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VGA and HDD is key components for overclocking, for your 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 List (AVL)

 by link to our official website. 

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http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/vga-oc.htm

 

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http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/hdd-oc.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for MX3S-T

Page 1: ...S T T M MX X3 3S SP P T T O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Overview Hardware Installation Drivers Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary MX3S T MX3SP T DOC NO MX3ST OL E0111A 1 Troubleshooting Technical Support ...

Page 2: ...l 2 You Must Notice 8 Before You Start 9 Overview 10 Feature Highlight 11 Quick Installation Procedure 15 Motherboard Map 16 Block Diagram 17 Hardware Installation 18 About Optional and Upgrade Optional 19 JP14 Clear CMOS Data 20 CPU Installation 21 CPU Jumper less Design 23 CPU Fan Connector with H W Monitoring 27 DIMM Sockets 28 2 Support 10 100 Mbps LAN onboard 30 ...

Page 3: ...r 35 AGP Accelerated Graphic Port Expansion Slot 36 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel 37 Support 2 nd USB Port 38 AUX IN Connector 39 CD Audio Connector 40 Modem Audio Connector 41 Front Audio Connector 42 Battery less and Long Life Design 43 Over current Protection 44 Hardware Monitoring 45 Resettable Fuse 46 Year 2000 Y2K 47 1500 2200µF Low ESR Capacitor 48 3 Layout Frequency Isolation Wall 50 ...

Page 4: ...Installation Utility 54 Installing Onboard AGP Driver 55 Installing LAN Driver 56 Installing Intel IAA Driver 57 Installing Onboard Sound Driver 58 ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive 59 ACPI Suspend to RAM STR 64 AWARD BIOS 66 About BIOS Function Description 67 How To Use Award BIOS Setup Program 68 How To Enter BIOS Setup 70 BIOS Upgrade 71 Overclocking 73 VGA Card Hard Disk 74 Glossary 75 4 AC97 75 ...

Page 5: ...ent 76 ATA AT Attachment 76 ATA 66 76 ATA 100 77 BIOS Basic Input Output System 77 Bus Master IDE DMA mode 77 CNR Communication and Networking Riser 77 CODEC Coding and Decoding 78 DDR Double Data Rated SDRAM 78 DIMM Dual In Line Memory Module 78 DMA Direct Memory Access 78 ECC Error Checking and Correction 79 EDO Extended Data Output Memory 79 EEPROM Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM 79 5 EPRO...

Page 6: ...lash ROM 80 FSB Front Side Bus Clock 81 I 2 C Bus 81 IEEE 1394 81 Parity Bit 82 PBSRAM Pipelined Burst SRAM 82 PC 100 DIMM 82 PC 133 DIMM 82 PC 1600 or PC 2100 DDR DRAM 82 PCI Peripheral Component Interface Bus 83 PDF Format 83 PnP Plug and Play 83 POST Power On Self Test 83 RDRAM Rambus DRAM 84 RIMM Rambus Inline Memory Module 84 6 SDRAM Synchronous DRAM 84 ...

Page 7: ...w E 2 PROM 84 SIMM Single In Line Memory Module 85 SMBus System Management Bus 85 SPD Serial Presence Detect 85 Ultra DMA 86 USB Universal Serial Bus 86 VCM Virtual Channel Memory 87 ZIP file 87 Troubleshooting 88 Technical Support 92 Product Registration 95 How to Contact Us 96 7 ...

Page 8: ...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 change without notice AOpen reserves the right to revise this publication and to make reasonable changes AOpen assumes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual in...

Page 9: ...ser how 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 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 opti...

Page 10: ...ts AGP 1X 2X 4X mode and pipelined spilt transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB sec According to different customer s requirements 32 64 128 256 and 512MB SDRAM DIMM modules can be applied to the motherboard and the maximum memory size can be up to 512MB The onboard IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33 66 100 mode and the transfer rate up to 100MB s In addition on the strength of Intel 82562...

Page 11: ...above 135 degree for 4 seconds Chipset With the Intel 815E B Step 815EP B Step chipset Intel delivers a discrete graphics solution with all the performance innovative features and proven reliability of the Intel 815 chipset family With its highly scalable design the new 815E B Step 815EP B Step chipset offers an ideal leading edge AGP graphics solution for Intel Pentium III Celeron processor platf...

Page 12: ...I slots provided all of them are master PCI slots with arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus Memory Provides two 168 pin SDRAM DIMM sockets that support up to 512MB of PC 100 133 compliant SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory You may install 32 64 128 256 and 512MB SDRAM DIMM modules into each socket Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Bus Mater IDE Comes with an on board PCI...

Page 13: ...ay 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 and Play which helps save 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 the ...

Page 14: ...nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Super Multi I O Provides two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities UART can also be directed from COM1 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections 14 ...

Page 15: ...n how to install your system Follow each step accordingly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Installing CPU and Fan Installing System Memory DIMM Connecting Front Panel Cable Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable Connecting ATX Power Cable Connecting Back Panel Cable Power on and Load BIOS Setup Default Setting CPU Frequency Reboot Installing Operating System such as Windows 98 Installing Driver and Utility 15 ...

Page 16: ...t with enlarged Aluminum Heatsink AGP 4x Expansion Slot PC99 Colored Back Panel AUX IN Connector Resettable Fuse CPU Fan Connector with H W Monitoring Function JP28 Keyboard Mouse CD IN Connector 1500 2200μF Low ESR Capacitors 370 pin CPU Socket with Voltage Frequency Auto detection that supports Intel Pentium III Celeron 533MHz 1 2GHz CPU Both Coppermine Tualatin are supported PC 100 133 DIMM Slo...

Page 17: ...Socket x3 AGP 4X Slot Intel FW82801BA ICH2 Serial Port x2 2nd USB Port 1st USB Port USB Connector x4 32 bit PCI Slot x3 Parallel Port IDE Drive x4 ATA 33 66100 PC 100 133 SDRAM Up to 512MB Primary Channel Secondary Channel 2Mbit Flash EEPROM AC Link 15 pin D Sub Connector PCI Bus CNR Slot Firmware Hub Low Pin Count Super I O Floppy Disk Drive x2 AC97 CODEC B Bl lo oc ck k D Di ia ag gr ra am m ...

Page 18: ...devices 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 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...

Page 19: ...can t be upgraded by yourself we call them Optional If needed you can contact our local distributors or resellers for purchasing Upgrade Optional components and either you can visit AOpen official web site www aopen com When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system you may find some of functions are called Optional and some are called Upgrade Optional Though all of ou...

Page 20: ...ug the AC power 1 Turn off the system and unplug the AC power Tip When should I Clear CMOS 1 Boot fail because of overclocking 2 Forget password 3 Troubleshooting 2 Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2 2 Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2 3 Locate JP14 and short pins 2 3 for a few seconds 3 Locate JP14 and short pins 2 3 for a few seconds 4 Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorti...

Page 21: ...are supported Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket 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 socket 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90 degree angle CPU socket Lever CPU cut edge CPU pin 1 and cut edge 21 Note These pictures are for example only it may not exac...

Page 22: ...e 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 FC PGA FC PGA2 package CPU which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel we strongly recommend you not to insert former PPGA package CPU on it 22 Note This picture is for example only it may not exactly be the same motherboard ...

Page 23: ...rator 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 less designs are eliminated There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection Intel Socket 370 Pentium III Celeron CPU CPU voltage Clock Generator BIOS Controlled Circuit CPU Freq Ratio CPU VID signa...

Page 24: ...ltage will be automatically detected and the range is from 1 05V to 1 825V It is not necessary to set CPU core voltage S Se et tt ti in ng g C 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 CPU frequency can be set through BIOS setup CPU frequency can be set through BIOS setup BIOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Setting CPU Ratio 3x 3 5x ...

Page 25: ...uency CPU FSB Clock CPU Ratio PCI Clock CPU FSB Clock Clock Ratio AGP Clock PCI Clock x 2 CPU CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock Ratio Celeron 533 533MHz 66MHz 8x Celeron 566 566MHz 66MHz 8 5x Celeron 600 600MHz 66MHz 9x Celeron 667 667MHz 66MHz 10x Celeron 700 700MHz 66MHz 10 5x Celeron 800 800MHz 100MHz 8x Celeron 900 900MHz 100MHz 9x Celeron 1 G 1GHz 100MHz 10x Celeron 1 1G 1 1GHz 100MHz 11x Celeron ...

Page 26: ...5x Pentium III 1 2G 1 2GHz 133MHz 9x Pentium III 933EB Tualatin 933MHz 133MHz 7x Pentium III 1G Tualatin 1GHz 133MHz 7 5x Pentium III 1 13G Tualatin 1 13GHz 133MHz 8 5x Pentium III 1 2G Tualatin 1 2GHz 133MHz 9x Warning Intel 815E B Step 815EP B Step chipset supports maximum 133MHz FSB and 66MHz AGP clock higher clock setting may cause serious system damage 26 Warning To avoid possible CPU damage ...

Page 27: ...c ct to or r w wi it th h H H W W M Mo on ni it to or ri in ng g CP PU U F Fa an n C Co on nn ne ec ct to 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 CPU FAN connector Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3 pin CPU FAN connector CPU Fan Connector GND 12V SENSOR 27 ...

Page 28: ... ne e M Ma an nu ua al l D DI IM MM M S So oc ck ke et ts s DI IM MM M S So oc ck ke et ts s This motherboard has two 168 pin DIMM This motherboard has two 168 pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 or PC133 memory up to 512MB DIMM1 DIMM2 28 ...

Page 29: ...s size as depicted below 1 Make sure the DIMM module s pin face down and match the socket s size as depicted below 88 pins 60 pins 20 pins 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 2 Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in pla...

Page 30: ...ector is located on top of USB connectors The green LED indicate the link mode it lights when linking to network and the yellow LED indicates the transfer mode it lights when transferring data in 100Mbps mode Intel 815E B Step 815EP B Step Solano Series includes a fast Ethernet controller on chip On the strength of Intel 82562ET EM PHY on board which is a highly integrated Platform LAN Connect dev...

Page 31: ...shing 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 Suspend Type ACPI LED Power on Suspend S1 or Suspend to RAM S3 Flashing for every second Suspend to Disk S4 The LED will be turned off 1 SPEAKER 1 RESET ACPI Power LED Power Switch ...

Page 32: ...A Au ut to o R Re ec co ov ve er ry y 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 this problem A traditio...

Page 33: ...nect 34 pin floppy cable and 40 pin 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 Pin 1 IDE 1 Primary Slave 2nd Master 1st FDD Connector IDE 2 Secondary Master 3 rd Slave 4th Pin 1 ATA 33 66 100 IDE Connector 33 ...

Page 34: ...rd supports ATA33 ATA66 or ATA100 IDE 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 Tip 1 For better signal quality it is recommended to set the far end side device to master mode and follow the suggested sequence to install your new device Please refer to above diagram 2 To achieve the best performance of Ult...

Page 35: ...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 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 you plug in the IrDA connector...

Page 36: ... t The MX3S T MX3SP T provides an AGP 4x slot The AGP 4x 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 AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock for 2X AGP the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 2 528MB s AGP is now moving to AGP 4x mode 66MHz x 4bytes x 4 1056MB s 36 ...

Page 37: ...me Port PS 2 Keyboard VGA Connector MX3S T only USB Port COM 1 Port PS 2 Keyboard For standard keyboard which is using a PS 2 plug MIC In Line In Speaker Out 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 COM2 Port To connect with pointing devices modem or others serial devices VGA Connector To...

Page 38: ...t t This motherboard provides four USB connectors to connect USB devices such as mouse keyboard modem printer etc There are two connectors on the PC99 back panel You can use proper cable to connect the other USB connector to the back panel or front panel of chassis USB2 Connector 5V SBD2 SBD2 GND NC 5V SBD3 SBD3 GND KEY 1 2 38 ...

Page 39: ... M MX X3 3S SP P T T 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 R GND GND L AUX IN Connector 39 ...

Page 40: ...M MX X3 3S SP P T T 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 CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound R GND GND L CD IN 40 ...

Page 41: ...t to or r This connector is used to connect Mono In MIC Out cable from internal modem card to onboard sound circuit The pin 1 2 is Mono In and the pin 3 4 is MIC Out Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet only some internal modem cards implement this connector MIC Out GND GND Mono In 41 MODEM CN ...

Page 42: ...his connector By the way please remove 5 6 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before connecting the cable Please do not remove the 5 6 yellow jumper caps if there s no audio port on the front panel 1 PF_MIC PF_VREF PHONE_R NC PHONE_L GND 5V NC KEY NC Front Audio Connector Note Please remove the jumper cap from the Front Panel Audio Connector before you connect the cable Do not remove this ...

Page 43: ... you 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 accident you can just reload the CMOS configurations from Flash ROM and the system will recover as usual ATX Stand by Power Battery Backup by EEPROM Auto Switch RTC Real Time Clock 00 00 00 Flash R...

Page 44: ... 5V 12V switching power supply However the new generation CPU uses different voltage that has regulator to transfer 5V to CPU voltage for example 2 0V and makes 5V over current protection useless This motherboard is with switching regulator onboard supports CPU over current protection in conjunction with 3 3V 5V 12V power supply provide the full line over current protection 12V Protected by power ...

Page 45: ...ms status went wrong there would be an alarm through the chassis external speaker or buzzer of motherboard if existed to warn the user This motherboard implements a hardware monitoring system As you turn on your system this smart design will continue to monitor your system s working voltage fan status and CPU temperature If any of these systems status went wrong there would be an alarm through the...

Page 46: ...and USB port to prevent over current or shortage These fuses are soldered onboard so that if it were broken did the job to protect motherboard user could not replace it and the motherboard would still be malfunctioning With expensive Resettable Fuse the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function after the fuse had done its protection job Resettable Fuse 46 ...

Page 47: ...atibility in the PC industry there is a rule that applications must call the OS to get services and OS must call the BIOS and then only BIOS is allowed to access the hardware RTC directly Applications There is a Tick Routine that goes live around every 50m sec in the BIOS to keep record of date time information In general the BIOS this Tick Routine does not update the CMOS every time because the C...

Page 48: ...r 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 MX3S T MX3SP T implements 1500 2200μf condensers which is much larger than normal condenser 1000μf and it provides better stability for CPU power 48 ...

Page 49: ...for high speed CPUs such 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 timing diagram captured by a Digital Storage Scope it shows the voltage transient is only 143mv even when maximum 18A current is applied 49 ...

Page 50: ...ion especially overclocking layout is the most important factor to make sure chipset and CPU 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 region operates in a same or similar frequency range to avoid cross talk and frequency interference between eac...

Page 51: ...example only it may not be exactly the same as this motherboard P Pu ur re e 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 Aluminum heat sink provides better heat dissipation especially when you are trying to over clocking the CPU 51 ...

Page 52: ...isc There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen 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 before you can install any drivers or utilities Please refer to your operation system s installation guide Note Please follow recommended p...

Page 53: ... P T T 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 C CD D D Di is sc c You can use the auto run menu of Bonus CD disc Choose the utility and driver and select model name 53 ...

Page 54: ...i ip ps se et 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 Windows 95 98 cannot recognize this chipset because it was released before the Intel 815E B Step 815EP B Step chipset You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto run menu to eliminate the marks 54 ...

Page 55: ... 815E B Step 815EP B Step chipset integrates a 2D 3D graphics accelerator and provides AGP 2X 4X incredible performance to access main memory at over 1GB s You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto run menu Note If you are using Windows95 you should install DCOM95 patch from the Bonus Pack auto run menu first before you install AGP driver 55 ...

Page 56: ...manually LOCATION OF SETUP FILE Driver Lan NET82557 INF LOCATION OF SETUP FILE Driver Lan NET82557 INF 1 From the Control Panel double click the Add Hardware icon 1 From the Control Panel double click the Add Hardware icon 2 Double click Other Devices or Network Adapters in the list area 2 Double click Other Devices or Network Adapters in the list area 3 Double click a PCI Ethernet Controller 3 Do...

Page 57: ... li in ng g I In nt te el l I IA AA A D Dr ri iv ve er r You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times You can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times You can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc 57 ...

Page 58: ...iv ve er r This motherboard comes with an AD1885 AC97 CODEC You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto run menu Note Before you start installing the onboard sound chip driver please make sure your system had been installed Microsoft DirectX 5 or later version You can find DirectX setup program in AOpen Bonus Pack CD auto run menu 58 ...

Page 59: ... work system status memory and screen image into hard disk and then the system can be totally power off Next time when power is on you can resume your original work directly from hard disk within few seconds without go through the Windows booting process and run your application again If your memory is 64MB normally you need to reserve at least 64MB HDD space to save your memory image System Image...

Page 60: ...andby and Shutdown will be shown Select Hibernate and Apply 3 Clean boot into DOS and run AOZVHDD utility a If you assign the whole disk to your Win 98 system FAT 16 or FAT 32 please run aozvhdd c file Please remember sufficient free space has to be reserved in the disk e g if you have 64 MB DRAM and 16 MB VGA card installed the system needs at least 80 MB free space The utility will locate the sp...

Page 61: ...M MX X3 3S S T T M MX X3 3S SP P T T O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l memory size the longer this process will take 61 ...

Page 62: ...RSION DETECT b Select ADD Binary and name it as ACPIOPTION c Right click and select Modify add 01 after 0000 to make it 0000 01 d Save changes 2 Select Add New Hardware under Control Panel Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware It will find ACPI BIOS and remove Plug and Play BIOS 3 Reboot system 4 Clean boot into DOS and run AOZVHDD EXE C File Changing from ACPI to APM 1 Run Regedit exe 62 a Go t...

Page 63: ... changes c Save changes 2 Select Add New Hardware under Control Panel Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware It will find Plug and Play BIOS and remove ACPI BIOS 2 Select Add New Hardware under Control Panel Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware It will find Plug and Play BIOS and remove ACPI BIOS 3 Reboot system 3 Reboot system 4 Run Add New Hardware again and it will find Advanced Power Manag...

Page 64: ...original work directly from DRAM without going through the Windows 98 booting process and run your application again Suspend to DRAM saves your current work in the system memory it is faster than Suspend to Hard Drive but requires power supplied to DRAM while Suspend to Hard Drive requires no power When go into Suspend System Image Status in the DRAM Other System Devices Power loss Power back to w...

Page 65: ...indows 98 is the only choice 2 The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility must have been installed properly Procedures 1 Changed the following BIOS settings BIOS Setup Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled BIOS Setup Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 2 Go to Control Panel Power Management Set Power Buttons to Standby 3 Press power button or standby button to wake up the syste...

Page 66: ...dard BIOS The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives serial and parallel ports Most BIOS setting of MX3S T MX3SP T had optimized by AOpen s R D engineering team 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 sys...

Page 67: ...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 to read this manual while you changing the BIOS setting AOpen 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 progra...

Page 68: ...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 68 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 main menu Quit and don t save any change 2 In sub m...

Page 69: ...hanged setting and exit setup program Note AOpen 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 program the function description will appeared at right side of screen Hence you don t need read this manual while you changing the BIOS setting ...

Page 70: ...u 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 DRAM HDD etc are good enough for turbo setting Del 70 ...

Page 71: ...LEASE BE SURE to use the right BIOS revision for the right motherboard model By doing so you are taking a risk of BIOS flash failure If you indeed intent on upgrading PLEASE BE SURE to use the right BIOS revision for the right motherboard model AOpen Easy Flash is a little different than traditional flash method The BIOS AOpen Easy Flash is a little different than traditional flash method The BIOS...

Page 72: ...ment 3 Save the unzipped file into a bootable floppy disk For example MX3ST102 BIN MX3ST102 EXE 4 Reboot the system to DOS mode without loading any memory handler such as EMM386 or device driver It needs around 520K free memory spaces 5 Execute A MX3ST102 and the program will do the rest of it DO NOT turn off the power during FLASH PROCESS until you are asked to 6 Reboot system and press Del to en...

Page 73: ...king to 166MHz Not only that this motherboard has full range CPU core voltage settings and an option to adjust CPU core voltage The CPU clock ratio can be up to 12x that supports almost all of Pentium III Celeron CPUs in the future and provides flexibility for overclockers For your reference the following configurations are what we feel comfortable at 166MHz bus clock This high performance motherb...

Page 74: ...g for your 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 List AVL by link to our official website VGA http www aopen com tw tech report overclk mb vga oc htm HDD http www aopen com tw tech report overclk mb hdd oc htm 74 ...

Page 75: ...ement 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 interface ACPI defines ATX momentary soft power switch to control the power state transition A AG GP P A Ac cc ce el le er ra at te ed d G Gr ra ap ph hi ic c P Po or rt t AGP is a bus interface targete...

Page 76: ... ce 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 T A At tt ta ac ch hm me en nt t ATA is the specification of diskette interface In 80 s many software and hardware manufacturers instituted the ATA specification together The AT is meaning Internat...

Page 77: ... st te er r I ID DE E D DM MA A m mo od de e The traditional PIO Programmable I O IDE requires the CPU to involve in all the activities of the IDE access including waiting for the mechanical events To reduce the workload of the CPU the bus master IDE device transfers data from to memory without interrupting CPU and releases CPU to operate concurrently while data is transferring between memory and ...

Page 78: ...d workstation applications DDR low cost and low voltage will ultimately make it an ideal solution for all segments of the PC market high performance desktop and mobile PCs Value PCs and even Internet Appliances and mobile devices D DI IM MM M D Du ua al l I In n L Li in ne e M Me em mo or ry y M Mo od du ul le e DIMM socket has total 168 pin and supports 64 bit data It can be single or double side...

Page 79: ...nal FPM that tri states the memory output data to start the pre charge activity EDO DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next memory access cycle that is similar to pipeline effect and reduces one clock state E EE EP PR RO OM M E El le ec ct tr ro on ni ic c 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 Also known as E 2 PROM Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re prog...

Page 80: ...y without a shielding of housing F FC C P PG GA A 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 FC means Flip Chip FC PGA is a new package of Intel for Pentium III CPU It can plug into SKT370 socket but require motherboard to add some signals on socket 370 That is the motherboard needs to be redesigned Intel is going to ship FC PGA 370 CPU and phase out slot1 CPU F Fl la as sh h...

Page 81: ...uration control of the serial bus in the form of optimizing arbitration timing guarantee of adequate electrical power for all devices on the bus assignment of isochronous channel ID and notification of errors There are two type of IEEE 1394 data transfer asynchronous and isochronous Asynchronous transport is the traditional computer memory mapped load and store interface Data requests are sent to ...

Page 82: ...ime and automatically sends the remaining QWords to CPU according to a predefined sequence Normally it is 3 1 1 1 total 6 clocks which is faster than asynchronous SRAM PBSRAM is often used on L2 level 2 cache of Socket 7 CPU Slot 1 and Socket 370 CPU do not need PBSRAM P PC C 1 10 00 0 D DI IM MM M SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU FSB bus clock P PC C 1 13 33 3 D DI IM MM M SDRAM DIMM that supp...

Page 83: ...er such as IE and Netscape note that you need to install PDF plug in first Included in Acrobat Reader P Pn nP P P Pl lu ug g a an nd d P Pl la ay y The PnP specification suggests a standard register interface for both BIOS and operating system such as Windows 95 These registers are used by BIOS and operating system to configure system resource and prevent any conflicts PnP BIOS or operating system...

Page 84: ...d du ul le e 184 pin memory module that supports RDRAM memory technology A RIMM memory module may contain 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 and FPM are asynchronous and do not have clock signal It is similar as PBSRAM to use burst mode t...

Page 85: ... m M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t B Bu us s SMBus is also called I2C bus It is a two wire bus developed for component communication especially 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 i...

Page 86: ...ter bus technology Ultra DMA support in your computer means that it will boot start and open new applications more quickly It will help users of graphic intensive and applications that require large amounts of access to data on the hard disk drive Ultra DMA uses Cyclical Redundancy Checking CRC offering a new level of data protection Ultra DMA uses the same 40 pin IDE interface cable as PIO and DM...

Page 87: ...ltimedia requirements VCM increases memory bus efficiency and performance of any DRAM technology by providing a set of fast static registers between the memory core and I O pins Using VCM technology results in reduced data access latency and reduced power consumption 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 ...

Page 88: ... 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 Make sure if all jumper settings are correct Next Clear CMOS Start 88 ...

Page 89: ...e Install the VGA card Then connect your monitor and keyboard Next The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing Turn on the power and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly No Yes 89 ...

Page 90: ...l Continue Yes It is very possible that your keyboard is defective No Check if the system reboots Yes No Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective Check if there is display Press Ctrl and Alt key at the same time hold them and then press Del to reboot the system Next 90 ...

Page 91: ...k if the system can reboot successfully The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself No Yes Turn off the system and re connect IDE cable Re install the operating system such as Windows 98 During system rebooting press Del to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Setup Default 91 End ...

Page 92: ...lity service to more 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 correct http www aopen com tech download manual default htm 1 1 Test Report We recommend choosing board card device from the compatibility test reports for assembling your PC http www ...

Page 93: ...s Please prepare detail system configuration and error symptom before contacting us The part number serial number and BIOS version are also very helpful 7 7 5 5 P Pa ar rt t N Nu um mb be er r a an nd d S Se er ri ia al l N Nu um mb be er r P Pa ar rt t N Nu um mb be er r a an nd d S Se er ri ia al l N Nu um mb be er r The Part Number and Serial number are printed on bar code label You can find th...

Page 94: ...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 Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen POST screen For example MX3ST R1 20 Nov 01 2001 AOpen Inc Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1 0A Copyright 1998 Award Software Inc MX3ST is model name of motherboard R1 20 is BIOS version 94 ...

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