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W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l
MX4GVR ........................................................................................................................................... 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
AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” ............................................................................................................................................ 26
CPU and System Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring) ............................................................................................... 29
DIMM Sockets ............................................................................................................................................................... 30
Front Panel Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 32

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ATX Power Connector ................................................................................................................................................... 33
AC Power Auto Recovery .............................................................................................................................................. 33
STBY LED and BOOT LED ........................................................................................................................................... 34
IDE and Floppy Connector ............................................................................................................................................ 35
IrDA Connector ............................................................................................................................................................. 37
ADD (AGP Digital Display) Slot ..................................................................................................................................... 38
WOL (Wake on LAN) ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot ............................................................................................ 41
Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard .............................................................................................................................. 42
JP27 / JP28 USB Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Jumper ................................................................................................... 43
PC99 Color Coded Back Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 44
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Support 2 USB 2.0 Ports............................................................................................................................................. 45
Chassis Intrusion Sensor Connector ............................................................................................................................. 46
CD Audio Connector ..................................................................................................................................................... 47
AUX-IN Connector......................................................................................................................................................... 48
COM2 Connector .......................................................................................................................................................... 49
Front Audio Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 50
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector......................................................................................................... 51
Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect .................................................................................................................................... 52

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Battery-less and Long Life Design................................................................................................................................. 53
CPU Over-current Protection......................................................................................................................................... 54
Hardware Monitoring ..................................................................................................................................................... 55
AOConfig Utility............................................................................................................................................................. 56
Resetable Fuse ............................................................................................................................................................. 58
Low ESR Capacitor ....................................................................................................................................................... 59
Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) ................................................................................................................................. 61
Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink ........................................................................................................................................ 62
Open JukeBox Player.................................................................................................................................................... 63
Vivid BIOS technology................................................................................................................................................... 67
Driver and Utility .......................................................................................................................... 68
Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD ..................................................................................................................................... 69
Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility...................................................................................................... 70
Installing Intel IAA Driver ............................................................................................................................................... 71
Installing Intel 845GV VGA Driver ................................................................................................................................. 72
Installing Onboard Sound Driver ................................................................................................................................... 76
Installing USB2.0 Driver ................................................................................................................................................ 77
Installing Hardware Monitoring Utility III ........................................................................................................................ 80
PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS ................................................................................................................. 81

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About Phoenix-Award BIOS Function Description…...................................................................................................... 82
How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program..................................................................................................... 83
How To Enter BIOS Setup ............................................................................................................................................. 85
BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment ................................................................................................................. 86
Overclocking................................................................................................................................. 88
VGA Card & Hard Disk .................................................................................................................................................. 89
Glossary ....................................................................................................................................... 90
AC97 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 90
ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ....................................................................................................... 90
AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port).................................................................................................................................... 90
AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)............................................................................................................................................ 91
AOpen Bonus Pack CD ................................................................................................................................................. 91
APM (Advanced Power Management) ........................................................................................................................... 91
ATA (AT Attachment) ..................................................................................................................................................... 91
ATA/66 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 91
ATA/100 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 92
ATA/133 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 92
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ................................................................................................................................ 92
Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ........................................................................................................................................ 92

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CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)................................................................................................................ 93
CODEC (Coding and Decoding) .................................................................................................................................... 93
DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM ............................................................................................................................... 93
DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) ............................................................................................................................ 93
DMA (Direct Memory Access)........................................................................................................................................ 94
ECC (Error Checking and Correction) ........................................................................................................................... 94
EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory .......................................................................................................................... 94
EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM).................................................................................................... 94
EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM)....................................................................................................................... 94
EV6 Bus ........................................................................................................................................................................ 95
FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) ........................................................................................................................... 95
FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) ................................................................................................................................ 95
Flash ROM .................................................................................................................................................................... 95
FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock .......................................................................................................................................... 96
2
I C Bus .......................................................................................................................................................................... 96
IEEE 1394 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 96
Parity Bit ....................................................................................................................................................................... 96
PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)................................................................................................................................. 97
PC-100 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................... 97

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PC-133 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................... 97
PC-1600 / PC-2100/ PC-2700 / PC-3200 DDR DRAM................................................................................................... 97
PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ................................................................................................................... 98
PDF Format................................................................................................................................................................... 98
PnP (Plug and Play) ...................................................................................................................................................... 98
POST (Power-On Self Test) .......................................................................................................................................... 98
RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) ............................................................................................................................................. 99
RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) ........................................................................................................................ 99
SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) ...................................................................................................................................... 99
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Shadow E PROM .......................................................................................................................................................... 99
SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) ....................................................................................................................... 100
SMBus (System Management Bus) ............................................................................................................................. 100
SPD (Serial Presence Detect) ..................................................................................................................................... 100
Ultra DMA ................................................................................................................................................................... 101
USB (Universal Serial Bus) ......................................................................................................................................... 101
VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) ................................................................................................................................... 102
ZIP file......................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................103
Technical Support .......................................................................................................................107

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Product Registration ...................................................................................................................110
How to Contact Us ......................................................................................................................111

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You Must Notice

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 and 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.
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Before You Start

This Online Manual will introduce to the user how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later chapters.
Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved in PDF format,
we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD 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.

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Ove rv ie w
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Thank you for choosing AOpen MX4GVR motherboard. MX4GVR is Intel Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the micro-ATX
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form factor featuring the Intel 845GV chipsets. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, MX4GVR motherboard support Intel
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Socket 478 Pentium 4 (Willamette / Northwood) and 400/533 MHz Processor System Bus (PSB) clock. In the AGP performance, it
has one ADD slot and supports two DVO ports, and the function of these two DVO ports is to support a variety of digital display
devices. According to different customer’s requirements, this motherboard supports DDR266 (PC2100) SDRAM and DDR200
(PC1600) SDRAM up to 2GB maximum. The onboard IDE con tr oller supports Ultra DMA
33/66/100 mode. More than that, on the strength of RealTek RTL8100BL LAN
controller on board, which is an highly-integrated Platform LAN
Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and
home use. Besides, MX4GVR has an AC97 CODEC c hipset
onboard providing high performance and magic surround stereo
sound to let people enjoy working with it. Now, let’s enjo y all
features from AOpen MX4GVR motherboard.

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F e a t ur e H i g h li g h t

CPU
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Supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 (Willamette / Northwood) 1.4GHz~2.8GHz+ with 400/533MHz Processor System Bus (PSB)
designed for Socket 478 technology.

Chipset
The 845GV chipset contains two core components designed for the desktop platform: the 845GV Graphics Memory Controller Hub
(GMCH), and the Intel I/O Controller Hub 4 (ICH4). These components are interconnected via an Intel proprietary interface called
Hub Interface. The Hub Interface is designed into the 845GV chipset to provide an efficient, high bandwidth communication channel
between the GMCH and the ICH4. The GMCH component provides the processor interface, system memory interface, Hub
interface, AGP interface, and an integrated graphics device with analog and digital display ports. The ICH4 integrates a Universal
Serial Bus 2.0 controller, Ultra ATA/100 Controller, Low Pin Count interface, Firmware Hub Flash BIOS interface controller, PCI
interface controller, integrated LAN, AC’97 digital controller, and a Hub Interface for communication with the GMCH.

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Expansion Slots
I ncluding three 32-bit/33MHz PCI, one CNR and one ADD slot. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. AGP Digital
Display card is design ed by Intel to multiplex the AGP signal interface with two DVO ports, and the function of these two DVO ports
is to support a variety of digital display devices, such as LCDs and Digital-input CRT, and is possible to use in dual-channel mode
to support higher resolution and refresh rate, while deliver digital signal from source to display to preserve signal integrity and the
viewable image quality. Of three PCI slots provided, all of them are master PCI slots with arbitration and decoding for all integrated
functions and LPC bus.

Memory
Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets that support PC2100(DDR266) and PC1600(DDR200) compliant SDRAM
(Synchrono us Dynamic Random Access Memory) up to 2GB.

Watch Dog Timer

I ncludes AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” function that can auto-reset system in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system overclocking.

1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment

Provides “1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment” function in the BIOS. This magic function allows you to adjust CPU PSB
frequency from 100~248MHz by 1MHz stepping adj ustment, and helps your system get maximum performance.

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LAN Port
On the strength of RealTek RTL8100BL LAN controller on board, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it
provides 10/100 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use.

Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Mater IDE

Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support 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.

On-board AC’97 Sound

MX4GVR uses RealTek AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.

Four USB2.0 Connectors

Provides three ports, six USB connector, providing total 6 USB2.0 interface devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner,
etc.

S/PDIF Connectors
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is the newest audio transfer format, which provides impressive quality through optical fiber
and allows you to enjoy di gital audio instead of analog audio.

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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
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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.

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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.

1. Installing CPU and Fan

2. Installing System Memory (DIMM)
3. Connecting Front Panel Cable
4. Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable
5. Connecting ATX Power Cable
6. Connecting Back Panel Cable
7. Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default
8. Setting CPU Frequency
9. Reboot
10. Installing Operating System (such as Windows 98)
11. Installing Driver and Utility

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Motherboard Map
Front Audio Connector
AUX-IN Connector PC99 Colored Back Panel
CD-IN Connector
RealTek 8100BL JP28 USB/Keyboard/Mouse
Wakeup Enable/Disable
AC’97 CODEC
Resetable Fuse
S/PDIF Connector
COM2 Connector
JP27 USBLAN Wakeup Jumper SYSFAN2 Connector
4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connector
CNR Connector Low ESR Capacitors

ADD Slot
(For ADD card only)
32-bit PCI Expansion Slot

IrDA Connector 478-pin CPU socket

(Willamette/ Northwood) with
Voltage and Frequency
Auto-detection that supports
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4~2.4GHz+
BOOT LED

JP14 CMOS Clear Intel 845GV Chipset

USB2.0 Connector CPUFAN1 connector
STBY LED
WOL Connector
184-pin DIMMx2 supports
SYSFAN3 DDR266/200 DDR SDRAM
4Mb Flash ROM BIOS maximum up to 2GB
Chassis Intrusion Connector ATX Power Connector
Front Panel Connector

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B l oc k Di a gr a m
PC-2100/1600 DDR
SDRAM Up to 2GB
32-bit PCI Slot x3

DIMM Socket x2

Socket 478
400/533MHz
Intel Pentium 4
System Bus
CPU(Willamette
/Northwood)
PCI Bus
Intel 845GV
ATA 66/100 Primary
Channel
IDE Drive x4

Secondary
ADD Slot
Channel

RealTek
ICH4 AC97
CODEC
RealTek
RTL8100BL
LAN connect Component

USB Port Winbond

W83627
HF
USB Port x6 USB Port 4Mbit Flash EEPROM

USB Port
Parallel Port

Serial Port x2
Floppy Disk Drive x2

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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. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it.
2. 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.

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A b o u t “ Ma n u f a c t ur e r U p g ra d e O p t i 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: english.aopen.com.tw for more detail information.

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J P 1 4 C l e a r C MO S D a t a
You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear CMOS, follow the procedure below.
1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power.
2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2.
3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds.
4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 & pin 2.
5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.

Pin 1

1 1
Tip: When should I Clear CMOS?

Normal Clear 1. Boot fail because of overclocking…

(default) CMOS 2. Forget password…
3. Troubleshooting…

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CPU I nst al lat i on

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This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU (Willamette / Northwood). Be careful of CPU orientation when
you plug it into CPU socket.

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for mark on the CPU upper interface.
up to 90-degree angle. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into the socket.

CPU socket CPU pin 1 and

Lever cut edge
CPU cut edge

Note: Those pictures are for example only; they may not look the same with the motherboard you purchased.

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3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish
CPU installation.

CPU cut edge

Note: If you do not match the CPU

socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well,
you may damage the CPU.

Note: This socket supports

Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which
is the latest CPU package developed
by Intel. Other forms of CPU package
are impossible to be fitted in.

Note: This picture is for example only; it may not look the same with the motherboard you purchased.

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CPU Fa n I nst al la t i on
This motherboard comes with a retention module attached on the CPU socket when shipped, we strongly recommend you to install
AOpen special designed CPU Fan as shown below on the retention module for better heat dissipation. Please install the CPU Fan
correctly as the following pictures shown.

1. Gently put the CPU Fan down on the 2. Pressing down the four clips with force one by
retention module with clips aligning one on the retention module.
correctly to the four corners.

Clip

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CPU Jumper-less Design

CPU VID signal and SMbus clock generator provide CPU voltage auto-detection and allows the user to set the CPU frequency
through the BIOS setup, therefore no jumpers or switches are used. The disadvantages of the Pentium based jumper-less
designs are eliminated. There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection.

Clock Generator
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Intel Socket 478 BIOS

Pentium 4 Controlled

CPU Freq. Ratio Circuit

CPU VID signal CPU voltage

Power Regulator

(Automatically generates CPU voltage)

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AOpen “Watch Dog Timer”

AOpen provides a special and useful feature on this motherboard for overclockers. When you
power-on the system, the BIOS will check last system POST status. If it succeeded, the BIOS will
enable “Watch Dog Timer” function immediately, and set the CPU PSB frequency according to user’s
settings stored in the BIOS. If system failed in BIOS POST, the “Watch Dog Timer” will reset the
system to reboot in five seconds. Then, BIOS will detect the CPU’s default frequency and POST again. With this special feature,
you can easily overclock your system to get a higher system performance without removing the system housing and save the
hassle from setting the jumper to clear CMOS data when system hangs.

Enable/Disable Signal
from BIOS
BIOS

Reset Signal
AOpen
Clock Generator CPU ID Signal
Watch Dog
Timer Countdown about
5 seconds if fails
in POST

CPU

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Set ting CPU Fre que ncy

BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Clock Setting
This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, and no jumpers or switches are
needed. The default setting is "table select mode". You can adjust the PSB from "CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock" for overclocking.

Core Frequency = CPU PSB Clock * CPU Ratio

PCI Clock = CPU PSB Clock / Clock Ratio
AGP Clock = PCI Clock x 2

CPU Ratio 8x, 10x… 21x, 22x, 23x, 24x

CPU FSB (By BIOS table) 100 and 133 MHz

Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot

Home because of overclocking, simply use <Home> key
to restore the default setting or you can wait the
AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” reset the system after
five seconds and system will auto-detect
hardware again.

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CPU Core
Northwood CPU FSB Clock System Bus Ratio
Frequency
Warning: Intel 845GV chipset
Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x
supports maximum 400MHz
Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 133MHz 533MHz 12x
(100MHz*4) / 533MHz
Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 133MHz 533MHz 13x (133MHz*4) system bus and
Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x 66MHz AGP clock; higher clock
setting may cause serious
Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x
system damage.
Pentium 4 2.2G 2200MHz 100MHz 400MHz 22x

Pentium 4 2.26G 2260MHz 133MHz 533MHz 17x

Pentium 4 2.4G 2400MHz 100MHz 400MHz 24x

Pentium 4 2.4G 2400MHz 133MHz 533MHz 18x Note: Since the latest processor,
Northwood, would detect the clock
Pentium 4 2.53G 2530MHz 133MHz 533MHz 19x
ratio automatically, you may not be
Pentium 4 2.66G 2660MHz 133MHz 533MHz 20x able to adjust the clock ratio in BIOS
Pentium 4 2.80G 2800MHz 133MHz 533MHz 21x manually.

CPU Core
Willamette CPU FSB Clock System Bus Ratio
Frequency
Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x

Pentium 4 1.9G 1900MHz 100MHz 400MHz 19x

Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x

Celeron CPU CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock System Bus Ratio

1.7G 1700MHz 100MHz 400MHz 17x

1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x

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C P U a n d S y s t e m F a n C o n n e c t o r ( w i t h H / W Mo n i t o r i n g )
Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN1 connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 or
SYSFAN3 connector.

SYSFAN2 Connector

GND
+12V
SENSOR

GND
+12V
SENSOR

CPUFAN1 Connector
Note: Some CPU fans do not have
sensor pin, so that they cannot
GND support hardware monitoring function.
+12V
SENSOR

SYSFAN3 Connector
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DI MM So cke ts
This motherboard has two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC2100 (DDR266) memory or PC1600 (DDR200)
memory up to 2GB.

DIMM1
DIMM2

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H o w t o I n s t a l l Me m o r y Mo d u l e s
Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish memory installation.
1. Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below.

Pin 1

52 pins 40 pins

2. Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in
place.

Tab

Key Pin 1

3. Repeat step 2 to finish additional DIMM modules installation.

Note: The tabs of the DIMM slot
will close-up to hold the DIMM in
place when the DIMM touches
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F r o n t P a n e l C o n n e c t or
Attach the power LED, speaker, power and reset switch connectors to the
corresponding pins. If you enable “Suspend Mode” item in BIOS Setup, the ACPI
& Power LED will keep flashing while the system is in suspend mode.
Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing. It is 2-pin female
connector from the housing front panel. Plug this connector to the soft-power
switch connector marked SPWR.

Suspend Type ACPI LED

Power on Suspend (S1) or Suspend to RAM (S3) Blinking between green and red.

Suspend to Disk (S4) The LED will be turned off

1 1
NC SPWR
SPWR NC GND
Pin 1 +5V ACPI LED-
IDE LED GND
ACPI & PWR IDE LED ACPILED
IDE LED
LED +5V NC
+5V ACPI_B
ACPI LED (BLUE) GND GND
NC RESET
Speaker Reset SPEAKER GND

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ATX Power Connector

This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector. Make sure you plug in the right direction. We strongly
recommend you to connect the 4-pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 20-pin ATX power connector and use standard
power supply specially designed for Pentium 4 system.

AC Pow er Auto Recovery

A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient
for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, that needs to keep power-on. This motherboard implements an AC Power Auto
Recovery function to solve this problem.

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STBY LED and B OOT LED

Both STBY LED and BOOT LED are AOpen’s considerate designs that aim at providing you friendly system information. The STBY
LED will light up when power is provided to the motherboard. This is a convenient indication for you to check the system power
status in many circumstances such as power on/off, stand-by mode and RAM power status during Suspend to RAM mode.
BOOT LED will keep blinking when you power the system on and when your system is under POST (Power-On Self Test). After
POST diagnoses everything alright and finishes the booting, the LED will stay on otherwise it will remain flashing to warn you that
mistakes have occurred during POST.

System
Power LED

BOOT LED

Warning: Do not install or remove the

DIMM module or others devices when
the STBY LED lights on.

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IDE and Floppy Connector

Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDD and IDE connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation.
Wrong orientation may cause system damage.

Secondary Secondary
Slave (4th) Master (3rd)

IDE 2 (Secondary)
IDE 1 (Primary)

Pin 1

Secondary Primary
Slave (2nd) Master (1st)

ATA 66/100 IDE

Connector

FDD Connector
Pin 1

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IDE1 is also known as the primary channel and IDE2 as the secondary channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that make
a total of four devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and Slave
mode. Either one can be the hard disk or the CDROM. The setting as master or slave mode depends on the jumper on your IDE
device, so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly.

Tip:
1. For better signal quality, it is recommended to set the far end side device
to master mode and follow the suggested sequence to install your new
device. Please refer to above diagram
2. To achieve the best performance of Ultra DMA 66/100 hard disks, a
special 80-wires IDE cable for Ultra DMA 33/66/100 is required.

Warning: The specification of the IDE cable is a maximum of 46cm (18 inches);
make sure your cable does not exceed this length.

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Ir DA Co nnec t or
The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as
Laplink or Windows 95 Direct Cable Connection, the user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA devices and printers.
This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps).
Install the infrared module onto the IrDA connector and enable the infrared function from BIOS Setup, UART Mode, make sure to
have the correct orientation when you plug in the IrDA connector.

Pin 1

1
NC KEY
+5V GND
IR_TX IR_RX

I rDA Co n n ec t o r

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A D D ( A G P D i g i t al Di s p la y) Sl o t
AGP Digital Display card is designed by Intel to multiplex the AGP signal interface with two DVO ports, and is designed to plug
into the special-designed purple slot as you can see, which we call ADD slot here. The function of these two DVO ports is to
support a variety of digital display devices, such as LCDs and Digital-input CRT, and is possible to use in dual-channel mode to
support higher resolution and refresh rate, while deliver digital signal from source to display to preserve signal integrity and the
viewable image quality.

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WOL (Wake on LAN)

To use Wake On LAN function, you must have a network card with chipset that supports this feature, and connect a cable from LAN
card to motherboard WOL connector. The system identification information (probably IP address) is stored on network card and
because there is a lot of traffic on the Ethernet, you need to install network management software, such as ADM, for the checking
of how to wake up the system. Note that, at least 600mA ATX standby current is required to support the LAN card for this function.

+5VSB

GND

LID

WOL connector

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WOL Connector
(Ethernet Card Side)

WOL Connector
(Motherboard Side)

Note: This picture is for example only; it may not exactly look the same with the motherboard you purchased.

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C N R ( C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d Ne t w o r k Ri s e r ) Ex p a n s i o n S l o t
CNR is a riser card specification to replace the AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) that supports V.90 analog modem, multi-channel audio,
and phone-line based networking. Owing to CPU computing power getting stronger, the digital processing job can be implemented
in main chipset and share CPU power. The analogy conversion (CODEC) circuit requires a different and separate circuit design,
which is put on CNR card. This motherboard implements sound CODEC on board, but reserve CNR slot for the option of modem
function. Note that you can still use PCI modem card.

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Suppor t 10/ 10 0 Mbps LAN onboa r d

On the strength of RealTek RTL8100BL LAN controller on board, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it
provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use, the Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors. The
green LED indicates the link mode, it lights when linking to network and blinking when transferring data. The orange LED indicates
the transfer mode, and it lights when data is transferring in 100Mbps mode. To enable or disable this function, you may simply
adjust it through BIOS.

Green/ACT

Orange/Speed

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JP27 / JP28 USB Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Jumper

This motherboard provides USB and PS2 keyboard / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP27 / JP28 to enable or disable the
st
resuming of your system from suspend mode with any USB keyboard or mouse connected. JP28 controls 1 USB channel, and
nd
JP27 controls 2 USB channel. The factory default setting is set to “Disable”(1-2), and you may enable this function by setting the
jumper to 2-3.

st
nd
1 USB Channel
2 USB Channel
Pin 1
Pin 1

JP28 KB/Mouse
JP27 KB/Mouse
Wake-up
Wake-up
1 1
1 1

Disable Enable
Disable Enable
(Default)
(Default)
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P C 9 9 C o l or C o d e d Ba c k P a ne l
The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RJ-45 LAN Connector, COM1 and VGA, Printer, USB, AC97 sound and
game ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
SPP/EPP/ECP RJ-45 LAN
Parallel Port Connector
PS/2 Mouse
Connector Line-In

USB
Ports Speaker Out

MIC-In

PS/2 Keyboard COM 1 Port VGA Port USB Ports

Connector

PS/2 Keyboard: For standard keyboard, which is using a PS/2 plug.

PS/2 Mouse: For PC-Mouse, which is using a PS/2 plug.
USB Port: Available for connecting USB devices.
Parallel Port: To connect with SPP/ECP/EPP printer.
COM1 Port: To connect with pointing devices, modem or others serial devices.
RJ-45 LAN connector To connect Ethernet for home or office use.
VGA Connector: To connect with PC monitor.
Speaker Out: To External Speaker, Earphone or Amplifier.
Line-In: Comes from the signal sources, such as CD/Tape player.
MIC-In: From Microphone.

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Suppor t 2nd USB 2.0 Por ts

This motherboard provides four USB ports to connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There is one
more front USB connector on the board for you to connect another two USB devices. You can use proper cables to connect USB
devices from PC99 back panel or connect the front USB connector to the front panel of chassis.
Compared to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.0 has a fancy speed up to 480Mbps, which is 40 times
faster than the traditional one. Except for the speed increase, USB 2.0 supports old USB 1.0/1.1 software and peripherals, offering
impressive and even better compatibility to customers. On this motherboard, all six ports support USB 2.0 function.

Pin 1

USB2.0 Connector

1 2
USBPWR0 USBPWR0
USB_FP_P0- USB_FP_P1-
USB_FP_P0+ USB_FP_P1+
GND GND
KEY USB_FP_OC0

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C h a s s i s I nt r us i o n S e ns o r C o n n e c t o r
The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. To make this function works, you have to enable it in the
system BIOS, connect this header to a sensor somewhere on the chassis. So, whenever the sensor is triggered by lights or by the
opening of the chassis, the system will beep to inform you. Please be informed that this useful function only applies to advanced
chassis, you may purchase an extra sensor, attach it on your chassis, and make a good use of this function.

Pin 1

Sensor
GND

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CD Audi o Connector
This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound.

GND

GND

L Note: Though some of the latest versions of Windows

support “Digital Audio” through IDE bus. However, in
CD-IN order to use Open Jukebox player, which is driven
under BIOS, it is a MUST to connect audio cable to
CD-IN connector on the motherboard.

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AUX-IN Connector
This GREEN connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.

GND

GND

AU X - I N C o n n e c t o r

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C O M2 C o n n e c t o r
This motherboard provides two serial ports. One of them is on back panel connector, and the other is on the upper middle of board.
With proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis.

Pin 1

GND
RI# SOUT
RTS# DOD#
1

2
DSR# SIN
CTS# DTR#

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F r o n t A u d i o C o n n e c t or
If the housing has been designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to connect onboard audio to front panel
through this connector. By the way, please remove 5-6 and 9-10 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before connecting the
cable. Please do not remove these 5-6 and 9-10 yellow jumper caps if there’s no audio port on the front panel.

Pin 1

AUD_RET_R
KEY
AUD_VCC AUD_RET_L
AUD_GND
2 10
1 9
AUD_MIC
AUD_FPOUT_L
AUD_MIC_BIAS
HP_ON
AUD_FPOUT_R

Note: Please remove the jumper cap from the front audio connector before
you connect the cable. Do not remove this yellow jumper cap if your housing
doesn’t have an audio port on the front panel.

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S / P D I F ( S o n y / P h il i ps D i g i t a l I nt e r f a c e ) C o n n e c t or
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer file format, which provides impressive audio quality through
optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio. Through a specific audio cable, you can connect the
S/PDIF connector to other end of the S/PDIF audio module, which bears S/PDIF digital output. Normally there are two S/PDIF
outputs as shown, one for RCA connector, the most common one used for consumer audio products, and the other for optical
connector with better audio quality. Same as outputs, you can also connect RCA or optical audio products to input connectors on
the module and have the voice or music come out from your computer. However, you must have a S/PDIF supported
speaker/amplifier/decoder with S/PDIF digital input/output to connect to the S/PDIF digital input/output to make the most out of this
function.

Pin 1

(RCA)
S/PDIF
S/PDIF OUT
Cable
S/PDIF IN S/PDIF
Connector
S/PDIF OUT
S/PDIF IN
(Optical)

S/PDIF Module
(User Upgrade Optional) 1 +5V
NC
S/PDIFOUT
GND
S/PDIFIN

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Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect

This motherboard comes with an ALC650 CODEC, which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effects, bringing you a brand
new audio experience. On the strength of the innovative design of ALC650E, you're able to use standard line-jacks for surround
audio output without connecting any external module. To apply this function, you have to install the audio driver in the Bonus Pack
CD as well as an audio application supporting 5.1 Channel. Picture below represents the standard location of all speakers in
5.1Channel sound track. Please connect the plug of your front speakers to the green “Speaker out” port, rear speakers’ plug to the
blue “Line in” port and both of the center and subwoofer speakers to the red “MIC in” port.

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Ba t t e r y - l e s s a nd Long Li f e De s i gn
This Motherboard implements a Flash ROM and a special circuit that provide you no batter power consumption of current CPU and
CMOS Setup configurations. The RTC (real time clock) can also keep running as long as the power cord is plugged. If you lose
your CMOS data by accident, you can just reload the CMOS configurations from Flash ROM and the system will recover as usual.

ATX Stand-by Power Battery

Auto Switch

Auto switching to ATX standby

RTC power as long as AC power line is
(Real Time Clock)
plugged. This smart design
00:00:00
increases battery life if you still plug
battery on motherboard.

Flash
CMOS
ROM
Backup by EEPROM

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CP U O v e r - c ur r e nt P r ot e c t i on
Over Current Protection has been popularly implemented on ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply for a while. However, new
generation CPU is able to use regulator of different voltages to transfer 12V to CPU voltage (for example, to 2.0V). This
motherboard is with switching regulator onboard that supports CPU over-current protection, and it applies to 3.3V/5V/12V power
supply for providing full line over-current protection.

3.3V (Protected by power supply)

ATX 5V (Protected by power supply)

Switching
Power 12V (Protected by power supply)
Supply

Onboard Over-Current
CPU Core Voltage
Power Protection
Regulator Circuit

Note: Although we have implemented protection circuit and tried to prevent any human
operating mistake, certain risks might still happen when CPU, memory, HDD or add-on cards
installed on this motherboard is damaged due to component failure, human operating error or
other unknown natural reasons. AOpen cannot guarantee that the protection circuit will
always work perfectly.

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H a r d w a r e Mo n i t o r i n g
This motherboard implements a hardware monitoring system. As you turn on your system, this smart design will monitor your
system’s working voltage, fan status and CPU temperature. If any of those systems’ status goes wrong, there will be an alarm
through the chassis external speaker or buzzer of motherboard (if having this function and enabled) to warn the user.

Fan
Fan Speed

AOpen H/W Monitoring

Detection Circuit
Utility
CPU CPU Temperature

CPU Voltage

Power
System Voltage

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A O C o n f i g Ut i li ty
AOpen always dedicated to provide users a much friendlier computer environment. We now bring you a comprehensive system
detective utility. AOconfig is a Windows based utility with user-friendly interface that allows users to obtain information of the
operation system and hardware such as motherboard, CPU, memory, PCI devices and IDE devices. The powerful utility also
displays the version of BIOS and firmware for your convenience of maintenance.
Moreover, AOconfig allows users to save information in *.BMP or *.TXT format which users may collect the system information in
detail and send them to AOpen directly for technical support or further diagnosis of system problem.

1. The system page shows the

detail information of the
motherboard, the operating
system, the processor, and
BIOS version.

2. The PCI device page shows

the configurations of all PCI
devices installed on your
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3. This page presents the IDE
devices information, such as
the serial number, the
manufacturer, the firmware
version, and capacity.

4. From this page, users may

obtain the technical support
information of AOpen.
Moreover, detailed information
could be saved in .bmp or .txt
format.

NOTE: AOconfig can be used in Windows 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. Please be
informed that AOconfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard. Meanwhile, all
applications must be closed before starting AOconfig.

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Resetable Fuse
Traditional motherboard uses fuses to prevent Keyboard and USB port from over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered
onboard that when it is broken (function to protect motherboard), user cannot replace them and result in malfunction of
motherboard.
With expensive Resetable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function even after the fuse had done its
protection job.

Resetable
Fuse

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L o w ES R Ca p a c it o r
The quality of low ESR capacitor (Low Equivalent Series Resistance) during high frequency operation is very important for the
stability of CPU power. The idea of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail
calculation.
Not only that, MX4GVR implements 2200μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 & 1500μf) and it
provides better stability for CPU power.

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The power circuit of the CPU core voltage must be checked to ensure system stability for high speed CPUs (such as the new
Pentium III, or when overclocking). A typical CPU core voltage is 2.0V, so a good design should control voltage between 1.860V
and 2.140V. That is, the transient must be below 280mV. Below is a timing diagram captured by a Digital Storage Scope, it shows
the voltage transient is only 143mv even when maximum 60A current is applied.

Note: This diagram for example only, it may not be exactly the same as the motherboard you purchased.

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L a y o u t ( F r e q u e n c y I s o l a t i o n Wa l l )

For high frequency operation, especially when

overclocking, layout is the most important factor to
make sure both chipset and CPU are working in
stable condition. The layout of this motherboard
implements AOpen’s unique design called “Frequency
Isolation Wall”. Separating each critical portion of
motherboard into regions, where each region
operates in a same or similar frequency range, we
can avoid cross talk and frequency interference
between each region’s operations and condition. The
trace length and route must be calculated carefully.
For example, the clock trace must be equal to length
(not necessarily as short as possible) so that clock
skew will be controlled within few a pico second
12
(1/10 Sec)

Note: This diagram for example only, it may not look exactly the same as the motherboard you
purchased.

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Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink

Cool down CPU and Chipset are important for system reliability. Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption
especially when you are trying to over-clock the CPU.

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Open Ju keBox Player

Here we are pleased to provide you a brand-new powerful interface—Open JukeBox. Without any
cost you can have your PC turn into a fashionable CD player! This latest Open JukeBox
motherboard aims at helping you directly operate your CD player on the PC without any hassle of entering Windows operation
system.

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How Your Open JukeBox Works
The operation of Open JukeBox Player is the same as other CD players. By pressing specific keys on the keyboard you will find
playing Open JukeBox Player couldn’t be easier than the traditional CD Players. Below is the function description of respective
buttons.

Power-Off Button

Display Screen

Boot to
Operation System

Function Key

Power: Pressing O to directly power off your computer with no hassle of entering Windows Operation System.
Boot: Pressing B to intelligently boot to Windows Operation System for you.
Play: Pressing A to start playing CD music.
Stop: Pressing S to stop the music playing.
Note: Though some of the latest
Pause: Pressing P to pause the music playing temporarily.
versions of Windows support “Digital
Eject: Pressing E to eject CD tray for you to change CD.
Repeat: Like other CD Players, pressing R to shift the repeat mode. Audio” through IDE bus. However, in
Volume +/-: Pressing + or – to adjust the volume of playing music. order to use Open Jukebox player,
Rewind/Forward / : Pressing arrow keys, to rewind or forward the music. which is driven under BIOS, it is a
MUST to connect audio cable to CD-IN
connector on the motherboard.
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Your Open JukeBox Settings in BIOS
There are three Open JukeBox settings in BIOS as follows.

Auto: The default setting is “Auto” with which the Open JukeBox will automatically check the CD player every time you power on.
The Open JukeBox will automatically be launched when it detects a music CD in your CD player.
Press Insert Key: Choosing this setting will allow a reminder message popped up on the screen during BIOS POST. It reminds you
of pressing “Ins” key on your keyboard to start Open JukeBox Player; otherwise the system will launch the Windows Operation
System.
CD Player: Choosing this setting allows the system to launch Open JukeBox Player every time you power on. However, by
pressing B on your keyboard the Windows Operation System will be launched.

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Your Open JukeBox EzSkin
Except these powerful functions above, Open JukeBox Player is also equipped with another fancy feature for you to
change its “skin”. You can download as many skins as you want from AOpen Website, and changing them whenever you
want by using this useful utility – EzSkin – which may also be downloaded from our website.
Even more, you may design your own skins with innovative idea and sharing them to users around the world by uploading to our
website. For further technical information, we welcome you to visit our website at http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/skin

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Vivid BIOS technology

Have you been fed up with the conservative and immutable POST screen? Let’s rule out the
tradition idea that POST screen are stiff and frigid, and let AOpen show you the newly developed
VividBIOS to experience the lively vivid colorful POST screen!
Unlike earlier graphic POST screen which could occupy the whole screen and mask text information during POST, AOpen
VividBIOS deals with graphics and texts separately, and makes them running simultaneously during POST. With this innovative
design, VividBios now brings you a beautiful and sleek 256 colors screen without missing any important information shown on
POST screen.
In addition, the limited space of BIOS ROM is another big issue. When all of the traditional BIOS can only show space-consuming
and uncompressed Bitmap, AOpen has considerately tuned the BIOS to next generation, to recognize the smaller-sized GIF format
and even dynamic-showing GIF animation.

Vivid BIOS shares the same fundamental technology with Open JukeBox CD Player, you may use the same EzSkin utility to

change your Vivid BIOS screen or to download your favourite Open JukeBox skin. If you see this little logo shown beside
your model name on the BIOS download page, http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/skin , it is assured that your motherboard
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D r iv e r a n d Ut i li t y
There are motherboard drivers and utilities in AOpen Bonus CD. You don’t need to install all of them to boot your system. But after
you finish the hardware installation, you have to install your operation system first (such as Windows 98) before you install any
drivers or utilities. Please refer to your operation system’s installation guide.

Note: Please follow recommended procedure

to install Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

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A u t o - r u n Me n u f r o m B o n u s C D
You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.

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I ns t a ll i n g I n t e l ® C h i p s e t S o f t w a re I n s t a l la t i o n Ut il it y
You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks, but except
Windows 95 and 98 (First version).

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I ns t a ll i n g I n t e l I A A D ri v e r
You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times. You can find it in
AOpen Bonus Pack CD.

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I ns t a ll i n g I n t e l 8 4 5 G V V G A D r iv e r
Yo u c a n fi n d I n t el V GA d ri v e r f ro m t h e B o n us P ac k CD a u to -ru n m e n u .

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I ns t a ll i n g L A N D ri v e r
Introduction:
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This document describes the procedure to install Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, Windows 98/98 SE, Windows
2000, Windows ME, Windows NT v4.0 driver for RealTek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter.

[Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A and OSR2]

Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 :
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1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer".
2. Specify the setup file pathname
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95\WIN95A (for Windows 95 and Win95A) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95 (for Windows 95 OSR2).
3. Windows 95 will appear some messages to insert Windows 95 system disk to complete setup step.
4. Windows 95 will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the system.

[Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows2000, Windows ME, Windows XP]

Installing driver for Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME/Windows XP :
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer".
2. Specify the setup file pathname
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN98 (for Windows 98/98 SE) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN2000 (for Windows 2000) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WINME (for Windows ME) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WinXP (for Windows XP)
3. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will appear some messages to insert Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME
system disk to complete setup step.

1. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the
system.
[Windows NT 3.5, 3.51 & 4.0]

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Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows NT :
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When you are in Windows NT :
1. In the Main group of NT, select the "Control Panel" icon.
2. In the Control Panel window, choose the "Network" icon.
3. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the "Add Adapter" button.
The Add Network Adapter dialog box appears.
4. In the list of network cards, select "<other> Requires disk from manufacturer", and then press <Enter> button.
5. Enter drive and pathname
[CD-ROM]:\Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WinNT4 (for NT 4.0) which is the path where the setup file OEMSETUP.INF is located,
and then choose the OK button.
6. The screen will appear "Select Line Speed" dialog box which is provide by RTL8139.SYS driver. The default value is "auto" so
that the RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter and its driver RTL8139.SYS will auto-detect the line speed, 10 Mb or 100Mb, while
the RTL8139.SYS is loading. The other values, "10" or "100", are only used when you want to forced RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet
adapter to 10Mb or 100Mb.
7. The screen will appear "Input EthernetID" dialog box which is provide by RTL8139.SYS driver. This option is only required when
you have more than one Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapters on this computer. Select "SKIP" if only one adapter is
installed on this computer.
8. "Bus Location" display in next screen. Your machine contains more than one hardware bus, please select the Bus Type and Bus
number on which your network adapter card is installed.
9. NT will then perform the binding process. If any additional network software options were installed, you may be prompted for
specific information for these packages.
10. Restarting your system you will acquire network service.
NOTES:
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* Installing Multiple LAN Adapters:
Enter Windows NT and follow above setup procedure step 2,in the "Network Settings" dialog box, choose the "Configure.." button.
The "Input Ethernet ID" dialog box appears and input adapter's Ethernet ID. Last step to select OK and close NETWORK SETUP.
Select SKIP if only one adapter is installed on this computer.

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I ns t a ll i n g O n b o a r d S o u n d D ri v e r
This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC. This audio driver supports Windows 98SE and upper Windows OS; you can find the
audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu.

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* Windows 2000 Installation Guide
*************************************************
Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System
*************************************************
After enabling the USB 2.0 controller and rebooting your system, Windows 2000 setup will show a "New Hardware Found" dialog
box. Under Windows 2000, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed.
1. Choose "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)". from the list, and then press "Enter".
2. Choose "Specify a location." and then press "Next"
3. Insert the Bonus CD in CD-ROM.
4. Type "[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Intel\USB2.0\Win2000" in the text box that appears. Press " OK ".
5. Click on "Next." A message informing you that Windows has found "Intel PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller A1" should
appear.
6. Click on "Next," and then on "Finish."

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Confirming Windows 2000 Installation
************************************
1. From Windows 2000, open the Control Panel from "My Computer" followed by the System icon.
2. Choose the "Hardware" tab, and then click the "Device Manager" tab.
3. Click the "+" in front of "Universal Serial Bus controllers". "Intel PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller A1" should appear.

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* Windows XP Installation Guide
***********************************************
Installing Driver in Existing Windows XP System
***********************************************
After enabling the USB 2.0, Windows XP setup will show a "Found New Hardware" dialog box. Under Windows XP, "Universal
Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed.
1. Click on "Next," and from the generated list box, choose "Install from a list or special location (Advanced)", click "Next"
2. Click on "Next," and from the generated choices, choose "Include this location in the search:"
3. Insert the Bonus CD in CD-ROM.
4. Type "[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Intel\USB2.0\WinXP" in the text box that appears.
5. Click on "Next." A message informing you that Windows XP has found "Intel PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller A1" should
appear.
6. When the New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the USB driver, click on "Finish"

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Confirming Windows XP Installation
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1. Tools/Folder Options…/View. Change below item:
2. Enable "Display the full path in the title bat".
3. Enable "Show Hidden files and folders".
4. Disable "Hide extensions of known files types".
5. Disable "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)".

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6. Check USB driver version from My Computer, Local Disk C:, Show the content of this drive, Windows directory, Show the
content of this drive, System32 directory, Show the content of this drive, Drivers directory, Show the content of this drive, View,
Details.
1. USBEHCI.SYS - 3/20/2002.
2. USBPORT.SYS - 8/17/2001.
3. USBHUB.SYS - 8/17/2001.
So, new 3616 driver does not install complete.
[Install by manual]
1. Disable Windows File Protection (WFP)
1. Start button/run/Regedit.
2. Set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SFCDisable = 1
2. Copy all USB files from CD to HDD.
1. Copy all test drivers to %windir%\driver cache\i386.
2. Copy all test drivers to %windir%\system32\dllcache
You need to copy file to this directory first. Otherwise, Windows XP will replace file from this directory to
system32\drivers.
3. Copy all test drivers to %windir%\system32\drivers.
3. Check USB driver version again.
1. USBEHCI.SYS - 3/20/2002.
2. USBPORT.SYS - 3/20/2001.
3. USBHUB.SYS - 3/20/2001.
Test USB20 HDD with restart for 10 times. The USB 20 HDD can detection with any problem for all 10 times.

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I n s t a l l i n g H a r d w a r e Mo n i t o r i n g U t i l i t y I I I
You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility III to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage. The hardware monitoring
function is automatically implemented by BIOS and utility software. No hardware installation is needed.

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P H O E N I X- AW A RD B I O S
System parameters can be modified by going into BIOS Setup menu, this menu allows you to configure the system parameters and
save the configuration into the 128 bytes CMOS area, (normally in the RTC chip or in the main chipset).
Phoenix-Award BIOS™ installed in the Flash ROM of the motherboard is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. The BIOS
provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives, serial and parallel ports.
Most BIOS settings of MX4GVR have been optimized by AOpen’s R&D engineering team. But, the default setting of BIOS still can’t
fine-tune the chipset controlling entire system. Therefore, the rest of this chapter intends to guide you the process of configuring
your system setup.
To enter to BIOS setup menu, press <Del> when POST (Power-On Self Test) screen is shown on your monitor.

Note: Because the BIOS code is the most often

changed part of the motherboard design, the BIOS
information contained in this manual may be
different with actual BIOS that come with your
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About Phoenix-Award BIOS Function Description…

AOpen always dedicates to give user a more friendly computer system. Now, we include all function descriptions of BIOS setup
program into the BIOS Flash ROM. When you select one function of BIOS setup program, the function description will appear at
the right side of screen. Therefore, you don’t need to read this manual while you change BIOS settings.

Menu Items Select Window Item Function Description Window

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How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program

Generally, you can use arrow keys to highlight items that you want to choose, then press <Enter> key to select, and use the <Page
Up> and <Page Down> key to change setting values. You can also press <F1> key for help and press <Esc> key to quit
Phoenix-Award™ BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Phoenix-Award™
BIOS setup program. By the way, all products of AOpen also provide a special function in BIOS setup; you can press <F3> key
selecting you preferred menu language.

Key Description

Page Up or + Changing setting to next value or increase the value.

Page Down or - Changing setting to previous value or decrease value.

Enter Select the item.

Esc 1. In main menu: Quit and don’t save any change.

2. In sub menu: Exit current menu to main menu.

Up Arrow Highlight previous item.

Down Arrow Highlight next item.

Left Arrow Move the light bar to left side of menu.

Right Arrow Move the light bar to right side of menu.

F1 Get menu or item help description.

F3 Changing menu language.

F5 Load previous setting value from CMOS.

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Key Description

F6 Load Setup Defaults setting value from CMOS.

F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS.

F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program.

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How To Enter BIOS Setup

After you finish jumper settings and connect correct cables, power on and enter the BIOS Setup. Press <Del> during POST
(Power-On Self Test) and choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance.

Del

Warning: Please avoid of using "Load Turbo Defaults", unless

you are sure your system components (CPU, DRAM, HDD, etc.)
are good enough for turbo setting.

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B I O S U p g r a d e u n d e r Wi n d o w s e n v i r o n m e n t
With outstanding R&D ability of AOpen, we now bring you a whole new BIOS Flash wizard ----
EzWinFlash. With an eye to users convenience, EzWinFlash combines the BIOS binary code
and flash module together, so the only thing you have to do is just clicking on the utility you downloaded from web and let it helps
you complete the flash process automatically. EzWinFlash detects your motherboard and checks the BIOS version cleverly to
prevent your system from any possible failure. Moreover, EzWinFlash has been taken into consideration to go with any windows
platform you might be using, no matter if you’re using Windows 95/98, 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP.
In the meanwhile, in order to provide a much more user-friendly operating environment, AOpen EzWinFlash is natively designed to
have multi-language function to provide easier way for users’ usage in changing BIOS setting.

Caution: By updating your motherboard, you

are taking a risk of BIOS flash failure. If your
motherboard is working stable, and there are
no major bugs that had been fixed by a latter
BIOS revision, we recommend that you DO
NOT try to upgrade your BIOS.
If you intent on upgrading, PLEASE BE
SURE to get the right BIOS revision for the
right motherboard model to avoid any
possibility failure.

Note: The model name on this BIOS picture is for reference only. It may not be the exact model name.

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You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EzWinFlash by the following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to
close all the applications before you start the upgrading.
1. Download the new version of BIOS package zip file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://www.aopen.com)
2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WMX4GVR102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment.
3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WMX4GVR102.EXE & WMX4GVR102.BIN.
4. Double click on the WMX4GVR102.EXE, EzWinFlash will detect the model name and BIOS version of your motherboard. If
you had got the wrong BIOS, you will not be allowed to proceed with the flash steps.
5. You may select preferred language in the main menu, then click [Start Flash] to start the BIOS upgrade procedure.
6. EzWinFlash will complete all the process automatically, and a dialogue box will pop up to ask you to restart Windows. You
may click [YES] to reboot Windows.
7. Press <Del> at POST to enter BIOS setup, choose "Load Setup Defaults", then “Save & Exit Setup”. Done!

It is strongly recommended NOT to turn off the power or run any application during FLASH PROCESS.

Warning: The new BIOS upgrade will permanently replace your original
BIOS’s settings when flashing. You may need to reconfigure your BIOS
setting so that your system can go back to work as normal.

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O v e r c l oc k i n g
As a leading manufacturer in motherboard industry, AOpen always listens to what customers want and develop products to fit
different user's requirements. Reliability, compatibility, leading technology and friendly features are our basic goals when designing
motherboards. 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 motherboard is designed for maximum 400/533MHz CPU bus clock. But it comes with clock generator of
248MHz when we design it to accommodate with future CPU bus clock. Not only that, the CPU clock ratio can be up to 24x that
®
supports almost all of Pentium 4 CPUs in the future and provides flexibility for overclockers.

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
Tip: Note that overclocking may also system or important data. Before doing overclocking, you must make sure
cause thermal problem. Please make your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, especially
sure that the cooling fan and the CPU, DRAMs, hard disks, and AGP VGA cards.
heatsink were adequate to dissipate
excessive heat that's generated by
overclocking the CPU.

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VG A C a r d & Ha r d Di sk
VGA and HDD is key components for overclocking, for your reference, the following list are what have been successful overclocked
in our lab. Please note that AOpen can not guaranty they can be successful overclocked again. Please check the Available
Vendor List (AVL) by link to our official website.
VGA: http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/vga-oc.htm
HDD: http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/hdd-oc.htm

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G l os s a r y
AC97
Basically, AC97 specification separates sound/modem circuit to two parts, digital processor and a CODEC for analogy I/O they are
linked by AC97 link bus. Since digital processor can be put into motherboard main chipset, the cost of sound/modem onboard
solution can be reduced.

ACPI ( Ad v a n c e d Co nf ig u r ati o n & Pow er I nt er f ac e )

ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997). It intends to save more power by taking full control of power
management to operating system and bypass BIOS. The chipset or super I/O chip needs to provide standard register interface to
operating system (such as Windows 98). This is a bit similar as the PnP register interface. ACPI defines ATX momentary soft power
switch to control the power state transition.

AG P ( A c c el e r at e d G ra p h i c P o rt )
AGP is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. AGP supports only memory read/write operation and
single-master single-slave one-to-one only. AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data transfer
rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP is now moving to 4X mode, 66MHz x 4byte x 4 = 1056MB/s. AOpen is the first company
to support 4X AGP motherboards by both AX6C (Intel 820) and MX64/AX64 (VIA 694x), started from Oct 1999.

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A M R ( A u d i o / Mo d e m R i s e r )
The CODEC circuit of AC97 sound/modem solution can be put on motherboard or put on a riser card (AMR card) that connects to
motherboard through AMR connector.

AO p e n B o n u s P a c k C D
A disc bundled with AOpen motherboard product; there are motherboard drivers, Acrobat Reader for PDF online manual and other
useful utilities.

A P M ( A d v a n c e d P o w e r Ma n a g e m e n t )
Unlike ACPI, BIOS controls most APM power management functions. AOpen Suspend to Hard Drive is a good example of APM
power management.

ATA (AT Attachment)

ATA is the specification of diskette interface. In 80’s, many software and hardware manufacturers instituted the ATA specification
together. The AT is meaning International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) personal computer/AT’s bus structure.

ATA/66
ATA/66 uses both rising edge and falling edge but doubles UDMA/33 transfer rate. The data transfer rate is 4 times of the PIO
mode 4 or DMA mode 2, 16.6MB/s x4 = 66MB/s. To use ATA/66, you need special ATA/66 IDE cable.

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ATA/100
ATA/100 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/100 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle
time is reduced to 40ns. The data transfer rate is (1/40ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 100MB/s. To use ATA/100, you need special 80-wire IDE
cable, the same as ATA/66.

ATA/133
ATA/133 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/133 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle
time is reduced to 30ns. The data transfer rate is (1/30ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 133MB/s. To use ATA/133, you need special 80-wire IDE
cable, the same as ATA/66.

BI O S ( B a s i c I n p ut / O ut p ut S y st em )
BIOS is a set of assembly routine/program that reside in EPROM or Flash ROM. BIOS controls Input/output devices and other
hardware devices of motherboard. In general, to provide hardware independent portability, operation system and drivers is required
to access BIOS without directly access hardware devices.

B u s Ma s t e r I D E ( D M A m o d e )
The traditional PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires the CPU to involve in all the activities of the IDE access including waiting for
the mechanical events. To reduce the workload of the CPU, the bus master IDE device transfers data from/to memory without
interrupting CPU, and releases CPU to operate concurrently while data is transferring between memory and IDE device. You need
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CNR ( Co mm u ni c at io n a n d Net wo r ki n g Ri s er)
The CNR specification provides the PC industry the opportunity to deliver a flexible and cost reduced method of implementing LAN,
home networking, DSL, USB, wireless, audio and modem subsystems widely used in today's "connected PCs". The CNR
specification is an open industry specification and is supported by OEMs, IHV card manufacturers, silicon supplier and Microsoft.

CO D E C ( C o di n g a n d D e c o di n g )
Normally, CODEC means a circuit that can do digital to analog conversion and also the analog to digital conversion. It is part of
AC97 sound/modem solution.

DDR ( Do u bl e Da t a Rat e d) SDRA M

DDR SDRAM utilizes the existing DRAM infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth available to systems
in an easy to design and simple to adopt way. Initially a perfect solution for memory intensive server and workstation applications,
DDR low cost and low voltage will ultimately make it an ideal solution for all segments of the PC market, high performance desktop
and mobile PCs, Value PCs and even Internet Appliances and mobile devices.

DI M M ( D u al I n Li n e Me m o r y M o d ul e)
DIMM socket has total 168-pin and supports 64-bit data. It can be single or double side, the golden finger signals on each side of
PCB are different, and that is why it was called Dual In Line. Almost all DIMMs are made by SDRAM, which operate at 3.3V. Note
that some old DIMMs are made by FPM/EDO and only operate at 5V. Do not confuse them with SDRAM DIMM.

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D MA ( D i r e c t Me m o r y A c c e s s )
Channel for communications between the memory and surrounding devices.

ECC ( Err o r Ch e c ki n g a n d Co r re c ti o n)
The ECC mode needs 8 ECC bits for 64-bit data. Each time memory is accessed; ECC bits are updated and checked by a special
algorithm. The ECC algorithm has the ability to detect double-bit error and automatically correct single-bit error while parity mode
can only detect single-bit error.

E D O ( E x t e n d e d D at a O ut p ut ) Me m o r y
The EDO DRAM technology is actually very similar to FPM (Fast Page Mode). Unlike traditional FPM that tri-states the memory
output data to start the pre-charge activity, EDO DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next memory access cycle, that is
similar to pipeline effect and reduces one clock state.

E E P R O M ( El e c t r o ni c E r a s a bl e P r og r am m a b l e RO M)
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Also known as E PROM. Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals, but the interface technology
is different. Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM.

E P R O M ( E r a s a b l e P r o g r a m m a b l e R O M)
Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light. If BIOS has to be
upgraded, you need to remove EPROM from motherboard, clear by UV light, re-program, and then insert back.

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EV6 Bus
EV6 Bus in the technology of Alpha processor from Digital Equipment Corporation. EV6 bus uses both rising and falling clock edge
to transfer data, similar as DDR SDRAM or ATA/66 IDE bus.
EV6 Bus Speed = CPU external bus clock x 2.
For example, 200 MHz EV6 bus is actually using 100 MHz external bus clock, but the equivalent speed is 200 MHz.

F CC Do C (De c la r at i o n of Co n fo rm it y)
The DoC is component certification standard of FCC EMI regulations. This standard allows DIY component (such as motherboard)
to apply DoC label separately without a shielding of housing.

F C- P G A ( Fl i p C hi p- Pi n G r i d A rr a y)
FC means Flip Chip, FC-PGA is a package of Intel for Pentium III CPU. It can plug into SKT370 socket.

Fl a s h RO M
Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals. It is easier for BIOS to upgrade by a flash utility, but it is also easier to be
infected by virus. Because of increase of new functions, BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 256KB (2M bit). AOpen AX5T is the
first board to implement 256KB (2Mbit) Flash ROM. Now flash ROM size is moving to 4M bit on AX6C (Intel 820) and MX3W (Intel
810) motherboard. , AOpen motherboard uses EEPROM for jumper-less and battery-less design.

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F S B ( Fr o n t Si d e B u s ) Cl o c k
FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock.
CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio

I2C Bus
See SMBus.

IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a low-cost digital interface originated by Apple Computer as a desktop LAN and developed by the IEEE 1394 working
group. The IEEE 1394 can transport data at 100, 200 or 400 Mbps. One of the solutions to connect digital television devices
together at 200 Mbps. Serial Bus Management provides overall configuration control of the serial bus in the form of optimizing
arbitration timing, guarantee of adequate electrical power for all devices on the bus, assignment of isochronous channel ID, and
notification of errors. There are two type of IEEE 1394 data transfer: asynchronous and isochronous. Asynchronous transport is the
traditional computer memory-mapped, load and store interface. Data requests are sent to a specific address and an
acknowledgment is returned. In addition to an architecture that scales with silicon technology, IEEE 1394 features a unique
isochronous data channel interface. Isochronous data channels provide guaranteed data transport at a pre-determined rate. This is
especially important for time-critical multimedia data where just-in-time delivery eliminates the need for costly buffering.

Parit y Bit
The parity mode uses 1 parity bit for each byte, normally it is even parity mode, that is, each time the memory data is updated,
parity bit will be adjusted to have even count "1" for each byte. When next time, if memory is read with odd number of "1", the parity
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P B S R A M ( P i p e l i n e d B u r s t S R A M)
For Socket 7 CPU, one burst data read requires four QWord (Quad-word, 4x16 = 64 bits). PBSRAM only needs one address
decoding time and automatically sends the remaining QWords to CPU according to a predefined sequence. Normally, it is 3-1-1-1,
total 6 clocks, which is faster than asynchronous SRAM. PBSRAM is often used on L2 (level 2) cache of Socket 7 CPU. Slot 1 and
Socket 370 CPU do not need PBSRAM.

P C - 1 0 0 DI M M
SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU FSB bus clock.

P C - 1 3 3 DI M M
SDRAM DIMM that supports 133MHz CPU FSB bus clock.

PC-1600 / PC-2100/ PC-2700 / PC-3200 DDR DRA M

Based on FSB frequency, the DDR DRAM has 200MHz, 266MHz and 333 MHz three types of working frequency. Because of DDR
DRAM data bus is 64-bit, it provides data transfer bandwidth up to 200x64/8=1600MB/s, 266x64/8=2100MB/s, 333x64/8=2700MB/s
and 400x64/8=3200MB/s. Hence, the PC-1600 DDR DRAM is working with 100MHz, PC-2100 DDR DRAM is working with 133MHz,
PC-2700 DDR DRAM is working with 166MHz and PC-3200 DDR DRAM is working with 200MHz FSB frequency.

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PCI ( Pe ri p h er a l Com p o n e nt In t er f a ce ) Bu s
Bus for the internal connection of peripheral devices, high-speed data channel between the computer and expansion card.

PDF F o rm at
A file format for electronic document, PDF format is independent from platform, you can read PDF file under Windows, Unix, Linux,
Mac … with different PDF reader. You can also read PDF file by web browser such as IE and Netscape, note that you need to
install PDF plug-in first (Included in Acrobat Reader).

Pn P ( Pl u g a n d Pl a y)
The PnP specification suggests a standard register interface for both BIOS and operating system (such as Windows 95). These
registers are used by BIOS and operating system to configure system resource and prevent any conflicts. PnP BIOS or operating
system will automatically allocate the IRQ/DMA/Memory. Currently, almost all the PCI cards and most ISA cards are already PnP
compliant.

POST (Power-On Self Test)

The BIOS self-test procedure after power-on, sometimes, it is the first or the second screen shown on your monitor during system
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R D R A M ( R a m b u s D R A M)
Rambus is a memory technology that uses large burst mode data transfer. Theoretically, the data transfer should be high than
SDRAM. RDRAM is cascaded in channel operation. For Intel 820, only one RDRAM channel is supported, 16-bit data per channel,
and this channel may have maximum 32 RDRAM devices, no matter how many RIMM sockets.

R I M M ( R a m b u s I n l i n e Me m o r y Mo d u l e )
184-pin memory module that supports RDRAM memory technology. A RIMM memory module may contain up to maximum of 16
RDRAM devices.

S D R A M ( S y n c h r o n o u s D R A M)
SDRAM is one of the DRAM technologies that allow DRAM to use the same clock as the CPU host bus (EDO and FPM are
asynchronous and do not have clock signal). It is similar as PBSRAM to use burst mode transfer. SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin
DIMM and operates at 3.3V. AOpen is the first company to support dual-SDRAM DIMMs onboard (AP5V), from Q1 1996

2
Sh a d ow E PRO M
2 2
A memory space in Flash-ROM to simulate E PROM operation, AOpen motherboard uses Shadow E PROM for jumper-less and
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S I M M ( S i n g l e I n L i n e Me m o r y M o d u l e )
SIMM socket is only 72-pin, and is only single side. The golden finger signals on each side of PCB are identical. That is why it was
called Single In Line. SIMM is made by FPM or EDO DRAM and supports 32-bit data. SIMM had been phased out on current
motherboard design.

S M B u s ( S y s t e m Ma n a g e m e n t B u s )
SMBus is also called I2C bus. It is a two-wire bus developed for component communication (especially for semiconductor IC). For
example, set clock of clock generator for jumper-less motherboard. The data transfer rate of SMBus is only 100Kbit/s, it allows one
host to communicate with CPU and many masters and slaves to send/receive message.

S P D ( S e ri al Pr e s e n c e D et e c t )
SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM. SPD stores memory module information such as DRAM
timing and chip parameters. SPD can be used by BIOS to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM.

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Ul t r a D MA
Ultra DMA (or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring data between a hard disk drive through the computer’s
data path (or bus) to the computer’s random access memory (RAM). The Ultra DMA/33 protocol transfers data in burst mode at a
rate of 33.3MB/s, twice as fast as the previous Direct Access Memory (DMA) interface. Ultra DMA was developed as a proposed
industry standard by the Quantum corporation, makes of hard disk drives, and Intel, makes of chipset that support computer bus
technology. Ultra DMA support in your computer means that it will boot (start) and open new applications more quickly. It will help
users of graphic-intensive and applications that require large amounts of access to data on the hard disk drive. Ultra DMA uses
Cyclical Redundancy Checking (CRC), offering a new level of data protection. Ultra DMA uses the same 40-pin IDE interface cable
as PIO and DMA.
16.6MB/s x2 = 33MB/s
16.6MB/s x4 = 66MB/s
16.6MB/s x6 = 100MB/s

USB ( Uni v er s a l Ser i al Bus )

USB is a 4-pin serial peripheral bus that is capable of cascading low/medium speed peripherals (less than 10Mbit/s, but the newly
designed USB2.0 has a fancy speed of up to 480Mbps) such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem. With USB,
the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be eliminated.

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VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)
NEC’s Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system’s ability to
service multimedia requirements. VCM increases memory bus efficiency and performance of any DRAM technology by providing a
set of fast static registers between the memory core and I/O pins. Using VCM technology results in reduced data access latency
and reduced power consumption.

ZI P fil e
A compressed file format to reduce file size. To unzip file, run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) for DOS and other
operating system or WINZIP (http://www.winzip.com/) for windows environment.

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Tr oubl es hooti ng
If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the problem.

Start

Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the
add-on cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2 and
printer.

Make sure if all jumper settings are correct.

Clear CMOS

Next

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Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard.

Turn on the power

Yes and check if the power No
supply and CPU fan work
properly.

The problem is probably caused by

power supply or motherboard failure.
Next
Please contact your reseller or local
distributor for repairing.

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No
Perhaps your VGA card
Check if there is display?
or monitor is defective.

Yes

Press <Ctrl> and <Alt> key at the same time, hold

them and then press <Del> to reboot the system.

No
Check if the system It is very possible that your
reboots? keyboard is defective.

Yes

Next

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During system rebooting, press <Del> to enter BIOS

setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”.

Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable.

No
Check if the system can The problem should be
reboot successfully? caused by the IDE
cable or HDD itself.
Yes

Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98.

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T e c h n ic a l S u p p or t
Dear Customer,
Thanks for choosing AOpen products. To provide the best and fastest service to our customer is our first priority. However, we
receive numerous emails and phone-calls worldwide everyday, it is very hard for us to serve everyone on time. We recommend you
follow the procedures below and seek help before contact us. With your help, we can then continue to provide the best quality
service to more customers.
Thanks very much for your understanding!
AOpen Technical Supporting Team

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Online Manual: Please check the manual carefully and make sure the jumper settings and installation procedure are
correct.
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/manual/default.htm

2
Test Report: We recommend choosing board/card/device from the compatibility test reports for assembling your PC.
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/default.htm

3
FAQ: The latest FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) may contain a solution to your problem.
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/faq/default.htm

4
Download Software: Check out this table to get the latest updated BIOS/utility and drivers.
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/default.htm

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News Group: Your problem probably had been answered by our support engineer or professional users on the news
group.
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/newsgrp/default.htm

6
Contact Distributors/Resellers: We sell our products through resellers and integrators. They should know your
system configuration very well and should be able to solve your problem efficiently and provide important reference
for you if next time you want to buy something else from them.

Contact Us: Please prepare detail system configuration and error symptom before contacting us. The part number,

7 serial number and BIOS version are also very helpful.

Pa rt N u mbe r a nd Se r ia l N um be r
The Part Number and Serial number are printed on bar code label. You can find this bar code label on the outside packing, or on
component side of PCB. For example:

Part No. Serial No.

Part No. Serial No.

P/N: 91.88110.201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number.

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Mo de l na me a n d B IO S v ers i on
Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example:

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MX4GVR R1.20 Aug.01.2002 AOpen Inc.

Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A

Copyright © 2002, Award Software, Inc.

MX4GVR is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.

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Pr o d uc t R e g is t r at i o n
Thank you for choosing AOpen product. AOpen encourages you to spend few minutes in completing the following product
registration. To register your product will ensure the high quality of services from AOpen. After the registration, you will:
• Have opportunities to play online slot machine and win a prize from AOpen by accumulating your bonuses for later prize
exchange.
• Be upgraded to gold membership of Club AOpen program.
• Receive email notification about product safety alerts. Its purpose is to alert consumers quickly and conveniently when
products contain technical issues.
• Receive email notification about latest product's announcements.
• Be able to personalize your AOpen web pages.
• Receive e-mail notification about latest BIOS/Driver/Software release information.
• Have opportunities to participate special product promotional programs.
• Enjoy higher service priority to receive technical assistance provided by AOpen specialists worldwide.
• Be able to join the discussions of web-based news groups.
AOpen makes sure that the information you provide is encrypted, so that it cannot be read or intercepted by other people or
companies. Further, AOpen will not disclose any of information you submitted under any conditions. Please consult our online
privacy policy for further information on our company policy.

Note: If registering products purchased from different

dealers/retails and/or purchased on different dates,
please submit a separate form for each product.

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H o w t o C o nt a c t Us
Please do not hesitate contact us if you have any problem about our products. Any opinion will be appreciated.

Pacific Rim Europe America

AOpen Inc. AOpen Computer b.v. AOpen America Inc.
Tel: 886-2-3789-5888 Tel: 31-73-645-9516 Tel: 1-510-489-8928
Fax: 886-2-3789-5899 Fax: 31-73-645-9604 Fax: 1-510-489-1998

China Germany Japan

艾爾鵬國際貿易(上海)有限公司 AOpen Computer GmbH. AOpen Japan Inc.
Tel: 86-21-6225-8622 Tel: 49-1805-559191 Tel: 81-048-290-1800
Fax: 86-21-6225-7926 Fax: 49-2102-157799 Fax: 81-048-290-1820

Web Site: http://www.aopen.com

E-mail: Send us email by going through the contact form below.
English http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/default.htm
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Chinese http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/default.htm
German http://www.aopencom.de/tech/default.htm
Simplified Chinese http://www.aopen.com.cn/tech/default.htm

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