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Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary DOC. NO.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l AX4B-533 / AX4B-533N....................................................................................................................... 1 What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice ..........................................................................................................
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual DIMM Sockets ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 33 ATX Power Connector ..........................................................................................................
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect .................................................................................................................................... 53 Front Audio Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 54 Dr. LED Connector .....................................................................................................................
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual AWARD BIOS ................................................................................................................................ 79 About BIOS Function Description… .............................................................................................................................. 80 How To Use Award™ BIOS Setup Program ..................................................................................................................
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)................................................................................................................ 91 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) .................................................................................................................................... 91 DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM ............................................................................................................................
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual PC-133 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................... 96 PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR DRAM ................................................................................................................................. 96 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus .................................................................................................
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Product Registration ................................................................................................................. 108 How to Contact Us ....................................................................................................................
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual 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 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Before You Start This Online Manual will introduce you how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved in PDF format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get free download from Adobe web site.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Ov er vi e w Thank you for choosing AOpen AX4B-533 / AX4B-533N motherboard. AX4B-533 / AX4B-533N is Intel® Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form factor featuring the Intel ® 845E (Brookdale) chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, AX4B-533 / AX4B-533N motherboard can support Intel ® Socket 478 Pentium ® 4 (Brookdale) and 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock for Northwood and 533MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock for Williamett.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual F e a t u r e Hi g h l i g h t CPU Supports Intel ® Socket 478 Pentium ® 4 (Brookdale) 1.4GHz~2.4GHz+ with 400MHz / 533MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 478 technology. Chipset With Intel ® 845E (Brookdale) chipset is designed for use with the Intel Pentium 4 processor and Northwood processor in the 478-pin package.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Memory Provides three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets that support up to 2GB of PC-200/266 compliant DDR SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). You may install 64, 128, 256, 512Mb and 1Gb DDR SDRAM DIMM modules into each socket, but please note that DIMM 2 and DIMM 3 cannot be implemented a double-side DDR SDRAM at the same time.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Watch Dog Timer Includes AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” function that can auto-reset system in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system overclocking. Six USB ports There are two connectors on the back panel and two USB headers on the board, providing you a total of six USB ports for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. All six USB ports support USB2.0 with a faster speed of data transmission than the traditional USB. Dr. LED Connecting Dr.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans’ status, temperature, voltage monitoring and alert through the on-board hardware monitor module. Enhanced ACPI The fully implemented ACPI standard is Windows ® 98/ME/2000 series compatible; it also 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Q ui c k I n s t a l l a t i o n P r o c e d ur 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N INTEL 8256ET LAN Chip (for AX4B-533N) Front Audio Connector CD-IN Connector Onboard AC’97 CODEC AUX-IN Connector S/PDIF Connector Online Manual Motherboard Map PC99 Colored Back Panel Resettable Fuse JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Jumper ATX Power Connector 4-pin 12V ATX Power Connector 3300μF Low ESR Capacitors FAN2 Connector CNR Expansion Slot 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x6 AGP 4x Expansion Slot (for 1.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Bl o c k D i a g r a m PC-200/266 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x6 DIMM Socket x3 Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU 400MHz/533 MHz System Bus Intel 845E MCH PCI Bus ATA 33/66/100 Primary Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary Channel AGP 4X Slot Intel ICH4 AC97 CODEC AC Link 1st USB Port CNR Slot USB Connector x3 Low Pin Count Super I/O 2nd USB Port Firmware Hub 4Mbit Flash EEPROM 3rd USB Port Parallel Port Serial Port x2 Floppy Disk Drive x2 18
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual A b o u t “ O p t i o n a l ” a n d “ U p gr a d e O p t i o n a l ” … When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may find some functions are “Optional”, and some “Upgrade Optional”. Although all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features, in some situations, those powerful features are not commonly used by every user. Therefore, we changed some key features to “Optional” for you to choose.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual 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 the 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 pin1 & pin2. 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2. Pin 1 1 Tip: When should I Clear CMOS? 1 1.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual C P U I n s t al l a ti o n This motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU (Brookdale). Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a cut edge on the CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into the socket.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. Note: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, you may damage the CPU. CPU cut edge Note: This socket supports Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, the latest CPU package developed by Intel. Other forms of CPU package are impossible to be fitted in.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual C P U F a n I n st al l a t i o n 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 for better heat dissipation. Please install the CPU Fan according to the following procedures. 2. Press down the four clips with force one by one on the retention module. 1.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual C P U J u m p er - l e s 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 Intel ® Socket 478 Pentium 4 CPU Controlled CPU Freq.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” AOpen provides a special and useful feature on this motherboard for overclockers. When you power-on the system, BIOS will check last system POST status. If it succeeds, the BIOS will enable “Watch Dog Timer” function immediately, and set the CPU FSB frequency according to user’s settings stored in BIOS. If system fails in BIOS POST, then “Watch Dog Timer” will reset the system to reboot in five seconds.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Full-range Adjustable CPU Core Voltage This function is dedicated to overclockers and supports Adjustable CPU Core Voltage from 1.10V to 1.85V. However, this motherboard also automatically detects CPU VID signal and generates proper CPU core voltage. S e t t i n g C P U Fr e q u e n c y BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Clock Setting You can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, and no jumpers or switches are needed to be set.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Core Frequency = CPU FSB Clock * CPU Ratio PCI Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio AGP Clock = PCI Clock x 2 CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock System Bus Ratio Pentium 4 1.5G 1500MHz 100MHz 400MHz 15x 12x Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x 533MHz 13x Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 100MHz 400MHz 17x 100MHz 400MHz 18x Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x Pentium 4 1.9G 1900MHz 100MHz 400MHz 19x Pentium 4 2.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual C P U a n d S y s t e m 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 CPU FAN connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on FAN2 or FAN3 connector. FAN2 Connector GND +12V SENSOR CPU Fan Connector Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that they cannot support hardware monitoring function.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual JP28 Keyboard/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. The factory default setting is set to “Disable”(1-2), and you may enable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual DI M M S o c k e t s This motherboard has three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC200 or PC266 memory up to 2GB. Both ECC and Non-ECC DDR SDRAM are supported, but you can’t install them both on DIMM at the same time. Otherwise, serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module may be caused. Please note that double-side DDR SDRAM is not allowed to be installed on both DIMM2 and DIMM3.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual H o w t o I ns t a l l Me m o r y 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. Tab Key 3. Pin 1 Repeat step 2 to finish additional DIMM modules installation.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Fr o n t P a n e l C o n n e c t o r Attach the power LED, Keylock, 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual 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. Ground 12V 12V Ground 4-Pin 12V ATX Power Connector 20-Pin Power Connector COM COM -5V +5V +5V +12V 5VSB PO-OK COM +5V 34 COM PS-ON COM -12V +3.3V +3.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual A C P o w er A u t o R ec o v er y A traditional ATX system remains at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation without an UPS. This motherboard implements an AC Power Auto Recovery function to solve this problem.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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, 80-wire IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual I r DA C o n n e c t o r 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, 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).
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual A GP E x p a n si o n S l o t The AX4B-533 / AX4B-533N provides an AGP 4x slot. AGP 1x2x4x is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. AGP supports memory read/write operation and single-master single-slave one-to-one only. It uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP is now moving to AGP 4x mode, 66MHz x 4bytes x 4 = 1056MB/s. And this AGP expansion slot supports 1.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual AGP Protection Technology With the outstanding R&D ability of AOpen and its specially developed circuit, AX4B-533 / AX4B-533N implements a blend new technology to protect your motherboard from being damaged by over-voltaging of AGP card. When AGP Protection Technology is implemented, this motherboard will automatically detect the voltage of AGP card and prevent your chipsets from being burnt out. Please note that if you install a AGP card with 3.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector T h i s m o t h e r b o a r d i m p l e m e n ts s p e c i a l c i r c u i t t o s u p p o r t W a k e O n M o d e m ; b o t h I n t e r n a l m o d e m c a r d a n d e x t e r n a l b o x a r e s u p p o r t e d . S i n c e I n t e r n a l m o d e m c a r d c o n s u m e s n o p o we r wh e n s ys t e m p o we r i s o f f , i t i s r e c o m m e n d e d t o u s e a n m odem .
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual W O M b y E xt er n al B OX M o d em Tradit i onal Green P C s us pend m ode does not real l y t urn off t he s yst em power suppl y, it us es external box m odem t o t rigger MB C O M p o r t a n d r e s um e b ac k t o a c t i v e . Serial Port (Modem Side) Pin 1 Serial Port (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only; it may not look exactly the same as the motherboard you purchased.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual W O M b y I n t er n al M o d e m C ar d W ith t he help of t he AT X soft power On/Off, i t is poss ibl e t o have a s yst em t otal l y power off , and wak eup t o aut om at ic all y ans wer a phone c al l as an ans weri ng m ac hi ne or t o s end/ rec ei ve a f ax. You m ay i dent if y whet her or not your s ys t em is i n t rue power off m o d e b y c h e c k i n g t o s e e i f t h e f a n o f y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y i s o ff .
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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 a chipset supporting this feature, and connect a cable from LAN card to motherboard WOL connector.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only; it may not look exactly the same as the motherboard you purchased.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual C N R ( C o m m u ni c a t i o n a n d N e t w or k Ri s e r ) E x pa 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual P C 9 9 C ol or C o d e d B a c k P a n e l The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1 and COM2, Printer, six USB, AC97 sound and game ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual S u p p o r t 2 n d a n d 3 r d U S B 2 . 0 P or t s This motherboard provides six USB ports to connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are two connectors on the PC99 back panel. You can use proper cables to connect USB devices from PC99 back panel or connect USB2 and USB3 headers to the front panel of chassis. Compared to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual C h a s s i s I n t r u s i o n C o n n e c t 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 triggered by lights or by the opening of the chassis, the system will beep to inform you.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual C D A u d i o C o n n e c t or This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual S / P DI F ( S o n y / P hi l i p s D i gi t a l I nt e r f a c e ) C o n n e c t o r S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a latest audio transfer file format that provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog. 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 a even better audio quality.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect This motherboard comes with an ALC650 Codec which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effect, 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. 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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 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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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Dr. LED Connector Connecting Dr. LED you can easily find the system problems that may occur while assembling. It can clearly indicate whether the problem is caused from components or improper installation through 8 LED lights of Dr. LED on the front panel. That is to say you can diagnose your system status quickly. Pin 1 1 2 3.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Dr. LED is a CD disc storage box with 8 LEDs on its front panel, the size of Dr. LED is exactly the same as 5.25 in floppy drive, so that it can be mount into normal 5.25 in drive bay of any housing. 7 6 5 Boot O.K. KB HDD 4 Floppy 3 2 1 0 PCI Video Memory CPU The total 8 LEDs light up alternatively if the system fails in one of eight stages. Once the LED7 (latest LED) is lit, this indicates that the system has completed its boot-up procedure.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual B a t t e r y - l e s s a n d L o n g Li f e D e s i g n 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual O v e r - c ur r e n t P r o t e c t i o n The Over Current Protection is a popular implementation on ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply. However, the new generation CPU uses different voltage with a regulator to transfer 12V to CPU voltage (for example, 2.0V), and thus makes 5V over current protection useless. This motherboard is with switching regulator onboard supporting CPU over-current protection; in conjunction with 3.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual H a r d w a r e M o ni 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual R e se t ta b l e F u s e 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 Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function even after the fuse had done its protection job.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual 3 3 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) 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”.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual E nl a r g e d Al u m i n u m H e a t s i n k 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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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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. 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual A u t o - r u n Me n u f r o m B o n u s C D Di s c You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g I n t e l ® C hi p s e t S o f t w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n U t i l i t y Windows 95/98 cannot recognize this chipset, because they were released earlier than Intel 845 chipset. You can install Intel INF Update Utility from Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g I n t e l I A A Dr i 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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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g L A N Dr i v e r ( f o r A X 4 B - 5 3 3 N ) This motherboard integrates a total communication solution including 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet for Office requirement. You can install LAN Driver under Windows95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 & Windows XP by following steps. Manually Adding an Adapter in Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP ===================================== LOCATION OF DRIVER: \Driver\Lan\E100BNT5.SYS (NDIS 5.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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. This audio driver supports Windows 98SE and upper Windows OS; you can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g H a r d w a r e M o n i t or i n g U t i l i t y You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage. The hardware monitoring function is automatically implemented by the BIOS and utility software. No hardware installation is needed.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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 2000 and Windows XP from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu. Under 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Under 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 "Next," and from the generated list box, choose "Install from a list or special location (Advanced)", click "Next" 2. Click "Next," and from the generated choices, choose "Include this location in the search:" 3. Place Bonus CD in CD-ROM. 4.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual A C P I S u s p e n d t o H a r d Dr i v e ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive is basically controlled by Windows operation system. It saves your current work (system status, memory and screen image) to hard disk, and then the system can be totally powered off. Next time, when power is on, you can resume your original work directly from hard disk within few seconds without going through the Windows booting process and running your application again.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual System Requirement 1. AOZVHDD.EXE 1.30b or later. 2. Delete config.sys and autoexec.bat. Fresh installation of Windows 98 on a new system 1. Execute "Setup.exe /p j" to install Windows 98 2. After Windows 98's installation is complete, go to the Control Panel > Power Management. a. Set Power Schemes > System Standby to "Never". b. Click on "Hibernate" and select "Enable Hibernate Support" then "Apply". c.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Changing from APM to ACPI (Windows 98 only) 1. Run "Regedit.exe" a. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT b. Select "ADD Binary" and name it as "ACPIOPTION". c. Right click and select Modify, add "01" after "0000" to make it "0000 01". d. Save changes. 2. Select "Add New Hardware" under Control Panel. Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware. (It will find "ACPI BIOS" and remove "Plug and Play BIOS") 3.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT ACPI OPTION b. Right click and select "Modify, change "01" to "02" to make it "0000 02". Tip: "02" means Windows 98 is ACPI acknowledged but the ACPI function is disabled. c. Save changes. 2. Select "Add New Hardware" under Control Panel. Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware. (It will find "Plug and Play BIOS" and remove "ACPI BIOS") 3. Reboot system. 4.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual A C PI S u s p e n d t o R A M ( S T R ) This motherboard supports ACPI Suspend to RAM function. With this function, you can resume your original work directly from DRAM without going through the Windows 98 booting process and run your application again. Suspend to DRAM saves your current work in the system memory, it is faster than Suspend to Hard Drive but requires power supplied to DRAM, while Suspend to Hard Drive requires no power.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual To implement ACPI Suspend to DRAM, please follow the procedures as below: System Requirement 1. An ACPI OS is required. Currently, except Windows 95 and Windows NT, all other Windows Systems support ACPI. 2. The Intel ® Chipset Software Installation Utility must have been installed properly. Procedures 1. Changed the following BIOS settings. BIOS Setup > Power Management Setup > ACPI Function: Enabled BIOS Setup > Power Management Setup > ACPI Suspend Type: S3.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual 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 AwardBIOS™ that installed in the Flash ROM of the motherboard is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual A b o u t BI O S F u n c t i o n De s c r i p t i o n … AOpen always dedicates to give users 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 appeared at right side of screen. Hence, you don’t need read this manual while you changing the BIOS setting.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual How To Use 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 Award™ BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Award™ BIOS setup program.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual Key Description F6 Load fail-save setting value from CMOS. F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS. F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual How To Enter BIOS Setup After you finish jumper settings and connect correct cables, power on and enter the BIOS Setup. Press 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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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual BI 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 help you complete the flash process automatically.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EZWinFlash by the following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMMANDED 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: WAX4B533102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment. 3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WAX4B533102.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual VG A C ar d & H ar 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://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/vga-oc.htm HDD: http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/hdd-oc.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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 ur a t i o n & P ow e r I n te r f a c e ) ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997).
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual A M R ( A u d i o/ M o 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. 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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. B I O S ( Ba s i c I n p u t / O u t p u t S y s t e m ) BIOS is a set of assembly routine/program that reside in EPROM or Flash ROM.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual C N R ( C o m m un i c a t i o n a n d Ne t w o r k i n g R i 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual D M A ( D i r e c t Me m o r y Ac c e s s ) Channel for communications between the memory and surrounding devices. E C C ( E r r or C he c k i n g a n d C or r 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual E P R O M (E r a s a bl 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. EV 6 B u s EV6 Bus in the technology of Alpha processor from Digital Equipment Corporation.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual F la s h R O 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual IE EE 1 39 4 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual P C -1 0 0 D I M M SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU FSB bus clock. P C -1 3 3 D I M M SDRAM DIMM that supports 133MHz CPU FSB bus clock. P C -1 6 0 0 o r P C - 2 1 0 0 D D R D R A M Based on FSB frequency, the DDR DRAM has 200MHz and 266MHz two type of working frequency. Because of DDR DRAM data bus is 64-bit, it provides data transfer bandwidth up to 200x64/8=1600MB/s, and 266x64/8=2100MB/s.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual P nP ( P l u g a n d P l 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual S D R A M (S y nc h r o n o us 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual S P D ( S e r i a l P r e s e nc e D e te 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. 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).
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual T r ou b l e s h o o t i 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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 103 It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.~~
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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 104 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N Online Manual T e ch n ic a l Su p p o r 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.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 5 6 7 News Group: News posted by computer experts. Online Manual You are welcome to join any discussion. http://www.aopen.com/tech/newsgrp/default.htm 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 more efficiently than us. After all, their attitude of service is an important reference for you if next time you want to buy something else from them.
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AX4B-533 / AX4B -533N 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: AX4B-533N R1.20 Mar. 01.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright ©2002, Award Software, Inc. AX4B-533N is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.
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