User manual AOPEN MX3L

[. . . ] MX3L User's Guide Printed in Taiwan PART NO. : 49. 88101. 081 DOC. NO. : MX3L-1-E9901A MX3L Motherboard User's Guide Document Number Model and revision Manual version Release Date : MX3L-1-E9901A : For MX3L rev 1. xx : English, rev A : Jan 18, 1999 More help for latest information: Taiwan USA Europe http://www. aopen. com. tw http://www. aopenusa. com http://www. aopen. nl Copyright Copyright 1999 by this company. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company. ii Disclaimer This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". [. . . ] The following figure shows the different devices that you can connect. Stereo Amplifier Headphones SPK Line-in Mic Microphone Speakers CD Player Tape Deck, Synthesizer, etc. 2-18 Hardware Installation The onboard audio has the following features: Advanced technology support ESS Solo-1 PCI audio accelerator in 16 bits stereo chip High-quality ESFM music synthesizer 64 voices software wavetable 3-D stereo effects processor Support DLS (downloadable sound) Support Microsoft DirectMusic Support Microsoft positional 3D Support DirectSound and DirectSound 3D ADPCM data compression Internal modem connector Full DOS game compatibility Plug and Play Record, compress, and play back voice, sound, and music 16-bit stereo ADC and DAC Programmable independent sample rate from 6 KHz up to 48 KHz for record and playback Full duplex operation for simultaneous record and playback Support full DOS compatible modes: PC/PCI, TDMA, DDMA Sound Blaster Pro & Windows Sound System compatible Stereo Input for Line-in, CD-Audio, Auxiliary in and a mono microphone in MPU-401(UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Separate mono input (MONO-IN) and mono output (MONO-OUT) for speakerphone Support windows95/98 or windows NT 4. 0 WDM streaming driver support windows98 and windows NT 5. 0 Software-controllable audio Supports various audio devices all controllable through software Adjusts master volume, CD audio, line-in, AUX, mono in, mono out, synthesis wave and microphone inputs Stereo digitized voice channel Full-duplex operation for simultaneous record and playback 2-19 Hardware Installation 2. 5. 1 Setting Up in Windows 95/98 This motherboard comes with CD-ROM disc (AOpen Bonus Pack) containing the Windows 95/98 drivers and software (including the Music Center application). Note: Refer to your Windows 95/98 manual or online help for any questions on Windows 95/98. Installing the Drivers and the Application After turning on the system, Windows 95/98 begins loading and starts detecting new hardware installed on the system. When Windows 95/98 detects the presence of the onboard audio chip, it begins to build the driver database. Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and click on OK. Insert the driver disk in the appropriate drive and specify another drive, if required. Tip: Prepare the Windows 95/98 CD-ROM disk before setting up the sound card. Windows 95/98 will prompt you to insert the Windows 95/98 CDROM disk when you install the joystick or MIDI device. Note: If the file being copied is older than the file currently existing in your system, we recommend that you keep the existing file. Windows 95/98 makes changes to the system settings and begins detecting the following new hardware components: · · · ES1941 PCI AudioDrive ES1941 DOS Enumlation Gameport Joystick 2. 3. 2-20 Hardware Installation Windows 95/98 makes final changes to the system settings. Install the Application 1. Insert AOpen Bonus Pack disc, setup the applications from "Motherboard Drivers" of the autorun program, or browse CD and select X:\Mx3l\ Sound\Setup. exe. Dos Legacy mode Setup 1. Insert AOpen Bonus Pack disc, setup the applications from "Motherboard Drivers" of the autorun program, or browse CD and select X:\Mx3l\ Sound\Setup. exe. If the system reboot under windows98, please select the driver form Windows98 instead of AOpen Bonus Pack disc. 2. 5. 2 Setting Up in NT4. 0 The card package also comes with NT4. 0 drivers. Please refer to your NT4. 0 manual or online help for any questions on NT4. 0. Installing the Audio Drivers Follow these steps to install the audio drivers: 1. Click on the Restart Now button. Install MPU-401/Joystick Driver Follow these steps to install the MPU401 or joystick drivers: 1. Select MULTIMEDIA from control panel and click on the Devices tab. 2-21 Hardware Installation 2. Select MPU-401 Compatible Driver /Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro Joystick and press OK. . Place your NT4. 0 installation CD and press OK (the default path is the i386 directory). Note: X: means your CD drive letter, please change it according to the actual drive letter. 2-22 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 mainboard 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 mainboard. 3-1 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). The BIOS Setup Main Menu appears as follows. Tip: Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance. [. . . ] EPP enhances the parallel port throughput by directly writing/reading data to/from parallel port without latch. ECP supports DMA and RLE (Run Length Encoded) compression and decompression. Integrated Peripherals ECP Mode Use DMA 3 1 ECP Mode Use DMA This item lets you set the DMA channel of ECP mode. Integrated Peripherals EPP Mode Select EPP1. 7 EPP1. 9 EPP Mode Select This item lets you select EPP mode. 3-37 AWARD BIOS 3. 10 Password Setting Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password, the system prompts for the correct password before boot or access to Setup. When you type the characters, they appear as asterisks on the password screen box. [. . . ]