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MK86-N / MK86-L / MK86-1394
DOC. NO.: MK86L-OL-E0310A
Page 1: ...1 M MK K8 86 6 N N M MK K8 86 6 L L M MK K8 86 6 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l MK86 N MK86 L MK86 1394 DOC NO MK86L OL E0310A...
Page 2: ...Start 9 Overview 10 MK86 N MK86 L MK86 1394 Comparison Table 11 Feature Highlight 12 Quick Installation Procedure 16 Motherboard Map 17 Block Diagram 18 Hardware Installation 19 About Manufacturer Up...
Page 3: ...IDE and Floppy Connector 33 ATA 133 Supported 35 Serial ATA Supported With RAID Function 36 Connecting Serial ATA Disk 37 Front Panel Connector 39 IrDA Connector 40 AGP Accelerated Graphic Port 8X Exp...
Page 4: ...ata Jumper 53 JP28 KB Mouse Wake up Jumper 54 STBY LED 55 AGP Protection Technology and AGP LED 56 Battery less and Long Life Design 57 Resetable Fuse 58 2200 F Low ESR Capacitor 59 RAID Introduction...
Page 5: ...river 78 Installing Audio Driver 79 Installing USB2 0 Driver 80 Installing LAN Driver for MK86 L 81 Installing LAN Driver for MK86 N and MK86 1394 87 Installing VIA Serial ATA RAID Driver 93 AOConfig...
Page 6: ...DR Double Data Rate RAM 106 ECC Error Checking and Correction 106 EEPROM Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM 107 EPROM Erasable Programmable ROM 107 EV6 Bus 107 FCC DoC Declaration of Conformity 107...
Page 7: ...us Dynamic Random Access Memory 111 RIMM Rambus Inline Memory Module 111 SDRAM Synchronous DRAM 111 SATA Serial ATA 111 SMBus System Management Bus 112 SPD Serial Presence Detect 112 USB 2 0 Universal...
Page 8: ...d 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...
Page 9: ...grades or system configuration changes This Online Manual is saved in PDF format we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 for online viewing it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get free down...
Page 10: ...n the Athlon 64 processor DDR400 PC3200 DDR333 PC2700 and DDR266 PC2100 DDR RAM can be applied to the MK86 N MK86 L MK86 1394 and DDR400 maximum memory size can be up to 2GB The on board IDE controlle...
Page 11: ...i is so on n T Ta ab bl le e Following we list different functions in those three models V represents those functions that the model equips with and X represents functions that model doesn t have Plea...
Page 12: ...uth Bridge VT8237 chipset via the V Link Host Controller The V Link Host Controller in the North Bridge connects it to the South Bridge and provides superior performance between the CPU DRAM subsystem...
Page 13: ...port 1 and port 2 provided by VIA VT8237 support RAID 0 RIAD 1 RAID 0 1 and JBOD mode Expansion Slots Including three 32 bit 33MHz PCI and one AGP 8X slots The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 13...
Page 14: ...266 maximum up to 2GB On board AC97 Sound MK86 N MK86 L MK86 1394 uses the AC97 CODEC RealTek ALC655 chip which supports high quality of 5 1 Channel audio effects This on board audio includes a comple...
Page 15: ...o offers Plug and Play which helps saving users from configuration problems thus making the system much more user friendly Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans status temperature...
Page 16: ...ck 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 Conn...
Page 17: ...t and VT8237 SB CPUFAN Connector 184 pin DIMMx2 supports DDR400 DDR333 DDR266 max up to 2GB CD IN Connector AUX IN Connector Serial ATA connector x2 32 bit PCI Expansion Slot x3 IrDA Connector SYSFAN2...
Page 18: ...2nd USB Port 1st USB Port USB connector x8 32 bit PCI Slot x3 Parallel Port IDE Drive x4 ATA 66 100 133 DDR400 DDR333 266 RAM to 2GB Primary Channel Secondary Channel Audio CODEC AC 97 Link PCI Bus AG...
Page 19: ...D 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 protec...
Page 20: ...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 Manufactu...
Page 21: ...Overheat Protection function implemented the system will be automatically power off when the temperature of CPU reached 97 degree Note This picture is for example only it may not exactly be the same m...
Page 22: ...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 it may damage the CPU 3...
Page 23: ...that CPU fan is running properly Athlon 64 temperature should be way below the highest temperature limit of 97 However if CPU fan accidentally becomes malfunction or improperly installed the CPU temp...
Page 24: ...that supports CPU over current protection and it applies to 3 3V 5V 12V power supply for providing full line over current protection Note Although we have implemented protection circuit try to prevent...
Page 25: ...n is dedicated to overclockers The CPU core voltage of this motherboard is adjustable 0 8V to 1 55V by 0 025V stepping But this motherboard can also automatically detect CPU VID signal and generates p...
Page 26: ...justment 200 232MHz by 1MHz stepping adjustment technology Tip If your system hangs or fails to boot because of overclocking simply use Home key to restore the default setting or you can wait the AOpe...
Page 27: ...ck PCI Clock x 2 CPU CPU Core Frequency System Clock Ratio Athlon 64 3000 1 6GHz 200MHz 8x Athlon 64 3200 2 0GHz 200MHz 10x Athlon 64 3400 2 2GHz 200MHz 11x Note With CPU speed changing rapidly there...
Page 28: ...t the CPU FSB frequency by user s setting that stored in the BIOS If system failed in BIOS POST the Watch Dog ABS will reset the system to reboot in five seconds Then BIOS will detect the CPU s defaul...
Page 29: ...o or r w wi it th h H H W W M Mo on ni it to or ri in ng g Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3 pin CPUFAN connector If you have chassis fan you can also plug it on SYSFAN1 or SYSFAN2 connector Note Som...
Page 30: ...pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install DDR266 333 400 memory up to 2GB Non ECC DDR RAM is supported otherwise it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or RAM module Warning This motherb...
Page 31: ...stallation 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...
Page 32: ...or 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 fai...
Page 33: ...aster 1st Primary Slave 2nd Secondary Master 3rd 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 B...
Page 34: ...DMA 66 100 133 is required IDE1 is also known as the primary channel IDE2 is known as the secondary channel Each channel supports two IDE devices that make a total of four devices In order to work to...
Page 35: ...such as Window XP 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 re...
Page 36: ...33 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 including a 5 volt sign...
Page 37: ...t a power cable Please note 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 th...
Page 38: ...If you are unable to find your newly installed 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 BIO...
Page 39: ...er 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 Locat...
Page 40: ...oftware 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...
Page 41: ...L MK86 1394 provide an AGP 8X slot The AGP 8X is a bus interface targeted for high performance 3D graphic AGP supports only memory read write operation and single master single slave one to one only A...
Page 42: ...for office and home use For MK86 N and MK86 1394 the Broadcom BCM4401 LAN controller provides 10 100M bps Ethernet The Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors The right hand side...
Page 43: ...bles to connect the other USB connectors to the USB modules or front panel of chassis Please note that USB 2 0 with fancy speed up to 480Mbps is 40 times faster than the traditional ones Except for th...
Page 44: ...a PS 2 plug PS 2 Mouse For PC Mouse which uses a PS 2 plug USB Port Available for connecting USB devices Parallel Port To connect with SPP ECP EPP printer COM1 COM2 Port To connect with pointing devi...
Page 45: ...nnovative design of ALC655 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 Bo...
Page 46: ...ort 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...
Page 47: ...o 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...
Page 48: ...on work you have to enable it in the system BIOS connect this header to a sensor somewhere on the chassis So whenever the sensor is being triggered by light or opening of the chassis the system will s...
Page 49: ...86 6 L L M MK K8 86 6 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 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 t...
Page 50: ...M MK K8 86 6 L L M MK K8 86 6 1 13 39 94 4 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 onboa...
Page 51: ...chipset supporting 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...
Page 52: ...erboard comes with IEEE 1394 connector onboard The IEEE 1394 provides data transfer rate up to 400Mb s and USB just has 12Mb s Hence the IEEE 1394 interface can connect with the devices that need high...
Page 53: ...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 t...
Page 54: ...r 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 installed The...
Page 55: ...u friendly system information The STBY LED will light up when power is provided to the motherboard This is a convenient indication for you to check the system power status in many circumstances such a...
Page 56: ...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 instal...
Page 57: ...ations 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 f...
Page 58: ...rd 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 mot...
Page 59: ...citor 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 expe...
Page 60: ...as the new Pentium 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 ti...
Page 61: ...etter throughput performance 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...
Page 62: ...fault tolerance Reads and writes sector of data interleaved between multiple drives When any disk member fails it affects the entire array Performance is better than a single drive since the workload...
Page 63: ...tolerance because the data has to be replicated onto two disks at the same time However this is the simplest way to provide high reliability If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure...
Page 64: ...ata on it You get 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 RA...
Page 65: ...Block 2 Block 1 Physical Disks Striping Block 8 Block 7 Block 6 Block 5 Block 4 Block 3 Block 2 Block 1 J JB BO OD D J Ju us st t a a B Bu un nc ch h o of f D Di is sk ks s JBOD combines multiple driv...
Page 66: ...an n R RA AI ID D 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 Physi...
Page 67: ...till 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 using setup Currently there are two ki...
Page 68: ...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 Descripti...
Page 69: ...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 optima...
Page 70: ...inFlash 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...
Page 71: ...inFlash 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...
Page 72: ...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...
Page 73: ...ier 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 Boo...
Page 74: ...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 rem...
Page 75: ...nge 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 mo...
Page 76: ...his 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 anoth...
Page 77: ...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 XP before you can install any drivers...
Page 78: ...For Windows NT use VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver VIA AGP IRQ Routing Driver For Windows 98 use VIA Registry INF Driver from the Bonus Pack CD auto run menu Warning To take advantage of ATA133 it is...
Page 79: ...i in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g A Au ud di io o D Dr ri iv ve er r This motherboard comes with RealTek ALC655 AC97 CODEC and the sound controller is in VIA South Bridge chi...
Page 80: ...nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g U US SB B2 2 0 0 D Dr ri iv ve er r This motherboard comes with USB2 0 function You can install USB2 0 Driver under Windows 98SE Windows...
Page 81: ...5 controller on board which is a highly integrated Platform LAN connect device providing 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use Windows 98 ME installation guide 1 Open the Device Manager an...
Page 82: ...e e Driver Lan BCM5705 Win98MENT is the designation of the driver on your system 4 In the Driver Files Search Results window verify the correct path to the driver software is shown and then click Next...
Page 83: ...83 M MK K8 86 6 N N M MK K8 86 6 L L M MK K8 86 6 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 6 BroadCom Ethernet driver installation is finished...
Page 84: ...N N M MK K8 86 6 L L M MK K8 86 6 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Windows 2000 XP installation guide For Windows 2000 XP users you can install the LAN driver form the Bonus Pack CD...
Page 85: ...l Panel In the Control Panel double click the Network icon When Network window opens select Adapters tab 4 Click Add to install a new adapter All previously installed drivers will be listed under Netw...
Page 86: ...Lan driver on Bonus CD 6 With Gigabit Ethernet Controller highlighted in the Select OEM Option window click OK When the adapter files are installed the Network window will display newly installed ada...
Page 87: ...d comes with BCM4401 controller on board which is a highly integrated Platform LAN connecting device providing 10 100 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use Windows 98 ME installation guide 1 Open the...
Page 88: ...e Driver Lan BCM4401 Win98MENT is the designation of the driver on your system 4 In the Driver Files Search Results window verify the correct path to the driver software is shown and then click Next...
Page 89: ...89 M MK K8 86 6 N N M MK K8 86 6 L L M MK K8 86 6 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 6 BroadCom Ethernet driver installation is finished...
Page 90: ...N N M MK K8 86 6 L L M MK K8 86 6 1 13 39 94 4 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Windows 2000 XP installation guide For Windows 2000 XP users you can install the LAN driver form the Bonus Pack CD...
Page 91: ...he Network icon When Network window opens select Adapters tab 4 Click Add to install a new adapter All previously installed drivers will be listed under Network Adapters 5 When the Select Network Adap...
Page 92: ...rnet Controller highlighted in the Select OEM Option window click OK When the adapter files are installed the Network window will display newly installed adapter 7 Click Close then the Microsoft TCP I...
Page 93: ...I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g V VI IA A S Se er ri ia al l A AT TA A R RA AI ID D D Dr ri iv ve er r This Motherboard has two SATA ports which is provided by the south bridge VIA VT8237 The two ports...
Page 94: ...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 allow...
Page 95: ...Oconfig 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 i...
Page 96: ...ted terribly while working with their PC by the irritating noises of these fans 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 discove...
Page 97: ...e you may set your defaulted lowest margin for your fans and the SilentTek would also pop up a message box and alarm you when the fan is rotating slower than this specified speed You may set the highe...
Page 98: ...es 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 sti...
Page 99: ...t into BIOS screen 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 specia...
Page 100: ...ar goes to right and turns red After finishing those value settings you can press S button on the upper right hand corner to save changes to CMOS CPU Color Bars The color bar will light on and show di...
Page 101: ...eed CPU voltage and CPU temperature The three color bars on the right hand side will light on according to operation temperature Please refer to the picture shown above How You Adjust the Settings in...
Page 102: ...ues will be displayed on the boot screen like the shown picture here Every time you boot your system both default and current settings will pop up on the screen Your personal settings that had been ad...
Page 103: ...th 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...
Page 104: ...yte 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...
Page 105: ...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...
Page 106: ...upplier 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...
Page 107: ...res BIOS code in EPROM EPROM can only be erased by ultra violet UV light If BIOS has to be upgraded you need to remove EPROM from motherboard clear by UV light re program and then insert back E EV V6...
Page 108: ...S to upgrade by a flash utility but it is also easier to be infected by virus Because of increase of new functions BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 512KB 4M bit H Hy yp pe er r T Th hr re ea ad di...
Page 109: ...able like USB No need to turn of your device to connect or disconnect and you don t need to reboot your PC Also it is a plug and play bus IEEE1394 is very easy to connect Like USB1 1 2 0 P Pa ar ri it...
Page 110: ...be com P Pn nP P P Pl lu ug g a an nd d P Pl la ay y Oversimplified Plug and Play automatically tells the software device drivers where to find various pieces of hardware devices such as modems networ...
Page 111: ...up to maximum of 16 RDRAM devices S SD DR RA AM M S Sy yn nc ch hr ro on no ou us s D DR RA AM M SDRAM is one of the DRAM technologies that allow DRAM to use the same clock as the CPU host bus EDO an...
Page 112: ...SB B 2 2 0 0 U Un ni iv ve er rs sa al l S Se er ri ia al l B Bu us s A Universal Serial Bus USB is an external bus an interconnection standard that supports data transfer rates of 12 Mbps A single U...
Page 113: ...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 the 2 4 GHz band using either frequency hoppin...
Page 114: ...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 115: ...a 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...
Page 116: ...a 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...
Page 117: ...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...
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