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6.5 Installing LAN Driver for n250a ................................................................... 51

 

6.6 Installing USB2.0 Driver............................................................................. 52

 

6.7 Installing NVidia SATA RAID Driver .............................................................. 52

 

6.8 Installing Silicon Image 3114 SATARaid Driver (for n250a-FR only) ................. 53

 

6.9 Installing Silicon Image 3114 Java SATARaid Utility (for n250a-FR only)........... 58

 

6.10 JAVA 2 Runtime Environment Installation (for n250a-FR only)....................... 58

 

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting..................................................................... 59

 

Chapter 8 Technical Support .................................................................. 60

 

Model Name and BIOS Version....................................................................61

 

Register Your Motherboard .........................................................................61

 

Summary of Contents for n250a

Page 1: ...tallation Procedure 9 3 2 Installation You Have to Know 10 Installing CPU 10 Installing CPU and System Fans 11 Installing Memory Modules 12 Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables 13 Connecting ATX Power Cab...

Page 2: ...ity 36 Silicon Image SATARaid GUI Overview only for n250a FR 37 SilentTek Noise is Gone 38 Other Useful Features 41 Chapter 5 Setting BIOS 42 Introduction 42 How To Use Phoenix Award BIOS Setup Progra...

Page 3: ...lling Silicon Image 3114 SATARaid Driver for n250a FR only 53 6 9 Installing Silicon Image 3114 Java SATARaid Utility for n250a FR only 58 6 10 JAVA 2 Runtime Environment Installation for n250a FR onl...

Page 4: ...Intel Intel Celeron Pentium II III and Pentium 4 are the registered trademarks of Intel Corporation The logos of nVidia are the registered trademarks of nVidia Corporation The logos of Microsoft Wind...

Page 5: ...e careful when you see this mark It highlights mistakes that occur often during assembling or something you need to pay attention to Please wear a wrist strap and attach it to a metal part of the syst...

Page 6: ...Case Open Connector 6 SYSFAN1 Connector 22 SYSFAN2 Connector 7 184 pin DIMMs X 3 23 IrDA Connector 8 754 pin CPU socket supporting AMDTM AthlonTM 64 CPU 24 IEEE1394 Connectors X 2 only for n250a FR 9...

Page 7: ...ere 1394 Control Chip Slots AGP x 1 PCI x 4 Self Powered PCI x 1 AGP x 1 PCI x 5 AGP x 1 PCI x 5 Back Panel I O PS 2 Keyboard x 1 PS 2 Mouse x 1 USB Port x 4 LAN Port x 1 COM Port x 2 Printer Port x 1...

Page 8: ...Drives x 4 RealTek AC97 CODEC ATA 66 100 133 LAN connect Component Realtek LAN Chip AGP 8X USB Ports x8 4Mbit Flash EEPROM Parallel Port Serial Ports x2 Floppy Disk Drive Agere FW323 IEEE 1394 Ports...

Page 9: ...ry Module 4 Installing HD CD ROM and SATA Disk etc 6 Connecting ATX Power Cable 5 Connecting Front Panel Cable 7 Installing AGP PCI Cards 8 Installing Other Devices USB Front Audio etc 9 Connecting Ba...

Page 10: ...emented the system will be automatically power off when the temperature of CPU reached 97 degree 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a go...

Page 11: ...connector If you have chassis fan you can also plug it in SYSFAN1 or SYSFAN2 connector 11 SYSFAN1 Connector CPUFAN Connector SYSFAN2 Connector SENSOR 12V GND SENSOR 12V GND Note Some CPU fans do not...

Page 12: ...ich are very easy to recognize Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place 12 Pin 1 Tab Note The tabs of the DIMM...

Page 13: ...wire IDE cable to floppy connector and IDE connector Be careful of the pin1 orientation Wrong orientation may cause system damage 13 Primary Master 1st Primary Slave 2nd Secondary Slave 4th Secondary...

Page 14: ...This motherboard comes with a 20 pin and 4 pin ATX power connector as shown below Make sure you plug them in the right direction We strongly recommend you to insert the 4 pin connector before connect...

Page 15: ...ins 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 switch cable from your ATX housing which is a 2 pin female...

Page 16: ...4 3200 2000MHz 200MHz 1024KB 10x Athlon 64 3200 2200MHz 200MHz 512KB 11x Athlon 64 3400 2200MHz 200MHz 1024KB 11x Athlon 64 3400 2400MHz 200MHz 512KB 12x Athlon 64 3700 2400MHz 200MHz 1024KB 12x Note...

Page 17: ...have to connect 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 serial ATA hard disks are installed on serial ATA...

Page 18: ...ATA hard disks on your operating system after having them installed the problem may lie in the BIOS setting You can simply adjust BIOS settings to have them work properly After installing your hard d...

Page 19: ...z clock for 4X AGP and the data transfer rate could achieve 66MHz x 4bytes x 4 1056MB s Now AGP is moving to AGP 8X mode which is upgraded to 66MHz x 4bytes x 8 2 1GB s You can also adjust AGP voltage...

Page 20: ...ction user can transfer files to or from laptops notebooks PDA devices and printers This connector supports both HPSIR 115 2Kbps 2 meters and ASK IR 56Kbps Install an infrared module onto the IrDA con...

Page 21: ...mode it lights in orange when linking to network The left hand side LED indicates the transfer mode and will light in green when data is transferring at 100Mbps never lights while at 10Mbps but will...

Page 22: ...vides eight USB 2 0 ports to connect USB devices such as mouse keyboard modem printer etc There are four ports on the back panel You can use proper cables to connect Front USB connector to USB modules...

Page 23: ...his interface can connect to devices that require high data transferring performance such as digital camera scanner or others IEEE 1394 devices Please use appropriate cables to connect IEEE1394 device...

Page 24: ...IF 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 Same as outputs you can also connect RCA or...

Page 25: ...ound audio output without connecting any external module To apply this function you have to install the audio driver in the Bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5 1 Channel Picture...

Page 26: ...l you ll be able to connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector By the way please remove the jumper cap from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the cable Do not remove this y...

Page 27: ...mes with a game port Joystick Midi for you to connect any midi devices or joysticks To use this function you have to have a joystick module and connect it with a game port cable to this port on the mo...

Page 28: ...Connecting CD_IN This connector is designed to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound 28...

Page 29: ...Connecting AUX_IN This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound 29...

Page 30: ...S 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 will beep to inform you Please be informed that thi...

Page 31: ...er Out Line In MIC In PS 2 Keyboard For standard keyboard which use a PS 2 plug PS 2 Mouse For PC Mouse which use a PS 2 plug USB Port Available for connecting USB devices Parallel Port To connect wit...

Page 32: ...ode and RAM power status during Suspend to RAM mode AGP LED aims to protect your motherboard from being damaged by over voltage of AGP card When AGP Protection Technology is implemented this motherboa...

Page 33: ...o restore system default setting To clear the CMOS follow 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...

Page 34: ...and Chinese You can select your preferred language by JP15 JP16 jumpers This motherboard provides PS2 keyboard mouse wake up function only for n250a FR JP15 16 Dr Voice Languages Select Jumper JP28 K...

Page 35: ...ashed please set JP24 to Pin2 3 to boot up the system with BIOS 2 Then set the JP24 back to Pin1 2 You can go to our website http download aopen com tw downloads to download your BIOS version suited f...

Page 36: ...to enter RAID Configuration Utility to do some settings After finishing the BIOS setup and reboot you will see Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility about half way through the boot up Pressing F10 imm...

Page 37: ...SATA host controller products Standard with SATARaid software is a Graphical User Interface GUI that provides easy to use configurations for different RAID Sets supported The SATARaid GUI Installatio...

Page 38: ...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 your fans running at appropriate time and speed not only reduces t...

Page 39: ...fans are running properly 39 You may check your system voltage from the indicating bar here Of course you can set your defaulted lowest margin for your fans and SilentTek will also pop up a message b...

Page 40: ...hm developed by AOpen the fan speed is automatically adjusted by the parameters of CPU and ambient temperature which is ease of use and trouble free at your service Fixed FAN Control Under this settin...

Page 41: ...ability of R D team AOpen boasts for its various powerful and handy features that come with our product like follows You are welcomed to visit our technical website to learn more about those features...

Page 42: ...l support for standard devices such as hard disk drives serial and parallel ports AOpen s R D engineering team had optimized most BIOS settings of this motherboard However some default settings of BIO...

Page 43: ...er on and enter the BIOS Setup Press Del during POST Power On Self Test and choose Load Setup Defaults for recommended optimal performance Key Description Page Up or Change setting to next value or in...

Page 44: ...tform you might be using no matter if you re using Windows 98 98SE ME NT4 0 2000 or Windows XP In the meanwhile in order to provide a much more user friendly operating environment AOpen EzWinFlash is...

Page 45: ...ersion of your motherboard If you collect wrong BIOS you will not be allowed to proceed with the flash steps You may select a preferred language in main menu then click Start Flash to begin the BIOS u...

Page 46: ...nguage support There are various widely used languages provided on our website for you to download which also helps to prevent wrong settings caused by misunderstanding of the languages The only thing...

Page 47: ...10 Save changed setting and exit setup program F12 Full Screen Normal Mode Caution After updating your BIOS please remember to update WinBIOS profile as well If the upgraded BIOS version is newer than...

Page 48: ...ors screen without missing any important information shown on POST screen In addition the limited space of BIOS ROM is another big issue When all of the traditional BIOS can only show space consuming...

Page 49: ...er 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 or utilities Please refer to...

Page 50: ...nForce Drivers You can install NVIDIA Windows nForce drivers from the Bonus Pack CD auto run menu 6 3 Installing NVIDIA NvMixer Driver You can install NVIDIA NvMixer Driver for nForce3 250 from the B...

Page 51: ...otherboard provides 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use You can install the LAN driver from the Bonus Pack CD auto run menu 6 5 Installing LAN Driver for n250a For n250a motherboard it p...

Page 52: ...A RAID Driver This mother board comes with two serial ATA ports SATA port1 and SATA port2 provided by nForce3 250 chipset When you install NVIDIA Windows nForce drivers you have also installed SATA RA...

Page 53: ...ion Disk Press Enter and select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SATARaid Controller 4 Press Enter to continue on with text mode setup 5 Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for partition and fil...

Page 54: ...l display the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Next 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended and Click Next 4 Under Optional search locations insure that Floppy disk drives is ch...

Page 55: ...ng Silicon Image driver 1 After OS boots up Click Start 2 Under Settings click Control Panel 3 Select SCSI Adapters from the Control Panel 4 Select the Drivers tab and click Add 5 Click Have Disk 6 In...

Page 56: ...ROM DVD drive and the Windows 98SE ME boot diskette in the floppy drive if your system cannot boot from the CD 3 Follow the normal Windows 98SE ME setup instructions to select your choice for partiti...

Page 57: ...ation Reboot the system if your Windows 98SE ME drive is connected on the SiI RAID Controller 5 See instructions in section 4 to verify controller was installed correctly 9 Update SiI RAID driver on W...

Page 58: ...can install Silicon Image 3114 Java SATARaid Utility from the Bonus Pack CD auto run menu 6 10 JAVA 2 Runtime Environment Installation for n250a FR only The Java 2 Runtime Environment is required for...

Page 59: ...Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 59...

Page 60: ...customer Thanks very much for your understanding AOpen Technical Supporting Team 60 Europe Email Support AOpen NL Pacific Rim http www aopen com tw tech default htm China http www aopen com cn tech d...

Page 61: ...ority from AOpen You will also have a chance to play slot machine game to win prize from AOpen Please prepare the following information before you start Model Name Part Number P N Serial Number S N an...

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