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DOC. NO.: AK77400MAX-OL-E0303A 

 

Summary of Contents for AK77-400

Page 1: ...0N N A AK K7 77 7 4 40 00 0 M Ma ax x 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 AK77 400 AK77...

Page 2: ...ust Notice 8 Before You Start 9 Overview 10 Feature Highlight 11 Quick Installation Procedure 16 Motherboard Map 17 Block Diagram 18 Hardware Installation 19 About Manufacturer Upgrade Optional and Us...

Page 3: ...IrDA Connector 39 AGP Accelerated Graphic Port 8X Expansion Slot 40 WOM Zero Voltage Wake on Modem Connector 41 WOL Wake on LAN Connector 44 10 100 Mbps LAN onboard for AK77 400N and AK77 400 Max 46...

Page 4: ...JP14 Clear CMOS Data Jumper 61 Dr Voice II JP15 16 for AK77 400 Max 62 JP20 K7 Host Clock Selection 63 JP28 KB Mouse Wake up Jumper 64 Die Hard BIOS and JP30 Select Jumper for AK77 400 Max 65 STBY LED...

Page 5: ...Menu from Bonus CD 89 Installing VIA 4 in 1 Driver 90 Installing Audio Driver 91 Installing USB2 0 Driver 92 Installing LAN Driver for AK77 400N and AK77 400 Max 93 Installing Serial ATA Driver for A...

Page 6: ...d Correction 110 EEPROM Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM 110 EPROM Erasable Programmable ROM 110 EV6 Bus 110 FCC DoC Declaration of Conformity 111 FC PGA Flip Chip Pin Grid Array 111 FC PGA2 Flip...

Page 7: ...ess Memory 114 RIMM Rambus Inline Memory Module 114 SDRAM Synchronous DRAM 114 SATA Serial ATA 115 SMBus System Management Bus 115 SPD Serial Presence Detect 115 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 115 VCM V...

Page 8: ...ct and brand 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...

Page 9: ...r 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 ge...

Page 10: ...ansfer up to 2 1GB sec With high bandwidth 266 533MB s 8 bit V Link Host Controller DDR400 PC3200 DDR333 PC2700 and DDR266 PC2100 DDR RAM can be applied to the AK77 400 AK77 400N AK77 400 Max and DDR4...

Page 11: ...or performance between the CPU SDRAM AGP bus and V Link interface with pipelined burst and concurrent operation The VT8235 V Link Client controller is a highly integrated PCI LPC controller Its intern...

Page 12: ...and one AGP 8X slots The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB s The Communication Nectworking Riser CNR slot provided from AK77 400 AK77 400N AK77 400 Max can support CNR interface for a Modem...

Page 13: ...Sound AK77 400 AK77 400N AK77 400 Max uses the AC97 CODEC RealTek ALC650 chip which supports high quality of 5 1 Channel audio effects This on board audio includes a complete audio recording and playb...

Page 14: ...overclocking Die Hard BIOS User Upgrade Optional The Die Hard BIOS technology is a very effective hardware protection method that doesn t involve any software or BIOS coding Hence it is 100 virus fre...

Page 15: ...pen Hardware Monitoring Utility Enhanced ACPI Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP series compatibility and supports Soft Off STR Suspend to RAM S3 STD Suspend to Disk S4...

Page 16: ...s you a quick 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 C...

Page 17: ...BIOS BIOS 2 for AK77 400 Max AC97 CODEC AUX IN Connector CNR Expansion Slot 32 bit PCI Expansion Slot x6 PCI 6 supports slave mode PCI card only WOM Connector WOL Connector IrDA Connector SYSFAN3 Con...

Page 18: ...1st USB Port USB connector x6 32 bit PCI Slot x6 Parallel Port IDE Drive x6 ATA 66 100 133 DDR400 RAM Up to 2GB and DDR333 266 Up to 3GB Primary Channel Secondary Channel 2MBit Flash EEPROM Audio COD...

Page 19: ...ischarge 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...

Page 20: ...ser Upgrade 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 a...

Page 21: ...erheat Protection function implemented the system will be automatically power off when the temperature of CPU reached 97 degree but works on AthlonXP CPU only Note This picture is for example only it...

Page 22: ...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 be the same motherboard Note If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it may damag...

Page 23: ...ircumstances that CPU fan is running properly AthlonXP temperature should be way below the highest temperature limit of 97 However if CPU fan accidentally becomes malfunction or improperly installed t...

Page 24: ...nboard that supports CPU over current protection and it applies to 3 3V 5V 12V power supply for providing full line over current protection ATX Switching Power Supply 3 3V Protected by power supply 12...

Page 25: ...n nl li in ne e M Ma 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 is important for system reliability Enlarged aluminum heat sink...

Page 26: ...his function is dedicated to overclockers The CPU core voltage of this motherboard is adjustable 1 10V to 1 85V by 0 05V stepping But this motherboard can also automatically detect CPU VID signal and...

Page 27: ...ogy FSB 166 161 191 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 28: ...nXP 1800 1 53GHz 266MHz 11 5x AthlonXP 1900 1 6GHz 266MHz 12 0x AthlonXP 2000 1 667GHz 266MHz 12 5x AthlonXP 2100 1 73GHz 266MHz 13x AthlonXP 2200 1 80GHz 266MHz 12 5x AthlonXP 2400 2 0GHz 266MHz 13 5...

Page 29: ...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 CPUFAN1 connector If you have chassis fan you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 FAN2 or SYSFAN3 FAN3...

Page 30: ...mory up to 3 GB and DDR400 memory up to 2GB Non ECC DDR RAM is supported Otherwise it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or RAM module Newly implemented function the Voltage of memory on this...

Page 31: ...h memory installation 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...

Page 32: ...nector shown below 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 resume...

Page 33: ...Primary Slave 2nd 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 FDC connector Be c...

Page 34: ...a DMA 66 100 133 is required IDE1 is also known as the primary channel IDE2 and IDE3 are known as the secondary and third channel Each channel supports two IDE devices that make a total of six devices...

Page 35: ...ing systems 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 perfor...

Page 36: ...133 has been developed further with a burst data transfer rate of 133 Mbytes second However while ATA has enjoyed an illustrious track record the specification is now showing its age and imposes some...

Page 37: ...nal disk you also have to connect 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 s...

Page 38: ...he power 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...

Page 39: ...pplication software 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 me...

Page 40: ...00 AK77 400N AK77 400 Max provides 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 on...

Page 41: ...n nn ne ec ct to or r This motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem both internal modem card and external box modem are supported Since internal modem card consumes no power whe...

Page 42: ...te er rn na al l B Bo ox x M Mo od de em m Traditional Green PC suspend mode does not really turn off the system power supply it uses external box modem to trigger MB COM port and resume back to acti...

Page 43: ...tically answer a phone call as an answering machine or to send receive a fax You may identify whether or not your system is in true power off mode by checking to see if the fan of your power supply is...

Page 44: ...unction you must have a network card with chipset that supports this feature and connect a cable from LAN card to motherboard WOL connector The system identification information probably IP address is...

Page 45: ...77 7 4 40 00 0N N A AK K7 77 7 4 40 00 0 M Ma ax x 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 be the same motherboard WOL Connector Motherboard Side...

Page 46: ...strength of RealTek RTL8100BL LAN controller on board which is a highly integrated Platform LAN Connect device it provides 10 100M bps Ethernet for office and home use the Ethernet RJ45 connector is l...

Page 47: ...hone line based networking Owing to CPU computing power getting stronger the digital processing job can be implemented in main chipset and share CPU power The analogy conversion CODEC circuit requires...

Page 48: ...t 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 the speed increa...

Page 49: ...tandard keyboard which is using a PS 2 plug 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 Port...

Page 50: ...th of the innovative design of ALC650 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 drive...

Page 51: ...an audio port 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...

Page 52: ...S PDIF audio 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 optica...

Page 53: ...r ra ad de e O Op pt ti io on na al l In conjunction with Dr LED User Upgrade Optional which can easily show what kind of problem you may incur on your system during assembly It can clearly indicate w...

Page 54: ...may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged LED 1 Indicates that the memory may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged LED 2 Indicates that the AGP may have been installed incorrectly or...

Page 55: ...d comes with IEEE 1394a controller TI TSB43AB22 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...

Page 56: ...function 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...

Page 57: ...ion of Windows supports Digital Audio through IDE bus in order to use Open Jukebox player which is driven under BIOS it is a MUST to insert audio cable to CD IN connector on the motherboard C CD D A A...

Page 58: ...7 7 4 40 00 0N N A AK K7 77 7 4 40 00 0 M Ma ax x 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 t...

Page 59: ...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 motherboard N...

Page 60: ...el le ec ct t J Ju um mp pe er r This motherboard comes with another considerate function which allows you to select the voice coming out from buzzer or speaker when Dr Voice detects any errors occur...

Page 61: ...ng To 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...

Page 62: ...n the operating system It can even clearly tell you whether there is a component issue or an installed issue such as CPU memory module VGA PCI add on card FDD HDD or keyboard by voice Dr Voice provide...

Page 63: ...clocker we recommend you to set it to the default setting Additionally this motherboard also provides 1MHz Stepping CPU Adjustment feature for overclockers to adjust CPU FSB frequency via BIOS setup p...

Page 64: ...J Ju um mp pe er 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...

Page 65: ...and data area This motherboard implements a very effective hardware protection method that does not involve any software or BIOS coding hence it is 100 virus free You may restore the originally mounte...

Page 66: ...Up pg gr ra ad de e O Op pt ti io on na al l External Controller provides you a better and convenience way to switch the BIOS status between Rescue and Normal without opening the case of your computer...

Page 67: ...o Rescue to read from rescue ROM 2 Boot the system and set the switch back to Normal 3 Follow the BIOS upgrade procedure to rehabilitate BIOS Reboot the system and you should be able to go back to nor...

Page 68: ...roviding you 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 circumsta...

Page 69: ...m mo ot th he er rb bo oa ar rd d w wi il ll l a au ut to om ma at ti ic ca al ll ly y d de et te ec ct t t th he e v vo ol lt ta ag ge e o of f A AG GP P c ca ar rd d a an nd d p pr re ev ve en nt t...

Page 70: ...up configurations 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 confi...

Page 71: ...l motherboard 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...

Page 72: ...ow ESR capacitor 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 re...

Page 73: ...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 Be...

Page 74: ...tely and set 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 C...

Page 75: ...s are affected 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...

Page 76: ...n find current status of all voltages and set your expected margins of warning level You may check your system voltage from the indicating bar here Of course you may set your defaulted lowest margin f...

Page 77: ...sing A series 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...

Page 78: ...tting 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 system using setup Currently t...

Page 79: ...t how to use keyboard in 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...

Page 80: ...7 4 40 00 0N N A AK K7 77 7 4 40 00 0 M Ma ax x O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Key Description F6 Load Setup Defaults setting value from CMOS F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS F10 Save cha...

Page 81: ...S S S Se et 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 recomme...

Page 82: ...rd 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 downloaded from w...

Page 83: ...AK77400MAX102 EXE EzWinFlash 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 pref...

Page 84: ...er r f fo or r A AK K7 77 7 4 40 00 0 A AK K7 77 7 4 40 00 0N N 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 fashio...

Page 85: ...dn t be easier 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...

Page 86: ...n The Open 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...

Page 87: ...you to change 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 webs...

Page 88: ...POST With this 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 R...

Page 89: ...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 XP before you can install...

Page 90: ...us master 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 ATA...

Page 91: ...x 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 A Au ud di io o D Dr ri iv ve er r This motherboard comes with RealTek ALC650 AC97 CODEC and the sound controller is in VIA South...

Page 92: ...ve er r This motherboard comes with USB2 0 function You can install USB2 0 Driver under Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP from the Bonus Pack CD auto run menu Note After installing U...

Page 93: ...L LA AN N D Dr ri iv ve er r f fo or r A AK K7 77 7 4 40 00 0N N a an nd d A AK K7 77 7 4 40 00 0 M Ma ax x This motherboard comes with RealTek RTL8100BL controller on board which is a highly integrat...

Page 94: ...2 When the Windows XP Setup window is generated press S to Specify an Additional Device s 3 Insert the Promise SATA150 driver diskette into drive A and press Enter key 4 Use or to choose WinXP Promis...

Page 95: ...ATA150 controller before completing this step After enabling the SATA150 Windows XP setup will show a Found New Hardware dialog box Under Windows XP Mass Storage Controller will be displayed 1 Click o...

Page 96: ...nstalling Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation 1 Start the installation a Floppy Install Boot the computer with the Windows 2000 installation diskettes b Floppyless Install Boot from floppy and...

Page 97: ...river in Existing Windows 2000 System WARNING If you will be moving the boot drive containing the existing Windows 2000 operating system to the SATA150 connector the SATA150 driver MUST be loaded on t...

Page 98: ...ontrol Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon 2 Choose the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager tab 3 Click the in front of SCSI controllers Win2000 Promise SATA TX2plus tm IDE C...

Page 99: ...ion and then type A 9a Insert the Bonus CD in CD ROM 10a Choose Specify a Location and then type CD ROM Driver Promise SATA150 Driver Win98 Me in the text box 11 Press the Next button A message inform...

Page 100: ...menu choose Control Panel 5 In the Control Panel window double click on the System icon 6 In the System window choose the Device Manager tab 7 In the hierarchical display under Other Devices is a list...

Page 101: ...controllers Win98 ME Promise SATA150 TX2plus tm IDE Controller should appear Windows NT 4 x Installation Guide Installing Drivers During New Windows NT 4 0 Installation 1 Start the system installation...

Page 102: ...to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified continue to the next step 7 From the Windows NT Setup screen press the Enter key Setup will now load all device files and then continu...

Page 103: ...ver diskette into drive A then choose OK 7 When the Install Driver dialog box appears select WinNT Promise SATA TX2plus tm IDE Controller and then press OK 8 When the Select SCSI Adapter Option dialog...

Page 104: ...ation system 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 AO...

Page 105: ...ormed that AOconfig 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 technic...

Page 106: ...possess with 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 w...

Page 107: ...66MHz x 4byte 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 M...

Page 108: ...B Ba as si 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...

Page 109: ...audio and modem subsystems widely used in today s connected PCs The CNR specification is an open industry specification and is supported by OEMs IHV card manufacturers silicon supplier and Microsoft...

Page 110: ...ab bl le e R RO OM M Also known as E2 PROM Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re programmed by electronic signals but the interface technology is different Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM...

Page 111: ...i ip p C Ch hi ip p P Pi in n G Gr ri id d A Ar rr ra ay y After FC PGA FC PGA2 is the package for 0 13 m process CPU developed by Intel which can be plugged into SKT423 478 socket as well F Fl la as...

Page 112: ...from both newer DV camcorders with Firewire ports and older analog equipment using A V to Firewire converters The advantages of the IEEE1394 High data transfer rate Start from 400 Mbps with 800 1600...

Page 113: ...documents are exactly the same as the original file including fonts and graphics and they can be distributed by e mail or stored on the World Wide Web an intranet a file system or a CD ROM for other u...

Page 114: ...ew structure of Multibank which is quite different from FPM EDO SDRAM Using different memory module as well RDRAM uses RIMM with transfer rate of 600 700 800MHz providing bandwidth as high to 1 6GB R...

Page 115: ...conductor 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 slav...

Page 116: ...duced data access latency and reduced power consumption W Wi ir re el le es ss s L LA AN N 8 80 02 2 1 11 1b b 802 11 is a specification developed by IEEE and Wireless LAN technology which is an inter...

Page 117: ...r and unplug the AC power 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...

Page 118: ...Ma an nu ua 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...

Page 119: ...in ne e M Ma 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 defec...

Page 120: ...nu ua al l 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...

Page 121: ...preferred language Under Type directory choose Manuals to go to our manual database You can also find the manual and EIG in AOpen Bonus Pack http club aopen com tw downloads 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Test Repo...

Page 122: ...eForum AOpen eForum is provided to discuss our products with other users in which your problem probably had been discussed before or will be answered After log on you may select your preferred langua...

Page 123: ...na am me e a an 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 AK77 400 Max is model name of motherb...

Page 124: ...hen products contain technical 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 S...

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