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MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l MX4LR-GN/MX4GVR-GN ............................................................................................................. 17 What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice ...................................................................................................................
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Front Panel Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 31 ATX Power Connector ................................................................................................................................................... 32 AC Power Auto Recovery ...........................................................................................................
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink ........................................................................................................................................ 51 Wake On Modem / Wake On LAN / Wake On PCI Card ................................................................................................ 52 Open JukeBox Player............................................................................................................................................
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual AC97 CODEC ............................................................................................................................................................... 84 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ....................................................................................................... 84 ACR (Advanced Communication Riser)..............................................................................................................
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual IEEE 1394 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 89 Parity Bit ....................................................................................................................................................................... 90 PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus .......................................................................
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual Product Registration ............................................................................................................... 102 How to Contact Us ..................................................................................................................
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Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Before You Start This Online Manual will introduce to the user how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved in PDF format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get free download from Adobe web site.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Ove rv ie w ® Thank you for choosing AOpen MX4LR-GN / MX4GVR-GN motherboard. The MX4LR-GN is Intel Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) ® ® based on the ATX form factor featuring the Intel 845GL chipset, and the MX4GVR-GN is based on Intel 845GV chipset. As ® ® high performance chipset built in the M/B, the MX4LR-GN motherboard can support Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 and 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock, and the MX4GVR-GN supports 533 MHz FSB.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual F e a t ur e H i g h li g h t CPU ® ® Supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 1.4GHz~3.06GHz+ with 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)(MX4GVR-GN supports 533MHz FSB) designed for Socket 478 technology. Chipset ® With the In tel 845GL / 845GV chipset, Intel delivers a discrete graphics solution with all the performance, innovative features ® and proven reliability of the Intel 845GL / 845GV chipset.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master IDE Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices. On-board AC’97 Sound MX4LR-GN / MX4GVR-GN use the AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual Power Management/Plug and Play Supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Pr otection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play, which helps save users from configuration problems, thus making the system much user-friendlier. Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor module.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual Q u i c k I n s t a ll a t i o n P r oc e d u re This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly. 1. Installing CPU and Fan 2. Installing System Memory (DIMM) 3. Connecting Front Panel Cable 4. Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable 5. Connecting ATX Power Cable 6. Connecting Back Panel Cable 7. Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default 8. Reboot 9. Installing Operating System (such as Windows XP) 10.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Motherboard Map CD-IN Connector PC99 Colored Back Panel AUX-IN Connector Onboard AC’97 CODEC Realtek RTL8101L LAN Chip Front Audio Connector 4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connector JP28 Mouse/Keyboard Wakeup Resettable Fuse 2200μF Low ESR Capacitors COM2 Connector SYSFAN2 Connector FDD Connector 478-pin CPU socket with Voltage and Frequency Auto-detection that ® ® supports Intel Pentium 4 1.4~2.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN B l oc k Di a gr a m PC-266 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x3 DIMM Socket x2 Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU 400MHz /533MHz System Bus Intel 845GL MCH 845 GV GMCH PCI Bus ATA 33/66100 Primary Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary Channel Intel ICH4 RealTek RTL8101L LAN connect Component USB2.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN H a rd w ar e I ns t a l l at i o n This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware devices of this motherboard. Note: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component. 1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. 2.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN About “ Opt ional” a nd “ Upgra de Opt ional”… When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may find some of functions are called “Optional”, and some are called “Upgrade Optional”. Though all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features, in some situations, these powerful features are not used to every user. Hence, we changed some key features as “Optional” for you to choose.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN J P 1 4 C l e a r C MO S D a t a You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below. 1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. 2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. 3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. 4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1 & pin2. 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2. Pin 1 Tip: When should I Clear CMOS? 1 1 1.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN CPU I nst al lat i on ® This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a cut edge on the CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into the socket.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. CPU cut edge Note: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it may damage the CPU. Note: This socket supports Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package developed by Intel. Other forms of CPU package are impossible to be fitted in. Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN CPU Fa n I nst al la t i on This motherboard comes with a retention module attached on the CPU socket when shipped, we strongly recommend you to install AOpen special designed CPU Fan as shown below on the retention module for better heat dissipation. Please install the CPU Fan correctly as the following pictures shown. 2. Pressing down the four clips with force one by one on the retention module. 1.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN CPU Jumper-less Design CPU VID signal and SMbus clock generator provide CPU voltage auto-detection and allows the user to set the CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, therefore no jumpers or switches are used. The disadvantages of the Pentium based jumper-less designs are eliminated. There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection. Clock Generator ® Intel Socket 478 BIOS Pentium 4 CPU Controlled CPU Freq.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN AOpen “Watch Dog ABS” With this motherboard, AOpen provides a very special, useful feature for overclockers. When you power-on the system, the BIOS will check last system POST status. If it succeeded, the BIOS will enable “Watch Dog ABS” function immediately, and set the CPU FSB frequency by user’s setting that stored in the BIOS. If system failed in BIOS POST, the “Watch Dog ABS” will reset the system to reboot in five seconds.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Set ting CPU Fre que ncy BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Clock Setting This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, and no jumpers or switches are needed.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Core Frequency = CPU FSB Clock * CPU Ratio MX4LR-GN(100MHz x 4) PCI Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio EV6 Bus Speed = CPU external bus clock x 2 Warning: ® Intel 845GL chipset supports maximum 400MHz (100MHz x 4) system bus and 66MHz AGP ® clock; Intel 845GV chipset supports maximum 533Hz (133MHz x 4) system bus and 66MHz AGP clock, higher clock setting may cause serious system damage.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN C P U a n d S y s t e m F a n C o n n e c t o r ( w i t h H / W Mo n i t o r i n g ) Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPU FAN connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on System Fan (FAN2) or FAN3 (AUX Fan) connector. GND +12V SENSOR SYSFAN2 Connector GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 Connector GND +12V SENSOR Note: Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin, so that cannot support hardware monitoring function.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper This motherboard provides keyboard / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP28 to enable or disable this function, which could resume your system from suspend mode with keyboard or mouse installed. The factory default setting is set to “Disable”(1-2), and you may enable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN DI MM So cke ts This motherboard has two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC266 memory up to 2GB. Both ECC and Non-ECC DDR SDRAM are supported, but you can’t install them both on DIMM. Otherwise, it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN How to Install Memory ry Modules Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish memory installation. 1. Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and match the socket’s size as depicted below. 40 pins 2. 52 pins Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place. Note: The tabs of the DIMM slot will close-up to hold the DIMM in Tab 3.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN F r o n t P a n e l C o n n e c t or Attach the power LED, Keylock, speaker, power and reset switch connectors to the corresponding pins. If you enable “Suspend Mode” item in BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep flashing while the system is in suspend mode. Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing. It is 2-pin female connector from the housing front panel. Plug this connector to the soft-power switch connector marked SPWR.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN ATX Power Connector This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector. Make sure you plug in the right direction. We strongly recommend you to connect the 4-pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 20-pin ATX power connector and use standard power supply specially designed for Pentium 4 system.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN AC Pow er Auto Recovery A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, that needs to keep power-on. This motherboard implements an AC Power Auto Recovery function to solve this problem.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN IDE and Floppy Connector Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE connector. The blue connector is IDE1 for clear identification. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN IDE1 is also known as the primary channel and IDE2 as the secondary channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that make a total of four devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and Slave mode. Either one can be the hard disk or the CDROM. The setting as master or slave mode depends on the jumper on your IDE device, so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Ir DA Co nnec t or The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as Laplink or Windows 95 Direct Cable Connection, the user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA devices and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps).
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN C o l o r C o d e d Ba c k Pa n el The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, serial ports COM1 and VGA, Printer, USB, AC97 sound and game port. The view angle of drawing shown here is the back panel of the housing. SPP/EPP/ECP Parallel Port PS/2 Mouse Connector LAN Port Line-In USB2.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Suppor t 10/ 10 0 Mbps LAN onboa r d The South Bridge ICH4 includes a fast Ethernet controller on chip. On the strength of Realtek 8101L LAN controller on board, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use, the Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors. The orange LED indicates the link mode, it lights when linking to network.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN C O M2 C o n n e c t o r This motherboard provides two serial ports. One of them is on back panel connector, and the other is on the upper left of board. With proper cable, you can connect it to the back panel of chassis.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Suppor t Fr ont US B 2 .0 Connec t or This motherboard provides six USB 2.0 connectors to connect USB devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are four connectors on the back panel. You can use proper cables to connect the Front USB connector to USB modules or front panel of chassis. Pin 1 USB 2.0 Connector 1 +5V SBD2SBD2+ GND KEY +5V SBD3SBD3+ GND NC Note: Please note that if you would like to use USB devices (Example: keyboard, mouse etc.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Case Op en Conn ector The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. To make this function works, you have to enable it in the system BIOS, connect this header to a sensor somewhere on the chassis. So, whenever the sensor is triggered by lights or the opening of the chassis, the system will send out beep sound to inform you.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN CD Audi o Connector This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN AUX-IN Connector This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN F r o n t A u d i o C o n n e c t or 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 5-6 and 9-10 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before connecting the cable. Please do not remove these 5-6 and 9-10 yellow jumper caps if there’s no audio port on the front panel.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Battery-less and Long Life Des ign 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.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN CPU Ov er- c urre nt Prote ction 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.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN H a r d w a r e Mo n i t o r i n g This motherboard implements a hardware monitoring system. As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue to monitor your system’s working voltage, fan status and CPU temperature. If any of these systems’ status goes wrong, there will be an alarm through the chassis external speaker or buzzer of motherboard (if existed) to warn the user.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Res ett a ble Fuse 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 (function as protecting the motherboard), user still cannot replace it and the motherboard is still malfunctioning. With expensive Resettable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function after the fuse had done its protection job.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN 220 0 μ F L o w ES R Ca p a c it o r 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.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN 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 ) 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”.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink 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.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Wake On Modem / Wake On LAN / Wake On PCI Card Thi s motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem, Wake On LAN and Wake On PCI Card. Green PC suspend mode does not really turn off the system power supply, it can be triggered by Modem, LAN or Other PCI Cards and resume back to active. If you have an external Modem card and want to use this wake-up feature, Please enable the “Wake On Modem” item.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Open Ju keBox Player 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.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN How Your Open JukeBox Works 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. Below is the function description of respective buttons. Power-Off Button Display Screen Boot to Operation System Function Key Power: Pressing O, to directly power off your computer with no hassle of entering Windows Operation System.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Your Open JukeBox Settings in BIOS There are three Open JukeBox settings in BIOS as follows. Auto: The default setting is “Auto” with which the Open JukeBox will automatically check the CD player every time you power on. The Open JukeBox will automatically be launched when it detects a music CD in your CD player. Press Insert Key: Choosing this setting will allow a reminder message popped up on the screen during BIOS POST.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Your Open JukeBox EzSkin 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.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Vivid BIOS technology 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 simultaneo
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN 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 2000/XP) before you can install any drivers or utilities. Please refer to your operation system’s installation guide.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN I ns t a ll i n g I n t e l ® C h i p s e t S o f t w a re I n s t a l la t i o n Ut il it y Windows 95/98 cannot recognize this chipset, because it was released before the Intel 845GL / 845GV chipset. You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN I nt e l V G A d ri v e r You can install Intel VGA Driver to get the best graphics function of the chipset. You can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN I ns t a ll i n g I n t e l I A A D ri v e r You can install Intel IAA Driver to increase the performance of software applications and reduce PC boot times. You can find it in the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Installing Onboard Sound Driver This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC. You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Installing LAN Driver This motherboard integrates Realtek 10/100Mbps PCI LAN Chip. You can find LAN driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Installing Windows 95 (Golden version), Win95A, OSR2, 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". 2.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN 2. In the Control Panel window, choose the "Network" icon. 3. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the "Add Adapter" button. The Add Network Adapter dialog box appears. 4. In the list of network cards, select " Requires disk from manufacturer", and then press button. 5. Enter drive and pathname [CD-ROM]:\Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\NT (for NT 4.0) which is the path where the setup file OEMSETUP.INF is located, and then choose the OK button. 6.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Enter Windows NT and follow above setup procedure step 2,in the "Network Settings" dialog box, choose the "Configure.." button. The "Input Ethernet ID" dialog box appears and input adapter's Ethernet ID. Last step to select OK and close NETWORK SETUP. Select SKIP if only one adapter is installed on this computer.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Installing USB 2.0 Driver This motherboard has six USB 2.0 ports. You can find USB driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Windows 2000 Installation Guide ********************************************************** Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System *********************************************************** After enabling the USB 2.0 controller and rebooting your system, Windows 2000 setup will show a "New Hardware Found" dialog box. Under Windows 2000, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed. 1.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN 1. From Windows 2000, open the Control Panel from "My Computer" followed by the System icon. 2. Choose the "Hardware" tab, and then click the "Device Manager" tab. 3. Click the "+" in front of "Universal Serial Bus controllers". "Intel PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller A1" should appear.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN ****************************************** Confirming Windows XP Installation ****************************************** 1. Tools/Folder Options/View. Change below item: 2. Enable "Display the full path in the title bat". 3. Enable "Show Hidden files and folders". 4. Disable "Hide extensions of known files types". 5. Disable "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)". 6.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN 2. Copy all USB files from CD to HDD. 1. Copy all test drivers to %windir%\driver cache\i386. 2. Copy all test drivers to %windir%\system32\dllcache You need to copy file to this directory first. Otherwise, Windows XP will replace file from this directory to system32\drivers. 3. Copy all test drivers to %windir%\system32\drivers. 3. Check USB driver version again. 1. USBEHCI.SYS - 3/20/2002. 2. USBPORT.SYS - 3/20/2001. 3. USBHUB.SYS - 3/20/2001.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN A C P I S u s pe n d t o Ha r d Dr i v e ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive is basically controlled by Windows operation system. It saves your current work (system status, memory and screen image) into hard disk, and then the system can be totally power off. Next time, when power is on, you can resume your original work directly from hard disk within few seconds without go through the Windows booting process and run your application again.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual System Requirement 1. AOZVHDD.EXE 1.30b or later. 2. Delete config.sys and autoexec.bat. Fresh installation of Windows 98 on a new system 1. Execute "Setup.exe /p j" to install Windows 98 2. After Windows 98's installation is complete, go to the Control Panel > Power Management. a. Set Power Schemes > System Standby to "Never". b. Click on "Hibernate" and select "Enable Hibernate Support" then "Apply". c.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual memory size the longer this process will take Changing from APM to ACPI (Windows 98 only) 1. Run "Regedit.exe" a. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT b. Select "ADD Binary" and name it as "ACPIOPTION". c. Right click and select Modify, add "01" after "0000" to make it "0000 01". d. Save changes. 2. Select "Add New Hardware" under Control Panel. Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Changing from ACPI to APM 1. Run "Regedit.exe" a. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT ACPI OPTION b. Right click and select "Modify, change "01" to "02" to make it "0000 02". Tip: "02" means Windows 98 is ACPI acknowledged but the ACPI function is disabled. c. Save changes. 2. Select "Add New Hardware" under Control Panel. Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN A C P I S u s pe n d t o R A M ( S T R ) This motherboard supports ACPI Suspend to RAM function. With this function, you can resume your original work directly from DRAM without going through the Windows 98 booting process and run your application again. Suspend to DRAM saves your current work in the system memory, it is faster than Suspend to Hard Drive but requires power supplied to DRAM, while Suspend to Hard Drive requires no power.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual To implement ACPI Suspend to DRAM, please follow the procedures as below: System Requirement 1. An ACPI OS is required. Currently, except Windows 95 and Windows NT, all other Windows Systems support ACPI. 2. The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility must have been installed properly. ® Procedures 1. Changed the following BIOS settings. BIOS Setup > Power Management Setup > ACPI Function: Enabled BIOS Setup > Power Management Setup > ACPI Suspend Type: S3.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN AW A RD B I O S System parameters can be modified by going into BIOS Setup menu, this menu allows you to configure the system parameters and save the configuration into the 128 bytes CMOS area, (normally in the RTC chip or in the main chipset). The AwardBIOS™ that installed in the Flash ROM of the motherboard is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN How To Use Award™ BIOS Setup Program Generally, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items that you want to choose, then press key to select, and use the and key to change setting value. You also can press key for help and press key to quit Award™ BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the Award BIOS setup program.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Key Description F6 Load fail-save setting value from CMOS. F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS. F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN How To Enter BIOS Setup After you finish the setting of jumpers and connect correct cables. Power on and enter the BIOS Setup, press during POST (Power-On Self Test). Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance. Del Warning: Please avoid of using "Load Turbo Defaults", unless you are sure your system components (CPU, DRAM, HDD, etc.) are good enough for turbo setting.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN B I O S U p g r a d e u n d e r Wi n d o w s e n v i r o n m e n t With outstanding R&D ability of AOpen, we now bring you a whole new BIOS Flash wizard ---- EzWinFlash. With an eye to users convenience, EzWinFlash combines the BIOS binary code and flash module together, so the only thing you have to do is just clicking on the utility you downloaded from web and let it helps you complete the flash process automatically.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EZWinFlash by the following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMMANDED to close all the applications before you start the upgrading. 1. Download the new version of BIOS package zip file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://www.aopen.com) 2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WMX4LRGN102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment. 3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WMX4LR102.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual G l os s a r y AC97 COD EC Basically, AC97 CODEC is the standard structure of PCI sound card. As we know, computer is digital-based, but music is based on analog-based. Therefore, there must be a process to turn digital into analog during the last stage processing of sound in computer. Hence, the component on sound card that play this important task is what we called CODEC.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual A GP ( A cc e l era t ed Gr ap h ic Po rt ) The main function of AGP simply put is to tell monitor what screen information had to be shown, a visual transmission device actually. With the rapid developing of AGP card, we can see that it had been developed from single colorful AGP card to 2D and 3D graphic. AGP supports only memory read/write operation and single-master single-slave one-to-one only.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual DMA, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz/s. Ultra DMA, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 2 = 33MB/s. ATA/66, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 4 = 66MB/s. ATA/100, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 6 = 100MB/s. ATA/133, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 8 = 133MB/s. (ATA/133 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 30ns.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual CNR (C o mmun icat ion a nd N etw or k ing R ise r) The CNR specification provides the PC industry the opportunity to deliver a flexible and cost reduced method of implementing LAN, home networking, DSL, USB, wireless, audio and modem subsystems widely used in today's "connected PCs". The CNR specification is an open industry specification and is supported by OEMs, IHV card manufacturers, silicon supplier and Microsoft.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual E P R O M ( E r a s a b l e P r o g r a m m a b l e R O M) Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light. If BIOS has to be upgraded, you need to remove EPROM from motherboard, clear by UV light, re-program, and then insert back. E V6 B us EV6 Bus is the technology of Alpha processor from Digital Equipment Corporation.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual F las h R O M Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals. It is easier for BIOS to upgrade by a flash utility, but it is also easier to be infected by virus. Because of increase of new functions, BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 512KB (4M bit).
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual IEEE1394 is very easy to connect (Like USB1.1/2/0). Pa r it y B it The parity mode uses 1 parity bit for each byte, normally it is even parity mode, that is, each time the memory data is updated, parity bit will be adjusted to have even count "1" for each byte. When next time, if memory is read with odd number of "1", the parity error is occurred and this is called single bit error detection.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual POST (Power-On Self Test) The BIOS self-test procedure after power-on, sometimes, it is the first or the second screen shown on your monitor during system boot. P SB ( Pr oc e sso r Sy st e m B us) C l oc k PSB Clock means the external bus clock of CPU.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual S D R A M ( S y n c h r o n o u s D R A M) SDRAM is one of the DRAM technologies that allow DRAM to use the same clock as the CPU host bus (EDO and FPM are asynchronous and do not have clock signal). It is similar as PBSRAM to use burst mode transfer. SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin DIMM and operates at 3.3V, and have been gradually replaced by DDR RAM.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual U SB 2 . 0 ( U n iv er sa l Se r i al B us ) A Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an external bus (an interconnect) standard that supports data transfer rates of 12 Mbps. A single USB port can be used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices, such as mouse, modems and keyboards. Introduced in 1996, USB has completed replaced serial and parallel ports.
MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Online Manual Z IP f i le A compressed file format to reduce file size. To unzip file, run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) for DOS and other operating system or WINZIP (http://www.winzip.com/) for windows environment.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Tr oubl es hooti ng If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the problem. Start Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2 and printer. Make sure if all jumper settings are correct.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Continue Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard. Turn on the power Yes No and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly. The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure. Next Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Continue No Check if there is display? Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective. Yes Press and key at the same time, hold them and then press to reboot the system. No Check if the system It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.
Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Continue During system rebooting, press to enter BIOS setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”. Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable. Check if the system can No reboot successfully? Yes Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98. End 98 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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Online Manual MX4LR- GN / MX4GVR- GN Mo de l na me a n d B IO S v ers i on Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: MX4LR-GN R1.00 Feb. 1. 2003 AOpen Inc. Phoenix-Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 2003, Award Software, Inc. MX4LR-GN is model name of motherboard, R1.00 is BIOS version.
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