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MX3W Online Manual Before You Start This Online Manual is 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. Although this Online Manual is optimized for screen viewing, it is still capable for hardcopy printing, you can print it by A4 paper size and set 2 pages per A4 sheet on your printer. To do so, choose File > Page Setup and follow the instruction of your printer driver.
MX3W Online Manual Quick Installation Procedure This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly.
MX3W Online Manual Motherboard Map Modem Audio PC99 Back Panel COM2 Serial Port FDC IrDA CD Audio JP28 KB/MS Wakeup Resettable Fuse AMR JP12 Onboard Sound WOM Wakeup on Modem Low ESR capacitor Jumper-less Design Over-current Protection Thermal Protection WOL Wakeup on LAN SB-Link Connector 4Mb Flash BIOS Virus Protection Wake on Timer Multi-Languare BIOS CPU Fan Connector System Voltage & Fan Monitoring ATX Power Connector AC Power Auto Recovery Panel Connector PC100 DIMM Suspend to RAM JP27 Ho
MX3W Online Manual Models of MX3W Series Socket 370 : Celeron Model Name Chipset FC-PGA ATA-66 Display Cache FSB Max FSB Audio Onboard 155 MX3W-L Intel 810L MX3W Intel 810 DC-100 100 155 MX3W-V Intel 810 100 155 A Open 5
MX3W Online Manual Block Diagram CPU 100 MHz FSB Graphics Memory Control Hub (GMCH) .
MX3W Online Manual Hardware 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.Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component.
MX3W Online Manual JP14 Clear CMOS 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 ATX power connector. 1 1 2 3 2 3 3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. 4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2. Normal Operation (default) Clear CMOS 5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector. Tip: When should I Clear CMOS? 1.
MX3W Online Manual JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup This jumper is used to enable or disable Keyboard/Mouse Wake Up function. If you select Enable, you can decide the wake up mode from BIOS Setup > Integrated Peripherals > Power On Function. To implement this function, the power supply 5V standby current must be greater than 800mA. Note that only PS/2 mouse supports Wake on Mouse function.
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MX3W Online Manual CPU Slot and Fan Connector Plug CPU to slot1 connector. Be careful of CPU orientation. CPUFAN or FAN connector. Plug in the fan cable to the 3-pin GND +12V SENSE Note: Some CPU fans do not have sense pin, so that cannot support fan monitoring.
MX3W Online Manual CPU Jumper-less Design 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 correct CPU information is saved into the EEPROM. With these technologies, the disadvantages of the Pentium based jumper-less designs are eliminated. There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection and no need to re-open the housing in case of CMOS battery loss.
MX3W Online Manual Setting CPU Core Voltage This motherboard supports CPU VID function. The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected and the range is from 1.3V to 3.5V..
MX3W Online Manual Setting CPU Frequency This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, no jumpers or switches are needed.
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MX3W Online Manual JP23 AGP/FSB Clock Ratio (Turbo AGP) To improve system performance, this motherboard has implemented this jumper for setting the ratio of the display cache and CPU external frequency. Auto: No matter what the CPU type is, the onboard display cache will be set automatically. We recommend that you remain this default setting. 1/1: The display cache runs at a speed as same as the CPU external clock. 3/2: The display cache runs at a speed of 3/2 CPU external clock.
MX3W Online Manual DIMM Socket This motherboard has two 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 memory up to 512MB. Only SDRAM is supported. Pin 1 DIMM1 DIMM2 Tip: The driving capability of new generation chipset is limited due to the lack of a memory buffer (to improve performance). This makes DRAM chip count an important factor to take into consideration when you install DIMMs.
MX3W Online Manual DIMM can be single side or double side, it has 64 bit data and 2 or 4 clock signals. We strongly recommend choosing 4-clock SDRAM for its reliability Tip: To identify 2-clock and 4-clock DIMM, you may check if there are traces connected to the golden finger pins 79 and 163 of the SDRAM. If there are traces, the SDRAM is probably 4-clock; otherwise, it is 2-clock. Tip: To identify single-side or double-side DIMM, check golden finger pin 114 and pin 129.
MX3W Online Manual RAM Power LED This LED indicates there is power applies to memory. It is useful to check RAM power during Suspend to RAM. Do not unplug RIMM when this LED is On.
MX3W Online Manual Front Panel Connector 1 Keylock IDE LED GND KEYLOCK +5V IDE LED IDE LED +5V +5V GND NC SPEAKER SPWR + + 1 + + ACPI & Power LED + + Speaker Reset SPWR GND ACPI & PWR LED GND +5V NC NC GND RESET GND A Open 21
MX3W Online Manual Attach the power LED, keylock, speaker, and reset switch connectors to the corresponding pins. If you enable Power Management > ACPI Function in BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep flashing while the system is in suspend mode. Suspend Type ACPI LED Power on Suspend (S1) Flashing for every second Suspend to RAM (S3) Flashing for every 4 seconds Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing. It is 2-pin female connector from the housing front panel.
MX3W Online Manual ATX Power Connector The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. PWOK +5V 5VSB +5V +12V +3.
MX3W Online Manual AC Power Auto Recovery 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. If BIOS Setup > Integrated Peripherals > AC PWR Auto Recovery is set to “Enabled” the system will automatically power-on after AC power resumes.
MX3W Online Manual IDE and Floppy Connector Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE connector IDE1, IDE2. Pin1 of cable is normally marked with red color. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.
MX3W 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.
MX3W Online Manual This motherboard supports ATA/66 IDE. 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 = 8.3MB/s PIO mode 3 30ns 6 180ns (1/180ns) x 2byte = 11.
MX3W Online Manual IrDA Connector 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 SIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (57.6Kbps).
MX3W Online Manual WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) This motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem, both internal modem card and external box modem are supported. Since Internal modem card consumes no power when system power is off, it is recommended to use an internal modem. To use internal modem, connect 4-pin cable from RING connector of modem card to the WOM connector on the motherboard.
MX3W Online Manual WOM by External BOX Modem Traditional Green PC suspend mode does not really turn off the system power supply, it uses external box modem to trigger MB COM port and resume back to active.
MX3W Online Manual WOM by Internal Modem Card With the help of the ATX soft power On/Off, it is possible to have a system totally power off, and wakeup to automatically answer a phone call as an answering machine or to send/receive a fax. You may identify whether or not your system is in true power off mode by checking to see if the fan of your power supply is off.
MX3W 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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MX3W Online Manual Sound Blaster SB-Link SB-LINK is used to connect Creative PCI sound card. If you have a Creative PCI sound card installed, it is necessary to link the card to this connector for compatibility issue under DOS environment. Note that Windows environment does not need this connector.
MX3W Online Manual 2X AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) This motherboard supports 2X AGP on Chip, you don’t need to have AGP VGA card. AGP is a bus interface designed for high-performance 3D graphic and supports only memory read/write operation. One motherboard can only have one AGP slot. 2X AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4 bytes x 2 = 528MB/s.
MX3W Online Manual AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) AMR is a riser card that supports sound or modem function. Because CPU computing power is getting stronger, the digital processing job can be implemented in main chipset and share CPU power. The analog conversion (CODEC) circuit requires a different and separate circuit design, it is put on AMR card. This motherboard implements sound CODEC on board (can be disabled by JP29), but reserve AMR slot for the option of modem function.
MX3W Online Manual This motherboard is AC97 sound onboard. That is, audio CODEC is put on motherboard and modem function is supported by AMR card.
MX3W Online Manual PC99 Color Coded Back Panel The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, serial ports COM1 and COM2, Printer, two USB, AC97 sound and Game port. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. PS/2 Mouse Printer Game Port USB Keyboard COM1 VGA MIC Line-In Speaker: To External Speaker, Earphone or Amplifier. Line-In: From signal source such as CD/Tape player.
MX3W Online Manual I/O Devices Port The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, serial ports COM1, Printer, and VGA connector.
MX3W Online Manual JP12 Enable/Disable Onboard Sound Chip This motherboard has AC97 sound onboard. JP29 is used to enable or disable onboard AD1881 CODEC chip. If you select Disable, you can use your preferred AMR sound card.
MX3W Online Manual JP27 Enable/Disable Housing Speaker This jumper is used to enable or disable housing speaker.
MX3W Online Manual CD Audio Connector This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound.
MX3W Online Manual Modem Audio Connector 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.
MX3W Online Manual Battery-less and Long Life Design This Motherboard implements EEPROM 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 EEPROM and the system will recover as usual.
MX3W Online Manual ATX standby power Battery Auto Switch RTC real time clock 00:00:00 EEPROM Auto switch to ATX standby power as long as AC power line is plugged. This smart design increases battery life if you still plug battery on motherboard.
MX3W Online Manual Over-current Protection 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 with switching regulator onboard support CPU over-current protection, in conjunction with 3.3V/5V/12V power supply provide the full line over-current protection.
MX3W Online Manual Note: Although we have implemented protection circuit try to prevent any human operating mistake, there is still certain risk that CPU, memory, HDD, add-on cards that install on this motherboard may be damaged because of component failure, human operating error or unknown nature reason. AOpen cannot guaranty the protection circuit will always work perfectly.
MX3W Online Manual Hardware Monitoring 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 system’s status go wrong, there will be an alarm through the AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility to warn the user.
MX3W Online Manual Resettable Fuse 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. The green part at the left side of JP28.
MX3W Online Manual BIOS Write Protection Recently, many viruses have been found that may destroy bios code and data area. This motherboard implements two layers firewall to protect from unauthorized writing to BIOS. One is hardware and the other is software.
MX3W 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.
MX3W Online Manual Applications Operating System (such as Windows 98) BIOS (Tick Routine) RTC and CMOS data There is a Tick Routine (that goes live around every 50m sec) in the BIOS to keep record of date/time information. In general the BIOS, this Tick Routine does not update the CMOS every time because the CMOS is a very slow device which degrades system performance.
MX3W Online Manual Low ESR Capacitor The quality of low ESR capacitor (Low Equivalent Series Resistor) 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.
MX3W 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.
MX3W 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”.
MX3W Online Manual Driver and Utility 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.
MX3W Online Manual Autorun Menu from Bonus CD Disc You can use the autorun menu of Bonus CD disc.
MX3W Online Manual Eliminate “?” mark from Windows 95/98 Windows 95/98 cannot recognize this chipset, because it was released before the Intel 820 chipset. You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc autorun menu to eliminate the “?” marks.
MX3W Online Manual Installing Onboard Sound Driver This motherboard comes with an AD 1881 AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc autorun menu.
MX3W Online Manual Installing Bus Master IDE Driver It is necessary to install Bus Master IDE driver to support ATA/66 hard disk. If you need this driver, you can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc. Note: Installing this Bus Master IDE driver may cause Suspend to Hard Drive failure.
MX3W Online Manual Installing Hardware Monitoring Utility You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage. You can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc.
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MX3W Online Manual ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive 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.
MX3W Online Manual When go into Suspend: System Image & Status Save into Hard Disk When power-on next time: System Image & Status Hard Disk Restore within seconds A Open 64
MX3W 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".
MX3W Online Manual b. If you assign an individual partition for Win 98, please run "aozvhdd /c /partition". Of course, the system needs to provide unformatted an empty partition. 2. Reboot system. 3. You've already implemented ACPI Suspend to-Hard Drive. Click "Start > Shut Down > Standby" then the screen will go off immediately. And 1 minute or so will be taken for the system to save what's in the memory to the hard drive; the larger the memory size the longer this process will take.
MX3W 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.
MX3W Online Manual Changing from ACPI to APM 1. Run "Regedit.exe" a. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT ACPI OPTION b. Right click and select "Modify, change "01" to "00" to make it "0000 02". Tip: "02" means Windows 98 is ACPI acknowledged but the ACPI function is disabled. c. Save changes.
MX3W Online Manual 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. Run "Add New Hardware" again and it will find "Advanced Power Management Resource". 5. Click "OK". Tip: Currently we found only ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP card would support ACPI suspend to disk. Please refer to AOpen web site for latest update.
MX3W Online Manual ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR) 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.
MX3W 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 Intel INF Update Utility must be installed properly. Procedures 1. Changed the following BIOS settings. BIOS Setup > Power Management > ACPI Function : Enabled BIOS Setup > Power Management > ACPI Suspend Type :S3. 2.
MX3W Online Manual AWARD BIOS 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 byte 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.
MX3W Online Manual Enter BIOS Setup Del 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. 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.
MX3W Online Manual Change Language F3 You can change language by press . Depends on available BIOS space. The possible languages are English, German, Japanese and Chinese.
MX3W Online Manual Standard CMOS Features The "Standard CMOS Setup" sets the basic system parameters such as the date, time, and the hard disk type. Use the arrow keys to highlight an item and or to select the value for each item.
MX3W Online Manual Standard CMOS Features > Date To set the date, highlight the Date parameter. Press or to set the current date. The date format is month, date, and year. Standard CMOS Features > Time To set the time, highlight the Time parameter. Press or to set the current time in hour, minute, and second format. The time is based on the 24 hour military clock.
MX3W Online Manual Standard CMOS Features > Primary Master Standard CMOS Features > Primary Slave Standard CMOS Features > Secondary Master Standard CMOS Features > Secondary Slave $ This item lets you select the IDE hard disk parameters that your system supports. These parameters are Size, Number of Cylinder, Number of Head, Start Cylinder for Pre-compensation, Cylinder number of Head Landing Zone and Number of Sector per Track.
MX3W Online Manual Standard CMOS Features > Drive A Standard CMOS Features > Drive B $ These items select the floppy drive type. The available settings and types supported by the motherboard are listed to the left. %# & # & %# & # & # & Standard CMOS Features > Video "' ()' This item specifies the type of video card in use. The default setting is VGA/EGA.
MX3W Online Manual Standard CMOS Features > Halt On This parameter enables you to control the system stops in case of $ " * Power-On Self Test (POST) error. " * # % +, # - *. # - *.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced BIOS Features This screen appears when you select the option "Advanced BIOS Features" from the main menu.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced BIOS Features > Virus Warning ! " , - * , Set this parameter to Enabled to activate the warning message. This feature protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk from virus intrusion. Any attempt during boot up to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive stops the system and the following warning message appears on the screen. Run an anti-virus program to locate the problem.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced BIOS Features > CPU Internal Cache " # " , - * , Enabling this parameter activates the CPU internal cache (currently, PBSRAM cache). Disabling the parameter slows down the system. Therefore, we recommend that you leave it enabled unless you are troubleshooting a problem. Advanced BIOS Features > External Cache $% # " , - * , Enabling this parameter activates the secondary cache (currently, PBSRAM cache).
MX3W Online Manual Advanced BIOS Features > Processor Number Feature ( )* " , This item is used to enable or disable Pentium III CPU Number Feature. - * , Advanced BIOS Features > Quick Power On Self Test + , - " , This parameter speeds up POST by skipping some items that are normally checked.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced BIOS Features > First Boot Device Advanced BIOS Features > Second Boot Device Advanced BIOS Features > Third Boot Device / This parameter allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced BIOS Features > Boot Other Device # " , This parameter allows you to enable other system boot up devices that is not described above. - * , Advanced BIOS Features > Swap Floppy Drive , " , - * , This item allows you to swap floppy drives. For example, if you have two floppy drives (A and B), you can assign the first drive as drive B and the second drive as drive A or vice-versa.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced BIOS Features > Boot Up NumLock Status ( )& 4 466 Setting this parameter to On enables the numeric function of the numeric keypad. Set this parameter to Off to disregard the function. Disabling the numeric function allows you to use the numeric keypad for cursor control. Advanced BIOS Features > Typematic Rate Setting ) ! " , - * , Set this parameter to Enable/Disable the keyboard repeat function.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced BIOS Features > Typematic Delay (Msec) ) This parameter allows you to control the delay time between the first and the second keystroke (where the repeated keystrokes begin). Advanced BIOS Features > Security Option 1 7 1+* The System option limits access to both the System boot and BIOS setup. A prompt asking you to enter your password appears on the screen every time you boot the system.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced BIOS Features > Show Logo On Screen # , & ! " , This item lets you show or hide AOpen logo on the POST screen.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced Chipset Features The "Advanced Chipset Features" includes settings for the chipset dependent features. These features are related to system performance. Warning: Make sure you fully understand the items contained in this menu before you try to change anything. You may change the parameter settings to improve system performance. However, it may cause your system to be unstable if the setting is not correct for your system configuration.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced Chipset Features > SDRAM CAS Latency Time . & ) These are timing of SDRAM CAS Latency and RAS to CAS Delay, calculated by clocks. They are important parameters affects SDRAM performance, default is 2 clocks. If your SDRAM has unstable problem, change 2/2 to 3/3. Advanced Chipset Features > SDRAM Cycle Time . ) ( This item will affect SDRAM performance. If the system fails to bootup, please set this item to 6/8.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced Chipset Features > SDRAM RAS Precharge Time . # ! ) The RAS Precharge means the timing to inactive RAS and the timing for DRAM to do precharge before next RAS can be issued. RAS is the address latch control signal of DRAM row address. The default setting is 3 clocks. Advanced Chipset Features > Video BIOS Cacheable " # * " , Allows the video BIOS to be cached to allow faster video performance.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced Chipset Features > On-Chip Video 2 # This item is used to enable or disable the onchip AGP. " , - * , Advanced Chipset Features > On-Chip Video Window Size 2 # , 5 # This item is used to select graphic display cache window size. # Advanced Chipset Features > Local Memory Frequency & . ) 9 This option allows you to define the DRAM speed on the motherboard.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced Chipset Features > Initial Display Cache " # " , This option allows you to enable or disable the setting of display cache. - * , Advanced Chipset Features > Cas# Latency 6 & Cas# Latency is an important parameter that affects SDRAM performance. If the system fails to bootup, please set this item to 3. Advanced Chipset Features > Paging Mode Control ! ! . 1 : This item will affect SDRAM performance.
MX3W Online Manual Advanced Chipset Features > RAS-to-CAS Override 2 2 1 : This item will affect SDRAM performance. If the system fails to bootup, please set this item to Slow. 5 * Advanced Chipset Features > RAS# Timing 6 ) ! 1 : This item will affect SDRAM performance. If the system fails to bootup, please set this item to Slow.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals This submenu appears if you select the option "Integrated Peripherals" from the main menu. option allows you to configure the I/O features.
MX3W Online Manual This page is the lower half of Integrated Peripherals submenu.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Integrated Peripherals > On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE 2 # ) " " $ " , This parameter lets you enable or disable the IDE device connected to the primary IDE connector. - * , Integrated Peripherals > IDE Primary Master PIO Integrated Peripherals > IDE Primary Slave PIO Integrated Peripherals > IDE Secondary Master PIO Integrated Peripherals > IDE Secondary Slave PIO " $ ) .
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > IDE Primary Master UDMA Integrated Peripherals > IDE Primary Slave UDMA Integrated Peripherals > IDE Secondary Master UDMA Integrated Peripherals > IDE Secondary Slave UDMA " $ ) . . This item allows you to set the ATA/66 mode supported by the hard disk drive connected to your primary IDE connector.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > NCR SCSI ROM Scan ( " . " , Disable this item to skip the detection of SCSI ROM when system boot up. - * , Integrated Peripherals > USB Controller This item lets you enable or disable the USB controller. " , - * , Integrated Peripherals > USB Keyboard Support 9 * " , - * , This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS.
MX3W Online Manual Note: You cannot use both USB driver and USB legacy keyboard at the same time. Disable "USB Keyboard Support" if you have USB driver in the operating system. Integrated Peripherals > Init Display First " ! 1 If you installed a PCI VGA card, this item lets you decide which one is the initial display card. ' Integrated Peripherals > IDE HDD Block Mode " $ .
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > Power On Function , + % + # 4 + % +, **: This item is used to select Wake on Keyboard/Mouse mode. Any Key: This function allows you wake up the system by clicking any key. Button Only: Disable Wake on KB/MS function. You can boot % + up your system by power button only. * 0 6 Keyboard 98: If selecting this option, you can boot up the * 3 ;9 system by power button and the “Wake” key on Keyboard 98.
MX3W Online Manual Note: "# Whenever you change this item, it will only take effect after you restart the system and successfully boot the Windows or DOS. "# To implement Wake on Keyboard/Mouse function, you must set JP28 to Enabled. "# Wake on Mouse function applies to PS/2 mouse only. "# If you set a password but forget it, please clear CMOS. "# If you want to use Wake on Mouse function in DOS, it is necessary to install the DOS driver of the mouse.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > Hot Key Power On 9 , 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 If you select “Hot Key” option in “Power On Function” Item, you need to specify a hot key here.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > Onboard Serial Port 1 Integrated Peripherals > Onboard Serial Port 2 * 3 This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port. Default is Auto. 5 (!3< 5 (!3< " (!3< " (!3< - * , Note: If you are using network card, make sure that the IRQ do not conflict.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > UART Mode Select . ! - 1%!3 $ This item is configurable only if the "Onboard Serial Port 2" is enabled. This allows you to specify the mode of serial port2. The available mode selections are: Normal Sets serial port 2 to operate in normal mode. This is the default setting. IrDA (SIR) This setting allows infrared serial communication at a maximum baud rate of 115.2K baud.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > RxD, TxD Active % : % 0 0 0 0 This item is used to select RxD (Receive Data) and TxD (Transmit Data) mode for UART, for instance, IR device, modem, etc. Normally, we suggest you keep the default setting. Please see the documentation that comes with your device.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > Use IR Pins " This item allows you to select the protocol mode of IR transfer. 3 - = - !383 = Integrated Peripherals > Onboard Parallel Port * # (!3< (!3< (!3< This item controls the onboard parallel port address and interrupt. - * , Note: If you are using an I/O card with a parallel port, make sure that the addresses and IRQ do not conflict.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > Parallel Port Mode . 1 " " " > " This item lets you set the parallel port mode. The mode options are SPP (Standard and Bidirection Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Parallel Port). SPP (Standard and Bidirection Parallel Port) SPP is the IBM AT and PS/2 compatible mode.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > EPP Mode Select $ . This item lets you select EPP mode protocol. " " Integrated Peripherals > ECP Mode Use DMA $ . . This item lets you set the DMA channel of ECP mode.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > AC PWR Auto Recovery 5 81 * 4 466 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 item is used to solve this problem. Selecting On enabling system to automatically power-on after AC power resumes; in the other hand, the system will remain power-off if you select Off.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > MIDI Port Address ." " This item is used to assign an address for the MIDI port. - * , Integrated Peripherals > MIDI Port IRQ ." " " + This item is used to assign an IRQ for the MIDI port. Integrated Peripherals > AC97 Audio <= This item is used to enable or disable the onboard audio.
MX3W Online Manual Integrated Peripherals > AC97 Modem <= . ) The item is used to enable or disable the AC97 modem. If disabled, an AMR modem card can’t work properly.
MX3W Online Manual Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup screen enables you to control the motherboard green features. See the following screen.
MX3W Online Manual This page is the lower half of Power Management submenu.
MX3W Online Manual Power Management > ACPI Function " " , - * , If your OS is ACPI enabled you have to set this item to Enabled, or there may be unexpected errors. If your OS is APM mode, you can remain the Disabled setting. Power Management > ACPI Standby " * 1 This function allows you to select suspend types. S1 is Power On Suspend and S3 is Suspend to RAM. 1 Power Management > Power Management , .
MX3W Online Manual . , , 1 ? ; 9 1 ? ; Power Management > Video Off Method -- . # )( 1A$ > # . - 1 # . 1B This determines the way that the monitor is off. Blank Screen writes blanks to video buffer. V/H SYNC + Blank allows BIOS to control VSYNC and HSYNC signals. This function applies only for DPMS (Display Power Management Standard) monitor. The DPMS mode uses DPMS functions provided by the VGA card.
MX3W Online Manual Power Management > Suspend Type C3 4 1 *7 @ 1 7 You can select APM suspend mode by this item. If PWR On Suspend is selected, the CPU clock will be stopped and all other devices are shut off. But power must be kept On to detect activities from modem, keyboard/mouse and returns the system to full power. The system activities are detected by monitoring the IRQ signals or I/O.
MX3W Online Manual Power Management > Suspend Mode . - * , This item lets you set the period of time after which the system enters into Suspend mode. The Suspend mode can be Power On Suspend or Suspend to Hard Drive, selected by "Suspend Type".
MX3W Online Manual Power Management > Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN - 2 -- * 2 ( - + * B ! * 8466 This is a specification of ACPI and supported by hardware. When Delay 4 sec. is selected, the soft power switch on the front panel can be used to control power On, Suspend and Off. If the switch is pressed for less than 4 seconds during power On, the system will go into Suspend mode. If the switch is pressed for longer than 4 seconds, the system will be turned Off. The default setting is Instant-Off.
MX3W Online Manual Power Management > Wake On Modem . ) " , This option lets you specify enable or disable Wake On Modem function. - * , Power Management > Wake On LAN & ( " , This option lets you specify enable or disable Wake On LAN function. - * , Power Management > Wake On RTC Timer ) #+ - #+ C . - * , The Wake Up Timer is more like an alarm, which wakes up and powers on your system at a pre-defined time for a specific application.
MX3W Online Manual Power Management > Date (of Month) > - . #? This item is displayed when you enable the Wake On RTC Timer option. Here you can specify what date you want to wake up the system. For Example, setting to 15 will wake up the system on the 15th day of every month. Tip: Setting this item to 0 will wake up the system on the specified time (which can be set in the Wake On RTC Timer ) every day.
MX3W Online Manual Power Management > Primary IDE 0 Power Management > Primary IDE 1 Power Management > Secondary IDE 0 Power Management > Secondary IDE 1 Power Management > FDD, COM, LPT Port Power Management > PCI PIRQ [A-D] # ) " $ A " , - * , These items enable or disable the detection of IDE, floppy, serial, parallel and PCI IRQ activities for power down state transition.
MX3W Online Manual PNP/PCI Configuration Setup The PNP/PCI Configuration Setup allows you to configure the ISA and PCI devices installed in your system. The following screen appears if you select the option "PNP/PCI Configuration Setup" from the main menu.
MX3W Online Manual PNP/PCI Configuration > Reset Configuration Data - ! " , - * , In case conflict occurs after you assign the IRQs or after you configure your system, you can enable this function, allow your system to automatically reset your configuration and reassign the IRQs, DMAs, and I/O address.
MX3W Online Manual PNP/PCI Configuration > IRQ Resources " + 8 3 * ? If your device is not PnP compatible and requires a special IRQ to support its function, set the selected IRQ to Reserved. This setting informs the PnP BIOS to reserve the selected IRQ for the installed legacy device. The default is PnP. Note that PCI cards are always PnP compatible (except old PCI IDE card).
MX3W Online Manual PNP/PCI Configuration > PCI/VGA Palette Snoop "7 ; " , - * , Enabling this item informs the PCI VGA card to keep silent (and to prevent conflict) when palette register is updated (i.e., accepts data without responding any communication signals). This is useful only when two display cards use the same palette address and plugged in the PCI bus at the same time (such as MPEQ or Video capture).
MX3W Online Manual PNP/PCI Configuration > Assign IRQ For USB ! " + " , - * , In case conflict occurs after you assign the IRQs or after you configure your system, you can enable this function, allow your system to automatically reset your configuration and reassign the IRQs, DMAs, and I/O address.
MX3W Online Manual PC Health Status This submenu displays hardware monitor status and provide some basic control function. You can install Hardware Monitoring utility without using setup items in this submenu.
MX3W Online Manual PC Health Status > CPU Warning Temperature ! ) - * , ° ( °5 This item is used to specify a CPU warning temperature. When the CPU’s temperature is higher than this predefined value, the CPU’s speed will automatically slow down and there will be a warning from BIOS.
MX3W Online Manual Frequency Control This submenu allows you to configure the CPU and memory clock.
MX3W Online Manual Frequency Control > Clock Spread Spectrum ) " , - * , This item is used to set clock spread spectrum for EMI testing. Normally, you don’t need to change the default setting. Frequency Control > CPU Speed Setting ! The item is used to select the CPU clock speed. 51# B B.
MX3W Online Manual Frequency Control > SDRAM Speed . This item is used to select the SDRAM speed.
MX3W Online Manual Load Setup Defaults The "Load Setup Defaults" option loads optimized settings for optimum system performance. Optimal settings are relatively safer than the Turbo settings. All the product verification, compatibility/reliability test report and manufacture quality control are based on "Load Setup Defaults". We recommend to use this settings for normal operation. "Load Setup Defaults" is not the slowest setting for this motherboard.
MX3W Online Manual Load Turbo Defaults The "Load Turbo Defaults" option gives better performance than "Load Setup Defaults". It is provided for the convenience of power user who wants to push the motherboard to get better performance. Turbo setting does not go though all the detail reliability and compatibility test, it is tested only with limited configuration and loading (for example, a system that contains only a VGA card and one DIMM/RIMM).
MX3W Online Manual Set Password Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password, the system prompts for the correct password before boot or access to Setup. To set a password: 1. At the prompt, type your password. Your password can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters. When you type the characters, they appear as asterisks on the password screen box. 2. After typing the password, press. 3. At the next prompt, re-type your password and press again to confirm the new password.
MX3W Online Manual Save & Exit Setup This function automatically saves all CMOS values before leaving Setup.
MX3W Online Manual Exit without Saving Use this function to exit Setup without saving the CMOS value changes. you want to save the new configuration. Do not use this option if Load EEPROM Default Except "Load Setup Default" and "Load Turbo Default", you may also use "Save EEPROM Default " to save your own settings into EEPROM, and reload by using this item. Save EEPROM Default You may use this item to save your own settings into EEPROM.
MX3W Online Manual BIOS Upgrade AOpen Easy Flash is a little different than traditional flash method. The BIOS binary file and flash routine are linked together and you simply run a single commend to complete the flash process. 1. Download new BIOS upgrade zipped file from AOpen's web site. For example, AX6C100.ZIP. 2. Unzip it and we recommend to save into a bootable DOS floppy diskette for error recovery. 3.
MX3W Online Manual Warning: The upgrade of new BIOS will permanently replace your original BIOS content after flashing. The original BIOS setting and Win95/Win98 PnP information will be refreshed and you probably need to re-configure your system. Tip: If you prefer to use EPROM writer, you can find BIOS BIN file after unzip.
MX3W Online Manual Glossary AC97 Basically, AC97 specification separates sound/modem circuit to two parts, digital processor and a CDDEC for analog 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. ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997).
MX3W Online Manual support 4X AGP motherboards by both AX6C (Intel 820) and MX64/AX64 (VIA 694x), started from Oct 1999. AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) 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. AOpen Bonus Pack CD A disc bundled with AOpen motherboard product, there are motherboard drivers, Acrobat Reader for PDF online manual and other useful utilities.
MX3W 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. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) BIOS is a set of assembly routine/program that reside in EPROM or Flash ROM. BIOS controls Input/output devices and other hardware devices of motherboard.
MX3W Online Manual DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) 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. Almost all DIMMs are made by SDRAM, which operate at 3.3V. Note that some old DIMMs are made by FPM/EDO and only operate at 5V. Do not confuse them with SDRAM DIMM.. ECC (Error Checking and Correction) The ECC mode needs 8 ECC bits for 64-bit data.
MX3W Online Manual EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light. If BIOS has to be upgraded, you need to remove EPROM from motherboard, clear by UV light, re-program, and then insert back. FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) 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.
MX3W Online Manual I2C Bus See SMBus. P1 3 9 4 P1394 (IEEE 1394) is a standard of high-speed serial peripheral bus. Unlike low or medium speed USB, P1394 supports 50 to 1000Mbit/s and can be used for video camera, disk and LAN. PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM) 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.
MX3W Online Manual PDF Format 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). PnP (Plug and Play) The PnP specification suggests a standard register interface for both BIOS and operating system (such as Windows 95).
MX3W Online Manual 32 RDRAM devices, no matter how many RIMM sockets. RIMM 184-pin memory module that supports RDRAM memory technology. A RIMM memory module may contain up to maximum of 16 RDRAM devices. SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) SDRAM is one of the DRAM technologies that allows DRAM to use the same clock as the CPU host bus (EDO and FPM are asynchronous and do not have clock signal). It is similar as PBSRAM to use burst mode transfer. SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin DIMM and operates at 3.3V.
MX3W Online Manual with CPU and many masters and slaves to send/receive message. SPD (Serial Presence Detect) SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM. SPD stores memory module information such as DRAM timing and chip parameters. SPD can be used by BIOS to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM. Ultra DMA/33 Unlike traditional PIO/DMA mode, which only uses the rising edge of IDE command signal to transfer data.
MX3W Online Manual ZIP file A compressed file format to reduce file size. To unzip file, run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) for DOS and other operating system or WINZIP (http://www.winzip.com/) for windows environment.
MX3W Online Manual Troubleshooting 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.
MX3W 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.
MX3W 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? It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.
MX3W 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 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself. Yes Re-install operatiing system such as Windows 98.
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MX3W 7 Online Manual Contact Us: Please prepare detail system configuration and error symptom before contacting us. The part number, serial number and BIOS version are also very helpful. Part Number and Serial Number 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: P/N: 91.88110.
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