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AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l AK77-333F / AK77-333FN.................................................................................................................... 1 What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice ..........................................................................................................
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual DIMM Sockets ............................................................................................................................................................... 33 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 35 ATX Power Connector .........................................................................................................
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual AUX-IN Connector ........................................................................................................................................................ 56 Front Audio Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 57 Battery-less and Long Life Design ..............................................................................................
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Installing USB2.0 Driver ................................................................................................................................................ 82 Installing LAN Driver (AK77-333FN only) ...................................................................................................................... 83 PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS................................................................................................................
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ................................................................................................................................ 97 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ........................................................................................................................................ 97 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)......................................................................................................
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)............................................................................................................................... 102 PC-100 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................. 102 PC-133 DIMM ..............................................................................................................................
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................... 108 Technical Support ..................................................................................................................... 112 Product Registration ................................................................................................................. 115 How to Contact Us ...................................
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AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Before You Start This Online Manual will introduce how this product is installed to the user. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved in PDF format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get free download from Adobe web site.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Ov er vi e w Thanks for choosing AOpen AK77-333F / AK77-333FN. The AK77-333F / AK77-333FN is AMD® Socket 462 motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form factor featuring the VIA Apollo KT333 chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the AK77-333F / AK77-333FN AMD® Socket 462 series Athlon™ & Duron™ and AthlonXP™ processor (with CPU Overheat Protection circuit to Athlon™XP CPU only) and 200/266/333MHz EV6 system bus.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual F e a t u r e Hi g h l i g h t CPU Supports AMD® Socket 462 series CPU with 200/266/333 MHz EV6 Bus designed for Socket 462 technology. Athlon: 600MHz~1.4GHz Duron: 600MHz~1.3GHz AthlonXP: 1500+(1.33GHz)~2800+(2.25GHz) Chipset The VIA Apollo KT333 consists of the KT333 V-Link DDR Host system controller and the VT8235 highly integrated V-Link Client PCI/LPC controller.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Expansion Slots Including six 32-bit/33MHz PCI, one CNR and one AGP 4X slots. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The Communication & Nectworking Riser (CNR) slot provided from AK77-333F / AK77-333FN can support CNR interface for a Modem/Audio card. The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) specification provides a new level of video display sophistication and speed. The AGP video cards support data transfer rate up to 1056MB/s.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Six USB 2.0 Connectors Provides three ports, six USB connectors for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. Please be noted that USB 2.0, with fancy speed up to 480Mbps, is 40 times faster than the traditional ones. 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor module and AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility. Enhanced ACPI Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows ® 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM, S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4), WOM (Wake On Modem), WOL (Wake On LAN) features.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Q ui c k I n s t a l l a t i o n P r o c e d u r e 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Front Audio Connector AC97 CODEC AUX-IN Connector CD-IN Connector S/PDIF Connector Online Manual Motherboard Map PC99 Colored Back Panel Resetable Fuse 2MbFlash Rom JP28 KB/Mouse Wakeup Enable/Disable jumper WOL (Wake ON LAN) R ea lTe k RT L81 00B L (AK77-333FN only) ATX Power Connec tor 2200μF Low ESR Capacitors SYSFAN2 Connector AGP 4x Expansion Slot 462-pin CPU Socket Voltage and Frequency Auto-Detection supports AMD TMTMAthlon TM / Duron TM / Athlon XP (CPU Overheat Protection
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Bl o c k D i a gr a m PC1600/2100/2700 DDR RAM Up to 3GB DDR SDRAM Socket x3 32-bit PCI Slot x6 Socket 462 AMD Athlon/Duron/AthlonXP CPU 100/133/166 MHz System Bus PCI Bus VIA KT333 ATA 66/100/133 Primary Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary Channel AGP Bus AC’97 Link VT8235 AGP 4X Slot RealTek RTL8100 BL LAN connect Component (AK77-8XN only) Audio CODEC Modem CODEC 1st USB Port CNR Slot 2nd USB Port 2MBit Flash EEPROM 3rd USB Port USB connector x6 Parallel Po
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Har dwar e Ins tal l ati o n This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware devices of this motherboard. Note: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component. 1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. 2.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual A b o u t “ M a n u f a c t ur e r U p gr a d e O p t i o n a l ” a n d “ U s e r U p g r a d e O p ti o n al ” … 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual J P 1 4 Cl e a r CMO S Da t a You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedures 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? 1.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual C P U I ns t a l l a t i o n This motherboard supports AMD® Athlon and Duron Socket 462 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket (with CPU Overheat Protection function implemented, the system will be automatically power off when the temperature of CPU reached 97 degree, but only works on AthlonXP CPU only). 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the CPU upper interface.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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, it may damage the CPU. Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual AOpen Overheat Protection (O.H.P.) Technology With AMD platform substantially keeps increasing the speed of its CPU, it inevitably led to the annoying problem of high CPU operation temperature at the same time. In order to prevent accidental failure of CPU fan, which could cause the burning down of the AthlonXP CPU, we, AOpen, have meticulously developed a new technology, named, O.H.P. (Overheat Protection) Technology to protect them.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual JP28 KB/Mouse Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper This motherboard provides keyboard / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP28 to enable or disable this function, which could resume your system from suspend mode with keyboard or mouse installed. The factory default setting is set to “Disable”(1-2), and you may enable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual C P U J u m p er -l es s D e si g n 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 AMD BIOS Socket 462 CPU Controlled CPU VID signal CPU Freq.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Full-range Adjustable CPU Core Voltage This function is dedicated to overclockers. The CPU core voltage of this motherboard is adjustable 1.1V to 1.85V by 0.05V stepping. But this motherboard can also automatically detect CPU VID signal and generates proper CPU core voltage.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual S e t t i n g C P U Fr e q u e n c y This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, and no jumpers or switches are needed. BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Speed Setting CPU Ratio From 5.5x to 16.5x step 0.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual S uppor t e d CP U Fr e que nc y Core Frequency = CPU Bus Clock * CPU Ratio AGP Clock = PCI Clock x 2 PCI Clock = CPU Bus Clock / Clock Ratio EV6 Bus Speed = CPU external bus clock x 2 CPU CPU Core Frequency EV6 Bus Clock Ratio Athlon 1G 1GHz 200MHz 10.0x Athlon 1.1G 1.1GHz 200MHz 11.0x Athlon 1.2G 1.2GHz 200MHz 12.0x Athlon 1.3G 1.3GHz 200MHz 13.0x Athlon 1G 1GHz 266MHz 7.5x Athlon 1.13G 1.13GHz 266MHz 8.5x Athlon 1.2G 1.2GHz 266MHz 9.0x Athlon 1.33G 1.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” With this motherboard, AOpen provides a very special, useful feature for overclockers. When you power-on the system, the BIOS will check last system POST status. If POST succeeded, the BIOS will enable “Watch Dog Timer” function immediately, and set the CPU FSB frequency by user’s setting that stored in the BIOS. If system failed in BIOS POST, the “Watch Dog Timer” will reset the system to reboot in five seconds.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual C P U a n d H o u s i n g F a n C o n n e c t or ( w i t h H / W M o 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 (FAN2) or SYSFAN3 (FAN3) connector. SYSFAN2 Connector GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 Connector GND +12V SENSOR GND Note: Some CPU fans do not have +12V SENSOR sensor pin, so that cannot support fan monitoring.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual JP 2 0 K 7 H o s t C l o ck S e l e c ti o n This jumper is used to specify the relationship of PCI and FSB clock. Generally speaking, if you are not overclockers, we recommend you to set it to the default setting. Additionally, this motherboard also provides “1MHz Stepping Adjustment” feature for overclockers to adjust CPU FSB frequency via BIOS setup program.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual DI M M S oc k e t s This motherboard has three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install DDR200/266/333 memory up to 3 GB. Non-ECC DDR RAM is supported. Otherwise, it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or RAM module. Newly implemented function, the Voltage of memory on this motherboard is adjustable from 2.5V to 2.65V for over clocking purpose. Warning: This motherboard supports DDR RAM, please do not install the SDRAM on the DDR RAM sockets.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual H o w t o I ns t a l l M e m o ry M o 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 2. 40 pins Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Fr ont P a ne l Conne 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual ATX Power Connector The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. A C P o w er A u t o R ec o v er y 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual STBY LED Both STBY LED and BOOT LED are AOpen’s considerate designs that we 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual I D E a n d Fl o p p y C o n n e c t or Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual S / P DI F ( S o n y / P h i l i p s Di gi t a l I n t e r f a c e ) C o n n e c t o r S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer format, which provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio. 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual S u p e r 5 . 1 C h a n n e l A u d i o E ff e c t 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 ALC650, you're able to use standard line-jacks for surround audio output without connecting any external module.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual I r DA C o n n e c 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).
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector This motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem, both Internal modem card and external box modem are supported. Since Internal modem card consumes no power when system power is off, it is recommended to use an internal modem. To use internal modem, connect 4-pin cable from RING connector of modem card to the WOM connector on the motherboard.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual W O M b y E xt er n a l B OX M o d em Traditional Green PC suspend mode does not really turn off the system power supply, it uses external box modem to trigger MB COM port and resume back to active. Serial Port (Modem Side) Pin 1 Pin 1 Serial Port (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual W O M b y I nt e r n a l M o d e m C a r d With the help of the ATX soft power On/Off, it is possible to have a system totally power off, and wakeup to automatically answer a phone call as an answering machine or to send/receive a fax. You may identify whether or not your system is in true power off mode by checking to see if the fan of your power supply is off.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual WOL (Wake on LAN) This feature is very similar as Wake On Modem, but it goes through local area network. 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual A GP ( A c c el er at e d Gr a p h i c P o r t ) 4 X Ex p a n s i o n Sl o t The AK77-333F / AK77-333FN provides an AGP 4x slot. The AGP 8x 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 4X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 4 = 1056MB/s. This AGP expansion slot is for 1.5V - 1.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual AGP Protection Technology and AGP LED W i t h t h e o u ts t a n d i n g R & D a b i l i t y o f A O p e n a n d i ts s p e c i a l l y d e v e l o p e d c i r c u i t , t h i s m o d e l i m p l e m e n t s a b l e n d n e w t e c h n o l o g y t o prot ect your m ot herboard f rom bei ng dam aged by over-voltagi ng of A GP c ard.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual C N R ( C o m m u ni c a t i o n a n d N e t w o r k Ri s e r ) E x p a ns 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual P C 9 9 C ol o r C o d e d B a c k P a ne l The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, serial ports COM1 and COM2, RJ45 LAN Jack (AK77-333FN only), Printer, USB, AC97 sound and game port. The view angle of drawing shown here is the back panel of the housing. PS/2 Mouse Connector SPP/EPP/ECP Parallel Port RJ45 LAN Jack (AK77-333FN only) Line-In Speaker Out MIC-In PS/2 Keyboard USB Port Connector (2.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual S uppor t S i x US B 2 . 0 P or t This motherboard provides six USB ports to connect USB devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are four connectors on the PC99 back panel. You can use proper cables to connect the other USB connectors to the USB modules or front panel of chassis. Please note that USB 2.0, with fancy speed up to 480Mbps, is 40 times faster than the traditional ones. Except for the speed increase, USB 2.0 supports old USB 1.0/1.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual S u p p o r t 1 0/ 1 0 0 M b p s L A N o n b o a r d ( A K 7 7- 3 3 3 F N o n l y ) The South Bridge VT8235 includes a fast Ethernet controller on chip. 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual C h a s s i s I n t r u s i o n S e n s or 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 being triggered by light or opening of the chassis, the system will send out beep sound to inform you.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual CD Audi o Conne c t or This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CD-ROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. R GND GND Note: Though some of the latest version of Windows L CD-IN support “Digital Audio” through IDE bus. However, in order to use Open Jukebox player, which is driven under BIOS, it is a MUST to insert audio cable to CD-IN connector on the motherboard.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual A U X -I N C o n n e c t o r This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Fr o n t A u d i o C o n n e c t o r 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Ba t t e r y - l e s s a nd Long Li f e De s i gn This Motherboard implements Flash ROM and a special circuit that allows you to save your current CPU and CMOS Setup configurations without using the battery. 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual A O C o n fi g U ti l i t y 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN 3. Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual R e s e t a bl e F u s e Traditional motherboard has fuse for Keyboard and USB port to prevent over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that user cannot replace it when it is damaged (did the job to protect motherboard), and the motherboard remains malfunction. With expensive Resetable Fuse, the motherboard can resume back to normal function after fuse had done its protection job.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 2 2 0 0 μ F L o w E S R C a p a c i t or 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, this motherboard implements 2200μF capacitor, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 or 1500μF) and it provides better stability for CPU power.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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 60 current is applied.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) For high frequency operation, especially overclocking, layout is the most important factor to make sure chipset and CPU working in stable condition. The layout of this motherboard implements AOpen’s unique design called “ Frequency Isolation Wall”.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual E nl a r g e d A l um i n u m H e a t s i n k Cool down CPU and Chipset is important for system reliability. Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption especially when you are trying to over clocking the CPU.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual O p e n J u ke B o x P l ay er 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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 simultaneo
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual D ri v e r a n d U t i l i t y There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen Bonus CD disc. You don’t need to install all of them in order 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 can install any drivers or utilities. Please refer to your operation system’s installation guide.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual A u t o -r u n M e n u fr o m B o n u s C D D i s c You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g Wi n d o w s 9 5 1. 2. First, don’t install any add-on card except AGP card. Install Windows 95 OSR2 v2.1, 1212 or 1214 version and later with USB support. Otherwise, you need to install USBSUPP.EXE. 3. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA AGP Vxd driver, VIA ATAPI Vendor Support driver and VIA registry (INF) program. 4. Finally, Install other add-on cards and their drivers.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g Wi n d o w s 9 8 1. 2. First, don’t install any add-on card except AGP card. Enable USB Controller in BIOS Setup > Advanced Chipset Features > OnChip USB, to make BIOS fully capable of controlling IRQ assignment. 3. Install Window 98 into your system. 4. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA AGP Vxd driver, IRQ Routing, VIA ATAPI Vendor Support driver and VIA registry (INF) program. 5.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Installing Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME & Windows®2000/XP If you are using Windows ® 98 Second Edition, Windows ® Millennium Edition or Windows ® 2000/XP, you do not need to install the 4-in-1 driver as the IRQ Routing Driver and the ACPI Registry are already incorporated into the operating system. Users with Windows ® 98 SE may update the VIA Registry INF and AGP drivers by installing them individually. Please refer to VIA Technologies Inc.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual I n s t al l i n g VI A 4 i n 1 D r i v er You can install the VIA 4 in 1 driver (IDE Bus master (For Windows NT use), VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver, VIA AGP, IRQ Routing Driver (For Windows 98 use), VIA Registry (INF) Driver) from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu. Warning: To take advantage of ATA133, it is a must to install the latest version of VIA 4in1 driver in the Bonus CD.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g O n b o a r d S o u n d Dr i v e r This motherboard comes with RealTek ALC650 AC97 CODEC and the sound controller is in VIA South Bridge chipset. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual The noise is gone!! ---- SilentTek As the clock of CPU keeps rocketing higher and higher, it inevitably brings higher heat and system temperature in a relative way. The way we deal with this heat problem, however, is to spare no effort to add one fan after another to protect our pampered system, expecting these fans could cool down our machine as much as it could.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual In “Temp/Fan/Case” page, you may get aware of the current temperature of CPU and the heat inside chassis, plus checking if fans are running properly. The first image you have here is the Voltage Status page. You can find current status of all voltages and set your expected margins of warning level. You may check your system voltage from the indicating bar here.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual The following page is sure to be the most important part of this utility, you may control the rotation speed of specific fans you got with options inside in this page. Respectively illustrate as follow: 1. Smart FAN Control: This is the default setting of SilentTek and can be used for any branded computer housing. With a special algorithm developed by AOpen, the fan speed is automatically adjusted by the factors of CPU and ambient temperature.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g U S B 2 . 0 Dr i v e r This motherboard comes with USB2.0 function. You can install USB2.0 Driver under Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu. Note: After installing USB 2.0 driver under WinME, there would be a "green question mark" on "VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller" item. Please rest assured that it is not an error message. You may just ignore it.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g L A N Dr i v e r ( A K 7 7 - 3 3 3 F N o n l y ) You can install LAN Driver for Win98, 98SE, 98ME, 2000 and XP with this InstallShield Wizard from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Introduction: ------------This document describes the procedure to install Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, 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 : ----------------------------------------------------1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer". 2.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows NT : ----------------------------------------------------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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual P H O E N I X - A W AR D 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). The Phoenix-Award BIOS™ that installed in the Flash ROM of the motherboard is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual How To Use Phoenix Award™ BIOS Setup Program Generally, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items that you want to choose, then press key to select, and use the and key to change setting value. You also can press key for help and press 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual How To Enter BIOS Setup After you finish the setting of jumpers and connect correct cables. Power on and enter the BIOS Setup, press during POST (Power-On Self Test). 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, SDRAM, HDD, etc.) are good enough for turbo setting.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual BI O S U p g r a de 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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://english.aopen.com.tw/) 2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WAK77333FN02.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment. 3.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual O v e r cl o c 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual VG A C a r d & H a r d D i s k 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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. A C P I ( A d v a n c e d C o n f i g u r a t i o n & P o w e r I n te r f a c e ) ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997).
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual A M R ( A u d i o / M o de 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. A O pe n B o n us 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual C N R ( C o m m u ni c a t i o n a n d Ne t w o r k i n g Ri s e r ) 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual D M A ( 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. E C C ( E r r or C h e c k i n g a n d C o rr e c t i 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual EV 6 B u s EV6 Bus is 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual F S B ( F r o n t S i d e B u s ) C l oc k FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock. CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio I2C Bus See SMBus. IE EE 13 94 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual P a r i ty B i t 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 error is occurred and this is called single bit error detection.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual P C -1 6 0 0 / P C - 2 1 0 0 / P C -2 7 0 0 / P C - 3 2 0 0 D D R D R A 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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 boot. R D R A M ( R a m b us 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 2 S ha d o w E P R O M A memory space in Flash-ROM to simulate E 2PROM operation, AOpen motherboard uses Shadow E 2PROM for jumper-less and battery-less design S I M M ( S i n gl e I n Li 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual U l t ra D M A 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Tr oub l es h ooti n g 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.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Continue Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard. Turn on the power Yes and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly. No The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure. Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Continue No Check if there is display? Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective. Yes Press and key at the same time, hold them and then press to reboot the system. No Check if the system reboots? Yes Next 110 It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.
AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Continue During system rebooting, press to enter BIOS setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”. Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable. Check if the system can No reboot successfully? Yes Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98. End 111 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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AK77-333F / AK77-333FN Online Manual Mo d e l n a m e a n d B I O S v e r s i o n Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: AK77-333FN R1.00 Oct. 01.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. AK77-333FN is model name of motherboard, R1.02 is BIOS version.
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