AOpen XC Encore User manual

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Introduction

Disposal Instruction (US)

For better protection of our earth, please don’t throw this electronic device into municipal trash bin when

discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please recycle

the product. For more information about the collection and recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic

Equipment (WEEE), you are invited to visit our homepage at www.aopen.com under "Green Products".

廃棄上の指示

より良い地球保護のために、電子機器を廃棄処分にする時は、ゴミ箱に捨てないで下さい。汚染を最小限に抑え、地球

環境の最大限の保護のために、製品をリサイクルして下さい。廃電気電子機器 (WEEE) の回収とリサイクルについての情

報は、弊社ホームページwww.aopen.com の "Green Products" （環境に優しい製品）をご覧下さい。

廢棄及回收處理

為了保護環境，請勿將本產品當作一般廢棄物處理。為減少環境污染，維護地球資源，本產品報廢時，請

回收本產品。

Instruktion til bortskaffelse (Danish)

Af hensyn til vores miljø bedes De ikke bortskaffe denne elektroniske enhed i en almindelig affaldsspand. For

at mindske forurening og sikre beskyttelse af miljøet bedes De genbruge produktet. For yderligere information

vedrørende indsamling og genbrug af elektronik-affald (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)) er

De velkommen til at besøge vores website www.aopen.com og læse nærmere under "Green Products".

Verwijderingsinstructie (Dutch)

Om mogelijke schade aan het milieu of de menselijke gezondheid door ongecontroleerde afvalverwijdering

te voorkomen, moet u dit elektronisch product scheiden van andere soorten afval en op een verantwoorde

manier recyclen. Verwijder dit product dan ook alstublieft niet samen met ander huishoudelijk afval.

Voor meer informatie over de verzameling en recycling van elektrisch afval en elektronische apparatuur

(WEEE), nodigen we u uit om onze homepage te bezoeken www.aopen.com onder "Green Products".

Instruction de Disposition (French)

Pour une meilleure protection de la terre, ne jetez pas ce dispositif électronique dans la poubelle

municipale lors de la disposition. Pour éliminer la pollution et assurer la plus grande protection de

l’environnement global, réutilisez s’il vous plaît le produit. Pour plus d’informations sur la gestion des

déchets d’Equipements Electriques et Electroniques (DEEE ou WEEE), vous êtes invite à visiter notre site à

www.aopen.com sous "Green Products".

Entsorgungsanleitung (German)

Zum besseren Schutze unseres Planeten, schmeissen Sie elektrische Geräte bitte nicht in öffentliche

Mülleimer. Zur Verringerung der Verschmutzung und zur Sicherstellung grösstmöglichen Schutzes

der Umwelt recyceln Sie bitte das Produkt. Für mehr Informationen zum Sammeln und Recyceln von

elektrischen und elektronischen Müll (WEEE) besuchen Sie bitte unsere Homepage unter www.aopen.com

unter dem Punkt "Green Products".

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Istruzioni per lo smaltimento (Italian)

Per una migliore salvaguardia del nostro pianeta, si prega di non gettare questo dispositivo elettronico

nei normali riﬁ uti al momento dell’eliminazione. Per ridurre al minimo l’inquinamento ed assicurare la

massima protezione dell’ambiente, si prega di riciclare il prodotto. Per maggiori informazioni riguardanti

la raccolta ed il riciclaggio delle apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche residue (WEEE), siete invitati a

visitare la nostra homepage www.aopen.com alla voce "Green Products".

Instruksjoner for Resirkulering og Oppsamling (Norweigian)

For ĺ beskytte vĺr planet, kast ikke dette elektroniske utstyret sammen med vanlig avfall. For ĺ beskytte vĺr

natur og miljř, vennligst resirkuler dette produktet. For mer informasjon om oppsamling og resirkulering

i henhold til Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), se vĺr hjemmeside pĺ www.aopen.com

under "Green Products".

Programa de Tratamento de Resíduos de Equipamentos

Eléctricos e Electrónicos (Portugese)

Para melhor protecção ambiental do nosso planeta terra, não coloque o dispositivo electrónico no

receptáculo de lixo municipal. Para minimizar a poluição e garantir protecção máxima do ambiente global,

recicle o produto. Para mais informações sobre acerca da recolha e reciclagem de Equipamento Eléctrico e

Electrónico (WEEE), convidamos-lhe a visitar nossa página na Internet em www.aopen.com sobre "Green

Products".

Instrucciones para depositar los productos electrónicos

(Spanish)

Para proteger mejor el medio ambiente, por favor, no deposite los productos electrónicos en los

contenedores de basura tradicionales. Para reducir la contaminación y proteger el medio ambiente se

recomienda que los recicle. Para más información acerca de dónde depositar y cómo reciclar Equipos

Electrónicos y Desperdicios Electrónicos (WEEE), por favor, visite la página web www.aopen.com y entre

en la sección Productos Ecológicos ("Green Products").

Kassering (Swedish)

För att bättre värna om vår jord bör denna elektroniska utrustning ej kasseras tillsammans med vanligt

avfall. För att minimera mängden föroreningar och så långt som möjligt skydda den globala miljön

bör produkten återvinnas. För vidare information om insamling och återvinning av uttjänta elektriska

och elektroniska produkter (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, WEEE), besök avsnittet "Green

Products" på vår hemsida, www.aopen.com.

Copyright

Copyright of this publication belongs to AOpen Inc. AOpen reserves the right to change the content of this

publication without obligation to notify any party of such changes or revisions. No part of this publication

may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, translated into any language, stored in a retrieval system

in any form or by any means electronically, mechanically, optically without the prior written permission of

this company.

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Disclaimer

AOpen makes no warranties or representations, either expressed or implied, with respect to the content

herein and speciﬁ cally disclaims any warranties, merchantability of ﬁ tness for any particular purpose.

AOpen and AOpen logos used herein are registered trademarks of AOpen Inc.

All other brand names and trademarks are owned by their respective owners.

AOpen Inc.

http://www.aopen.com

Safety Instructions

Please read these safety instructions carefully.

Please keep this User’s Manual for later reference.

Please disconnect this equipment from connecter before cleaning. Don’t use liquid or prayed detergent

for cleaning. Use moisture sheet or cloth for cleaning.

Make sure the equipment is connected to the power source with the correct voltage, frequency, and

ampere.

All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

Never pour any liquid into opening; this could cause ﬁ re or electrical shock.

Never open the equipment. For safety reason, the equipment should only be opened by qualiﬁ ed

service personnel.

If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel:

Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.

The equipment has been exposed to moisture.

The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to user’s manual.

The equipment has dropped and damaged.

If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

Ambient operation temperature: less than 40 degrees C.

Caution on use of battery: Use the battery recommended by the manufacturer or the same type

of battery installed by the manufacturer. If incorrect battery is used, it may cause explosion or ﬁ

re hazard. Recycle or discard used batteries according the manufacturer’s instruction or your local

authority.

Safety caution concerning laser products:

DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive is "Class I Laser Product" This equipment, built with DVD and/or

CD disc drives using laser beam to read or write data on optical discs, is classiﬁ ed as "Class 1 laser

product". While the laser optical drive is reading data from or writing data to an optical disc, do not

force open the disc drive door. Press the Eject button to retrieve the optical disc only after the in-use

indicator goes off.

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FCC Notice

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference

to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this device

does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning

the device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the device and receiver.

Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Notice: Shielded cables

All connections to other computing devices must be made using shielded cables to maintain compliance

with FCC regulations.

Notice: Peripheral devices

Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certiﬁ ed to comply with Class B

limits may be attached to this equipment. Operation with non-certiﬁ ed peripherals is likely to result in

interference to radio and TV reception.

Caution

Changes or modiﬁ cations not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority,

which is granted by the Federal Communications Commission, to operate this computer.

Operation conditions

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Notice: Canadian users

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003

Welcome

First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for purchasing AOpen products. This motherboard is

designed to meet all your personal needs with industry-leading features, the newest components and

a strong focus on quality manufacturing and the testing and service that brings a positive computing

experience that lasts for years.

This manual will introduce how this motherboard is installed. Please keep it well for your future reference.

If you lose your printed manual, you may also go to our website at http://www.aopen.com to download

an updated ﬁ le in PDF format. Now, we would like to invite you to experience this user-friendly manual

and all of the powerful functions this AOpen product offers.

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Notes and Warning labels used in the manual

Please pay attention when you see the following symbols. They point out useful information for this

motherboard and make users aware of certain conditions.

Note:

This contains knowledge you should know when assembling or using this AOpen

product, or some helpful tip.

Safety Information

Please wear a wrist strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component.

You can also touch a metal object that has a ground connection or another metal surface.

Always unplug the power before you make any jumper settings.

Before you install or remove any components on the motherboard, please make sure to disconnect the

power ﬁ rst to prevent damage to the motherboard or other components.

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Under no circumstances are any types of duplicating and loading this brochure in any databases and

media permitted without the express written permission of AOpen Inc.

Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or

copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identiﬁ cation or explanation and to the

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The logos of AMD, Athlon, and Duron are the registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

The logos of Intel, Intel Celeron and Pentium II&III are the registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

The logos of nVidia are the registered trademarks of nVidia Corporation.

The logos of Microsoft, Windows are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in America and

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All the titles of the products and the trademarks mentioned in this manual are for the purpose of

illustrative conveniences and are possessed by their respective ﬁ rms.

We regret not informing about any changes in usage standards and other related information. AOpen

Company reserves the right of altering or modifying the content of this manual. In case of any mistakes or

incorrect descriptions, which include those on the products, AOpen makes no guarantee or commitments.

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Under no circumstances are any types of duplicating and loading this brochure in any databases and

media permitted except the permission signed on formal document by AOpen Company.

http://www.aopen.com

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Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................... 1

Table of Contents ....................................................................................... 7

Overview ................................................................................................... 8

Package Contents ................................................................................................... 8

Features: ............................................................................................................... 9

Identiﬁ cation of Controls ............................................................................11

Front View ........................................................................................................... 11

Front-Panel VFD Display ........................................................................................ 11

Rear Connectors ................................................................................................... 13

Major board key feature ........................................................................................ 14

Remote Control .................................................................................................... 15

Loading a Battery ................................................................................................ 16

Using the remote control ...................................................................................... 17

BIOS setup ...............................................................................................18

Entering the Setup Utility ...................................................................................... 18

BIOS navigation keys ............................................................................................ 18

Using BIOS .......................................................................................................... 18

Software CD Installation ............................................................................21

Install driver ........................................................................................................ 21

Install Utility ........................................................................................................ 23

Setting up the personal media center..........................................................28

Power Connection ................................................................................................ 28

Connecting to a PC Monitor ................................................................................... 28

Connecting to a TV ............................................................................................... 29

Connecting to a surround sound system ................................................................. 30

Connecting a Microphone ...................................................................................... 30

Conﬁ guring Speaker and Sound Options ................................................................ 31

Appendix ..................................................................................................33

Hardware Installation ........................................................................................... 33

Disassembly ......................................................................................................................... 33

Installing Slim CD-ROM & Hard drive ...................................................................................... 34

Installing Memory Module ..................................................................................................... 38

Installing CPU and CPU Cooler .............................................................................................. 39

Installing Add-On Mini Card ................................................................................................... 42

Speciﬁ cations ....................................................................................................... 43

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Overview

Package Contents

Ensure that the following items are present and are free from faults or damage.

135W DC Power Adapter

Remote Controller

Power Cord

CPU Cooler

S/PDIF out Converter

User Manual

Driver CD

SATA Cable

4 in 1 Power Cable

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Features:

Supports Intel socket P Core 2 Duo (Merom/Penryn) and Celeron CPU with 800/1066MHz FSB.

Intel X4500MHD with High performance MPEG-2 decoding, WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) support,

Hardware acceleration for MPEG2 VLD/iDCTand Microsoft DirectX*10 support

Blu-ray support

Supports dual channel DDR-II 667/800MHz memory, up to 4GB.

Dual display supports with HDMI and VGA port

Supports 7.1 channel high deﬁ nition audio.

Supports HDCP high deﬁ nition video playback.

Supports Gigabit Ethernet.

HD Video/Audio development (HDMI, HD Audio)

Low power consumption to meet EPA4.0

Storage bay supports slim optical drive, and two 3.5" Hard disks with Multi-Purpose Drive Cage.

Hardware Recommended List:

CPU

Brand Model name L2 Cache Speed

Intel T9600 6MB 2.8GHz

Intel T9400 6MB 2.53GHz

Intel P9500 6MB 2.53GHz

Intel P8600 3MB 2.4GHz

Intel P8400 3MB 2.26GH

Memory

Brand Model nam Module P/N IC_Vendor

Crucial DDR2 667 2GB CT6464AC667.4FE Micron

Crucial DDR2 667 2GB CT12864AC667.8FE Micron

Crucial DDR2 667 1GB CT12864AC667.K16FK Micron

Crucial DDR2 667 1GB CT25664AC667.16FE Micron

STEC DDR2 667 1G PC2-5300 Samsung

STEC DDR2 667 1G PC2-5300S-555-10-B0 Micron

Kingston DDR2 800 1GB KVR800D2S5/1G Elpida

Kingston DDR2 667 2GB KVR667D2S5/2G Micron

Corsair DDR2 667 2GB VS2GSDS667D2 Corsair

Corsair DDR2 667 1GB VS1GSDS667D2 Corsair

Buffalo DDR2 667 2GB D2N667C-2GMEJ Micron

ADATA DDR2 800 1GB M2OHY6G3I4430L1E5Z hynix

Hard Disk

Brand Capacity Module P/N Form Factor

Seagate 500GB ST3500820AS 3.5"

Seagate 750GB ST3750630AS 3.5"

WestDigital 320G WD3200AAKS 3.5"

WestDigital 500G WD5000ABYS-01TNA0 rev.1C01 3.5"

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WestDigital 750GB WD7500AYYS-01RCA0 rev.4G30 3.5"

HITACHI 500GB Deskstar™ HDS721075KLA330 3.5"

Optical Drive

Brand Model name Type Interface

Sony NEC BC-5600S Slot-in BDROM SATA

Lite-On DS-8A2S DVD/CD RW SATA

WLAN

Brand Type Interface Module P/N

Intel 802.11a/b/g/n mini Card Intel wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN

Intel 802.11a/b/g mini Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG

Lite-On 802.11b/g mini Card Lite-On 6302A

Lite-On 802.11b/g/n mini Card Lite-On WN6600R (1T2R)

AzureWave 802.11b/g/n mini Card AW-NE771 (1T2R)

TV Tuner

Yuan ATSC Hybrid mini Card MC521A

Yuan DVBT Hybrid mini Card MC770A

Turbo Memory

Intel Intel Turbo Memory mini Card 4GB Full miniPCIe Cache Module

Intel Intel Turbo Memory mini Card 2GB Full miniPCIe Cache Module

* AOpen recommend to use Windows Vista® operation system.

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Identiﬁ cation of Controls

Front View

1 DVD Eject button

2 Optical Device Drive

3 Power button

4 USB 2.0 Port x2

5 MIC-in Port

6 Earphone jack

7 HDD indicator

Front-Panel VFD Display

Status VFD Display

Normal Display

Date and Time

MCE Actived

DVD playback

Chapter number / DVD playing time

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Video playback

Video ﬁ le name / Video playing time

Music playback

Music ﬁ le name / Music playing time

FM Radio

Radio Channel

Live TV

Live TV channel name

Recorded TV

Recorded TV ﬁ le name / video playing time

Image browsing

Image ﬁ le name

Burning CD/DVD

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Rear Connectors

1 19V DC Jack

2 DVI Port

3 HDMI Port

4 E-SATA Port

5 USB 2.0 Port x4

6 Side LR (Side SUR out)

7 MIC-in Port

8 C/B (Center/Subwoofer out)

9 Speaker Out (Front out)

10 Line in (Audio Line in, S/PDIF in)

11 SUR L/R (Rear SUR out, S/PDIF out)

12 RJ45 LAN Jack

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Major board key feature

1 S-ATAII Connectors

2 4 pin DC Power output Connector

3 Front Audio Connectors

4 Intel ICH9M

5 IEEE 1394 Connector

6 COM1

7 Mini Card Connector

8 Battery

9 S-ATAII Connector

10 SYSFAN Connector

11 TV-Out Connector

12 CPUFAN1 Connector

13 BIOS

14 Front panel Connector

15 JP14 CMOS clear jumper

16 Mini Card Connector

17 USB 2.0 Connectors

18 Standby LED

19 Socket P Support Intel Penryn Dual Core/Celeron CPU

20 200 pin SODIMM x 2, Support DDRII 667/800 MHz

21 Intel GM45

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Remote Control

1 Power button On/Off (sleep)

2 PAUSE button Pauses playback.

3 STOP button Stops playback.

4 Record button Record a selected TV program.

5 PLAY Play the selected media.

6 REV/FWD Plays audio or video backwards or fast forward at 2X,

4X, 8X, or 20X normal speed.

7 PREV/NEXT Selects the previous or next chapter/title or menu

screen.

8 I (information) information display

9 Back Returns to last selection status.

10 OK/4 way

ARROW

buttons

Used for navigating around the menu system. ENTER

buttons start playback.

11 VOLUME +/- Changes the volume.

12 CH +/- Changes the TV channels

13 Start Open the Windows Media Center

14 MUTE Disables the sound during playback.

15 Recorded TV Opens the recorded TV window

16 Guide Opens the Television Program Guide.

17 Live TV Displays the full-screen view of live TV.

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18 DVD Opens the DVD player

19 Numeric button Enter text and numbers into a Windows Media

Center search or text box

20 Enter Conﬁ rm the selected action.

21 CLEAR Delete the last entered.

22 Teletext Teletext display

23 Red Navigation Teletext

24 Green Navigation Teletext

25 Yellow Navigation Teletext

26 Blue Navigation Teletext

Loading a Battery

Remove the back cover of the remote control and insert two AA batteries in the remote control.

Make sure the batteries are inserted in the correct direction with the + and – symbols on the batteries

matching the ones on the remote control.

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Using the remote control

Point the remote control at the remote control sensor at the front of the PC, and press a button.

Pressing the Power button turns the PC on or puts it in Standby (sleep) mode.

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BIOS setup

The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system>s conﬁ guration status

and provides options to set system parameters. The parameters are stored in battery-backed-up

CMOS RAM that saves this information even when the power is turned off. When the system is

turned back on, the system is conﬁ gured with the values found in CMOS.

Note: After you have ﬁ nished the installation for the CPU, RAM, CD-ROM and Hard

disk, then ﬁ rst time to turn on the PC. You need to access the BIOS setup Utility.

The BIOS utility will auto-detect all devices automatically.

Entering the Setup Utility

When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a

series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS.

Press DEL to enter SETUP

Press the delete key <Delete> to access the Award BIOS Setup Utility:

BIOS navigation keys

KEY FUNCTION

Scrolls through the items on a menu

Tab Select ﬁ eld

ENTER Conﬁ rm the selection

+/- Modiﬁ es the selected ﬁ eld’s values

Esc Exits the current menu

F1

General Help

F10

Saves the current conﬁ guration and exits Setup

Using BIOS

Press the delete key <Delete> to access.

Note: We recommend user to use "Load Optimal Default" setting in BIOS utility, other

option settings are for advanced customer only.

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Now you can move the cursor by using direction keys on the keyboard. Move the cursor to the option item

"Exit", then move down to "Load Optimal Default", press "Enter" button.

Then the following dialogue screen will pop up to conﬁ rm the default BIOS values. Select "OK" to conﬁ rm

and then press "Enter" button.

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Finally, move the cursor to "Save Change and Exit" and press "Enter" to save the parameter and exit

BIOS setup.

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