User manual AOPEN MX4GE

[. . . ] Overview Troubleshooting & Technical Support Hardware Installation Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual DOC. NO. : MX4GE-OL-E0208A MX4GE MX4GE 1 MX4GE What's in this manual Online Manual MX4GE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Before You Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Please be informed that this useful function only applies to advanced chassis, you may purchase an extra sensor, attach it on your chassis, and make a good use of this function. 1 Sensor GND Intrusion Sensor Pin 1 48 MX4GE CD Audio Connector This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. Online Manual R GND GND L CD-IN Note: Though some of the latest versions of Windows support "Digital Audio" through IDE bus. However, in order to use Open Jukebox player, which is driven under BIOS, it is a MUST to connect audio cable to CD-IN connector on the motherboard. 49 MX4GE Modem Audio Connector Online Manual This connector is used to connect Mono In/MIC Out cable from internal modem card to onboard sound circuit. The pin 1-2 is Mono In, and the pin 3-4 is MIC Out. Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet, only some internal modem cards implement this connector. MIC OUT GND GND MONO IN MODEM-CN Connector 50 MX4GE COM2 Connector Online Manual This motherboard provides two serial ports. One of them is on back panel connector, and the other is on the lower part of the board. With proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis. 1 DCD# SOUT GND RI# RTS# 2 SIN DTR# DSR# CTS# Pin 1 51 MX4GE Front Audio Connector Online Manual If the housing has been designed with an audio port on the front panel, you'll be able to connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector. By the way, please remove the jumper cap from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the cable. Do not remove this yellow jumper cap if your housing doesn't have an audio port on the front panel. Pin 1 1 FP_MIC FP_VREF PHONE_R NC PHONE_L 9 2 GND +5V NC KEY NC 10 Note: Please remove the jumper cap from the front audio connector before you connect the cable. Do not remove this yellow jumper cap if your housing doesn't have an audio port on the front panel. 52 MX4GE S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector Online Manual S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a latest audio transfer file format that provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog. Normally there are two S/PDIF outputs as shown, one for RCA connector, the most common one used for consumer audio products, and the other for optical connector with a even better audio quality. Through a specific audio cable, you can connect the S/PDIF connector to a S/PDIF audio module bearing S/PDIF digital output. However, you must have a S/PDIF supported speaker with S/PDIF digital input to make the most of this function. 1 5 +5V NC SPDIFOUT GND SPDIFIN Pin 1 S/PDIF Connector Connecting to RCA Cable Connecting to Optical Cable Audio cable S/PDIF Module (User Upgrade Optional) 53 MX4GE Battery-less and Long Life Design Online Manual This Motherboard implements a Flash ROM and a special circuit that provide you no batter power consumption of current CPU and CMOS Setup configurations. 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 54 MX4GE Over-current Protection Online Manual The Over Current Protection is a popular implementation on ATX 3. 3V/5V/12V switching power supply. However, the new generation CPU uses different voltage with a regulator to transfer 12V to CPU voltage (for example, 2. 0V), and thus makes 5V over current protection useless. This motherboard is with switching regulator onboard supporting 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 and tried to prevent any human operating mistake, certain risks might still happen when CPU, memory, HDD or add-on cards installed on this motherboard is damaged due to component failure, human operating error or other unknown natural reasons. AOpen cannot guarantee that the protection circuit will always work perfectly. 55 MX4GE Hardware Monitoring Online Manual This motherboard implements a hardware monitoring system. As you turn on your system, this smart design will monitor your system's working voltage, fan status and CPU temperature. If any of those systems' status goes wrong, there will be an alarm through the chassis external speaker or buzzer of motherboard (if having this function and enabled) to warn the user. Fan Fan Speed CPU CPU Temperature CPU Voltage Detection Circuit AOpen H/W Monitoring Utility Power System Voltage 56 MX4GE Resetable Fuse Online Manual Traditional motherboard uses fuses to prevent Keyboard and USB port from over-current or shortage. [. . . ] You can find this bar code label on the outside packing, on ISA/CPU slot 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. 99 MX4GE 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: MX4GE R1. 20 Aug. 01. 2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1. 0A Copyright © 2002, Award Software, Inc. MX4GE is model name of motherboard; R1. 20 is BIOS version. 100 MX4GE Online Manual Product Registration Thank you for choosing AOpen product. [. . . ]