User manual AOPEN AX4GETUBE

[. . . ] Overview Troubleshooting & Technical Support Hardware Installation Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube DOC. NO. : AX4GET-OL-E0210A AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube 1 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube What's in this manual Online Manual AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Before You Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] However, by pressing B on your keyboard the Windows Operation System will be launched. 77 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube Your Open JukeBox EzSkin Online Manual Except these powerful functions above, Open JukeBox Player is also equipped with another fancy feature for you to change its "skin". You can download as many skins as you want from AOpen Website, and changing them whenever you want by using this useful utility ­ EzSkin ­ which may also be downloaded from our website. Even more, you may design your own skins with innovative idea and sharing them to users around the world by uploading to our website. For further technical information, we welcome you to visit our website at http://english. aopen. com. tw/tech/download/skin. 78 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube Hyper Threading Technology What is Hyper-Threading? Online Manual Hyper-Threading technology is an innovative design from Intel that enables multi-threaded software applications to process threads in parallel within each processor resulting in increased utilization of processor execution resources. As a result, an average improvement of ~40% in CPU resource utilization yields higher processing throughput. How Hyper-Threading Works A form of simultaneous multi-threading technology (SMT), Hyper-Threading technology allows multiple threads of software applications to be run simultaneously on one processor by duplicating the architectural state on each processor while the same processor execution resources is shared. The figure below represents how a Hyper-Threading based processor differentiates a traditional multiprocessor. The left-hand configuration shows a traditional multiprocessor system with two physical processors. Each processor has its own independent execution resources and architectural state. The right-hand configuration represents an Intel Hyper-Threading technology based processor. You can see that the architectural state for each processor is duplicated, while the execution resources is shared. 79 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube For multiprocessor-capable software applications, the Hyper-Threading based processor is considered two separate logical processors on which the software applications can run without modification. Also, each logical processor responds to interrupts independently. The first 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 within each physical processor. Online Manual 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. 80 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube 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. But after you finish the hardware installation, you have to install your operation system first (such as Windows 2000) 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 XP. 81 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD. Choose the utility and driver and select model name. Online Manual 82 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube Installing Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility Online Manual Some Windows systems cannot recognize newer chipsets that release later than those systems, therefore "?" marks may appear on "Device manager" page. Intel 845GE/PE cannot support systems earlier than Windows 95 and 98 first version. As for other later Windows systems, you can install Intel INF Update Utility from Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu to eliminate the "?" marks. 83 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube Installing Intel IAA Driver Online Manual You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times. [. . . ] 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. 131 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube 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: AX4GE Tube R1. 20 Aug. 01. 2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1. 0A Copyright © 2002, Award Software, Inc. AX4GE Tube is model name of motherboard; R1. 20 is BIOS version. 132 AX4GE Tube / AX4PE Tube Online Manual Product Registration Thank you for choosing AOpen product. [. . . ]