AOpen MX59 Pro User manual

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OTHERBOARD
MX59 Pro
Quick Installation Guide
VOpen
Manual CD Included
Component Solutions

Quick Installation Guide
Overview
Specification:
CPU Intel Pentium Processor P54C, PP/MT (P55C), AMD K5/K6/K6-2/K6e-Ill,
Cyrix 6x86/M2 and IDT WinChip C6 family.
Chipset VIA MVP4 AGPset.
Architecture
Cache
Onboard ИО
Board Size | 220mmx245mm —— — |
Key Features:
Full-range CPU core voltage (from 1.3V to 3.5V, 0.05V or 0.1V per step)
Support 100MHz external clock and Clock Generator Up to 124 MHz for Overclockers
Onchip Audio and AGP
Zero Voltage Wake On Modem
Wake On LAN
Wake On RTC Timer
High Efficient Synchronous Switching Regulator
Over Current Protection Circuit
Keyboard & USB Resetable Fuse Protection
CPU and Housing Fan Monitoring
CPU Thermal Protection
System Voltage Monitoring
Support DMI Function
FCC DoC & CE Certification
AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc (Norton Antivirus Included)
Note: This Quick Installation Guide is only for quick reference. For more information,
=> please see also to Те online User's manual in те AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc.
Item Checklist
Please check if your package is complete according to the following checklist.
Motherboard x1
IDE cables x1
Floppy drive cable x1
AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc x1
Quick Installation Guide x1
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Jumper and Connector Locations:
MODEM CN
WOL сом
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3 2
p^
PRINTER
PS/2 Mouse USB
PS/2 Keyboard COMI VGA
Game Port
SW1: DIP Switch for CPU voltage and clock ratio
JP4, JP5, JP6,JP7 СРО external clock
JP 12: CPU I/O Voltage
JP14: Clear CMOS
Connectors:
PWR2: ATX power connector
USB: USB connector
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FDC:
IDE1:
IDE2:
CPUFAN!1:
CDUFAN?2:
FAN:
IrDA:
PANEL: :
CD-IN:
MODEM-CN:
WOM:
WOL:
Floppy drive connector
IDE1 primary channel
IDE2 secondary channel
CPU fan connector
CPU fan connector
Fan connector
IrDA (Infrared) connector
Front panel (Multifunction) connector
CD-audio connector
Mono in (Pin 1-2) and Mic out (Pin 3-4)
OV Wake On Modem connector
Wake On LAN connector
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Quick Installation Guide

AOpen MX59 Pro | mm
Hardware Installation
Please follow the steps below to configure your motherboard.
1. Plugging CPU and Connecting CPU Fan
Plug in the fan cable to the fan connectors onboard. The
fan connectors are marked CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2 and
FAN on the system board. You can plug the CPU fan
cable to both the 2-рт fan connector CPUFAN1 and (ће 3-
pin fan connector CPUFAN2. FAN can be reserved for the
housing fan. Note that only CPUFAN2 and FAN support
the fan monitoring function, because 3-pin fan has an
extra pin called SENSE, which periodically sends fan
signal out.
2. Setting CPU Core Voltage
Please refer to manual in AOpen Bonus Pack CD. There are 32 settings, from 1.3V to 2.1V (0.05V
per step.) and from 2.1V to 3.5V (0.1V per step).
ON ON
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Ш] 3.52V 2.9V
rj CJ 6x86 or K5 K6-166/200 or M2
=== ON ON
3.45V 2.8V
P54C P55C (MMX)
ON ON
3.3V 2.4V
IDT C6 K6-2 400/450/475 and Кб-И!
ON ON
32V 22V
K6-233 K6-266/300 and K6-2
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3. Selecting the CPU Frequency
CPU Frequency = Ratio * External Bus Clock
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ON ON
1.5х (3.5x) 4x
ON | ON
2x (6x, 3.33x) 4.5x
ON ON
2.5x (1.75x) 5х (2.33x)
ON ON
3x 5.5x (2.66x)
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CPU: 60MHz
PCI: 30MHz
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PCI: 33.4MHz
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PCI: 35MHz
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PCI: 25MHz
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PCI: 37.5MHz
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PCI: 28.5MHz
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PCI: 40MHz
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CPU: 83.3MHz
PCI: 27.7MHz
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CPU: 83.3MHz
PCI: 41.7MHz
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PCI: 31.6MHz
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CPU: 100MHz
PCI: 33.3MHz
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CPU: 124MHz
PCI: 41.3MHz

AOpen MX59 Pro
INTEL CPU Core | Ratio | External JP4,JP5,JP6,JP7
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[540100 — | 100MHz= [sk | eomme | OFF| OFF| OFF| 12& 23 & 23 & 12
[Ps4C133 __| 133MHiz= |2x | ввмнг _| ом | OFF OFF| 12823823812
[540166 | 166MHz= [25x [вм __| ON] ом | OFF| 12823823812 |
Раса | 200MHz= | зх [вмиг | OFF| ON | OFF] 12823823812
INTEL CPU Core | Ratio | External JP4,JP5,JP6,JP7
Pentium Frequency Bus Clock
MMX
PPMT166 | 166MHz= [25x | 66MHz | ом ON | OFF| 12823823812
| PPIMT 200 | 200MHz= | зх | 66MHz | оте] ON | OFF] 12823823812 |
[pri 233 | 233MHa= | ээх | oom _| OFF] OFF| orr| 1223 &23 & 12
Cyrix 6x86 CPU Core | Ratio | External JP4,JP5,JP6,JP7
& 6x86L Frequency Bus Clock
ples — [133MHz- [2x | 66MHz | ом | OFF| OFF| 12&23 & 23 & 12
P200 | пзомна = 12&12&23&12
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dic Bus Clock
MX-PR200 166MHz = 66MHz ON ua OFF] 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2
MX-PR233 200MHz= | 3x 66MHz OFF] ON | OFF] 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2
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[MXPROG | | 66MHz | OFF| OFF| Orr|12823&23&12 —
pu 225MHz = 3x = ms ОМ | OFF| 1-2 & 1-2 & 2-3 & 1-2
233MHz= | 3.5x 66MHz OFF] OFF} OFF} 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2
MX-PR333 2.5x ON | ON | OFF] 1-2 & 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3
3x OFF| ON | OFF| 1-2 & 2-3 & 1-2 & 1-2
3.5х OFF| OFF] OFF] 1-2 & 1-2 & 2-3 & 1-2
4x ОМ | OFF] ON | 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2
acras | зомне= | 25 _[оомн [ON ON | оваа 12825823
IDT C6 CPU Core | Ratio | External JP4,JP5,JP6,JP7
Frequency Bus Clock
[Cei ___| пзомна= [2x [75мнё [ом [ЕР OFF| 12&12&23& 12
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AMD K5 CPU Core | Ratio External Bus JP4,JP5,JP6,JP7
Frequency Clock
ко _| помно = | 15x | емна | OFF| OFF| OFF| 12823823 & 12
PR133 100MHz = OFF| OFF| OFF| 1-2&2-3&2-3& 1-2
IRI __| поомна = [15x | вемне — | OFF| OFF| OFF
PRI66 | пемве= [175 |вемне — [ом | ом [ог 12423823812
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Frequency Clock
OFF| ON | OFF| 1-2 &2-3 &23 & 12
233MHz =
[Ké266 |269MHz- |а — |66MHz __| ON] OFF| ОМ | 12&23&23&12-
300MHz- | 45x — 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2
AMD K6-2 | СРО Соге | Ratio External Bus JP4,JP5,JP6,JP7
Frequency Clock
OFF| OFF} OFF| 2-3 & 1-2 & 1-2 & 1-2
128612812812
OFF| orr| ON | 1-2 & 2-3 & 23 & 12
[K62380 _| звомна [4x __| ззмна ‘| ON| OFF| ON | 23412812812
[Ke240 |40MHz |4x |10MHz [ом | OFF| ON | 12812823823,
[Ké2450 _| азомна [45x |10MHz | ON| ON] ON| 12812823823
Kezar |45MH; |se __| ми, | OFF ох [оч | 23212612812
AMD K6- | CPUCore | Ratio | External Bus JP4,JP5,JP6,JP7
HI Frequency Clock
K6-III 400 | 400MHz |4х | 100MHz 1-2 & 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3
K6-III450 | 450MHz | 45 100MHz 1-2 & 1-2 & 2-3 & 23

АОреп MX59 Pro
4. Connecting Front Panel Cable and Power Cable
Attach the power LED, keylock, speaker, and reset switch connectors to the corresponding pins. If
you enable "Suspend Mode" item in BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep flashing while
the system is in suspend mode.
Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing. It is 2-pin female connector from the
housing front panel. Plug this connector to the soft-power switch connector marked SPWR.
5. Plug memory module and FDC and IDE cables.
Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage. Please refer to the
diagram on page 2.
6. Power On and Load BIOS Setup Default
To enter the BIOS Setup, press during POST (Power-On Self Test). Choose "Load Setup
Defaults" for recommended optimal performance. Please avoid of using "Load Turbo Defaults",
unless you're sure your system components (CPU, DRAM, HDD, etc.) are good enough for turbo
setting. For detailed information, please refer to " AWARD BIOS" section in the User's Manual.
7. Onchip Audio and AGP
This motherboard comes with an onchip 16-bit sound processor and a high performance onboard
graphics accelerator.

Quick Installation Guide
Software Installation
For installing Windows 95, please make sure you have followed below procedures.
1. First, don't install any add-on card.
2. Install Window 95 into your system.
3. Install Windows 95 OSR2 v2.1, 1212 or 1214 version and later with USB support. Otherwise,
you need to install USBSUPP.EXE.
4. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA Bus Master IDE Driver, AGP Vxd driver, IRQ
routing driver, and VIA chipset function registry program.
5. Install the onchip AGP driver.
6. Install the onchip audio driver.
7. Finally, Install other add-on cards.
For installing Windows 98, please make sure you have followed below procedures.
1. First, don't install any add-on card.
2. Enable USB Controller in BIOS Setup menu to make BIOS fully capable of controlling IRQ
assignment.
3. Install Window 98 into your system.
4. Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver, which includes VIA Bus Master IDE Driver, AGP Vxd driver, IRQ
routing driver, and VIA chipset function registry program.
5. Install the onchip AGP driver.
6. Install the onchip audio driver.
7. Finally, Install other add-on cards.
In the AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc, you can find above drivers in the path X:\Mx59pro\Driver
(Where X: represents your CDROM drive).
CN Note: Make sure you have set the display mode to the default setting (640 x
EV 480, 16 colors) prior to uninstalling the VIA 4 in 1 driver.
Note: Both VIA AGP driver and audio driver don't support Windows NT.
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АОреп MX59 Pro
Frequently Asked Questions
The following sections are not a must to install this motherboard, they are list here for your
reference.
How to Upgrade BIOS?
AOpen Easy Flash is more user friendly than traditional flash method. The BIOS binary file and
flash routine are combined together and you simply run a single file to complete the flash process.
1;
2.
3.
4.
5.
Get new BIOS upgrade program from AOpen's web site. For example, MX59P200.EXE.
Reboot the system to DOS mode without loading any memory handler (such as EMM386) or
device driver. It needs around 520K free memory space.
Execute А:> MX59P200
DO NOT turn off the power during FLASH PROCESS.
Reboot the system by turn off the power after flash is completed.
Reload the "BIOS SETUP DEFAULT" and reconfigure other items as previous set. Save & Exit.
Done!
Note: The upgrade of new BIOS will permanently replace your original BIOS content after flashing.
The original BIOS setting and Win95/Win98 PnP information will be refreshed and you probably
need to re-configure your system.
How to Clear CMOS?
Clear CMOS You need to clear the CMOS if you forget your system password.
Normal operation | To clear the CMOS, follow below procedures:
(default)
Clear CMOS
oOarhon >
JP14 JP14
1 1 [5
2 || 2 №
3 [о з Ш
Normal Operation Clear CMOS
(default)
Turn off the system and unplug the AC power.
Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2.
Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds.
Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2.
Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.
Turn on the system power.
What is Hardware Monitoring?
You can install Hardware Monitoring Utility to monitor CPU temperature, fans and system voltage,
etc. For more information, please see the online manual in AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc.
Ultra DMA/66 IDE Hard Drive
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA/66. To install UDMA/66 HDD, a 80-pin IDE cable is required.
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Installation
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Troubleshooting
If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures accordingly to resolve the
problem.
Тит off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of
the addon cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2
and Printer.
Make sure if the jumper settings for CPU and DRAMs are correct.
Clear CMOS.
Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard.
The problem was probably caused by
power supply or motherboard failure.
Please contact your reseller or (оса!
distributor for repairing.
um on the power, and check if the power supply and СР No
fan work property.
Yes
Check
if
there
Is
display.
No
Анни
your
VGA
card
or
monitor
is
Yes
Press СШ, and АН key at the same time, hold them and then
press Del to see if the system reboots.
Yes
During system rebooting, press Del to enter BIOS Setup. Choose "Load
Setup Default”.
Tum off the system and re-connect the IDE cable.Chec
if the system can reboot successfully.
No The problem should be caused by the
IDE cables or HDD itself.
No it is very possible that your keyboard is
defective.
Yes
Re-install Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT

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Technical Support
Dear Customers:
Thanks of choosing AOpen products. Provide best and fast service to our customer is our first
priority, but we receive numerous emails and phone calls worldwide everyday, it is very hard for us
to serve everyone on time. We recommend you follow below procedures to seek help before
contact us. With your help, we can then continue to provide the best quality service to more
customers.
Thanks very much of your understanding!
AOpen Technical Supporting Team
Q Online Manual: The complete manual is in the companion CD disc — AOpen Bonus Pack. You
can choose "Online Manual" item from the autorun program to see the electronic files, or you
can open the file X:\Mx59pro\Manual\English\content.pdf. (Where X: means your CDROM drive
letter.)
О Test Report: There is a detail compatibility and reliability test report in AOpen Bonus Pack and
web page http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/default.htm. It is recommended to choose
card/device from this list. To see the test report, please choose "Test Report" item from the
autorun program or open the file X:\tech\report\default.htm.
О FAQ: This AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc includes a lot of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).
To read these FAQs, please choose "FAQ" item from the autorun program or open the file
X:\Homepage\Tech\Faq\Default.htm.
О AOpen Homepage: There is a lot of useful information in our web site, such as jumper
settings, latest BIOS, drivers, and more FAQs. Visit our homepage to see if there is the answer
of your problem.
Taiwan http://www.aopen.com.tw
USA http:/Avww.aopenusa.com
Europe http://www.aopen.nl
Q AOpen News Group: There are many news groups discussing AOpen products, your problem
probably had been answered by our support engineer or professional users on these news
groups. You may jump into these groups from http://www.aopen.com.tw/
tech/readnews.htm, or subscribe these news groups from our free news server
news.aopen.com.tw.
Q 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. We believe they will be very glad to serve you. After all, their attitude of
service is an important reference for you if next time you want to buy something else from
them.
О Contact Us: If the problem still can not be solved, contact us for seeking technical support
from http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/techglb.htm. |
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