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MX4LR TV Online Manual W h a t ’s i n t h i s m a n u a l MX4LR TV ...................................................................................................................................... 1 What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice ...................................................................................................................
MX4LR TV Online Manual DIMM Sockets ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 33 ATX Power Connector .......................................................................................................................
MX4LR TV Online Manual AUX-IN Connector......................................................................................................................................................... 54 Front Audio Connector .................................................................................................................................................. 55 Battery-less and Long Life Design.............................................................................................................
MX4LR TV Online Manual Installing USB2.0 Driver ................................................................................................................................................ 78 Installing Hardware Monitoring III Utility ........................................................................................................................ 80 ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive ........................................................................................................................
MX4LR TV Online Manual ATA/66 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 100 ATA/100 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 101 ATA/133 ........................................................................................................................
MX4LR TV Online Manual 2 I C Bus ........................................................................................................................................................................ 105 IEEE 1394 ................................................................................................................................................................... 106 Parity Bit ..................................................................................................................
MX4LR TV Online Manual USB (Universal Serial Bus) ......................................................................................................................................... 110 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) ....................................................................................................................................111 ZIP file.................................................................................................................................................
MX4LR TV Online Manual You Must Notice Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat is trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. AMD, the AMD logo, Athlon and Duron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get free download from Adobe web site.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Ove rv ie w ® Thank you for choosing AOpen MX4LR TV motherboard. The MX4LR TV is Intel Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form factor featuring the Intel® 845GL(Brookdale) chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the MX4LR TV motherboard can support Intel ® Socket 478 Pentium ® 4 and 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock.
MX4LR TV 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~2.4GHz+ with 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket 478 technology. Chipset With the I ntel ® 845GL (Brookdale) chipset, Intel delivers a discrete graphics solution with all the performance, innovative ® features and proven reliability of the Intel 845GL chipset.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Memory Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets that support up to 2GB of PC-266/200 compliant DDR SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). You may install 64, 128, 256, 512Mb DDR SDRAM DIMM modules into each socket, which are designed in a declined way for accommodating in a 1U server housing.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Watch Dog Timer Includes AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” function that can auto-reset default settings in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system overclocking. S/PDIF Connectors S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer file format, which provides impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio. Six USB2.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans status, temper ature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor module. Enhanced ACPI ® Fully implement the A CPI standard for Windows 98/ME/2000 series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM, S3), STD (Suspend to Disk, S4) features. Super Multi-I/O Provides two high-sp eed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.
MX4LR TV 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. Setting CPU Frequency 9. Reboot 10. Installing Operating System (such as Windows 98) 11.
MX4LR TV Front Audio Connector Online Manual Motherboard Map Green: AUX-IN Connector Black: CD-IN Connector PC99 Colored Back Panel Onboard AC’97 CODEC S/PDIF Connector RealTek RTL8100BL Resettable Fuse JP28 Mouse/Keyboard Wakeup 4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connector CNR Expansion Slot 2200μF Low ESR Capacitors COM2 Connector FAN2 Connector TV Out Connector 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x3 IrDA Connector 478-pin CPU socket with Voltage and Frequency Auto-detection that ® ® supports Intel Pentium 4 1.4~2.
MX4LR TV Online Manual B l oc k Di a gr a m PC-266/200 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB 32-bit PCI Slot x3 DIMM Socket x2 Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU 400MHz System Bus TV Out Port Intel 845GL GMCH PCI Bus ATA 33/66100 On Die VGA Primary Channel IDE Drive x4 Secondary Channel Intel ICH4 LAN connect Component AC97 CODEC Realtek RTL8100BL AC Link USB2.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual A b o u t “ Ma n u f a c t ur e r U p g ra d e O p ti o n a l” a n d “ U s e r U p g ra d e Optional”… When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may find some of functions are called “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional”, and some are called “User Upgrade Optional”. Though all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features, in some situations, these powerful features are not used to every user.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 pin 1 & pin2. 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2. Pin 1 1 Tip: When should I Clear CMOS? 1 1.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” 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 Timer” 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 Timer” will reset the system to reboot in five seconds.
MX4LR TV Online Manual CPU Core Voltage Auto Detectable The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected. It is not necessary to set CPU core voltage. 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. CPU Ratio 8x, 9x, 10x,…22x, 23x, 24x CPU FSB 100~200.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Core Frequency = CPU FSB Clock * CPU Ratio PCI Clock = CPU FSB Clock / Clock Ratio Warning: Intel AGP Clock = PCI Clock x 2 Northwood CPU CPU Core Frequency 845GL chipset supports maximum 400MHz (100MHz*4) system FSB Clock System Bus Ratio Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x Pentium 4 2.2G 2200MHz 100MHz 400MHz 22x Pentium 4 2.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 CPU Fan Connector GND +12V SENSOR FAN2 Connector Note: Some CPU fans do not have FAN3 Connector sensor pin, so that cannot support GND +12V SENSOR hardware monitoring function.
MX4LR TV Online Manual JP28 Keyboard/Mouse/USB Wake-up Enable/Disable Jumper This motherboard provides keyboard / mouse / USB 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual DI MM So cke ts This motherboard has two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC266/200 memory up to 2GB, which DIMM are placed inclinedly. 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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. 2. 40 pins 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 place when the DIMM touches the slot’s bottom.
MX4LR TV Online Manual F r o n t P a n e l C o n n e c t or Attach the power LED, 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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. 12V Ground Ground Pin1 12V 4-Pin 12V ATX Power Connector 20-Pin Power Connector COM +5V COM +3.3V +3.3V +3.
MX4LR TV Online Manual STBY LED and B OOT LED Both STBY LED and BOOT LED are AOpen’s considerate designs that we aim at providing you friendly system information. The STBY LED will light up when power is provided to the motherboard. This is a convenient indication for you to check the system power status in many circumstances such as power on/off, stand-by mode and RAM power status during Suspend to RAM mode.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual I r DA Conne c 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).
MX4LR TV Online Manual S / P D I F ( S o n y / P h il i ps D i g i t a l I nt e r f a c e ) C o n n e c t or S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer file format, which provides impressive audio quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio. 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 better audio quality.
MX4LR TV Online Manual TV Output Conn ector This motherboard comes with CH7009 controller chipset, which allows you to accept digital graphic input signal, and encodes, and transmit data through DVI or TV Output. Both NTSC and PAL TV formats are supported for this function. You may just install a Video Port Bracket (as shown) to your back panel, connecting S-Terminal or AV terminal to your TV, then using it as your another monitor.
MX4LR TV Online Manual How t o in st al l y o ur vi d e o p o rt b r a ck e t Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish the installation. 1. Make sure that you have inserted one end (6-pins) of the video port bracket to the motherboard. TV-Out Connector 2. After that, installing another end of the bracket to back panel of your chassis.
MX4LR TV Online Manual WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector Thi s motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem, both Internal modem card and external box modem are supported. Since Internal modem card consumes no power when system power is off, it is recommended to use an internal modem. To use internal modem, connect 4-pin cable from RING connector of modem card to the WOM connector on the motherboard.
MX4LR TV Online Manual W O M b y E x t e r n a l B O X Mo d e m Traditional Green PC suspend mode does not really turn off the system power supply, it uses external box modem to trigger MB COM port and resume back to active. Serial Port (Modem Side) Pin 1 Pin 1 Serial Port (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only, it may not be exactly the same as this motherboard.
MX4LR TV Online Manual W O M by I nte r nal Mo de m Car d With the help of the ATX soft power On/Off, it is possible to have a system totally power off, and wakeup to automatically answer a phone call as an answering machine or to send/receive a fax. You may identify whether or not your system is in true power off mode by checking to see if the fan of your power supply is off.
MX4LR TV Online Manual W O L ( Wa k e o n L A N ) This feature is very similar as Wake On Modem, but it goes through local area network. To use Wake On LAN function, you must have a network card with chipset that supports this feature, and connect a cable from LAN card to motherboard WOL connector.
MX4LR TV Online Manual WOL Connector (Ethernet Card Side) WOL Connector (Motherboard Side) Note: This picture is for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
MX4LR TV Online Manual C N R ( C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d Ne t w o r k Ri s e r ) Ex p a n s i o n S l o t CNR is a riser card specification to replace the AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) that supports V.90 analog modem, multi-channel audio, and phone-line based networking. Owing to CPU computing power getting stronger, the digital processing job can be implemented in main chipset and share CPU power.
MX4LR TV Online Manual P C 9 9 C o l or C o d e d Ba c k P a ne l The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, COM1 and VGA, Printer, USB, AC97 sound and game ports. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 8100BL 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 green LED indicates the link mode, it lights when linking to network and blinking when transferring data.
MX4LR TV Online Manual S u p p o r t 2nd a n d 3 rd U S B 2 . 0 P o r ts Compared to traditional USB 1.0/1.1 with the speed of 12Mbps, USB 2.0 has a fancy speed up to 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than the traditional one. Except for the speed increase, USB 2.0 supports old USB 1.0/1.1 software and peripherals, offering impressive and even better compatibility to customers. On this motherboard, USB2 and USB3 connectors support USB 2.0 function.
MX4LR TV Online Manual C h a s s i s I nt r us i o n C o n n e c t o r 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual CD Audi o Connector This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. R GND GND L Note: Though some of the latest version of Windows support “Digital Audio” through IDE bus. However, in C D -I N Co n n ec t o r order to use Open Jukebox player, which is driven under BIOS, it is a MUST to insert audio cable to CD-IN connector on the motherboard.
MX4LR TV Online Manual AUX-IN Connector This connector is used to connect MPEG Audio cable from MPEG card to onboard sound.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Ba t t e r y - l e s s a nd Long Li f e De s i gn 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual CP U O v e r - c ur r e nt P r ot e c t i on 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual A O C o n f i g Ut i li ty 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.
MX4LR TV 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Resetable 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 Resetable Fuse, the motherboard can be resumed back to normal function after the fuse had done its protection job.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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. Not only that, MX4LR TV implements 2200μF capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 and 1500μf) and it provides better stability for CPU power.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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”.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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. Even more, you may design your own skins with innovative idea and sharing them to users around the world by uploading to our website.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 simultaneously during POS
MX4LR TV 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD disc. Choose the utility and driver and select model name.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 chipset. You can install the Intel INF Update Utility from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto-run menu to eliminate the “?” marks.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Installing LAN Driver 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual [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. 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Installing USB2.0 Driver * 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. Choose "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)".
MX4LR TV Online Manual * Windows XP Installation Guide *********************************************** Installing Driver in Existing Windows XP System *********************************************** After enabling the USB 2.0, Windows XP setup will show a "Found New Hardware" dialog box. Under Windows XP, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed. 1. Click on "Next," and from the generated list box, choose "Install from a list or special location (Advanced)", click "Next" 2.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Installing Hardware Monitoring III Utility You can install Hardware Monitoring III Utility to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage. The hardware monitoring function is automatically implemented by the BIOS and utility software. No hardware installation is needed.
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MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 TV Online Manual System Requirement 1. 2. AOZVHDD.EXE 1.30b or later. 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. Click on the "Advanced" tab, you'll see "Hibernate" on "Power Buttons".
MX4LR TV Online Manual memory size the longer this process will take. Fresh installation of Windows 2000/XP on a new system 1. After Windows 2000/xp'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. Click on the "Advanced" tab, you'll see "Hibernate" on "Power Buttons".
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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. (It will find "ACPI BIOS" and remove "Plug and Play BIOS") 3. Reboot system. 4.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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. (It will find "Plug and Play BIOS" and remove "ACPI BIOS") 3. Reboot system. 4.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 TV 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. 2.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives, serial and parallel ports.
MX4LR TV Online Manual A b o u t B I O S F u n c ti o n D e s c r i pt i o n … AOpen always dedicates to give users a more friendly computer system. Now, we include all function descriptions of BIOS setup program into the BIOS Flash ROM. When you select one function of BIOS setup program, the function description will appeared at right side of screen. Hence, you don’t need read this manual while you changing the BIOS setting.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Key Description F6 Load Setup Default setting value from CMOS. F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS. F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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://english.aopen.com.tw/) 2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WMX4LRTV102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment. 3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WMX4LRTV102.
MX4LR TV Online Manual O v e r c l oc k i n g As a leading manufacturer in motherboard industry, AOpen always listens to what customers want and develop products to fit different user's requirements. Reliability, compatibility, leading technology and friendly features are our basic goals when designing motherboards. Other than above mentioned design criteria, there are power users who are always seeking to push the limitation of the system performance by overclocking which we call them "Overclocker".
MX4LR TV Online Manual VG A C a r d & Ha r d Di sk VGA and HDD is key components for overclocking, for your reference, the following list are what have been successful overclocked in our lab. Please note that AOpen can not guaranty they can be successful overclocked again. Please check the Available Vendor List (AVL) by link to our official website. VGA: http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/vga-oc.htm HDD: http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/overclk/mb/hdd-oc.
MX4LR TV Online Manual G l os s a r y AC97 Basically, AC97 specification separates sound/modem circuit to two parts, digital processor and a CODEC for analogy I/O they are linked by AC97 link bus. Since digital processor can be put into motherboard main chipset, the cost of sound/modem onboard solution can be reduced. ACPI ( Ad v a n c e d Co nf ig u r ati o n & Pow er I nt er f ac e ) ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997).
MX4LR TV Online Manual A M R ( A u d i o / Mo d e m R i s e r ) The CODEC circuit of AC97 sound/modem solution can be put on motherboard or put on a riser card (AMR card) that connects to motherboard through AMR connector. AO p e n B o n u s P a c k C D A disc bundled with AOpen motherboard product; there are motherboard drivers, Acrobat Reader for PDF online manual and other useful utilities.
MX4LR TV Online Manual ATA/100 ATA/100 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/100 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 40ns. The data transfer rate is (1/40ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 100MB/s. To use ATA/100, you need special 80-wire IDE cable, the same as ATA/66. ATA/133 ATA/133 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/133 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 30ns.
MX4LR TV Online Manual B u s Ma s t e r I D E ( D M A m o d e ) The traditional PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires the CPU to involve in all the activities of the IDE access including waiting for the mechanical events. To reduce the workload of the CPU, the bus master IDE device transfers data from/to memory without interrupting CPU, and releases CPU to operate concurrently while data is transferring between memory and IDE device.
MX4LR TV Online Manual DI M M ( D u al I n Li n e Me m o r y M o d ul e) DIMM socket has total 168-pin and supports 64-bit data. It can be single or double side, the golden finger signals on each side of PCB are different, and that is why it was called Dual In Line. Almost all DIMMs are made by SDRAM, which operate at 3.3V. Note that some old DIMMs are made by FPM/EDO and only operate at 5V. Do not confuse them with SDRAM DIMM.
MX4LR TV Online Manual E E P R O M ( El e c t r o ni c E r a s a bl e P r og r am m a b l e RO M) 2 Also known as E PROM. Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals, but the interface technology is different. Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM. 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Fl a s h RO 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 256KB (2M bit). AOpen AX5T is the first board to implement 256KB (2Mbit) Flash ROM. Now flash ROM size is moving to 4M bit on AX6C (Intel 820) and MX3W (Intel 810) motherboard.
MX4LR TV Online Manual IEEE 1394 IEEE 1394 is a low-cost digital interface originated by Apple Computer as a desktop LAN and developed by the IEEE 1394 working group. The IEEE 1394 can transport data at 100, 200 or 400 Mbps. One of the solutions to connect digital television devices together at 200 Mbps.
MX4LR TV Online Manual P C - 1 0 0 DI M M SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU FSB bus clock. P C - 1 3 3 DI M M SDRAM DIMM that supports 133MHz CPU FSB bus clock. P C - 1 6 0 0 o r P C- 2 1 0 0 or P C- 2 7 0 0 D D R D R A M Based on FSB frequency, the DDR DRAM has 200MHz, 266MHz and 333 MHz three types of working frequency. Because of DDR DRAM data bus is 64-bit, it provides data transfer bandwidth up to 200x64/8=1600MB/s, and 266x64/8=2100MB/s, and 333x64/8=2700MB/s.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Pn P ( Pl u g a n d Pl a y) The PnP specification suggests a standard register interface for both BIOS and operating system (such as Windows 95). These registers are used by BIOS and operating system to configure system resource and prevent any conflicts. PnP BIOS or operating system will automatically allocate the IRQ/DMA/Memory. Currently, almost all the PCI cards and most ISA cards are already PnP compliant.
MX4LR TV 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual S P D ( S e ri al Pr e s e n c e D et e c t ) SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM. SPD stores memory module information such as DRAM timing and chip parameters. SPD can be used by BIOS to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM. Ul t r a D MA Ultra DMA (or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring data between a hard disk drive through the computer’s data path (or bus) to the computer’s random access memory (RAM).
MX4LR TV Online Manual VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) NEC’s Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system’s ability to service multimedia requirements. VCM increases memory bus efficiency and performance of any DRAM technology by providing a set of fast static registers between the memory core and I/O pins. Using VCM technology results in reduced data access latency and reduced power consumption.
MX4LR TV Online Manual T r o u b l e s h o o ti n g 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual Continue Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard. Turn on the power Yes and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly. No The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure. Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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.
MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 115 The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself.
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MX4LR TV Online Manual 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 R1.20 Mar.15.2002 AOpen Inc. Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright © 1998, Award Software, Inc. MX4LR TV is model name of motherboard; R1.20 is BIOS version.
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