User manual AOPEN MX59P-OV

[. . . ] In addition to the above features, MX59 Pro also implements plenty of special features. Full-range CPU core voltage This motherboard supports the CPU core voltage from 1. 3V to 3. 5V, that can be applied to various CPU type in future. High Efficient Synchronous Switching Power Regulator Most of the current switching designs are asynchronous mode, which from the technical point of view, still consumes very high power as well as heat. [. . . ] CPU and Housing Fan Monitoring MX59 Pro has one more "fan monitoring" function to prevent system overheat. There are two fan connectors, one is for CPU and the other can be an extra housing fan. The system will report and alarm fan malfunction though utility software such as Hardware Monitor utility (named AOhw100, where 100 means version number). System Voltage Monitoring Furthermore, MX59 Pro implements a voltage monitoring system, As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue to monitor your system working voltage. There will be alarm though software such as Hardware Monitor utility for a warning to user. Resetable Fuse MX59 Pro implements resetable fuses to prevent any accidental short circuit caused by keyboard or USB devices hot plug. Powerful Utility Software Included AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc contains many useful utilities, such as Norton Antivirus, AOchip, Hardware Monitoring Utility, and Suspend to Hard Drive utility. Multi-language BIOS This breakthrough will help you set BIOS items without the language barrier. 1-2 Overview 1. 1 Specifications Micro ATX 220 mm x 245 mm Intel Pentium Processor P54C, PP/MT (P55C), AMD K5/ K6/K6-2/K6-III, Cyrix 6x86/M2 and IDT C6. 512KB pipelined-burst cache onboard VIA MVP4 ISA x1 and PCI x4 High performance 2D/3D graphics controller onchip in VIA MVP4 Two serial ports UART 16C550 compatible One parallel port supports standard parallel port (SPP), enhanced parallel port (EPP) or extended capabilities port (ECP). Floppy interface supports 3. 5 inches drives with 720KB, 1. 44MB or 2. 88MB format or 5. 25 inches drives with 360KB, 1. 2MB format Dual-channel IDE interface support maximum 4 IDE hard disks or CDROM, mode 4, bus master hard disk drives and Ultra DMA/66 mode hard drives are also supported. Two USB ports supported by USB bracket, the BIOS also supports USB driver to simulate legacy keyboard. Multi-language versions supported. Form Factor Board Size CPU System Memory Second-level Cache Chipset Expansion Slots VGA (AGP) Serial Port Parallel Port Floppy Interface IDE Interface USB Interface PS/2 Mouse Keyboard RTC and Battery BIOS 1-3 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. With the help ATX soft power On/Off, it is possible to have system totally power off (The traditional suspend mode of power management function does not really turn off the system power supply), and wakeup to automatically answer a phone call such as answering machine or to send/receive fax. You may identify the true power off by checking fan of your power supply. Both external box modem and internal modem card can be used to support 0V Wake On Modem, but if you use external modem, you have to keep the box modem always power-on. AOpen MX59 Pro and internal modem card implement special circuit (patent applied) and make sure the modem card works properly without any power. [. . . ] There will be alarm through application software such as Hardware Monitor utility for a warning to user. It is automatically implemented by BIOS and Hardware Monitor utility (the file name is like aohw100. exe, where 100 means the version number, no hardware installation is needed. 1. 4 Fan Monitoring There are three fan connectors, two is for CPU, the other can be a housing fan. The fan monitoring function is implemented by connecting fan to 3-pin fan connector CPUFAN1 and FAN, and installing Hardware Monitoring Utility. Note: You need 3-pin fan that supports SENSE signal for fan monitoring function to work properly. 1-6 Overview 1. 5 CPU Thermal Protection This motherboard implements special thermal protection circuit below the CPU. [. . . ]