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NO.: MX34U-OL-E0109A MX34-U MX34-U 1 MX34-U W h a t 's i n t h i s m a n u a l Online Manual MX34-U.............................................................................................................................................1 What's in this manual ......................................................................................................................................................2 You Must Notice ..............................................................................................................................................................8 Before You Start ..............................................................................................................................................................9 Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................10 Feature Highlight ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Quick Installation Procedure..........................................................................................................................................14 Motherboard Map ..........................................................................................................................................................15 Block Diagram ...............................................................................................................................................................16 Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................................17 JP14 Clear CMOS Data .................................................................................................................................................18 CPU Installation.............................................................................................................................................................19 JP23 FSB/PCI Clock Ratio ............................................................................................................................................21 CPU Jumper-less Design...............................................................................................................................................23 CPU and Housing Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring)...............................................................................................28 DIMM Sockets ...............................................................................................................................................................29 Front Panel Connector ..................................................................................................................................................33 ATX Power Connector ...................................................................................................................................................34 2 MX34-U Online Manual AC Power Auto Recovery ..............................................................................................................................................34 IDE and Floppy Connector ............................................................................................................................................35 IrDA Connector ..............................................................................................................................................................37 WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector .........................................................................................................38 WOL (Wake on LAN) .....................................................................................................................................................41 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) Expansion Slot ...........................................................................................................43 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel......................................................................................................................................44 Support 2nd USB Port.....................................................................................................................................................45 JP12 Enable/Disable Onboard Sound ...........................................................................................................................46 CD Audio Connector ......................................................................................................................................................47 Modem Audio Connector ...............................................................................................................................................48 AUX-IN Connector .........................................................................................................................................................49 Front Audio Connector...................................................................................................................................................50 Battery-less and Long Life Design .................................................................................................................................51 Over-current Protection .................................................................................................................................................52 Hardware Monitoring .....................................................................................................................................................53 Resettable Fuse ............................................................................................................................................................54 Low ESR Capacitor .......................................................................................................................................................55 Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) .................................................................................................................................57 3 MX34-U Online Manual Pure Aluminum Heatsink ...............................................................................................................................................58 Driver and Utility..........................................................................................................................59 Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ..............................................................................................................................60 Installing VIA 4 in 1 Driver .............................................................................................................................................61 Installing Onboard Sound Driver....................................................................................................................................62 Installing Windows 95 ....................................................................................................................................................63 Installing Windows 98 ....................................................................................................................................................63 Installing Windows NT ...................................................................................................................................................64 Installing Windows 98 SE, Windows ME & Windows2000..............................................................................................64 ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive .........................................................................................................................................65 ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR) ........................................................................................................................................69 AWARD BIOS ................................................................................................................................71 About BIOS Function Description... ...............................................................................................................................72 How To Use AwardTM BIOS Setup Program ...................................................................................................................73 How To Enter BIOS Setup .............................................................................................................................................75 BIOS Upgrade ...............................................................................................................................................................76 Overclocking ................................................................................................................................78 VGA Card & Hard Disk ..................................................................................................................................................79 Glossary .......................................................................................................................................80 4 MX34-U Online Manual AC97 .............................................................................................................................................................................80 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface)........................................................................................................80 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) ....................................................................................................................................80 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) ............................................................................................................................................81 AOpen Bonus Pack CD .................................................................................................................................................81 APM (Advanced Power Management) ...........................................................................................................................81 ATA (AT Attachment)......................................................................................................................................................81 ATA/66 ...........................................................................................................................................................................81 ATA/100 .........................................................................................................................................................................82 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ................................................................................................................................82 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode).........................................................................................................................................82 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) ................................................................................................................82 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ....................................................................................................................................83 DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM................................................................................................................................83 DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) ............................................................................................................................83 DMA (Direct Memory Access) ........................................................................................................................................83 ECC (Error Checking and Correction)............................................................................................................................84 EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory...........................................................................................................................84 EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM) ....................................................................................................84 5 MX34-U Online Manual EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) .......................................................................................................................84 EV6 Bus .................................................... ...