User manual AOPEN AX4T533PRO

[. . . ] Overview Troubleshooting & Technical Support Hardware Installation Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual DOC. NO. : AX4T533P-OL-E0209A AX4T-533 Pro AX4T-533 Pro 1 AX4T-533 Pro W h a t 's i n t h i s m a n u a l Online Manual AX4T-533 Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] ATX Stand-by Power Battery Auto Switch 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. ACPI LED (BLUE) Flash ROM CMOS Backup by EEPROM 59 AX4T-533 Pro 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 12V to CPU voltage (for example, 2. 0V), and makes 5V over current protection useless. This motherboard is with switching regulator onboard supports CPU over-current protection; in conjunction with 3. 3V/5V/12V power supply provide the full line over-current protection. 3. 3V (Protected by power supply) ATX Switching Power Supply 5V (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. 60 AX4T-533 Pro R e se t ta b l e F u s e Online Manual Traditional motherboard has fuse for Keyboard and USB port to prevent over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken (did the job to protect motherboard), user still cannot replace it and the motherboard is still malfunction. With expensive Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can back to normal function after fuse did the protection job. Resettable Fuse 61 AX4T-533 Pro 2 2 0 0 F L o w E S R C a p a c i t or Online Manual The quality of low ESR capacitor (Low Equivalent Series Resistance) during high frequency operation is very important for the stability of CPU power. The idea of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation. Not only that, AX4T-533Pro implements 3300F capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 and 1500f) and it provides better stability for CPU power. 62 AX4T-533 Pro Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) Online Manual For high frequency operation, especially overclocking, layout is the most important factor to make sure chipset and CPU working in stable condition. 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 within few a pico second (1/1012 Sec) Note: This diagram for example only, it may not look exactly the same with the motherboard you purchased. 63 AX4T-533 Pro F a n s i n k o n N or t h Br i d g e Online Manual In order to provide a better effect of cooling and make the chipset work more stable, we especially design a fansink on the north bridge. After locating the fansink on the north bridge, plug the connector to the header marked SYSFAN3 on the motherboard. 64 AX4T-533 Pro 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 shown beside change your Vivid BIOS screen or to download your favorite Open JukeBox skin. If you see this little logo 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! 65 AX4T-533 Pro O p e n J u ke B o x P l ay er Online Manual Here we are pleased to provide you a brand-new powerful interface--Open JukeBox. Without any cost you can have your PC turn into a fashionable CD player!This latest Open JukeBox motherboard aims at helping you directly operate your CD player on the PC without any hassle of entering Windows operation system. 66 AX4T-533 Pro How Your Open JukeBox Works Online Manual The operation of Open JukeBox Player is the same as other CD players. By pressing specific keys on the keyboard you will find playing Open JukeBox Player couldn't be easier than the traditional CD Players. [. . . ] 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. P/N: 91. 88110. 201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number. 109 AX4T-533 Pro 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). 2002 AOpen Inc. Phoenix-Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1. 0A Copyright © 2002, Award Software, Inc. AX4T-533 Pro is model name of motherboard, R1. 00 is BIOS version. 110 AX4T-533 Pro Online Manual Produ c t R egis tration Thank you for choosing AOpen product. [. . . ]