Biostar P4M890-M7 FE Owner's Manual
P4M900-M7 FE/P4M890-M7 FE Setup Manual
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 : In tr o ducti on.....................................................3
1.1 Before You Start...................................................................3
1.2 Package Checklist................................................................ 3
1.3 Motherboard Features.......................................................... 4
1.4 Rear Panel Connectors.......................................................... 5
1.5 Mo t he r bo ar d Layou t............................................................6
Chapter 2 : Hard ware In s tall ation........................................7
2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................ 7
2.2 Fan He ade rs.........................................................................9
2.3 Installing System Me mo ry.....................................................10
2.4 Con necto rs a nd Slo ts............................................................12
Chapter 3 : Header s & Ju mp ers S etu p.................................14
3.1 How to Se t u p Jum per s..........................................................14
3.2 Det ail Settin gs.....................................................................14
Chapter 4 : R AID Fu ncti ons...............................................20
4.1 Operation Syste m................................................................20
4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................20
4.3 How RA I D Work s.................................................................20
Chapter 5 : Useful Hel p.....................................................22
5.1 Driver Instal latio n No te.......................................................22
5.2 Award B IOS Bee p Code........................................................23
5.3 Extra Informati on ................................................................23
5.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................24
Appenden cies: S PEC In Other Langua ge.............................2 6
Germa n................................................................................................26
France..................................................................................................28
Italian..................................................................................................30
Spanish................................................................................................32
Portuguese ...........................................................................................34
Polish...................................................................................................36
Russian ................................................................................................38
Arabic..................................................................................................40
Japanese..............................................................................................42
P4M900-M7 FE/P4M890-M7 FE
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 BEFORE YOU START
Tha nk you for choosing our p roduct. Be fore you start ins talling the
mothe rboa rd, plea se make su re you fo llo w the ins tru ctio ns belo w:
Prepare a dry and stable wo rking environment with
s uf ficie nt li gh ting.
Always disconnect the computer from power outlet
be fo re ope ration .
Befo re you take the mo the rboa rd ou t f rom a n ti -s ta ti c
bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely
grounde d appliance, o r use grounded wrist strap to
remove the static charge.
Avo id tou ch ing the compone nts o n m o the rboa rd o r the
rea r side of the boa rd unless necessary. Ho ld the boa rd
on the edge , do no t try to be nd o r flex the board.
Do no t leave an y un fastened sma ll pa rts inside the
case afte r installation. Loose parts will cause short
circuits which ma y damage the equipment.
Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat
sou rce , humid a ir and water.
1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
HDD Cable X 1
I ns talla tion Gu ide X 1
Fu lly Se tup Drive r CD X 1 ( fu ll ve rsion m anua l f iles ins ide )
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
FDD Cable X 1 (optional)
Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1 ( op tiona l)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
Se ria l ATA P o we r Cab le X 1 (o ptio nal)
Not e: The package contents may differ by area or your motherboard version.
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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES
P4M900-M7 FE P4M890-M7 FE
LGA 77 5
Intel Core2Duo/ Pentium 4 / Pentium D /
Celeron D / Celeron 4xx processor up to 3.8
GHz
CPU
FS B 533 / 800 / 1066 MHz 533 / 800 / 1066 MHz
Chipset
Graphic
Super I/O
Main
Memory
IDE
SATA
LAN PHY
Sound
Codec
*It is recommended to use
95W power co ns um pt ion.
Supports Hyper Thre ading
Bit / Enhanced Intel S peedStep®/ Intel
Extended Memor y 64 technology
VIA P4M900
VIA VT8237A
Chr ome9 HC 3D / 2D Gr ap hi c s
Max Shared Vide o Memory is 256 MB
ITE 871 2F
Provides the most commonly used legacy
Super I/O functionality.
Low Pin C ount Int erfac e
Environment Control initiatives,
H/W Monitor
Fan S pee d Co nt roller
ITE' s "S mart G uardia n" func tion
DIMM Slots x 2
Supports D DR2 5 33 / 667
Eac h DIMM s up ports 2 56/ 512MB/1GB/ 2GB
DDR2
Max Memory Capicity 4GB
Single Channel Mode DDR2 memory
module
Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not
supported
Integrated IDE Controller
Ultra DMA 33~133 B us Master Mode
supports PIO Mo de 0~4,
Integrated Seri al ATA Controller
Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.
SATA Version 1.0 specification complia nt.
Realtek RTL 8201CL PH Y
10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation
Half / Full duplex capability
AL C662
5.1 cha nnel s a udio o ut
High- Defi nit ion Au dio s upport
rocessors with
Execute Dis able
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LGA 77 5
Intel Core2Duo/ Pentium 4 / Pentium D /
Celeron D / Celeron 4xx processor up to 3.8
GHz
*It is recommended to use
95W power co ns um pt ion.
Supports Hyper Thre ading
Bit / Enhanced Intel S peedStep®/ Intel
Extended Memor y 64 technology
VIA P4M890
VIA VT8237A
Chr ome9 HC 3D / 2D Gr ap hi c s
Max Shared Vide o Memory is 256 MB
ITE 871 2F
Provides the most commonly used legacy
Super I/O functionality.
Low Pin C ount Int erfac e
Environment Control initiatives,
H/W Monitor
Fan S pee d Co nt roller
ITE' s "S mart G uardia n" func tion
DIMM Slots x 2
Supports D DR2 5 33 / 667
Eac h DIMM s up ports 2 56/ 512MB/1GB/ 2GB
DDR2
Max Memory Capicity 4GB
Single Channel Mode DDR2 memory
module
Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not
supported
Integrated IDE Controller
Ultra DMA 33~133 B us Master Mode
supports PIO Mo de 0~4,
Integrated Seri al ATA Controller
Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.
SATA Version 1.0 specification complia nt.
Realtek RTL 8201CL PH Y
10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation
Half / Full duplex capability
AL C662
5.1 cha nnel s a udio o ut
High- Defi nit ion Au dio s upport
rocessors with
Execute Dis able
P4M900-M7 FE/P4M890-M7 FE
P4M900-M7 FE P4M890-M7 FE
PCI Express x 16 slot x1 PCI Express x 16 slot x1
PCI Express x 1 slot x1 PCI Express x 1 slot x1 Slots
PCI s lot x2 PCI s lot x2
Floppy connector x1 Floppy connector x1
Printer Port C onnector x1 Printer Port C onnector x1
IDE C o nnect or x2 IDE Co nnect or x2
SATA Connector x2 SATA Connector x2
Front Pa nel Co nnec t or x1 Front Pa nel Co nnec tor x1
On Board
Connector
Back Panel
I/O
Board Si z e 190 mm (W) x 24 4 mm (L) 190 mm (W) x 244 m m (L )
Special
Feature
OS
Suppor t
Front Audi o Connector x1 Front Audi o Connector x1
CD-in C o nnect or x1 CD-in Co nnect or x1
CPU Fan hea der x1 CPU Fan hea der x1
System Fan hea der x1 Sys tem Fan hea der x1
Clear CMOS header x1 Clear CMOS header x1
USB connector x2 USB connector x2
Power Connector (24pi n) x1 Power Connector (24pi n) x1
Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1
PS/2 Keyb oard x1
PS/2 Mo use x1
Serial Port x1
VGA Port x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x4
Audio Jack x3
RAID 0 / 1 support RAID 0 / 1 support
Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA
Biostar Reserves the right t o add or remo ve
support for any OS with or without notice.
PS/2 Keyb oard x1
PS/2 Mo use x1
Serial Port x1
VGA Port x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x4
Audio Jack x3
Windows 2000 / XP
Biostar Reserves the right t o add or remove
support for any OS with or without notice.
1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
COM1 VGA
Keyboard
Since t he au dio c hip s upports H i g h D efi niti on A udio Speci fi c atio n, t he func tion of eac h a udi o
jack c an be defi ne d b y sof tw ar e. T he in put / out put fu nction o f e ach au dio jac k l i sted ab o ve
represe nts t he def ault s etti ng . H o we ver, when c on necti ng exter nal micr oph on e to t he au dio
port, pleas e us e t he Lin e I n (blu e) an d M ic In (Pi n k) a udio j ac k.
LA N
Li ne I n /
Surround
Line O ut
Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center
USBX2USBX2
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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT
JKBMS1
C
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J
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C
1
O
M
1
JVGA1
JPRNT1
JU SB1
JUSBLAN1
JAUDIO1
JUSBV1
JATXPWR2
LAN
LGA775
CPU 1
P4M900
or
P4M890
DIMM1
DIMM2
JCFAN1
JATXPWR1
IDE1
IDE2
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Super
I/O
JCDIN1
Codec
Note: represents the 1■
JA UDIO F1
PCI -EX1 _1
PCI -E X16
BAT1
PCI1
PCI2
st
pin.
JU SB 2
JUSB3
FDD 1
BI OS
JUSBV2
VIA
VT8237A
JCMOS1
J P AN EL 1
JSATA2
JSATA1
JSFAN1
P4M900-M7 FE/P4M890-M7 FE
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INST ALL ATION
2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
Special Notice:
Remo v e Pin Cap before installa tion, and m ake goo d preservatio n
for future use. When the CPU is remov ed, cov er the Pin Cap on the
empty so cket to ensure pin legs won’ t be da mag e d.
Pin Cap
Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise
the lever up to a 90-degree angle.
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Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on
CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The 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
positi on 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.
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2.2 FAN HEADERS
These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.
JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header
Pin
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JSFAN 1: System Fan H ead er
Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate
sense
4 Smart Fan
Control
Pin
Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate
sense
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Note:
The J SFAN1 suppor ts 3- pi n he ad con nect or a nd the JC FAN1 s u ppor ts 4-pi n he ad
conn ector . When c onnecti ng with wires onto c onnec t ors, pl ease n ote that t he r ed wir e i s
the positi ve a nd s ho ul d be connect ed to pin# 2, an d th e bl ack wi r e i s Groun d a nd s hould
be c onnect ed to GND.
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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY
A. Me mo ry Modu le s
DIM M1
DIM M2
1. Unlock a 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.
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2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
B. Memory Capacity
DI MM Socket
Location
DIMM1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
DIMM2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
DDR2 Module
To t a l Memo r y
Size
Max i s 4GB.
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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS
FDD1: Flo ppy Disk Conne c to r
The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K,
720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connector supports the
prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cable.
IDE1/IDE2: H ard Disk Connectors
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Mas ter, and Ultra DMA 33/66/ 100/133 f unctionality. It has t wo
HDD connectors: ID E1 (prim ary ) and IDE2 (secondary ).
The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can
connect up to four hard disk drives. The f irst hard drive should always be
connected to IDE1.
2
1
3940
21
34
33
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IDE2IDE1
P4M900-M7 FE/P4M890-M7 FE
PCI-EX16: P CI -Expr es s x1 6 S lot
- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.
- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per
direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.
PCI-EX1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot
- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.
- Data transf er bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total.
- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.
- 2X bandwidth ov er the traditional PCI architecture.
PCI-EX16
PCI-EX1_1
PCI1/PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots
This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands f or
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion
cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
PCI1
PCI2
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