AOpen MX4B Online Manual

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Overview

Hardware

Installation

Drivers &

Utilities

AWARD

BIOS Setup

Glossary

Troubleshooting &

Technical Support

MX4B

DOC. NO.: MX4B-OL-E0112B

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MX4B .................................................................................................................................................. 1

What’s in this manual ......................................................................................................................................................2

You Must Notice ..............................................................................................................................................................8

Before You Start ..............................................................................................................................................................9

Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................10

Feature Highlight...........................................................................................................................................................11

Quick Installation Procedure..........................................................................................................................................14

Motherboard Map ..........................................................................................................................................................15

Block Diagram...............................................................................................................................................................16

Hardware Installation..................................................................................................................... 17

About “Optional” and “Upgrade Optional”…...................................................................................................................18

JP14 Clear CMOS Data.................................................................................................................................................19

CPU Installation.............................................................................................................................................................20

CPU Jumper-less Design...............................................................................................................................................23

CPU and System Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring)................................................................................................26

DIMM Sockets ...............................................................................................................................................................27

Front Panel Connector ..................................................................................................................................................29

ATX Power Connector ...................................................................................................................................................30

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AC Power Auto Recovery ..............................................................................................................................................30

IDE and Floppy Connector ............................................................................................................................................31

IrDA Connector..............................................................................................................................................................33

AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) Expansion Slot ...........................................................................................................34

Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard (Optional)..............................................................................................................35

CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot ............................................................................................36

PC99 Color Coded Back Panel......................................................................................................................................37

Support 2

nd

USB Port.....................................................................................................................................................38

CD Audio Connector......................................................................................................................................................39

Modem Audio Connector ...............................................................................................................................................40

Front Audio Connector...................................................................................................................................................41

Battery-less and Long Life Design.................................................................................................................................42

Over-current Protection .................................................................................................................................................43

Hardware Monitoring .....................................................................................................................................................44

Resettable Fuse ............................................................................................................................................................45

2200µF Low ESR Capacitor...........................................................................................................................................46

Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) .................................................................................................................................48

Pure Aluminum Heatsink ...............................................................................................................................................49

Driver and Utility............................................................................................................................. 50

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Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc..............................................................................................................................51

Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility......................................................................................................52

Installing Intel IAA Driver...............................................................................................................................................53

Installing LAN Driver (Optional).....................................................................................................................................54

Installing Onboard Sound Driver....................................................................................................................................55

ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive.........................................................................................................................................56

ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR)........................................................................................................................................61

AWARD BIOS ................................................................................................................................... 63

About BIOS Function Description…...............................................................................................................................64

How To Use Award™ BIOS Setup Program...................................................................................................................65

How To Enter BIOS Setup .............................................................................................................................................67

BIOS Upgrade...............................................................................................................................................................68

Overclocking ................................................................................................................................... 70

VGA Card & Hard Disk ..................................................................................................................................................71

Glossary .......................................................................................................................................... 72

AC97 .............................................................................................................................................................................72

ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface)........................................................................................................72

AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port)....................................................................................................................................72

AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)............................................................................................................................................73

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AOpen Bonus Pack CD .................................................................................................................................................73

APM (Advanced Power Management)...........................................................................................................................73

ATA (AT Attachment)......................................................................................................................................................73

ATA/66...........................................................................................................................................................................73

ATA/100.........................................................................................................................................................................74

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ................................................................................................................................74

Bus Master IDE (DMA mode).........................................................................................................................................74

CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)................................................................................................................74

CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ....................................................................................................................................75

DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM................................................................................................................................75

DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) ............................................................................................................................75

DMA (Direct Memory Access)........................................................................................................................................75

ECC (Error Checking and Correction)............................................................................................................................76

EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory...........................................................................................................................76

EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM)....................................................................................................76

EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM).......................................................................................................................76

EV6 Bus ........................................................................................................................................................................77

FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity)............................................................................................................................77

FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) ................................................................................................................................77

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Flash ROM ....................................................................................................................................................................77

FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock...........................................................................................................................................78

I

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C Bus ..........................................................................................................................................................................78

IEEE 1394 .....................................................................................................................................................................78

Parity Bit........................................................................................................................................................................78

PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM).................................................................................................................................79

PC-100 DIMM................................................................................................................................................................79

PC-133 DIMM................................................................................................................................................................79

PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR DRAM .................................................................................................................................79

PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus....................................................................................................................79

PDF Format...................................................................................................................................................................80

PnP (Plug and Play) ......................................................................................................................................................80

POST (Power-On Self Test)...........................................................................................................................................80

RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)..............................................................................................................................................80

RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module).........................................................................................................................81

SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) ......................................................................................................................................81

Shadow E

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PROM ..........................................................................................................................................................81

SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module)..........................................................................................................................81

SMBus (System Management Bus) ...............................................................................................................................82

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SPD (Serial Presence Detect) .......................................................................................................................................82

Ultra DMA......................................................................................................................................................................82

USB (Universal Serial Bus)............................................................................................................................................83

VCM (Virtual Channel Memory).....................................................................................................................................83

ZIP file...........................................................................................................................................................................83

Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................. 84

Technical Support........................................................................................................................... 88

Product Registration....................................................................................................................... 91

How to Contact Us.......................................................................................................................... 92

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Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat is trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

AMD, the AMD logo, Athlon and Duron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Microsoft, Windows, and Windows logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United

States and/or other countries.

All product and brand names used on this manual are used for identification purposes only and may be the registered trademarks

of their respective owners.

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.

This documentation is protected by copyright law. All rights are reserved.

No part of this document may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval

system without prior written permission from AOpen Corporation.

Copyright

©

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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 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.

Thanks for the help of saving our earth.

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Thank you for choosing AOpen MX4B motherboard. The MX4B is Intel

®

Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the Micro ATX

form factor featuring the Intel

®

845 (Brookdale) chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the MX4B motherboard can

support Intel

®

Socket 478 Pentium

®

4 (Willamette / Northwood) and 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock. In the AGP performance,

it has one AGP slot and supports AGP 4X mode and pipelined spilt-transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB/sec. According to

different customer’s requirements, 64, 128, 256, 512MB and 1GB DDR SDRAM DIMM modules can be applied to the motherboard

and the maximum memory size can be up to 2 GB. The onboard IDE controller supports Ultra DMA

33/66/100 mode and the

transfer rate up to 100MB/s. Further flexibility can be achieved by taking advantage of the Communication and Network Riser (CNR)

card option that allows audio, modem, and/or LAN configuration on a single

baseboard design. More than that, on the strength of Intel 82562ET

PHY on board, which is an highly-integrated Platform LAN

Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and

home use (Optional). Besides, the MX4B has a RealTek ALC201

AC97

CODEC chipset onboard providing high performance and

magic surround stereo sound to let people enjoy working with it.

Now, let’s enjoy all features from AOpen MX4B motherboard.

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CPU

Supports Intel

®

Socket 478 Pentium

®

4 (Willamette / Northwood) 1.4GHz~2.4GHz+ with 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for

Socket 478 technology.

Chipset

With the Intel

®

845 (Brookdale) chipset, Intel delivers a discrete graphics solution with all the performance, innovative features and

proven reliability of the Intel

®

845 chipset. With its highly scalable design, the new 845 chipset offers an ideal, leading-edge AGP

graphics solution for Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 processor platforms. And the smart integration in the Intel 845 chipset's I/O Controller Hub

(ICH2) features two USB controllers supporting four USB ports. With support for 5.1 channels of AC’97 audio and the ability to

make the most of soft audio/modem technology, the 845 chipset delivers an ideal solution for innovative new form factors.

Expansion Slots

Including three 32-bit/33MHz PCI, one CNR and one AGP 4X slots. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The

Communication & Nectworking Riser (CNR)

slot provided from MX4B can support CNR interface for a Modem/Audio card. The

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

specification provides a new level of video display sophistication and speed. The AGP video

cards support data transfer rate up to 1056MB/s. MX4B motherboard includes one AGP expansion slot for a bus mastering AGP

graphic card. For AD and SBA signaling, MX4B 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.

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Memory

Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets that support up to 2GB of PC-200/266 compliant DDR SDRAM ( Double Date

Rate, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). You may install 64, 128, 256, 512mb and 1GB DDR SDRAM DIMM

modules into each socket.

LAN Port (Optional)

On the strength of Intel 82562ET PHY on board, which is an 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 supports 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.

On-board AC’97 Sound

MX4B uses the RealTek ALC201 AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.

Four USB Connectors

Provides two ports, four USB connectors for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc.

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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.

Enhanced ACPI

Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows

®

98/ME/2000 series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM,

S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4) features.

Super Multi-I/O

Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART can also be

directed from COM1 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.

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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. Installing Driver and Utility

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Motherboard Map

PC99 Colored Back Panel

Resettable Fuse

JP14 CMOS Clear Jumper

Red: MODEM-CN Connector

Black: CD-IN Connector

Intel 82562ET PHY Onboard

CNR Expansion Slot

Front Audio Connecto

r

IrDA Connector

Front Panel Connector

FAN3 Connecto

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2

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USB Connecto

r

2Mbit Programmable Flash ROM

A

TA/33/66/100

IDE Connector x2

FDD Connecto

r

184-pin DDR DIMM Socket x2

supports PC-200/266 DDR

SDRAM maximum up to 2 GB

A

TX Power Connecto

r

CPU Fan Connector with H/W

Monitoring Function

Intel

®

845 chipset with MCH, ICH2

that supports LAN, Ultra ATA/100,

SDRAM Solution

478-pin CPU socket with Voltage

and Frequency Auto-detection that

support Intel

®

Pentium

®

4

1.4~2.4GHz+ CPU

A

GP 4x Expansion Slot

32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x3

4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connector

2200

μ

F Low ESR Capacitors

RealTek ALC201 AC’97 CODEC

System LED

FAN2 Connector

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Intel 82845

(Brookdale)

MCH

Socket 478

Intel

Pentium 4

CPU

400MHz System

Bus

DIMM Socket x2

AGP 4X Slot

Intel

82801BA

ICH2

Serial Port x2

2

nd

USB Port

1

st

USB Port

USB

Connector x4

32-bit PCI Slot x3

Parallel Port

IDE Drive x4

ATA

33/66100

PC-200/266 DDR

SDRAM Up to 2GB

Primary

Channel

Secondary

Channel

2Mbit Flash EEPROM

AC Link

PCI Bus

CNR Slot

Firmware Hub

Low Pin

Count

Super

I/O

Floppy Disk Drive x2

RealTek

ALC201

Intel

82562ET

PHY

LAN connect Component

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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. If a wrist strap is not available, maintain contact with the system unit throughout any

procedure requiring ESD protection.

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When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may find some of functions are called

“Optional”, and some are called “Upgrade Optional”. Though all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features,

in some situations, these powerful features are not used to every user. Hence, we changed some key features as “Optional” for you

to choose. Some optional functions that can be upgraded by users, we call them “Upgrade Optional”. As for those optional

functions that can’t be upgraded by ourselves, we call them “Optional”. If needed, you can contact our local distributors or resellers

for purchasing “Upgrade Optional” components, and again you can visit AOpen official web site: www.aopen.com.tw

for more detail

information.

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You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below.

1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power.

2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2.

3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds.

4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 & pin 2.

5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.

1

Normal

(

default

)

1

Clear

CMOS

Tip: When should I Clear CMOS?

1. Boot fail because of overclocking…

2. Forget password…

3. Troubleshooting…

Pin 1

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This motherboard supports Intel

®

Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU (Willamette / Northwood). Be careful of CPU orientation when

you plug it into CPU socket.

Note: These pictures are for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the

CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into

the socket.

CPU pin 1 and

cut edge

CPU socket

Lever

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and

up to 90-degree angle.

CPU cut edge

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