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MX4GVR Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l MX4GVR ........................................................................................................................................... 1 What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice ..................................................................................................................
MX4GVR Online Manual ATX Power Connector ................................................................................................................................................... 33 AC Power Auto Recovery .............................................................................................................................................. 33 STBY LED and BOOT LED ...............................................................................................................................
MX4GVR Online Manual Battery-less and Long Life Design................................................................................................................................. 53 CPU Over-current Protection......................................................................................................................................... 54 Hardware Monitoring .......................................................................................................................................
MX4GVR Online Manual About Phoenix-Award BIOS Function Description…...................................................................................................... 82 How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program..................................................................................................... 83 How To Enter BIOS Setup .............................................................................................................................................
MX4GVR Online Manual CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)................................................................................................................ 93 CODEC (Coding and Decoding) .................................................................................................................................... 93 DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM ...............................................................................................................................
MX4GVR Online Manual PC-133 DIMM ............................................................................................................................................................... 97 PC-1600 / PC-2100/ PC-2700 / PC-3200 DDR DRAM................................................................................................... 97 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ...................................................................................................................
MX4GVR Online Manual Product Registration ...................................................................................................................110 How to Contact Us ......................................................................................................................
MX4GVR 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 and Pentium 4 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.
MX4GVR 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual Ove rv ie w ® Thank you for choosing AOpen MX4GVR motherboard. MX4GVR is Intel Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the micro-ATX form factor featuring the Intel 845GV chipsets. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, MX4GVR motherboard support Intel ® ® Socket 478 Pentium 4 (Willamette / Northwood) and 400/533 MHz Processor System Bus (PSB) clock.
MX4GVR Online Manual F e a t ur e H i g h li g h t CPU ® ® Supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 (Willamette / Northwood) 1.4GHz~2.8GHz+ with 400/533MHz Processor System Bus (PSB) designed for Socket 478 technology. Chipset The 845GV chipset contains two core components designed for the desktop platform: the 845GV Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), and the Intel I/O Controller Hub 4 (ICH4). These components are interconnected via an Intel proprietary interface called Hub Interface.
MX4GVR Online Manual Expansion Slots I ncluding three 32-bit/33MHz PCI, one CNR and one ADD slot. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s.
MX4GVR Online Manual LAN Port On the strength of RealTek RTL8100BL LAN controller on board, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use. Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Mater IDE Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels, supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices.
MX4GVR 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 the system much user-friendlier. Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor module.
MX4GVR Online Manual Q u i c k I n s t a ll a t i o n P r oc e d u re This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly. 1. Installing CPU and Fan 2. Installing System Memory (DIMM) 3. Connecting Front Panel Cable 4. Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable 5. Connecting ATX Power Cable 6. Connecting Back Panel Cable 7. Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default 8. Setting CPU Frequency 9. Reboot 10. Installing Operating System (such as Windows 98) 11.
MX4GVR Online Manual Motherboard Map Front Audio Connector AUX-IN Connector PC99 Colored Back Panel CD-IN Connector RealTek 8100BL JP28 USB/Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Enable/Disable Resetable Fuse AC’97 CODEC S/PDIF Connector COM2 Connector SYSFAN2 Connector 4-pin 12V.
MX4GVR Online Manual B l oc k Di a gr a m PC-2100/1600 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x3 DIMM Socket x2 Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU(Willamette /Northwood) 400/533MHz System Bus PCI Bus Intel 845GV ATA 66/100 Primary Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary Channel ADD Slot ICH4 LAN connect Component RealTek RTL8100BL USB Port USB Port x6 RealTek AC97 CODEC USB Port USB Port Winbond W83627 HF 4Mbit Flash EEPROM Parallel Port Serial Port x2 Floppy Disk Drive x2 18
MX4GVR Online Manual H a rd w ar e I ns t a l l at i 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual A b o u t “ Ma n u f a c t ur e r U p g ra d e O p t i o n a l” a n d “ U s e r U p g ra d e Optional”… When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may find some of functions are called “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional”, and some are called “User Upgrade Optional”. Though all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features, in some situations, these powerful features are not used to every user.
MX4GVR 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 CMOS, follow the procedure below. 1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. 2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. 3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. 4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 & pin 2. 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2. Pin 1 1 1 Tip: When should I Clear CMOS? Normal (default) 1.
MX4GVR Online Manual CPU I nst al lat i on ® This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU (Willamette / Northwood). 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 mark on the CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into the socket.
MX4GVR Online Manual 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. CPU cut edge Note: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, you may damage the CPU. Note: This socket supports Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel. Other forms of CPU package are impossible to be fitted in. Note: This picture is for example only; it may not look the same with the motherboard you purchased.
MX4GVR Online Manual CPU Fa n I nst al la t i on This motherboard comes with a retention module attached on the CPU socket when shipped, we strongly recommend you to install AOpen special designed CPU Fan as shown below on the retention module for better heat dissipation. Please install the CPU Fan correctly as the following pictures shown. 2. Pressing down the four clips with force one by one on the retention module. 1.
MX4GVR 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 disadvantages of the Pentium based jumper-less designs are eliminated. There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection. Clock Generator ® Intel Socket 478 BIOS Pentium 4 Controlled CPU Freq.
MX4GVR Online Manual AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” AOpen provides a special and useful feature on this motherboard for overclockers. When you power-on the system, the BIOS will check last system POST status. If it succeeded, the BIOS will enable “Watch Dog Timer” function immediately, and set the CPU PSB frequency according to user’s settings stored in the BIOS. If system failed in BIOS POST, the “Watch Dog Timer” will reset the system to reboot in five seconds.
MX4GVR Online Manual Set ting CPU Fre que ncy BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Clock Setting This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, and no jumpers or switches are needed. The default setting is "table select mode". You can adjust the PSB from "CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock" for overclocking.
MX4GVR Online Manual Northwood CPU CPU Core Frequency FSB Clock System Bus Ratio Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 133MHz 533MHz 12x Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 133MHz 533MHz 13x (133MHz*4) system bus and Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x 66MHz AGP clock; higher clock Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x Pentium 4 2.2G 2200MHz 100MHz 400MHz 22x setting may cause system damage. Pentium 4 2.
MX4GVR Online Manual C P U a n d S y s t e m F a n C o n n e c t o r ( w i t h H / W Mo n i t o r i n g ) 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. SYSFAN2 Connector GND +12V SENSOR GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 Connector Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that they cannot support hardware monitoring function.
MX4GVR Online Manual DI MM So cke ts This motherboard has two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC2100 (DDR266) memory or PC1600 (DDR200) memory up to 2GB.
MX4GVR Online Manual H o w t o I n s t a l l Me m o r y Mo 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual F r o n t P a n e l C o n n e c t or Attach the power LED, 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual ATX Power Connector This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector. Make sure you plug in the right direction. We strongly recommend you to connect the 4-pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 20-pin ATX power connector and use standard power supply specially designed for Pentium 4 system. AC Pow er Auto Recovery A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure.
MX4GVR Online Manual STBY LED and B OOT LED Both STBY LED and BOOT LED are AOpen’s considerate designs that 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual IDE and Floppy Connector 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.
MX4GVR 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. Tip: 1.
MX4GVR Online Manual Ir DA Co nnec t or The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as Laplink or Windows 95 Direct Cable Connection, the user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA devices and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps).
MX4GVR Online Manual A D D ( A G P D i g i t al Di s p la y) Sl o t AGP Digital Display card is designed by Intel to multiplex the AGP signal interface with two DVO ports, and is designed to plug into the special-designed purple slot as you can see, which we call ADD slot here.
MX4GVR Online Manual WOL (Wake on LAN) 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. The system identification information (probably IP address) is stored on network card and because there is a lot of traffic on the Ethernet, you need to install network management software, such as ADM, for the checking of how to wake up the system.
MX4GVR Online Manual WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only; it may not exactly look the same with the motherboard you purchased.
MX4GVR Online Manual C N R ( C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d Ne t w o r k Ri s e r ) Ex p a 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual Suppor t 10/ 10 0 Mbps LAN onboa r d On the strength of RealTek RTL8100BL LAN controller on board, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use, the Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors. The green LED indicates the link mode, it lights when linking to network and blinking when transferring data.
MX4GVR Online Manual JP27 / JP28 USB Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Jumper This motherboard provides USB and PS2 keyboard / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP27 / JP28 to enable or disable the st resuming of your system from suspend mode with any USB keyboard or mouse connected. JP28 controls 1 USB channel, and JP27 controls 2 jumper to 2-3. nd USB channel.
MX4GVR Online Manual P C 9 9 C o l or C o d e d Ba c k P a ne l The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RJ-45 LAN Connector, COM1 and VGA, Printer, USB, AC97 sound and game ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
MX4GVR Online Manual Suppor t 2nd USB 2.0 Por ts This motherboard provides four USB ports to connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There is one more front USB connector on the board for you to connect another two USB devices. You can use proper cables to connect USB devices from PC99 back panel or connect the front USB connector to the front panel of chassis. Compared to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.
MX4GVR Online Manual C h a s s i s I nt r us i o n S e ns o r C o n n e c 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual CD Audi o Connector This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. R GND GND L Note: Though some of the latest versions of Windows support “Digital Audio” through IDE bus. However, in CD-IN order to use Open Jukebox player, which is driven under BIOS, it is a MUST to connect audio cable to CD-IN connector on the motherboard.
MX4GVR Online Manual AUX-IN Connector This GREEN connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.
MX4GVR Online Manual C O M2 C o n n e c t o r This motherboard provides two serial ports. One of them is on back panel connector, and the other is on the upper middle of board. With proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis.
MX4GVR Online Manual F r o n t A u d i o C o n n e c t or If the housing has been designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector. By the way, please remove 5-6 and 9-10 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before connecting the cable. Please do not remove these 5-6 and 9-10 yellow jumper caps if there’s no audio port on the front panel.
MX4GVR Online Manual S / P D I F ( S o n y / P h il i ps D i g i t a l I nt e r f a c e ) C o n n e c t or S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer file format, which provides impressive audio quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio. Through a specific audio cable, you can connect the S/PDIF connector to other end of the S/PDIF audio module, which bears S/PDIF digital output.
MX4GVR Online Manual Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect This motherboard comes with an ALC650 CODEC, which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effects, bringing you a brand new audio experience. On the strength of the innovative design of ALC650E, you're able to use standard line-jacks for surround audio output without connecting any external module. To apply this function, you have to install the audio driver in the Bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5.1 Channel.
MX4GVR Online Manual Ba t t e r y - l e s s a nd Long Li f e De s i gn This Motherboard implements a Flash ROM and a special circuit that provide you no batter power consumption of current CPU and CMOS Setup configurations. 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual CP U O v e r - c ur r e nt P r ot e c t i on Over Current Protection has been popularly implemented on ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply for a while. However, new generation CPU is able to use regulator of different voltages to transfer 12V to CPU voltage (for example, to 2.0V). This motherboard is with switching regulator onboard that supports CPU over-current protection, and it applies to 3.3V/5V/12V power supply for providing full line over-current protection. 3.
MX4GVR Online Manual H a r d w a r e Mo n i 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 those systems’ status goes wrong, there will be an alarm through the chassis external speaker or buzzer of motherboard (if having this function and enabled) to warn the user.
MX4GVR Online Manual A O C o n f i g Ut i li ty AOpen always dedicated to provide users a much friendlier computer environment. We now bring you a comprehensive system detective 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual 3. This page presents the IDE devices information, such as the serial number, the manufacturer, the firmware version, and capacity. 4. From this page, users may obtain the technical support information of AOpen. Moreover, detailed information could be saved in .bmp or .txt format. NOTE: AOconfig can be used in Windows 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. Please be informed that AOconfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard.
MX4GVR Online Manual Resetable Fuse 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 and result in malfunction of motherboard. With expensive Resetable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function even after the fuse had done its protection job.
MX4GVR Online Manual L o w ES R Ca p a c it o r 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. Not only that, MX4GVR implements 2200μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 & 1500μf) and it provides better stability for CPU power.
MX4GVR 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 60A current is applied.
MX4GVR Online Manual L a y o u t ( F r e q u e n c y I s o l a t i o n Wa l l ) For high frequency operation, especially when 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”.
MX4GVR Online Manual Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink Cool down CPU and Chipset are important for system reliability. Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption especially when you are trying to over-clock the CPU.
MX4GVR Online Manual Open Ju keBox Player Here we are pleased to provide you a brand-new powerful interface—Open JukeBox. Without any cost you can have your PC turn into a fashionable CD player! This latest Open JukeBox motherboard aims at helping you directly operate your CD player on the PC without any hassle of entering Windows operation system.
MX4GVR Online Manual How Your Open JukeBox Works The operation of Open JukeBox Player is the same as other CD players. By pressing specific keys on the keyboard you will find playing Open JukeBox Player couldn’t be easier than the traditional CD Players. Below is the function description of respective buttons. Power-Off Button Display Screen Boot to Operation System Function Key Power: Pressing O to directly power off your computer with no hassle of entering Windows Operation System.
MX4GVR Online Manual Your Open JukeBox Settings in BIOS There are three Open JukeBox settings in BIOS as follows. Auto: The default setting is “Auto” with which the Open JukeBox will automatically check the CD player every time you power on. The Open JukeBox will automatically be launched when it detects a music CD in your CD player. Press Insert Key: Choosing this setting will allow a reminder message popped up on the screen during BIOS POST.
MX4GVR Online Manual Your Open JukeBox EzSkin Except these powerful functions above, Open JukeBox Player is also equipped with another fancy feature for you to change its “skin”. You can download as many skins as you want from AOpen Website, and changing them whenever you want by using this useful utility – EzSkin – which may also be downloaded from our website. Even more, you may design your own skins with innovative idea and sharing them to users around the world by uploading to our website.
MX4GVR 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual D r iv e r a n d Ut i li 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 98) before you install any drivers or utilities. Please refer to your operation system’s installation guide. Note: Please follow recommended procedure to install Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
MX4GVR Online Manual A u t o - r u n Me n u f r o m B o n u s C D You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
MX4GVR Online Manual I ns t a ll i n g I n t e l ® C h i p s e t S o f t w a re I n s t a l la t i o n Ut il it y You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks, but except Windows 95 and 98 (First version).
MX4GVR Online Manual I ns t a ll i n g I n t e l I A A D ri v e r You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times. You can find it in AOpen Bonus Pack CD.
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MX4GVR Online Manual I ns t a ll i n g L A N D ri v e r Introduction: ------------This document describes the procedure to install Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, Windows 98/98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows NT : ----------------------------------------------------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.
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MX4GVR Online Manual I ns t a ll i n g O n b o a r d S o u n d D ri v e r This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC. This audio driver supports Windows 98SE and upper Windows OS; you can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu.
MX4GVR Online Manual I ns t a ll i n g U S B 2 . 0 D ri v e r * Windows 2000 Installation Guide ************************************************* Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System ************************************************* After enabling the USB 2.0 controller and rebooting your system, Windows 2000 setup will show a "New Hardware Found" dialog box. Under Windows 2000, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed. 1.
MX4GVR Online Manual * Windows XP Installation Guide *********************************************** Installing Driver in Existing Windows XP System *********************************************** After enabling the USB 2.0, Windows XP setup will show a "Found New Hardware" dialog box. Under Windows XP, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed. 1. Click on "Next," and from the generated list box, choose "Install from a list or special location (Advanced)", click "Next" 2.
MX4GVR Online Manual 6. Check USB driver version from My Computer, Local Disk C:, Show the content of this drive, Windows directory, Show the content of this drive, System32 directory, Show the content of this drive, Drivers directory, Show the content of this drive, View, Details. 1. USBEHCI.SYS - 3/20/2002. 2. USBPORT.SYS - 8/17/2001. 3. USBHUB.SYS - 8/17/2001. So, new 3616 driver does not install complete. [Install by manual] 1. Disable Windows File Protection (WFP) 1. Start button/run/Regedit. 2.
MX4GVR Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g H a r d w a r e Mo n i t o r i n g U t i l i t y I I I You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility III to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage. The hardware monitoring function is automatically implemented by BIOS and utility software. No hardware installation is needed.
MX4GVR Online Manual P H O E N I X- AW A RD 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). Phoenix-Award BIOS™ installed in the Flash ROM of the motherboard is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.
MX4GVR Online Manual About Phoenix-Award BIOS Function Description… AOpen always dedicates to give user a more friendly computer system. Now, we include all function descriptions of BIOS setup program into the BIOS Flash ROM. When you select one function of BIOS setup program, the function description will appear at the right side of screen. Therefore, you don’t need to read this manual while you change BIOS settings.
MX4GVR 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual Key Description F6 Load Setup Defaults setting value from CMOS. F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS. F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program.
MX4GVR 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) and 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual B I 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.
MX4GVR 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: WMX4GVR102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment. 3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WMX4GVR102.EXE & WMX4GVR102.
MX4GVR Online Manual O v e r c l oc 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".
MX4GVR Online Manual VG A C a r d & Ha r d Di sk VGA and HDD is key components for overclocking, for your reference, the following list are what have been successful overclocked in our lab. Please note that AOpen can not guaranty they can be successful overclocked again. Please check the Available Vendor List (AVL) by link to our official website. VGA: http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/vga-oc.htm HDD: http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/hdd-oc.
MX4GVR 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. ACPI ( Ad v a n c e d Co nf ig u r ati o n & Pow er I nt er f ac e ) ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997).
MX4GVR Online Manual A M R ( A u d i o / Mo 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. AO p e n B o n u s P a c k C D A disc bundled with AOpen motherboard product; there are motherboard drivers, Acrobat Reader for PDF online manual and other useful utilities.
MX4GVR 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 ATA/133 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/133 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 30ns.
MX4GVR Online Manual CNR ( Co mm u ni c at io n a n d Net wo r ki n g Ri s er) 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual D MA ( D i r e c t Me m o r y A c c e s s ) Channel for communications between the memory and surrounding devices. ECC ( Err o r Ch e c ki n g a n d Co r re c ti o n) The ECC mode needs 8 ECC bits for 64-bit data. Each time memory is accessed; ECC bits are updated and checked by a special algorithm. The ECC algorithm has the ability to detect double-bit error and automatically correct single-bit error while parity mode can only detect single-bit error.
MX4GVR Online Manual EV6 Bus EV6 Bus in the technology of Alpha processor from Digital Equipment Corporation. EV6 bus uses both rising and falling clock edge to transfer data, similar as DDR SDRAM or ATA/66 IDE bus. EV6 Bus Speed = CPU external bus clock x 2. For example, 200 MHz EV6 bus is actually using 100 MHz external bus clock, but the equivalent speed is 200 MHz. F CC Do C (De c la r at i o n of Co n fo rm it y) The DoC is component certification standard of FCC EMI regulations.
MX4GVR Online Manual F S B ( Fr o n t Si d e B u s ) Cl o c k FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock. CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio I2C Bus See SMBus. IEEE 1394 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual P B S 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual PCI ( Pe ri p h er a l Com p o n e nt In t er f a ce ) Bu s Bus for the internal connection of peripheral devices, high-speed data channel between the computer and expansion card. PDF F o rm at 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual R D R A M ( R a m b 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. For Intel 820, only one RDRAM channel is supported, 16-bit data per channel, and this channel may have maximum 32 RDRAM devices, no matter how many RIMM sockets. R I M M ( R a m b u s I n l i n e Me m o r y Mo d u l e ) 184-pin memory module that supports RDRAM memory technology.
MX4GVR Online Manual S I M M ( S i n g l e I n L i 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. SIMM had been phased out on current motherboard design. S M B u s ( S y s t e m Ma n a g e m e n t B u s ) SMBus is also called I2C bus.
MX4GVR Online Manual Ul t r a D MA Ultra DMA (or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring data between a hard disk drive through the computer’s data path (or bus) to the computer’s random access memory (RAM). The Ultra DMA/33 protocol transfers data in burst mode at a rate of 33.3MB/s, twice as fast as the previous Direct Access Memory (DMA) interface.
MX4GVR 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.
MX4GVR Online Manual Tr oubl es hooti ng If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the problem. Start Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2 and printer. Make sure if all jumper settings are correct.
MX4GVR Online Manual Continue Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard. Turn on the power Yes No and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly. The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure. Next Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing.
MX4GVR 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 It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.
MX4GVR Online Manual Continue During system rebooting, press to enter BIOS setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”. Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable. Check if the system can No reboot successfully? Yes Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98. End 106 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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MX4GVR Online Manual Mo de l na me a n d B IO S v ers i on Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: MX4GVR R1.20 Aug.01.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 2002, Award Software, Inc. MX4GVR is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.
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