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AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V ........................................................................................................................ 1 What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice ...........................................................................................................
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual CPU and Housing Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring) .............................................................................................. 31 DIMM Socket................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Front Panel Connector ................................................................................................................................
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Modem Audio Connector ............................................................................................................................................... 52 AUX-IN Connector ........................................................................................................................................................ 53 Front Audio Connector ................................................................................................................
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive......................................................................................................................................... 73 ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR)........................................................................................................................................ 77 AWARD BIOS ................................................................................................................................
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ................................................................................................................................ 89 Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ........................................................................................................................................ 89 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser).........................................................................................................
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)................................................................................................................................. 94 PC-100 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................... 94 PC-133 DIMM ...............................................................................................................................
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................... 100 Technical Support ..................................................................................................................... 104 Product Registration ................................................................................................................. 107 How to Contact Us ......................................
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AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Before You Start This Online Manual will introduce to the user how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved in PDF format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get free download from Adobe web site.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Ov er vi e w Thank you for choosing AOpen AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V motherboard. This ® motherboard is Intel® Pentium 4 (Willamette/Northwood) motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form featuring the Intel 845 (Brookdale) chipset. With a high performance chipset built in the M/B, this motherboard can support Intel® Pentium ® 4 and 100/400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual F e a t u r e Hi g h l i g h t CPU Supports Intel ® Socket 478 Pentium ® 4 1.5GHz~2.4GHz+ with 400MHz system bus designed for Socket 478 technology. Chipset Intel delivers a discrete graphics solution with all the performance, innovative features and proven reliability of the Intel ® 845 chipset (Brookdale). With its highly scalable design, the new 845 chipset offers an ideal, leading-edge AGP graphics solution for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor platforms.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Memory This motherboard provides three 168-pin SDRAM DIMM socket that support up to 3GB of PC-100 and PC-133 compliant SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). You may install 64, 128, 256 and 512MB with Non-ECC SDRAM modules.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Die-Hard BIOS (Optional) The Die-Hard BIOS technology is a very effective hardware protection method that doesn’t involve any software or BIOS coding. Hence, it is 100% virus free. Dr. LED The Dr. LED has 8 LEDs on this motherboard to easily show what problem you may encounter. Dr. Voice (AX4BS Pro Only) The Dr. Voice provides 4 language versions (English, Chinese, Japanese and German) that can easily tell you what problem you may encounter.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Enhanced ACPI Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows® 95/98/ME/NT/2000 series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM, S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4) features. Super Multi-I/O AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Motherboard Map CD-IN Connector MODEM-CN Connector PC99 Colored Back Panel AUX-IN Connector JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Jumper Die Hard BIOS (Optional) 4-pin 12V ATX connector CNR Expansion Slot Low ESR Capacitors AGP 4x Expansion Slot 32-bit PCI Expansion Slotx5 IrDA Connector 478-pin CPU Socket with Frequency/Voltage Auto-detection that supports ® ® Intel Pentium 4 1.5GHz~2.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Bl o c k D i a g r a m CPU Clock Generator 100/400MHz FSB Memory Control Hub AGP 1.5V (MCH) 4X AG P 1.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 read 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 of functions are “Optional”, and some are “Upgrade Optional”. This is because all of AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features; however, some of these are not frequently used on daily operation. Therefore, we define some key features as optional to meet different requirements.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 pin 1 & pin 2. 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual C P U I n s t al l a ti o n This motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium 4, Socket 478 CPU. Beware of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. To finish CPU installation, please follow the procedure as shown below: 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into the socket.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 socket supports Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel. Other forms of CPU package are impossible to be fitted in. Note: The CPU you purchase may look different from the one shown here.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 on the retention module for better heat ventilation. Please correctly install the CPU fan according to following steps. 2. Pressing down four clips one by one to securely install the CPU fan. 1.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 allow the user to set CPU frequency through BIOS setup; therefore, no jumpers or switches are used. The disadvantages of original Pentium based jumper-less designs are eliminated. There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection anymore. Clock Generator Intel ® Socket 478 Pentium 4 CPU Controlled CPU Freq.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Full-range Adjustable CPU Core Voltage (AX4BS Pro Only) This function is dedicated to overclockers and supports Adjustable CPU Core Voltage from 1.10V to 1.85. But this motherboard can also automatically detect CPU VID signal and generates proper CPU core voltage.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 it 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Setting CPU Core Voltage This motherboard supports CPU VID function. The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected and the range is from 1.10V to 1.85V. It is no need to set CPU Core Voltage.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 in the BIOS setup. No jumpers or switches are needed. BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Speed Setting CPU Ratio 8x, 9x, 10x,…22x, 23x, 24x CPU FSB 100~248MHz Warning: Intel® 845 chipset supports maximum 400MHz system bus (100MHz * 4) and 66MHz AGP clock. Higher clock setting may cause serious system damage.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual S upport e d CP U Fre que nc y Note: This motherboard supports CPU auto-detection function. Therefore, you don’t need to set CPU frequency by manual. Core Frequency = CPU Bus Clock * 4 * CPU Ratio PCI Clock = CPU Bus Clock / Clock Ratio AGP Clock = PCI Clock x 2 CPU CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock Ratio Pentium 4 1.3G 1.3GHz 100MHz 13x Pentium 4 1.4G 1.4GHz 100MHz 14x Pentium 4 1.5G 1.5GHz 100MHz 15x Pentium 4 1.6G 1.6GHz 100MHz 16x Pentium 4 1.7G 1.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 o r ( w i t h H/ W M o ni 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. GND CPU FAN Connector FAN2 Connector FAN3 Connector 31 +12V SENSOR Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so they cannot support fan monitoring.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual DI M M S o c k e t This motherboard has three 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 / PC-133 memory up to 3GB. The AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V supports SDRAM Modules.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 to install memory. 1. Make sure to put the module pins face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below. 20 pins 2. 60 pins 88 pins Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Fr o n t P a n e l C o n n e c t o r Attach the power LED, EMPI, 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual ATX Power Connector This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector with an extra power connector for 5V/3.3V as shown below. 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. GND 4-Pin 12V ATX Power Connector 1 2 3 4 12V +5V +3.3V GND Extra Power Connector for 5V/3.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual A C P o w er A u t o R ec o v er y A traditional ATX system remains power off when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, that needs to stay power-on. To solve this problem, this motherboard implements an AC Power Auto Recovery function.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper This motherboard provides keyboard and mouse wake-up functions. You can use the JP28 to enable or disable this function.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual JP30 Die-Hard BIOS (100% Virus Protection) (Optional) Recently many viruses have been found that may destroy bios code and data area. This motherboard implements a very effective hardware protection method that does not involve any software or BIOS coding, hence is 100% virus free. There is a BIOS flash ROM mounted on the M/B when you get it. If you want to add extra BIOS flash ROM, please contact the local distributor or reseller.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 FDD floppy connector and IDE connector. For clear identification, the blue connector is IDE1. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual IDE1 is also known as a primary channel and IDE2 as 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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, 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).
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 m o d e m 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 i n t e r n a l m odem .
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 .
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 .
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual A G P ( A c c e l e r a t e d G r a p hi c P o r t ) E x p a n s i o n S l ot The AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V provides an AGP 4x slot. The AGP 4x is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. Recently, there are more memory modules on the AGP card. Hence, the AGP card needs more power to drive these chips. AGP supports only memory read/write operation and single-master single-slave one-to-one only.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 ris er c ard s pec if ic at i on t o repl ac e t he A MR (A udi o/ M odem Ris er) that s upports V. 90 anal og m odem , m ul ti -c hannel audi o, and phone-l i ne bas ed net work i ng. Owi ng to CP U c om put i ng power get ti ng s t ronger, t he di gital proc ess i ng j ob c an be im pl em ent ed i n m ai n c hi ps et and s hare CP U powe r.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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, serial ports COM1 and COM2, Printer, four USB, AC97 sound and game port. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual S u p p o r t 2 n d U S B P or t This motherboard supports four USB ports. Two of them are on back panel connector, the other two are on the left side of this motherboard. With proper cable, you can connect them to front panel.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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. This function logged the event in the system BIOS when chassis is opened. You can use the 2-pin chassis intrusion sensor to connect with this header, and enable the chassis monitoring function of system BIOS.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual M o d e m A u di o C o n n e c t o r This connector is used to connect Mono In/MIC Out cable from internal modem card to onboard sound circuit. The pin 1-2 is Mono In, and the pin 3-4 is MIC Out. Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet, only some internal modem cards implement this connector.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual A U X -I N C o n n e c t o r T h i s g r e e n c o n n e c t o r i s u s e d t o c o n n e c t M P E G A u d i o c a b l e f r o m MP E G c a r d t o o n b o a r d s o u n d .
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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. Pin 1 AUX-IN 1 2 GND MIC_IN2 NC +5V FRONT_R JS1 NC FRONT L 9 10 NC Note: Please remove the jumper cap from the Front Panel Audio Connector before you connect the cable. Do not remove this yellow jumper cap if housing without an audio port on the front panel.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Dr. LED Connector In conjunction with Dr. LED (Upgrade Optional), which can easily show what kind of problem you may incur on your system during assembly. It can clearly indicate whether there is a component issue or an installed issue by the 8 LEDs on the front panel of Dr. LED. This helps you quickly self-diagnostic your system status. If you want to by Dr. LED, please contact the local distributor or reseller. You also can link to AOpen official website: www.aopen.com.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 4 3 2 1 0 Boot O.K.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual 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. The 8 LEDs indicate the following messages when lit: LED 0 - Indicates that the CPU may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Dr. Voice Connector (AX4BS Pro Only) The Dr. Voice is a great feature of AX4BS Pro. It can let you easily to know what kind of problem occurred. It can clearly “tell” whether there is a component issue or an installed issue, such as CPU, memory module, VGA, PCI add-on card, FDD, HDD or keyboard by voice. The Dr. Voice provides four kinds of language version, English, German, Japanese and Chinese for choosing. You can select preferred language version by JP15 & JP16.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual GP O ( Ge n er al P u r p o s e O u t p u t ) C o n n e ct o r GPO (General Purpose Output) is an advanced specification developed by AOpen for power users to define the further function by oneself. For example, you can design a daughter board to provide additional capabilities, such as an alarm, a buzzer, a timekeeper, etc.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 Flash ROM and a special circuit that allows you to save your current CPU and CMOS Setup configurations without the need of a 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 was very popular implemented on ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply. However, the new generation CPU uses different voltage that has regulator to transfer 5V to CPU voltage (for example, 2.0V), and makes 5V over current protection useless. This motherboard is with switching regulator onboard supports CPU over-current protection; in conjunction with 3.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 continue to monitor your system’s working voltage, fan status and CPU temperature. If any of these systems’ status goes wrong, there will be an alarm through the AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility to warn the user.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual R e se t ta b l 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 when it is broken (did the job to protect motherboard), user still cannot replace it and the motherboard is still malfunction. With expensive Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can back to normal function after fuse did the protection job.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual 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 stability of CPU power. The location of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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”.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual P ur e Al u m i n u m H e a t s i n k Cool down CP U and Chi ps et is i m portant f or s yst em reli abi li t y. A l um i num heat s i nk provi des bet t er heat c ons um pti on es pec i al l y wh e n y o u a r e t r y i n g t o o v e r c l oc k i n g t h e CP U.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 autorun menu of Bonus CD disc to choose the utility and driver you need to install. Select the model of your motherboard.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g C h i p s e t S o f t w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n Ut i l i t y Windows 95/98 cannot recognize this chipset, because it was released prior to the Intel 845 chipset. You can install the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Installing Ultra ATA/100 IDE Driver It is necessary to install Bus Master IDE driver to support ATA/100 hard disk. If you need this driver, you can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc. Note: Installing this ATA/100 IDE driver may cause Suspend to Hard Drive failure.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 an AD1885 AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc autorun menu.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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) into hard disk, and then the system can be totally power off. Next time, when power is on, you can resume your original work directly from hard disk within few seconds without go through the Windows booting process and run your application again.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual To implement ACPI Suspend to DRAM, please follow the procedures as below: System Requirement 1. An ACPI OS is required. Currently, Windows 98 is the only choice. 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. 2. Go to Control Panel > Power Management.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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, DRAM, HDD, etc.) are good enough for turbo setting.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual BI O S U p g r a d e By flashing your motherboard, you agree to accept the possibility of BIOS flash failure. If your motherboard is working and is stable, and there are no major bugs that were fixed by a latter BIOS revision, we recommend that you DO NOT try to upgrade your BIOS. By doing so, you are taking a risk of BIOS flash failure. If you indeed intent on upgrading, PLEASE BE SURE to use the right BIOS revision for the right motherboard model.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Below are the steps for easy flashing procedures: (applies for Award BIOS ONLY) 1. Download new BIOS upgrade zip file from AOpen's web site. For example, AX4BSP102.ZIP. 2. Run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) which supports miscellaneous operation systems to extract the binary BIOS file and the flash utility. Or Winzip (http://www.winzip.com/) in Windows environment. 3. Save the unzipped file into a bootable floppy disk. For example, AX4BSP102.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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).
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual C O DE C ( C o d i n g a n d De c o di n g ) Normally, CODEC means a circuit that can do digital to analog conversion and also the analog to digital conversion. It is part of AC97 sound/modem solution. D D R ( D o u b l e Da t a R a te d ) S D R A M DDR SDRAM utilizes the existing DRAM infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth available to systems in an easy to design and simple to adopt way.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual EV 6 B u s EV6 Bus in the technology of Alpha processor from Digital Equipment Corporation. EV6 bus uses both rising and falling clock edge to transfer data, similar as DDR SDRAM or ATA/66 IDE bus. EV6 Bus Speed = CPU external bus clock x 2. For example, 200 MHz EV6 bus is actually using 100 MHz external bus clock, but the equivalent speed is 200 MHz.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual P a r i t y Bi 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual 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. Hence, the PC-1600 DDR DRAM is working with 100MHz and PC-2100 DDR DRAM is working with 133MHz FSB frequency.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 mb u s D R A M ) Rambus is a memory technology that uses large burst mode data transfer. Theoretically, the data transfer should be high than SDRAM. RDRAM is cascaded in channel operation.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 Memory Access (DMA) interface.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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. Check if the system reboots? Yes Next 102 No It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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 103 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 5 6 7 Online Manual News Group: Your problem probably had been answered by our support engineer or professional users on the news group. http://www.aopen.com.tw/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.
AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 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: AX4BS PRO / AX4BS-V R1.00 July.01.2001 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. AX4BS PRO / AX4BS-V is model name of motherboard, R1.00 is BIOS version.
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