Overview
AK AK79G G-V/ A K79 G-VN N/AK K7 Installation AK79G-V/AK79G-VN/AK79D-1394/A79G-17 Hardware 9D-1 1394 4/A K79 394 9G-1 3 394
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BIOS Setup BIOS
AWARD
Glossary
DOC. NO.: AK79G1394-OL-E0301C
Troubleshooting & & Troubleshooting Technical Support
1 AK 79G -V/A K79 What’s in this mGa-nVuNal N/AK AK79G-V/AK79G-VN/AK79D-1394/A79G-1394K79D ...... 1 D-13 What’s in this manual ...... 94/ ...... 2 /AK7 You Must Notice...... 9G- ...... 8 -139 Before You Start...... 4 ...... 9
Overview ...... O 10 nlin AK79G-V/AK79G-VN/AK79D-1394/AK79G-1394 Comparison Table ...... ne M..... 11 anu Feature Highlight...... 12 ual Quick Installation Procedure ...... 16 Motherboard Map...... 17 Block Diagram...... 18 Hardware Installation...... 19 About “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional” and “User Upgrade Optional”…...... 20 JP14 Clear CMOS Data ...... 21 CPU Installation ...... 22 AOpen Overheat Protection (O.H.P.) Technology ...... 24 CPU and Housing Fan Connector ...... 27 JP27/28 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Jumpers ...... 28 DIMM Sockets (128-Bit DDR Dual Channel) ...... 29
2 AK 79G -V/A STBY LED...... K79 ...... 31 G-VN Front Panel Connector ...... N/AK ...... 32 K79D ATX Power Connector...... D-13 ...... 33 394/ AC Power Auto Recovery...... /AK7 ...... 33 9G- IDE and Floppy Connector ...... -139 ...... 34 4 S/PDIF Connector (for AK79D-1394 and AK79G-1394)...... 36 O Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect ...... Onli 37 ine M TV Output Connector (for AK79G-V, AK79G-VN and AK79G-1394) ...... Ma 38n nual IrDA Connector ...... 39 l AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) 8X Expansion Slot...... 40 AGP Protection Technology and AGP LED...... 41 Support 10/100 Mbps LAN Onboard (For AK79G-VN, AK79D-1394 and AK79G-1394)...... 42 CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot...... 43 Game Port Bracket Supported ...... 44 Color Coded Back Panel ...... 45 COM2 Connector ...... 46 Support Six USB Connectors ...... 47 IEEE 1394 Connectors (for AK79D-1394 and AK79G-1394) ...... 48 Case Open Connector...... 49
3 AK 79G -V/A CD Audio ConnectorK ...... 79 ...... 50 G-VN AUX-IN Connector ...... N/AK ...... 51 K79D Front Audio Connector ...... D-13 ...... 52 394/ Battery-less and Long Life Design ...... /AK7 ...... 53 9G- CPU Over-current Protection...... -139 ...... 54 4 AOConfig Utility...... 55 O Resetable Fuse ...... Onl 57 ine 2200μF Low ESR Capacitor...... Ma 58n nual Enlarged Aluminum Heatsink ...... 59 l Open JukeBox Player...... 60 Vivid BIOS technology...... 64 The noise is gone!! ---- SilentTek ...... 65 Driver and Utility ...... 68 Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD ...... 68 NVIDIA nForce Windows driver ...... 69 NVIDIA Windows 98/ME/2000 Display driver ...... 70 NVIDIA Windows XP Display driver...... 71 NVIDIA USB2.0 driver ...... 72 Phoenix Award BIOS...... 74
4 AK 79G -V/A How To Use PhoenixK Award™79 BIOS Setup Program...... 75 G-VN How To Enter BIOS Setup...... N/AK ...... 77 K79D BIOS Upgrade under Windows environment ...... D-13 ...... 78 394/ Glossary ...... /AK7 ...... 80 9G- AC97 CODEC ...... -139 ...... 80 4 ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ...... 80 O ACR (Advanced Communication Riser)...... nli 80 ne M AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) ...... a 81n ual AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)...... 81 ATA (AT Attachment) ...... 81 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ...... 82 Bluetooth...... 82 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)...... 83 DDR (Double Data Rate) RAM ...... 83 ECC (Error Checking and Correction) ...... 84 EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM)...... 84 EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) ...... 84 EV6 Bus ...... 84 FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) ...... 85
5 AK 79G -V/A FC-PGA (Flip Chip-PinK7 Grid9 Array)...... 85 G-VN FC-PGA2 (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array)...... N/AK ...... 85 K79D Flash ROM...... D-13 ...... 85 394/ Hyper Threading ...... /AK7 ...... 85 9G- IEEE 1394...... -139 ...... 86 4 Parity Bit ...... 86 O PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus ...... Onli 87 ine M PDF Format...... Ma 87n nual PnP (Plug and Play)...... 87 l POST (Power-On Self Test) ...... 87 PSB (Processor System Bus) Clock...... 88 RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory)...... 88 RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) ...... 88 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) ...... 88 SATA (Serial ATA) ...... 89 SMBus (System Management Bus)...... 89 SPD (Serial Presence Detect)...... 89 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ...... 89 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)...... 90
6 AK 79G -V/A Wireless LAN – 802.11b...... K79 ...... 90 G-VN ZIP file...... N/AK ...... 90 K79D Troubleshooting...... D-13 91 94/ Technical Support ...... AK7 95 9G- Product Registration ...... 139 98 4 How to Contact Us ...... 99 O nli ne M anu ual
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8 AK7 9G-V V/AK Before You S7ta9rGt -VN/ /AK 79D -13 94/A This Online Manual will introduce to the user how this productK is7 installed.9 All useful information will be described in later 9G-1 chapters. Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration394 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 disc or you can get free download from Adobe web site. O nlin Although this Online Manual is optimized for screen viewing, it is still capable for hardcopy printing, you can printne it by A4 paper Man size and set 2 pages per A4 sheet on your printer. To do so, choose File > Page Setup and follow the instruction of your printerual driver. Thanks for the help of saving our earth.
9 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Overview 9G-V VN/A Thank you for choosingK7 9 AOpen AK79G-V/AK79G-VN/AK79D-1394/AK79G-1394. The 9D ® AK79G-V/AK79G-VN/AK79D-1394/AK79G-1394 is -based13 on AMD Socket 462 motherboard with ATX form factor featuring the 94/ AMD Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP CPU. As highA Kperformance7 chipset built in the M/B, the ® 9G AK79G-V/AK79G-VN/AK79D-1394/AK79G-1394 support AMD Socket 462- series139 Athlon™, Duron™ and AthlonXP™ processor (with CPU Overheat Protection circuit to Athlon™XP CPU only) and 333/266/200MHz94 EV6 bus. For better graphic performance,
GeForce4 MX Graphics is integrated for delivering fastest speed, multi-display functionality and multiple configurations of On nline CRTs and TVs (for AK79G-V, AK79G-VN and AK79G-1394). e M anu Hence, AK79G-V, AK79G-VN and AK79G-1394 support TV-OUT al function, which supports TV-Out card. It also supports 1.5V AGP interface with AGP 8x/4x with Fast Write data transfer interface. DDR400, DDR333 and DDR266 dual channel DDR RAM can be applied to the maximum memory size of up to 3GB. The on-board IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133 mode and the transfer rate up to 133MB/s. Besides, AK79D-1394 and AK79G-1394 come with NForce Audio Processing Unit (APU) that provides advanced 3D positional audio and DirectX 8.0 compatibility with SoundStorm compatible. AK79G-V and AK79G-VN have an AC97 CODEC RealTek ALC650 chipset onboard to provide high performance and magic surround stereo sound to let people enjoy working with it. This motherboard supports USB 2.0 with a fancy speed of up to 480Mbps and IEEE1394 provided data transfer rate up to 400Mbps. Now, enjoy all features from AOpen AK79G-V/AK79G-VN/AK79D-1394/AK79G-1394.
10 AK7 9G-V V/AK AK79G-V/AK7799GG-VN/AK79D-1394/AK79G-1394 Comparison Table -VN/ Following we list functions of all models./A K“V” represents those functions that the model equips with and “X” represents functions 79D that model doesn’t have. Please always refer to this-1 page3 to see the functions of your model. 94/A K79 9G-1 AK79G-V AK79G-VN AK79D-13943 94AK79G-1394
Chipset nForce2-G nForce2-G nForce2-ST nForce2-GT On VGA Onboard V V X V nlin e Ma VGA Connector V V X V anu ual LAN Onboard X V V V
LAN Port X V V V
IEEE 1394 Function X X V V
IEEE 1394 Connector X X V V
TV Out Header V V X V
S/PDIF Connector X X V V
11 AK7 9G- V/AK Feature HighKl7ig9hGt G-VN /AK 79D CPU -13 94/A ® K7 Supports AMD Socket 462 series CPU with 333MHz, 266MHz and 200MHz,9G- EV6 Bus designed for Socket 462 technology. -139 Athlon: 600MHz~1.4GHz 4
Duron: 600MHz~1.2GHz O nlin AthlonXP: 1500+(1.33GHz)~2800+(2.25GHz) ne M anu ual Chipset
NVIDIA nForce™2-ST/G/GT are excellent in providing amazing digital media performance, such as 400MHz DDR memory controller, optimized 128-bit architecture reducing overall system memory latency with DDR Dual Channel. Integrated in this excellent chipset of nForce™2-G/GT is the GeForce4 MX Graphics, which provides the fastest integrated graphics performance and the most comprehensive set of features, delivering fastest speed, multi-display functionality and multiple configurations of CRTs and TVs. Of five PCI slots provided, this model supports all five master PCI slots with arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus.
Ultra DMA 66/100/133 Bus Master IDE
Embedded within NVIDIA MCP2/MCP2-T, this motherboard equips with Ultra DMA 66/100/133 that supports two connectors, and that means four IDE devices in two channels, and supports Enhanced IDE devices.
12 AK7 9G- V/AK Expansion SlotsK 79G G-VN Including five 32-bit/33MHz PCI and /oneAK AGP 8X slot which supports AGP cards. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)79D specification provides a new level of video display sophistication and speed D-13 with data transfer rate up to 2.1GB/s. 94/A K79 9G-1 394 Memory
With NVIDIA nForce™2 chipsets, the AK79G-V/AK79G-VN/AK79D-1394/AK79G-1394 supports O n128-bit dual channel Double-Data-Rate (DDR) RAM. The DDR RAM interface allows zero wait state bursting between the SDRAMline and the data e Ma buffers at 333/266/200MHz. The three slots of DDR RAM can be composed of an arbitrary mixture of 64, 128, 256, 512MBnua or 1GB DDR RAM and maximum up to 3GB. The AK79G-V/AK79G-VN/AK79D-1394/AK79G-1394 allows DDR RAM to run at eitherl synchronous or pseudo-synchronous mode with the host CPU bus frequency (400/333/266MHz)(With onboard VGA enabling, the memory can only run maximum up to 333MHz).
Audio (APU and NVIDIA SoundStorm and AC97 CODEC)
This motherboard comes with NForce Audio Processing Unit (APU) and NVIDIA SoundStorm Compatible (AK79D-1394/AK79G-1394 only), and the AC97 CODEC RealTek ALC650 chip (AK79G-V/AK79G-VN only).
LAN Port (for AK79G-VN, AK79G-1394 and AK79D-1394) LAN MAC embedded in nForce2 chipsets and a RealTek RTL8201BL PHY onboard (except AK79G-V), which support 10/100Mbps BaseT Fast Ethernet and is IEEE802.3 compliant.
13 AK 79G -V/A Six USB ConnectorsK79 9G-V Provides three ports, six USB connectorsN/ with transfer rates at high speed of 480Mbps for USB interface devices, such as /AK7 mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. 9D- -139 4/AK K79G IEEE 1394 (AK79G-1394 and AK79D-1394 only) G-13 94 This motherboard comes with great function of IEEE1394 which provide transfer data rate up to 400Mbps.
On line 1MHz Stepping CPU Frequency Adjustment Ma nua Provides “1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment” function in the BIOS. This magic function allows you adjust CPU FSBl frequency from 100~200 by 1MHz stepping, and lets your system can get maximum performance.
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 saving users from configuration problems, thus making the system much more user-friendly.
Hardware Monitoring Management
Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor module and AOpen Hardware Monitoring Utility.
14 AK79 G-V/ Enhanced ACPI/A K 79G -V ® Fully implement the ACPI standardN/ for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR /AK7 (Suspend to RAM, S3), STD (Suspend to Disk,9 S4)D -features. -139 4/A K79 Super Multi-I/O G-1 394 Provides one high-speed UART compatible serial port, one VGA port (AK79G-V, AK79G-VN and AK79G-1394 only) and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. O nli ne M anu ual
15 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Quick Installat9ioGn-V Procedure VN/A This page gives you a quick procedure onK how79 to install your system. Follow each step accordingly. D-13 394/ /AK7 1. Installing CPU and Fan 9G- -139 2. Installing System Memory (DIMM) 4
3. Connecting Front Panel Cable O nlin 4. Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable ne M anu 5. Connecting ATX Power Cable ual 6. Connecting Back Panel Cable 7. Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default 8. Setting CPU Frequency 9. Reboot 10. Installing Driver and Utility
16 AK 79G -V/A CD-IN Connector K7 Front Audio Connector 9G Motherboard Map S/PDIF Connector -VN (AK79D-1394, AK79G-1394) /AK IrDA Connector K79 D-1 Colored Back Panel 139 4Mb Phoenix Award BIOS 94/A COM2 Connector AK JP28 KB/Mouse Wakeup 79 AUX-IN Connector 9G- Jumper 13 JP27 USBKB/Mouse Game Port Connector 94 4 Wakeup Jumper CNR Expansion slot ATX Power Connector TV Output Connector (AK79G- V, AK79G-VN & AK79G-1394) O nli CPUFAN1 Connector 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x5 ine e Ma SYSFAN3 Connector AGP 8xn Expansionu Slot (For 1.5V AGPal card) 462-pin CPU Socket that TM TM FDD Connector supports AMD Athlon / DuronTM / AthlonTMXP (with CPU Overheat Protection IEEE1394 Connector x 2 circuit to AthlonTMXP CPU (AK79D-1394 and AK79G-1394) only) JP14 CMOS Clear Jumper nForce2-GT Chipsets SYSFAN2 Connector Case Open Connector 184-pin DIMMx2 supports USB2.0 Connector 128bit dual channel DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 Front Panel Connector (Max. to 2GB) (When enabling VGA onboard, memory can run max. up to 333MHz only) IDE Connector x 2 (ATA/66/100/133 supported)
PS. Here we use AK79G-1394 motherboard as illustration.
17 AK7 9G-V V/AK Block Diagram79 G G-VN /A128bit dual channel AK DDR400/333/26679 Up to 3GB 9D-1 394 4/AK DDR SDRAM Socket x3 79 9G-1 32-bit PCI Slot x539 94
200/266/333MHz O System Bus n Socket 462 lin PCI Bus e AMD ATA Primary Ma Athlon/Duron/AthlonXP nForce2-G/GT/ST 66/100/133 Channel an IDE Drive x4 ua CPU al Secondary Channel
AGP Bus AC’97 Link
MCP2 Audio CODEC AGP 8X Slot or ADD slot MCP2-T
VGA onboard RealTek RTL8201BL Modem CODEC LAN connect Component For AK79G, AK79G-N and AK79G-1394 For AK79G-N, AK79D-1394 and st 4Mb Flash EEPROM AK79G-1394 1 USB Port
Parallel Port 2nd USB Port Serial Port x1 2nd USB Port IEEE 1394 x2 USB2.0 Port x6 For AK79D-1394 and AK79G-1394
Floppy Disk Drive x2
18 AK 79G -V/A K79 G-VN N/AK Hardware InstKa7l9lDation D-13 This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware9 devices4/ of this motherboard. /AK7 9G- -139 Note: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk4 drives, expansion boards,
and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system On component. line e Ma 1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. anu al 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 procedures requiring ESD protection.
19 AK7 9G- V/AK About “ManKu7fa9cGturer Upgrade Optional” and “User Upgrade G-VN Optional”… /AK 79D When you read this online manual and start to assemble-13 your computer system, you may find some of functions are called 94/A “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional”, and some are called “User UpgradeK79 Optional”. Though all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features, in some situations, these powerful featuresG-1 are not used to every user. Hence, we changed 394 some key features as “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional” for you to choose. Some optional functions that can be upgraded by users, we call them “User Upgrade Optional”. As for those optional functions that can’t be upgraded by ourselves, we call them O “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional”. If needed, you can contact our local distributors or resellers for purchasingnli “User Upgrade ne M Optional” components, and again you can visit AOpen official web site: http://english.aopen.com.tw/ for more detail information.anu ual
20 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 JP14 Clear CM9OGS-V Data VN/A You can clear CMOS to restore system defaultK79 setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedures below. D-13 1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. 394/ /AK7 2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. 9G- -139 3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. 4
4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 & pin 2. O nlin 5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2. ne M anu ual
Pin 1
1 1 Tip: When should I Clear CMOS?
1. Boot fail because of overclocking…
Clear CMOS 2. Forget password… Normal Operation (default) 3. Troubleshooting…
21 AK7 9G- V/AK CPU InstallaKt7io9nG G-VN ® /A This motherboard supports AMD Athlon Kand7 Duron9 Socket 462 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket (with CPU Overheat Protection Dfunction-1 implemented, the system will be automatically power off when the 1394 temperature of CPU reached 97 degree, but works on AthlonXP4/A CPUK only). 79G -13 94
1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the O up to 90-degree angle. CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge,n thenl insert the CPU into the socket. ine Ma anua al
CPU socket Lever
CPU pin 1 and cut edge
Black dot and cut edge
Note: This picture is for example only; it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
22 AK 79G -V/A K7 3. Press down the CPU79 Gsocket lever and finish CPU installation. -V N/ /AK7 9D -139 94/ CPU cut edge /AK7 9G- -139 4
O Onl Note: If you do not matchi nthee CPU Ma socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, nua you may damage the CPU. l
Note: This picture is for example only; it may not exactly be the same motherboard.
23 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 AOpen Overhe9aGt -PVrotection (O.H.P.) Technology VN/A With AMD platform substantially keeps increasingK79 the speed of its CPU, it inevitably led to the annoying problem of high CPU operation temperature at the same time. In orderD to- prevent accidental failure of CPU fan, which could cause the burning down -139 of the AthlonXP CPU, we, AOpen, have meticulously developed4/A a new technology, named, O.H.P. (Overheat Protection) K79 Technology to protect them. Thanks to the intelligent monitoring designG of- 1AOpen3 O.H.P. technology, user can now finally set their mind3 9at4 ease even when fan failed to work without 4 fearing the possible damage of CPU. On Under the circumstances that CPUn fanli nis erunning properly, AthlonXP temperature should be way belowe M the highest anu temperature limit of 97 ℃ . However, if CPU afanl accidentally becomes malfunction or improperly installed, the CPU temperature would rocket abruptly, and you may find your system hang up or crying over the smoking CPU if you haven’t installed AOpen O.H.P. previously. With AOpen O.H.P. technology applied, the specific thermal detection pins on AthlonXP CPU would sense voltage difference when processor is overheated with fan failed, and the overheat protection system would immediately send out a signal to abort your system by cutting CPU electricity before any damage is done. Unlike other manufacturers who use BIOS or software to control the power supply of CPU, AOpen O.H.P. Technology is purely hardware-controlled the minute after system boot-up, and occupies no system resource. We are pleasant to phase in this practical function on all AOpen AMD series motherboards to protect customer’s valuable hardware and personal data.
24 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Full-range Adju9sGt-aVble CPU Core Voltage VN/A This motherboard supports CPU VID function.K7 The CPU core voltage will be automatically detected and the range is from 1.1V 9D- to 1.85V. It is not necessary to set CPU Core Voltage.1 39 4/AK K79 9G-1 394 Setting CPU Frequency
This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through the BIOS setup, and O no jumpers or switches nlin are needed. e M anu BIOS Setup > Frequency/Voltage Control > CPU Speed Setting al
CPU Ratio From 5.5x to 16x step 0.5x CPU FSB (Adjustment FSB=100~200 by 1MHz Stepping CPU Overclocking manually)
Warning: nForce2-ST/G/GT chipsets support 166MHz FSB (with performance Home reaches maximum 333MHz EV6 system bus) and 66MHz AGP clock, higher clock setting may cause serious system damage.
Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of overclocking, simply use
25 AK7 9G-V V/AK Supported CP7U9G Frequency -VN/ Core Frequency = CPU Bus Clock/A *K CPU7 Ratio EV6 Bus Speed = CPU external bus clock x 2 PCI Clock = CPU Bus Clock / Clock Ratio79D AGP Clock = PCI Clock x 2 D-13 94/A CPU CPU Core Frequency EV6 Bus Clock RatioK 79 Athlon 1G 1GHz 200MHz 10.0x G-1 Athlon 1.1G 1.1GHz 200MHz 11.0x 394 Athlon 1.2G 1.2GHz 200MHz 12.0x Athlon 1.3G 1.3GHz 200MHz 13.0x Athlon 1G 1GHz 266MHz 7.5x O Athlon 1.13G 1.13GHz 266MHz 8.5x Note: You haven toli nadjust CPU Athlon 1.2G 1.2GHz 266MHz 9.0x e M Athlon 1.33G 1.33GHz 266MHz 10.0x FSB in BIOS after installingan u Athlon 1.4G 1.4GHz 266MHz 10.5x CPU; otherwise CPU will run at al AthlonXP 1500+ 1.3GHz 266MHz 10.0x AthlonXP 1600+ 1.4GHz 266MHz 10.5x default speed of CPU FSB AthlonXP 1700+ 1.46GHz 266MHz 11.0x value. AthlonXP 1800+ 1.53GHz 266MHz 11.5x AthlonXP 1900+ 1.6GHz 266MHz 12.0x AthlonXP 2000+ 1.667GHz 266MHz 12.5x AthlonXP 2100+ 1.73GHz 266MHz 13x AthlonXP 2200+ 1.80GHz 266MHz 13.5x AthlonXP 2400+ 2.0GHz 266MHz 15x AthlonXP 2600+ 2.13GHz 266MHz 16x AthlonXP 2700+ 2.16GHz 333MHz 13x AthlonXP 2800+ 2.25GHz 333MHz 13.5x Duron 800 800MHz 200MHz 8.0x Duron 850 850MHz 200MHz 8.5x Duron 900 900MHz 200MHz 9.0x Duron 950 950MHz 200MHz 9.5x Duron 1G 1GHz 200MHz 10.0x Duron 1.1G 1.1GHz 200MHz 11.0x Note: With CPU speed changing rapidly, there might be fastest CPU on the market by the time you received this installation guide. This table is kindly for your references only.
26 AK7 9G-V V/AK CPU and Hou7s9inGg Fan Connector -VN/ Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin/A KCPUFAN1 connector. If you have chassis fan, you can also plug it on SYSFAN2 or 79D SYSFAN3 connector. -13 94/A AK7 9G- 139 4
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GND +12V SENSOR
SYSFAN2 Connector
Note: Some CPU fans do not have
sensor pin, so that they cannot support fan monitoring. SYSFAN3 Connector
27 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 JP27/28 Keybo9aGrd- /Mouse Wakeup Jumpers VN/A This motherboard provides USB and PS2AK keyboard7 / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP27 / JP28 to enable or disable 9D st this function, which could resume your system Dfrom-1 suspend3 mode with keyboard or mouse installed. JP28 controls 1 USB nd 39 channel, and JP27 controls 2 USB channel. The factory4 /defaultA setting is set to “Disable”(1-2), and you may enable this K79 function by setting the jumper to 2-3. 9G-1 1394 4
O nlin e M st an 1 USB Channel ua 2nd USB Channel l
Pin 1
Pin 1 JP28 JP27
1 1 1 1
Enablle Diisablle Enablle Diisablle (Defaullt) (Defaullt)
28 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 DIMM Sockets9 (G12-V8-Bit DDR Dual Channel) VN/A In the past, we used to have 64-bit memoryK7 bandwidth9 for memory access. No matter how many memory modules have been installed, though capacity added, the speed of accessD- remains the same. With 128-bit dual channel introduced, it doubles the -139 memory bandwidth up to 5.4GB in advanced 128-bit mode. 4/A K79 This motherboard supports DDR400/333/266 with Maximum capacity up Gto -3GB (When enabling VGA onboard, memory can run -139 max. up to 333MHz). This motherboard has three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets that4 allow you to install 128-bit dual channel
DDR400 or DDR333 or DDR266 memory up to 3GB. Only Non-ECC DDR RAM is supported, otherwise, O it will cause serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module. For over clocking purpose, you can adjust memory Ovoltagen in BIOS from 2.5V line to 2.65V. Ma anua al
Warning: This motherboard supports DDR RAM. Please do not install the SDRAM on the DDR RAM sockets, otherwise, it will
cause serious damage on memory sockets or SDRAM module.
DDR
RAM
29 AK7 9G- V/AK How to InstallK M7e9mGory Modules G-VN Please follow the procedure as shown/ AbelowK to finish memory installation. 79D 1. Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and-1 3match the socket’s size as depicted below. 94/A K79 9G-1 394 4
O nlin Pin 1 e Ma anua 52 pins 40 pins al
2. Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place.
Note: The tabs of the DIMM slot will close-up to hold the DIMM in
place when the DIMM touches Tab the slot’s bottom.
Key Pin 1
3. Repeat step 2 to finish additional DIMM modules installation.
30 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 STBY LED 9G-V VN/A STBY LED is AOpen’s considerate designK 7that9 aims at providing you friendly system information. The STBY LED will light up when power is connected to the motherboard. ThisD- is1 a convenient indication for you to check the system power status in many 1394 circumstances such as power on/off, stand-by mode and RAM4/ ApowerK status during Suspend to RAM mode. 79G -13 94
On line STBY LED Ma anua al
Warning: Do not install or remove the DIMM module or others devices when the STBY LED lights on.
31 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Front Panel Co9nGn-ector -VN/ AK7 79D Attach the power LED, speaker, power and reset switch connectors to the -13 corresponding94/A pins. If you enable “Suspend Mode” item in BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LEDK will7 keep9 flashing while the system is in suspend mode. 9G-1 Locate the power switch3 cable9 from your ATX housing. It is 2-pin female 94 connector from the housing front panel. Plug this connector to the soft-power
switch connector marked SPWR. On lin e Ma anu Suspend Type ACPI LEDua l
Power on Suspend (S1) or Suspend to RAM (S3) Blinking between green and red.
Suspend to Disk (S4) The LED will be turned off
1 1 NC SPWR SPWR NC GND +5V ACPI LED- ACPI & PWR IDE LED GND IDE LED LED IDE LED ACPILED +5V NC ACPI LED +5V ACPI_B (Blue) GND GND NC Speaker RESET Reset SPEAKER GND
32 AK7 9G-V V/AK ATX Power C7o9nGnector -VN/ The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector/AK shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. 79D -13 94/A K79 9G-1 394
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AC Power Auto Recovery
A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, that needs to keep power-on. This motherboard implements an AC Power Auto Recovery function to solve this problem.
33 AK7 9G- V/AK IDE and FlopKp7y9 GConnector G-VN Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin/A IDEK cable to floppy connector FDC connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong K79D orientation may cause system damage. D-13 394/ /AK7 9G- 139 4 Pin 1 FDD Connector O nli ne M an ual ATA 66/100/133 IDE Connector
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34 AK7 9G- V/AK IDE1 is also known asK 7the9 primaryG channel and IDE2 as the secondary channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that make a total of four devices.G In- Vorder to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and VN/A Slave mode. Either one can be the hard Kdisk7 or the CDROM. The setting as master or slave mode depends on the jumper on 9D-1 your IDE device, so please refer to your hard disk and1 3CDROM94 manual accordingly. 4/AK This motherboard supports ATA66, ATA100 or ATA133 DE devices.7 Following9G table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA modes. The IDE bus is 16-bit, which means every transfer is two bytes. -13 94 Mode Clock Period Clock Count Cycle Time Data Transfer Rate
PIO mode 0 30ns 20 600ns (1/600ns) x 2byte = 3.3MB/s O Tip: nlin PIO mode 1 30ns 13 383ns (1/383ns) x 2byte = 5.2MB/s e M 1. For better signalan quality,u PIO mode 2 30ns 8 240ns (1/240ns) x 2byte = 8.3MB/s it is recommended toa setl PIO mode 3 30ns 6 180ns (1/180ns) x 2byte = 11.1MB/s the far end side device PIO mode 4 30ns 4 120ns (1/120ns) x 2byte = 16.6MB/s to master mode and DMA mode 0 30ns 16 480ns (1/480ns) x 2byte = 4.16MB/s follow the suggested sequence to install your DMA mode 1 30ns 5 150ns (1/150ns) x 2byte = 13.3MB/s new device. Please refer DMA mode 2 30ns 4 120ns (1/120ns) x 2byte = 16.6MB/s to above diagram. ATA33 30ns 4 120ns (1/120ns) x 2byte x 2 = 33MB/s 2. To achieve the best ATA66 30ns 2 60ns (1/60ns) x 2byte x 2 = 66MB/s performance of Ultra ATA100 20ns 2 40ns (1/40ns) x 2byte x 2 = 100MB/s DMA 66/100/133 hard ATA133 15ns 2 30ns (1/30ns) x 2byte x 2 = 133MB/s disks, a special 80-wires IDE cable for Ultra DMA Warning: The specification of the IDE cable is a maximum of 46cm (18 inches); 66/100/133 is required.
make sure your cable does not exceed this length.
35 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 S/PDIF Connec9tGo-rV (for AK79D-1394 and AK79G-1394) VN/A S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) isK a 7newest9 audio transfer file format, which provides impressive audio quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audioD instead- of analog audio. Through a specific audio cable, you can connect the -139 S/PDIF connector to other end of the S/PDIF audio module,4 /whichA bears S/PDIF digital output. Normally there are two S/PDIF K79 outputs as shown, one for RCA connector, the most common one usedG for- 1consumer3 audio products, and the other for optical connector with better audio quality. Same as outputs, you can also connect RCA39 or4 optical audio products to input connectors
on the module and have the voice or music come out from your computer. However, you must have a S/PDIF supported speaker/amplifier/decoder with S/PDIF digital input/output to connect to the S/PDIF digital input/output O to make the most out of nlin this function. e M anu al
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S/PDIF IN S/PDIF OUT S/PDIF IN (Optical) 5 SPDIFIN GND
S/PDIF Module SPDIFOUT (User Upgrade Optional) NC 1 +5V
36 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Super 5.1 Chan9nGe-Vl Audio Effect VN/A This motherboard comes with an ALC650K 7CODEC,9 which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effects, bringing you a brand new audio experience. On the strength ofD the- innovative design of ALC650, you're able to use standard line-jacks for -139 surround audio output without connecting any external module.4/A To apply this function, you have to install the audio driver in the K79 Bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5.1 Channel.9G Picture-1 bellow represents the standard location of all speakers in 5.1Channel sound track. Please connect the plug of your front3 speakers9 to the green “Speaker out” port, rear 4 speakers’ plug to the blue “Line in” port and both of the center and subwoofer speakers to the red “MIC in” port. O nli ne M an ual
37 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 TV Output Con9nGe-cVtor (for AK79G-V, AK79G-VN and AK79G-1394) VN/A This motherboard comes with a TV OutputK connector,79 which allows you to accept digital graphic input signal, and encodes, and transmit data through DVI or TV Output. Both NTSCD- and PAL TV formats are supported for this function. You may just install a -139 TV Output module (as shown) to your back panel, connect S-Terminal4/A or AV-terminal to your TV, and then use it as your another K79 monitor. 9G-1 1394 4
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AV-Terminal
GND Key Chrom (User Upgrade Optional) 2 6 5 1 Composite Luma GND
38 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 IrDA Connecto9rG -V VN/A The IrDA connector can be configured toK support79 wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as Laplink or Windows 95 Direct Cable Connection,D -the user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA devices and -139 printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters)4/A and ASK-IR (56Kbps). K79 Install the infrared module onto the IrDA connector and enable the infraredG- function1 from BIOS Setup, UART2 Mode, make sure 1394 to have the correct orientation when you plug in the IrDA connector. 4
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+5V GND IR_TX IR_RX
39 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 AGP (Accelera9teGd-V Graphic Port) 8X Expansion Slot VN/A Integrated GeForce4 MX Graphics, whichK provides79 the fastest integrated graphics performance and the most comprehensive set of features. This motherboard provides an AGPD 8x- slot targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. AGP uses both rising and -139 falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 4X AGP, the data transfer4/A rate is 66MHz x 4bytes x 4 = 1056MB/s. AGP is now moving K79 to AGP 8x mode, which is 66MHz x 4bytes x 8 =2.1GB/s. This AGP9G slot-1 could automatically become an AGP slot or a Multiplexed Intel DVO Output depending on what kind of cards inserted, like 3AGP9 cards. You can also adjust AGP voltage in 4 BIOS within a rage from 1.5V to 1.6V. O nli ne M an ual
Note: Please note that when an extra AGP card is installed and the onboard AGP function in BIOS is
disabled, the system can support DDR400/333/266; otherwise it only supports up to DDR333.
40 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 AGP Protection9G T-eVchnology and AGP LED VN/A With the outstanding R&D ability of AOpenK and79 its specially developed circuit, this model implements a blend new technology to protect your motherboard from being damaged byD over-voltaging-1 of AGP card. When AGP Protection Technology is implemented, 394 this motherboard will automatically detect the voltage of AGP/ cardAK and7 prevent your chipsets from being burnt out. Please note that if you install a AGP card with 3.3V, which is not supported, the7 AGP9G LED on the motherboard will light up to warn you the G-13 possible damage of the exceeding voltage. You may contact your AGP card vendor9 4for further support.
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Warning: It is strongly recommended not to install a AGP card with 3.3V, which is not supported, the LED3 will light up to warn you the possible damage.
41 AK7 9G- V/AK Support 10/1K0709 GMbps LAN Onboard (For AK79G-VN, AK79D-1394 and G-VN AK79G-1394) /AK 79D On the strength of nVIDIA LAN MAC embedded nForce2-13 on chip (with RealTek RTL8201BL PHY)(except AK79G-V), which are 94/A highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect devices, it provides 10/100MK7 9bps Ethernet for office and home use, the Ethernet RJ45 connector is located on top of USB connectors. The green LED indicatesG- the link mode, it lights when linking to network and -139 blinking when transferring data. The orange LED indicates the transfer mode, and 4it lights when data is transferring in 100Mbps mode. To enable or disable this function, you may simply adjust it through BIOS. O Onli ine M Green/ACT Ma nu ual
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42 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 CNR (Commun9iGca-Vtion and Network Riser) Expansion Slot VN/A CNR is a riser card specification to replaceK7 the AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) that supports V.90 analog modem, multi-channel 9D-1 audio, and phone-line based networking. Owing to 1CPU39 computing4 power getting stronger, the digital processing job can be implemented in main chipset and share CPU power. The analogy4/A conversion (CODEC) circuit requires a different and separate K79 circuit design, which is put on CNR card. This motherboard implements9G sound- CODEC on board, but reserve CNR slot for the -139 option of modem function. Note that you can still use PCI modem card. 4
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43 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Game Port Bra9cGk-eVt Supported VN/A This motherboard comes with a game portK (Joystick-Midi)7 for you to connect any midi devices or joysticks. To use this function 9D- you have to have a joystick module and connect it with-13 a 9game port cable to this port on the motherboard. 4/AK K79G G-13 Joystick Module 94 (User Upgrade Optional)
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KEY +5V MIDI_RXD JAB2 JBB2 JACY JBCY GND
MIDI_TXD GND JBCX JACX JBB1 JAB1 +5V +5V
1 Note: This picture is for example only; it may not exactly look the same with the motherboard you purchased.
44 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Color Coded B9aGc-kV Panel VN/A The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard,K7 PS/29 Mouse, serial ports COM1 and VGA (AK79G-V, AK79G-VN and Ak79G-1394), LAN (AK79G-VN, AK79D-1394, AK79G-1394), Printer,D- USB, AC97 sound and game port. The view angle of drawing shown here -139 is the back panel of the housing. 4/ AK RJ45 10/100 LAN Jack 79 (For AK79G-VN, AK79D-1394 G- SPP/EPP/ECP Parallel Port 1and3 AK79G-1394) PS/2 Mouse 94 Connector Line-In
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PS/2 COM 1 Port VGA Port USB2.0 Ports Keyboard (For AK79G-V, AK79G-VN and Ak79G-1394)
PS/2 Keyboard: For standard keyboard, which is using a PS/2 plug. PS/2 Mouse: For PC-Mouse, which is using a PS/2 plug. USB Port: Available for connecting USB devices. Parallel Port: To connect with SPP/ECP/EPP printer. COM1 Port: To connect with pointing devices, modem or others serial devices. VGA Connector: To connect with PC monitor. Speaker Out: To External Speaker, Earphone or Amplifier. Line-In: Comes from the signal sources, such as CD/Tape player. MIC-In: From Microphone. MIDI/Game Port: For 15-pin PC joystick, game pad or MIDI devices.
45 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 COM2 Connec9toGr- V VN/A This motherboard provides two serial ports.K 7One9 of them is on back panel connector, and the other is on the upper left of board. With proper cable, you can connect it to the backD panel- of chassis. -139 4/AK K79G G-13 94
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COM2 Connector
46 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Support Six US9BG -CVonnectors VN/A This motherboard provides six USB connectorsK79 to connect USB devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are four connectors on the back panel. You can Duse- 1proper cables to connect the Front USB connector to USB modules or front 1394 panel of chassis. 4/AK 79G -13 94
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1 +5V +5V SBD2- SBD3- SBD2+ SBD3+ GND GND KEY NC Note: Please note that if you would like to use USB devices (Example: keyboard, mouse etc.)
under DOS environment, you must install driver comes with the devices to make it work.
47 AK7 9G-V V/AK IEEE 1394 Co7n9nGectors (for AK79D-1394 and AK79G-1394) -VN/ With IEEE1394 MAC Embedded in nForce2-GT/ST/AK (with AGERE FW802A), the IEEE 1394 provides data transfer rate up to 79D 400Mb/s, and USB just has 12Mbps. Hence, the- 1IEEE39 1394 interface can connect with the devices that need high data transferring performance, such as digital camera, scanner9 or4 /others IEEE 1394 devices. Please use the proper cable to connect /AK7 with devices. 9G- -139 4
On10 9 Shielding GND linKEY e M 1394_PWR 1394_PWRanu TPB- TPB+ al GND GND TPA- TPA+ Pin 1 2 1
IEEE 1394 Warning: Please be noted Port 1 & 2 that Hot-Plug in is not allowed on IEEE 1394
header, because it will burn the IC of the controller and damage the motherboard.
48 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Case Open Co9nGne-Vctor VN/A The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassisK7 intrusion-monitoring9 function. To make this function works, you have to enable it in the system BIOS, connect this header to a sensorD -somewhere1 on the chassis. So, whenever the sensor is triggered by lights or 394 the opening of the chassis, the system will send out beep sound/A toK 7inform you. Please be informed that this useful function only applies to advanced chassis, you may purchase an extra sensor,7 attach9G it on your chassis, and make a good use of this G-13 function. 94
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49 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 CD Audio Conn9eGc-tor VN/A This connector is used to connect CD AudioAK7 cable from CD-ROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. 9D-1 1394 4/AK 79G G-13 94
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GND GND
L Note: Though some of the latest version of Windows support “Digital Audio” through IDE bus. However, in CD-IN Connector order to use Open Jukebox player, which is driven under BIOS, it is a MUST to insert audio cable to
CD-IN connector on the motherboard.
50 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 AUX-IN Conne9cGto-r VN/A This connector is used to connect MPEGA KAudio7 cable from MPEG card to onboard sound. 9D-1 1394 4/AK 79G G-13 94
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AUX-IN
51 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Front Audio Co9nGn-Vector VN/A If the housing has been designed with anK audio79 port on the front panel, you’ll be able to connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector. By the way, please removeD -5-61 and 9-10 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before connecting 1394 the cable. Please do not remove these 5-6 and 9-10 yellow 4jumper/AK caps if there’s no audio port on the front panel. 79G -13 94
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AUD_MIC AUD_GND AUD_MIC_BIAS AUD_VCC AUD_FPOUT_R AUD_RET_R NC KEY AUD_FPOUT_L AUD_RET_L
52 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Battery-less an9dG -LVong Life Design VN/A This Motherboard implements Flash ROMK 7and9 a special circuit that allows you to save your current CPU and CMOS Setup configurations without using the battery. The RTCD (real- time clock) can also keep running as long as the power cord is plugged. -139 If you lose your CMOS data by accident, you can just reload4/A the CMOS configurations from Flash ROM and the system will K79 recover as usual. 9G-1 1394 4 ATX Stand-by Power Battery O nli ne Man nua Auto Switch al
Auto switching to ATX standby
power as long as AC power RTC line is plugged. This smart (Real Time Clock) design can increases battery 00:00:00 life if you still had battery
plugged on motherboard.
Flash CMOS ROM Backup by EEPROM
53 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 CPU Over-curr9eGn-tV Protection VN/A Over Current Protection has been popularlyK7 implemented9 on ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply for a while. However, new generation CPU is able to use regulator ofD different- voltages to transfer 12V to CPU voltage (for example, to 2.0V). This -139 motherboard is with switching regulator onboard that supports4/ ACPU over-current protection, and it applies to 3.3V/5V/12V power K79 supply for providing full line over-current protection. 9G-1 1394 4
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Onboard Over-Current CPU Core Voltage Power Protection Regulator Circuit
Note: Although we have implemented protection circuit try to prevent any human operating mistake, there is still certain risk that CPU, memory, HDD, add-on cards installed on this
motherboard may be damaged because of component failure, human operating error or unknown nature reason. AOpen cannot guaranty the protection circuit will always work perfectly.
54 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 AOConfig Utili9tyG -V VN/A AOpen always dedicated to provide usersK a7 much9 friendlier computer environment. We now bring you a comprehensive system detective utility. AOconfig is a Windows based Dutility-1 with user-friendly interface that allows users to obtain information of the 394 operation system and hardware such as motherboard, CPU,/ Amemory,K7 PCI devices and IDE devices. The powerful utility also displays the version of BIOS and firmware for your convenience of maintenance.79G -139 Moreover, AOconfig allows users to save information in *.BMP or *.TXT format which94 users may collect the system information in detail and send them to AOpen directly for technical support or further diagnosis of system problem. On line e Ma nu 1. The system page shows the al detail information of the motherboard, the operating system, the processor, and BIOS version.
2. The PCI device page shows the configurations of all PCI devices installed on your motherboard.
55 AK 79G -V/A K7 3. This page presents the IDE 9G- -VN/ devices information, such as AK7 the serial number, the 9 D manufacturer,- the firmware version,-13 and capacity. 94/A K79 9G-1 394
4. From this page, users may O nlin obtain the technical support ne M information of AOpen. anu Moreover, detailed information al could be saved in .bmp or .txt format.
NOTE: AOconfig can be used in Windows 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. Please be informed that AOconfig can only be operated in a system equipped with an AOpen motherboard. Meanwhile, all applications must be closed before starting AOconfig.
56 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Resetable Fus9e G-V VN/A Traditional motherboard has fuse for KeyboardK79 and USB port to prevent over-current or shortage. These fuses are soldered onboard that user cannot replace it when it is Ddamaged-1 (did the job to protect motherboard), and the motherboard remains 1394 malfunction. 4/AK 79G With expensive Resetable Fuse, the motherboard can resume back to normal-1 function3 after fuse had done its protection job. 94
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57 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 2200μμF Low E9SGR- Capacitor -VN/ The quality of low ESR capacitor (LowA EquivalentK Series Resistance) during high frequency operation is very important for the 79D stability of CPU power. The idea of where to put -these1 capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail 394 calculation. /AK K79G Not only that, this motherboard implements 2200μF capacitor, which isG much-1 larger than normal capacitor (1000 or 1500μF) 394 and it provides better stability for CPU power.
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58 AK7 9G- V/AK Enlarged AluKm79inGum Heatsink G-VN Cool down CPU and Chipset is important/AK for system reliability. Enlarged aluminum heat sink provides better heat consumption K79D especially when you are trying to over clocking theD -CPU.13 94/ AK7 9G- -139 4
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59 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Open JukeBox9 PGl-aVyer VN/A HereK we7 9are pleased to provide you a brand-new powerful interface—Open JukeBox. Without anyD cost- you can have your PC turn into a fashionable CD player! This latest Open -139 JukeBox motherboard4 aims/A at helping you directly operate your CD player on the PC K79 without any hassle of entering Windows operation system. 9G-1 1394 4
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60 AK7 9G- V/AK How Your Open JukeBoxK79G Works G-VN The operation of Open JukeBox Player/A is Kthe same as other CD players. By pressing specific keys on the keyboard you will find playing Open JukeBox Player couldn’t be easier79 Dthan the traditional CD Players. Below is the function description of respective D-13 buttons. 94/ /AK7 9G-1 1394 Power-Off Button 4
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Power: Pressing O, to directly power off your computer with no hassle of entering Windows Operation System. Boot: Pressing B, to intelligently boot to Windows Operation System for you. Play: Pressing A, to start playing CD music. Stop: Pressing S, to stop the music playing. Note: Though some of the latest Pause: Pressing P, to pause the music playing temporarily. version of Windows support “Digital Eject: Pressing E, to eject CD tray for you to change CD disc. Repeat: Like other CD Players, pressing R, to shift the repeat mode. Audio” through IDE bus. However, in Volume +/-: Pressing + or – to adjust the volume of playing music. order to use Open Jukebox player, Rewind/Forward / : Pressing arrow keys, to rewind or forward the music. which is driven under BIOS, it is a MUST to insert audio cable to CD-IN connector on the motherboard.
61 AK 79G -V/A Your Open JukeBoxK79 Settings in BIOS G-VN There are three Open JukeBox settingsN/A inK BIOS as follows. K79D D-13 94/ AK7 9G- -139 4
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Auto: The default setting is “Auto” with which the Open JukeBox will automatically check the CD player every time you power on. The Open JukeBox will automatically be launched when it detects a music CD in your CD player. Press Insert Key: Choosing this setting will allow a reminder message popped up on the screen during BIOS POST. It reminds you of pressing “Ins” key on your keyboard to start Open JukeBox Player; otherwise the system will launch the Windows Operation System. CD Player: Choosing this setting allows the system to launch Open JukeBox Player every time you power on. However, by pressing B on your keyboard the Windows Operation System will be launched.
62 AK 79G -V/A Your Open JukeBoxK79 EzSkin 9G-V Except these powerful functionsN/A above, Open JukeBox Player is also equipped with another fancy feature for you to K79 change its “skin”. You can download9 asD many-1 skins as you want from AOpen Website, and changing them whenever you want by using this useful utility – EzSkin 3– 9which4 may also be downloaded from our website. 4/AK Even more, you may design your own skins with innovative idea and7 sharing9G them to users around the world by uploading to our website. For further technical information, we welcome you to visit our website-1 3at 394 http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/skin
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63 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 Vivid BIOS tec9hGno-Vlogy VN/A HaveK you79 been fed up with the conservative and immutable POST screen? Let’s rule out the traditionD idea-1 that POST screen are stiff and frigid, and let AOpen show you the newly 1394 developed VividBIOS to4 /experienceAK the lively vivid colorful POST screen! 79G Unlike earlier graphic POST screen, which could occupy the whole screen-1 3and9 mask text information during POST, AOpen VividBIOS deals with graphics and texts separately, and makes them running simultaneously94 during POST. With this innovative design, VividBios now brings you a beautiful and sleek 256 colors screen without missing any important information shown on On POST screen. nline e Ma In addition, the limited space of BIOS ROM is another big issue. When all of the traditional BIOS can onlyn ushowa space-consuming and uncompressed Bitmap, AOpen has considerately tuned the BIOS to next generation, to recognize thel smaller-sized GIF format and even dynamic-showing GIF animation.
Vivid BIOS shares the same fundamental technology with Open JukeBox CD Player, you may use the same EzSkin utility to change your Vivid BIOS screen or to download your favorite Open JukeBox skin. If you see this little logo shown beside your model name on the BIOS download page, http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/skin, it is assured that your motherboard supports this innovative feature!
64 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 The noise is go9nGe-V!! ---- SilentTek VN/A As the Kclock7 of CPU keeps rocketing higher and higher, it inevitably brings higher heat and 9D-1 system temperature1 3in 9a 4relative way. The way we deal with this heat problem, however, is to spare no effort to add one4 fan/A after another to protect our pampered system, expecting these K79 fans could cool down our machine as much as they could. G-1 1394 But at the same time, we believe that same users are affected terribly by the irritating4 noises of these fans while working with their PC. As a matter of fact, we do not have to get our fans running at such a high speed in most cases; on the contrary, we On discovered that havingli nyour fans running e Ma at appropriate time and speeda notnu onlya reduces the noise, but also consumes athel least power the system needs, so as to prevent over-wasting of energy resource. Today, AOpen Motherboard is honored to bring you a new overall solution, SilentTek, to make your system quiet. To collocate with hardware circuit, BIOS and the utility under Windows, SilentTek combined “Hardware-Status Monitoring”, “Overheat Warning” and “Fan Speed Control” with user-friendly interfaces to provide you a perfect balance among noises, system performance and stability.
65 AK7 9G-V V/AK The first image you 7have9G here is the Voltage Status In “Temp/Fan/Case” page, you may get aware of the page. You can find current status-VN of all voltages and set current temperature of CPU and the heat inside chassis. your expected margins of warning level./AK Also, you can check if fans are running properly. 79D -13 94/A AK7 9G- -139 4
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Of course, you may set your You may set the highest You may check your defaulted lowest margin for margin of your CPU and system voltage from the your fans and SilentTek would system temperature as indicating bar here. also pop up a message box to default, and SilentTek would alarm you when the fan is pop up a message box to alert rotating slower than this you with alarm when the specified speed. temperature goes beyond the specified margin.
66 AK 79G -V/A The following page isK surely79 the most important part of this utility. You may control the rotation speed of specific fans that you 9G-V have got the options inside in this page.N/A K79 1. Smart FAN Control: This is the default setting of 9D- 139 SilentTek and can be used for any branded computer 4/A K79 housing. With a special algorithm developed by GAOpen,- the fan speed is automatically adjusted by -139 the factors4 of CPU and ambient temperature.
Ease-of-use and trouble free at your service. O nli 2. Fixed FAN Control: Under this setting,ne Ma desired fan speed is set fixed when operating. anu ual 3. Multiple Level Control: This is the most versatile setting that allows you to set fan speed in relation to temperature. You may find that this setting fits you best. 4. AOpen Recommend Setting: This setting is designed specifically for AOpen housing. A series of lab tests were conducted under the real world scenario to determine optimum fan speed to reduce noise level within CPU working condition and temperature. Most of the time, the fan would remain CD-ROM Rotation Speed Control: by enabling the CD-ROM still when CPU is not fully utilized. Rotation Speed Control, you can adjust the rotation speed of your CD-ROM. When you set the speed to high level, the Note: Due to hundreds different brands of fan on the CD-ROM will work at its fastest speed and it will run at basic market, inaccuracy may happen in some cases when required speed while you set the value to low speed. you had your rotation speed adjusted. It is still under the criterion and please rest assured that it won’t cause any 67 problem to your system. AK7 9G-V V/AK 79G -VN/ Driver and U/tAiKl7ity Driver and Utili9tDy- -139 There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen4/A BonusK CD. You don’t need to install all of them in order to boot your system. But after you finish the hardware installation, you Khave79 to install your operation system first (such as Windows 9G-1 2000/XP) before you can install any drivers or utilities. Please refer to your operation394 system’s installation guide. 4
O nli Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD ne M anu You can use the auto-run menu of Bonus CD. Choose the utility and driver and select model name. ual
68 AK7 9G-V V/AK NVIDIA nForc7e9 WG indows driver -VN/ This nForce driver is an all in one package,/AK which contains the below components: 79D Audio driver, Audio utilities, Network driver, GART driver,-13 SMBus driver, Memory controller driver. 94/A AK7 9G- 139 4
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69 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 NVIDIA Window9Gs -9V8/ME/2000 Display driver VN/A For Display Driver of 98/ME/2000, pleaseK use7 9this driver for installation. D-13 394/ /AK7 9G- -139 4
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70 AK7 9G- V/AK NVIDIA WindKo7w9Gs XP Display driver G-VN For Display Driver of Window XP, please/A readK the given steps for installation. 79D nVidia VGA Driver Installation Guide for WinXP: -13 94/A 1. Open the Device Manager and check if there is a "Video ControllerK79 (VGA Compatible)" in "Other devices" 9G-1 2. Insert the supplied "Bonus CD " 394 4 3. Click "Video Controller " " Driver " "Update Driver" and Select "Install the software automatically (Recommended)". And then click "Next". O nlin 4. System will look for the VGA driver from the Bonus CD. e M anu 5. Finish the VGA driver installation. al 6. The of "Video Controller" of Device Management will become to "NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU".
71 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 NVIDIA USB2.09 Gdr-iver VN/A * Windows XP Installation Guide AK7 9D-1 *********************************************** 1394 4/AK Installing Driver in Existing Windows XP System 79G G-13 *********************************************** 94
Please follow these directions for a smooth installation of the USB 2.0 package. On After enabling the USB 2.0, Windows XP setup will show a "Found New Hardware" dialog box. Under Windowsnli XP, "Universal ne M Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed. an ual
1. Click on "Next," and from the generated list box choose "Install from a list or special location (Advanced)", click "Next". 2. Click on "Next," and from the generated choices, choose "Include this location in the search:" 3. Insert the Bonus CD in CD-ROM. 4. Type "[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Nvidia\USB2.0\WinXP" in the text box that appears. 5. Click on "Next." A message informing you that Windows XP has found "NVIDIA PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller W/ Filter FPGA (3616)" should appear. 6. When the New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the USB driver, click on "Finish".
72 AK 79G -V/A * for Windows 98SE/ME/2000K79 Installation G-VN N/AK K79D D-13 394/ /AK7 9G- -139 4
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73 AK 79G -V/A K79 G-VN N/AK Phoenix AwardK7 9BDIOS D-13 System parameters can be modified by going into BIOS 9Setup4/A menu, this menu allows you to configure the system parameters and save the configuration into the 128 bytes CMOS area, (normallyK7 in9 the RTC chip or in the main chipset). 9G-1 The Phoenix AwardBIOS™ that installed in the Flash ROM of the motherboard3 is9 a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. 4 The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as hard disk drives, serial and parallel ports. O Most BIOS setting of this model had been optimized by AOpen’s R&D engineering team. But, the defaultnl isettingn of BIOS still can’t fine-tune the chipset controlling the entire system. Hence, the rest of this chapter is intended to guide eyou M through the anu process of configuring your system using setup procedures. al To enter to BIOS setup menu, press 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.
74 AK7 9G-V V/AK How To Use P7h9oGenix Award™ BIOS Setup Program -VN/ Generally, you can use the arrow keys/A to Khighlight items that you want to choose, then press
Key Description Onl line Page Up or + Changing setting to next value or increase the value. Ma nua Page Down or - Changing setting to previous value or decrease value. l
Enter Select the item.
Esc 1. In main menu: Quit and don’t save any change. 2. In sub menu: Exit current menu to main menu. Up Arrow Highlight previous item. Down Arrow Highlight next item. Left Arrow Move the light bar to left side of menu.
Right Arrow Move the light bar to right side of menu.
F1 Get menu or item help description.
F3 Changing menu language.
F5 Load previous setting value from CMOS.
75 AK7 9G- V/AK K79G G-VN /AK Key 7Description9 D-1 1394 F6 Load Setup Defaults4/A setting value from CMOS. K79 F7 Load turbo setting value fromG CMOS.- -139 4 F10 Save changed setting and exit setup program. O Onl line Ma nua l
76 AK7 9G-V V/AK How To Enter7 B9GIOS Setup G-VN /AK After you finish the setting of jumpers and connect79D correct cables. Power on and enter the BIOS Setup, press during POST (Power-On Self Test). Choose "Load Setup Defaults"-13 for recommended optimal performance. 94/A K79 9G-1 394 Del
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Warning: Please avoid of using "Load Turbo Defaults", unless you are sure your system components (CPU, SDRAM, HDD, etc.) are good enough for turbo setting.
77 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 BIOS Upgrade9 uGn-dVer Windows environment VN/A WithK outstanding7 R&D ability of AOpen, we now bring you a whole new BIOS Flash wizard 9D-1 ---- EzWinFlash.1 With39 4an eye to users convenience, EzWinFlash combines the BIOS binary code and flash module4 /together,A so the only thing you have to do is just clicking on the K79 utility you downloaded from web and let it helps you complete the Gflash-1 process automatically. EzWinFlash detects your 1394 motherboard and checks the BIOS version cleverly to prevent your system from any4 possible failure. Moreover, EzWinFlash has been taken into consideration to go with any windows platform you might be using, no matter if you’re using Windows 95/98, O 98SE/ME, NT4.0/2000, or even the latest Windows XP. nl ine In the meanwhile, in order to provide a much more user-friendly operating environment, AOpen EzWinFlash is nativelyMa designed anua to have multi-language function to provide easier way for users’ usage in changing BIOS setting. al
Caution: By updating your motherboard, you are taking a risk of BIOS flash failure. If your motherboard is working stable, and there are no major bugs that had been fixed by a latter
BIOS revision, we recommend that you DO
NOT try to upgrade your BIOS.
If you intent on upgrading, PLEASE BE SURE to get the right BIOS revision for the right motherboard model to avoid any possibility failure.
Note: The model name on this BIOS picture is for reference only. It may not be the exact model name.
78 AK AK79G G-V/ You may accomplishA KBIOS upgrade procedure with EzWinFlash by the following steps, and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to 79G close all the applications before- VyouN start the upgrading. /AK 1. Download the new version of BIOS 7package9D zip file from AOpen official web site. (ex: http://english.aopen.com.tw/) D-13 2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WAK79G1394102.ZIP)94/ with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows /AK7 environment. 9G- -139 3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WAK79G1394102.EXE &4 WAK79G1394102.BIN.
4. Double click on the WAK79G1394102.EXE, EzWinFlash will detect the model name andO BIOS version of your motherboard. If you had got the wrong BIOS, you will not be allowed to proceed with the flash steps.nli ne M 5. You may select preferred language in the main menu, then click [Start Flash] to start the BIOS upgrade procedure.anu ual 6. EzWinFlash will complete all the process automatically, and a dialogue box will pop up to ask you to restart Windows. You may click [YES] to reboot Windows. 7. Press at POST to enter BIOS setup, choose "Load Setup Defaults", then “Save & Exit Setup”. Done!
It is strongly recommended NOT to turn off the power or run any application during FLASH PROCESS.
Warning: The new BIOS upgrade will permanently replace your original BIOS’s settings when flashing. You may need to reconfigure your BIOS
setting so that your system can go back to work as normal.
79 AK7 9G- V/AK K79G G-VN /AK Glossary 79D -13 94/A AC97 CODEC K79 9G-1 Basically, AC97 CODEC is the standard structure of PCI sound card. As we know,39 computer4 is digital-based, but music is based 4 on analog-based. Therefore, there must be a process to turn digital into analog during the last stage processing of sound in computer. Hence, the component on sound card that play this important task is what we called CODEC. O nlin Audio CODEC 97 (briefly called AC97) is the specification regulated by Intel, and it’s about the structure of audioe M conversion. anu The special place about CODEC is that it is separated from sound card (CODEC is an independent chipset). Therefore, aPCIl sound card could possess with 90db and do other application process as well. We called CODEC that meets this structure AC97 CODEC.
ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997). It intends to save more power by taking full control of power management to operating system and bypass BIOS. The chipset or super I/O chip needs to provide standard register interface to operating system (such as Windows 98). This is a bit similar as the PnP register interface. ACPI defines ATX momentary soft power switch to control the power state transition.
ACR (Advanced Communication Riser) Building on the PC motherboard riser architecture, ACR slot is backward compatible with AMR but beyond the limitation of it. The ACR specification is designed to support modem, audio, Local Area Network (LAN) and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).
80 AK 79G -V/A K79 9G-V AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) N/A K79 The main function of AGP simply put is to tell monitorD- what screen information had to be shown, a visual transmission device -139 actually. With the rapid developing of AGP card, we can see4 that/A it had been developed from single colorful AGP card to 2D and K79 3D graphic. AGP supports only memory read/write operation and single-masterG-13 single-slave one-to-one only. Though AGP and PCI share the same algorithm of 32-bit, its frequencies are 66MHz and 333MHz94 respectively. AGP interface had been 4 developed from 2X to 8x. O 1X AGP, data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 1 = 264MB/s nli ne M 2X AGP, data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 = 528MB/s anu ual 4X AGP, data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 4 = 1056MB/s. 8X AGP, data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 8 = 2112MB/s.
AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) The CODEC circuit of AC97 sound/modem solution can be put on motherboard or put on a riser card (AMR card) that connects to motherboard through AMR connector.
ATA (AT Attachment) Before talking about ATA (AT Attachment), we must understand DMA (Direct Memory Access), which allows devices to skip the CPU devices and access memory directly. DMA specification could not only eliminate the workload of CPU, but also accelerate the transmission of data. DMA begins with a data transfer rate of 16.6MB/Sec, but afterward developed to new data rate of 33.3MB/Sec, which is twice the data rate and we called it Ultra DMA. ATA details power and data signals between the drive
81 AK 79G -V/A and integrated drive Kcontroller7 and the computer's motherboard. Two drives (master and slave) are supported. The ATA 9G-V specification allows the drive to VconnectN/A directly to the ISA bus on the computer. ATA transfer rate then had been developed to 133MHz/Sec and would come out with fastestK7 9rate later (please refer to Serial ATA). D-13 DMA, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz/s. 394/ /AK7 Ultra DMA, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 2 = 33MB/s. 9G- -139 ATA/66, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 4 = 66MB/s. 4
ATA/100, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 6 = 100MB/s. O nlin ATA/133, data transfer rate is 16.6MHz x 8 = 133MB/s. ne M anu (ATA/133 uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 30ns.) ual
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) BIOS, is a set of assembly routine/program that reside in EPROM or Flash ROM. BIOS controls Input/output devices and other hardware devices of motherboard. In general, to provide hardware independent portability, operation system and drivers is required to access BIOS without directly access hardware devices.
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless transferring technology that enables short-range wireless connections between desktop and laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellular phones, printers, scanners, digital cameras and even home appliances. The principle of Bluetooth (a chipset) is to transfer information and voices at the frequency of ISM Band. Every Bluetooth technology devices do come with a standard address for you to connect one-to-one or one-to-seven (to form a Pico-net), with transferring range up to 10 meters (100 meters to follow), using low power radio. Bluetooth do not only possess
82 AK 79G -V/A high transfer rate of 1MB/s,K7 it also could be encrypted with pin code. With hopping rate of 1600 hops per second, it’s difficult to 9G- be intercepted and are less interrupted-VN/ by electromagnetic wave. /AK7 9D- -139 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) 4/A K79 The CNR specification provides the PC industry the opportunity to deliverG -a1 flexible and cost reduced method of implementing 394 LAN, home networking, DSL, USB, wireless, audio and modem subsystems widely used in today's "connected PCs". The CNR specification is an open industry specification and is supported by OEMs, IHV card manufacturers, silicon supplier and O Microsoft. nli ne M anu ual DDR (Double Data Rate) RAM DDR RAM utilizes the existing SDRAM (For ex, PC-100, PC-133) infrastructure and technology while doubling the nominal bandwidth available to systems in an easy to design and simple to adopt way. Based on FSB frequency, DDR RAM on the market are DDR200, DDR266 and DDR333 with more coming around soon. DDR200, transfer bandwidth up to 200x64/8=1600MB/s (PC1600) DDR266, transfer bandwidth up to 266x64/8=2100MB/s (PC2100) DDR333, transfer bandwidth up to 333x64/8=2700MB/s (PC2700) DDR400, transfer bandwidth up to 400x64/8=3200MB/s (PC3200)
83 AK7 9G- V/AK ECC (Error CheckingK a7nd9 CGorrection) G-VN The ECC mode needs 8 ECC bits for/A 64-bitK7 data. Each time memory is accessed; ECC bits are updated and checked by a special algorithm. The ECC algorithm has the79 abilityD to detect double-bit error and automatically correct single-bit error while D-13 parity mode can only detect single-bit error. 94/ /AK7 9G- -139 EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM) 4
2 Also known as E PROM. Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic Osignals, but the interface nli technology is different. Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM. ne M anu ual EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light. If BIOS has to be upgraded, you need to remove EPROM from motherboard, clear by UV light, re-program, and then insert back.
EV6 Bus EV6 Bus is the technology of Alpha processor from Digital Equipment Corporation. EV6 bus uses both rising and falling clock edge to transfer data, similar as DDR RAM or ATA/66 IDE bus. EV6 Bus Speed = CPU external bus clock x 2. 200 MHz EV6 bus, 200MHz = 100 MHz external bus clock x 2
84 AK7 9G- V/AK FCC DoC (DeclaratioKn 7of9 CGonformity) G-VN The DoC is component certification/ AstandardK of FCC EMI regulations. This standard allows DIY component (such as motherboard) to apply DoC label separately 7without9 a shielding of housing. D-13 394/ /AK7 9G- FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) -139 94 FC means Flip Chip, FC-PGA is a package of Intel for Pentium III for 0.18µm process CPU, which can be plugged into SKT370 socket. On line Ma nua FC-PGA2 (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) l After FC-PGA, FC-PGA2 is the package for 0.13µm process CPU developed by Intel, which can be plugged into SKT423/478 socket as well.
Flash ROM Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals. It is easier for BIOS to upgrade by a flash utility, but it is also easier to be infected by virus. Because of increase of new functions, BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 512KB (4M bit).
Hyper Threading Hyper-Threading technology is an innovative design from Intel that enables multi-threaded software applications to process threads in parallel within each processor resulting in increased utilization of processor execution resources. As a result, an average improvement of ~40% in CPU resource utilization yields higher processing throughput.
85 AK 79G -V/A K79 9G-V IEEE 1394 N/A K79 IEEE 1394, which also called Firewire, is a serialD -data transfer protocol and interconnection system. The main feature of the -139 Firewire that assures its adoption for the digital video and audio4/ (A/V) consumer application is its low cost. Fire wire interface is /AK7 capable of supporting various high-end digital A/V applications, such as9 Gconsumer- A/V device control and signal routing, Digital -139 Video (DV) editing, home networking, and more than 32 channels of digital mixing.4 Gone are those days of expensive video capture cards. Firewire allows for video capture from both newer DV camcorders with Firewire ports and older analog equipment using A/V to Firewire converters. Onl line The advantages of the IEEE1394: Ma nua High data transfer rate – Start from 400 Mbps, (with 800/1600/3200 Mbps coming soon), which is about 30 times faster thanl USB 1.1. Supports up to 63 devices (16 - daisy chained) with cable length up to about 4.5 m (14 feet). Hot-pluggable (like USB). No need to turn of your device to connect or disconnect, and you don't need to reboot your PC. Also, it is a plug-and-play bus. IEEE1394 is very easy to connect (Like USB1.1/2/0).
Parity Bit The parity mode uses 1 parity bit for each byte, normally it is even parity mode, that is, each time the memory data is updated, parity bit will be adjusted to have even count "1" for each byte. When next time, if memory is read with odd number of "1", the parity error is occurred and this is called single bit error detection.
86 AK7 9G- V/AK PCI (Peripheral ComKpo7ne9nGt Interface) Bus G-VN Developed by Intel, Peripheral Component/AK Interconnect7 (PCI) is a local bus standard. A bus is a channel used to transfer data to (input) and from (output) a computer and to7 9orD from a peripheral device. Most PCs have a PCI bus usually implemented at D-13 32-bits providing a 33 MHz clock speed with a throughput9 rate4/ of 133 MBps. /AK7 9G-1 1394 PDF Format 4
With PDF file, it is easy to do universal document exchange. Virtually any document may be converted in Portable Document Onl Format (PDF). Contents in PDF documents are exactly the same as the original file, including fonts and graphics,line and they can e Ma be distributed by e-mail or stored on the World Wide Web, an intranet, a file system, or a CD-ROM for other users to nviewua on any platforms. You may download Acrobat Reader in order to read PDF file from its website (www.adobe.com). l
PnP (Plug and Play) Oversimplified, Plug-and-Play automatically tells the software (device drivers) where to find various pieces of hardware (devices) such as modems, network cards, sound cards, etc. Plug-and-Play's task is to match up physical devices with the software (device drivers) that operates them and to establish channels of communication between each physical device and its driver.
POST (Power-On Self Test) The BIOS self-test procedure after power-on, sometimes, it is the first or the second screen shown on your monitor during system boot.
87 AK 79G -V/A PSB (Processor SysKtem7 9Bus) Clock 9G-V PSB Clock means the external busN clock/A of CPU. K79 CPU internal clock = CPU PSB Clock x CPU Clock9D -Ratio1 1394 4/AK 79G RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory) -13 394 A DRAM technology developed by Rambus Corporation*, to achieve high speed of memory through the use of multiple channels in parallel by 16-bits. Basically, RDRAM uses new structure of Multibank, which is quite different Ofrom FPM, EDO, SDRAM. nli Using different memory module as well, RDRAM uses “RIMM” with transfer rate of 600/700/800MHz, providingne Mbandwidth as high to 1.6GB. anu ual
RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) 184-pin memory module that supports RDRAM memory technology. A RIMM memory module may contain up to maximum of 16 RDRAM devices.
SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) SDRAM is one of the DRAM technologies that allow DRAM to use the same clock as the CPU host bus (EDO and FPM are asynchronous and do not have clock signal). It is similar as PBSRAM to use burst mode transfer. SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin DIMM and operates at 3.3V, and have been gradually replaced by DDR RAM.
88 AK7 9G- V/AK SATA (Serial ATA) K79G G-VN The Serial ATA specification is designed/AK to7 overcome speed limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms.79 SerialD ATA is to replace parallel ATA with the compatibility with existing operating D-13 systems and drivers, adding performance headroom 9for4 years/A to come. It is developed with data transfer rate of 150 Mbytes/second, and 300M/bs, 600M/bs to come. It reduces voltageK7 and pins count requirements and can be implemented with 9G- thin and easy to route cables. 139 4
O SMBus (System Management Bus) nli ine M 2 Ma SMBus is also called I C bus. It is a two-wire bus developed for component communication (especially for semiconductornu aIC). For example, set clock of clock generator for jumper-less motherboard. The data transfer rate of SMBus is only 100Kbit/s, lit allows one host to communicate with CPU and many masters and slaves to send/receive message.
SPD (Serial Presence Detect) SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM. SPD stores memory module information such as DRAM timing and chip parameters. SPD can be used by BIOS to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM.
USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) A Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an external bus (an interconnection) standard that supports data transfer rates of 12 Mbps. A single USB port can be used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices, such as mouse, modems and keyboards. Introduced in 1996, USB has completed replaced serial and parallel ports. It also supports plug-and-play installations and hot plugging Plug-and-play is the ability to add and remove devices to a computer while the computer is running and have the operating
89 AK 79G -V/A system automatically Krecognize7 the change. USB 2.0, which supports data transfer rates of 480 Mbps, has been widely used in 9G- motherboard these days. -VN/ /AK7 9D- -139 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) 4/A K79 NEC’s Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architectureG that-1 dramatically improves the memory system’s ability 394 to service multimedia requirements. VCM increases memory bus efficiency and performance of any DRAM technology by providing a set of fast static registers between the memory core and I/O pins. Using VCM technology results in reduced data O access latency and reduced power consumption. nli ne M anu ual Wireless LAN – 802.11b 802.11 is a specification developed by IEEE and Wireless LAN technology, which is an interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients. 802.11 family includes the following specifications and with more coming: 802.11 = 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band, using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)). 802.11a = 54 Mbps in the 5GHz band, using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) 802.11b (11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band, using direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS).
ZIP file A compressed file format to reduce file size. To unzip file, run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) for DOS and other operating system or WINZIP (http://www.winzip.com/) for windows environment.
90 AK7 9G- V/AK K79G G-VN /AK Troubles7h9Dooting -139 94/A K79 If you encounter any trouble to boot you system, follow the procedures9 accordinglyG-1 to resolve the problem. 1394 4
O nlin Start e M anu ual
Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2 and printer.
Make sure if all jumper settings are correct.
Clear CMOS
Next
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Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard. O Onl line Ma nua l Turn on the power
Yes and check if the power No
supply and CPU fan work properly.
The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure. Next Please contact your reseller or local
distributor for repairing.
92 AK 79G -V/A K79 G-VN N/AK K79D D-13 394/ /AK7 Continue 9G- -139 4
O No nli Perhaps your VGA cardine Check if there is display? Ma or monitor is defective. nua l Yes
Press to reboot the system.
No Check if the system It is very possible that your
reboots? keyboard is defective.
Yes
Next
93 AK 79G -V/A K79 9G-V N/ /AK7 9D Continue-1 394 /AK 79G -1 394 During system rebooting, press to enter BIOS
setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”. O Onl line Ma nua l Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable.
No Check if the system can The problem should be reboot successfully? caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself. Yes
Re-install the operating system such as Windows 98.
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94 AK79 G-V/ /AK7 9G-V VN/A Technical KS7u9pport D-13 Dear Customer, 394/ /AK7 Thanks for choosing AOpen products. To provide the best and fastest9 serviceG-1 to our customer is our first priority. However, we receive numerous emails and phone-calls worldwide everyday, it is very hard1 for39 us to serve everyone on time. We recommend 94 you follow the procedures below and seek help before contact us. With your help, we can then continue to provide the best quality service to more customers. On line Thanks very much for your understanding! Ma anua AOpen Technical Supporting Team al
Online Manual: Please check the manual carefully and make sure the jumper settings and installation procedure are 11 correct. You can also find the manual and EIG in AOpen Bonus Pack. http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/manual/default.htm
Test Report: We recommend you to choose board/card/device from the compatibility test reports for assembling your
22 PC. It may prevent incompatibility problems. http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/default.htm
FAQ: Here we list problems that users often encounter and FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). You may be able to 33 find a solution to your problem.
http://club.aopen.com.tw/faq/
Download Software: Check out this table to get the latest updated BIOS/utility and drivers. In most case, newer 44 versions of drivers and BIOS have solved earlier bugs or compatibility problems. http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/default.htm95 AK 79G -V/A eForum: WeK welcome7 you to join AOpen eForum to discuss our products with other users. Your problem probably 9G- had been discussed before-VN or will be answered by other power users here. 55 /AK http://club.aopen.com.tw/forum/ 79D D-13 394/ /AK7 Contact Distributors/Resellers: We sell our products through79G resellers and integrators. They should know your -1 66 system configuration very well and should be able to solve your problem39 efficiently and provide important reference 4 for you. O nlin Contact Us: Please prepare detail system configuration and error symptom before contacting us. Then epart number, Ma 77 serial number and BIOS version are also very helpful. nua l Part Number and Serial Number
The Part Number and Serial number are printed on bar code label. You can find this bar code label on the outside packing, or on component side of PCB. For example:
Part No. Serial No.
Part No. Serial No. P/N: 91.88110.201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number.
96 AK7 9G- V/AK Model name andK B7IO9SG version G-VN Model name and BIOS version can be/ AfoundK on upper left corner of first boot screen (POST screen). For example: 79D -13 394/ /AK K79G G-13 394 AK79G-1394 R1.02 Jan. 01.2003 AOpen Inc.
On line Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Ma anua Copyright © 2003, Award Software, Inc. al
AK79G -1394 is model name of motherboard, R1.02 is BIOS version.
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