User manual AOPEN AX4R PLUS

[. . . ] Overview Troubleshooting & Technical Support Hardware Installation Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual DOC. NO. : AX4RPLUS-OL-E0303C AX4R Plus AX4R Plus 1 AX4R Plus W h a t 's i n t h i s m a n u a l Online Manual AX4R Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The language selections of Dr. Voice can be adjusted in BIOS. 1 1 Enable (Default) Disable Pin1 64 AX4R Plus 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 65 AX4R Plus C P U O v e r - c ur r e n t P r o t e c t i o n Online Manual Over Current Protection has been popularly implemented on ATX 3. 3V/5V/12V switching power supply for a while. However, new generation CPU is able to use regulator of different voltages to transfer 12V to CPU voltage (for example, to 2. 0V). This motherboard is with switching regulator onboard that supports CPU over-current protection, and it applies to 3. 3V/5V/12V power supply for providing full line over-current protection. 5V (Protected by power supply) ATX Switching Power Supply 3. 3V (Protected by power supply) 12V (Protected by power supply) Onboard Power Regulator Over-Current Protection Circuit CPU Core Voltage Note: Although we have implemented protection circuit try to prevent any human operating mistake, there is still certain risk that CPU, memory, HDD, add-on cards installed on this motherboard may be damaged because of component failure, human operating error or unknown nature reason. AOpen cannot guaranty the protection circuit will always work perfectly. 66 AX4R Plus A O C o n f i g Ut i l i t y Online Manual AOpen always dedicated to provide users a much friendlier computer environment. We now bring you a comprehensive system detective utility. AOconfig is a Windows based utility with user-friendly interface that allows users to obtain information of the operation system and hardware such as motherboard, CPU, memory, PCI devices and IDE devices. The powerful utility also displays the version of BIOS and firmware for your convenience of maintenance. Moreover, AOconfig allows users to save information in *. BMP or *. TXT format which users may collect the system information in detail and send them to AOpen directly for technical support or further diagnosis of system problem. 1. The system page shows the detail information of the motherboard, the operating system, the processor, and BIOS version. 2. The PCI device page shows the configurations of all PCI devices installed on your motherboard. 67 AX4R Plus Online Manual 3. This page presents the IDE devices information, such as the serial number, the manufacturer, the firmware version, and capacity. 4. From this page, users may obtain the technical support information of AOpen. Moreover, detailed information could be saved in . bmp or . txt format. NOTE: AOconfig can be used in Windows 98SE/ME, NT4. 0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. Please be informed that AOconfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard. Meanwhile, all applications must be closed before starting AOconfig. 68 AX4R Plus Online Manual Di e - H a r d B I O S a n d J P 3 0 Di e - H a r d BI O S S e l e c t J u m p e r Many viruses have been found that may destroy bios code and data area lately. This motherboard implements a very effective hardware protection method without any software or BIOS coding involved, therefore it is 100% virus free. You may restore the originally mounted BIOS with 2nd BIOS ROM by setting JP30 to pin 2-3 if it fails to act normally. This motherboard comes with one BIOS ROM, you may contact our local distributors or resellers for purchasing an extra BIOS ROM. Please visit our website: www. aopen. com for details. 1 1 BIOS1 BIOS2 normal rescue Pin1 JP30 Die-Hard BIOS Select Jumper 69 AX4R Plus Online Manual E x t e r n a l C o n t r ol l e r f or DI E - H A R D BI O S ( U s e r U p gr a d e O p t i o n a l ) External Controller provides you a better and convenience way to switch the BIOS status between "Rescue" and "Normal" without opening the case of your computer. You have to plug the jumper cable to the connector pin (JP30) on the motherboard. [. . . ] 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 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. 119 AX4R Plus 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). [. . . ]