Biostar P4M890-M7 SE Owner's Manual

P4M890-M7 SE Setup Manual

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	Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................		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	Motherboard Layout............................................................	6
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation..............................		7
2.1	Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................	7
2.2	FAN Headers........................................................................	9
2.3	Installing System Memory.....................................................	10
2.4	Connectors and Slots ............................................................	11
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup......................		13
3.1	How to Setup Jumpers..........................................................	13
3.2	Detail Settings.....................................................................	13
Chapter 4: Useful Help ..............................................		18
4.1	Driver Installation Note .......................................................	18
4.2	AWARD BIOS Beep Code......................................................	19
4.3	Extra Information................................................................	19
4.4	Troubleshooting...................................................................	21
Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ .......................................		22
5.1	Introduction........................................................................	22
5.2	System Requirement............................................................	22
5.3	Installation .........................................................................	23
5.4	WarpSpeeder™....................................................................	24
Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................		30
German................................................................................................		30
France..................................................................................................		32
Italian..................................................................................................		34
Spanish ................................................................................................		36
Portuguese...........................................................................................		38
Polish...................................................................................................		40
Russian ................................................................................................		42
Arabic..................................................................................................		44
Japanese ..............................................................................................		46

P4M890-M7 SE

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1BEFORE YOU START

Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below:

Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting.

Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation.

Before you take the motherboard out from anti-static bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to remove the static charge.

Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board

on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the board.

Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the case after installation. Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment.

Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat source, humid air and water.

1.2PACKAGE CHECKLIST

zHDD Cable X 1

zUser’s Manual X 1

zFully Setup Driver CD X 1

zRear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1

zFDD Cable X 1 (optional)

zSerial ATA Cable X 1 (optional)

zUSB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

zS/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional)

zSerial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional)

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1.3MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

SPEC

	LGA 775
	Intel Core2Duo/ Pentium 4 / Pentium D /		Supports Hyper Transport/ Execute Disable
CPU	Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz		Bit/ Enhanced Intel S peedStep®/ Intel
	*It is recommended to use processors		Extended Memory 64 technology
	with 95W power consumption.
FSB	533 / 800 / 1066 MHz
Chipset	VIA P4M890
	VIA VT8237A
Graphic	Integrated i n UniChrome Pro Chipset		Max Shared Video Memory is 64 MB
	ITE IT8712F		Environment Control initiatives,
Super I/O	Provides the most commonly used		H/W Monitor
	legacy Super I/O functionality.		Fan Speed Controller
	Low Pin C ount Interface		ITE's "Smart Guardian" function
	DIMM Slots x 2
Main	Supports DDR2 533		Single Channel Mode DDR2 memory module
	Each DIMM supports		Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not
Memory
	256/512MB/1GB/2GB DDR2		supported
	Max Memory C apicity 4GB
IDE	Integrated I DE Controller		Ultra DMA 33~133 B us Master Mode
			supports PIO Mode 0~4,
SATA	Integrated Seri al ATA Controller		Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.
			SATA Version 1.0 specification compliant.
LAN PHY	Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY		10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation
			Half / Full duplex capability
Sound	ALC861VD		5.1 channels audio out
Codec			High-Defi nition Audio s upport
	PCI Express x 16 slot	x1	Supports PCI express x16 expansion cards
Slots	PCI Express x 1 slot	x1	Supports PCI express x1 expansion cards
	PCI slot	x2	Supports PCI expansion cards
On Board	Floppy connector	x1	Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives
Connector	IDE Connector	x2	Each connector supports 2 IDE device
	SATA Connector	x2	Each connector supports 1 SATA devices
	Front Panel Connector	x1	Supports front panel facilities
	Front Audi o Connector	x1	Supports front panel audio function
	CD-in Connector	x1	Supports CD audio-in function

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			SPEC
	S/PDIF out connector	x1		Supports di gital audio out function
	CPU Fan header	x1		CPU Fan power s upply (with Smart Fan
				function)
	System Fan header	x1		System Fan Power supply
	Clear CMOS header	x1		Restore CMOS data to factory default
	USB connector	x2		Each connector supports 2 front panel USB
				ports
	Power Connector (24pi n)	x1		Connects to Power supply
	Power Connector (4pin)	x1		Connects to Power supply
	PS/2 Keyboard	x1		Connects to PS/2 Keyboard
	PS/2 Mouse	x1		Connects to PS/2 Mouse
	Serial Port	x1		Provide RS-232 Serial connection
Back Panel	Printer Port	x1		Connects to vari ous types of device
	VGA Port	x1		Connects to monitor.
I/O	LAN port	x1		Connects to RJ-45 ethernet cable
	USB Port	x4		Connects to USB devices
	Audio Jack	x3		Provide A udio-I n/Out and microphone
				connection
Board Size	190 mm (W) x 244 mm (L)			Micro ATX form Factor
OS	Windows 2000 / XP			Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove
Support				support for any OS with or without notice.

1.4REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

PS/2	Printer Port		LAN
Mouse			Li ne In/
			Surround
			Line Out
			Mic In 1/
			Bass/ Center
PS/2	COM1	VGA	USBX2 USBX2
Keyboard

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1.5	MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT
J KBMS 1				JCFAN1
	LGA775
COJ M1	CPU1
PRNT1J					JATXPWR1
JVGA1			DIMM1	DIMM2
JUSB1	JUSBV1
	JATXPWR2
JUSBLAN1	P4M890			IDE1	IDE2
	LAN
J AUDIO1
	PCI-EX16
Super	BAT1
	PCI-EX1_1
I/O				JSATA2
		JUSB2	VIA
	PCI1
			VT8237A
BIOS
	JCDIN1	JUSB3		JSATA1
	PCI2		JUSBV2
Codec	JSPDIF_OUT1		JCMOS1
	JAUDIOF1	FDD1		JPANEL1	JSFAN1

Not e: ■ represents the 1st pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

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.

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 CPUdown 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.

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2.2FAN 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

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Pin Assignment

1Ground

2+12V

3FAN RPM rate sense

4Smart Fan Control

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

Note:

JSFAN1

3

1

Pin Assignment

1Ground

2+12V

3FAN RPM rate sense

The JSFAN1 support 3-pi n head connector. When connecti ng with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positi ve and should be connected to pin#2, and the

black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DIMM2

DIMM1

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.

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

	DIMM Socket	DDR Module	Total Memory
	Location		Size
	DIMM1	256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB	Max is 4GB.
	DIMM2	256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

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2.4CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

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 idedf loppy drive ribbon cables.

																	2					34
																		1				33

IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PIO

Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133f unctionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary).

The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slav e driv e, so you can

connect up to four hard disk drives. The f irst hard drive should always be connected to IDE1.

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PCI-EX16: PCI-Express x16 Slot

-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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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is

placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.

Pin opened

Pin closed

Pin1-2 closed

3.2DETAIL SETTINGS

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s f ront

panel switch functions.

PWR_LED

SLP On/Off

9	+ + -	16
1	+ -	8
SPK		RST
	HLED

Pin

Assignment

Function

Pin

Assignment

Function

1

+5V

9

Sleep control

Sleep button

2

N/A

Speaker

10

Ground

3

N/A

Connector

11

N/A

N/A

4

Speaker

12

Power LED (+)

Power LED

5

HDD LED (+)

Hard drive

13

Power LED (+)

6

HDD LED (-)

LED

14

Power LED (-)

7

Ground

Reset button

15

Power button

Power-on button

8

Reset control

16

Ground

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ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR1

JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply.

Pin	Assignment

13+3.3V

14-12V

15Ground

16PS_ON

17Ground

18Ground

19Ground

20NC

21+5V

22+5V

23+5V

24Ground

12 24

1 13

Pin Assignment

1+3.3V

2+3.3V

3Ground

4+5V

5Ground

6+5V

7Ground

8PW_OK

9Standby Voltage+5V

10+12V

11+12V

12+3.3V

JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector

By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

1	4
2	3

Pin Assignment

1+12V

2+12V

3Ground

4Ground

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JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC f ront panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.

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JUSB2

JUSB3

Pin Assignment

1+5V (fused)

2+5V (fused)

3USB-

4USB-

5USB+

6USB+

7Ground

8Ground

9Key

10 NC

JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports

Pin 1-2 Close:

JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB2/JUSB3).

Pin 2-3 Close:

JUSBV1: USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1 are powered by +5V standby v oltage.

JUSBV2: USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3) are powered by +5V standby v oltage.

		1	3
1	3	Pin 1-2 close
JUSBV1
		1	3
1	3	Pin 2-3 close
JUSBV2
Note:

In order to support this function “Power-On system vi a USB device,” “JUSBV1/ JUSBV2” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3 indi viduall y.

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JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.

																						Pin	Assignment
																						1	Mic Left in
																						2	Ground
																						3	Mic Right in
																						4	GPIO
																						5	Right line in
																						6	Jack Sense
																						7	Front Sense
																	2				10	8	Key
																						9	Left line in
																						10	Jack Sense

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JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio sourcef rom thev ariaty dev ices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.

																						Pin	Assignment
																1							Left Channel Input
																2							Ground
																3							Ground
																4							Right Channel Input

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JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-outConnector

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

Pin

Assignment

1

+5V

2

SPDIF_OUT

3

Ground

3 1

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JCMOS1:ClearCMOS Header

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting

and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard.

1 3

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

1 3

1 3

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

Clear CMOS Procedures:

1.Remov e AC power line.

2.Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3.Wait f orf ive seconds.

4.Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5.Power on the AC.

6.Reset y our desired password or clear the CMOS data.

JSATA1~JSATA2: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interf ace, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s.

	7	4	1	Pin	Assignment
				1	Ground
				2	TX+
	JSATA2			3	TX-
				4	Ground
				5	RX-
	JSATA1			6	RX+
				7	Ground
	1	4	7

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

4.1DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE

After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system

performance.

You will see the following windowafter you insert the CD

The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system.

Note:

If this window didn’t show up after you insert the Driver CD, please use file browser to locate and execute the file SETUP.EXE under your optical drive.

A. Driver Installation

To install the driver, please click on the Driver icon. The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system.

Click on each device driver to launch the installation program.

B. Software Installation

To install the software, please click on the Software icon.The setup guide

will list the software available for your system, click on each software title to launch the installation program.

C. Manual

Aside from the paperback manual, we also provide manual in the Driver CD. Click on the Manual icon to browse for available manual.

Note:

You will need Acrobat R eader to open the manual file. Please download the latest version

of Acrobat Reader software from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

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4.2AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

	Beep Sound	Meaning
	One long beep followed by two short	Video card not found orv ideo card
	beeps	memory bad
	High-low siren sound	CPU overheated
		System will shut down automatically
	One Short beep when system boot-up	No error found during POST
	Long beeps every other second	No DRAM detected or install

4.3EXTRA INFORMATION

A.BIOS Update

After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the

Boot-Block function will help 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.exe” and respectively BIOS into floppy disk.

5.Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.

6.System will boot-up to DOS prompt.

7.Type “Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/py/r” in DOS prompt. (xxxx means BIOS name.)

8.System will update BIOS automatically and restart.

9.The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly.

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B. CPU Overheated

If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPUprotection function has been activated.

When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown

automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may 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 you can:

1.Clear the CMOS data.

(See “Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1” section)

2.Wait for seconds.

3.Power on the system again.

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4.4TROUBLESHOOTING

		Probable		Solution
	1.	No power to the system at all	1.	Make sure power cable is
		Power light don’t illuminate, f an		securely plugged in.
		inside power supply does not turn	2.	Replace cable.
	2.	on.	3.	Contact technical support.
		Indicator light on key board does
		not turn on.
	System inoperativ e. Keyboard lights		Using even pressure on both ends of
	are on, power indicator lights are lit,		the DIMM, press down firmly until the
	and hard driv e is spinning.		module snaps into place.
	System does not boot from hard disk		1.	Check cable running from disk to
	driv e, can be bootedf rom optical driv e.			disk controller board. Make sure
				both ends are securely plugged
				in; check the driv e 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 f rom optical driv e.		1.	Back up data and applications
	Hard disk can be read and applications			f iles.
	can be used but booting from hard disk		2.	Ref ormat the hard driv e.
	is impossible.			Re-install applications and data
				using backup disks.
	Screen message says “Invalid		Rev iew system’s equipment. Make sure
	Conf iguration” or “CMOS Failure.”		correct inf ormation is in setup.
	Cannot boot system after installing		1.	Set master/slave jumpers
	second hard driv e.			correctly.
			2.	Run SETUP program and select
				correct driv e types. Call the drive
				manuf acturers f or compatibility
				with other drives.

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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™

5.1INTRODUCTION

[WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three

user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor.

With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The

Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage.The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates

the temperatures, voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset information. 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 by automatically

rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is either the original system speed or a suitable one.

5.2SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP

DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install

DirectX 8.1.)

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5.3INSTALLATION

1.Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop

up. Please click “Next” button and followthe default procedure to install.

2.When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” checkbox

is checked, theTray 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.

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5.4WARPSPEEDER™

1.Tray Icon:

Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of WindowsTaskbar.

This utility 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 Icon utility if selected.

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2. Main Panel

If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will

see is Main Panel.

Main Panel contains features as follows:

a.Display the CPU Speed, CPUexternal clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information.

b.ContainsAbout, Voltage, Overclock, and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels.

c.With a user-friendly StatusAnimation, it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages:

Man walking→overclock percentage from 100% ~ 110 %

Panther running→overclock percentage from 110% ~ 120%

Car racing→overclock percentage from 120% ~ above

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3. Voltage Panel

Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the 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”.

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4. Overclock Panel

Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the

following figure.

Overclock Panel contains the these features:

a.“–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment.

Warning:

Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the

ov erclocking percentage is over 110 %. We strongly recommend you v erify ev ery speed you overclock by click the Verify button. Or, you can

just click Auto ov erclock button and let [WarpSpeeder™] automatically gets the best result f ory ou.

b.“Recovery Dialog button”: Pop up the following dialog. Let user select a restoring way if system need to do a fail-safe reboot.

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c.“Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and

frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe

reboot by using Watchdog function. 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.

d.“Verify button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will proceed a testing for current frequency. If the testing is ok,

then the current frequency will be saved into system registry. If the testing fail, 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 surey our display

card’s color depth is High color (16 bit) or True color( 24/32 bit ) that is required f or Direct3D rendering.

5. Hardware Monitor Panel

Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel, the button will be

highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as the following figure.

In this panel, you can get the real-time status information of your system. The information will be refreshed every 1 second.

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6. About Panel

Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button 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.

Note:

Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features

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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APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE

GERMAN

Spezifikationen

		LGA 775
		Intel Core2Duo/ Pentium 4 / Pentium D		Unterstützt Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable
	CPU	/ Celeron D Prozessoren mit bis zu 3,8		Bit / Enhanced I ntel SpeedStep® / Intel
		GHz		Architecture-64 / Extended Memory 64
		*It is recommended to use processors		Technol ogy
		with 95W power consumption.
	FSB	533 / 800 / 1066 MHz
	Chipsatz	VIA P4M890
		VIA VT8237A
	Grafik	Integrierter UniChrome Pro C hipsatz		Max. 64MB gemeinsam benutzter
				Videospeicher
		ITE 8712F		Umgebungskontrolle,
	Super E/A	Bietet die häufi g verwendeten alten		Hardware-Überwachung
		Super E/A-Funktionen.		Lüfterdrehzahl-Controller
		Low Pin C ount-Schnittstelle		"Smart Guardian"-Funktion von ITE
		DDR2 DIMM-Steckplätze x 2
	Arbeitsspeic	Unterstützt DDR2 533		Ein-Kanal DDR2 S peichermodul
		Jeder DIMM unterstützt		registrierte DIMMs. ECC DIMMs werden nicht
	her	256/512MB/1GB/2GB DDR2.		unterstützt.
		Max. 4GB Arbeitsspeicher
		Integrierter IDE-Controller
	IDE	Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133Bus		Unterstützt PIO-Modus 0~4,
		Master-Modus
	SATA	Integrierter Serial ATA-Controller		Konform mit der SATA-Spezifikation Version
		Datentransferrate bis zu 1.5Gb/s		1.0.
	LAN PHY	Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY		10 / 100 Mb/s A uto-Negotiation
				Halb-/ Vollduplex-Funktion
	Audio-Code	ALC861VD		Unterstützt High-Definition Audio
	c			5.1-Kanal-Audioausgabe
		PCI-Steckplatz	x2
	Steckplätze	PCI Express x16 Steckplatz	x1
		PCI Express x 1-Steckplatz	x1

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