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DOC. NO.: AX4GEM-OL-E0211B 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for AX4GE Max

Page 1: ...AX X4 4G GE E M Ma ax x 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 AX4GE Max DOC NO AX4GEM OL E0...

Page 2: ...rview 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 C...

Page 3: ...ATA 133 Supported 40 Serial ATA Supported 41 IrDA Connector 43 S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Connector 44 Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect 45 AGP 4X Slot 46 AGP Protection Technology and AGP LE...

Page 4: ...tional 59 Dr Voice II Volume adjustable through speaker 62 JP2 Dr Voice Output Select Jumper 63 Dr LED Connector 64 Battery less and Long Life Design 66 CPU Over current Protection 67 AOConfig Utility...

Page 5: ...Sound Driver 87 The noise is gone SilentTek 89 Installing Serial ATA Driver 97 PHOENIX AWARD BIOS 105 About Phoenix Award BIOS Function Description 106 How To Use Phoenix Award BIOS Setup Program 107...

Page 6: ...m 116 Bus Master IDE DMA mode 117 CNR Communication and Networking Riser 117 CODEC Coding and Decoding 117 DDR Double Data Rate SDRAM 117 DIMM Dual In Line Memory Module 118 DMA Direct Memory Access 1...

Page 7: ...arity Bit 121 PBSRAM Pipelined Burst SRAM 121 PC 100 DIMM 122 PC 133 DIMM 122 PC 1600 PC 2100 PC 2700 PC 3200 DDR DRAM 122 PCI Peripheral Component Interface Bus 122 PDF Format 123 PnP Plug and Play 1...

Page 8: ...an nu ua al l SMBus System Management Bus 125 SPD Serial Presence Detect 125 Ultra DMA 125 USB Universal Serial Bus 126 VCM Virtual Channel Memory 126 ZIP file 126 Troubleshooting 127 Technical Suppor...

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: ...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 w...

Page 11: ...B Please be noted only when CPU FSB runs at 533MHz does memory be able to go with the speed of 333MHz The onboard IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33 66 100 and Promise 133 mode with transfer rate up...

Page 12: ...USB controllers supporting six USB ports With support for 5 1 channels of AC 97 audio and the ability to make the most of soft audio modem technology the 845GE chipset delivers an ideal solution for i...

Page 13: ...100 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use Ultra DMA 33 66 100 and Promise 133 IDE Comes with an on board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channel...

Page 14: ...io transfer format which provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio IEEE 1394 ports This motherboard comes with IEEE 1394a controll...

Page 15: ...ave users from configuration problems thus making the system much user friendlier Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans status temperature and voltage monitoring and alert through...

Page 16: ...ow 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...

Page 17: ...dio Connector ATA 133 FDD Connector Dr Voice II JP15 JP16 184 pin DIMMx3 supports DDR333 DDR266 Max to 2GB ATX Power Connector S PDIF Intel 845GE chipset 478 pin CPU socket with Voltage and Frequency...

Page 18: ...Parallel Port IDE Drive x6 ATA 33 66100 PC2100 2700 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB Primary Channel Secondary Channel 4Mbit Flash EEPROM AC Link PCI Bus CNR Slot Firmware Hub Low Pin Count Super I O Floppy Disk D...

Page 19: ...r 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 u...

Page 20: ...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 Optio...

Page 21: ...dure 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 22: ...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 then insert the CPU into the socket 1 Pull...

Page 23: ...edge Note If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it may damage the CPU Note This socket supports Micro FC PGA2 package CPU which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel Ot...

Page 24: ...en shipped we strongly recommend you to install AOpen special designed CPU Fan as shown below on the retention module for better heat dissipation Please install the CPU Fan correctly as the following...

Page 25: ...and allows the user to set the CPU frequency through the BIOS setup therefore no jumpers or switches are used The disadvantages of the Pentium based jumper less designs are eliminated There will be n...

Page 26: ...SB frequency by user s setting that stored in the BIOS If system failed in BIOS POST the Watch Dog Timer will reset the system to reboot in five seconds Then BIOS will detect the CPU s default frequen...

Page 27: ...e 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 can set CPU frequency through the BIOS se...

Page 28: ...Hz 533MHz 13x Pentium 4 1 8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x Pentium 4 2 0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x Pentium 4 2 2G 2200MHz 100MHz 400MHz 22x Pentium 4 2 26G 2260MHz 133MHz 533MHz 17x Pentium 4 2 4G 2400MH...

Page 29: ...0x Celeron CPU CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock System Bus Ratio 1 7G 1700MHz 100MHz 400MHz 17x 1 8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x Note With CPU speed changing rapidly there might be fastest CPU on the market...

Page 30: ...W 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 Note Some CPU fans do not have se...

Page 31: ...Ju um mp pe er r 8 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 mous...

Page 32: ...er clocking purpose DIMM2 and DIMM3 share 2 banks maximally DIMM2 DIMM3 X Double Side Single Side X Single Side Single Side Single Side Double Side X X DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Warning Although Intel claims...

Page 33: ...n 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 press down firmly unt...

Page 34: ...le 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 ma...

Page 35: ...oard comes with a 20 pin and 4 pin ATX power connector Make sure you plug in the right direction We strongly recommend you to connect the 4 pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 20 pin ATX power...

Page 36: ...co ov ve er ry y C 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 tha...

Page 37: ...u 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 and...

Page 38: ...n IDE cable to floppy connector FDC 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 S...

Page 39: ...r IDE device so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly Tip for ATA133 IDE 1 It is not recommend using CD ROM for ATA133 IDE 2 Please set it to Master when there is only ONE device...

Page 40: ...P 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 pa...

Page 41: ...nsfer rate of 133 Mbytes second However while ATA has enjoyed an illustrious track record the specification is now showing its age and imposes some serious design issues on today s developers includin...

Page 42: ...a power cable Please be noted that it is a jumper free implement you don t need to set jumpers to define a master or slave disk When connecting two serial ATA disks the system will automatically take...

Page 43: ...dows 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 infrare...

Page 44: ...F 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 conne...

Page 45: ...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 w...

Page 46: ...Digital Display cards With ADD card cabled to this slot Multiplexed Intel DVO output could provide high speed digital connection for digital displays or TV OUT functionality As for AGP function it sup...

Page 47: ...r 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...

Page 48: ...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 lo...

Page 49: ...X X4 4G GE E M Ma ax x O On nl li in ne e 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 mother...

Page 50: ...ser 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...

Page 51: ...use Connector Line In Speaker Out MIC In USB Port 2 0 COM 1 Port VGA 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 wh...

Page 52: ...ch is a highly integrated Platform LAN Connect device it provides 10 100M bps Ethernet for office and home use the Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors The green LED indicates t...

Page 53: ...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 customers On this mot...

Page 54: ...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 pr...

Page 55: ...u 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 bee...

Page 56: ...tor is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound R GND GND L Note Though some of the latest version of Windows support Digital Audio through IDE bus However in order to u...

Page 57: ...X4 4G GE E M Ma ax x 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 AUX IN R GND...

Page 58: ...ase 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 Pi...

Page 59: ...d implements a very effective hardware protection method that does not involve any software or BIOS coding hence it is 100 virus free You may restore the originally mounted BIOS with BIOS 2 by setting...

Page 60: ...ti io on na al l External Controller provides you 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...

Page 61: ...ROM 2 Boot the system and set the switch back to Normal 3 Follow the BIOS upgrade procedure to rehabilitate BIOS Reboot the system and you should be able to go back to normal mode Normal Read from no...

Page 62: ...ms had occurred in the operating system It can even clearly tell whether there is a component issue or an installed issue such as CPU memory module VGA PCI add on card FDD HDD or keyboard by voice The...

Page 63: ...r e This motherboard comes with another considerate 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...

Page 64: ...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 o...

Page 65: ...orrectly or is damaged LED 1 Indicates 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...

Page 66: ...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 accident you can just reload the CMOS configurations from Flash...

Page 67: ...r 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...

Page 68: ...h 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 i...

Page 69: ...From 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...

Page 70: ...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 m...

Page 71: ...alent 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 deta...

Page 72: ...m III or when overclocking A typical CPU core voltage is 2 0V so a good design should control voltage between 1 860V and 2 140V That is the transient must be below 280mV Below is a timing diagram capt...

Page 73: ...working in stable condition The layout of this motherboard implements AOpen s unique design called Frequency Isolation Wall Separating each critical portion of motherboard into regions where each regi...

Page 74: ...a al l E En nl la ar rg ge ed d A Al lu um min nu um m H He ea at ts si in nk k i Cool down CPU and Chipset is important for system reliability Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consump...

Page 75: ...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...

Page 76: ...player which is driven under BIOS 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 Opera...

Page 77: ...matically 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 press...

Page 78: ...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...

Page 79: ...sign 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...

Page 80: ...ti 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 process...

Page 81: ...tion 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 physica...

Page 82: ...Bonus CD disc 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 98 befor...

Page 83: ...x x O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 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 CD D D Di is sc c C You can use the auto run menu of Bonus CD disc Choose the utility and dri...

Page 84: ...li in ng g I In nt te el l C Ch hi ip ps set t S So of ft tw wa ar re e I In ns st ta al ll la at ti io on n U Ut ti il li it ty y e You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack C...

Page 85: ...li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l I In nt te el l B Br ro oo ok kd da al le e G G V VG GA A dr ri iv ve er r d You can install Intel VGA Driver to get the best graphics function of the chipset You can fin...

Page 86: ...a an nu ua al l I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g I In nt te el l I IA AA A D Dr ri ive er r v You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot tim...

Page 87: ...nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g O On nb bo oa ar rd d S So oun nd d D Dr ri iv ve er r u This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC You can find the audio driver from the...

Page 88: ...88 A AX X4 4G GE E M Ma ax x O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l...

Page 89: ...e 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 yo...

Page 90: ...f all voltages and set your expected margins of warning level 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 i...

Page 91: ...et fan speed in 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 conduc...

Page 92: ...ecommended from the list and then press 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 Pre...

Page 93: ...SB2 0 WinXP in the text box that appears 5 Click on Next A message informing you that Windows XP has found Intel PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller A1 should appear 6 When the New Hardware Wizard has...

Page 94: ...inlogon SFCDisable 1 2 Copy all USB files from CD to HDD 1 Copy all test drivers to windir driver cache i386 2 Copy all test drivers to windir system32 dllcache You need to copy file to this directory...

Page 95: ...es to insert Windows 95 system disk to complete setup step 4 Windows 95 will finish the other installation procedure automatically then you restart the system Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows2000 Wind...

Page 96: ...ding The other values 10 or 100 are only used when you want to forced RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter to 10Mb or 100Mb 7 The screen will appear Input EthernetID dialog box which is provide by RTL813...

Page 97: ...need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears 2 When the Windows 2000 Setup window is generated press S to Specify an Additional Device s 3 Insert the Promise SATA150 driver diskette into dr...

Page 98: ...suitable driver for my device Recommended from the list and then press Enter 2 Choose Specify a location and then press Next 3 Choose Mass Storage controller and press next and next screen press finis...

Page 99: ...he Properties button 8 Choose Reinstall Driver and then press Next 9 Choose Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now recommended then press Next 10 Insert the Promise SATA150 d...

Page 100: ...en press Next 8 Choose Specify the location of the driver Advanced then press Next 9 Insert the Promise SATA150 driver diskette into drive A 10 Choose Specify a Location and then type A 9a Insert the...

Page 101: ...dow is generated press S to specify an Additional Device s 3 Use or to select Other and press the Enter key 4 Insert the driver diskette into drive A and press the Enter key 5 Choose WinNT Promise SAT...

Page 102: ...on the SCSI Adapters icon which generates the SCSI Adapters dialog box 4 Choose Drivers and then press Add 5 In the Install Drivers dialog box press Have Disk 6 When the Install From Disk appears Inse...

Page 103: ...se WinXP Promise SATA TX2plus tm IDE Controller from the list that appears on screen and then press the Enter key 5 Press S to use the driver on the floppy disk and then press enter to continue with i...

Page 104: ...ecial location Advanced 2 Click on Next and from the generated choices choose Include this location in the search 3 Insert the Promise SATA150 driver diskette into drive A 4 Type A in the text box tha...

Page 105: ...tune the chipset controlling entire system Hence the rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using setup Currently there are two kinds of beep soun...

Page 106: ...n always dedicates to give users a more friendly computer system Now we include all function descriptions of BIOS setup program into the BIOS Flash ROM When you select one function of BIOS setup progr...

Page 107: ...e 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 108: ...X4 4G GE E M Ma ax x O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Key Description F6 Load Setup Default setting value from CMOS F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS F10 Save changed setting and exit setup...

Page 109: ...inish 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 Wa...

Page 110: ...een 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 pr...

Page 111: ...lash 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 ma...

Page 112: ...U bus clock Our lab test results showed that 133MHz is achievable when proper setting and qualified components were presented Not only that the CPU clock ratio can be up to 24x that supports almost al...

Page 113: ...our reference the following list are what have been successful overclocked in our lab Please note that AOpen can not guaranty they can be successful overclocked again Please check the Available Vendor...

Page 114: ...nt to operating system and bypass BIOS The chipset or super I O chip needs to provide standard register interface to operating system such as Windows 98 This is a bit similar as the PnP register inter...

Page 115: ...ed d P Po ow we er r M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t Unlike ACPI BIOS controls most APM power management functions AOpen Suspend to Hard Drive is a good example of APM power management A AT TA A A AT...

Page 116: ...developing ATA 133 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA 66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 30ns The data transfer rate is 1 30ns x 2 bytes x 2 133MB s To use ATA 133 you need special 80 w...

Page 117: ...f implementing LAN home networking DSL USB wireless audio and modem subsystems widely used in today s connected PCs The CNR specification is an open industry specification and is supported by OEMs IHV...

Page 118: ...tions between the memory and surrounding devices E EC CC C E Er rr ro or r C Ch he ec ck ki in ng g a an nd d C Co or rr re ec ct ti io on n The ECC mode needs 8 ECC bits for 64 bit data Each time mem...

Page 119: ...t re program and then insert back E EV V6 6 B Bu us s EV6 Bus is the technology of Alpha processor from Digital Equipment Corporation EV6 bus uses both rising and falling clock edge to transfer data s...

Page 120: ...w functions BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 256KB 2M bit AOpen AX5T is the first board to implement 256KB 2Mbit Flash ROM Now flash ROM size is moving to 4M bit on AX6C Intel 820 and MX3W Intel 81...

Page 121: ...ilicon technology IEEE 1394 features a unique isochronous data channel interface Isochronous data channels provide guaranteed data transport at a pre determined rate This is especially important for t...

Page 122: ...ee types of working frequency Because of DDR DRAM data bus is 64 bit it provides data transfer bandwidth up to 200x64 8 1600MB s 266x64 8 2100MB s 333x64 8 2700MB s and 400x64 8 3200MB s Hence the PC...

Page 123: ...erating system to configure system resource and prevent any conflicts PnP BIOS or operating system will automatically allocate the IRQ DMA Memory Currently almost all the PCI cards and most ISA cards...

Page 124: ...ilar as PBSRAM to use burst mode transfer SDRAM comes in 64 bit 168 pin DIMM and operates at 3 3V AOpen is the first company to support dual SDRAM DIMMs onboard AP5V from Q1 1996 S Sh ha ad do ow w E...

Page 125: ...lt tr ra a D DM MA A Ultra DMA or more accurately Ultra DMA 33 is a protocol for transferring data between a hard disk drive through the computer s data path or bus to the computer s random access me...

Page 126: ...ir rt tu ua al l C Ch ha an nn ne el l M Me em mo or ry y NEC s Virtual Channel Memory VCM is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system s ability to service multimedia...

Page 127: ...ble 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...

Page 128: ...e 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 failu...

Page 129: ...ontinue 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 reb...

Page 130: ...blem should be D caused by the IDE cable or HD itself Check if the system can reboot successfully No Yes Turn off the system and re connect IDE cable Re install the operating system such as Windows 98...

Page 131: ...ore customers Thanks very much for your understanding AOpen Technical Supporting Team Online Manual Please check the manual carefully and make sure the jumper settings and installation procedure are c...

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