ACER, INC.

S7AX

Device Type Mainboard
Processor CX 6X86L/CX 686MX/CX MII/AM K5/AM K6/AM K6-2/AM K6-III/Pentium/Pentium MMX
Processor Speed 120/133/150/166/200/233/266/300/333/350/366/380/ 400/450/475/500MHz
Chip Set ALI Aladdin
Maximum Onboard Memory 512MB (EDO & SDRAM supported)
Cache 512KB
BIOS Award
Dimensions 220mm x 250mm
I/O Options 16-bit ISA slots (2), 32-bit PCI slots (4), green PC connector, floppy drive interface, IDE interfaces (2), parallel interface, PS/2 mouse interface, keyboard connector, serial interfaces (2), IR connector, USB interfaces (2), ATX power connector, AT power connector, AGP slot


CONNECTIONS

Purpose

Location

Purpose

Location

AGP slot

AGP

IDE interface LED J7/Pins 6 & 7
AT power connector AT Power switch J7/Pins 9 & 10
ATX power connector

ATX

Green PC connector J7/Pins 11 & 12
16-bit ISA slots IS1 - IS2 Power LED & keylock J7/Pins 14-18
PS/2 mouse interface J1 Speaker J7/Pins 20-23
Serial interface 1 J2 IR connector J8
Serial interface 2 J3 IDE interface 1 J9
USB interface 1 J4 IDE interface 2 J10
Parallel interface J5 USB interface 2 J11
Floppy drive interface J6 Keyboard connector J12
Green PC LED J7/Pins 1 & 2 32-bit PCI slots

PC1 - PC4

Reset switch J7/Pins 3 & 4    


USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Function

Label

Position

»

CMOS memory normal operation JP2 Pins 1 & 2 closed
  CMOS memory clear JP2 Pins 2 & 3 closed


SIMM CONFIGURATION

Size

Bank 0

8MB

(2) 1M x 36

16MB

(2) 2M x 36

32MB

(2) 4M x 36

64MB

(2) 8M x 36

128MB

(2) 16M x 36

Note: Board accepts EDO memory.
Note: Do not use mixed SIMM and DIMM memory.


DIMM CONFIGURATION

Size

Bank 1

Bank 2

8MB

(1) 1M x 64

None

16MB

(1) 1M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

16MB

(1) 2M x 64

None

24MB

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

32MB

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

32MB

(1) 4M x 64

None

40MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

48MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

64MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

64MB

(1) 8M x 64

None

72MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

80MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

96MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

128MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

128MB

(1) 16M x 64

None

136MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

144MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

160MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

192MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

256MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

256MB

(1) 32M x 64

None

264MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

272MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

288MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

320MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

384MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

512MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 32M x 64

Note: Board supports EDO & SDRAM memory.
Note: Do not use mixed SIMM and DIMM memory.


CPU SPEED SELECTION (CX 6X86L)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP4/Pins 1 & 2

JP4/Pins 3 & 4

JP4/Pins 5 & 6

JP7/Pins 1 & 2

JP7/Pins 3 & 4

JP7/Pins 5 & 6

150MHz

60MHz

2x

Closed Closed Closed Closed Open Open

166MHz

66MHz

2x

Open Closed Closed Closed Open Open

200MHz

75MHz

2x

Closed Closed Open Closed Open Open


CPU SPEED SELECTION (CX 6X86MX)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP4/Pins 1 & 2

JP4/Pins 3 & 4

JP4/Pins 5 & 6

JP7/Pins 1 & 2

JP7/Pins 3 & 4

JP7/Pins 5 & 6

166MHz

60MHz

2.5x

Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Open

166MHz

66MHz

2x

Open Closed Closed Closed Open Open

200MHz

66MHz

2.5x

Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Open
200MHz 75MHz 2x Closed Closed Open Closed Open Open
233MHz 75MHz 2.5x Closed Closed Open Closed Closed Open
233MHz 83MHz 2x Open Closed Open Closed Open Open
266MHz 83MHz 2.5x Open Closed Open Closed Closed Open
300MHz 75MHz 3x Closed Closed Open Open Closed Open


CPU SPEED SELECTION (CX MII)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP4/Pins 1 & 2

JP4/Pins 3 & 4

JP4/Pins 5 & 6

JP7/Pins 1 & 2

JP7/Pins 3 & 4

JP7/Pins 5 & 6

300MHz

66MHz

3.5x

Open Closed Closed Open Open Open

300MHz

75MHz

3x

Closed Closed Open Open Closed Open

333MHz

83MHz

3x

Open Closed Open Open Closed Open
350MHz 95MHz 3x Closed Open Open Open Closed Open
366MHz 100MHz 3x Open Open Open Open Closed Open


CPU SPEED SELECTION (AM K5)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP4/Pins 1 & 2

JP4/Pins 3 & 4

JP4/Pins 5 & 6

JP7/Pins 1 & 2

JP7/Pins 3 & 4

JP7/Pins 5 & 6

133MHz

66MHz

2x

Open Closed Closed Closed Open Open


CPU SPEED SELECTION (AM K6)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP4/Pins 1 & 2

JP4/Pins 3 & 4

JP4/Pins 5 & 6

JP7/Pins 1 & 2

JP7/Pins 3 & 4

JP7/Pins 5 & 6

166MHz

66MHz

2.5x

Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Open

200MHz

66MHz

3x

Open Closed Closed Open Closed Open

233MHz

66MHz

3.5x

Open Closed Closed Open Open Open
266MHz 66MHz 4x Open Closed Closed Closed Open Closed
300MHz 66MHz 4.5x Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed


CPU SPEED SELECTION (AM K6-2)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP4/Pins 1 & 2

JP4/Pins 3 & 4

JP4/Pins 5 & 6

JP7/Pins 1 & 2

JP7/Pins 3 & 4

JP7/Pins 5 & 6
266MHz 66MHz 4x Open Closed Closed Closed Open Closed
300MHz 66MHz 4.5x Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
300MHz 100MHz 3x Open Open Open Open Closed Open
333MHz 66MHz 5x Open Closed Closed Open Closed Closed
333MHz 95MHz 3.5x Closed Open Open Open Open Open
350MHz 100MHz 3.5x Open Open Open Open Open Open
366MHz 66MHz 5.5x Open Closed Closed Open Open Closed
380MHz 95MHz 4x Closed Open Open Closed Open Closed
400MHz 100MHz 4x Open Open Open Closed Open Closed
450MHz 100MHz 4.5x Open Open Open Closed Closed Closed
475MHz 95MHz 5x Closed Open Open Open Closed Closed


CPU SPEED SELECTION (AM K6-III)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP4/Pins 1 & 2

JP4/Pins 3 & 4

JP4/Pins 5 & 6

JP7/Pins 1 & 2

JP7/Pins 3 & 4

JP7/Pins 5 & 6
400MHz 100MHz 4x Open Open Open Closed Open Closed
450MHz 100MHz 4.5x Open Open Open Closed Closed Closed
500MHz 100MHz 5x Open Open Open Open Closed Closed


CPU SPEED SELECTION (PENTIUM)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP4/Pins 1 & 2

JP4/Pins 3 & 4

JP4/Pins 5 & 6

JP7/Pins 1 & 2

JP7/Pins 3 & 4

JP7/Pins 5 & 6
120MHz 60MHz 2x Closed Closed Closed Closed Open Open

133MHz

66MHz

2x

Open Closed Closed Closed Open Open


CPU SPEED SELECTION (PENTIUM MMX)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP4/Pins 1 & 2

JP4/Pins 3 & 4

JP4/Pins 5 & 6

JP7/Pins 1 & 2

JP7/Pins 3 & 4

JP7/Pins 5 & 6
166MHz 66MHz 2.5x Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Open

200MHz

66MHz

3x

Open Closed Closed Open Closed Open
233MHz 66MHz 3.5x Open Closed Closed Open Open Open


CPU VOLTAGE SELECTION

Voltage

JP6/Pins 1 & 2 JP6/Pins 3 & 4 JP6/Pins 5 & 6 JP6/Pins 7 & 8 JP6/P 9 & 10
2.2 Open Closed Open Open Open
2.4 Open Open Closed Open Open
2.8 Open Open Open Closed Open
2.9 Closed Open Open Closed Open
3.2 Open Open Closed Closed Open
3.3 Open Closed Closed Closed Open
3.5 Closed Closed Closed Closed Open