User manual AOPEN AX4GEMAX

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NO.: AX4GEM-OL-E0211B AX4GE Max AX4GE Max 1 AX4GE Max W h a t 's i n t h i s m a n u a l Online Manual AX4GE Max .................................................................................................................................... 1 What's in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Before You Start ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Feature Highlight........................................................................................................................................................... 12 Quick Installation Procedure ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Motherboard Map .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Block Diagram............................................................................................................................................................... 18 Hardware Installation................................................................................................................ 19 About "Manufacturer Upgrade Optional" and "User Upgrade Optional"... ...................................................................... 20 JP14 Clear CMOS Data ................................................................................................................................................ 21 CPU Installation ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 CPU Jumper-less Design .............................................................................................................................................. 25 CPU Core Voltage Auto Detectable ............................................................................................................................... 27 CPU and System Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring) ............................................................................................... 30 JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper .............................................................................................. 31 2 AX4GE Max Online Manual DIMM Sockets ............................................................................................................................................................... 32 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 34 ATX Power Connector ................................................................................................................................................... 35 AC Power Auto Recovery .............................................................................................................................................. 36 STBY LED and BOOT LED ........................................................................................................................................... 37 IDE and Floppy Connector ............................................................................................................................................ 38 ATA/133 Supported ....................................................................................................................................................... 40 Serial ATA Supported .................................................................................................................................................... 41 IrDA Connector ............................................................................................................................................................. 43 S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector......................................................................................................... 44 Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect .................................................................................................................................... 45 AGP 4X Slot .................................................................................................................................................................. 46 AGP Protection Technology and AGP LED .................................................................................................................... 47 WOL (Wake on LAN) ..................................................................................................................................................... 48 CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot ............................................................................................ 50 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 51 Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard .............................................................................................................................. 52 Support Six USB2.0 Connectors ................................................................................................................................... 53 Onboard IEEE 1394 Controller ...................................................................................................................................... 54 3 AX4GE Max Online Manual Chassis Intrusion Connector ......................................................................................................................................... 55 CD Audio Connector ..................................................................................................................................................... 56 AUX-IN Connector......................................................................................................................................................... 57 Front Audio Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 58 Die-Hard BIOS (100% Virus Protection, User Upgrade Optional) .................................................................................. 59 Dr. Voice II (Volume adjustable through speaker).......................................................................................................... 62 JP2 Dr. Voice Output Select Jumper ............................................................................................................................. 63 Dr. LED Connector ........................................................................................................................................................ 64 Battery-less and Long Life Design................................................................................................................................. 66 CPU Over-current Protection......................................................................................................................................... 67 AOConfig Utility............................................................................................................................................................. 68 Resetable Fuse ............................................................................................................................................................. 70 3300µF Low ESR Capacitor .......................................................................................................................................... 71 Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) ................................................................................................................................. 73 Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink ........................................................................................................................................ 74 Open JukeBox Player.................................................................................................................................................... 75 Vivid BIOS technology................................................................................................................................................... 79 Hyper Threading Technology......................................................................................................................................... 80 Driver and Utility ....................................................................................................................... 82 4 AX4GE Max Online Manual Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ............................................................................................................................. 83 Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility...................................................................................................... 84 Intel Brookdale-G VGA driver ........................................................................................................................................ 85 Installing Intel IAA Driver ............................................................................................................................................... 86 Installing Onboard Sound Driver ................................................................................................................................... 87 The noise is gone!! ---- SilentTek .................................................................................................................................. 89 Installing Serial ATA Driver ............................................................................................................................................ 97 PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS ............................................................................................................ 105 About Phoenix-Award BIOS Function Description....................................................................................................... 106 How To Use Phoenix-AwardTM BIOS Setup Program................................................................................................... 107 How To Enter BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 109 BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment ............................................................................................................... 110 Overclocking............................................................................................................................ 112 VGA Card & Hard Disk ................................................................................................................................................ 113 Glossary .................................................................................................................................. 114 AC97 ........................................................................................................................................................................... 114 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ..................................................................................................... 114 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port).................................................................................................................................. 114 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser).......................................................................................................................................... 115 5 AX4GE Max Online Manual AOpen Bonus Pack CD ............................................................................................................................................... 115 APM (Advanced Power Management) ......................................................................................................................... 115 ATA (AT Attachment) ................................................................................................................................................... 115 ATA/66 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 115 ATA/100 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 116 ATA/133 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 116 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) .............................................................................................................................. 116 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ...................................................................................................................................... 117 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser).............................................................................................................. 117 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) .................................................................................................................................. 117 DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM ............................................................................................................................... 117 DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) .......................................................................................................................... 118 DMA (Direct Memory Access)...................................................................................................................................... 118 ECC (Error Checking and Correction) ......................................................................................................................... 118 EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory ........................................................................................................................ 118 EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM).................................................................................................. 119 EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM)..................................................................................................................... 119 EV6 Bus ...................................................................................................................................................................... 119 FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) ......................................................................................................................... 119 6 AX4GE Max Online Manual FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) .............................................................................................................................. 119 Flash ROM .................................................................................................................................................................. 120 FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock ........................................................................................................................................ 120 I C Bus ........................................................................................................................................................................ 120 IEEE 1394 ................................................................................................................................................................... 121 Parity Bit ..................................................................................................................................................................... 121 PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)............................................................................................................................... 121 PC-100 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................. 122 PC-133 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................. 122 PC-1600 / PC-2100/ PC-2700 / PC-3200 DDR DRAM................................................................................................. 122 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ................................................................................................................. 122 PDF Format................................................................................................................................................................. 123 PnP (Plug and Play) .................................................................................................................................................... 123 POST (Power-On Self Test) ........................................................................................................................................ 123 RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) ........................................................................................................................................... 123 RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) ...................................................................................................................... 124 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) .................................................................................................................................... 124 Shadow E PROM ........................................................................................................................................................ 124 SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) ....................................................................................................................... 124 2 2 7 AX4GE Max Online Manual SMBus (System Management Bus) ............................................................................................................................. 125 SPD (Serial Presence Detect) ..................................................................................................................................... 125 Ultra DMA ................................................................................................................................................................... 125 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ......................................................................................................................................... 126 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) ................................................................................................................................... 126 ZIP file......................................................................................................................................................................... 126 Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................... 127 Technical Support ................................................................................................................... 131 Product Registration ............................................................................................................... 134 How to Contact Us .................................................................................................................. 135 8 AX4GE Max You Must Notice Online Manual Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat is trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. AMD, the AMD logo, Athlon and Duron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All product 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 this manual are subject to change without notice. AOpen reserves the right to revise this publication and to make reasonable changes. AOpen assumes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it. This documentation is protected by copyright law. All rights are reserved. 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 1996-2002, AOpen Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9 AX4GE Max 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 AX4GE Max Ove rv ie w ® Online Manual Thank you for choosing AOpen AX4GE Max motherboard. The AX4GE Max is Intel Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form factor featuring the Intel® 845GE chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the AX4GE Max motherboard can support Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 (Brookdale) and 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock. In the AGP performance, it has one DVO / TV-OUT slot which supports DVO or TV-Out card, or 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. According to different customer's requirements, the Intel 845GE chipset memory interface supports DDR333/266 SDRAM devices with densities of 64, 128, 256, 512Mb DDR SDRAM DIMM modules and the maximum memory size can be up to 2 GB (Please be noted only when CPU FSB runs at 533MHz does memory be able to go with the speed of 333MHz). The onboard IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100 and Promise 133 mode with transfer rate up to 133MB/s. Further flexibility can be achieved by taking advantage of the Communication and Network Riser (CNR) card option that allows aud io, modem configuration on a single baseboard design. With a Pro mise Serial ATA (PDC20375) controller onboard, it aims to provide you an even faster transfer rate of 150 Mbytes/second. On the strengt h of RealTek RTL8100BL controller on board, which is an highly-integr a ted Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use. Besides, the AX4GE Max has an AC97 CODEC chipset onboard, providing high performance and magic surround stereo sound to let people enjoy working with it. More than that, this motherboard supports USB 2.0 function with a fancy speed of up to 480Mbps, and IEEE 1394 controller to provides data transfer rate up to 400Mbps. Now, let's enjoy all features from AOpen AX4GE Max motherboard. ® ® 11 AX4GE Max F e a t ur e H i g h li g h t CPU Supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium technology. ® ® Online Manual 4 1.4GHz~2.8GHz+ with 400/533MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 478 Chipset With the Intel ® 845GE chipset, Intel delivers a discrete graphics solution with all the performance, innovative features and ® proven reliability of the Intel 845GE chipset. With its highly scalable design, the new 845GE chipset offers an ideal, ® ® leading-edge AGP graphics solution for Intel Pentium 4 processor platforms. And the smart integration in the Intel 845GE chipset's I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) features USB controllers supporting six USB ports. With support for 5.1 channels of AC'97 audio and the ability to make the most of soft audio/modem technology, the 845GE chipset delivers an ideal solution for innovative new form factors. 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 AX4GE Max can support CNR interface for a Modem/Audio card. For AGP performance, it has one DVO / TV-OUT slot which supports DVO or TV-Out card, or 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. Of six PCI slots provided, five of them are master PCI slots with arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus, and one slave slot. 12 AX4GE Max Memory Online Manual Provides Non-ECC three 184-pin DDR RAM DIMM sockets that support up to 2GB of DDR333/266 compliant DDR RAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). You may install 64, 128, 256, 512Mb DDR RAM DIMM modules into each socket. (Please be noted only when CPU FSB runs at 533MHz does memory be able to go with the speed of 333MHz) LAN Port On the strength of RealTek RTL8100BL controller on board, which is an highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use. Ultra DMA 33/66/100 and Promise 133 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. And Promise controller that supports 133 mode. On-board AC'97 Sound AX4GE Max 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. 13 AX4GE Max Watch Dog Timer Online Manual Includes AOpen "Watch Dog Timer" function that can auto-reset default settings in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system 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 free. S/PDIF Connectors S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer format, which provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio. IEEE 1394 ports This motherboard comes with IEEE 1394a controller onboard, which provides data transfer rate up to 400Mbps. to connect with the devices that need high data transferring performance, such as digital camera, scanner or others IEEE 1394 devices. Six USB Connectors (2.0) 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. 14 AX4GE Max Dr. LED (User Upgrade Optional) Online Manual The Dr. LED has 8 LEDs on this AX4GE Max M/B to easily show what kind of problems you may encounter. Power Management/Plug and Play 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 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/XP series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM, S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4) features. ® Super Multi-I/O Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART can also be directed from COM1 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections. 15 AX4GE Max Q u i c k I n s t a ll a t i o n P r oc e d u re This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly. Online Manual 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 16 AX4GE Max RealTek RTL8100BL Front Audio Connector AUX-IN Connector Onboard AC'97 CODEC CD-IN Connector Di e-Hard BIOS (BIOS 2) (User Upgrade Optional) JST-MIDI S/PDIF Connector CNR Expansion Slot 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x6 (PCI 6 supports slave mode PCI card only) Online Manual Motherboard Map PC99 Colored Back Panel Resetable Fuse JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Enable/Disable Jumper COM2 Connector 4-pin 12V. ATX Po wer Connector 3300F Low ESR Capacitors SYSFAN2 Connector AGP LED AGP Slot (For 1.5V AGP card or ADD card) 478-pin CPU socket with Voltage and Frequency Auto-detection ® ® support Intel Pentium 4 1.4~2.8GHz+ CPU CPUFAN1 Connector with H/W Monitoring Function ® Intel 845GE chipset BOOT LED 184-pin DIMMx3 supports DDR333/DDR266/ (Max. to 2GB) ATX Power Connector ATA 33/66/100 IDE Connector x2 JP2 Dr.Voice Output Select Jumper Dr Voice II (JP15, JP16) FDD Connector ATA/133 IDE Connector x1 IrDA Connector Dr. LED Connector JP14 CMOS Clear Jumper IEEE 1394 Connectors (Hot Plug-In on headers is not allowed) JP30 Die-Hard BIOS Rescue Jumper STBY LED nd 2 USB Connector Die-Hard BIOS (BIOS 1) SYSFAN3 Connector WOL Connector Front Panel Connector Serial ATA Controller Serial ATA Connectors Chassis Intrusion Connector 17 AX4GE Max B l oc k Di a gr a m PC2100/2700 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x6 DIMM Socket x3 Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU VGA onboard PCI Bus Promise PDC20375 Online Manual Serial ATA SATA Drive x2 400/533MHz System Bus ATA 133 Intel 845GE GMCH Third Channel ATA 33/66100 Primary Channel Secondary Channel IDE Drive x6 AGP 4x Slot Or ADD Slot Intel ICH4 LAN connect Component 1st Realtek RTL8100BL AC97 CODEC AC Link USB 2.0 Connector x6 USB Port Low Pin Count Super I/O CNR Slot Firmware Hub 4Mbit Flash EEPROM Parallel Port Serial Port x2 2nd USB Port 3rd USB Port IEEE 1394 Connector x 2 IEEE 1394 Floppy Disk Drive x2 18 AX4GE Max Online Manual H a rd w ar e I ns t a l l at i 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. 19 AX4GE Max Online Manual A b o u t " Ma n u f a c t ur e r U p g ra d e O p ti o n a l" a n d " U s e r U p g ra d e Optional"... 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. Hence, we changed some key features as "Manufacturer Upgrade Optional" for you to choose. Some optional functions that can be upgraded by users, we call them "User Upgrade Optional". As for those optional functions that can't be upgraded by ourselves, we call them "Manufacturer Upgrade Optional". If needed, you can contact our local distributors or resellers for purchasing "User Upgrade Optional" components, and again you can visit AOpen official web site: http://english.aopen.com.tw/ for more detail information. 20