Chapter 1 Overview MX64 is a slot 1 based motherboard that utilizes VIA 694X AGPset on Micro ATX form factor. It implements an onboard audio CODEC and supports new architectures such as AGP 4x, SDRAM, Ultra DMA 33/66, Bus master IDE and USB ports. It supports three Dual in-line memory module (DIMM) slots that allow the installation of SDRAM memory and expansion up to a maximum of 768MB. In addition to the above features, MX64 also implements plenty of fabulous features.
Overview Wake on RTC Timer The Wake Up Timer is more like an alarm, which wakes up and power on your system at a pre-defined time for specific application. It can be set to wake up everyday or on specific date within a month. The date/time accuracy is second. CPU Thermal Protection MX64 has a special thermal detection circuit to have warning through application software when the temperature is higher than a predefined value.
Overview 1.1 Specifications Form Factor Board Size CPU System Memory Second-level Cache Chipset Expansion Slots Audio CODEC Serial Port Parallel Port Floppy Interface IDE Interface USB Interface PS/2 Mouse Keyboard RTC and Battery BIOS Micro ATX 220 mm x 245 mm Intel Pentium II / Pentium III / Celeron DIMM 168-pin x3, maximum 768MB.
Overview 1.2 Zero Voltage Wake on Modem The Wake on Modem discussed here is to wakeup from true power off (identified by fan of power supply is off), This motherboard still supports traditional green PC suspend mode but it is not discussed here.
Overview For Internal Modem Card (AOpen FM56-P): 1. Go into BIOS setup, Power Management Æ 0V Wake On Modem, select Enabled. 2. Setup your application, put into Windows 95. 3. Turn system power off by soft power switch. 4. Connect 4-pin Modem Ring-On cable from FM56-P RING connector to MX64 connector WKUP. 5. Connect telephone line to FM56-P. You are now ready to use Wake On Modem. For External Box Modem: 1. Go into BIOS setup, Power Management Æ 0V Wake On Modem, select Enabled. 2.
Overview 1.3 System Voltage Monitoring This motherboard implements a voltage monitoring system. As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue to monitor your system working voltage. If any of the system voltage is over the component's standard. There will be alarm through application software such as Hardware Monitor utility for a warning to user. System voltage monitoring function monitors CPU core voltage.
Overview 1.5 CPU Thermal Protection This motherboard implements special thermal protection circuit below the CPU. When temperature is higher than a predefined value, the CPU speed will automatically slow down and there will be warning from BIOS and also Hardware Monitoring Utility software. CPU Thermal Protection is automatically implemented by BIOS and utility software, no extra hardware installation is needed.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter gives you a step-by-step procedure on how to install your system. Follow each section accordingly. Caution: 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.
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Hardware Installation Jumpers: JP12: JP14: JP27: JP23, JP29: Sound Clear CMOS PC Beep Host CLK Connectors: PS2: KB: COM1: COM2: PRINTER: PWR2: USB: USB2: FDC: IDE1: IDE2: CPUFAN1: CDUFAN2: FAN1: IrDA: PANEL: CD-IN: MODEM-CN: WOM: WOL: PS/2 mouse connector PS/2 keyboard connector COM1 connector COM2 connector Printer connector ATX power connector USB connector (port 1, 2) USB second connector (port 3, 4) Floppy drive connector IDE1 primary channel IDE2 secondary channel 3-pin CPU fan connector 2-pin CPU f
Hardware Installation 2.2 Jumpers With the help of the Pentium II Pentium III / Celeron VID signal and SMbus, this motherboard is a jumper-less design. 2.2.1 Selecting the CPU Frequency The Pentium II \ Pentium III \ Celeron VID signal and the SMbus clock generator provide CPU voltage auto-detection and allow the user to set CPU frequency through the CMOS setup, no jumpers or switches are needed. The correct CPU information is saved into the EEPROM.
Hardware Installation Intel Celeron CPU Core Frequency Ratio FSB Clock Celeron 266 266MHz= 4x 66MHz Celeron 300 300MHz= 4.5x 66MHz Celeron 300A 300MHz= 4.5x 66MHz Celeron 333 333MHz= 5x 66MHz Celeron 366 366MHz= 5.5x 66MHz Celeron 400 400MHz= 6x 66MHz Celeron 433 433MHz= 6.5x 66MHz Celeron 466 466MHz= 7x 66MHz Home Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of overclocking, simply use key to restore to the default setting.
Hardware Installation The procedure to clear CMOS: 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 1-2. 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2. 6. Turn on the system power. 7. Press during bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility and specify a new password, if needed.
Hardware Installation 100-124 MHz (3X) 66-83 MHz (2X) 2-7
Hardware Installation Mode 2X 3X 3X, overclocking 4X 4X, overclocking CPU (Host) 66 100 112 133 150 AGP 66 66 66 66.5 77.5 Memory 66 133/100/66 149/112/74.6 133/100 150 PCI 33 33 33 33 37.5 2.2.5 On Board Audio JP12 1-2 2-3 On Board Audio Enabled (default) Disabled If you want to install another sound card, it is necessary to disable the onboard audio by setting this jumper to Disabled.
Hardware Installation 2.3 Connectors 2.3.1 Power Cable The ATX power supply uses a 20-pin connector as shown below. Make sure you plug in the cable in the right direction. Caution: Make sure that the power supply is off before connecting or disconnecting the power cable. +5V 3.3V 5V SB 3.3V +5V PWR2 2.3.2 Fan The CPU fan connectors are marked as CPUFAN1 and CPUFAN2 on the system board. You can plug the CPU fan cable to both the 2-pin fan connector CPUFAN2 and the 3-pin fan connector CPUFAN1.
Hardware Installation 2.3.3 PS/2 Mouse The onboard PS/2 mouse connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked PS2. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. PCB PS/2 Mouse 2.3.4 Keyboard The onboard PS/2 keyboard connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked KB2. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. PCB PS/2 KB 2.3.
Hardware Installation 2.3.6 Printer The onboard printer connector is a 25-pin D-type connector marked PRINTER. The view angle of the drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. PRINTER PCB 2.3.7 USB Device You can attach USB devices to the USB connector. The motherboard contains two USB connectors, which are marked as USB. PCB USB 2.3.8 Floppy Drive Connect the 34-pin floppy drive cable to the floppy drive connector marked as FDC on the system board.
Hardware Installation 2.3.9 IDE Hard Disk and CD ROM This motherboard supports two 40-pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 and IDE2. 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.
Hardware Installation 2.3.10 Panel Connector The Panel (multifunction) connector is a 20-pin connector marked as PANEL on the board. Attach the power LED, keylock, speaker, SPWR, IDE LED and reset switch to the corresponding pins as shown in the figure. If your ATX housing supports ACPI specification, the ACPI & Power LED will keep flashing if you have enabled “suspend mode” item in the BIOS Setup.
Hardware Installation Install the infrared module onto the IrDA connector and enable the infrared function from the BIOS setup, make sure to have the correct orientation when you plug in the IrDA connector.
Hardware Installation 2.3.12 Wake on Modem Connector This motherboard implements special circuit to support Modem Ring-On, both Internal Modem Card (AOpen MP56) 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 AOpen MP56, connect 4-pin cable from RING connector of MP56 to the WOM connector on the motherboard.
Hardware Installation 2.4 Configuring the System Memory PIN1 The DIMM type supported is SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM), Registered SDRAM and Virtual Channel Memory. This motherboard has three 168-pin DIMM sockets (Dual-in-line Memory Module) that allow you to install system memory up to 768MB. Warning: This motherboard does not support EDO DRAM. DIMM modules can be identified by the following factors: I.
Hardware Installation Caution: Some SDRAMs marked as -10 may work fine with 100 MHz CPU clock, but not all of this kind of modules can work properly under 100MHz external clock. We suggest you choose and install SDRAMs that match PC 100 specification if 100MHz or above CPU clock is selected. III. Buffered and non-buffered: This motherboard supports non-buffered DIMMs. You can identify non-buffered DIMMs and buffered DIMMs according to the position of the notch.
Hardware Installation Total Memory Size = Size of DIMM1 + Size of DIMM2 + Size of DIMM3 The following table list the recommended SDRAM combinations of DIMM: DIMM Data chip Bit size per side Single/ Double side Chip count DIMM size Recommended 1M by 16 1Mx64 x1 4 8MB Yes 1M by 16 1Mx64 x2 8 16MB Yes 2M by 8 2Mx64 x1 8 16MB Yes 2M by 8 2Mx64 x2 16 32MB Yes 4M by 16 4Mx64 x1 4 32MB Yes 4M by 16 4Mx64 x2 8 64MB Yes 8M by 8 8Mx64 x1 8 64MB Yes.
Chapter 4 Software Installation This chapter gives you a step-by-step procedure on how to install the driver and utility of this motherboard. Because chipset and technology improvement is faster than operating system, sometimes we need certain procedures to successfully install necessary software. Please follow each section accordingly. You can use the autorun menu of Bonus CD Disc. Choose Motherboard Drivers and select model name. There are INF utility, ATA/66 IDE and audio driver need to be installed.
Software Installation 4.1 Software Installation in Windows 95 For installing Windows 95, please make sure you have followed below procedures. 1. First, don’t install any add-on card. 2. Install Window 95 into your system. 3. Install Windows 95 OSR2 v2.1, 1212 or 1214 version and later with USB support. Otherwise, you need to install USBSUPP.EXE. 4. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA Bus Master IDE Driver, AGP Vxd driver, IRQ routing driver, and VIA chipset function registry program.
Software Installation 4.2 Software Installation in Windows 98 For installing Windows 98, please make sure you have followed below procedures. 1. First, don’t install any add-on card. 2. Enable USB Controller in BIOS Setup menu to make BIOS fully capable of controlling IRQ assignment. 3. Install Window 98 into your system. 4. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA Bus Master IDE Driver, AGP Vxd driver, IRQ routing driver, and VIA chipset function registry program. 5.
Software Installation 4.3 VIA 4 in 1 Driver You can install the VIA 4 in 1 ( IDE Busmaster, VIA AGP, IRQ Routing Driver, VIA Registry ) from the Bonus Pack CD disc autorun menu.
Software Installation 4.4 Onboard Audio CODEC When VIA 4 in 1 driver was installed, choose to reboot your system. When the system restarts, the Audio device will be automatically detected. Give the correct path from the AOpen Bonus Pack Disc ( driver path can refer to readme.txt under the motherboard directory ).
Software Installation 4.5 Install Hardware Monitoring Utility The hardware monitoring function is automatically implemented by the BIOS and Hardware Monitoring Utility, no hardware installation is needed. Hardware Monitoring Utility (the program’s file name is like aohwxxx.exe, where xxx means the version number) is developed by AOpen which monitors the status of system voltage, thermal, & fan. This utility is especially designed for personal user.
Software Installation 4.6 Install Norton AntiVirus You can install this antivirus software from AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc, please follow the procedure below. To install Norton Antivirus, please follow the procedure below. To run AOchip, please follow the procedure below. 1. Choose “Norton Antivirus” from the autorun menu of AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc. 2. Choose one language version accordingly and click “OK” button. ~ 0r ~ Brazilian version: Run \Nav\Brazilian\Setup.
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Software Installation 4.7 Install Docucom Reader The AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc includes an online manual of this motherboard, which is PDF file format. You must use Docucom Reader to read these PDF files. To install Docucom Reader, please follow the procedure below. Choose “Docucom Reader” from the autorun menu of AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc. ~ 0r ~ Run \Utility\Docucom\Setup\Setup.
Chapter 3 Award BIOS This chapter tells how to configure the system parameters. You may update your BIOS via AWARD Flash Utility. Important: Because the BIOS code is the most often changed part of the motherboard design, the BIOS information contained in this chapter (especially the Chipset Setup parameters) may be a little different compared to the actual BIOS that came with your motherboard.
AWARD BIOS 3.1 Entering the Award BIOS Setup Menu The BIOS setup utility is a segment of codes/routines residing in the BIOS Flash ROM. This routine allows you to configure the system parameters and save the configuration into the 128 byte CMOS area, (normally in the RTC chip or directly in the main chipset). To enter the BIOS Setup, press during POST (Power-On Self Test). The BIOS Setup Main Menu appears as follows. Tip: Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance.