Document Outline

• AIMB-744_Manual
• Contents
• Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Features
  • 1.3 Specifications
    • 1.3.1 System
    • 1.3.2 Memory
    • 1.3.3 Input/Output
    • 1.3.4 AGP interface
    • 1.3.5 Ethernet LAN
    • 1.3.6 Industrial features
    • 1.3.7 Mechanical and environmental specifications
  • 1.4 Jumpers and Connectors
    • Table 1.1: Jumpers
    • Table 1.2: Connectors
  • 1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations
    • Figure 1.1: Jumper and Connector locations
    • Figure 1.2: I/O Connectors
  • 1.6 AIMB-744 Block Diagram
    • Figure 1.3: AIMB-744 Block Diagram
  • 1.7 Safety Precautions
  • 1.8 Jumper Settings
    • 1.8.1 How to set jumpers
    • 1.8.2 CMOS clear (J1)
      • Table 1.3: CMOS (J1)
    • 1.8.3 Watchdog timer output (J2)
      • Table 1.4: Watchdog timer output (J2)
    • 1.8.4 PCI-X 33/66Mhz selection (J5 & J6)
      • Table 1.5: PCI-X 33/66MHz selection (J5&J6)
    • 1.8.5 PCI-X slots 3.3V/5V selection (J8)
      • Table 1.6: PCI-X slots 3.3V/5V selection (J8)
  • 1.9 System Memory
    • 1.9.1 CPU FSB and memory speed
      • Table 1.7: CPU FSB and memory speed
    • 1.9.2 Dual channel configuration
  • 1.10 Memory Installation Procedures
  • 1.11 Cache Memory
  • 1.12 Processor Installation
• Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors
  • 2.3 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)
  • 2.4 Parallel Port (CN4)
  • 2.5 USB Ports (CN6; shared with CN32)
  • 2.6 Serial Ports (COM1 : CN9; COM2 : CN38 ; COM3 : CN10 ; COM4 : COM23)
  • 2.7 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Conn (CN11)
  • 2.8 External Keyboard Connector (CN12)
  • 2.9 CPU Fan Connector (CN14)
  • 2.10 System FAN connector (CN15 and CN37)
  • 2.11 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, 17, 18, 19, 21&29)
    • 2.11.1 Power LED and Keyboard Lock (CN16)
    • 2.11.2 External speaker (CN17)
    • 2.11.3 Reset (CN18)
    • 2.11.4 HDD LED (CN19)
    • 2.11.5 ATX soft power switch (CN21)
    • 2.11.6 SM Bus Connector (CN29)
  • 2.12 H/W Monitor Alarm (CN22)
  • 2.13 USB and LAN ports (CN31 and CN32)
  • 2.14 Line Out, Mic IN connector (CN55)
  • 2.15 Audio input from CD-ROM (CD IN; CN56)
  • 2.16 Aux Line-In connector (AUX IN; CN57)
  • 2.17 Front Panel audio connector (FP AUDIO; CN59)
  • 2.18 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (CN62)
  • 2.19 Case Open Connector (CN64)
  • 2.20 Serial ATA interface (SA0 and SA1)
  • 2.21 Connecting to SNMP-1000 remote manager
  • 2.22 Auxiliary 4-pin power connector (ATX1)
• Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup
  • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.1.1 CMOS RAM Auto-backup and Restore
  • 3.2 Entering Setup
    • Figure 3.1: Award BIOS Setup initial screen
  • 3.3 Standard CMOS Setup
    • Figure 3.2: Standard CMOS features screen
  • 3.4 Advanced BIOS Features
    • Figure 3.3: Advanced BIOS features screen
    • 3.4.1 Hard Disk Boot Priority
    • 3.4.2 Virus Warning
    • 3.4.3 CPU L1 & L2 Cache
    • 3.4.4 Hyper-Threading Technology
    • 3.4.5 Quick Power On Self Test
    • 3.4.6 First/Second/Third Boot Device
    • 3.4.7 Boot Other Device
    • 3.4.8 Swap Floppy Drive
    • 3.4.9 Boot UP Floppy Seek
    • 3.4.10 Boot Up NumLock Status
    • 3.4.11 Gate A20 Option
    • 3.4.12 Typematic Rate Setting
    • 3.4.13 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
    • 3.4.14 Typematic Delay (msec)
    • 3.4.15 Security Option
    • 3.4.16 APIC Mode
    • 3.4.17 MPS Version Control For OS
    • 3.4.18 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
  • 3.5 Advanced Chipset Features
    • Figure 3.4: Advanced chipset features screen
    • 3.5.1 DRAM Timing Selectable
    • 3.5.2 CAS Latency Time
    • 3.5.3 Active to Precharge Delay
    • 3.5.4 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
    • 3.5.5 DRAM RAS# Precharge
    • 3.5.6 Memory Frequency
    • 3.5.7 System BIOS Cacheable
    • 3.5.8 Video Bios Cacheable
    • 3.5.9 Memory Hole At 15M-16M
    • 3.5.10 Delay Prior to Thermal
    • 3.5.11 AGP Aperture Size (MB)
    • 3.5.12 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size
  • 3.6 Integrated Peripherals
    • Figure 3.5: Integrated peripherals
    • Figure 3.6: On-Chip IDE Device
    • 3.6.1 IDE HDD Block Mode
    • 3.6.2 On-Chip IDE Device
    • 3.6.3 On-Chip Serial ATA
    • 3.6.4 Serial ATA Port0/Port1 Mode
      • Figure 3.7: Onboard Device
    • 3.6.5 USB Controller
    • 3.6.6 USB 2.0 Controller
    • 3.6.7 USB Keyboard/Mouse Support
    • 3.6.8 AC97 Audio
    • 3.6.9 Onboard LAN1 Control
    • 3.6.10 Onboard LAN2 Control
    • 3.6.11 Onboard LAN Boot ROM
      • Figure 3.8: SuperIO Device
    • 3.6.12 Onboard FDC Controller
    • 3.6.13 Onboard Serial Port 1
    • 3.6.14 Onboard Serial Port 2
    • 3.6.15 Onboard Serial Port 3
    • 3.6.16 Onboard Serial Port 4
    • 3.6.17 UART Mode Select
    • 3.6.18 RxD, TxD Active
    • 3.6.19 Onboard Parallel Port
    • 3.6.20 Parallel Port Mode
    • 3.6.21 EPP Mode Select
    • 3.6.22 ECP Mode Use DMA
    • 3.6.23 PWRON After PWR-Fail
  • 3.7 Power Management Setup
    • Figure 3.9: Power management setup screen (1)
    • 3.7.1 ACPI function
    • 3.7.2 ACPI Suspend Type
    • 3.7.3 Power Management
    • 3.7.4 Video Off Method
    • 3.7.5 Video Off In Suspend
    • 3.7.6 Suspend Type
    • 3.7.7 Modem Use IRQ
    • 3.7.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
    • 3.7.9 CPU THRM-Throttling
    • 3.7.10 Resume on LAN/PCI PME#
    • 3.7.11 Resume on Ring
    • 3.7.12 Resume on Alarm
    • 3.7.13 Primary IDE 0 (1) and Secondary IDE 0 (1)
    • 3.7.14 FDD, COM, LPT PORT
    • 3.7.15 PCI PIRQ [A-D]#
  • 3.8 PnP/PCI Configurations
    • Figure 3.10: PnP/PCI configurations screen
    • 3.8.1 Reset Configuration Data
    • 3.8.2 Resources Controlled By
    • 3.8.3 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
  • 3.9 PC Health Status
    • 3.9.1 CPU Warning Temperature
      • Figure 3.11: PC health status screen
    • 3.9.2 Current System Temp
    • 3.9.3 Current CPU Temperature
    • 3.9.4 Current CPUFAN Speed
    • 3.9.5 VCORE, +1.5V, VCC3, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, VBAT(V), 5VSB(V)
  • 3.10 Spread Spectrum Control
    • Figure 3.12: Spread Spectrum Control screen
    • 3.10.1 CPU Clock Ratio
    • 3.10.2 Spread Spectrum
  • 3.11 Password Setting
  • 3.12 Save & Exit Setup
  • 3.13 Exit Without Saving
• Chapter 4 Chipset Software Install Utility
  • 4.1 Before you begin
  • 4.2 Introduction
  • 4.3 Windows XP Driver Setup
• Chapter 5 LAN Configuration
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Features
  • 5.3 Installation
  • 5.4 Win XP Driver Setup (Intel 82547/41)
• Chapter 6 Onboard Security Setup
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Windows XP Driver Setup
  • 6.3 Using the OBS Hardware Doctor Utility
• Appendix A Programming the watchdog timer
  • A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer
    • A.1.1 Watchdog timer overview
    • A.1.2 Reset/ Interrupt selection
    • A.1.3 Programming the Watchdog Timer
    • A.1.4 Example Program
• Appendix B Pin Assignments
  • B.1 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1, CN2)
    • Table B.1: IDE hard drive connector (CN1, CN2)
  • B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)
    • Table B.2: Floppy drive connector (CN3)
  • B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4)
    • Table B.3: Parallel port connector (CN4)
  • B.4 USB Connector (CN6; shared with CN32)
    • Table B.4: USB1/USB2 connector (CN6; shared with CN32)
  • B.5 COM1/2/3/4 RS-232 Serial Port Interface (CN9/10/ 23/38)
    • Table B.5: COM1/2 RS-232 serial port (CN9/38)
  • B.6 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN11)
    • Table B.6: Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11)
  • B.7 COM3/4 serial port connector ( CN10/23)
    • Table B.7: COM3/4 serial port connector ( CN10/23)
  • B.8 External Keyboard Connector (CN12)
    • Table B.8: External keyboard connector (CN12)
  • B.9 CPU/System Fan Power Conn (CN14/15/37)
    • Table B.9: CPU/System Fan Power Conn (CN14/15/37)
  • B.10 Power LED (CN16)
    • Table B.10: Power LED and keylock conn (CN16)
  • B.11 External Speaker Connector (CN17)
    • Table B.11: External Speaker Connector (CN17)
  • B.12 Reset Connector (CN18)
    • Table B.12: Reset connector (CN18)
  • B.13 HDD LED Connector (CN19)
    • Table B.13: HDD LED connector (CN19)
  • B.14 ATX Soft Power Switch (CN21)
    • Table B.14: ATX soft power switch (CN21)
  • B.15 H/W Monitor Alarm (CN22)
    • Table B.15: H/W monitor alarm (CN22)
  • B.16 SM Bus Connector (CN29)
    • Table B.16: SM Bus Connector (CN 29)
  • B.17 USB/LAN ports (CN31 and CN32)
    • Table B.17: USB port
    • Table B.18: Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 port
  • B.18 Line Out, Mic IN connector (CN55)
  • B.19 Audio input from CD-ROM (CD IN; CN56)
    • Table B.19: Audio in from CD-ROM (CD IN; CN56)
  • B.20 Aux Line-In connector (AUX IN; CN57)
    • Table B.20: Aux Line-In connector (AUX IN; CN57)
  • B.21 Front Panel audio connector (FP AUDIO; CN59)
    • Table B.21: Front audio conn (FP AUDIO; CN59)
  • B.22 Case Open Connector (CN64)
    • Table B.22: Case Open Connector (CN64)
  • B.23 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (CN62)
    • Table B.23: 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (CN62)
  • B.24 System I/O Ports
    • Table B.24: System I/O ports
  • B.25 DMA Channel Assignments
    • Table B.25: DMA channel assignments
  • B.26 Interrupt Assignments
    • Table B.26: Interrupt assignments
  • B.27 1st MB Memory Map
    • Table B.27: 1st MB memory map
  • B.28 PCI Bus Map
    • Table B.28: PCI bus map (for VG, G2 version)
  • B.29 PCI-X bus map
    • Table B.29: PCI-X bus map