Biostar P4M800-M7A Owner's Manual

P4M800-M7A

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................ 1

1.1 Features ............................................................... 1

1.2 Package List......................................................... 3

1.3 Layout: P4M800-M7A (Rev 1.0) ............................ 4

1.4 Components: P4M800-M7A (Rev 1.0) .................. 5

1.5 Layout: P4M800-M7A (Rev 7.0 & 8.0)................... 6

1.6 Components: P4M800-M7A (Rev 7.0 & 8.0) ......... 7

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ........................................... 8

2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................ 8

2.2 FAN Headers ........................................................ 9

2.3 Memory Module Installation .............................. 10

2.4 Connectors and Slots .........................................11

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup................................. 12

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers ...................................... 12

3.2 Detail Settings.................................................... 12

Chapter 4: Useful Help ........................................................... 16

4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code..................................... 16

4.2 Extra Information ............................................... 16

4.3 Troubleshooting................................................. 18

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™..................................................... 19

5.1 Introduction........................................................ 19

5.2 System Requirement ......................................... 19

5.3 Installation ......................................................... 20

5.4 How to use [WarpSpeeder™]............................. 21

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P4M800-M7A

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 FEATURES

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CPU

Supports Socket 775.
Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.8GHz.

(v8.0 supports up to 3.4GHz)
Supports Pentium D.
Front side bus at the following frequency ranges:

- 533MHz (133MHz Core Clock)

- 800MHz (200MHze Core Clock)

Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.

Chipset

North Bridge: VIA P4M800.
South Bridge: VIA VT8237R plus.

Dimension

ATX Form Factor: 24.38cm (L) x 20.19cm (W)

Main Memory

Supports up to 2 DDR memory mod ules.
Supports 133/166/200MHz DDR memory modules.
Maximum memory size is up to 2GB. (Following table is only for

reference.)

DIMM Socket

Location

DIMM1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMM2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module

Total Memory

Size

Max is 2GB.

Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT8705AF
Provides the most commonly used legacy super I/O

functionality.
Environme nt Control initiatives:

- H/W Monitor,

- Fan Speed Controller,

- ITE “Smart Guardian” function.

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Onboard IDE

Support 4 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA

33/66/100/133 function.

LAN

Chip: RealTek RTL8100C (for P4M80-M7A v1.0)

VIA VT6103L (for P4M80-M7A v 7.0)
Supports 10/100 Mb/s auto-negotiation operation.
Half/Full duplex capability.
Supports ACPI, PCI power management.

Slot

3 PCI bus master slots.
1 AGP 4x/8x compatible slot.
1 CNR slot.

Serial ATA

Integrated in VT8237R.
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.
Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.

- Complaints 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/PDIF out function.
Compliant with AC’97 Version 2.3 specification.

Front Side Onboard Peripherals

1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 S/PDIF out connector supports digital audio out function

(optional).
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device.
1 front audio header supports front panel audio function.
1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning

function.
1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88Mbytes.
2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports.

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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 parallel 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

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

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BIOS

Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2, ACPI, and USB functions.

Software

Supports 9th Touc hTM, FlasherTM, WinFlasherTM, and

WarpspeederTM.
Offers the highest performance for Windows 98SE, Windows NT,

Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Red-Hat Linux, and

UNIX series.

P4M800-M7A

Printer Port

VGA1

USB x2

LAN

USB x2

Line In/
Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/
Base/Center

1.2 PACKAGE LIST

FDD cable x1
HDD cable x1
User’s Manual x1
Fully Set up Driver CD x1
Rear I/O panel for ATX case x1
USB 2.0 cable x1 (optional)
Serial ATA cable x2 (optional)
S/PDIF out cable x1 (optional)

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1.3 LAY OUT: P4M800-M7A (REV 1.0)

JKBMS1

JCOM1

JVGA1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO

JATXPWR2

JPRNT1

JUSBV1

Super

I/O

BIOS

LGA775

CP U1

P4M800CE

AGP1

DIMM1

DIMM2

JCFAN1

JAT XPWR1

IDE1

IDE2

RTL8100C

JAUDIO1

JCDIN1

JA UX1

(optional)

LAN

Code c

JSPDIFO1
(opti ona l)

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

CNR1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

BAT1

JUSB3

JPAN EL1

JSATA2

JSATA1

JCI 1

JCM OS1

JUSB4

VT8237R

JUSBV2

JSFAN1

F DD1

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1.4 COMPONENT S: P4M800-M7A (REV 1.0)

A

LGA775

B

P4M800CE

C

D
E

F
G

H

IJ

VT8237R

U

T

S

R
Q

P

O
N
M
L

K

A. JATXPWR2: ATX power connector. L. JPANEL1: front panel facilities header.
B. Back panel connectors (rear side). M. JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.
C. JUSBV1: USB power header for back

N. JCI1: Chassis open message header.

panel.

D. JAUDIO1: Front panel audio out

header.

E. JSPDIFO1 (optional): Digital audio out

O. JUSBV2: USB power header for front

panel.

P. JSATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors.

connector.

F. JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio in connector. Q. JUSB3/4: Front USB headers.
G. CNR1: Communication Network Riser

R. AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.

slot.

H. JAUX1: S. IDE1/2: Hard disk connectors.
I. PCI1~3: Peripheral Component

T. DIMM1/2: DDR memory modules.

Interconnect slots.

J. FDD1: Floppy disk connector. U. JATXPWR1: ATX power connector.
K. JSFAN1: System fan header. V. JCFAN1: CPU fan header.

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1.5 LAY OUT: P4M800-M7A (REV 7.0 & 8.0)

JKBMS1

JCOM1

JVGA1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO

JATXPWR2

JPRNT1

JUSBV1

Super

I/O

BIOS

LGA775

CP U1

P4M800CE

AGP1

DIMM1

DIMM2

JCFAN1

JAT XPWR1

IDE1

IDE2

JAUDIO1

JCDIN1

JA UX1

(optional)

LAN

VT6103 L

Code c

JSPDIFO1
(opti ona l)

CNR1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

BAT1

JUSB3

JPAN EL1

JSATA2

JSATA1

JCI 1

JCM OS1

JUSB4

VT8237R

JUSBV2

JSFAN1

F DD1

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1.6 COMPONENT S: P4M800-M7A (REV 7.0 & 8.0)

A

LGA775

B

P4M800CE

C

D
E

F
G

H

IJ

VT8237R

U

T

S

R
Q

P

O
N
M
L

K

A. JATXPWR2: ATX power connector. L. JPANEL1: front panel facilities header.
B. Back panel connectors (rear side). M. JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.
C. JUSBV1: USB power header for back

N. JCI1: Chassis open message header.

panel.

D. JAUDIO1: Front panel audio out

header.

E. JSPDIFO1 (optional): Digital audio out

O. JUSBV2: USB power header for front

panel.

P. JSATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors.

connector.

F. JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio in connector. Q. JUSB3/4: Front USB headers.
G. CNR1: Communication Network Riser

R. AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.

slot.

H. JAUX1: S. IDE1/2: Hard disk connectors.
I. PCI1~3: Peripheral Component

T. DIMM1/2: DDR memory modules.

Interconnect slots.

J. FDD1: Floppy disk connector. U. JATXPWR1: ATX power connector.
K. JSFAN1: System fan header. V. JCFAN1: CPU fan header.

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