User manual AOPEN AX3SMAX

Overview Troubleshooting & Technical Support Hardware Installation Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U DOC. NO.: AX3SP2U-OL-E0108A AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U 1 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U W h a t 's i n t h i s m a n u a l Online Manual AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U ...................................................................................................................1 What's in this manual ......................................................................................................................................................2 You Must Notice ..............................................................................................................................................................9 Before You Start ............................................................................................................................................................10 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Feature Highlight ...........................................................................................................................................................12 Quick Installation Procedure..........................................................................................................................................17 Motherboard Map ..........................................................................................................................................................18 Block Diagram ...............................................................................................................................................................19 Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................................20 About "Optional" and "Upgrade Optional"... ...................................................................................................................21 JP14 Clear CMOS Data .................................................................................................................................................22 CPU Installation.............................................................................................................................................................23 JP23 FSB/PCI Clock Ratio ............................................................................................................................................25 CPU Jumper-less Design...............................................................................................................................................27 CPU and Housing Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring)...............................................................................................34 DIMM Sockets ...............................................................................................................................................................35 Front Panel Connector ..................................................................................................................................................39 2 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Online Manual ATX Power Connector ...................................................................................................................................................40 AC Power Auto Recovery ..............................................................................................................................................41 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up.............................................................................................................................................41 IDE, Floppy, IDE RAID (AX3S Max Only) Connector .....................................................................................................42 JP35 Enable/Disable Onboard IDE RAID Controller (AX3S Max Only) ..........................................................................44 IrDA Connector ..............................................................................................................................................................45 WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector .........................................................................................................46 WOL (Wake on LAN) .....................................................................................................................................................49 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) Expansion Slot ...........................................................................................................51 DVO Connector .............................................................................................................................................................52 CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot ............................................................................................53 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel......................................................................................................................................54 Support 8 USB Connectors............................................................................................................................................55 Chassis Intrusion Sensor...............................................................................................................................................56 COM2 Connector...........................................................................................................................................................57 CD Audio Connector ......................................................................................................................................................58 Modem Audio Connector ...............................................................................................................................................59 AUX-IN Connector .........................................................................................................................................................60 Front Audio Connector...................................................................................................................................................61 3 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Online Manual Die-Hard BIOS (Optional) ..............................................................................................................................................62 GPO (General Purpose Output) Connector ...................................................................................................................65 Dr. LED Connector ........................................................................................................................................................66 Dr. Voice........................................................................................................................................................................68 Battery-less and Long Life Design .................................................................................................................................69 Over-current Protection .................................................................................................................................................70 Hardware Monitoring .....................................................................................................................................................71 Resettable Fuse ............................................................................................................................................................72 Power Bridge .................................................................................................................................................................73 2200f Low ESR Capacitor ..........................................................................................................................................75 Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) .................................................................................................................................77 Pure Aluminum Heatsink ...............................................................................................................................................78 Driver and Utility..........................................................................................................................79 Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ..............................................................................................................................80 Eliminate "?" mark from Windows 95/98 ........................................................................................................................81 Installing Onboard AGP Driver.......................................................................................................................................82 Installing Ultra ATA/100 IDE Driver ................................................................................................................................83 Installing Onboard Sound Driver....................................................................................................................................84 Install Onboard IDE RAID Driver (AX3S Max only) ........................................................................................................85 4 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Online Manual Install FastCheckTM Monitoring Utility (AX3S Max only).................................................................................................85 ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive .........................................................................................................................................86 ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR) ........................................................................................................................................90 AWARD BIOS ................................................................................................................................92 About BIOS Function Description... ...............................................................................................................................93 How To Use AwardTM BIOS Setup Program ...................................................................................................................94 How To Enter BIOS Setup .............................................................................................................................................96 BIOS Upgrade ...............................................................................................................................................................97 Overclocking ................................................................................................................................99 VGA Card & Hard Disk ................................................................................................................................................100 Glossary .....................................................................................................................................101 AC97 ...........................................................................................................................................................................101 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface)......................................................................................................101 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) ..................................................................................................................................101 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) ..........................................................................................................................................102 AOpen Bonus Pack CD ...............................................................................................................................................102 APM (Advanced Power Management) .........................................................................................................................102 ATA (AT Attachment)....................................................................................................................................................102 ATA/66 .........................................................................................................................................................................102 5 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Online Manual ATA/100 .......................................................................................................................................................................103 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ..............................................................................................................................103 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode).......................................................................................................................................103 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) ..............................................................................................................103 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ..................................................................................................................................104 DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM..............................................................................................................................104 DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) ..........................................................................................................................104 DMA (Direct Memory Access) ......................................................................................................................................104 ECC (Error Checking and Correction)..........................................................................................................................105 EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory.........................................................................................................................105 EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM) ..................................................................................................105 EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) .....................................................................................................................105 EV6 Bus ......................................................................................................................................................................106 FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity)..........................................................................................................................106 FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) ..............................................................................................................................106 Flash ROM ..................................................................................................................................................................106 FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock.........................................................................................................................................107 I2C Bus ........................................................................................................................................................................107 IEEE 1394 ...................................................................................................................................................................107 6 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Online Manual Parity Bit......................................................................................................................................................................108 PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM) ...............................................................................................................................108 PC-100 DIMM ..............................................................................................................................................................108 PC-133 DIMM ..............................................................................................................................................................108 PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR DRAM ...............................................................................................................................108 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus..................................................................................................................109 PDF Format .................................................................................................................................................................109 PnP (Plug and Play) ....................................................................................................................................................109 POST (Power-On Self Test) .........................................................................................................................................109 RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)............................................................................................................................................ 110 RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module)....................................................................................................................... 110 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) .................................................................................................................................... 110 Shadow E 2PROM ........................................................................................................................................................ 110 SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) ........................................................................................................................ 111 SMBus (System Management Bus) ............................................................................................................................. 111 SPD (Serial Presence Detect) ..................................................................................................................................... 111 Ultra DMA .................................................................................................................................................................... 112 USB (Universal Serial Bus).......................................................................................................................................... 112 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) ................................................................................................................................... 113 7 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Online Manual ZIP file ......................................................................................................................................................................... 113 Troubleshooting .........................................................................................................................114 Technical Support......................................................................................................................118 Product Registration..................................................................................................................121 How to Contact Us.....................................................................................................................122 8 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U You Must Notice Online Manual Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat is trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. 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No part of this document may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system without prior written permission from AOpen Corporation. Copyright© 1996-2000, AOpen Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Before You Start Online Manual 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. Although this Online Manual is optimized for screen viewing, it is still capable for hardcopy printing, you can print it by A4 paper size and set 2 pages per A4 sheet on your printer. To do so, choose File > Page Setup and follow the instruction of your printer driver. Thanks for the help of saving our earth. 10 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Ov er vi e w Online Manual Thank you for choosing AOpen AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard. The AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U is Intel® Socket 370 motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form factor featuring the Intel ® 815E B-Step chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard can support Intel ® Socket 370 series Pentium ® III (Both Coppermine & Tualatin are supported) & CeleronTM processor and 66/100/133MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock. In the AGP performance, it has one AGP slot and supports AGP 1X/2X/4X mode and pipelined spilt-transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB/sec. According to different customer's requirements, 32, 64, 128, 256 and 512MB SDRAM DIMM modules can be applied to the motherboard and the maximum memory size can be up to 512MB. The on-board IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100 mode and the transfer rate up to 100MB/s. AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U equipped with a Promise® FastTrakTM 100 Lite IDE RAID controller (AX3S Max only) that provides high performance and fault tolerance, plus NEC USB 2.0 provides four downstream USB ports for connectivity with any USB compliant device or hub. Further flexibility can be achieved by taking advantage of the Communication and Network Riser (CNR) card option that allows audio, modem, and/or LAN configuration on a single baseboard design. Besides, the AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard has an AD 1885 AC97 CODEC chipset onboard for provides high performance and magic surround stereo sound to let people enjoy working with it. Now, enjoy all features from AOpen AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard. 11 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U F e a t u r e Hi g h l i g h t CPU Online Manual Supports Intel ® Socket 370 Pentium ® III (Both Coppermine & Tualatin are supported) & CeleronTM 533MHz~1.2GHz+ with 66/100/133MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 370 technology. To avoid possible CPU damage caused by overheating, an automatic shutdown of system had been especially designed on this motherboard. System would be automatically power off when this motherboard with implementation of THERMTRIP circuit detected a CPU temperature above 135 degree for 4 seconds. Chipset With the Intel® 815E B-Step chipset, Intel delivers a discrete graphics solution with all the performance, innovative features and proven reliability of the Intel® 815 chipset family. With its highly scalable design, the new 815E B-Step chipset offers an ideal, leading-edge AGP graphics solution for Intel® Pentium ® III/CeleronTM processor platforms. And the smart integration in the Intel 815E B-Step chipset's I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) features two USB controllers supporting four USB ports. With support for 5.1 channels of AC97 audio and the ability to make the most of soft audio/modem technology, the 815E B-Step chipset delivers an ideal solution for innovative new form factors. 12 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Expansion Slots Online Manual 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 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard can support CNR interface for a Modem/LAN/Audio card. The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) specification provides a new level of video display sophistication and speed. The AGP video cards support data transfer rate up to 1056MB/s. As AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard includes one AGP expansion slot for a bus mastering AGP graphic card, For AD and SBA signaling, AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard can support 133MHz 2X/4X mode. Of six PCI slots provided, AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U supports four master PCI slots for arbitration and decoding functions also and two slave PCI slots. Memory Provides four 168-pin SDRAM DIMM socket that support up to 512MB of PC-100/133 compliant SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). 32, 64, 128, 256 and 512MB SDRAM DIMM modules are supported. Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Mater IDE Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices. 13 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U On-board ATA/100 IDE RAID (AX3S Max only) 1. Online Manual Supports data striping (RAID 0) and mirroring (RAID 1). Provides dramatic increase in drive performance and/or fault tolerant options. Offers performance customization and data rebuilds from the BIOS menu. Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds. Fault tolerance can be restored automatically without rebooting. Supports up to four IDE drives which capacities are more than 8.4GB on the two IDE RAID connectors while still supporting four IDE devices on the motherboard. The burst data transfer rates can up to 100MB/s from ATA/100 drives to boot overall system performance. Supports IDE Bus Master operation allows multi-tasking during disk drives transfer which increase CPU efficiency, then the CPU is free to process task during IDE data transfer through PCI bus interface to/from system memory. 2. 3. On-board AC97 Sound AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U M/B uses the AD 1885 AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system. Eight USB Connectors Provides four ports, eight USB connectors for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. Built-in NEC Host Controller provides four downstream USB ports for connectivity with any USB compliant device or hub. Each USB port dedicated to providing full USB 2.0 bandwidth to the attached device. 14 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U 1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment Online Manual Provides "1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment" function in the BIOS. This magic function allows you adjust CPU FSB frequency from 66~248 by 1MHz stepping, and lets your system can get maximum performance. Watch Dog Timer Includes AOpen "Watch Dog Timer" function that can auto-reset system in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system overclocking. Die-Hard BIOS with external controller (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 free. Dr. LED The Dr. LED has 8 LEDs on the AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U motherboard can easily shows what kind of problems you may encounter. Dr. Voice The Dr. Voice provides 4 kinds of language version (English, Chinese, Japanese and German) that can easily to tell what kind of problem you may encounter. 15 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Power Management/Plug and Play Online Manual The AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Motherboard supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play, which helps save users from configuration problems, thus making the system much more user-friendlier. Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor module. Enhanced ACPI Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows ® 98/ME/2000 series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM, S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4), WOM (Wake On Modem), WOL (Wake On LAN) features. Super Multi-I/O The AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections. 16 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Q ui c k I n s t a l l a t i o n P r o c e d ur e Online Manual This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Installing CPU and Fan Installing System Memory (DIMM Connecting Front Panel Cable Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable Connecting ATX Power Cable Connecting Back Panel Cable Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default Setting CPU Frequency Reboot 10. Installing Operating System (such as Windows 98) 11. Installing Driver and Utility 17 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Red: MODEM-CN Green: AUX-IN Black: CD-IN Front Audio Connector AC97 CODEC Chipset COM2 Port Connector CNR Expansion Slot AUX Fan Connector (w/o H/W Monitoring) WOL (Wake On LAN) Connector 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x6 (PCI 5 & 6 support slave mode PCI cards only) WOM (Wake On Modem) Connector nd 2 USB Port Connector JP35 IDE RAID Controller Enable/Disable Jumper (AX3S Max only) 3 rd & 4th USB Port Connector JP34 USB 3&4 Enable/Disable Jumper GPO Connector IrDA Connector Dr. LED Connector JP30 Die Hard BIOS Select Jumper (Optional) Front Panel Connector System Fan Connector with H/W Monitoring Die Hard BIOS with 100% Virus Protection (Optional) ® Online Manual Motherboard Map PC99 Colored Back Panel Resettable Fuse Keyboard Wake-Up Select Jumper 2200f Low ESR Capacitors ATX Power Connector DVO Connectors AGP 4X Expansion Slot 370-pin CPU Socket with Frequency/Voltage Auto-detection that supports Intel ® Pentium III (Both Tualatin & Coppermine are supported) & Celeron 533MHz~1.2GHz+ Intel ® 815E B-Step Chipset with Pure Aluminum Heatsink CPU Fan Connector with H/W Monitoring PC-100/133 DIMM Slot x4 supports maximum up to 512MB FDD Connector ATA 33/66/100 IDE Connector x2 JP14 CMOS Clear Jumper Dr. Voice Language Select Jumper JP23 FSB Select Jumper 18 Promise FastTrak 100TM Lite IDE RAID Controller (AX3S Max only) Chassis Intrusion Connector ATA/100 IDE RAID Connector x2 (AX3S Max only) AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U Bl o c k D i a g r a m PC-100/133 SDRAM Up to 512MB Online Manual Supports ATA100 IDE RAID 0 and RAID 1 Solution (AX3S Max only) 32-bit PCI Slot x6 DIMM Socket x4 Promise FastTrak 100 IDE RAID Controller Primary Channel Secondary Channel IDE Drive x4 Socket 370 Intel Pentium III/Celeron 66/100/133MHz CPU (Both Tualatin & System Bus Coppermine are supported) 15-pin D-Sub Connector Intel 815E BStep FW82815 GMCH PCI Bus ATA 33/66100 Primary Channel Secondary Channel CRT Monitor IDE Drive x4 LCD Monitor DVO Connector AGP 4X Slot USB Connector x4 1st USB Port 2nd USB Port Intel FW82801BA ICH2 AC'97 Link Audio CODEC Modem CODEC CNR Slot USB Connector x4 3rd USB Port 4th USB Port USB 2.0 Host Controller Low Pin Count Super I/O Firmware Hub 4Mbit Flash EEPROM Parallel Port Serial Port x2 Floppy Disk Drive x2 19 AX3S Max/AX3S Plus II-U 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. 2. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component. If a wrist strap is not available, maintain contact with the system unit throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection. 20