AOpen MK77M, Online Manual

Page 1: ...7M M M MK K7 77 7M M I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Overview Hardware Installation Drivers Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Troubleshooting Technical Support 3MK77M MK77M II DOC NO MK77MII OL E0211A ...

Page 2: ...l 2 You Must Notice 8 Before You Start 9 Overview 10 Feature Highlight 11 Quick Installation Procedure 15 Motherboard Map 16 Block Diagram 17 Hardware Installation 18 Clear CMOS Data 19 CPU Installation 20 JP21 FSB PCI Clock Ratio 22 CPU Jumper less Design 23 CPU and Housing Fan Connector 27 JP28 Keyboard Mouse Wake up Enable Disable Jumper 28 DIMM Sockets 29 STBY LED 31 ...

Page 3: ...Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect 38 IrDA Connector 39 WOL Wake on LAN 40 AGP Accelerated Graphic Port Expansion Slot 42 Support 10 100 Mbps LAN onboard 43 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel 44 Support 2 nd and 3 rd USB 2 0 Port MK77M II only 45 Chassis Intrusion Sensor Connector 46 CD Audio Connector 47 MODEM CN Connector 48 Front Audio Connector 49 Battery less and Long Life Design 50 CPU Over current Pro...

Page 4: ...enu from Bonus CD Disc 59 Installing LAN Driver 60 Installing Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 XP 61 Installing VIA 4 in 1 Driver 62 Installing Onboard Sound Driver 63 Installing Hardware Monitoring Utility III 65 Phoenix Award BIOS 66 How To Use Phoenix Award BIOS Setup Program 67 How To Enter BIOS Setup 69 BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment 70 Overclocking 72 VGA Card Hard Disk 73 Gloss...

Page 5: ...d Power Management 75 ATA AT Attachment 75 ATA 66 75 ATA 100 76 ATA 133 76 BIOS Basic Input Output System 76 Bus Master IDE DMA mode 76 CNR Communication and Networking Riser 77 CODEC Coding and Decoding 77 DDR Double Data Rate SDRAM 77 DIMM Dual In Line Memory Module 77 DMA Direct Memory Access 78 ECC Error Checking and Correction 78 EDO Extended Data Output Memory 78 EEPROM Electronic Erasable P...

Page 6: ...ip Chip Pin Grid Array 79 Flash ROM 80 FSB Front Side Bus Clock 80 I 2 C Bus 80 IEEE 1394 81 Parity Bit 81 PBSRAM Pipelined Burst SRAM 81 PC 100 DIMM 82 PC 133 DIMM 82 PC 1600 PC 2100 PC 2700 PC 3200 DDR DRAM 82 PCI Peripheral Component Interface Bus 82 PDF Format 83 PnP Plug and Play 83 POST Power On Self Test 83 RDRAM Rambus DRAM 83 RIMM Rambus Inline Memory Module 84 ...

Page 7: ...us DRAM 84 Shadow E 2 PROM 84 SIMM Single In Line Memory Module 84 SMBus System Management Bus 85 SPD Serial Presence Detect 85 Ultra DMA 85 USB Universal Serial Bus 86 VCM Virtual Channel Memory 86 ZIP file 86 Troubleshooting 87 Technical Support 91 Product Registration 94 How to Contact Us 95 ...

Page 8: ...sed on this manual are used for identification purposes only and may be the registered trademarks of their respective owners All of the specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice AOpen reserves the right to revise this publication and to make reasonable changes AOpen assumes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this m...

Page 9: ...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 Although this Online Manual is optimized for screen viewing it is still capable for hardcopy printing you can print it by A4 paper size and set 2 pages per A4 sheet on your printer To d...

Page 10: ...s AGP 4X mode and pipelined spilt transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB sec With high bandwidth 200 266MB s 8 bit V Link Host Controller DDR200 PC1600 and DDR266 PC2100 DDR SDRAM can be applied to the MK77M MK77M II and the maximum memory size can be up to 2GB The on board IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 mode and the transfer rate up to 133MB s More than that this motherboard s...

Page 11: ...em controller provides superior performance between the CPU SDRAM AGP bus and V Link interface with pipelined burst and concurrent operation The VT8235 or VT8233A for MK77M V Link Client controller is a highly integrated PCI LPC controller Its internal bus structure is based on 66MHz PCI bus that provides 2x bandwidth compare to previous generation PCI ISA bridge chips The VT8235 or VT8233A for MK...

Page 12: ...port data transfer rate up to 1056MB s As MK77M MK77M II includes one AGP expansion slot for a bus mastering AGP graphic card For AD and SBA signaling MK77M MK77M II can support 133MHz 2X 4X mode Memory With VIA Apollo KM266 chipset the MK77M MK77M II can support Double Data Rate DDR RAM The DDR RAM interface allows zero wait state bursting between the SDRAM and the data buffers at 200 266 MHz The...

Page 13: ...1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment function in the BIOS This magic function allows you adjust CPU FSB frequency from 100 166 by 1MHz stepping and lets your system can get maximum performance Watch Dog Timer Includes AOpen Watch Dog Timer function that can auto reset system in 4 8 seconds when you fail to system overclocking Power Management Plug and Play The MK77M MK77M II supports the power manag...

Page 14: ...ard hardware monitor module and AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility Enhanced ACPI Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP series compatibility and supports Soft Off STR Suspend to RAM S3 STD Suspend to Disk S4 WOL Wake On LAN features Super Multi I O The MK77M MK77M II provides one high speed UART compatible serial port one VGA port and one parallel port with EPP and ECP ca...

Page 15: ...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 10 Reboot Installing Driver and Utility ...

Page 16: ...Connector 184 pin DIMMx2 supports DDR266 DDR200 Max to 2GB FDD Connector Black CD IN Connector Onboard AC97 CODEC RealTek ALC650 Red MODEM CN Connector 32 bit PCI Expansion Slot x3 2nd USB 2 0 Port Connector MK77M II only WOL Wake ON LAN Connector SYSFAN3 Connector Front Audio Connector Front Panel Connector JP14 CMOS Data Clear Jumper STBY LED RealTek RTL8100BL JP28 Wakeup on Keyboard Mouse JP21 ...

Page 17: ... MK77M II Serial Port x1 2nd USB Port 1st USB Port USB 2 0 connectors x6 MK77M II only 32 bit PCI Slot x3 Parallel Port IDE Drive x4 ATA 66 100 133 PC1600 2100 DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB Primary Channel Secondary Channel 2MBit Flash EEPROM Audio CODEC Modem CODEC AC 97 Link PCI Bus AGP Bus Floppy Disk Drive x2 RealTek RTL8100BL LAN connect Component VGA onboard 3rd USB Port B Bl lo oc ck k D Di ia ag gr ...

Page 18: ...age 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 Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component If a wrist strap is not available maintain contact with...

Page 19: ... procedures 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 pin 2 5 Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2 Pin 1 Tip When should I Clear CMOS 1 Boot fail because of overclocking 2 Forget password 3 Troubleshooting 1 1 Normal default Clear...

Page 20: ... of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the CPU upper interface Match Pin 1 and cut edge then insert the CPU into the socket 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90 degree angle CPU socket Lever CPU pin 1 and cut edge Black dot and cut edge Note This picture is for example only it may not exactly be the same moth...

Page 21: ... Ma an nu ua al l 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 picture is for example only it may not exactly be the same motherboard ...

Page 22: ...quency via BIOS setup program Based on the CPU type the adjustment range has two levels 100 132 FSB 100 such as Athlon 800 133 166 FSB 133 such as Athlon 1000 MHz for your choosing You may also choose a specific FSB frequency ranging from 100 117 say 105 110 115 for example and 120 156 with reference to a frequency table in BIOS setup program If you fix the CPU FSB frequency by JP21 the 1MHz Stepp...

Page 23: ...uto 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 AMD Socket 462 CPU Power Regulator CPU VID signal CPU voltage Automatically generates CPU voltage Clock Generator CPU Freq Ratio BIOS Controlled Cir...

Page 24: ...e needed BIOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control CPU Speed Setting CPU Ratio From 5 5x to 12 5x step 0 5x CPU FSB Adjustment manually FSB 100 100 132 by 1MHz stepping adjustment technology FSB 133 133 166 by 1MHz stepping adjustment technology Home Warning VIA Apollo KM266 chipset supports 133MHz FSB with performance reaches maximum 266MHz EV6 system bus and 66MHz AGP clock higher clock setting may c...

Page 25: ...0 5x AthlonXP 1500 1 3GHz 266MHz 10 0x AthlonXP 1600 1 4GHz 266MHz 10 5x AthlonXP 1700 1 46GHz 266MHz 11 0x AthlonXP 1800 1 53GHz 266MHz 11 5x AthlonXP 1900 1 6GHz 266MHz 12 0x AthlonXP 2000 1 667GHz 266MHz 12 5x AthlonXP 2100 1 73GHz 266MHz 13x AthlonXP 2200 1 80GHz 266MHz 13 5x AthlonXP 2400 2 0GHz 266MHz 15x AthlonXP 2600 2 13GHz 266MHz 16x Duron 800 800MHz 200MHz 8 0x Duron 850 850MHz 200MHz 8...

Page 26: ...PU 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 Then BIOS will detect the CPU s default frequency and POST again With this special feature you can easily overclock your system to get higher system performance without removing the cover of system housing and be able to set the jumper to clea...

Page 27: ...o on nn ne ec ct to or r Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3 pin CPUFAN1 connector If you have chassis fan you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 or SYSFAN3 connector Note Some CPU fans do not have sensor pin so that cannot support fan monitoring SYSFAN2 Connector SYSFAN3 Connector CPUFAN1 Connector GND 12V SENSOR SENSOR 12V GND SENSOR 12V GND ...

Page 28: ...b bl le e J Ju um mp pe er r 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 Pin 1 JP28 KB Mouse Wake up 1 1 Disable Default Enable ...

Page 29: ...ou to install DDR200 or DDR266 memory up to 2 GB Both ECC and Non ECC DDR RAM are supported but you can t install them both on DIMM Otherwise it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module Warning The MK77M MK77M II support DDR RAM please do not install the SDRAM on the DDR RAM sockets Otherwise it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module DDR RAM ...

Page 30: ...n 1 Make sure the DIMM module s pin face down and match the socket s size as depicted below Pin 1 52 pins 40 pins 2 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 Tab Key Pin 1 3 Repeat step 2 to finish add...

Page 31: ...is power applied to motherboard and memory If you connect power to the motherboard this LED will light up It is useful to check the system power status when power on off and stand by mode or RAM power status during Suspend to RAM mode STBY LED Warning Do not install or remove the DIMM module or others devices when the LED is lighting ...

Page 32: ...p 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 Suspend Type ACPI LED Power on Suspend S1 or Suspend to RAM S3 Blinking between green and red Suspend to Disk S4 The LED will be turned off 1 1 Speaker IDE LED Reset SPWR ACPI ...

Page 33: ...M M M MK K7 77 7 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l M M I II I A AT TX X P Po ow we er r C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r The ATX power supply uses 20 pin connector shown below Make sure you plug in the right direction ...

Page 34: ... R Re ec co ov ve er ry y 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 ...

Page 35: ... d F Fl lo op pp py y C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r Connect 34 pin floppy cable and 40 pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC connector Be careful of the pin1 orientation Wrong orientation may cause system damage Pin 1 IDE2 Secondary Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE1 Primary FDD Connector ATA 66 100 133 IDE Connector ...

Page 36: ...1 600ns x 2byte 3 3MB s PIO mode 1 30ns 13 383ns 1 383ns x 2byte 5 2MB s PIO mode 2 30ns 8 240ns 1 240ns x 2byte 8 3MB s PIO mode 3 30ns 6 180ns 1 180ns x 2byte 11 1MB s PIO mode 4 30ns 4 120ns 1 120ns x 2byte 16 6MB s DMA mode 0 30ns 16 480ns 1 480ns x 2byte 4 16MB s DMA mode 1 30ns 5 150ns 1 150ns x 2byte 13 3MB s DMA mode 2 30ns 4 120ns 1 120ns x 2byte 16 6MB s ATA33 30ns 4 120ns 1 120ns x 2byt...

Page 37: ...o module which bears S PDIF digital output 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 Same as outputs you can also connect RCA or optical audio products to input connectors on the module and have the voice or music come out from your computer However you must...

Page 38: ...e design of ALC650 you re able to use standard line jacks for surround audio output without connecting any external module To apply this function you have to install the audio driver in the Bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5 1 Channel Picture bellow represents the standard location of all speakers in 5 1Channel sound track Please connect the plug of your front speakers to t...

Page 39: ...uch 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 Install the infrared module onto the IrDA connector and enable the infrared function from BIOS Setup UART2 Mode make sure to have the correct orientation when you plug in the IrDA connector Pin 1 Ir...

Page 40: ...t supports this feature and connect a cable from LAN card to motherboard WOL connector The system identification information probably IP address is stored on network card and because there is a lot of traffic on the Ethernet you need to install network management software such as ADM for the checking of how to wake up the system Note that at least 600mA ATX standby current is required to support t...

Page 41: ...7M M M MK K7 77 7M M I II I 41 O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l WOL Connector Ethernet Card Side WOL Connector Motherboard Side Note This picture is for example only it may not exactly be the same motherboard ...

Page 42: ...ot t The MK77M MK77M II provides an AGP 2x4x slot The AGP 2x4x is a bus interface targeted for high performance 3D graphic AGP supports only memory read write operation and single master single slave one to one only AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock for 2X AGP the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 2 528MB s AGP is now moving to AGP 4x mode 66MHz x 4bytes x 4 1056MB s ...

Page 43: ...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 The orange LED indicates the transfer mode and it lights when data is transferring in 100Mbps ...

Page 44: ...e Port PS 2 Keyboard Connector USB Port 2 0 MK77M II only COM 1 Port VGA Port MIC In Line In Speaker Out PS 2 Keyboard For standard keyboard which is using a PS 2 plug PS 2 Mouse For PC Mouse which is using a PS 2 plug USB Port Available for connecting USB devices Parallel Port To connect with SPP ECP EPP printer COM1 Port To connect with pointing devices modem or others serial devices VGA Connect...

Page 45: ...t USB devices such as mouse keyboard modem printer etc There are two connectors on the PC99 back panel You can use proper cables to connect the other USB connectors to the USB modules or front panel of chassis USB2 and USB3 Connector Pin 1 1 5V SBD2 SBD2 GND KEY 5V SBD3 SBD3 GND NC Note Please note that if you would like to use USB devices Example keyboard mouse etc under DOS environment you must ...

Page 46: ... 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 Please be informed that this useful function only applies to advanced chassis you may purchase an extra sensor attach it on your chassis and make a good use of this func...

Page 47: ...M MK K7 77 7M M I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l C CD D A Au ud di io o C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CD ROM or DVD drive to onboard sound L GND GND R CD IN ...

Page 48: ...tor is used to connect Mono In MIC Out cable from internal modem card to onboard sound circuit The pin 1 2 is Mono In and the pin 3 4 is MIC Out Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet only some internal modem cards implement this connector MONO IN MIC OUT GND GND M MO OD DE EM M C CN N C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r ...

Page 49: ...ont 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 Pin 1 1 2 AUD_GND AUD_VCC AUD_RET_R KEY AUD_RET_L AUD_MIC AUD_MIC_BIAS AUD_FPOUT_R NC AUD_FROUT_L 9 ...

Page 50: ...hout using the 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 ATX Stand by Power Battery RTC Real Time Clock 00 00 00 Flash ROM CMOS Auto switching to ATX standby power as long as AC power line is plugged This smart desig...

Page 51: ...CPU over current protection and it applies to 3 3V 5V 12V power supply for providing full line over current protection ATX Switching Power Supply 3 3V Protected by power supply 12V Protected by power supply Onboard Power Regulator Over Current Protection Circuit CPU Core Voltage 5V Protected by power supply Note Although we have implemented protection circuit try to prevent any human operating mis...

Page 52: ...ing 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 AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility to warn the user CPU Voltage CPU CPU Temperature System Voltage Power AOpen H W Monitoring Utility Detection Circuit Fan Fan Speed ...

Page 53: ...ware 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 Moreover AOconfig allows users to save information in BMP or TXT format which users may collect the system information in detail and send them to AOpen directly for technical support or further diagnosis of system problem 1 The syst...

Page 54: ...acity 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 Meanwhile all applications must be closed before starting AOconf...

Page 55: ...e for Keyboard and USB port to prevent over current or shortage These fuses are soldered onboard that user cannot replace it when it is damaged did the job to protect motherboard and the motherboard remains malfunction With expensive Resetable Fuse the motherboard can resume back to normal function after fuse had done its protection job Resetable Fuse ...

Page 56: ... 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 this motherboard implements 2200μF capacitor which is much larger than normal capacitor 1000 or 1500μF and it provides better stability for CPU power ...

Page 57: ...pset and CPU working in stable condition The layout of this motherboard implements AOpen s unique design called Frequency Isolation Wall Separating each critical portion of motherboard into regions where each region operates in a same or similar frequency range to avoid cross talk and frequency interference between each region s operations and condition The trace length and route must be calculate...

Page 58: ...n 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 ...

Page 59: ...M M I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l A Au ut to o r ru un n M Me en nu u f fr ro om m B Bo on nu us s C CD D D Di is sc c You can use the auto run menu of Bonus CD disc Choose the utility and driver and select model name ...

Page 60: ... M MK K7 77 7M M M MK K7 77 7M M I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g L LA AN N D Dr ri iv ve er r You may use the InstallShield Wizard for step by step installation ...

Page 61: ...ws 98 Second Edition Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 2000 XP you do not need to install the 4 in 1 driver as the IRQ Routing Driver and the ACPI Registry are already incorporated into the operating system Users with Windows 98 SE may update the VIA Registry INF and AGP drivers by installing them individually Please refer to VIA Technologies Inc for latest version of 4 in 1 driver http www vi...

Page 62: ...VIA Registry INF Driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto run menu Warning To take advantage of ATA133 it is a must to install the latest version of VIA 4in1 driver in the Bonus CD For Windows2000 it cannot supports ATA133 even after installing the latest version of VIA 4 in 1 driver until the new release of Service Pack 3 from Microsoft Warning If you want to uninstall the VIA AGP Vxd driver pleas...

Page 63: ... Ma an nu ua al l I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g O On nb bo oa ar rd d S So ou un nd D Dr ri iv ve er r d This motherboard comes with RealTek ALC650 AC97 CODEC and the onboard sound controller You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto run menu ...

Page 64: ...M M I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l V VI IA A K KM M2 26 66 6 V VG GA A D Dr ri iv ve er 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 ...

Page 65: ...Ha ar rd dw wa ar re e M Mo on nit to or ri in ng g U Ut ti il li it ty y I II II I i You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility III 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 ...

Page 66: ...tical low level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives serial and parallel ports Most BIOS setting of MK77M MK77M II had been optimized by AOpen s R D engineering team But the default setting of BIOS still can t fine tune the chipset controlling the entire system Hence the rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using setup proced...

Page 67: ...d in the Phoenix Award BIOS setup program By the way all products of AOpen also provides a special function in the BIOS setup you can press F3 key selecting preferred menu language to display Key Description Page Up or Changing setting to next value or increase the value Page Down or Changing setting to previous value or decrease value Enter Select the item Esc 1 In main menu Quit and don t save a...

Page 68: ... 7M M M MK K7 77 7M M I II I O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Key Description F6 Load Setup Defaults setting value from CMOS F7 Load turbo setting value from CMOS F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program ...

Page 69: ... you finish the setting of jumpers and connect correct cables Power on and enter the BIOS Setup press Del 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 SDRAM HDD etc are good enough for turbo setting ...

Page 70: ...h has been taken into consideration to go with any windows platform you might be using no matter if you re using Windows 95 98 98SE ME NT4 0 2000 or even the latest Windows XP In the meanwhile in order to provide a much more user friendly operating environment AOpen EzWinFlash is natively designed to have multi language function to provide easier way for users usage in changing BIOS setting Cautio...

Page 71: ...ill detect the model name and BIOS version of your motherboard If you had got the wrong BIOS you will not be allowed to proceed with the flash steps 5 You may select preferred language in the main menu then click Start Flash to start the BIOS upgrade procedure 6 EzWinFlash will complete all the process automatically and a dialogue box will pop up to ask you to restart Windows You may click YES to ...

Page 72: ... it to accommodate future CPU bus clock Our lab test results shown that 150MHz is achievable when proper setting and qualified components were presented but not guarantee that it would work properly on your side The CPU clock ratio can be up to 12 5x that supports almost all of Athlon Duron CPUs in the future and provides flexibility for overclockers But not guaranty Tip Note that overclocking may...

Page 73: ...g 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 htm ...

Page 74: ...anagement to operating system and bypass BIOS The chipset or super I O chip needs to provide standard register interface to operating system such as Windows 98 This is a bit similar as the PnP register interface ACPI defines ATX momentary soft power switch to control the power state transition A AG GP P A Ac cc ce el le er ra at te ed d G Gr ra ap ph hi ic c P Po or rt t AGP is a bus interface tar...

Page 75: ...n nc ce ed d P Po ow we er r M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t Unlike ACPI BIOS controls most APM power management functions AOpen Suspend to Hard Drive is a good example of APM power management A AT TA A A AT T A At tt ta ac ch hm me en nt t ATA is the specification of diskette interface In 80 s many software and hardware manufacturers instituted the ATA specification together The AT is meaning Inte...

Page 76: ... si ic c I In np pu ut t O Ou ut tp pu ut t S Sy ys st te em m BIOS is a set of assembly routine program that reside in EPROM or Flash ROM BIOS controls Input output devices and other hardware devices of motherboard In general to provide hardware independent portability operation system and drivers is required to access BIOS without directly access hardware devices B Bu us s M Ma as st te er r I I...

Page 77: ... R D Do ou ub bl le e D Da at ta a R Ra at te e S SD DR RA AM M DDR SDRAM utilizes the existing SDRAM infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth available to systems in an easy to design and simple to adopt way Initially a perfect solution for memory intensive server and workstation applications DDR low cost and low voltage will ultimately make it an ideal solution for all ...

Page 78: ...or while parity mode can only detect single bit error E ED DO O E Ex xt te en nd de ed d D Da at ta a O Ou ut tp pu ut t M Me em mo or ry y The EDO DRAM technology is actually very similar to FPM Fast Page Mode Unlike traditional FPM that tri states the memory output data to start the pre charge activity EDO DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next memory access cycle that is similar to pip...

Page 79: ...es both rising and falling clock edge to transfer data similar as DDR SDRAM or ATA 66 IDE bus EV6 Bus Speed CPU external bus clock x 2 For example 200 MHz EV6 bus is actually using 100 MHz external bus clock but the equivalent speed is 200 MHz F FC CC C D Do oC C D De ec cl la ar ra at ti io on n o of f C Co on nf fo or rm mi it ty y The DoC is component certification standard of FCC EMI regulatio...

Page 80: ...e 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 AOpen motherboard uses EEPROM for jumper less and battery less design F FS SB B F Fr ro on nt t S Si id de e B Bu us s C Cl lo oc ck k FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock CPU i...

Page 81: ... with silicon technology IEEE 1394 features a unique isochronous data channel interface Isochronous data channels provide guaranteed data transport at a pre determined rate This is especially important for time critical multimedia data where just in time delivery eliminates the need for costly buffering P Pa ar ri it ty y B Bi it t The parity mode uses 1 parity bit for each byte normally it is eve...

Page 82: ...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 266x64 8 2100MB s 333x64 8 2700MB s and 400x64 8 3200MB s Hence the PC 1600 DDR DRAM is working with 100MHz PC 2100 DDR DRAM is working with 133MHz PC 2700 DDR DRAM is working with 166MHz and PC 3200 DDR DRAM is working with 200MHz FSB frequency P PC CI I P Pe er ...

Page 83: ... 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 P PO OS ST T P Po ow we er r O On n S Se el lf f T Te es st t The BIOS self test procedure after power on sometimes it is the first or the second screen shown on your ...

Page 84: ... is similar as PBSRAM to use burst mode transfer SDRAM comes in 64 bit 168 pin DIMM and operates at 3 3V AOpen is the first company to support dual SDRAM DIMMs onboard AP5V from Q1 1996 S Sh ha ad do ow w E E 2 2 P PR RO OM M A memory space in Flash ROM to simulate E 2 PROM operation AOpen motherboard uses Shadow E 2 PROM for jumper less and battery less design S SI IM MM M S Si in ng gl le e I In...

Page 85: ...MM U Ul lt tr ra a D DM MA A 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 The Ultra DMA 33 protocol transfers data in burst mode at a rate of 33 3MB s twice as fast as the previous Direct Access Memory DMA interface Ultra DMA was developed as a proposed indu...

Page 86: ...M V Vi ir rt tu ua al l C Ch ha an nn ne el l M Me em mo or ry y 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 res...

Page 87: ...in ng g If you encounter any trouble to boot you system follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the problem 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 Next Clear CMOS Start ...

Page 88: ...tinue Install the VGA card Then connect your monitor and keyboard The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing Turn on the power and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly Yes No Next ...

Page 89: ... al l Continue Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective Yes No Check if there is display Yes It is very possible that your keyboard is defective No Check if the system reboots Press Ctrl and Alt key at the same time hold them and then press Del to reboot the system Next ...

Page 90: ...The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself Check if the system can reboot successfully No Yes Turn off the system and re connect IDE cable Re install the operating system such as Windows 98 End During system rebooting press Del to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Setup Default ...

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