User manual AOPEN AK778XMAX

[. . . ] Overview Hardware Installation Troubleshooting & Technical Support Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual DOC. NO. : AK778XM-OL-E0210B AK77-8X Max AK77-8X Max 1 AK77-8X Max What's in this manual Online Manual AK77-8X Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 to 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 length (not necessarily as short as possible) so that clock skew will be controlled 12 within few a pico second (1/10 Sec) Note: This diagram is for example only, it may not exactly be the same diagram of this motherboard. 77 AK77-8X Max Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink Online Manual Cool down CPU and Chipset is important for system reliability. Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption especially when you are trying to over clocking the CPU. 78 AK77-8X Max Vivid BIOS technology Online Manual Have you been fed up with the conservative and immutable POST screen?Let's rule out the tradition idea that POST screen are stiff and frigid, and let AOpen show you the newly developed VividBIOS to experience the lively vivid colorful POST screen! Unlike earlier graphic POST screen which could occupy the whole screen and mask text information during POST, AOpen VividBIOS deals with graphics and texts separately, and makes them running simultaneously during POST. With this innovative design, VividBios now brings you a beautiful and sleek 256 colors screen without missing any important information shown on POST screen. In addition, the limited space of BIOS ROM is another big issue. When all of the traditional BIOS can only show space-consuming and uncompressed Bitmap, AOpen has considerately tuned the BIOS to next generation, to recognize the smaller-sized GIF format and even dynamic-showing GIF animation. Vivid BIOS shares the same fundamental technology with Open JukeBox CD Player, you may use the same EzSkin utility to change your Vivid BIOS screen or to download your favorite Open JukeBox skin. If you see this little logo shown beside your model name on the BIOS download page, http://english. aopen. com. tw/tech/download/skin, it is assured that your motherboard supports this innovative feature! 79 AK77-8X Max Online Manual D r i v e r a n d Ut i li t y There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen Bonus CD disc. You don't need to install all of them in order 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 can install any drivers or utilities. Please refer to your operation system's installation guide. Note: Please follow recommended procedure to install Windows 95 and Windows 98. 80 AK77-8X Max A u t o - r u n Me n u f r o m B o n u s C D D i s c Online Manual You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver and select model name. 81 AK77-8X Max I n s t a l l i n g Wi n d o w s 9 5 1. First, don't install any add-on card except AGP card. Online Manual Install Windows 95 OSR2 v2. 1, 1212 or 1214 version and later with USB support. Otherwise, you need to install USBSUPP. EXE. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA AGP Vxd driver, VIA ATAPI Vendor Support driver and VIA registry (INF) program. Finally, Install other add-on cards and their drivers. 82 AK77-8X Max I n s t a l l i n g Wi n d o w s 9 8 1. First, don't install any add-on card except AGP card. Online Manual Enable USB Controller in BIOS Setup > Advanced Chipset Features > OnChip USB, to make BIOS fully capable of controlling IRQ assignment. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA AGP Vxd driver, IRQ Routing, VIA ATAPI Vendor Support driver and VIA registry (INF) program. Finally, Install other add-on cards and their drivers. 83 AK77-8X Max ® ® ® Online Manual I n s t a l l i n g Wi n d o w s ® 9 8 S E , W i n d o w s ® M E & W i n d o w s ® 2 0 0 0 / X P If you are using Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 2000/XP, you do not need to install the 4-in-1 driver as the IRQ Routing Driver and the ACPI Registry are already incorporated into the operating system. Users with ® Windows 98 SE may update the VIA Registry INF and AGP drivers by installing them individually. [. . . ] For example: Part No. Serial No. Part No. Serial No. P/N: 91. 88110. 201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number. 127 AK77-8X Max Mo de l na m e a n d B IO S v ers i o n Online Manual Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). 01. 2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1. 0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. AK77-8X Max is model name of motherboard, R1. 02 is BIOS version. 128 AK77-8X Max Online Manual Pr o d uc t R e g is t r at i o n Thank you for choosing AOpen product. AOpen encourages you to spend few minutes in completing the following product registration. To register your product will ensure the high quality of services from AOpen. [. . . ]