Aopen MX3W Bios

Checksum 5151h

Applies to both MX3W and MX3W-L

Password no longer required in booting procedure if "Setup"

chosen in the security option.

Fixes occassional SCSI boot failure when first bootable device is

not set to be SCSI (e.g. C, A, SCSI but C: is not formatted)

Adds "Assign IRQ For VGA" option and "Assign IRQ For USB"

function.

-5V no longer displayed in System Health if Micro ATX PSU is

used.

[Note] The AOpen Easy Flash way does not apply to this new 4Mb

BIOS. Please follow steps below to flash the MX3W BIOS.

Procedure: Download this self-extracting file and execute it to

get the binary BIOS file, flash and checksum utilities. Run

"CHECKSUM MX3Wxxx.BIN" to see if the checksum of the downloaded

file is exactly the same as indicated. If not, do the downloading

again. Save "AOFL170.EXE" and "MX3Wxxx.BIN" to a DOS floppy disk.

Reboot your system with this disk without loading any memory

handler (suh as EMM386) or device driver to get as much free space

as possible. Execute A:>AOFL170 MX3Wxxx.BIN. DO NOT turn off the

power during flashing process, until you are asked to!! Reboot

system and press "DEL" to enter BIOS setup, load "BIOS SETUP

DEFAULT", then SAVE and EXIT. Done!

Specifications:

Model MX3W

CPU: Socket 370

Support Intel Pentium III, Celeron, VIA C3 CPU

FSB 100MHz

Chipset: Intel 810 DC-100

Intel ICH

Main Memory : 8/16/32/64/128/256MB

SDRAM DIMM

PC100 SDRAM

Max Memory : 512MB

Super I/O: Winbond

Clock Gen.: Cypress

Graphics: Integrated VGA Engine in chipset

IDE: Integrated ATA66 Controller

Max Disk : 137GB [28 bits ATA Spec.]

Audio: Analog Devices AC'97 Audio CODEC on-board

USB: USB 1.1 Port x 1

Slot: PCI

AMR

Storage & Back Panel I/O: IDE Channel : ATA66

Floppy Drive Connector : Floppy Drive Connector x 1

PS/2 Keyboard : x 1

PS/2 Mouse : x 1

VGA Port : x 1

Printer Port : Printer Port x 1

COM Port : COM Port x 1

USB Port : USB Port x 1

Game/MIDI Port : x 1

Line_In : x 1

Speaker_Out : x 1

MIC_In : x 1

On Board Connector: CPU FAN

Chassis FAN

System FAN

Front Audio

Front Panel Connector : Front Panel

CD_IN Connector : CD_IN

IrDA Connector : IrDA

AUX_IN Connector : AUX_IN

COM2 Connector : COM2 Port x 1

Wake_on_LAN

Wake_on_Modem

MODEM_CN

BIOS: Award PnP 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS

Form Factor: Micro ATX

Board Size: 244 mm x 220 mm

Software & Utility: HWMON utility

Acrobat Reader

AOconfig utility

Online eBook Manual

Accessory: Bonus Pack CD disc

Floppy Disk cable

40-wire IDE cable

Do use the latest driver version available, it will help you use

the facilities of your hardware easier and better. An old version

can create hardware conflicts and errors in function. Try to stay

updated with your drivers monthly or sometimes weekly. Chose wisely

the specific drivers: motherboards driver, bios, graphic cards

drivers, modem drivers and so on. Chose the right driver for your

hardware and try to make backups of your system every time you want

to make a change.