JP2...
Page 69: ...ED Upgrade Optional which can easily shows what kind of problems may occur on your system during assembly It can clearly indicate whether there is a component issue or an installed issue by the 8 LEDs...
Page 70: ...es that the memory may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged LED 2 Indicates that the AGP may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged LED 3 Indicates that the PCI card may have been inst...
Page 71: ...ou to save your current CPU and CMOS Setup configurations without the need of a battery The RTC real time clock can also keep running as long as the power cord is plugged If you lose your CMOS data by...
Page 72: ...3 3V 5V 12V switching power supply for a while However new generation CPU is able to use regulator of different voltages to transfer 12V to CPU voltage for example to 2 0V This motherboard is with swi...
Page 73: ...uch 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...
Page 74: ...rom this page users may obtain the technical support information of AOpen Moreover detailed information could be saved in bmp or txt format NOTE AOconfig can be used in Windows 98SE ME NT4 0 2000 or e...
Page 75: ...USB port to prevent over current or shortage These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken function as protecting the motherboard user still cannot replace it and the motherboard is still ma...
Page 76: ...ent 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...
Page 77: ...e optimized power density transient response and thermal performance for satisfying the increasing high CPU temperature And one thing for sure 4 phase PWM controller would definitely be better for 3 p...
Page 78: ...providing stronger power and could lower down the temperature of motherboard from 15 to 30 As test report shows while most of the motherboards on the market are powered by 3 phase PWM controller this...
Page 79: ...y 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 ai...
Page 80: ...it is a MUST to insert audio cable to CD IN connector on the motherboard Power Pressing O to directly power off your computer with no hassle of entering Windows Operation System Boot Pressing B to in...
Page 81: ...atically 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 pressi...
Page 82: ...an 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...
Page 83: ...occupy the whole screen and mask text information during POST AOpen VividBIOS deals with graphics and texts separately and makes them running simultaneously during POST With this innovative design Viv...
Page 84: ...i threading technology SMT Hyper Threading technology allows multiple threads of software applications to be run simultaneously on one processor by duplicating the architectural state on each processo...
Page 85: ...ion resources the second thread can use resources that would be otherwise idle if only one thread was executing This results in an increased utilization of the execution resources within each physical...
Page 86: ...erformance and or data fault tolerance Better performance is accomplished by sharing the workload in parallel among multiple physical hard drives Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant ope...
Page 87: ...sk array data capacity is equal to the number of members times the smallest member capacity For example one 40GB and one 60GB drives will form an 80GB 40GBx2 disk array RAID level 0 which is the faste...
Page 88: ...o two disks at the same time However this is the simplest way to provide high reliability Block 2 If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive wil...
Page 89: ...the benefits of fast data access as in RAID 0 with the fault tolerance of RAID 1 This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability You need double the number of disks as a RAID 0 half for each...
Page 90: ...0 0 S St tr ri ip pi in ng g w wi it th h M Mi ir rr ro or ri in ng g R RA AI ID D 0 0 1 1 M Mi ir rr ro or ri in ng g R RA AI ID D 1 1 Logical Drive 80 GB Physical Disks 40 GB Physical Disks 40 GB Ph...
Page 91: ...the steps shown below to setup your disk array A Ar ro ou us se e R RA AI ID D f fu un nc ct ti io on n i in n B BI IO OS S After having properly installed your Serial ATA hard disks you may directly...
Page 92: ...through the boot up Please press these two buttons simultaneously When you enter you will be presented with a screen as shown below 1 Create RAID Volume This section allows users to choose the strip s...
Page 93: ...Intel IAA RAID Edition Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times The IAA RAID Edition is designed to provide functionality for the Intel R ICH5R SATA RAID Co...
Page 94: ...therboard is designed with Promise Serial ATA PDC20378 controller onboard which is capable of providing you additional RAID 0 1 0 1 functioned by ATA133 IDE Connector SATA port 4 PDC20378 SATA port 3...
Page 95: ...Promise PDC29378 is capable of creating RAID function of 0 1 0 1 by IDE3 Briefly shows you how FASTBUILD Utility creates disk array for your different arrangement For details please refer to the RAID...
Page 96: ...li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 3 To create the disk array for RAID 0 1 0 1 with 4 hard disks If this is the first time booting and drives installed the Promise onboard BIOS will display the following...
Page 97: ...lay the Auto Setup Menu below This is the fastest and easiest method to creating your first array For viewing Drive Assignment Define Array Delete Array or Rebuild Array please select the respective i...
Page 98: ...or r The Intel R Application Accelerator is designed to improve performance of the storage sub system and overall system performance This software delivers improved performance through several ingred...
Page 99: ...if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears 2 When the Windows XP Setup window is generated press S to Specify an Additional Device s 3 Insert the Promise Technology driver diskett...
Page 100: ...screen then press the Enter key 4 The Windows XP Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices WinXP Promise FastTrak 378 tm controller The FastT...
Page 101: ...ss S to Specify an Additional Device s 3 Insert the Promise TechnologyO driver diskette into drive A and press Enter key 4 Choose Win2000 Promise FastTrak 378 tm Controller from the list that appears...
Page 102: ...lowing mass storage devices Win2000 Promise FastTrak 378 tm controller The FastTrak 378 driver will now be copied on to the system and entered into the Windows 2000 driver database 5 When the System S...
Page 103: ...or PCI RAID Controller Choose it and then press the Properties button 8 Choose the Driver tab in the Properties window choose Update Driver and then press Next 9 Choose Search for a better driver than...
Page 104: ...e Specify a Location and then type CD ROM Driver Promise PDC20378 Driver 98 me in the text box 6a Insert the Bonus CD in CD ROM 7 Click on Next The Add New Hardware wizard will say it has found Win98...
Page 105: ...r PCI RAID Controller Choose it and then press the Properties button 8 Choose the Driver tab in the Properties window choose Update Driver and then press Next 9 Choose Search for a better driver than...
Page 106: ...e Specify a Location and then type CD ROM Driver Promise PDC20378 Driver 98 me in the text box 6a Insert the Bonus CD in CD ROM 7 Click on Next The Add New Hardware wizard will say it has found Win98...
Page 107: ...Setup window is generated press S to Specify an Additional Device s 3 Press O to select Other and press the Enter key 4 Insert the Promise Technology FastTrak 378 driver diskette into drive A and pres...
Page 108: ...Have Disk 6 When the Install From Disk appears insert the FastTrak 378 Driver diskette in drive A 7 Type A NT4 in the text box window then choose OK 6a Insert the Bonus CD in CD ROM 7a Type CD ROM Dr...
Page 109: ...from Windows NT 4 x 1 In Start Button choose Control Panel in Setup group 2 In Control Panel select SCSI Adapter next choose Drivers label 3 Choose Remove button 4 After successful removing the SCSI A...
Page 110: ...e e A Ar rr ra ay y M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t U Ut ti il li it ty y After installing Promise driver for respective operating system please install this Promise Array Management Utility for managi...
Page 111: ...order to boot your system But after you finish the hardware installation you have to install your operation system first such as Windows 98 before you can install any drivers or utilities Please refe...
Page 112: ...la at ti io on n U Ut ti il li it ty y The Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility installs to the target system the Windows INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset compo...
Page 113: ...O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l B Br ro oa ad dC CO OM M B BC CM M5 57 70 05 5 G Gi ig ga ab bi it t L LA AN N D Dr ri iv ve er r For Win2000 Xp operating system please kindly follow this Insta...
Page 114: ...C M Ma ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l BroadCom Enthernet Driver InstallGuide under Win98SE ME 1 Open the Device Manager and check if there is a PCI Enthernet Controller in Other de...
Page 115: ...ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 2 Insert the supplied Bonus CD 3 Click PCI Enthernet Controller Driver Update Driver and Select Install the software automatically ReCommended And th...
Page 116: ...ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 4 When prompted insert the media to be searched into your CD ROM drive type the path to the driver and select OK Example e Driver Lan BCM5705 Where e Driver Lan BCM5705 is the...
Page 117: ...I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 5 In the Driver Files Search Results window verify that the correct path to the driver software is shown then click Next 6 Then OS will request to insert the Bo...
Page 118: ...e M Ma an nu ua al l 7 Type the path of the BroadCom Enthernet driver and select OK Example e Driver Lan BCM5705 Where e Driver Lan BCM5705 is the designation of the b57w2k sys on your Bonus CD 8 Bro...
Page 119: ...erify that the Windows NT system is upgraded with Service Pack 4 or later 2 Start your Windows NT system and log in You must have System Administrator privileges to install the driver software 3 Open...
Page 120: ...Network Adapter window opens click Have Disk 8 When prompted insert the driver installation media or choose a location to install the driver from Type the path to the driver and click OK For example t...
Page 121: ...A AX X4 4C C M Ma ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 9 With Gigabit Ethernet Controller highlighted in the Select OEM Option window click OK 121...
Page 122: ...A AX X4 4C C M Ma ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l The adapter files are installed then the Network window is displayed showing the newly installed adapter 122...
Page 123: ...ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 10 Click Close then the Microsoft TCP IP Properties window appears 11 Configure the TCP IP protocol and click OK 12 When prompted to restart your comp...
Page 124: ...g g O On nb bo oa ar rd d S So ou un nd d D Dr ri iv ve er r In ns st ta al ll li in ng g O On nb bo oa ar rd d S So ou un nd d D Dr ri iv ve er r This motherboard comes with AC97 This motherboard com...
Page 125: ...led already 1 After enabling the USB 2 0 controller install Windows 2000 normally 2 After installation go the Start menu and choose Settings 3 From the Settings menu choose Control Panel 4 In the Cont...
Page 126: ...126 A AX X4 4C C M Ma ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l...
Page 127: ...ndow choose Update Driver and then press Next 9 Choose Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended from the list and then press Enter 10 Choose Specify a location and then press Next 11 Ins...
Page 128: ...A AX X4 4C C M Ma ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 13 Click on Next A message informing you that Windows has found Intel PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller ICH5 should appear 128...
Page 129: ...ress Enter 2 Choose Specify a location and then press Next 3 Insert the Bonus CD in CD ROM 4 Type CD ROM Driver Intel USB2 0 Win2000 in the text box that appears Press OK 5 Click on Next A message inf...
Page 130: ...130 A AX X4 4C C M Ma ax x I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Windows 98SE ME Installation Guide Installing Drivers During Windows 2000 Installation...
Page 131: ...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 you...
Page 132: ...all voltages and set your expected margins of warning level 132 You may check your system voltage from the indicating bar here Of course you may set your defaulted lowest margin for your fans and Sil...
Page 133: ...relation to temperature You may find that this setting fits you best 4 AOpen Recommend Setting This setting is designed specifically for AOpen housing A series of lab tests were conducted under the re...
Page 134: ...een for the frequency and reboot the system again and again But from now on you don t have to surfer the boring stuffs anymore With brand new and user friendly EzClock that AOpen specially designs for...
Page 135: ...y as you change these CPU settings CPU Ratio FSB and frequency displaying area You can adjust CPU FSB here by entering preferred value On the right part of the panel is the section that you adjust the...
Page 136: ...re CPU Fan Voltage and Temperature representing CPU fan speed CPU voltage and CPU temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit degrees How You Adjust the Settings in BIOS Apart from EzClock utility the volta...
Page 137: ...ill pop up on the screen Your personal settings that had been adjusted earlier will be highlighted thus you can have clear idea how your system functions and monitor your system more easily 137 Curren...
Page 138: ...But the default setting of BIOS still can t fine tune the chipset controlling entire system Hence the rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system usin...
Page 139: ...S setup program into the BIOS Flash ROM When you select one function of BIOS setup program the function description will appeared at right side of screen Hence you don t need read this manual while yo...
Page 140: ...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 Chan...
Page 141: ...ish 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 Del 141...
Page 142: ...designed with multi language support There are various widely use languages provided on our website for your downloading which also helps to prevent wrong settings caused by misunderstanding of the la...
Page 143: ...ome settings may not come into effect until you reboot your system Caution After updating your BIOS please remember to update WinBIOS profile as well If the upgraded BIOS version is newer than WinBIOS...
Page 144: ...n taken into consideration to go with any windows platform you might be using no matter if you re using Windows 95 98 98SE ME NT4 0 2000 or even the latest Windows XP In the meanwhile in order to prov...
Page 145: ...vironment 3 Save the unzipped files into a folder for example WAX4CMAXII102 EXE WAX4CMAXII102 BIN 4 Double click on the WAX4CMAXII102 EXE EzWinFlash will detect the model name and BIOS version of your...
Page 146: ...r 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...
Page 147: ...x 1X AGP data transfer 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 66M...
Page 148: ...a transfer rate is 16 6MHz x 8 133MB s ATA 133 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA 66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 30ns B BI IO OS S B Ba as si ic c I In np pu ut t O Ou ut tp pu ut t...
Page 149: ...r 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 spec...
Page 150: ...as E 2 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...
Page 151: ...GA A2 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 13 m process CPU developed by Intel which can be plugged into SKT423 478 socket as w...
Page 152: ...r video 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...
Page 153: ...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...
Page 154: ...h 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...
Page 155: ...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...
Page 156: ...sters between the memory core and I O pins Using VCM technology results 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...
Page 157: ...n ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Z ZI IP P f fi il le e A compressed file format to reduce file size To unzip file run shareware PKUNZIP http www pkware com for DOS and other operating system or WINZIP http...
Page 158: ...e 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 pr...
Page 159: ...tall the VGA card Then connect your monitor and keyboard Next and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure Please conta...
Page 160: ...tinue Yes It is very possible that your keyboard is defective No Check if the system reboots Check if there is display Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective No Press Ctrl and Alt key at the sa...
Page 161: ...the system can reboot successfully The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself No End Yes Turn off the system and re connect IDE cable Re install the operating system such as Windows 9...
Page 162: ...nguage Under Type directory choose Manuals to go to our manual database You can also find the manual and EIG in AOpen Bonus Pack http club aopen com tw downloads 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Test Report We recomme...
Page 163: ...for you Contact Us Please prepare detail system configuration and error symptom before contacting us The part number serial number and BIOS version are also very helpful P Pa ar rt t N Nu um mb be er...
Page 164: ...er rs si io on n Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen POST Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen POST screen...
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