User manual AOPEN AX4BSV

[. . . ] Overview Troubleshooting & Technical Support Hardware Installation Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V DOC. NO. : AX4BSV-OL-E0109B AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V 1 AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V W h a t 's i n t h i s m a n u a l Online Manual AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] LED is a CD disc storage box with 8 LEDs on its front panel, the size of Dr. LED is exactly the same as 5. 25 in floppy drive, so that it can be mount into normal 5. 25 in drive bay of any housing. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Boot O. K. KB HDD Audio PCI Video Memory CPU 56 AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual The total 8 LEDs light up alternatively if the system fails in one of eight stages. Once the LED7 (latest LED) is lit, this indicates that the system has completed its boot-up procedure. The 8 LEDs indicate the following messages when lit: LED 0 - Indicates that the CPU may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged. LED LED LED LED LED LED LED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Indicates Indicates Indicates Indicates Indicates Indicates Indicates that that that that that that that the memory may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged. the AGP may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged. the PCI card may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged. the floppy disk drive may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged. the HDD may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged. the keyboard may have been installed incorrectly or is damaged. the system is OK. Note: During POST (power on self test), the Debug LED will light on sequentially from LED0 to LED7 until the system boots O. K 57 AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Dr. Voice Connector (AX4BS Pro Only) Online Manual The Dr. It can let you easily to know what kind of problem occurred. It can clearly "tell" whether there is a component issue or an installed issue, such as CPU, memory module, VGA, PCI add-on card, FDD, HDD or keyboard by voice. Voice provides four kinds of language version, English, German, Japanese and Chinese for choosing. You can select preferred language version by JP15 & JP16. Pin 1 JP15 1 JP16 English Chinese Japanese German 58 AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V GP O ( Ge n er al P u r p o s e O u t p u t ) C o n n e ct o r Online Manual GPO (General Purpose Output) is an advanced specification developed by AOpen for power users to define the further function by oneself. For example, you can design a daughter board to provide additional capabilities, such as an alarm, a buzzer, a timekeeper, etc. 59 AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V B a t t e r y - l e s s a n d L o n g Li f e D e s i g n Online Manual This Motherboard implements Flash ROM and a special circuit that allows you to save your current CPU and CMOS Setup configurations without the need of a battery. 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. ATX Stand-by Power Battery Auto Switch RTC (Real Time Clock) 00:00:00 Auto switching to ATX standby power as long as AC power line is plugged. This smart design increases battery life if you still plug battery on motherboard. Flash ROM CMOS Backup by EEPROM 60 AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V O v e r - c ur r e n t P r o t e c t i o n Online Manual The Over Current Protection was very popular implemented on ATX 3. 3V/5V/12V switching power supply. However, the new generation CPU uses different voltage that has regulator to transfer 5V to CPU voltage (for example, 2. 0V), and makes 5V over current protection useless. [. . . ] The part number, serial number and BIOS version are also very helpful. Part Nu m b er an d Seri al Nu m b er The Part Number and Serial number are printed on bar code label. You can find this bar code label on the outside packing, on ISA/CPU slot or on component side of PCB. For example: Part No. Serial No. P/N: 91. 88110. 201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number. 105 AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Mo d e l n a m e a n d B I O S v e r s i o n Online Manual Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: AX4BS PRO / AX4BS-V R1. 00 July. 01. 2001 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1. 0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. AX4BS PRO / AX4BS-V is model name of motherboard, R1. 00 is BIOS version. 106 AX4BS Pro / AX4BS-V Online Manual Produ c t R egis tration Thank you for choosing AOpen product. [. . . ]