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MX36LE-UI Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l MX36LE-UI........................................................................................................................................ 1 What’s in this manual ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 You Must Notice .....................................................................................................
MX36LE-UI Online Manual ATX Power Connector .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 IDE and Floppy Connector ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 IrDA Connector .............................................................................................................
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Low ESR Capacitor .................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Driver and Utility ........................................................................................................
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Overclocking ................................................................................................................................ 79 VGA Card & Hard Disk ............................................................................................................................................................. 81 Glossary ....................................................................................................................................... 82 AC97 .....
MX36LE-UI Online Manual EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM)............................................................................................................... 86 EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) ................................................................................................................................. 86 EV6 Bus .......................................................................................................................................................
MX36LE-UI Online Manual SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) ................................................................................................................................................. 90 Shadow E 2PROM ..................................................................................................................................................................... 91 SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) ............................................................................................
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Ov er vi e w Thank you very much for choosing AOpen MX36LE-UI, which is an Intel ® Socket 370 motherboard based on the microATX form factor featuring VIA Apollo PLE133 chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, MX36LE-UI supports Intel ® Socket 370 series Pentium III™ and Celeron™ processor in 66/100/133MHz Front Side bus (FSB).
MX36LE-UI 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 800MHz+ with 66/100/133MHz Front Side Bus designed for Socket 370 technology. Chipset The VIA Apollo PLE133 is a high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient chipset for the implementation of computer system with 66/100/133MHz CPU FSB frequencies and based on 64-bit Socket 370 CPU.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Memory The MX36LE-UI supports both PC100 and PC133 SDRAM, which allows zero wait state bursting between the DRAM and the data buffers at 66/100/133MHz. The two banks of DIMM slots can be composed of an arbitrary mixture of 1M/2M/4M/8M/16MxN DRAMs. The DRAM controller can run at either the host CPU bus frequency (66/100/133MHz) or pseudo-synchronous to the CPU bus frequency.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI MODEM-CN Connector (Red) Front Audio Connector CD-IN Connector (Black) Online Manual Motherboard Map PC99 Colored Back Connector S/PDIF Connector (Optional) Onboard AC97 CODEC LAN Chip CPUFAN Connector JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup AUX-IN Connector (Green) ISA Expansion Slot Low ESR Capacitors 370-pin CPU Socket supports 66/100/133MHz FSB for Pentium!!! Tualatin / Celeron 533MHz~1.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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 PLE133 chipset supports maximum 133MHz FSB, higher clock setting may cause serious system damage.
MX36LE-UI 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 66.8, 75, 83.3, 100, 103, 105, 110, 112, 115, 120, 124, 133, and 150MHz Warning: VIA PLE133 chipset supports maximum 133MHz FSB, higher clock setting may cause serious system damage.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual S upport e d CP U Fre que nc y Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of overclocking, simply use key to restore the default setting. Core Frequency = CPU FSB Clock * CPU Ratio Home CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock Ratio Celeron 533 533MHz 66MHz 8x Celeron 566 566MHz 66MHz 8.5x Celeron 600 600MHz 66MHz 9x Celeron 667 667MHz 66MHz 10x Celeron 700 700MHz 66MHz 10.5x Celeron 733 733MHz 66MHz 11x Celeron 766 766MHz 66MHz 11.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Pentium III 850E 850MHz 100MHz 8.5x Pentium III 533EB 533MHz 133MHz 4x Pentium III 600EB 600MHz 133MHz 4.5x Pentium III 667EB 667MHz 133MHz 5x Pentium III 733EB 733MHz 133MHz 5.5 Pentium III 800EB 800MHz 133MHz 6x Pentium III 866EB 866MHz 133MHz 6.5 Pentium III 933EB 933MHz 133MHz 7x Pentium III 1G 1000MHz 133MHz 7.5x Pentium III 1.13G 1.13GHz 133MHz 8.5x Pentium III 1.2G 1.2GHz 133MHz 9x Pentium III 1.3G 1.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Setting CPU Core Voltage This motherboard supports CPU VID function. The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected. It is not necessary to set CPU Core Voltage. C P U a n d H o u s i n g F a n C o n n e ct o r (With H/W Monitoring) Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN connector. If you have a housing fan, you can also plug it to FAN2 connector. GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that they cannot support fan monitoring.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual DI M M S o c k e t This motherboard has two 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 or PC133 memory up to 1.0GB.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual ATX Power Connector The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. +12V +5V 5VSB +5V PW-OK -5V COM COM +5V COM COM COM +5V PS-ON COM COM +3.3V -12V +3.3V +3.
MX36LE-UI 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 FDC connector and IDE connector. The blue connector is IDE1 for clear identification. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual This motherboard supports Ultra ATA33, ATA66 and ATA100 IDE devices. 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. Mode Clock Period Clock Count Cycle Time Data Transfer Rate PIO mode 0 30ns 20 600ns (1/600ns) x 2byte = 3.3MB/s PIO mode 1 30ns 13 383ns (1/383ns) x 2byte = 5.2MB/s PIO mode 2 30ns 8 240ns (1/240ns) x 2byte = 8.
MX36LE-UI 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).
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual I S A Ex p a n s i o n Sl o t ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) is a standard bus (computer interconnection) architecture that is associated with the IBM AT motherboard. It allows 16 bits at a time to flow between the motherboard circuitry and an expansion slot card and its associated device(s).
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual J P 1 3 L A N E n a b l e / Di s a b l e S e l e c t J u m p e r This jumper allows you to enable or disable the LAN onboard function by adjusting the position of yellow cap.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper This motherboard provides keyboard / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP28 to enable or disable this function, which could resume your system from suspend mode with keyboard or mouse. The factory default setting is set to “Disable”(1-2), and you may enable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual P C 9 9 C ol or C o d e d B a c k P a n e l The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1 and 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.
MX36LE-UI 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 between PCI slots. With proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis.
MX36LE-UI 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 area of this motherboard. With proper cable, you can connect them to front panel.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual A U X -I N C o n n e c t o r This GREEN connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual S / P DI F ( S o n y / P hi l i p s D i gi t a l I nt e r f a c e ) C o n n e c t o r ( O p t i o n a l ) S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a latest audio transfer file format that provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual R e se t ta b l e F u s e Traditional motherboard uses fuses to prevent Keyboard and USB port from over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken (function to protect motherboard), user cannot replace them otherweise malfunction or damage may occur. With expensive Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function even after the fuse had done its protection job.
MX36LE-UI 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 the stability of CPU power. The idea of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation.
MX36LE-UI 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”.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual D ri v e r a n d U t i l i t y There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen Bonus CD. You don’t need to install all of them in order to boot your system. But after you finish the hardware installation, you have to install your operation system first (such as Windows 98) before you can install any drivers or utilities. Please refer to your operation system’s installation guide. Note: Please follow recommended procedure to install Windows 95 and Windows 98.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual A u t or u n M e 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. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Installing Windows 98 SE, Windows ME & Windows2000 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. for latest version of 4 in 1 driver: http://www.
MX36LE-UI 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. 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g O n b o a r d A G P Dr i v e r VIA PLE133 chipset integrates a 2D/3D graphics accelerator, which provides AGP 4X incredible performance to access main memory at over 1GB/s. You can find the AGP driver from the autorun menu of Bonus Pack CD.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g L A N Dr i v e r You can install LAN Driver under Windows95/98, Windows NT and Windows 2000 for Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet adapter by following steps.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 : ----------------------------------------------------1. Select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer" when being asked which driver you would like to install. 2. Specify the setup file pathname [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95\WIN95A (for Windows 95 and Win95A) or [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95 (for Windows 95 OSR2). 3.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows NT : ----------------------------------------------------1. In the Main group of NT, select the "Control Panel" icon. 2. Choose the "Network" icon in the Control Panel window. 3. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the "Add Adapter" button. The Add Network Adapter dialog box will appear. 4. Select " Requires disk from manufacturer", and press from the list of network cards. 5.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual NOTES: -----* Installing Multiple LAN Adapters: 1. Enter Windows NT and follow above setup procedure step 2,in the "Network Settings" dialog box, choose the "Configure.." button. 2. The "Input Ethernet ID" dialog box will appear. Input adapter's Ethernet ID. Select OK and close NETWORK SETUP. 3. Select “SKIP” if only one adapter is installed on this computer.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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 powered off. Next time, when power is on, you can resume your original work directly from hard disk within few seconds without going through the Windows booting process and running your application again.
MX36LE-UI 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. Click on the "Advanced" tab, you'll see "Hibernate" on "Power Buttons".
MX36LE-UI 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. Reboot system. 4.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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 running 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.
MX36LE-UI 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. BIOS Setup > Power Management Setup > ACPI Function: Enabled BIOS Setup > Power Management Setup > ACPI Suspend Type: S3. 2.
MX36LE-UI 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). To enter to BIOS setup menu, press when POST (Power-On Self Test) screen is shown on your monitor.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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 stable, and there are no major bugs that have been fixed by a latter BIOS revision, we recommend you NOT to upgrade your BIOS. By doing so, you are taking a risk of BIOS flash failure. If you have to upgrade for certain reasons, PLEASE BE SURE to use the right BIOS revision for the right motherboard model.
MX36LE-UI 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, MX36LEUI102.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, MX36LEUI102.BIN & MX36LEUI102.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual O v e r cl o c k i n g As a leading manufacturer in motherboard industry, AOpen always cares what customers want and develops products that fit different user's requirements. Reliability, compatibility, leading technology and friendly features are our basic goals when designing motherboards. Apart from above mentioned design criteria, there are power users who are always seeking to push the limitation of the system performance by overclocking and we call them "Overclocker".
MX36LE-UI Online Manual Warning: This product follows CPU and chipset vendor's design guideline. Any attempt to push beyond product specification is not recommended and you have to take your own risk of damaging your system or important data. Before doing overclocking, you must make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, especially CPU, DRAMs, hard disks, and AGP VGA cards. Tip: Note that overclocking may also cause thermal problem.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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).
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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 I M M ( D ua l I n L i ne M e m o r y M o d u l e ) DIMM socket has total 168-pin and supports 64-bit data. It can be single or double side, the golden finger signals on each side of PCB are different, that is why it was called Dual In Line.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual 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. Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals, but the interface technology is different. Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM. E P R O M (E r a s a bl e P r o g r a m m a b l e R O M ) Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual 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. That is, the motherboard needs to be redesigned. Intel is going to ship FC-PGA 370 CPU and phase out slot1 CPU. F la s h R O M Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual P C -1 0 0 D I M M SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU FSB bus clock. P C -1 3 3 D I M M SDRAM DIMM that supports 133MHz CPU FSB bus clock. P CI ( P e r i ph e r a l C o m p o ne n t I n te r f a c e ) B u s Bus for the internal connection of peripheral devices, high-speed data channel between the computer and expansion card.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI Online Manual UltraATA UltraATA (or, more accurately, UltraATA/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 UltraATA/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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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.
MX36LE-UI 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 96 It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.
MX36LE-UI 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 97 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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MX36LE-UI Online Manual Part Nu m b er an d Seri al Nu m b er The Part Number and Serial number are printed on bar code label. You can find this bar code label on the outside packing, on ISA/CPU slot or on component side of PCB. For example: Part No. Part No. Serial No. Serial No. P/N: 91.88110.201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number.
MX36LE-UI 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: MX36LE-UI R1.00 Sep.01.2001 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. MX36LE-UI is model name of motherboard, R1.00 is BIOS version.
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