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Hardware Installation hMK33 II / MK33 II(A) Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary DOC. NO.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l MK33 II / MK33 II(A) ...............................................................................................................................1 What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice ...................................................................................................
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual ATX Power Connector ................................................................................................................................................... 32 AC Power Auto Recovery.............................................................................................................................................. 33 IDE and Floppy Connector ...............................................................................................................
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Installing Windows 95 ................................................................................................................................................... 57 Installing Windows 98 ................................................................................................................................................... 58 Installing Windows® 98 SE, Windows ® ME & Windows® 2000 .........................................................................
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual AOpen Bonus Pack CD ................................................................................................................................................. 78 APM (Advanced Power Management)........................................................................................................................... 78 ATA (AT Attachment) ................................................................................................................................
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock .......................................................................................................................................... 83 I2C Bus .......................................................................................................................................................................... 83 IEEE 1394 ..................................................................................................................
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual USB (Universal Serial Bus) ........................................................................................................................................... 88 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)..................................................................................................................................... 88 ZIP file ...................................................................................................................................
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Ov er vi e w Thank you for choosing AOpen MK33 II / MK33 II(A). The MK33 II / MK33 II(A) is AMD® Socket 462 motherboard (M/B) based on the Micro ATX form factor featuring the VIA Apollo KT133 / KT133(A) chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the MK33 II / MK33 II(A) can support AMD® Socket 462 series Athlon™ & Duron™ processor and 266MHz EV6 system bus.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual F e a t u r e Hi g h l i g h t CPU Supports AMD® Socket 462 Athlon™ & Duron™ 600MHz~1GHz+ with 266MHz EV6 Bus designed for Socket 462 technology. Chipset The VIA Apollo KT133 / KT133(A) is a high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient chipset for the implementation of computer system with 266MHz system frequencies and based on 64-bit Socket 462 CPU.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual ATA 100 Bus Mater IDE Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, supports ATA 100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices. On-board AC97 Sound MK33 II / MK33 II(A) uses the AD 1885 AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Super Multi-I/O The MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Motherboard Map Onboard AC97 CODEC Chip CD-IN Connector AUX-IN Connector Modem-CN Connector PC99 Colored Back Panel Resettable Fuse 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x3 CPU Fan Connector with H/W Monitoring Function WOL (Wake On LAN) Connector AGP 4X Expansion Slot 462-pin CPU Socket with Voltage and Frequency Auto-Detection that supports AMD® Athlon® and Duron® 600MHz~1.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Bl o c k D i a g r a m PC-100/133 SDRAM/VCM Up to 1GB DIMM Socket x2 Socket 462 AMD Athlon/Duron CPU 66/100/133MHz System Bus 32-bit PCI Slot x3 ATA 66/100 North Bridge VIA KT133 / KT133(A) Primary Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary Channel Monitor USB Port USB Port x4 USB Port South Bridge VIA VT82C686B AC97 CODEC Audio CODEC AC’97 Link Modem CODEC Serial Port x2 2MBit Flash EEPROM AGP 4X Slot Parallel Port 17
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Cl e a r C M O 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 pins 1 & pin2. 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2. Pin 1 Tip: When should I Clear CMOS? 1.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual C P U I n s t al l a ti o n This motherboard supports AMD® Athlon and Duron Socket 462 series CPU and 200/266MHz EV6 bus. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. The following steps will guide you to finish CPU installation: 1. Pull up the CPU socket level 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual 3. Press down the CPU socket level and finish CPU installation. 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 be exactly the said motherboard.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual S upport e d CP U Fre que nc y Core Frequency = CPU Bus Clock * CPU Ratio Note: This motherboard support CPU EV6 Bus Speed = CPU Bus Clock x 2 auto-detection function. Hence, you don’t need to setup the CPU frequency by manual.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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 AMD® Socket 462 Athlon & Duron CPU Controlled CPU Freq.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Setting CPU Frequency and Core Voltage This motherboard supports CPU VID function. The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected and the range is from 1.1V to 1.85V. It is not necessary to set CPU Core Voltage.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual C P U T h e r m a l S e n s or The MK33 II / MK33 II(A) provides a thermal sensor that located on the center of CPU socket to monitoring CPU temperature. The thermal sensor will detect the CPU temperature and send this temperature signal to hardware monitoring chip. Hence, you can monitor the CPU temperature by BIOS setup program or hardware monitoring utility.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual C P U F a n a n d H o u s i n g Fa n C o n n e c t or ( Wi t h H/ W M o n i t or 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 SYSTEM FAN CONN connector. CPU Fan Connector GND +12V SENSOR Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that cannot support fan monitoring.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual DI M M S o c k e t The MK33 II / MK33 II(A) motherboard has two 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 or PC133 memory up to 1GB with CPU running at 100 MHz, but if CPU runs at 133MHZ, the MK33 II(A) can supports the PC-133 registered DIMM module only. The MK33 II / MK33 II(A) supports not only SDRAM but also VCM and Registered DRAM.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual DIMM can be single side or double side; it has 64 bit data and 2 or 4 clock signals.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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. 20 pins 2. 60 pins 88 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual ATX Power Connector The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. COM +5V COM +3.3V +3.3V +3.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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 and IDE connector. The blue connector is IDE1 for clear identification. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual I r D A 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).
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only, it may not be exactly the said motherboard.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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 MK33 II / MK33 II(A) provides an AGP 4x slot. The AGP 4x is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. AGP supports only memory read/write operation and single-master single-slave one-to-one only. AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 2 = 528MB/s.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual P C 9 9 C ol or e d Ba c k P a n e l The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, serial ports COM1, Printer, four USB, AC97 sound and game port. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual S u p p o r t 2 n d U S B C o n n e c t or This motherboard supports four USB ports. Two of them are on back panel connector, the other two are on the left-bottom area of this motherboard. With proper cable, you can connect them to front panel.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual A U X -I N C o n n e c t o r The AUX-IN connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual M O DE M - C N 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 MonoIN, 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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 go wrong, there will be an alarm through the AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility to warn the user.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Year 2000 (Y2K) Y2K is basically a problem of the identification of year code. To save storage space, traditional software uses only two digits for year identification. For example, 98 for 1998 and 99 for 1999, but 00 will be confused with 1900 and 2000. There is an RTC circuit (Real Time Clock) in conjunction with 128 bytes of CMOS RAM data in the chipset of the motherboard. The RTC has only two digits and the CMOS has another 2 digits.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual follow the rule to get date/time information. There will be no Y2K problem (such as NSTL’s test program). But unfortunately again, we found some test programs (such as Checkit 98) accesses RTC/CMOS directly. This motherboard has hardware Y2K checking and protection that ensures risk free operation.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual L o w E S R C a p a c i t or s a n d T hr e e - P h a s e P o w e r S ol u t i o n 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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 18A current is applied.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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”.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Installing Windows 95 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Installing Windows 98 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. Finally, Install other add-on cards and their drivers.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual Installing Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME & Windows®2000 If you are using Windows ® 98 Second Edition, Windows ® Millennium Edition or Windows ® 2000, 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual I n s t al l i n g VI A 4 i n 1 D r i ve r 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 Autorun menu. Note: Installing this Bus Master IDE driver may cause Suspend to Hard Drive failure. Warning: If you want to uninstall the VIA AGP Vxd driver, please remove the AGP card driver first.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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. Please refer to ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive of how to setup Windows 98 ACPI mode. 2. The VIA 4 in 1 Driver must have been installed properly. Procedures 1. Changed the following BIOS settings.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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. Note: 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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 you 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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, MK33II102.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, MK33II102.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual V G A C a r d & Ha 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://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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual P BS R A M ( P i p e l i n e d B u r s t S R A M ) For Socket 7 CPU, one burst data read requires four QWord (Quad-word, 4x16 = 64 bits). PBSRAM only needs one address decoding time and automatically sends the remaining QWords to CPU according to a predefined sequence. Normally, it is 3-1-1-1, total 6 clocks, which is faster than asynchronous SRAM. PBSRAM is often used on L2 (level 2) cache of Socket 7 CPU. Slot 1 and Socket 370 CPU do not need PBSRAM.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual P D F F o r ma t A file format for electronic document, PDF format is independent from platform, you can read PDF file under Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac … with different PDF reader. You can also read PDF file by web browser such as IE and Netscape, note that you need to install PDF plug-in first (Included in Acrobat Reader). 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).
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual R I M M ( Ra m b u s I n l i n e M e m o r y M o d u l e ) 184-pin memory module that supports RDRAM memory technology. A RIMM memory module may contain up to maximum of 16 RDRAM devices. S D R A M (S y 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual S M B us ( S y s te m Ma n a g e m e n t B us ) SMBus is also called I2C bus. It is a two-wire bus developed for component communication (especially for semiconductor IC). For example, set clock of clock generator for jumper-less motherboard. The data transfer rate of SMBus is only 100Kbit/s, it allows one host to communicate with CPU and many masters and slaves to send/receive message.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) Online Manual U S B ( U n i v e rs a l S e r i a l B us ) USB is a 4-pin serial peripheral bus that is capable of cascading low/medium speed peripherals (less than 10Mbit/s) such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem. With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be eliminated.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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 91 It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.~~
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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 92 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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.
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MK33 II / MK33 II(A) 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: MK33 II R1.00 Feb.01.2001 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. MK33 II is model name of motherboard, R1.00 is BIOS version.
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