User manual AOPEN MX46533MAX

[. . . ] Overview Hardware Installation Troubleshooting & Technical Support Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max DOC. NO. : MX46533V-OL-E0208A MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max 1 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max What's in this manual Online Manual MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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. Note: This diagram for example only, it may not be exactly the same as the motherboard you purchased. 57 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) For high Online Manual 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". Separating each critical portion of motherboard into regions, where each region operates in a same or similar frequency range, we can avoid cross talk and frequency interference between each region's operations and condition. The trace length and route must be calculated carefully. For example, the clock trace must be equal to length (not necessarily as short as possible) so that clock skew will be controlled within few a pico second (1/10 Sec) 12 Note: This diagram for example only, it may not look exactly the same as the motherboard you purchased. 58 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink Online Manual 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. 59 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Online Manual 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. 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 98. 60 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Online Manual You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD. Choose the utility and driver and select model name. 61 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Install IDE Driver To use IDE devices you have to install IDE driver from Bonus Pack CD. Online Manual 62 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Installing AGP Driver You can find AGP driver from the Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu. Online Manual 63 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Installing VGA Driver Online Manual SiS 651 supports VGA on this motherboard. You can install VGA driver form the Bonus Pack CD. 64 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Install USB2. 0 Driver In Bonus Pack CD, you can install USB2. 0 driver from the following screen. Online Manual 65 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Installing LAN Driver Online Manual You can download LAN Driver from the Bonus Pack CD and install it under Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, Windows 98/98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT v4. 0 driver for Realtek RTL8201 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter. [Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A and OSR2] Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 : ----------------------------------------------------1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer". Specify the setup file pathname [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95\WIN95A (for Windows 95 and Win95A) or [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95 (for Windows 95 OSR2). Windows 95 will appear some messages to insert Windows 95 system disk to complete setup step. Windows 95 will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the system. [Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows2000, Windows ME, Windows XP] Installing driver for Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME/Windows XP : ------------------------------------------------------------------1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer". 2. Specify the setup file pathname [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN98 (for Windows 98/98 SE) or 66 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN2000 (for Windows 2000) or [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WINME (for Windows ME) or [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WinXP (for Windows XP) Online Manual 3. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will appear some messages to insert Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME system disk to complete setup step. 4. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the system. [Windows NT 3. 5, 3. 51 & 4. 0] 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. [. . . ] For example: Part No. Serial No. Part No. P/N: 91. 88110. 201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number. 105 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Mo Model name and BIOS version Online Manual Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: MX46533V R1. 20 Aug. 01. 2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1. 0A Copyright © 2002, Award Software, Inc. MX46533V is model name of motherboard; R1. 20 is BIOS version. 106 MX46-533V / MX46-533 Max Online Manual Product Registration Thank you for choosing AOpen product. AOpen encourages you to spend few minutes in completing the following product registration. [. . . ]