User manual AOPEN AX4GPRO

[. . . ] Overview Hardware Installation Troubleshooting & Technical Support Drivers & Utilities AWARD BIOS Setup Glossary Online Manual DOC. NO. : AX4GP-OL-E0206B AX4G Pro AX4G Pro 1 AX4G Pro What's in this manual Online Manual AX4G Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 You Must Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] AOpen cannot guaranty the protection circuit will always work perfectly. 63 AX4G Pro Har dwa r e Moni t o ri ng Online Manual 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. Fan Fan Speed Detection Circuit CPU CPU Temperature CPU Voltage AOpen H/W Monitoring Utility Power System Voltage 64 AX4G Pro AOCo nf i g Uti l it y Online Manual AOpen always dedicated to provide users a much friendlier computer environment. 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. 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 system page shows the detail information of the motherboard, the operating system, the processor, and BIOS version. 2. The PCI device page shows the configurations of all PCI devices ins talled on your motherboard. 65 AX4G Pro 3. This page presents the IDE devices information, such as the serial number, the manufacturer, the firmware version, and capacity. Online Manual 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 AOconfig. 66 AX4G Pro Resetable Fuse Online Manual Traditional motherboard has fuse for Keybo ard and USB port to prevent over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken (function as p rotecting the motherboard), user still c annot 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. Resetable Fuse 67 AX4G Pro 33 00 F Low E S R Ca pac it or Online Manual 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, AX4G Pro implements 3300F capacitors, which is much larger than normal capacitor (1000 and 1500f) and it provides better stability for CPU power. 68 AX4G Pro Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) Online Manual 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". 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. For example, the clock trace must be equal length (not necessarily as short as possible) so that clock skew will be controlled 12 within few a pico second (1/10 Sec) Note: This diagram for example only, it may not be exactly the same as this motherboard. 69 AX4G Pro Enlarged Alumin um Heatsink Online Manual 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. 70 AX4G Pro Open JukeBox Player Online Manual Here we are pleased to provide you a brand-new powerful interface--Open JukeBox. Witho ut any cost you can have your PC turn into a fashionable CD player! [. . . ] http://www. aopen. com/tech/faq/default. htm Download Software: Check out th is tabl e to get the latest updated BIOS/utility and drivers. http://www. aopen. com/tech/download/default. htm 120 AX4G Pro Online Manual 5 6 7 News Group: News posted by computer experts, you ar e welcome to join any discussion and learning from it. http://www. aopen. com/tech/newsgrp/default. htm Contact Distributors/Resellers: We sell our products through resellers and integrators. They should know your system configuration very well and should be able to solve your problem more efficiently than us. [. . . ]