User manual AOPEN AX59PRO

AX59PRO User's Guide Printed in Taiwan PART NO.:49.87801.311 DOC. NO.:AX59P-1-E9903G AX59PRO Mainboard User's Guide Document Number Model and Revision Manual Revision Release Date : AX59P-1-E9809F : For AX59PRO revision 1.xx : English, revision F : Sep 21, 1998 More help for latest information: Taiwan USA http://www.aopen.com.tw http://www.aopen-usa.com http://www.aopenusa.com http://www.aopenamerica.com Europe http://www.aopen.nl Copyright Copyright © 1998 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company. ii Disclaimer This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. XT/AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc. AWARD is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. iii FCC Class B Radio Frequency Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Subassembly -CPU Board device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Equipment Classification Type of Product Chipset(s) : FCC Class B Subassembly - CPU Board : Intel Pentium PCI/ISA/AGP ATX Motherboard : VIA MVP3 AX59PRO Test To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE The limits of FCC Part 15 Class B are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1. 2. 3. 4. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help. iv Notice 1: The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Notice 2: Shielded interface cables, if any, must be used in order to comply with emission limits. v Organization Chapter 1, Overview, covers the introduction and specifications of the system board and special features. Chapter 2, Hardware Installation, describes hardware jumpers, connectors and memory configuration. There are user friendly drawings to locate jumper and connector. Chapter 3, AWARD BIOS, explains the system BIOS and tells how to configure the system by setting the BIOS parameters. Appendix A, Frequently Asked Question, collects most frequently asked question of this product. Appendix B, Troubleshooting Guide, includes first aid information you need if you meet trouble, the WWW address and worldwide service telephone/fax are also included. Appendix C, Jumper Table Summary, gives you a tabular summary of the jumper settings discussed in Chapter 2. vi Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Text entered by user, default settings, recommended selections , ,, , , etc , Represent text input by the user, default settings and recommended selections Represent the actual keys that you have to press on the keyboard. Note: Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. Warning: Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Caution: Suggests precautionary measures to avoid potential hardware or software problems. Important: Reminds you to take specific action relevant to the accomplishment of the procedure at hand. Tip: Tells how to accomplish a procedure with minimum steps through little shortcuts. vii Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Specifications..................................................................3 1.2 Overclocking ...................................................................5 1.3 Zero Voltage Modem Wake Up ......................................8 1.4 System Voltage Monitoring..........................................10 1.5 Fan Monitoring ..............................................................10 1.6 CPU Thermal Protection ..............................................11 chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Jumper and Connector Locations ................................2 2.2 Jumpers ...........................................................................4 2.2.1 Setting the CPU Voltage...........................................5 2.2.2 Selecting the CPU Frequency ..................................8 2.2.3 DRAM Clock ...........................................................12 2.2.4 Clearing the CMOS.................................................13 2.3 Connectors ....................................................................14 2.3.1 Power Cable ...........................................................14 2.3.2 ATX Soft-Power Switch Connector.........................14 2.3.3 Fan...............................................................15 2.3.4 PS/2 Mouse ............................................................15 2.3.5 Keyboard.................................................................16 2.3.6 Serial Devices (COM1/COM2)................................16 2.3.7 Printer .....................................................................17 2.3.8 USB Device.............................................................17 2.3.9 Floppy Drive............................................................17 2.3.10 IDE Hard Disk and CD ROM ................................18 2.3.11 Hard Disk LED ......................................................19 2.3.12 Panel Connector ...................................................20 2.3.13 IrDA Connector .....................................................21 2.3.14 Wake-up Connector..............................................22 viii 2.3.15 LAN Wake-up Connector......................................22 2.4 Configuring the System Memory.................................23 2.5 Windows 98 Installation ...............................................29 chapter 3 Award BIOS 3.1 Entering the Award BIOS Setup Menu .........................2 3.2 Standard CMOS Setup....................................................3 3.3 BIOS Features Setup ......................................................6 3.4 Chipset Features Setup................................................11 3.5 Power Management Setup ...........................................15 3.6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup......................................20 3.7 Load Setup Defaults .....................................................23 3.8 Load Turbo Defaults .....................................................23 3.9 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................24 3.10 Password Setting........................................................29 3.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection ............................................29 3.12 Save & Exit Setup .......................................................29 3.13 Exit without Saving.....................................................30 3.14 NCR SCSI BIOS and Drivers ......................................30 3.15 BIOS Flash Utility........................................................30 Appendix A Frequently Asked Question Appendix B Troubleshooting Appendix C Jumper Table Summary ix Chapter 1 Overview AX59 Pro is a high-performance Pentium®-based system board that utilizes VIA MVP3 AGPset on ATX PCI/ISA platform. This motherboard supports new architectures such as high speed AGP, SDRAM, Ultra DMA/33, Bus master IDE and USB port. It has 512KB or 1MB (optional) pipelined-burst secondlevel cache onboard and support two single in-line memory module (SIMM) plus three Dual in-line memory module (DIMM) that allows to mix EDO and SDRAM memory and expansion up to a maximum of 1GB. Not only above features, AX59 Pro implements most advanced technology as following. Zero Voltage Modem Wake Up In conjunction with ATX soft power On/Off, it is possible to have system totally power off and wakeup to automatically answer a phone call such as answering machine or to send/receive fax. The most important break through is not only external box modem but also internal modem card can be used to support Modem Wake Up. The AX59 Pro and MP56 internal modem card implement special circuit (patent applied) to make sure the modem card work properly without any power. LAN Wake Up This feature is very similar as Modem Wake Up, but it is through local area network. To use LAN Wake Up function, you must have a network card that supports this feature and also need to install a network management software. RTC Wake Up Timer The Wake Up Timer is more like an alarm, which wakes up and power on your system at a pre-defined time for specific application. It can be set to wake up everyday or on specific date within a month. The date/time accurate is second. High Efficient Synchronous Switching Regulator Most of the current switching designs are Asynchronous mode, which from the technical point of view, still consumes very high power as well as heat. AX59 Pro implements high efficient synchronous switching design that the temperature of MOS FET is far less than Schottky diode of Asynchronous design. 1-1 Overview CPU Thermal Protection AX59 Pro has a special thermal detection circuit to have warning through application software when the temperature is higher than a predefined value. CPU core current protection AX59 Pro implements CPU core voltage 15A over-current protection to prevent any accident short circuit and prevent system damage. CPU and Housing Fan Monitoring AX59 Pro has one more "fan monitoring" function to prevent system overheat. There are two fan connectors, one is for CPU and the other can be a extra housing fan. The system will report and alarm fan malfunction though utility software such as Hardware Monitor utility (named AOhw100, where 100 means version number). System Voltage Monitoring Further more, AX59 Pro implements a voltage monitoring system, As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue to monitor your system working voltage. If any of the system voltage is over the component's standard. There will be alarm though software such as Hardware Monitor utility for a warning to user. Full-range CPU core voltage This motherboard supports the CPU core voltage from 1.3V to 3.5V, that can be applied to various CPU type in future. Resetable Fuse AX59 Pro implements resetable fuses to prevent any accidental short circuit caused by keyboard or USB devices hot plug. FCC DoC certificate AX59 Pro has passed FCC DoC test. The radiation is very low, you can use any kind of housing. Powerful utility software supported AOpen Bonus Pack companion CDROM contains many useful utilities, such as Norton Anti-virus, AOchip, Hardware Monitor utility, and BIOS flash utility. 1-2 Overview 1.1 Specifications Form Factor Board Size CPU ATX 305 mm x 202 mm Intel Pentium Processor P54C, PP/MT (P55C), AMD K5/K6/K6-2, Cyrix 6x86/M2 and IDT WinChip C6 family. 72-pin SIMM x2, and SDRAM 168-pin x3, maximum 1GB. 512KB or 1MB (optional) pipeline-burst cache onboard VIA MVP3 AGPset ISA x2, PCI x4 and AGP x1 Two serial ports UART 16C550 compatible, and the 3rd UART for IR function. One parallel port supports standard parallel port (SPP), enhanced parallel port (EPP) or extended capabilities port (ECP). Floppy interface supports 3.5 inches drives with 720KB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB format or 5.25 inches drives with 360KB, 1.2MB format. Dual-channel IDE interface support maximum 4 IDE hard disks or CDROM, mode 4 , bus master hard disk drives and Ultra DMA/33 mode hard drives are also supported. Two USB ports supported by USB bracket, the BIOS also supports USB driver to simulate legacy keyboard. Mini-Din PS/2 mouse connector onboard. Mini-Din PS/2 keyboard connector onboard. RTC build in MVP3 chipset, Lithium (CR-2032) battery. AWARD Plug-and-Play, 2M bit Flash ROM BIOS. System Memory Second-level Cache Chipset Expansion Slots Serial Port Parallel Port Floppy Interface IDE Interface USB Interface PS/2 Mouse Keyboard RTC and Battery BIOS 1-3 Overview Zero Voltage Modem Wake Up LAN Wake Up Special circuit (patent applied) to support modem wake up by external box modem or internal AOpen F56/MP56 modem card. By using a network card that supports this feature and a network management software, you can wake up a system through a local area network. Program the date/time to wake up your system. High efficient synchronous switching regulator for future CPU. CPU core voltage 15A over-current protection to prevent any accident short circuit. Warning when CPU temperature is higher than a predefined value. Three fan connectors, warning when CPU or housing fan is malfunction. Warning when system voltage (5V,12V,3.3V,2.8V) are abnormal. RTC Wake Up Timer Synchronous Switching Regulator Over-current Protection CPU Thermal Protection Fan Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring 1-4 Overview 1.2 Overclocking 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. Other than above mentioned design criteria, there are power users who are always seeking to push the limitation of the system performance by overclocking which we call them "Overclocker". This section is dedicated to Overclockers. This high performance AX59 Pro motherboard is designed for maximum 100MHz CPU bus clock. But it comes with clock generator of 112MHz and 124MHz when we design it to accommodate future CPU bus clock. Our lab test results shown that 112MHz is achievable when proper setting and quality components were presented, we feel quite comfortable overclocking to 112MHz. Not only that, AX59 Pro has 32 Vcore (CPU core voltage) settings and up to 5.5x CPU ratio, that supports almost all of Socket 7 CPUs in the future and provides flexibility for overclockers. As for 124MHz, we do not recommend at this time. For your reference, the following configurations are what we feel comfortable at 112 MHz bus clock. But not guaranty. Warning: The design of this product follows CPU and chipset vendor's design guideline. Any attempts to push beyond product specification are not recommended and you are taking your own risk to damage your system or important data. Before doing overclocking, you must make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, especially CPU, DRAMs, hard disks, and AGP VGA cards. Warning: Note that overclocking may also cause thermal problem. Please make sure that the cooling fan and the heatsink were adequate to dissipate excessive heat that's generated by overclocking the CPU. VGA and HDD are 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. 1-5 Overview VGA Card VGA model/ Vendor Asus VENUS T-775 VENUS 67TV GALAXIE ATI MATROX MATROX MATROX Hard Disk: Vender Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Seagate Seagate Quantum Quantum Quantum Quantum IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM Model 90680D4 90845D5 72004AP 82560A4 ST36530A ST31277A FireballST4320AT T-Rex Bigfoot TX6.0AT T-Rex Bigfoot TX8.0AT T-Rex Bigfoot TX12.0AT DHEA-34330 DTTA-351010 DTTA-350840 DTTA-350640 DAQA-32160 Size 6.8G 8.4G 2.0G 2.5G 6.5G 1.2G 4.3G 6.0G 8.0G 12.0G 4.3G 10.1G 8.4G 6.4G 2.1G Chipset model S3 ­Virge/dx(86c375) S3 Trio 64V2(86C775) Trident 9685 Trident 9685 (PS-68) MACH 64 210888GX00 MY220P/4+ MGA-MIL/4+ MIL2P/4+ Driver Asus Venus Venus Venus Win95 default MGA MGA MGA 1-6 Overview AX59 Pro Overclocking Settings The following table lists the overclocking settings in AOpen's lab for your reference. CPU DRAM HDD VGA OS BIOS Intel MMX-233MHz SEC KOREA 801 KM48S2020CT-GH 32MB IBM DHEA-34330 ATI 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X Windows 95 OSR2 R2.00d Load BIOS Setup Default for 112MHz * 2.5 = 280MHz (O.K.) 112MHz * 2 = 224MHz (O.K.) Load BIOS Turbo Default for 100MHz * 2.5 = 250MHz (O.K.) 1-7 Overview 1.3 Zero Voltage Modem Wake Up The Modem Wake Up discussed here is to wakeup from true power off (identified by fan of power supply is off), This motherboard still supports traditional green PC suspend mode but it is not discussed here. With the help ATX soft power On/Off, it is possible to have system totally power off (The traditional suspend mode of power management function does not really turn off the system power supply), and wakeup to automatically answer a phone call such as answering machine or to send/receive fax. You may identify the true power off by checking fan of your power supply. Both external box modem and internal modem card can be used to support Modem Wake Up, but if you use external modem, you have to keep the box modem always power-on. AOpen AX59 Pro and internal modem card implement special circuit (patent applied) and make sure the modem card works properly without any power. We recommend you choose AOpen modem card (MP56) for Modem Wake Up applications. TEL Line COM port External Box Modem External Modem Wake Up TEL Line Internal Modem Card Wake Up (such as MP56) 1-8 Overview For Internal Modem Card (AOpen MP56): 1. Go into BIOS setup , Power Management Modem Wake Up, select Enable. 2. Setup your application, put into Windows 95. 3. Turn system power off by soft power switch. 4. Connect 4-pin Modem Ring-On cable from MP56 RING connector to AX59 Pro connector WKUP. 5. Connect telephone line to MP56. You are now ready to use Modem RingOn. For External Box Modem: 1. Go into BIOS setup , Power Management Modem Wake Up, select Enable. 2. Setup your application, put into Windows 95 Start Up. 3. Turn system power off by soft power switch. 4. Connect RS232 cable of external box Modem to COM1 or COM2. 5. Connect telephone line to external box Modem. Turn on Modem power (you must keep Modem power always on). You are now ready to use Modem Ring Tip: External modem wake up signal is detected through COM1 or COM2. Internal modem card wake up signal is detected through cable from connector RING (on modem card) to WKUP (on mainboard). Note: If you use external modem, the power of external modem must be kept on to receive signal from telephone line. Internal modem card has no such limitation. 1-9 Overview 1.4 System Voltage Monitoring This motherboard implements a voltage monitoring system. As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue to monitor your system working voltage. If any of the system voltage is over the component's standard. There will be alarm through application software such as Hardware Monitor utility for a warning to user. System voltage monitoring function monitors CPU core voltage. It is automatically implemented by BIOS and Hardware Monitor utility (the file name is like aohw100.exe, where 100 means the version number, no hardware installation is needed. 1.5 Fan Monitoring There are three fan connectors, two is for CPU, the other can be a housing fan. The fan monitoring function is implemented by connecting fan to 3-pin fan connector CPUFAN2 and installing Hardware Monitor utility. Note: You need 3-pin fan that supports SENSE signal for fan monitoring function to work properly. 1-10