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P4M800 Pro-M7 

 

FCC Information and Copyright 

 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class 

B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed 

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 

installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency 

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may 

cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee 
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. 

 

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Summary of Contents for P4M80 PRO-M7

Page 1: ...will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this pub...

Page 2: ...7 2 3 Installing System Memory 8 2 4 Connectors and Slots 9 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 12 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 12 3 2 Detail Settings 12 Chapter 4 Useful Help 18 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Code 18 4 2 Extra Information 18 4 3 Troubleshooting 20 Chapter 5 WarpSpeeder 21 5 1 Introduction 21 5 2 System Requirement 21 5 3 Installation 22 5 4 WarpSpeeder includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels 23 ...

Page 3: ...n cap is not in place to protect the socket pin when sending this mainboard for service Chipset North Bridge VIA P4M800 Pro South Bridge VIA VT8237R PLUS Dimension Micro ATX Form Factor 24 38cm L x 20 17cm W Operating Systems Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP Note Does not support Windows 98SE and Windows ME Main Memory Supports up to two DDR2 devices Supports DDR2 400 533 Maximum memory size i...

Page 4: ... RealTek RTL8201BL RTL8201CL Supports 10 100 Mb s auto negotiation operation Half Full duplex capability Supports ACPI PCI power management Serial ATA Integrated in VT8237R PLUS Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions Supports 2 serial ATA SATA ports Compliant with SATA Version 1 0 specification Data transfer rates up to 150 MB s Onboard AC 97 Sound Codec Chip ALC655 Supports 6 channels Supports S PD...

Page 5: ... 2 0 ports 2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices 2 serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices Rear Side Connectors 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 VGA port 1 Serial port 1 Printer port 1 RJ 45 LAN jack 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard port 1 vertical audio port including 1 line in connector 1 line out connector and 1 MIC in connector PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse COM Printer Port LAN USB x2 Line In Surround Line Out M...

Page 6: ...R1 JCFAN1 JSFAN1 JUSBV2 JCMOS1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JSATA2 JCI1 JPANEL1 JSATA1 VT8237R PLUS P4M800 Pro JFAUDIO1 JCDIN1 JSPDIFO1 Codec AGP1 LGA775 CPU1 LAN DDR2_A2 DDR2_A1 JKBMS1 JUSB1 JAUDIO1 JATXPWR2 JUSBV1 Super I O JPRNT1 JVGA1 JCOM1 JUSBLAN1 JAUX1 optional Note represents the 1 st pin ...

Page 7: ...PU Step 1 Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Special Notice Remove Pin Cap before installation and make good preservation for future use When the CPU is removed cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won t be damaged ...

Page 8: ...e CPU will fit only in the correct orientation Step 2 1 Step 2 2 Step 3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the retention frame Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1 This completes the installation ...

Page 9: ...n Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Power 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 1 4 Smart Fan Control JSFAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Power 12V 1 3 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note The JCFAN1 reserves system cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility It supports 4 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to ...

Page 10: ...DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated ...

Page 11: ...r supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables 33 1 34 2 I ID DE E1 1 I ID DE E2 2 H Ha ar rd d D Di is sk k C Co on nn ne ec ct to or rs s The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to two hard disk drives The first hard ...

Page 12: ...standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 A AG GP P1 1 A Ac cc ce el le er ra at te ed d G Gr ra ap ph hi ic cs s P Po or rt t S Sl lo ot t Your monitor will attach directly to that video card This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology fo...

Page 13: ...om mm mu un ni ic ca at ti io on n N Ne et tw wo or rk k R Ri is se er r S Sl lo ot t The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports modem only CNR1 ...

Page 14: ...ers for USB ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at JUSB1 and JUSBLAN1 JUSBV2 5V for USB ports at front panel JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at JUSB1 and JUSBLAN1 are powered by 5V standby voltage JUSBV2 USB ports at front panel JUSB2 JUSB3 are powered by 5V standby voltage 3 1 3 1 Pin 1 2 Close Default JUSBV1 1 3 JUSBV2 1 3 3 1 3 1 Pin 2 3 Close Note In order to support this fu...

Page 15: ...ignment 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW_OK 9 Standby Voltage 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 Ground 14 PS_ON 15 Ground 16 Ground 17 Ground 18 5V 19 5V 10 20 1 11 20 5V JATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit Pin Assignment 1 12V 2 12V 3 Ground 3 2 4 1 4 Ground ...

Page 16: ...Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button speaker and IrDA Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 23 24 SLP PWR_LED On Off IR optional RST HLED SPK 2 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 2 Sleep control 3 N A 4 Ground Sleep button 5 N A 6 N A N A 7 Speaker Speaker Connector 8 Power LED 9 HDD LED 10 Power LED 11 HDD LED Hard drive LED 12 Power L...

Page 17: ...eader This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Pin Assignment 1 Mic in Stereo MIC in R 2 Ground 3 Stereo MIC in L 4 Audio power 5 Right line out Speaker out Right 6 Right line out Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left 10 Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right line...

Page 18: ...Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 Close 3 Wait for five seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 Close 5 Power on the AC 6 Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data JCI1 Chassis Open Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status If the signal has been triggered it will record to the CMOS and show the mess...

Page 19: ...SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec and with transfer rate of 1 5GB s Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 1 4 JSATA1 1 7 4 7 Ground JSPDIFO1 Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 1 3 Ground ...

Page 20: ...p to restore BIOS If the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a bootable floppy disk 2 Download the Flash Utility AWDFLASH exe from the Biostar website www biostar com tw 3 Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website 4 Copy AWDFLASH...

Page 21: ... not power on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function 1 Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds 2 Wait for seconds 3 Plug in the power cord and boot up the system Or y...

Page 22: ...o disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time System only boots from optical drive Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible 1 Back up data and applications files 2 Reformat...

Page 23: ...nformation Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder technology assures the system stability...

Page 24: ...he following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click Finish button Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand ...

Page 25: ...ility is responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure The Launch Utility item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse left click on tray icon and Exit item will close Tray Ico...

Page 26: ...res as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overclock percentage from 100 110 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing over...

Page 27: ...he button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes ...

Page 28: ...Hz button provide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto overclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result for you b Recovery Dialog button Po...

Page 29: ... system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overclock and Verify include DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer runtime library is required And please make s...

Page 30: ...ton will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility ...

Page 31: ...es are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WarpSpeeder utility more robust ...

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