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AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t hi s m a n u a l AX4PER / AX4PER-N.......................................................................................................................... 1 What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice ...............................................................................................................
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual DIMM Sockets ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 DDR 266(PC2100) and DDR 333(PC2700) ................................................................................................................... 33 Front Panel Connector .............................................................................................................................
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Case Open Connector................................................................................................................................................... 52 CD Audio Connector ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 AUX-IN Connector .......................................................................................................................
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Installing Intel IAA Driver............................................................................................................................................... 76 Installing Onboard Sound Driver ................................................................................................................................... 77 Installing LAN Driver (For AX4PER-N) ....................................................................................................
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual ATA (AT Attachment) ..................................................................................................................................................... 94 ATA/66 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 94 ATA/100 ....................................................................................................................
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock .......................................................................................................................................... 99 I2C Bus.......................................................................................................................................................................... 99 IEEE 1394 ......................................................................................................................
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Ultra DMA ................................................................................................................................................................... 104 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ......................................................................................................................................... 104 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory).......................................................................................................
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AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Before You Start This Online Manual will introduce to the user 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Ov er v i e w Thank you for choosing AOpen AX4PER / AX4PER-N motherboard. The AX4PER / AX4PER-N is Intel ® Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form factor featuring the Intel® 845PE chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the AX4PER / AX4PER-N motherboard can support Intel ® Socket 478 Pentium ® 4 and 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock. In the AGP performance, it has one 1.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual F e a t u r e Hi g h l i g h t CPU Supports Intel® Socket 478 Pentium ® 4 1.4GHz~2.8GHz+ with 400/533MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 478 technology. Chipset The 845PE chipset contains two core components designed for the desktop platform: the 845PE Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), and the Intel I/O Controller Hub 4 (ICH4). These components are interconnected via an Intel proprietary interface called Hub Interface.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Expansion Slots Including six 32-bit/33MHz PCI, one CNR and one AGP 4X slots. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The Communication & Nectworking Riser (CNR) slot provided from AX4PER / AX4PER-N can support CNR interface for a Modem/Audio card. For AGP performance, it has one 1.5V AGP interface with 4x SBA/Data Transfer and 2x/4x Fast Write capability and pipelined spilt-transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB/sec.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual On-board AC’97 Sound AX4PER / AX4PER-N uses the AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system. 1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment Provides “1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment” function in the BIOS. This magic function allows you adjust FSB frequency from 100~248 by 1MHz stepping adjustment, and lets your system can get maximum performance.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Six USB2.0 Connectors Provides three ports, six USB connectors for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. Compared to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.0 has a fancy speed up to 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than the traditional one. Dr. LED The Dr. LED has 8 LEDs on this AX4PER / AX4PER-N to easily show what kind of problems you may encounter.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Q ui c k I n s t a l l a t i o n P r o c e d u r e This page gives 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 Cable 5. Connecting ATX Power Cable 6. Connecting Back Panel Cable 7. Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default 8. Setting CPU Frequency 9. Reboot 10.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N JP13 LAN Jumper Front Audio Connector Onboard AC’97 CODEC S/PDIF Connector Black: CD-IN Connector Green: AUX-IN Connector JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Jumper Online Manual Motherboard Map PC99 Colored Back Panel RealTek RTL8100BL (For AX4PER-N) 4-pin 12V ATX Power Connector Low ESR Capacitors SYSFAN2 Connector CNR Expansion Slot AGP Slot (For 1.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Bl o c k Di a gr a m DDR 266/333 SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x6 DIMM Socket x3 Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU 400/533MHz System Bus PCI Bus Intel 845PE ATA 33/66/100 Primary Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary Channel AGP 4X Slot Intel ICH4 LAN Connect Component AC97 CODEC Realtek RTL8100BL AC Link 1st USB Port USB Port x6 2nd USB Port CNR Slot Low Pin Count Super I/O Firmware Hub 4Mbit Flash EEPROM 3rd USB Port Parallel Port Serial Port x2 Floppy Disk Drive x2
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Har dwar e Ins tal l ati o n This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual A b o u t “ M a n u f a c t ur e r U p g r a d e O p t i o na l ” a n d “ U s e r U p g r a d e O p ti o n al ” … When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may find some of functions are called “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional”, and some are called “User Upgrade Optional”. Though all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features, in some situations, these powerful features are not used to every user.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual JP 1 4 C l ea r C M O S D a t a You can clear CMOS to 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 2-3 for a few seconds. 4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 & pin2. 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2. Pin 1 Tip: When should I Clear CMOS? 1 1.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual C P U I n st al l at i o n This motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a cut edge on the CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into the socket.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. CPU cut edge 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 Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel. Other forms of CPU package are impossible to be fitted in. Note: This picture is for example only; it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual C P U F a n I n s t al l a t i o n This motherboard comes with a retention module attached on the CPU socket 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 following pictures shown. 2. Pressing down the four clips with force one by one on the retention module. 1.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual C P U J u m p er -l e s s D e si g n CPU VID signal and SMbus clock generator 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. Clock Generator Intel® Socket 478 Pentium 4 CPU Controlled CPU Freq.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” With this motherboard, AOpen provides a very special, useful feature for overclockers. When you power-on the system, the BIOS will check last system POST status. If it succeeded, the BIOS will enable “Watch Dog Timer” function immediately, and set the CPU FSB frequency by user’s setting that stored in the BIOS. If system failed in BIOS POST, the “Watch Dog Timer” will reset the system to reboot in five seconds.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Full-range Adjustable CPU Core Voltage This function is dedicated to overclockers and supports Adjustable CPU Core Voltage from 1.10V to 1.85V. However, this motherboard can also automatically detects CPU VID signal and generates proper CPU core voltage.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Northwood CPU Online Manual CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock System Bus Ratio Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x Willamette CPU CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock System Bus Ratio Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 133MHz 533MHz 12x Pentium 4 1.5G 1500MHz 100MHz 400MHz 15x Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 133MHz 533MHz 13x Pentium 4 1.6G Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x Pentium 4 1.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual C P U a n d S y s t e m F a n C o n n e c t o r ( w i t h H/ W M o n i t or i n 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. SYSFAN2 Connector GND +12V SENSOR SENSOR +12V GND CPUFAN1 Connector Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that they cannot support hardware monitoring function.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Jumper 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 installed. The factory default setting is set to “Disable”(1-2), and you may enable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual DI M M S o c k e t s This motherboard has three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC2100 (DDR266) memory or PC2700 (DDR333) memory up to 2GB. Please note that when you install PC1600 or PC2100 DDR SDRAM, you can install them fully into 3 sockets; however, when you install PC2700 DDR SDRAM, we suggest you to install DIMM1 and DIMM2 ONLY.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual H o w t o I n s ta l l M e m o r y M o d u l e s Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish memory installation. 1. Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below. 40 pins 2. 52 pins Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual D D R 2 6 6 ( P C2 1 0 0 ) a n d D D R 3 3 3 ( P C 2 7 0 0 ) DDR SDRAM utilizes the existing SDRAM infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth available to systems. To put it in a simple way, DDR SDRAM is like data going along a two lane highway, while 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Fr o n t P a n e l C o n n e c t o r Attach the 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. 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual ATX Power Connector This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector. Make sure you plug in the right direction. We strongly recommend you to connect the 4-pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 20-pin ATX power connector and use standard power supply specially designed for Pentium 4 system. A C P o w e r A u t o R e c ov e r y A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual S T B Y L E D a n d B OO T L E D Both STBY LED and BOOT LED are AOpen’s considerate designs that we aim at providing 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 circumstances such as power on/off, stand-by mode and RAM power status during Suspend to RAM mode.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual I D E a n d Fl o p p y C o n n e c t or Connect 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual IDE1 is also known as the primary channel and IDE2 as the secondary channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that make a total of four devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and Slave mode. Either one can be the hard disk or the CDROM. 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual I r D A C o n n e c t or The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application 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 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps).
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual S / P DI F ( S o n y / P h i l i ps Di g i t a l I n t e r f a c e ) C o n n e c t or S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a latest audio transfer file format that provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog. 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual S u p e r 5 . 1 C h a n n e l A u d i o E ff e c t This motherboard comes with an ALC650 Codec which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effect, bringing you a brand new audio experience. On the strength of the innovative design of ALC650E, you're able to use standard line-jacks for surround audio output without connecting any external module.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector T h i s m o t h e r b o a r d i m p l e m e n ts s p e c i a l c i r c u i t t o s u p p o r t W a k e O n M o d e m , b o t h I n t e r n a l m o d e m c a r d a n d e x t e r n a l b o x m o d e m a r e s u p p o r t ed . S i nc e I n t e r n al m o d em c a r d c o ns um es n o p o we r wh e n s y s t em p o we r i s of f , i t i s r ec om m e n d e d t o us e a n i nt e r n a l m odem .
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual W O M b y E x te r n al B O X M o d e m Tradit i onal Green P C s us pend m ode does not real l y t urn off t he s ys t em power s uppl y, it us es external bo x m odem t o t ri gger MB C O M p o rt an d r es um e b ac k t o a c t i v e . Serial Port (Modem Side) Pin 1 Serial Port (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only; it may not be exactly the same as this motherboard.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual W O M b y I n te r n al M o d e m C ar d W ith t he hel p of t he AT X s oft power On/Off , it is poss i bl e t o have a s yst em t otal l y power off, and wak eup t o aut om atic al l y ans wer a phone c al l as an ans weri ng m ac hi ne or t o send/ rec ei ve a f ax. You m ay i denti f y whet her or not your s ys t em is i n t rue po wer off m o d e b y c h e c k i n g t o s e e i f t h e f a n o f y o u r p o we r s u p p l y i s o f f .
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual WOL (Wake on LAN) This feature is very similar as Wake On Modem, but it goes through local area network. To use Wake On LAN function, you must have a network card with chipset that supports this feature, and connect a cable from LAN card to motherboard WOL connector.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual C N R ( C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d N e t w or k Ri s e r ) E x p a n s i o n S l o t CNR is a riser card specification to replace the AMR (Audio/Modem 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 chipset and share CPU power.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual P C 9 9 C ol o r C o d e d Ba c k P a n e l The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1, Printer, USB, AC97 sound and game ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual S u p p o r t 10 / 1 0 0 M b p s L A N o n b o a r d ( F o r A X4 P E R - N ) The South Bridge ICH4 includes a fast Ethernet controller on chip. On the strength of RealTek 8100BL 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 located on top of USB connectors.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual J P 1 3 L A N E n a bl e / Di s a b l e J u m p e r JP13 is used to enable or disable onboard LAN. If you don’t want to enable the Onboard LAN, you should set this jumper to 2-3.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual S u p p o r t U S B 2 . 0 C o n n e c t or s This motherboard provides six USB ports to connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are two USB connectors on the board for you to connect four USB devices and two other ports on the back panel. You can use 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual C a se O p e n C o n n e ct o r The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. To make this function 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 will beep to inform you.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual C D A u d i o C o n n e c t or This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. L GND GND R C D - I N C o n n ec t o r Note: Though some of the latest Windows versions support “Digital Audio” through IDE bus. However, 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual A U X -I N C o n n e c t o r This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Fr o n t A u di o C o n n e c t o r If the housing has been designed with 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 the jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the cable. Do not remove the yellow jumper caps if your housing doesn’t have an audio port on the front panel.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Dr. LED Connector In conjunction with Dr. LED (User Upgrade Optional), which can easily shows what kind of problems may occur on your system during assembly. It can clearly indicate whether there is a component issue or an installed issue by the 8 LEDs on the front panel of Dr. LED. This can helps you to have a self-diagnostic to your system status quickly. Pin 1 1 2 3.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Dr. LED is a CD disc storage box with 8 LEDs on its front panel, the size of Dr. LED is exactly the same as 5.25 in floppy drive, so that it can be mount into normal 5.25 in drive bay of any housing. 7 6 5 Boot O.K. KB HDD 4 Floppy 3 2 1 0 PCI Video Memory CPU The total 8 LEDs light up alternatively if the system fails in one of eight stages. Once the LED7 (latest LED) is lit, this indicates that the system has completed its boot-up procedure.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual C O M 2 C o n n e c t or This motherboard provides two serial ports. One of them is on back panel connector, and the other is on the left middle of board. With proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual J P 1 B uz z e r E n a b l e / D i s a b l e J u m p e r This motherboard comes with another considerate option that allows you to turn off the voice from buzzer. You can choose not to be bothered by the warning made from it when it detects any error in operating system. To disable this function, set JP1 to pin 2-3 to stop the buzzer from sending out voices.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual B a tt er y -l e s s a n d L o n g L i f e D e si g n This Motherboard implements Flash ROM and a special circuit that allows 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual C P U O v er -c u r r e n t Pr o t e c ti o n Over Current Protection has been popularly implemented on ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply for a while. However, new generation CPU is able to use regulator of different voltages to transfer 12V to CPU voltage (for example, to 2.0V). This motherboard is with switching regulator onboard that supports CPU over-current protection, and it applies to 3.3V/5V/12V power supply for providing full line over-current protection.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual H a r d w a r e M o n i t or i n g 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 goes wrong, there will be an alarm through the chassis external speaker or buzzer of motherboard (if existed) to warn the user.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual A O C o n fi g U ti l i ty AOpen always dedicated to provide users a much friendlier computer environment. We now bring you a comprehensive system detective utility. AOconfig is a Windows based utility with user-friendly interface that allows users to obtain information of the operation 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual 3. This page presents the IDE devices information, such as the serial number, the manufacturer, the firmware version, and capacity. 4. From this page, users may obtain the technical support information of AOpen. Moreover, detailed information could be saved in .bmp or .txt format. NOTE: AOconfig can be used in Windows 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. Please be informed that AOconfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual 3 3 0 0 μ F L o w E S R C a p a c i t or The quality of low 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 requires experience and detail calculation. Not only that, AX4PER / AX4PER-N implements 3300μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 and 1500μF) and it provides better stability for CPU power.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) For high frequency operation, 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”.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual E nl a r g e d A l u m i n u m H e a t s i n k Cool down CPU and Chipset are important for system reliability. Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption especially when you are trying to over-clock the CPU.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual O p e n J u k e B o x Pl a ye 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 motherboard aims at helping you directly operate your CD player on the PC without any hassle of entering Windows operation system.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual How Your Open JukeBox Works The operation of Open JukeBox Player is the same as other CD players. By pressing specific keys on the keyboard you will find playing Open JukeBox Player couldn’t be easier than the traditional CD Players. Below is the function description of respective buttons. Power-Off Button Display Screen Boot to Operation System Function Key Power: Pressing O, to directly power off your computer with no hassle of entering Windows Operation System.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Your Open JukeBox Settings in BIOS There are three Open JukeBox settings in BIOS as follows. Auto: The default setting is “Auto” with which the Open JukeBox will automatically check the CD player every time you power on. 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 POST.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Your Open JukeBox EzSkin Except these powerful functions above, Open JukeBox Player is also equipped with another fancy feature for 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 website. Even more, you may design your own skins with innovative idea and sharing them to users around the world by uploading to our website.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Vivid BIOS technology Have you been fed up with the conservative and immutable POST screen? Let’s rule out the tradition idea that POST screen are stiff and frigid, and let AOpen show you the newly developed VividBIOS to experience the lively vivid colorful POST screen! Unlike earlier graphic POST screen which could occupy the whole screen and mask text information during POST, AOpen VividBIOS deals with graphics and texts separately, and makes them running simultaneously d
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual D r iv e r a n d U t i l i t y There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen Bonus CD. 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual A u t o -r u n M e n u f r o m B o n u s C D You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual I ns t a l l i n g I n t e l ® C h i ps e t S o f t w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n U t i l i t y You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks, but it doesn’t work on Windows 95 and Windows 98 first edition.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual I ns t a l l i n g I n t e l I A A D r i v e 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 CD.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Installing Onboard Sound Driver This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Installing LAN Driver (For AX4PER-N) Introduction: ------------This document describes the procedure to install Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, Windows 98/98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT v4.0 driver for Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter. [Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A and OSR2] Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 : ----------------------------------------------------1.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual [Windows NT 3.5, 3.51 & 4.0] Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows NT : ----------------------------------------------------When you are in Windows NT : 1. In the Main group of NT, select the "Control Panel" icon. 2. In the Control Panel window, choose the "Network" icon. 3. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the "Add Adapter" button. The Add Network Adapter dialog box appears. 4.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Installing USB2.0 Driver * Windows 2000 Installation Guide ************************************************* Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System ************************************************* After enabling the USB 2.0 controller and rebooting your system, Windows 2000 setup will show a "New Hardware Found" dialog box. Under Windows 2000, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed. 1.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual *********************************************** Installing Driver in Existing Windows XP System *********************************************** After enabling the USB 2.0, Windows XP setup will show a "Found New Hardware" dialog box. Under Windows XP, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed. 1. Click on "Next," and from the generated list box, choose "Install from a list or special location (Advanced)", click "Next" 2.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual 1. USBEHCI.SYS - 3/20/2002. 2. USBPORT.SYS - 8/17/2001. 3. USBHUB.SYS - 8/17/2001. So, new 3616 driver does not install complete. [Install by manual] 1. Disable 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 drivers to %windir%\driver cache\i386. 2.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Installing Hardware Monitoring Utility You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage. The hardware monitoring function is automatically implemented by the BIOS and utility software. No hardware installation is needed.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual P h o e n i x - A W AR D B I O S System parameters can be modified by going into BIOS Setup menu, this menu allows you to configure the system parameters and save the configuration into the 128 bytes CMOS area, (normally in the RTC chip or in the main chipset). The Phoenix-AwardBIOS™ that installed in the Flash ROM of the motherboard is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual A b o u t BI O S F u n c t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n … 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program Generally, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items that you want to choose, then press key to select, and use the and key to change setting value. You also can press key for help and press key to quit Phoenix-Award™ BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Award™ BIOS setup program.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Key Description F6 Load Setup Default setting value from CMOS. F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS. F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual How To Enter BIOS Setup After you finish the setting of jumpers and connect correct cables. Power on and enter the BIOS Setup, press during POST (Power-On Self Test). Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance. Del 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment With outstanding R&D ability of AOpen, we now bring you a whole new 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 downloaded from web and let it helps you complete the flash process automatically.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EzWinFlash by the following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to close all the applications before you start the upgrading. 1. Download the new version of BIOS package zip file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://www.aopen.com) 2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WAX4PERN102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment. 3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WAX4PERN102.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual O v e r c l oc k i n g As a leading manufacturer in motherboard industry, AOpen always listens to what customers want and develop products to fit different user's requirements. Reliability, compatibility, leading technology and friendly features are our basic goals when designing motherboards.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual V G A Ca r d & H a r d D i s k 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. 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual G l os s a r y AC97 Basically, AC97 specification separates sound/modem circuit to two parts, digital processor and a CODEC for analogy I/O they are linked by AC97 link bus. Since digital processor can be put into motherboard main chipset, the cost of sound/modem onboard solution can be reduced. A C P I ( A d v a n c e d C o n f i g u r a t i o n & P o w e r I n te r f a c e ) ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997).
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual A M R ( A u d i o / M o de m R i s e r ) The CODEC circuit of AC97 sound/modem solution can be put on motherboard or put on a riser card (AMR card) that connects to motherboard through AMR connector. A O pe n B o n u s P a c k C D A disc bundled with AOpen motherboard product; there are motherboard drivers, Acrobat Reader for PDF online manual and other useful utilities.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual ATA/100 ATA/100 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/100 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 40ns. The data transfer rate is (1/40ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 100MB/s. To use ATA/100, you need special 80-wire IDE cable, the same as ATA/66. ATA/133 ATA/133 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/133 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 30ns.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual B u s M a s t e r I D E ( D M A m o de ) 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 IDE device.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual D I M M ( D u a l I n L i n e M e m or y M o d ul e ) DIMM socket has total 168-pin and supports 64-bit data. It can be single or double side, the golden finger signals on each side of PCB are different, and that is why it was called Dual In Line. Almost all DIMMs are made by SDRAM, which operate at 3.3V. Note that some old DIMMs are made by FPM/EDO and only operate at 5V. Do not confuse them with SDRAM DIMM.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual E E P R O M (E l e c t r o n i c E r a s a bl e P r o g r a m m a b l e R O M ) Also known as E 2PROM. 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. EP R O M ( E ras a b le P r o g ra m ma b l e R O M ) Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual F la s h R O M Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals. It is easier for BIOS to upgrade by a flash utility, but it is also easier to be infected by virus. Because of increase of new functions, BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 256KB (2M bit). AOpen AX5T is the first board to implement 256KB (2Mbit) Flash ROM. Now flash ROM size is moving to 4M bit on AX6C (Intel 820) and MX3W (Intel 810) motherboard.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual IE E E 13 94 IEEE 1394 is a low-cost digital interface originated by Apple Computer as a desktop LAN and developed by the IEEE 1394 working group. The IEEE 1394 can transport data at 100, 200 or 400 Mbps. One of the solutions to connect digital television devices together at 200 Mbps.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual P C -1 0 0 D I M M SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU FSB bus clock. P C -1 3 3 D I M M SDRAM DIMM that supports 133MHz CPU FSB bus clock. P C -1 6 0 0 or P C -2 1 0 0 o r P C - 2 7 0 0 D D R D R A M Based on FSB frequency, the DDR DRAM has 200MHz, 266MHz and 333 MHz three types of working frequency. Because of DDR DRAM data bus is 64-bit, it provides data transfer bandwidth up to 200x64/8=1600MB/s, and 266x64/8=2100MB/s, and 333x64/8=2700MB/s.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual P nP ( P l u g a n d P l a 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 will automatically allocate the IRQ/DMA/Memory. Currently, almost all the PCI cards and most ISA cards are already PnP compliant.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual S D R A M ( S y n c hr o n o us D R A 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 transfer. SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin DIMM and operates at 3.3V.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual S P D ( S e r i a l P r e s e nc e D e te c t ) SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM. SPD stores memory module information such as DRAM timing and chip parameters. SPD can be used by BIOS to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM. U l t ra D M 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 access memory (RAM).
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) 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 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.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual T r o u bl e s h o o t i n g If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the problem. Start Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2 and printer. Make sure if all jumper settings are correct.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Continue Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard. Turn on the power Yes and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly. No The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure. Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Continue No Check if there is display? Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective. Yes Press and key at the same time, hold them and then press to reboot the system. Check if the system reboots? Yes Next 108 No It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.
AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Continue During system rebooting, press to enter BIOS setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”. Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable. Check if the system can No reboot successfully? Yes Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98. End 109 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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AX4PER / AX4PER-N Online Manual Mo d e l n a m e a n d B I O S v e r s i o n Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: AX4PER-N R1.20 Sep.01.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 2002, Award Software, Inc. AX4PER-N is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.
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