User manual AOPEN MX34

[. . . ] : MX34-OL-E0103D 1 MX34 What's in this manual Online Manual MX34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Before You Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Quick Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Motherboard Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Block Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. [. . . ] Select "ADD Binary" and name it as "ACPIOPTION". Online Manual c. Right click and select Modify, add "01" after "0000" to make it "0000 01". (It will find "ACPI BIOS" and remove "Plug and Play BIOS") 3. Clean boot into DOS and run "AOZVHDD. EXE /C /File" 66 MX34 Changing from ACPI to APM 1. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT ACPI OPTION Online Manual b. Right click and select "Modify, change "01" to "00" to make it "0000 02". Tip: "02" means Windows 98 is ACPI acknowledged but the ACPI function is disabled. c. (It will find "Plug and Play BIOS" and remove "ACPI BIOS") 3. Run "Add New Hardware" again and it will find "Advanced Power Management Resource". Click "OK". Tip: Currently we found only ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP card would support ACPI suspend to disk. Please refer to AOpen web site for latest update. 68 MX34 ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR) Online Manual 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. When go into Suspend: System Image & Status in the DRAM Backuped by 3. 3V Power Other System Devices Power loss When power-on next time: System Image & Status in the DRAM Power back to work Other System Devices Power back to work 69 MX34 Online Manual To implement ACPI Suspend to DRAM, please follow the procedures as below: System Requirement 1. Please refer to ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive of how to setup Windows 98 ACPI mode. The VIA 4 in 1 Driver must have been installed properly. 2. Procedures 1. BIOS Setup > Power Management > ACPI Function : Enabled BIOS Setup > Power Management > ACPI Suspend Type :S3. 2. Press power button or standby button to wake up the system. 70 MX34 Online Manual AWARD BIOS 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 byte CMOS area, (normally in the RTC chip or in the main chipset). To enter to BIOS setup menu, press <Del> when POST (Power-On Self Test) screen is shown on your monitor. Note: Because the BIOS code is the most often changed part of the motherboard design, the BIOS information contained in this manual may be different with actual BIOS that come with your motherboard. 71 MX34 Online Manual How To Use AwardTM BIOS Setup Program Generally, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items that you want to choose, then press <Enter> key to select, and use the <Page Up> and <Page Down> key to change setting value. You also can press <F1> key for help and press <Esc> key to quit AwardTM BIOS setup program. The following table provides details about how to use keyboard in the AwardTM 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 Page Up or + Page Down or Enter Esc Description Changing setting to next value or increase the value. [. . . ] Yes Press <Ctrl> and <Alt> key at the same time, hold them and then press <Del> to reboot the system. Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective. No Check if the system reboots?Yes Next It is very possible that your keyboard is defective. 92 MX34 Continue Online Manual During system rebooting, press <Del> to enter BIOS setup. Choose "Load Setup Default". Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable. Check if the system can reboot successfully?Yes No The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself. Re-install operatiing system such as Windows 98. End 93 MX34 Online Manual Technical Support Dear Customer, Thanks for choosing AOpen products. [. . . ]