AOpen AX45-533 Max Setup guide

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Overview
Hardware
Installation
Drivers &
Utilities
AWARD
BIOS Setup
Glossary
Troubleshooting &
Technical Support
AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2
DOC. NO.: AX45533M-OL-E0206A

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AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2.........................................................................................................................1
What’s in this manual................................................................................................................................................................2
You Must Notice........................................................................................................................................................................9
Before You Start......................................................................................................................................................................10
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................11
Feature Highlight ....................................................................................................................................................................12
Quick Installation Procedure ...................................................................................................................................................17
Motherboard Map ...................................................................................................................................................................18
Block Diagram ........................................................................................................................................................................19
Hardware Installation............................................................................................................................20
About “User Upgrade Optional” and “Manufacture Upgrade Optional”…................................................................................. 21
JP14 Clear CMOS Data..........................................................................................................................................................22
CPU Installation......................................................................................................................................................................23
CPU Jumper-less Design........................................................................................................................................................26
Full-range Adjustable CPU Core Voltage.................................................................................................................................28
CPU and System Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring) .........................................................................................................30
JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up Jumper................................................................................................................................ 31
DIMM Sockets ........................................................................................................................................................................32

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DDR 266(PC2100) and DDR 333(PC2700) ............................................................................................................................ 34
Front Panel Connector............................................................................................................................................................ 35
ATX Power Connector.............................................................................................................................................................36
AC Power Auto Recovery........................................................................................................................................................36
STBY LED..............................................................................................................................................................................37
IDE and Floppy Connector...................................................................................................................................................... 38
ATA/133 Supported................................................................................................................................................................. 40
IrDA Connector.......................................................................................................................................................................41
AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) Expansion Slot.....................................................................................................................42
WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector.................................................................................................................. 43
WOM by External BOX Modem...............................................................................................................................................44
WOM by Internal Modem Card................................................................................................................................................45
WOL (Wake on LAN) .............................................................................................................................................................. 46
Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard........................................................................................................................................ 48
CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot...................................................................................................... 49
PC99 Color Coded Back Panel...............................................................................................................................................50
Support 2nd and 3rd USB 2.0 Ports...........................................................................................................................................51
Onboard IEEE 1394 Connectors (AX45 Max-533 Only).......................................................................................................... 52
Chassis Intrusion Connector................................................................................................................................................... 53

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CD Audio Connector...............................................................................................................................................................54
Front Audio Connector............................................................................................................................................................ 55
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector................................................................................................................... 56
Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect..............................................................................................................................................57
Die-Hard BIOS and JP30 Die-Hard BIOS Select Jumper........................................................................................................ 58
Dr. LED Connector..................................................................................................................................................................59
JP15/JP16 Dr. Voice Language Select Jumpers..................................................................................................................... 61
JP2 Speaker Enable/Disable Jumpers....................................................................................................................................62
Battery-less and Long Life Design ..........................................................................................................................................63
Over-current Protection...........................................................................................................................................................64
Hardware Monitoring...............................................................................................................................................................65
Resettable Fuse......................................................................................................................................................................66
2200µF Low ESR Capacitor.................................................................................................................................................... 67
Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall)...........................................................................................................................................69
Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink.................................................................................................................................................. 70
Vivid BIOS technology............................................................................................................................................................ 71
Driver and Utility....................................................................................................................................72
Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD...............................................................................................................................................73
Install IDE Driver.....................................................................................................................................................................74

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Install USB2.0 Driver...............................................................................................................................................................75
Installing LAN Driver...............................................................................................................................................................76
Installing Onboard Sound Driver............................................................................................................................................. 79
Installing AGP Driver............................................................................................................................................................... 80
AOConfig Utility ......................................................................................................................................................................81
Installing Hardware Monitoring Utility......................................................................................................................................83
ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive ..................................................................................................................................................84
ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR)................................................................................................................................................. 88
AWARD BIOS ..........................................................................................................................................90
About BIOS Function Description…........................................................................................................................................ 91
How To Use Award™ BIOS Setup Program............................................................................................................................92
How To Enter BIOS Setup.......................................................................................................................................................94
BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment...........................................................................................................................95
Overclocking ..........................................................................................................................................97
VGA Card & Hard Disk............................................................................................................................................................98
Glossary .................................................................................................................................................99
AC97 ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 99
ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface)................................................................................................................. 99
AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) .............................................................................................................................................99

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AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)................................................................................................................................................... 100
AOpen Bonus Pack CD ........................................................................................................................................................ 100
APM (Advanced Power Management).................................................................................................................................. 100
ATA (AT Attachment)............................................................................................................................................................. 100
ATA/66.................................................................................................................................................................................. 100
ATA/100................................................................................................................................................................................ 101
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)........................................................................................................................................ 101
Bus Master IDE (DMA mode)................................................................................................................................................ 101
CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)....................................................................................................................... 101
CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ........................................................................................................................................... 102
DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM....................................................................................................................................... 102
DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module).................................................................................................................................... 102
DMA (Direct Memory Access)............................................................................................................................................... 102
ECC (Error Checking and Correction)................................................................................................................................... 103
EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory.................................................................................................................................. 103
EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM)........................................................................................................... 103
EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM).............................................................................................................................. 103
EV6 Bus................................................................................................................................................................................ 104
FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity)................................................................................................................................... 104

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FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array)........................................................................................................................................ 104
Flash ROM ........................................................................................................................................................................... 104
FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock.................................................................................................................................................. 105
I2C Bus ................................................................................................................................................................................. 105
IEEE 1394 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 105
Parity Bit............................................................................................................................................................................... 105
PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)........................................................................................................................................ 106
PC-100 DIMM....................................................................................................................................................................... 106
PC-133 DIMM....................................................................................................................................................................... 106
PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR DRAM......................................................................................................................................... 106
PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus........................................................................................................................... 106
PDF Format.......................................................................................................................................................................... 107
PnP (Plug and Play).............................................................................................................................................................. 107
POST (Power-On Self Test).................................................................................................................................................. 107
RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)..................................................................................................................................................... 107
RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module)................................................................................................................................ 108
SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) ............................................................................................................................................. 108
Shadow E2PROM ................................................................................................................................................................. 108
SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module)................................................................................................................................. 108

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SMBus (System Management Bus) ...................................................................................................................................... 109
SPD (Serial Presence Detect)............................................................................................................................................... 109
Ultra DMA............................................................................................................................................................................. 109
USB (Universal Serial Bus)....................................................................................................................................................110
VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) .............................................................................................................................................110
ZIP file ...................................................................................................................................................................................110
Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................................111
Technical Support................................................................................................................................115
Product Registration............................................................................................................................118
How to Contact Us...............................................................................................................................119

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This Online Manual will introduce to the user how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Please
keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or 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 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
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Thank you for choosing AOpen AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2 motherboard. AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2 is Intel®Socket 478
motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form factor featuring the SIS 645DX chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, AX45-533
Max / AX45-533 U2 motherboard can support Intel®Socket 478 Pentium®4 (Willamette / Northwood) and 533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
clock. In the AGP performance, it has one AGP slot and supports AGP 4X mode and pipelined spilt-transaction long burst transfer up to
1056MB/sec. According to different customer’s requirements, this motherboard supports DDR333 (PC2700) SDRAM up to 2GB maximum
and DDR 266 (PC2100) SDRAM up to 3GB maximum. The onboard IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 mode. Further
flexibility can be achieved by taking advantage of the Communication and Network Riser (CNR) card option that allows audio and modem
configuration on a single baseboard design. More than that, on the strength of Realtek 8100BL LAN controller on board, which is a
highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use. Besides, AX45-533 Max /
AX45-533 U2 has a RealTek ALC650 AC97 CODEC chipset onboard providing high performance and magic
surround stereo sound to let people enjoy working with it. Now, let’s enjoy all features from
AOpen AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2 motherboard.

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CPU
Supports Intel® Socket 478 Pentium®4 (Willamette / Northwood) 1.4GHz~2.4GHz+ with 533MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket
478 technology.
Chipset
The motherboard is equipped with SIS 645DX chipset. SIS 645DX chipset consists of host interface Controller and integrated high
performance DDR SDRAM Host system controller, which provides superior performance among CPU, SDRAM, and AGP buses. In
coordination with SIS 645DX, the SIS 962 chipset is integrated fast Ethernet/Home networking controller, Audio/Modem Controller with
AC’97 interface and advanced power management, which can strongly enhance the system performance.
Expansion Slots
Including six 32-bit/33MHz PCI, one CNR and one AGP 1X/2X/4X slots. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The
Communication & Nectworking Riser (CNR) slot provided from AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2 can support CNR interface for a
Modem/Audio card. The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) specification provides a new level of video display sophistication and speed. The
AGP video cards support data transfer rate up to 1056MB/s. AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2 motherboard includes one AGP expansion slot
for a bus mastering AGP graphic card. For AD and SBA signaling, AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2 motherboard can support 4X mode. Of six
PCI slots provided, all of them are master PCI slots with arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus.

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Memory
Provides three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets that support up to 2GB of PC2700(DDR333) and 3GB of PC2100(DDR266) compliant
SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory).
Die-Hard BIOS with external controller
Die-Hard BIOS technology is an effective hardware protection method without any software or BIOS coding involved. Therefore, it is 100%
virus free.
Watch Dog Timer
Includes AOpen “Watch Dog Timer” function that can auto-reset system in 4.8 seconds when you fail to system overclocking.
1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment
Provides “1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment” function in the BIOS. This magic function allows you to adjust CPU FSB frequency from
100~248MHz by 1MHz stepping adjustment, and helps your system get maximum performance.
LAN Port
On the strength of Realtek 8100BL LAN controller on board, which is a highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100
Mbps Ethernet for office and home use.

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Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Mater IDE
Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels, supports Ultra
DMA 33/66/100/133, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMAMode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices.
On-board AC’97 Sound
AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2 uses RealTek ALC650 AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and
playback system.
Six USB2.0 Connectors
Provides three ports, six USB connectors for USB2.0 interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc.
Dr. LED
Dr. LED has 8 LEDs on this AX45-533 Max / AX45-533 U2 M/B to easily show what kind of problems you may encounter.
Dr. Voice
Dr. Voice provides 4 language versions (English, Chinese, Japanese and German) that can easily tell you the problem you may encounter.
You can also adjust the volume of Dr. Voice through speakers. Specially tailored made for users, we have defaulted the language versions
of Japanese market to Japanese only in order to save users from the hassle of setting jumpers, and thus making motherboard a real
jumper less design.

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S/PDIF Connectors
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is the newest audio transfer file format, which provides impressive quality through optical fiber and
allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of analog audio.
On-board IEEE 1394 Connectors (AX45 Max-533 Only)
Comes with three onboard IEEE 1394 connectors that provide ports for IEEE 1394 devices, such as digital camera or others IEEE 1394
storage devices.
Power Management/Plug and Play
Supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play, which helps save users from configuration problems, thus making the system much
user-friendlier.
Hardware Monitoring Management
Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor module.
Enhanced ACPI
Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows®98/ME/2000 series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM, S3), STD
(Suspend to Disk, S4) features.

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Super Multi-I/O
Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART can also be directed
from COM1 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.

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This page 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. Reboot
10. Installing Operating System (such as Windows 98)
11. Installing Driver and Utility

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IEEE 1394 Connector x3
(AX45 Max-533 Only)
Chassis Intrusion Detector
Motherboard Map
PC99 Colored Back Panel
Resettable Fuse
JP14 CMOS Clear Jumpe
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Realtek 8100BL LAN Chip
CNR Expansion Slo
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Front Audio Connecto
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IrDA Connecto
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Front Panel Connecto
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FAN3 Connecto
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Dr. LED Connecto
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TA100/133 IDE Connector x2
FDD Connector
184-pin DIMMx3 supports
PC2100/2700 DDR SDRAM
maximum up to 3GB/2GB
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TX Power Connecto
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SIS 645DX/962 Chipset
478-pin CPU socket
(Willamette/ Northwood) with
Voltage and Frequency
A
uto-detection that supports
Intel®Pentium®4 1.4~2.4GHz+
CPU
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32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x6 4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connector
2200μF Low ESR Capacitors
STBY LED
JP28 USB Keyboard/
Mouse Wakeu
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Jum
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2nd & 3rd USB2.0 Connectors
WOM Connecto
WOL Connecto
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CD-IN Connecto
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FAN2 Connecto
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Die-Hard BIOS
CPU FAN connecto
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JP15/16 Dr. Voice Language
Select Jumpe
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S/PDIF Connecto
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JP30 Die-Hard BIOS
Select Jum
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MODEM-CN Connecto
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ALC650 AC’97 CODEC
JP2 S
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SIS 645DX
Socket 478
Intel Pentium 4
CPU(Willamette
/Northwood)
533MHz System
Bus
DIMM Socket x3
AGP 4X Slot
SIS 962
Serial Port x2
2nd USB Port
1st USB Port
USB2.0
Connector x6
32-bit PCI Slot x6
Parallel Port
IDE Drive x4
ATA
66/100/133
PC-2100/2700 SDRAM
Up to 3GB/2GB
Primary
Channel
Secondary
Channel
2Mbit Flash EEPROM
AC Link
PCI Bus
CNR Slot
Winbond
W83627HF
Floppy Disk Drive x2
RealTek
AC97
CODEC
Realtek
RTL8100BL
LAN connect Component
3rd USB Port
AGERE
FW803
2nd IEEE 1394
1st IEEE1394
3rd IEEE 1394
AX45 Max-533 Only
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This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware devices of this motherboard.
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.
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 the system unit throughout any procedure requiring
ESD protection.