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Page 1: Mx46U2-Gn / Mx46-533Gn
MX46U2-GN / MX46-533GN DOC. NO.: MX46533GN-OL-E0302B... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
’ ’ MX46U2-GN / MX46-533GN..........................1 What’s in this manual................................2 You Must Notice..................................7 Before You Start..................................8 Overview....................................9 Feature Highlight ..................................10 Quick Installation Procedure ..............................14 Motherboard Map ................................... 15 Block Diagram ..................................16 Hardware Installation ..........................17 About “User Upgrade Optional”... - Page 3 CD Audio Connector ................................40 Front Audio Connector ................................41 JP14 Clear CMOS Data ................................42 STBY LED ....................................43 AOpen “Watch Dog Timer”..............................44 Battery-less and Long Life Design ............................45 Over-current Protection................................46 Resetable Fuse..................................47 Low ESR Capacitor................................. 48...
- Page 4 Phoenix Award BIOS..........................50 About BIOS Function Description… ............................51 How To Use Phoenix Award™ BIOS Setup Program ......................52 How To Enter BIOS Setup............................... 54 BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment ........................... 55 Vivid BIOS technology ................................57 The noise is gone!! ---- SilentTek............................. 58 Driver and Utility ............................61 Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD ...............................
- Page 5 ACR (Advanced Communication Riser) ..........................72 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) ............................. 73 AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) ..............................73 ATA (AT Attachment) ................................73 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)............................74 Bluetooth ....................................74 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) ......................... 75 DDR (Double Data Rate) RAM..............................75 ECC (Error Checking and Correction) .............................
- Page 6 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ..........................79 PDF Format .................................... 79 PnP (Plug and Play)................................79 POST (Power-On Self Test) ..............................79 PSB (Processor System Bus) Clock............................80 RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory) ......................80 RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) ..........................80 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) ...............................
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Page 7: You Must Notice
All of the specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice. AOpen reserves the right to revise this publication and to make reasonable changes. AOpen assumes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it. -
Page 8: 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 format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD... -
Page 9: Overview
® Thank you for choosing AOpen MX46U2-GN / MX46-533GN motherboard. MX46U2-GN / MX46-533GN is Intel Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the micro-ATX form factor featuring the SIS 650GX chipset (MX46U2-GN) and SIS 651 chipset (MX46-533GN). As high ® ®... -
Page 10: Feature Highlight
® ® MX46U2-GN supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 (Willamette / Northwood) 1.4GHz~2.8GHz+ with 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 478 technology and MX46-533GN with 400MHz/533MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). Chipset MX46U2-GN This motherboard is equipped with SIS 650GX chipset. SIS 650 IGUI Host Memory Controller integrates a high performance host interface for Intel Pentium 4 processor, a high performance 2D/3D Graphic Engine, a high performance memory controller and an AGP 4X interface. -
Page 11: Expansion Slots
1056MB/s. MX46U2-GN / MX46-533GN motherboard includes one AGP expansion slot for a bus mastering AGP graphic card. For AD and SBA signaling, MX46U2-GN / MX46-533GN motherboard can support 4X mode. Of three PCI slots provided, all of them are master PCI slots with arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus. - Page 12 Ultra 33/66/100/133, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices. On-board AC’97 Sound MX46U2-GN / MX46-533GN uses RealTek AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.
- Page 13 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.
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Page 14: Quick Installation Procedure
This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly. Installing CPU and Fan Installing System Memory (DIMM) Connecting Front Panel Cable Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable Connecting ATX Power Cable Connecting Back Panel Cable Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default Setting CPU Frequency Reboot... -
Page 15: Motherboard Map
USB2.0 Connector (MX46U2-GN) SIS 651/962L Chipsets (MX46-533GN) CPUFAN1 Connector JP14 CMOS Clear Jumper 184-pin DIMMx2 supports SYSFAN2 connector DDR200/266 (MX46U2-GN) maximum up to 2GB and DDR200/266/333 (MX46-533GN) maximum up to 2GB Front Panel Connector ATA100/133 IDE Connector x2 FDD Connector... -
Page 16: Block Diagram
MX46U2-GN: DDR 266/200 SDRAM Up to 2GB MX46-533GN: DDR 333/266/200 SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x3 DIMM Socket x2 Socket 478 MX46U2-GN:400MHz Intel Pentium 4 System Bus CPU(Willamette /Northwood) MX46U2-GN: MX46-533GN: 533/400MHz PCI Bus SIS 650GX System Bus... -
Page 17: Hardware Installation
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. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component. -
Page 18: About "User Upgrade Optional" And "Manufacture Upgrade Optional
When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may notice that some of the functions are marked as “User Upgrade Optional” or “Manufacture Upgrade Optional”. Although all of AOpen’s motherboards have included many amazing and powerful features, sometimes not every user is familiar with these powerful features. -
Page 19: Cpu Installation
® This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU (Willamette / Northwood). Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for mark on the CPU upper interface. 1. - Page 20 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.
- Page 21 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.
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Page 22: 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. -
Page 23: Full-Range Adjustable Cpu Core Voltage
The default setting is "1MHz Stepping Adjustment". You can adjust the FSB from "CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock" for overclocking. Core Frequency = CPU Clock * CPU Ratio PCI Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio Clock = PCI Clock x 2 CPU Ratio 8x, 10x… 22x, 23x, 24x, 25x CPU FSB (By Manual) 100MHz(MX46U2-GN), 133MHz(MX46-533GN) - Page 24 CPU Core System Willamette CPU Core System Northwood CPU Ratio Ratio Frequency Clock Frequency Clock Pentium 4 Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 1500MHz 100MHz 400MHz 1.5G Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 133MHz 533MHz Pentium 4 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 1.6G Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 133MHz 533MHz...
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Page 25: Cpu And System Fan Connector (With H/W Monitoring)
Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN1 connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 or SYSFAN3 connector. +12V SENSOR SYSFAN3 Connector CPUFAN1 Connector Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that they cannot support hardware monitoring function. -
Page 26: Dimm Sockets
This motherboard has two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install DDR333, DDR266 memory or DDR200 memory up to 2GB. DIMM1 DIMM2... - Page 27 Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish memory installation. Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below. Pin 1 52 pins 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. Pin 1 Repeat step 2 to finish additional DIMM modules installation.
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Page 28: Ddr 266(Pc2100) And Ddr 333(Pc2700)
DDR SDRAM utilizes the existing SDRAM infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth available to systems. To put it in a simple way, DDR SDRAM is like data going along a two lane highway, while at the same time data in traditional SDRAM go along a one way street. -
Page 29: Front Panel Connector
Attach the power LED, Keylock, 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. -
Page 30: 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. -
Page 31: 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. Primary Primary Slave (2nd) Master (1st) IDE 1 (Primary) IDE 2 (Secondary) Secondary Secondary Master (3rd) Slave (4th) - Page 32 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.
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Page 33: Ata/133 Supported
This motherboard supports ATA66, ATA100 ATA133 IDE devices. Following table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA modes. The IDE bus is 16-bit, which means every transfer is two bytes. As the hard drive industry introduces faster and higher capacity hard drives, the current Ultra ATA/100 interface causes a data bottleneck between the drive and the host computer. -
Page 34: 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 HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps). -
Page 35: Agp (Accelerated Graphic Port) Expansion Slot
This model provides an 4x slot. The AGP 4x is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. AGP supports only memory read/write operation and single-master single-slave one-to-one only. AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 2 = 528MB/s and AGP 4x mode, 66MHz x 4bytes x 4 = 1056MB/s. -
Page 36: Support 10/100 Mbps Lan Onboard
On the strength of Realtek 8101L 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 orange LED indicates the link mode, it lights when linking to network and blinking when transferring data. -
Page 37: Color Coded Back Panel
The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RJ-45 LAN Connector, COM1, VGA, Printer, USB, and AC97 sound ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. RJ-45 LAN SPP/EPP/ECP Connector PS/2 Mouse Parallel Port LINE-IN Connector... -
Page 38: Usb2.0 Connector
This model provides six USB2.0 ports to connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are four connectors on the back panel. You can use proper cables to connect USB devices from the back panel or connect USB header to the front panel of chassis. -
Page 39: Case Open Connector
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. -
Page 40: Cd Audio Connector
This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. -
Page 41: Front Audio Connector
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 the jumper cap from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the cable. Do not remove this yellow jumper cap if your housing doesn’t have an audio port on the front panel. -
Page 42: Jp14 Clear Cmos Data
You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear CMOS, follow the procedure below. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 &... -
Page 43: Stby Led
STBY LED is AOpen’s considerate design that we aim at providing you friendly system information. The STBY LED will light up when power is provided to the motherboard. This is a convenient indication for you to check the system power status in many circumstances such as power on/off, stand-by mode and RAM power status during Suspend to RAM mode. -
Page 44: 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 frequency according to user’s settings stored in the... -
Page 45: Battery-Less And Long Life Design
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. -
Page 46: Over-Current Protection
CPU, memory, HDD or add-on cards installed on this motherboard is damaged due to component failure, human operating error or other unknown natural reasons. AOpen cannot guarantee that the protection circuit will always work perfectly. -
Page 47: Resetable Fuse
Traditional motherboard uses fuses to prevent Keyboard and 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. Resetable Fuse... -
Page 48: Low Esr Capacitor
CPU power. The idea of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation. Not only that, MX46U2-GN / MX46-533GN implements 3300μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 & 1500μF) and it provides better stability for CPU power. - Page 49 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.
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Page 50: Phoenix Award Bios
Most BIOS setting of this model had been optimized by AOpen’s R&D engineering team. But, the default setting of BIOS still can’t fine-tune the chipset controlling the entire system. Hence, the rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using setup procedures. -
Page 51: About 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. -
Page 52: How To Use Phoenix Award™ Bios Setup Program
The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Phoenix Award™ BIOS setup program. By the way, all products of AOpen also provides a special function in the BIOS setup, you can press <F3> key selecting preferred menu language to display. - Page 53 Description Load fail-save setting value from CMOS. Load turbo setting value from CMOS. Save changed setting and exit setup program.
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Page 54: How To Enter Bios Setup
After you finish jumper settings and connect correct cables, power on and enter the BIOS Setup. Press <Del> during POST (Power-On Self Test) and 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. -
Page 55: Bios Upgrade Under Windows Environment
Windows 95/98, 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows In the meanwhile, in order to provide a much more user-friendly operating environment, AOpen EzWinFlash is natively designed to have multi-language function to provide easier way for users’ usage in changing BIOS setting. - Page 56 Download the new version of BIOS package file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://www.aopen.com) Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WMX46U2GN102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WMX46U2GN102.EXE & WMX46U2GN102.BIN.
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Page 57: Vivid Bios Technology
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. With this innovative design, VividBios now brings you a beautiful and sleek 256 colors screen without missing any important information shown on POST screen. -
Page 58: The Noise Is Gone
Today, AOpen Motherboard is honored to bring you a new overall solution, SilentTek, to make your system quiet. To collocate with hardware circuit, BIOS and the utility under... - Page 59 In “Temp/Fan/Case” page, you may get aware of the The first image you have here is the Voltage Status current temperature of CPU and the heat inside chassis. page. You can find current status of all voltages and set Also, you can check if fans are running properly. your expected margins of warning level.
- Page 60 You may find that this setting fits you best. AOpen Recommend Setting: This setting is designed specifically for AOpen housing. A series of lab tests were conducted under the real world scenario to determine optimum fan speed to reduce noise level within CPU working condition and temperature.
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Page 61: Driver And Utility
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. -
Page 62: Installing Ide Driver
To use IDE devices you have to install IDE driver from Bonus Pack CD. -
Page 65: Installing Usb2.0 Driver
In Bonus Pack CD, you can install USB2.0 driver from the following screen. -
Page 66: Installing Audio Driver
In Bonus Pack CD, you can install audio driver from the following screen. -
Page 67: Installing Lan Driver
Introduction: ------------- This document describes the procedure to install Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, Windows NT v4.0 drivers for Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter. [Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A and OSR2] Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 : ----------------------------------------------------- 1. - Page 68 5. Enter drive and pathname [CD-ROM]:\Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\NT (for NT 4.0) which is the path where the setup file OEMSETUP.INF is located, and then choose the OK button. 6. The screen will appear "Select Line Speed" dialog box which is provide by RTL8139.SYS driver. The default value is "auto" so that the RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter and its driver RTL8139.SYS will auto-detect the line speed, 10Mb or 100Mb, while the RTL8139.SYS is loading.
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Page 70: Aoconfig Utility
Moreover, AOConfig allows users to save information in *.BMP or *.TXT format which users may collect the system information in detail and send them to AOpen directly for technical support or for further diagnose of system problems. The system page shows the... - Page 71 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. Meanwhile, all applications must be closed before starting AOconfig.
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Page 72: Glossary
Basically, AC97 CODEC is the standard structure of PCI sound card. As we know, computer is digital-based, but music is based on analog-based. Therefore, there must be a process to turn digital into analog during the last stage processing of sound in computer. Hence, the component on sound card that play this important task is what we called CODEC. -
Page 73: Agp (Accelerated Graphic Port)
The main function of AGP simply put is to tell monitor what screen information had to be shown, a visual transmission device actually. With the rapid developing of AGP card, we can see that it had been developed from single colorful AGP card to 2D and 3D graphic. -
Page 74: Bios (Basic Input/Output System)
drive controller and the computer's motherboard. Two drives (master and slave) are supported. The ATA specification allows the drive to connect directly to the ISA bus on the computer. ATA transfer rate then had been developed to 133MB /Sec and would come out with fastest rate later (please refer to Serial ATA). -
Page 75: Cnr (Communication And Networking Riser)
also could be encrypted with pin code. With hopping rate of 1600 hops per second, it’s difficult to be intercepted and are less interrupted by electromagnetic wave. 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". -
Page 76: Eeprom (Electronic Erasable Programmable Rom)
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. Also known as E PROM. Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals, but the interface technology is different. -
Page 77: Fc-Pga (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array)
FC means Flip Chip, FC-PGA is a package of Intel for Pentium III for 0.18µm process CPU, which can be plugged into SKT370 socket. After FC-PGA, FC-PGA2 is the package for 0.13µm process CPU developed by Intel, which can be plugged into SKT423/478 socket as well. -
Page 78: Ieee 1394
IEEE 1394, which also called Firewire, is a serial data transfer protocol and interconnection system. The main feature of the Firewire that assures its adoption for the digital video and audio (A/V) consumer application is its low cost. Fire wire interface is capable of supporting various high-end digital A/V applications, such as consumer A/V device control and signal routing, Digital Video (DV) editing, home networking, and more than 32 channels of digital mixing. -
Page 79: Pci (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus
Developed by Intel, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is a local bus standard. A bus is a channel used to transfer data to (input) and from (output) a computer and to or from a peripheral device. Most PCs have a PCI bus usually implemented at 32-bits providing a 33 MHz clock speed with a throughput rate of 133 MBps. -
Page 80: Psb (Processor System Bus) Clock
PSB Clock means the external bus clock of CPU. CPU internal clock = CPU PSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio A DRAM technology developed by Rambus Corporation*, to achieve high speed of memory through the use of multiple channels in parallel by 16-bits. -
Page 81: Sata (Serial Ata)
The Serial ATA specification is designed to overcome speed limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms. Serial ATA is to replace parallel with the compatibility with existing operating systems and drivers, adding performance headroom for years to come. It is developed with data transfer rate of 150 Mbytes/second, and 300MB/s, 600M/bs to come. -
Page 82: Vcm (Virtual Channel Memory)
recognize the change. USB 2.0, which supports data transfer rates of 480 Mbps, has been widely used in motherboard these days. NEC’s Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system’s ability to service multimedia requirements. -
Page 83: Troubleshooting
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. - Page 84 Continue Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard. Turn on the power 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.
- Page 85 Continue Perhaps your VGA card Check if there is display? or monitor is defective. Press <Ctrl> and <Alt> key at the same time, hold them and then press <Del> to reboot the system. It is very possible that your Check if the system keyboard is defective.
- Page 86 Continue During system rebooting, press <Del> to enter BIOS setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”. Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable. The problem should be Check if the system can caused by the IDE cable reboot successfully? or HDD itself.
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Page 87: Technical Support
Dear Customer, Thanks for choosing AOpen products. To provide the best and fastest service to our customer is our first priority. However, we receive numerous emails and phone-calls worldwide everyday, it is very hard for us to serve everyone on time. We recommend you follow the procedures below and seek help before contact us. - Page 88 5 5 5 5 eForum: AOpen eForum is provided to discuss our products with other users, in which your problem probably had been discussed before or will be answered. After log on, you may select your preferred language under “Multi-language”.
- Page 89 Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: MX46U2-GN R1.20 Dec.01.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 2002, Award Software, Inc. MX46U2-GN is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.
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Page 90: Product Registration
Be able to join the discussions of web-based news groups. AOpen makes sure that the information you provide is encrypted, so that it cannot be read or intercepted by other people or companies. Further, AOpen will not disclose any of information you submitted under any conditions. Please consult our... -
Page 91: How To Contact Us
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