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MX36CE Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l MX36CE ........................................................................................................................................... 1 What’s in this manual ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 You Must Notice .......................................................................................................
MX36CE Online Manual AC Power Auto Recovery ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 ATX Power Connector .............................................................................................................................................................. 31 STBY LED.......................................................................................................................
MX36CE Online Manual Hardware Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................................ 51 Over-current Protection ............................................................................................................................................................ 52 Resetable Fuse ..........................................................................................................
MX36CE Online Manual About BIOS Function Description… ......................................................................................................................................... 75 How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program ............................................................................................................... 76 How To Enter BIOS Setup ...................................................................................................................................
MX36CE Online Manual CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)........................................................................................................................... 86 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ............................................................................................................................................... 86 DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) .................................................................................................................
MX36CE Online Manual PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus .............................................................................................................................. 90 PDF Format.............................................................................................................................................................................. 91 PnP (Plug and Play) ..............................................................................................................
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MX36CE 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.
MX36CE 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 or you can get free download from Adobe web site.
MX36CE Online Manual Ov er vi e w Thank you very much for choosing AOpen MX36CE, which is an Intel® Socket 370 motherboard based on the microATX form factor featuring VIA Apollo CLE266 chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, MX36CE supports VIA C3 processors, Intel ® Socket 370 series Pentium III™ and Celeron™ processors in 66/100/133MHz Front Side bus (FSB).
MX36CE Online Manual F e a t u r e Hi g h l i g h t CPU Supports Intel® Socket 370 Pentium ® III Tualatin/Celeron™ 533MHz~1.2GHz+ and VIA C3 with 66/100/133MHz Front Side Bus designed for Socket 370 technology. Chipset The CLE266 north bridge integrates VIA’s VT8653 Apollo Pro266T system controller, 128-bit graphics accelerator and flat panel interfaces into a single 548 BGA package. The north bridge VT8623 supports four banks of DDR/SDR SDRAMs up to 2GB.
MX36CE Online Manual Memory Provides two 184-pin DDRAM DIMM sockets that support up to 2GB of PC1600(DDR200) and PC2100(DDR266) compliant SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Enhanced IDE Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that allow you to connect four IDE devices in two channels, supporting Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and other Enhanced IDE devices.
MX36CE Online Manual Power Management/Plug and Play Supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play, which helps save users from configuration problems, thus making to system user-friendlier.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE Online Manual Motherboard Map 2Mbit Flash ROM BIOS Colored Back Connector CD-IN Connector Front Audio Connector LAN Chip JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Onboard AC97 CODEC JST-MIDI Connector CPUFAN1 Connector CNR Connector Low ESR Capacitors 370-pin CPU Socket supports 100/133MHz FSB for Pentium!!! Tualatin / Celeron and VIA C3 CPU 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x3 SYSFAN2 Connector COM2 Connector Support 2nd USB ports JP14 Clear CMOS VIA CLE266 Chipsets (VT8623 + VT8235) WOL Connector SYSFAN3 Con
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE Online Manual A b o u t “ U s e r U p gr a d e O pt i o n a l ” a n d “ Ma n u f a c t ur e U p g r a d e O pt i o n a l ” … When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may notice that some of the functions are marked as “User Upgrade Optional” or “Manufacture Upgrade Optional”. Although all of AOpen’s motherboards have included many amazing and powerful features, sometimes not every user is familiar with these powerful features.
MX36CE 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 and pin 2. 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2. Tip: When should I Clear CMOS? 1. Boot fail because of overclocking… 2.
MX36CE Online Manual C P U I n s t al l a ti o n This motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium III Tualatin / Celeron and VIA C3 Socket 370 CPU. 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 black dot or cut edge on the CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge. Then insert the CPU into the socket. 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation.
MX36CE Online Manual J P 2 3 A dj u s t F S B/ P CI C l o c k This jumper is used to specify the relationship between PCI and FSB clock. Generally speaking, if you are not an overclocker, we recommend you to set this jumper at default setting.
MX36CE Online Manual PCI Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio Clock Ratio CPU (Host) PCI Memory 2X 66 33 PCI x2 or x3 2X (Overclocking) 75 37.5 PCI x2 or x3 3X 100 33 PCI x2 or x3 or x4 3X (Overclocking) 112 37.3 PCI x2 or x3 or x4 4X 133 33 PCI x3 or x4 Warning: VIA CLE266 chipset supports maximum 133MHz FSB, higher clock setting may cause serious system damage.
MX36CE Online Manual S e t t i n g C P U Fr e q u e n c y BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) Core Frequency = CPU FSB Clock * CPU Ratio CPU Ratio 3x, 3.5x, 4x, 4.5x, …16x CPU FSB 50~248MHz Warning: VIA CLE266 chipset supports maximum 133MHz FSB, higher clock setting may cause serious system damage.
MX36CE Online Manual S upport e d CP U Fre que nc y Core Frequency = CPU FSB Clock * CPU Ratio CPU VIA C3 733 VIA C3 750 VIA C3 800 VIA C3 800 VIA C3 866 VIA C3 900 VIA C3 933 VIA C3 1G Celeron 800 Celeron 900 Celeron 1G Celeron 1.1G Celeron 1.2G Pentium III 800E Pentium III 850E Pentium III 866EB Pentium III 933EB Pentium III 1G Pentium III 1.13G Pentium III 1.2G Pentium III 1.
MX36CE 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 user to set the CPU frequency through BIOS setup, therefore no jumpers or switches are used and 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 370 Pentium III & Celeron CPU Controlled CPU Freq.
MX36CE Online Manual CPU and Housing Fan Connector (With H/W Monitoring) Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN1 connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 or SYSFAN3 connector. GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that they cannot support fan monitoring.
MX36CE Online Manual DI M M S o c k e t This motherboard has two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC1600 (DDR200) or PC2100 (DDR266) memory up to 2GB.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE Online Manual D D R 2 6 6( P C 2 10 0 ) S u p p o r te d DDRAM utilizes the existing SDRAM infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth available to systems. To put it in a simple way, DDRAM is like data going along a two lane highway, while at the same time data in traditional SDRAM go along a one way street. Therefore, it is a more advanced technology that provides a great overall improvement in system performance.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE Online Manual A C P o w er A u t o R ec o v er y A traditional ATX system should remain power off when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, which has to keep power-on all the time. This motherboard implements an AC Power Auto Recovery function to solve this problem. ATX Power Connector The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction.
MX36CE Online Manual STBY LED STBY LED is AOpen’s considerate design that we aim at providing you friendly system information. The STBY LED will light up when power is provided to the motherboard. This is a convenient indication for you to check the system power status in many circumstances such as power on/off, stand-by mode and RAM power status during Suspend to RAM mode. System Power LED Warning: Do not install or remove the DIMM module or others devices when the STBY LED lights on.
MX36CE Online Manual JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Jumper T his m ot herboard provi des PS 2 keyboard / m ous e wak e-up f unc ti on. You c an us e JP 28 t o enabl e or dis abl e t his f unct i on, whic h c o u l d r e s u m e y o u r s ys t e m f r o m s u s p e n d m o d e wi t h k e y b o a r d o r m o u s e . T h e f a c t o r y d e f a u l t s e t t i n g i s s e t t o “ D i s a b l e ” ( 1 - 2 ) , a n d y o u m a y e n a b l e t h i s f u nc t i o n b y s e t t i ng t h e j um p e r t o 2 - 3 .
MX36CE 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 FDD and IDE connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation; wrong orientation may cause system damage.
MX36CE 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 of master or slave mode depends on the jumper on your IDE device, so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manuals accordingly.
MX36CE ATA/133 Supported Online Manual This motherboard supports ATA66, ATA100 or ATA133 IDE devices. The following table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA modes. The IDE bus is 16-bit, which means every transfer is two bytes. As the hard drive industry introduces faster and higher capacity hard drives, the current Ultra ATA/100 interface causes a data bottleneck between the drive and the host computer.
MX36CE 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).
MX36CE Online Manual WOL (Wake on LAN) This feature is very similar to 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.
MX36CE 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 with the motherboard you purchased.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE Online Manual S u p p o r t Re a l t e k 1 0 / 1 0 0 M b p s L A N o n b o a r d This motherboard has a fast Ethernet controller on chip. On the strength of Realtek 10/100 LAN onboard, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use, the Ethernet connector is located on top of USB connectors.
MX36CE Online Manual J P 1 3 L A N S e l e c t J um p e r This jumper allows you to enable or disable the LAN onboard function by adjusting the position of yellow cap.
MX36CE Online Manual C o l 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 15-pin D-Sub connector, Printer, four USB, AC97 sound and game ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
MX36CE Online Manual C O M 2 C o n n e c t or This motherboard provides two serial ports. One of them are on back panel connector, the other is on the middle left of the board. With proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis.
MX36CE Online Manual S u p p o r t US B 2 . 0 P or t This motherboard provides six USB ports to connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are four connectors on the back panel. You can use proper cables to connect USB devices from back panel or connect USB2 header to the front panel of chassis. Compared to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.0 has a fancy speed up to 480 Mbps which is 40 times faster than the traditional one.
MX36CE Online Manual C D A u d i o C o n n e c t or This black connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound.
MX36CE Online Manual C a se O p e n C o n n ec t o r The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. To make this function works, you have to enable it in the system BIOS, connect this header to a sensor somewhere on the chassis. So, whenever the sensor is triggered by lights or by the opening of the chassis, the system will beep to inform you.
MX36CE Online Manual G a m e P or t Br a c k e t S u p p o r t e d This motherboard comes with a game port (Joystick-Midi) for you to connect any midi devices or joysticks. To use this function you have to have a joystick module and connect it with a game port cable to this port on the motherboard.
MX36CE Online Manual Fr o n t A u d i o C o n n e c t o r If the housing is designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector. 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 does not have an audio port on the front panel.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE 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 these systems’ status goes wrong, there will be an alarm through the AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility to warn the user.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE Online Manual R e s e t a bl 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 otherweise malfunction or damage may occur. With expensive Resetable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function even after the fuse had done its protection job.
MX36CE Online Manual Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) For high frequency operation, especially 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”.
MX36CE Online Manual Vivid BIOS technology Have you been fed up with the conservative and immutable POST screen? Let’s rule out the tradition idea that POST screen are stiff and frigid, and let AOpen show you the newly developed VividBIOS to experience the lively vivid colorful POST screen! Unlike earlier graphic POST screen which could occupy the whole screen and mask text information during POST, AOpen VividBIOS deals with graphics and texts separately, and makes them running simultaneously during POST.
MX36CE Online Manual The noise is gone!! ---- SilentTek As the clock of CPU keeps rocketing higher and higher, it inevitably brings higher heat and system temperature in a relative way. The way we deal with this heat problem, however, is to spare no effort to add one fan after another to protect our pampered system, expecting these fans could cool down our machine as much as they could.
MX36CE Online Manual In “Temp/Fan/Case” page, you may get aware of the current temperature of CPU and the heat inside chassis. Also, you can check if fans are running properly. The first image you have here is the Voltage Status page. You can find current status of all voltages and set your expected margins of warning level. You may check your system voltage from the indicating bar here.
MX36CE Online Manual The following page is surely the most important part of this utility. You may control the rotation speed of specific fans that you have got the options inside in this page. 1. Smart FAN Control: This is the default setting of SilentTek and can be used for any branded computer housing. With a special algorithm developed by AOpen, the fan speed is automatically adjusted by the factors of CPU and ambient temperature. Ease-of-use and trouble free at your service. 2.
MX36CE Online Manual D ri v e r a n d U t i l i t y There are motherboard drivers and utilities in AOpen Bonus CD. You don’t need to install all of them to boot your system. But after you finish the hardware installation, you have to install your operation system first (such as Windows 2000) before you install any drivers or utilities. Please refer to your operation system’s installation guide. Note: Please follow recommended procedure to install Windows XP and Windows 2000.
MX36CE Online Manual A u t or u n M e n u f r o m B o n u s C D You can use the autorun menu of Bonus CD. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
MX36CE Online Manual Installing Windows 95 1. Install Windows 95 OSR2 v2.1, 1212 or 1214 version and later with USB support. Otherwise, you need to install USBSUPP.EXE. 2. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA AGP Vxd driver, VIA ATAPI Vendor Support driver and VIA registry (INF) program. 3. Finally, Install other add-on cards and their drivers.
MX36CE Online Manual Installing Windows 98 1. Enable USB Controller in BIOS Setup > Advanced Chipset Features > OnChip USB, to make BIOS fully capable of controlling IRQ assignment. 2. Install Window 98 into your system. 3. 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. 4. Finally, Install other add-on cards and their drivers.
MX36CE Online Manual Installing Windows 98 SE, Windows ME & Windows2000/XP If you are using Windows® 98 Second Edition, Windows ® Millennium Edition or Windows ® 2000/XP, you do not need to install the 4-in-1 driver as the IRQ Routing Driver and the ACPI Registry are already incorporated into the operating system. Users with Windows ® 98 SE may update the VIA Registry INF and AGP drivers by installing them individually. Please refer to VIA Technologies Inc.
MX36CE 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 Autorun menu. Warning: To take advantage of ATA133, it is a must to install the latest version of VIA 4in1 driver in the Bonus CD.
MX36CE 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 Autorun menu.
MX36CE Online Manual I n s t al l i n g VG A D r i ve r You can find the VIA CLE266 VGA driver from the autorun menu of Bonus Pack CD.
MX36CE Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g L A N Dr i v e r Introduction: ------------This document describes the procedure to install Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, Windows NT v4.0 driver for Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter. [Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A and OSR2] Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 : ----------------------------------------------------1.
MX36CE Online Manual When you are in Windows NT : 1. In the Main group of NT, select the "Control Panel" icon. 2. In the Control Panel window, choose the "Network" icon. 3. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the "Add Adapter" button. The Add Network Adapter dialog box appears. 4. In the list of network cards, select " Requires disk from manufacturer", and then press button. 5. Enter drive and pathname [CD-ROM]:\Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\NT (for NT 4.
MX36CE Online Manual NOTES: -----* Installing Multiple LAN Adapters: Enter Windows NT and follow above setup procedure step 2, in the "Network Settings" dialog box, choose the "Configure.." button. The "Input Ethernet ID" dialog box appears and input adapter's Ethernet ID. Last step to select OK and close NETWORK SETUP. Select SKIP if only one adapter is installed on this computer. [Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP] Please find the LAN driver from the Bonus Pack CD Autorun menu.
MX36CE Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g U S B 2 . 0 Dr i v e r T his m ot herboard c om es wi t h USB 2. 0 f unct i on. You c an i nstal l US B 2. 0 Dri ver under W indows 98S E, W indows ME, W indows 2 0 0 0 a n d W i n d o w s XP f r o m t h e B o n u s P a c k C D a u t o - r u n m e n u .
MX36CE Online Manual A O C o n f i g Ut i l i t y AOpen always dedicated to provide users a much friendly computer environment. We now bring you a comprehensive system detection utility. AOConfig is a Windows based utility with user-friendly interface that allows users to obtain information of the operation system and hardware such as motherboard, CPU, memory, PCI devices and IDE devices. The powerful utility also displays the version of BIOS and firmware for your convenience of maintenance.
MX36CE Online Manual 3. This page presents the IDE device information, such as serial number, manufacturer, firmware version, and capacity 4. From this page, users can obtain the technical support information of AOpen. Moreover, detailed information could be saved in .bmp or .txt format. NOTE: AOConfig can be used under Windows 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. Please also note that AOConfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard.
MX36CE 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, system voltage and other useful information. The hardware monitoring function is automatically implemented by the BIOS and utility software. No hardware installation is needed.
MX36CE Online Manual P h o en i x - A W AR D B I O S System parameters can be modified by going into BIOS Setup menu, this menu allows you to configure the system parameters and save the configuration into the 128 bytes CMOS area, (normally in the RTC chip or in the main chipset). The Phoenix-Award BIOS™ that installed in the Flash ROM of the motherboard is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.
MX36CE 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 friendly computer system. Now, we include all function descriptions of BIOS setup program into BIOS Flash ROM. When you select one function of BIOS setup program, the function description will appear at the right side of screen. Therefore, you don’t need to read this manual while you change BIOS setting.
MX36CE Online Manual How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program Generally, you can use arrow keys to highlight items that you want to choose, then press key to select, and use the and key to change setting values. You can also press key for help and press key to quit Phoenix-Award™ BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Phoenix-Award™ BIOS setup program.
MX36CE Online Manual Key Description Left Arrow Move the light bar to left side of menu. Right Arrow Move the light bar to right side of menu. F1 Get menu or item help description. F3 Changing menu language. F5 Load previous setting value from CMOS. F6 Load fail-save setting value from CMOS. F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS. F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program.
MX36CE 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). 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.
MX36CE 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 helps you complete the flash process automatically.
MX36CE Online Manual You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EzWinFlash by the following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to close all the applications before you start the upgrading. 1. Download the new version of BIOS package zip file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://www.aopen.com) 2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WMX36CE102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment. 3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WMX36CE102.EXE & WMX36CE102.
MX36CE 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. Other than above mentioned design criteria, there are power users who are always seeking to push the limitation of the system performance by overclocking which we call them "Overclocker".
MX36CE Online Manual VG A C ar d & H ar d D i s k VGA and HDD are key components for overclocking; for your reference, the following list has been successfully overclocked in our lab. Please note that AOpen cannot guaranty if they can be successfully overclocked again. Please check Available Vendor List (AVL) by linking to our official website. VGA: http://www.aopen.com/tech/report/overclk/mb/vga-oc.htm HDD: http://www.aopen.com/tech/report/overclk/mb/hdd-oc.
MX36CE 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).
MX36CE 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, there are motherboard drivers, Acrobat Reader for PDF online manual and other useful utilities. A P M ( A d v a nc e d P o w e r Ma n a ge m e n t ) Unlike ACPI, BIOS controls most APM power management functions.
MX36CE Online Manual ATA/100 ATA/100 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/100 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 40ns. The data transfer rate is (1/40ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 100MB/s. To use ATA/100, you need special 80-wire IDE cable, the same as ATA/66. ATA/133 Compared to traditional ATA/100, ATA/133 has been up to 33 percent increase in interface speed with transfer rate of 133MB/s.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE Online Manual E DO ( E x t e n de d Da t a O u t p u t ) M e m or y The EDO DRAM technology is actually very similar to FPM (Fast Page Mode). Unlike traditional FPM that tri-states the memory output data to start the pre-charge activity, EDO DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next memory access cycle, that is similar to pipeline effect and reduces one clock state. E E P RO M ( E l e c tr o n i c E r a s a b l e P r o g r a m m a b l e R O M ) Also known as E 2PROM.
MX36CE Online Manual F C C D o C ( De c l a r a t i o n o f C o n f o r m i ty ) The DoC is component certification standard of FCC EMI regulations. This standard allows DIY component (such as motherboard) to apply DoC label separately without a shielding of housing. F C - P G A ( F l i p C hi p - P i n G ri d A r ra y ) FC means Flip Chip, FC-PGA is a new package of Intel for Pentium III CPU. It can plug into SKT370 socket, but require motherboard to add some signals on socket 370.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE 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).
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE 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. U S B2 . 0 ( U n i v e r s a l S e r i a l B us ) Compared to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.
MX36CE Online Manual T r ou b l e s h o o t i n g 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.
MX36CE 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.
MX36CE 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 No reboots? Yes Next 97 It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.
MX36CE 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 reboot successfully? No Yes Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98. End 98 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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MX36CE 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: MX36CE R1.00 Nov.01.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. MX36CE is model name of motherboard, R1.00 is BIOS version.
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