User manual AOPEN MK77333

[. . . ] Overview Hardware Installation Troubleshooting & Technical Support Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual DOC. NO. : MK77333-OL-E0204A MK77-333 MK77-333 1 MK77-333 W h a t 's i n t h i s m a n u a l Online Manual MK77-333 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Not only that, this motherboard implements 2200F capacitor, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 or 1500F) and it provides better stability for CPU power. 54 MK77-333 L a y o u t ( F r e q u e n c y I s o l a t i o n Wa l l ) 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 12 within few a pico second (1/10 Sec) Note: This diagram is for example only, it may not exactly be the same diagram of this motherboard. 55 MK77-333 Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink Online Manual Cool down CPU and Chipset is important for system reliability. Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption especially when you are trying to over clocking the CPU. 56 MK77-333 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. 57 MK77-333 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. 58 MK77-333 I ns t a ll i n g L A N D ri v e r Online Manual Introduction: ------------This document describes the procedure to install Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, Windows 98/98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT v4. 0 driver for Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter. [Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A and OSR2] Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 : ----------------------------------------------------1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer". Specify the setup file pathname [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95\WIN95A (for Windows 95 and Win95A) or [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\Win95 (for Windows 95 OSR2). Windows 95 will appear some messages to insert Windows 95 system disk to complete setup step. Windows 95 will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the system. 59 MK77-333 [Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows2000, Windows ME, Windows XP] Online Manual Installing driver for Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME/Windows XP : ------------------------------------------------------------------1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer". Specify the setup file pathname [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN98 (for Windows 98/98 SE) or [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN2000 (for Windows 2000) or [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WINME (for Windows ME) or [CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WinXP (for Windows XP) 3. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will appear some messages to insert Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME system disk to complete setup step. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the system. 60 MK77-333 [Windows NT 3. 5, 3. 51 & 4. 0] Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows NT : ----------------------------------------------------When you are in Windows NT : 1. In the Main group of NT, select the "Control Panel" icon. In the Control Panel window, choose the "Network" icon. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the "Add Adapter" button. The Add Network Adapter dialog box appears. [. . . ] For example: Part No. Serial No. Part No. Serial No. P/N: 91. 88110. 201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number. 102 MK77-333 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: MK77-333 R1. 00 FEb. 01. 2001 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1. 0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. MK77-333 is model name of motherboard, R1. 00 is BIOS version. 103 MK77-333 Online Manual Pr o d uc t R e g is t r at i o n Thank you for choosing AOpen product. AOpen encourages you to spend few minutes in completing the following product registration. To register your product will ensure the high quality of services from AOpen. [. . . ]