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The

AZZA

P4X MAINBOARD SERIES

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1.1. Mainboard Layout ..................................................................................... 5
1.2. Mainboard Overview ................................................................................. 6

     1.2.1. Mainboard Series ................................................................................... 6
     1.2.2. Mainboard Dimensions ........................................................................... 6
     1.2.3. Environmental Limitations ....................................................................... 6

1.3. Features and Specifications ...................................................................... 7
1.4. System Health Monitor Functions ............................................................. 9
1.5. System Intelligence .................................................................................. 10

Chapter 2:- Hardware Installation

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2.1. Installation Checklist ................................................................................ 11
2.2. Installation Steps ...................................................................................... 12
2.3. Expansion Cards, Connectors and Jumpers ............................................... 13
2.4. CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots ............................................................ 14

2.5. Internal Connectors .................................................................................. 16

2.6. System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors .............................................. 20

     2.6.1. PW: Power On/Off and External Suspend Switch Connector ....................... 20
     2.6.2 Standby LED Connector ........................................................................... 21
     2.6.3. IDE HDD LED Connector ........................................................................ 21
     2.6.4. Reset Button Connector ........................................................................... 21

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for P4X2-AV

Page 1: ...The AZZA P4X Mainboard Series Cover Click Here Table Of Contents Click Here Introduction Click Here Hardware Installation Click Here BIOS Management Click Here R...

Page 2: ...ainboard P4X Mainboard Series P4X Mainboard Series P4X Mainboard Series P4X Mainboard Series P4X2 P4X2 P4X2 P4X2 AV AV AV AV P4XA P4XA P4XA P4XA AV AV AV AV P4XA P4XA P4XA P4XA BV BV BV BV Version 1 x...

Page 3: ...with out prior notice 2001 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Trademarks Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS WindowsTM Windows 95 and Windows 98 are regis tered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel PentiumT...

Page 4: ...ory Modules 14 2 4 3 PCI Slots 15 2 4 4 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 15 2 4 5 CNR Communications Network Riser Slot 16 2 5 Internal Connectors 16 2 5 1 Floppy Disk Drive FDC 16 2 5 2 Primary and...

Page 5: ...23 2 9 2 JP2 USB1 and USB2 Power 24 2 9 3 JP4 and JP5 CPU FSB Selection 24 2 9 4 JP13 Clear CMOS Memory 24 Chapter 3 Managing The PC BIOS Page 25 3 1 AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility 25 3 2 Main Menu 25...

Page 6: ...9 IDE 1 CN 8 FDD PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 CNR Slot CN 15 C ATX 12V Power Supply CN 42 SMB DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 CN 13 CPU Fan JP1 K B Power JP2 USB 1 2 Power PC 99 ATX Connector CN15 B ATX...

Page 7: ...DI Port SPK OUT LINE IN MIC IN CN 7 USB 2 PC 99 ATX External Connector 1 2 Mainboard Overview 1 2 2 Mainboard Dimensions Width Length 305 mm x 230 mm 1 2 3 Environmental Limitations Operating Temperat...

Page 8: ...s 1 5GB DRAMs for unbuffered DDR SDRAM modules Three 184 pin DIMM sockets Supports PC1600 and PC2100 DDR SDRAM Expansion Slots These mainboards are equipped with six dedicated PCI slots one CNR slot n...

Page 9: ...s The P4X2 AV and P4XA AV models are equipped with six version 1 1 USB connectors The P4XA BV model is equipped with four version 1 1 USB connectors USB 1 and USB 2 are external connectors They can be...

Page 10: ...rts peripheral devices that meet the HPSIR or ASKIR standard The Hardware Monitoring System Utility These mainboards comes with the Hardware Monitoring System utility contained on the CD It is capable...

Page 11: ...dem only RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on at a set date and time Wake On LAN Ready The Wake On LAN function allows th...

Page 12: ...PU Fan CPU Fan ATX 12VPower Supply ATX ATX 12V Power Supply ATX12V ATX 12V Power Supply AUX3 3V Wake On Lan WOL Chassis Fan Chassis Fan CD In without housing CD In Wake On Modem WOM optional Universal...

Page 13: ...eps before you can use your PC Check and Set the Mainboard Settings Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Install the Memory Modules Install the Expansion Cards Connect the Ribbon Cables Panel Wires...

Page 14: ...1 C N 1 5 C 1x 6 A T X 12 V P ow er S u p p ly C N 4 2 S M B 1 JP 5 C P U FS B S e le ctio n C N 1 7 C h assis Fan 1 P W S 5 L H L R S 1 1 1 1 1 P W R L E D 1 S P K R 1 1 1 1 1 C N 3 8 U S B 6 C N 3...

Page 15: ...Heat Sink that is required for the Pentium 4 CPU 2 4 2 Memory Modules These mainboards all have three 184 pin DDR SDRAM slots If registered DDR SDRAM modules are used then they can support a maximum...

Page 16: ...6 MB s This allows 3D applications to run more smoothly The P4X2 A mainboards each come with one AGP slot This slot is able to support 1x 2x and 4x AGP cards NOTE Out Of Memory Error Message If you ha...

Page 17: ...provided Make sure that the red strip is connected to PIN 1 of the connector 2 5 Internal Connectors 2 5 2 Primary and Secondary IDE connectors Connector CN 9 primary CN 10 secondary Type 40 pin bloc...

Page 18: ...atible with standard ATX power supplies 2 5 3 Standard Infrared Connector Optional Connector CN 12 Type 5 pin The SIR connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving mod ule You mus...

Page 19: ...gnal is received from the Modem In order to use the WOL LAN card or the modem to trigger the power on the PC system the switching power supply must have the ability to provide a driving current of at...

Page 20: ...connectors needs to be purchased separately Note These are not the standard USB connectors you find on the ATX PC99 connector To connect USB devices you need to use an expansion cable purchased separa...

Page 21: ...tem You can either choose Delay 4 Sec or In stant OFF Please refer to the Award BIOS setup instructions in Chapter 3 Option 1 If you choose Delay 4 Sec In the BIOS CMOS Setup the function of PW will b...

Page 22: ...on 2 6 3 IDE HDD LED Connector Any read and write activity by the HDD will turn this LED on 2 6 4 Reset Button Connector If you connect this connector you will be able to reset you computer by pressin...

Page 23: ...Port 2 COM 2 Connector CN 3 COM 1 CN 4 COM 2 Type 9 pin male 9 pin male One serial port is available for a mouse and other serial devices I O addresses used are 3F8H 2F8H 3E8H 2E8H and IRQ3 IRQ4 selec...

Page 24: ...t connector is a dual purpose connector It can either be used to connect a joystick to the computer for game participation or it can be used to attach an external MIDI device All these motherboards ha...

Page 25: ...force the FSB to be 400MHz Future mainboards based on updated VIA P4X266A chipsets will be able to support a higher FSB and these jumpers can then be used to se lect a desired FSB Therefore Please ret...

Page 26: ...ower off press the reset button on your chassis or press the Ctrl Alt Delete button In all three cases the system will restart and to activate the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility you must immediately press th...

Page 27: ...the setting or type the desired value into the field IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave This mainboard supports four IDE Hard Drives These fields allow you to set your Hard Drive parameters Move the...

Page 28: ...drives that are installed on your computer Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive s installed on your com puter Diskette Drive Type of Disk Drive Capacity None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 2...

Page 29: ...y detected by the system during boot up This is a display only field You cannot make any changes to this field Base Memory Indicates the memory installed below the conventional 1MB space Extended Memo...

Page 30: ...message on screen and alarm beep Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Floppy HDD 0 LS120 Enabled Disabled Enabled On Disabled 6 250 Setup Enabled Non OS2 Disabled Enabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test...

Page 31: ...tic rate and the typematic delay can be selected Typematic Rate This is the rate a character will repeat itself on the screen when you hold down a key Typematic Delay This is the delay time Msec befor...

Page 32: ...this option you will enhance your system performance Dram Clock Drive Control This field allows you to select the FSB and DRAM frequency DRAM Clock Drive Control AGP P2P Bridge Control CPU PCI Bus Co...

Page 33: ...field Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you in stall new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs SDRAM Cycle Length Before SDRAM can execute a rea...

Page 34: ...e support AGP fast write If you have an AGP card that supports this mode you can enable this field If your AGP card does not support the fast write mode then leave this field disabled AGP Master 1 WS...

Page 35: ...o this memory area a system error may occur CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help Menu Level VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter VIA OnChip PCI Device...

Page 36: ...nd the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 98 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 66 select Auto to enable BI...

Page 37: ...Mode This field appears in an infrared port mode You have two options half or full duplex function The full duplex mode allows bi directional transmission at a single time where as the half duplex mo...

Page 38: ...t a DMA channel for the parallel port for use dur ing ECP Game Port Address This field allows you to select the I O address for the onboard game port The default is 201 Midi Port Address This field al...

Page 39: ...ank Screen MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off PWRON After PWR Fail Off IRQ Event Activity Detect Press Enter ACPI function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration...

Page 40: ...lanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Manage ment Signaling DPMS standard...

Page 41: ...l wake up the system PCI Master When you enable the PCI Master mode any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system Power On by PCI Card The system can be woken up by...

Page 42: ...nitoring The following is a list of IRQ s Interrupt ReQuests which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system...

Page 43: ...interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled all the time Assign IRQ For VGA USB A system s IRQs are limited Sometimes you ma...

Page 44: ...e current temperature for CPU Current CPU FAN Speed This field shows you the present CPU Cooling FAN speed Current Chassis FAN Speed This field shows you the Chassis Cooling FAN speed Vcore This field...

Page 45: ...ock frequency can be incremented by 1MHz This allows you to fin tune the system performance of your PC CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage...

Page 46: ...sure the reliability and performance of your PC If you lose your CMOS data or you don t know how to complete the setup proce dure you may use this option to load the Optimized default values from the...

Page 47: ...lts Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Sav...

Page 48: ...t will request that you enter the Password Without the correct password the PC system will stop and the operating system won t be loaded B When there is no password stored in the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 1...

Page 49: ...r key again The values you have entered will be saved and all the information stored in the CMOS memory Exit Without Saving This option will exits the setup utility without saving any of the values yo...

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