Biostar P4M800-M7 A User Manual

P4M800-M7 & P4M800-M7 A

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

1.3 Layout: P4M800-M7..........................................................................4

1.4 Components: P4M800-M7 ...............................................................5

1.5 Layout: P4M800-M7 A (Rev 1.0).....................................................6

1.6 Components: P4M800-M7 A (Rev 1.0) ...........................................7

1.7 Layout: P4M800-M7 A (Rev 7.0).....................................................8

1.8 Components: P4M800-M7 A (Rev 7.0) ...........................................9

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation...........................................10

2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)......................................................10

2.2 FAN Headers...................................................................................11

2.3 Memory Module Installation ........................................................12

2.4 Connectors and Slots ......................................................................13

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup................................... 14

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers ...................................................................14

3.2 Detail Settings..................................................................................14

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

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P4M800-M7 & P4M800-M7 A

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 FEATURES

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CPU

Supports Socket 775.
Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.8GHz.
Supports Dual Code CPU.
Front side bus at the following frequency ranges:

- 533MT/s (133MHz Core Clock)

- 800MT/s (200MHze Core Clock)

Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.

Chipset

North Bridge: VIA P4M800CD (for P4M800-M7).

South Bridge: VIA VT8237R.

Dimension

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

Main Memory

Supports up to 2 DDR devices.
Supports 133/166/200MHz DDR devices.
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

VIA P4M800CE (for P4M800-M7 A v1.0 and
v7.0).

DDR Module

Total Memory

Size

Max is 2GB.

Super I/O

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

functionality.

Environment 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 P4M800-M7/P4M800-M7 A v1.0)

VIA VT6103L (for P4M800-M7 A 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

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Supports APM1.2, ACPI, and USB functions.

Printer Port

VGA1

USB x2

LAN

USB x2

Line In/
Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/
Base/Center

Software

Supports 9th TouchTM, FlasherTM, WinFlasherTM, and

Warpspeeder

TM

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

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

UNIX series.

1.2 PACKAGE LIST

FDD cable x1
HDD cable x1
User’s Manual x1
Fully Setup 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 LAYOUT: P4M800-M7

JKBMS1

JATXPWR2

JCOM1

C
O
M
1

Parallel Port

VGA1

JVGA1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO

JUSBV1

1

Super

I/O

BIOS

LAN

RTL8100C

JAUDIO1

JCDIN1

14

13

1

JSPDIFO1

1

(optional)

2
1

Codec

CNR1

Note: ■ represents the 1

LGA775

P4M800CD

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

st

pin.

CPU1

AGP1

1

FDD1

JUSBV2

2
1

2
1

JUSB3

JUSB4

10

10

JSFAN1

DIMM1

DIMM2

VT8237R

JPANEL1

2

1

1

1

JCFAN1

BAT1

7

1

1

IDE1

JSATA2

JSATA1

JCI1

1

IDE2

JCMOS1

24
23

JATXPWR1

1

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P4M800-M7 & P4M800-M7 A

1.4 COMPONENTS: P4M800-M7

A

U

B

Super

I/O

C

D

E
F

Codec

G

A.

JATXPWR2: ATX power connector.

B.

Back panel connectors (rear side).

C.

JUSBV1: USB power header for

BIOS

LAN

JKBMS1, JUSB1, and JUSBLAN1.

D.

JAUDIO1: Front panel audio out
header.

E.

JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio in connector.

F.

JSPDIFO1 (optional): Digital audio out
connector.

G.

CNR1: Communication Network Riser
slot.

H.

PCI1~3: Peripheral Component
Interconnect slots.

I.

FDD1: Floppy disk connector.

J.

JSFAN1: System fan header.

K.

JPANEL1: front panel facilities header.

LGA775

CPU1

P4M800CD

HI

L.

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.

M.

JCI1: Chassis open message header.

N.

JUSBV2: USB power header for
JUSB3/4.

O.

JSATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors.

P.

JUSB3/4: Front USB headers.

Q.

AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.

R.

IDE1/2: Hard disk connectors.

S.

DIMM1/2: DDR memory modules.

T.

JATXPWR1: ATX power connector.

U.

JCFAN1: CPU fan header.

VT8237R

BAT1

T

S

R

Q
P

O

N
M
L
K

J

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1.5 LAYOUT: P4M800-M7 A (REV 1.0)

JKBMS1

JCOM1

JVGA1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO

JATXPWR2

JPRNT1

JUSBV1

Super

I/O

BIOS

LGA775

CPU1

P4M800CE

AGP1

DIMM1

DIMM2

JCFAN1

JATXPWR1

IDE1

IDE2

LAN

RTL810 0C

JAUDIO1

JCDIN 1

JAUX1

(optional)

Codec

JSPDIFO1
(optional)

CNR1

Note: ■ represents the 1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

st

pin.

BAT1

JUSB3

JSATA 2

JSATA 1

JCI1

JCMOS1

JUS BV2

FDD1

JUSB4

VT8237R

JSFAN1

JPANEL1

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1.6 COMPONENTS: P4M800-M7 A (REV 1.0)

A

B

C

D
E
F
G

H

A.

JATXPWR2: ATX power connector.

B.

Back panel connectors (rear side).

C.

JUSBV1: USB power header for back
panel.

D.

JAUDIO1: Front panel audio out
header.

E.

JSPDIFO1 (optional): Digital audio out
connector.

F.

JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio in connector.

G.

CNR1: Communication Network Riser
slot.

H.

JAUX1:

I.

PCI1~3: Peripheral Component
Interconnect slots.

J.

FDD1: Floppy disk connector.

K.

JSFAN1: System fan header.

LGA775

P4M800CE

IJ

L.

JPANEL1: front panel facilities header.

M.

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.

N.

JCI1: Chassis open message header.

O.

JUSBV2: USB power header for front
panel.

P.

JSATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors.

Q.

JUSB3/4: Front USB headers.

R.

AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.

S.

IDE1/2: Hard disk connectors.

T.

DIMM1/2: DDR memory modules.

U.

JATXPWR1: ATX power connector.

V.

JCFAN1: CPU fan header.

VT8237R

U

T

S

R
Q

P

O
N
M

L
K

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1.7 LAYOUT: P4M800-M7 A (REV 7.0)

JKBMS1

JCOM1

JVGA1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO

JATXPWR2

JPRNT1

JUSBV1

Super

I/O

BIOS

LGA775

CPU1

P4M800CE

AGP1

DIMM1

DIMM2

JCFAN1

JATXPWR1

IDE1

IDE2

LAN

VT6103 L

JAUDIO1

JCDIN 1

JAUX1

(optional)

Codec

JSPDIFO1
(optional)

CNR1

Note: ■ represents the 1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

st

pin.

BAT1

JUSB3

JSATA 2

JSATA 1

JCI1

JCMOS1

JUS BV2

FDD1

JUSB4

VT8237R

JSFAN1

JPANEL1

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