User manual AOPEN AX4GEMAX

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NO. : AX4GEM-OL-E0211B AX4GE Max AX4GE Max 1 AX4GE Max W h a t 's i n t h i s m a n u a l Online Manual AX4GE Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] configuration multiprocessor system with two physical processors. Each processor has its own independent architectural configuration execution state. resources The an and Intel right-hand represents Hyper-Threading technology based processor. You can see that the architectural state for each processor is duplicated, while the execution resources is shared. 80 AX4GE Max processors on which the software applications modification. can Also, The responds run each to first without logical logical interrupts Online Manual For multiprocessor-capable software applications, the Hyper-Threading based processor is considered two separate logical processor can track one software thread, while the second logical processor tracks another software thread simultaneously. Because the two threads share the same execution resources, the second thread can use resources that would be otherwise idle if only one thread was executing. This results in an increased utilization of the execution resources processor. within each physical The figure below represents how Hyper-Threading saves time when it works. With two logical processors available on every single physical processor, multi-threaded applications can now take advantage of thread-level parallelism on each physical processor for additional performance. As software applications continue to be optimized to take greater advantage of processor parallelism, Hyper-Threading technology provides an additional boost for newer capabilities and the growing needs of today's users. 81 AX4GE Max Online Manual D r iv 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. 82 AX4GE 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. 83 AX4GE Max I ns t a ll i n g I n t e l ® C h i p s e t S o f t w a re I n s t a l la t i o n Ut il it y Online Manual You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the "?" marks, but except Windows 95 and 98 (First version). 84 AX4GE Max I nt e l B r o o k da le - G V G A d ri v e r Online Manual You can install Intel VGA Driver to get the best graphics function of the chipset. You can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc. 85 AX4GE Max I ns t a ll i n g I n t e l I A A D ri v e r Online Manual You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times. You can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc. 86 AX4GE Max I ns t a ll i n g O n b o a r d S o u n d D ri v e r Online Manual This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu. 87 AX4GE Max Online Manual 88 AX4GE Max The noise is gone!!---- SilentTek Online Manual As the clock of CPU keeps rocketing higher and higher, it inevitably brings higher heat and system temperature in a relative way. The way we deal with this heat problem, however, is to spare no effort to add one fan after another to protect our pampered system, expecting these fans could cool down our machine as much as they could. But at the same time, we believe that same users are affected terribly by the irritating noises of these fans while working with their PC. As a matter of fact, we do not have to get our fans running at such a high speed in most cases; on the contrary, we discovered that having your fans running at appropriate time and speed not only reduces the noise, but also consumes the least power the system needs, so as to prevent over-wasting of energy resource. [. . . ] You can find this bar code label on the outside packing, or on component side of PCB. For example: Part No. Serial No. Part No. P/N: 91. 88110. 201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number. 132 AX4GE Max Mo de l na me a n d B IO S v ers i on Online Manual Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: AX4GE Max R1. 20 Aug. 01. 2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1. 0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. AX4GE Max is model name of motherboard; R1. 20 is BIOS version. 133 AX4GE Max Online Manual Pr o d uc t R e g is t r at i o n Thank you for choosing AOpen product. [. . . ]