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DOC. NO.: MX4GER-OL-E0208A 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MX4GER

Page 1: ...GE ER R M MX X4 4P PE ER R 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 MX4GER MX4PER DOC NO MX4G...

Page 2: ...u Start 10 Overview 11 Feature Highlight 12 Quick Installation Procedure 16 Motherboard Map 17 Block Diagram 18 Hardware Installation 19 About User Upgrade Optional and Manufacture Upgrade Optional 20...

Page 3: ...or 38 AGP Accelerated Graphic Port Expansion Slot 39 AGP Protection Technology and AGP LED 40 WOL Wake on LAN 41 CNR Communication and Network Riser Expansion Slot 43 Support 10 100 Mbps LAN onboard 4...

Page 4: ...toring 57 Resetable Fuse 58 Low ESR Capacitor 59 Layout Frequency Isolation Wall 61 Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink 62 Open JukeBox Player 63 Vivid BIOS technology 67 Driver and Utility 68 Auto run Menu fr...

Page 5: ...AWARD BIOS 87 About BIOS Function Description 88 How To Use Phoenix Award BIOS Setup Program 89 How To Enter BIOS Setup 91 BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment 92 Overclocking 94 VGA Card Hard Disk...

Page 6: ...ng and Decoding 99 DDR Double Data Rated SDRAM 99 DIMM Dual In Line Memory Module 99 DMA Direct Memory Access 99 ECC Error Checking and Correction 100 EDO Extended Data Output Memory 100 EEPROM Electr...

Page 7: ...r PC 2100 DDR DRAM 103 PCI Peripheral Component Interface Bus 103 PDF Format 104 PnP Plug and Play 104 POST Power On Self Test 104 RDRAM Rambus DRAM 104 RIMM Rambus Inline Memory Module 105 SDRAM Sync...

Page 8: ...X X4 4G GE ER R M MX X4 4P PE ER R O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l VCM Virtual Channel Memory 107 ZIP file 107 Troubleshooting 108 Technical Support 112 Product Registration 115 How to Contact U...

Page 9: ...sed on this manual are used for identification purposes only and may be the registered trademarks of their respective owners All of the specifications and information contained in this manual are subj...

Page 10: ...r 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 or you can get free download from Ado...

Page 11: ...slot and supports AGP 4X mode and pipelined spilt transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB sec According to different customer s requirements this motherboard supports DDR333 PC2700 SDRAM and DDR...

Page 12: ...terconnected via an Intel proprietary interface called Hub Interface The Hub Interface is designed into the 845GE PE chipset to provide an efficient high bandwidth communication channel between the GM...

Page 13: ...itration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus Memory Provides two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets that support PC2700 DDR333 and PC2100 DDR266 compliant SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Rando...

Page 14: ...Enhanced IDE devices On board AC 97 Sound MX4GER MX4PER uses RealTek AC97 sound chip This on board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system Four USB2 0 Connectors Provides four p...

Page 15: ...stem much user friendlier Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans status temperature and voltage monitoring and alert through the on board hardware monitor module Enhanced ACPI Full...

Page 16: ...e on how to install your system Follow each step accordingly 1 Installing CPU and Fan 2 Installing System Memory DIMM 3 Connecting Front Panel Cable 4 Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable 5 Connecting ATX...

Page 17: ...ctor x2 FDD Connector 184 pin DIMMx2 supports PC2100 2700 DDR SDRAM maximum up to 2GB ATX Power Connector Intel 845GE PE Chipset 478 pin CPU socket Willamette Northwood with Voltage and Frequency Auto...

Page 18: ...stem Bus DIMM Socket x2 AGP 4X Slot ICH4 Serial Port x2 USB Port USB Port x6 32 bit PCI Slot x3 Parallel Port IDE Drive x4 ATA 66 100 PC 2100 2700 SDRAM Up to 2GB Primary Channel Secondary Channel 4Mb...

Page 19: ...ge 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 packa...

Page 20: ...nal Although all of AOpen s motherboards have included many amazing and powerful features sometimes not every user is familiar with these powerful features As a result of this we define features that...

Page 21: ...ow the procedure 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...

Page 22: ...Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket Note Those pictures are for example only they may not look the same with the motherboard you purchased 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and l...

Page 23: ...otherboard you purchased Note If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well you may damage the CPU 3 Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation CPU cut edge Note This...

Page 24: ...ket when 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 foll...

Page 25: ...etection 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 w...

Page 26: ...frequency according to user s settings 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 freq...

Page 27: ...herboard is CPU jumper less design you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup and no jumpers or switches are needed The default setting is table select mode You can adjust the PSB from CPU Host...

Page 28: ...rts maximum 400MHz 100MHz 4 533MHz 133MHz 4 system bus and 66MHz AGP clock higher clock setting may cause serious system damage Willamette CPU CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock System Bus Ratio Pentium 4 1...

Page 29: ...H W 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 ha...

Page 30: ...4 4P PE ER R O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l D DI IM MM M S So oc ck ke et ts s This motherboard has two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC2100 DDR266 memory or PC2700 DDR333...

Page 31: ...1 Make sure the DIMM module s pin face down and match the socket s size as depicted below 2 Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module...

Page 32: ...ile at the same time data in traditional SDRAM go along a one way street Therefore it is a more advanced technology that provides a great overall improvement in system performance DDR266 PC2100 runs t...

Page 33: ...wer and reset switch connectors to the corresponding pins If you enable Suspend Mode item in BIOS Setup the ACPI Power LED will keep flashing while the system is in suspend mode Locate the power switc...

Page 34: ...12V ATX connector before connecting the 20 pin ATX power connector and use standard power supply specially designed for Pentium 4 system A AC C P Po ow we er r A Au ut to o R Re ec co ov ve er ry y A...

Page 35: ...is AOpen s considerate design that we aim at providing you a friendly system information The STBY LED will light up when power is provided to the motherboard This is a convenient indication for you t...

Page 36: ...Secondary Master 3rd Pin 1 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 FDD and IDE connector Be careful of...

Page 37: ...The setting as master or slave mode depends on the jumper on your IDE device so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly Warning The specification of the IDE cable is a maximum of...

Page 38: ...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 i...

Page 39: ...lo ot t MX4GER MX4PER 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...

Page 40: ...ion Technology is implemented this motherboard will automatically detect the voltage of AGP card and prevent your chipsets from being burnt out Please note that if you install a AGP card with 3 3V whi...

Page 41: ...ect 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 lot of traffic on the Ethernet you nee...

Page 42: ...MX X4 4P PE ER R O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Note This picture is for example only it may not exactly look the same with the motherboard you purchased WOL Connector Motherboard Side WOL Conn...

Page 43: ...dem Riser that supports V 90 analog modem multi channel audio and phone line based networking Owing to CPU computing power getting stronger the digital processing job can be implemented in main chipse...

Page 44: ...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 the link mode it lights wh...

Page 45: ...and PS2 keyboard mouse wake up function You can use JP27 JP28 to enable or disable the resuming of your system from suspend mode with any USB keyboard or mouse connected JP28 controls 1st USB channel...

Page 46: ...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 o...

Page 47: ...proper cables to connect USB devices from PC99 back panel or connect the front USB connector to the front panel of chassis Compared to traditional USB 1 0 1 1 with the speed of 12Mbps USB 2 0 has a fa...

Page 48: ...ction works you have to enable it in the system BIOS connect this header to a sensor somewhere on the chassis So whenever the sensor is triggered by lights or by the opening of the chassis the system...

Page 49: ...of Windows support Digital Audio through IDE bus However in order to use Open Jukebox player which is driven under BIOS it is a MUST to connect audio cable to CD IN connector on the motherboard C CD...

Page 50: ...ER R 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 GREEN connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound R GND GND L A AU UX X...

Page 51: ...CO OM M2 2 C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r This motherboard provides two serial ports One of them is on back panel connector and the other is on the upper middle of board With proper cable you can connec...

Page 52: ...e way please remove the jumper cap from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the cable Do not remove this yellow jumper cap if your housing doesn t have an audio port on the front panel Note P...

Page 53: ...og Normally there are two S PDIF outputs as shown one for RCA connector the most common one used for consumer audio products and the other for optical connector with a even better audio quality Throug...

Page 54: ...design of ALC650E 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...

Page 55: ...MOS Setup configurations 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 Flas...

Page 56: ...PU over current protection in conjunction with 3 3V 5V 12V power supply provide the full line over current protection ATX Switching Power Supply 3 3V Protected by power supply 5V Protected by power su...

Page 57: ...n on your system this smart design will monitor your system s working voltage fan status and CPU temperature If any of those systems status goes wrong there will be an alarm through the chassis extern...

Page 58: ...event Keyboard and USB port from over current or shortage These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken function to protect motherboard user cannot replace them and result in malfunction of...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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...

Page 61: ...design called Frequency Isolation Wall Separating each critical portion of motherboard into regions where each region operates in a same or similar frequency range we can avoid cross talk and frequen...

Page 62: ...an nu ua al l E En nl la ar rg ge ed d A Al lu um mi in nu um m H He ea at ts si in nk k Cool down CPU and Chipset are important for system reliability Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat...

Page 63: ...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 motherboar...

Page 64: ...n the traditional CD Players Below is the function description of respective buttons Power Pressing O to directly power off your computer with no hassle of entering Windows Operation System Boot Press...

Page 65: ...l automatically be launched when it detects a music CD in your CD player Press Insert Key Choosing this setting will allow a reminder message popped up on the screen during BIOS POST It reminds you of...

Page 66: ...n You can download as many skins as you want from AOpen Website and changing them whenever you want by using this useful utility EzSkin which may also be downloaded from our website Even more you may...

Page 67: ...ve design VividBios now brings you a beautiful and sleek 256 colors screen without missing any important information shown on POST screen In addition the limited space of BIOS ROM is another big issue...

Page 68: ...in AOpen Bonus CD You don t need to install all of them to boot your system But after you finish the hardware installation you have to install your operation system first such as Windows 98 before yo...

Page 69: ...M MX X4 4P PE ER R 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 You can use the auto run menu of Bonus CD Choose the utility and driver...

Page 70: ...nt te el l C Ch hi 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 they were released earlier than...

Page 71: ...in ne e M Ma 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 iv ve er r You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce...

Page 72: ...st ta al ll li in ng g I In nt te el l 8 84 45 5G GE E V VG GA A D Dr ri iv ve er r F Fo or r M MX X4 4G GE ER R Y Yo ou u c ca an n f fi in nd d I In nt te el l V VG GA A d dr ri iv ve er r f fr ro...

Page 73: ...73 M MX X4 4G GE ER R M MX X4 4P PE ER R O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g L LA AN N D Dr ri iv ve er r You can download LAN Driver from the Bonus Pack CD...

Page 74: ...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 ou un nd d D Dr ri iv ve er r This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC This audio driver supports Windows 98SE and upper Windows OS...

Page 75: ...vice Recommended 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 appea...

Page 76: ...the generated choices choose Include this location in the search 3 Insert the Bonus CD in CD ROM 4 Type CD ROM Driver Intel USB2 0 WinXP in the text box that appears 5 Click on Next A message informi...

Page 77: ...Windows File Protection WFP 1 Start button run Regedit 2 Set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Winlogon SFCDisable 1 2 Copy all USB files from CD to HDD 1 Copy all test...

Page 78: ...re such as motherboard CPU memory PCI devices and IDE devices The powerful utility also displays the version of BIOS and firmware for your convenience of maintenance Moreover AOConfig allows users to...

Page 79: ...AOConfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard Before running AOConfig all applications must be closed 4 From this page users can obtain the technical support informatio...

Page 80: ...ng g H Ha ar rd dw wa ar re e M Mo on ni it to or ri in ng g U Ut ti il li it ty y You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility to monitor CPU temperature fans and system voltage The hardware monitori...

Page 81: ...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...

Page 82: ...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 s...

Page 83: ...VERSION 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 Win...

Page 84: ...Modify change 01 to 02 to make it 0000 02 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 3 R...

Page 85: ...ing 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 suppli...

Page 86: ...s required Currently except Windows 95 and Windows NT all other Windows Systems support ACPI Procedures 1 Changed the following BIOS settings BIOS Setup Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled BI...

Page 87: ...vides critical low level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives serial and parallel ports Most BIOS settings of MX4GER MX4PER have been optimized by AOpen s R D engineering team But the...

Page 88: ...tes to give user 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...

Page 89: ...oard in the Phoenix Award BIOS setup program By the way all products of AOpen also provide a special function in BIOS setup you can press F3 key selecting you preferred menu language Key Description P...

Page 90: ...4G GE ER R M MX X4 4P PE ER R O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Key Description F6 Load fail save setting value from CMOS F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS F10 Save changed setting and exit se...

Page 91: ...After you finish jumper settings and connect correct cables power on and enter the BIOS Setup Press Del during POST Power On Self Test and choose Load Setup Defaults for recommended optimal performanc...

Page 92: ...w BIOS Flash wizard EzWinFlash With an eye to users convenience EzWinFlash combines the BIOS binary code and flash module together so the only thing you have to do is just clicking on the utility you...

Page 93: ...will detect the model name and BIOS version of your motherboard If you had got the wrong BIOS you will not be allowed to proceed with the flash steps 5 You may select preferred language in the main m...

Page 94: ...533MHz CPU bus clock But it comes with clock generator of 248MHz when we design it to accommodate with future CPU bus clock Not only that the CPU clock ratio can be up to 24x that supports almost all...

Page 95: ...ing 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 Availab...

Page 96: ...nagement 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...

Page 97: ...nc 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...

Page 98: ...as 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...

Page 99: ...and 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 Interne...

Page 100: ...itional 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 reduc...

Page 101: ...tely 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 plu...

Page 102: ...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 interf...

Page 103: ...0 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 supports 133MHz CPU FSB bus clock P PC C 1 16 60 00 0 o or r P PC C 2 21 10 00 0 D DD D...

Page 104: ...and operating 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...

Page 105: ...is similar 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...

Page 106: ...M U Ul 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 acc...

Page 107: ...n 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 requirements VCM increases...

Page 108: ...wer 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 follo...

Page 109: ...all the VGA card Then connect your monitor and keyboard Continue Turn on the power and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard...

Page 110: ...al l Continue Press Ctrl and Alt key at the same time hold them and then press Del to reboot the system Check if there is display No Yes Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective Check if the syst...

Page 111: ...uring system rebooting press Del to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Setup Default Check if the system can reboot successfully No The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself End Yes Turn o...

Page 112: ...ks 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 englis...

Page 113: ...ed by our support engineer or professional users on the news group http english aopen com tw tech newsgrp default htm Contact Distributors Resellers We sell our products through resellers and integrat...

Page 114: ...nd d B BI IO OS S v ve er rs si io on n Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen POST screen For example MX4GER is model name of motherboard R1 20 is BIOS ver...

Page 115: ...echnical issues Receive email notification about latest product s announcements Be able to personalize your AOpen web pages Receive e mail notification about latest BIOS Driver Software release inform...

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