P4M900
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FCC Compliance Statement
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. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
CE Mark
The device is in accordance with 89/336 ECC-ENC Directive.
VIA® P4M900 & VT8237R Plus
Support Socket 775
Intel
Pentium
®
Core
®
4/Celeron® D/ Celeron® Processor
TM
2 Duo/ Pentium® D/
User Manual
Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology, your computer system is
required to have components as the following:
P4M900
CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology
Chipset: An Intel
BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology must be enabled
OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology
For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to:
http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading
Dimensions (Micro ATX form-factor):
210 mm x 244 mm ( W x L )
®
Chipset that supports HT Technology
Operating System:
Windows® Vista (32 bit)/ XP/ 2000
Things You Have To Know
0 The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary from the
product you received depending on specific hardware models, third party components
and software versions.
0 This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Always use a grounded wrist strap
when working with the system.
0 Do not touch any IC chip, lead, connector or other components.
0 Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard
or when confuguring pins and switches.
Packing List
P4M900 Mainboard
IDE Cable
SATA Cable
I/O Bracket
Mainboard Setup Driver & User Manual CD
Mainboard Quick Installation Guide
Symbols
Attention- Important Information
Follow the procedures below…
Troubleshooting Tips
Refer to other sections in this manual…
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ..................................................................1
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................1
SPECIFICATION .......................................................................................................2
CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................... 5
Layout of P4M900...........................................................................................5
HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 6
CPU Processor Installation.............................................................................. 6
Memory Installation: DIMM1/ DIMM2..........................................................7
Back Panel Configuration................................................................................ 9
Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK ........................................ 11
Connectors.....................................................................................................12
Headers & Jumpers........................................................................................13
Audio Configuration......................................................................................14
Slots ...............................................................................................................15
Power Supply Attachments............................................................................ 16
CHAPTER 2. BIOS SETUP............................................................................ 17
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 17
MAIN MENU .........................................................................................................18
CHAPTER 3: SOFTWARE SETUP ............................................................... 20
SOFTWARE LIST ...................................................................................................20
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................20
CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................ 24
APPENDIX I: SUPER 5.1 CHANNEL SETUP ............................................................27
APPENDIX II: RAID 0/ 1 SETUP ............................................................................29
Mainboard P4M900
Chapter 1. Getting Started
Introduction
Thanks for choosing P4M900 Mainboard. It is based on VIA® P4M900 Northbridge chipset
and VIA
the VIA
Pentium
MHz/ 800 MHz/ 533 MHz.
The P4M900 provides two DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) sockets which allowing you
to install 240-pin, unbuffered non-ECC, DDRII 667/ DDRII 533/ DDRII 400 SDRAMs. It also
allows you installing a total memory capacity of 4 GB.
This mainboard provides one PCI-E x16 slot for use with a graphics card. There is also one
PCI-E x1 slot provided for use with a PCI-E x1 compatible expansion card. Two standard PCI
slots for use with standard PCI expansion cards are also allowed.
The P4M900 provides one floppy disk drive connector that can be used with 360KB/ 720KB/
1.2MB/ 1.44MB/ 2.88MB drive. It also has two IDE connectors for hard drives supporting Ultra
ATA 133/ 100/ 66/ 33 IDE devices. In addition, the onboard Serial ATA comes with two SATA
connectors, which the interface can provide up to 1.5 Gb/s transmit speed and also support
RAID 0/ 1 mode <See Appendix II>.
The onboard AC’ 97 Audio CODEC (VT1616) supports high quality performance 6-channel
audio play (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect) <See Appendix I>.
The P4M900 also comes with an onboard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN chip. There is a LAN
port on the back panel of your case that you can directly plug into an Internet cable.
There are maximal eight USB2.0/ 1.1 ports which can be set up on this mainboard.
All the information (including hardware installation and software installation) in this manual are
for reference only. The contents in this manual may be updated without notice. The company
will not assume any responsibility for any errors or mistakes within.
®
VT8237R Plus Southbridge chipset. In addition, the mainboard comprises integrated
®
Chrome9TM HC IGP graphics optimized. It supports Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo/ Pentium® D/
®
4/ Celeron® D/ Celeron® Processors with FSB (Front Side Bus) frequencies of 1066
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Mainboard P4M900
Specification
CPU:
Support Socket 775
Support Intel
Processors
Support Hyper-Threading Technology
Support 1066 MHz/ 800 MHz/ 533 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies
Chipset:
Northbridge Chipset – VIA® P4M900
Southbridge Chipset – VIA
I/O Controller – Fintek
AC’97 Audio Codec – VIA
LAN Controller – VIA
®
CoreTM 2 Duo/ Pentium® D/ Pentium® 4/ Celeron® D/ Celeron®
®
VT8237R Plus
®
F71805FG
®
VT1616
®
VT6103L
Memory:
Two DIMM sockets
Supports unbuffered & non-ECC DDRII 667/ 533/ 400 SDRAM
Supports a total memory capacity of up to 4 GB
Onboard AC’97 Audio Codec (VT1616):
High performance Codec with high S/N ratio (>90 db)
Compliant with AC’ 97 2.3 specification
Supports 6-channel playback capability (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect)
Supports 3D stereo enhancement
Slots:
Two PCI-Express interface slots for graphics cards and expansion cards:
1. One PCI-E x16 slot: supports up to x16 mode with 4 GB/s one-way bandwidth
2. One PCI-E x1 slot: supports up to x1 mode with 250 MB/s one-way bandwidth
Two PCI slots with 133 MB/s one-way bandwidth per channel for expansion cards
FDD Connector:
Supports one FDD connector to set up to two floppy disk drives
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Mainboard P4M900
Supports 360KB/ 720KB/ 1.2MB/ 1.44MB/ 2.88MB
IDE Connector:
Two IDE connectors
Supports up to four IDE devices
Supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133
Supports high capacity hard disk drives
Serial ATA Connector:
Two SATA connectors
Supports SATA 1.0 specification with transmit speed up to 1.5 Gbps
Supports SATA RAID 0/ 1
One SATA connector can only support one SATA HDD
Onboard LAN Chip:
10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN supported
I/O facility Connectors
Supports one PS/2 mouse port and one PS/2 keyboard port
One multi-mode Parallel Port is capable to support as the following:
1. Standard & Bi-direction Parallel Port
2. Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)
3. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)
Supports one serial port (COM1)
Supports one VGA port (=D-Sub)
Universal Serial Bus:
Four onboard USB 2.0/ 1.1 ports
Two front USB headers come with this mainboard for additional four USB ports
Support a maximum of eight USB ports to connect USB compliant devices
BIOS:
Phoenix-Award™ BIOS
Support APM1.2
Support ACPI 2.0 power management
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Mainboard P4M900
Green Function:
Supports Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management function
Supports system-wake-from-power-saving-mode by keyboard or mouse touching
Shadow RAM:
Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM
BIOS
Flash Memory:
Supports flash memory functionality
Supports ESCD functionality
Hardware Monitor Function:
Monitors CPU & System Fan Speed
Monitors CPU Temperature
Monitors CPU & Memory Voltage
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Configuration
Mainboard P4M900
Layout of P4M900
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Mainboard P4M900
Hardware Installation
This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground
strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage the system’s
components.
CPU Processor Installation
This mainboard supports Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo/ Pentium® D/ Pentium® 4/ Celeron® D/ Celeron®
Processors using a Socket 775. Before building your system, we suggest you to visit the Intel
website and review the processor installation procedures. http://www.intel.com
CPU Socket 775 Configuration Steps:
1. Locate the CPU socket 775 on your
mainboard and nudge the lever
away from the socket as shown.
Then lift the lever to a 140-degree
angle (A). Next, lift up the iron cover
(B).
2. There are 2 distinctive marks
located near the corners of the
socket on the same side as the lever
as shown (C). Match these marks
with the marks on the CPU and
carefully lower the CPU down onto
the socket (D).
3. Replace the iron cover and then
lower the lever until it snaps back
into position (E). This will lock down
the CPU (F).
4. Smear thermal grease on the top of the CPU. Lower the
CPU fan onto the CPU/CPU socket and secure it using
the attachments or screws provided on the fan. Finally,
attach the fan power cord to the CPUFAN header.
Attention
DO NOT touch the CPU pins in case they are damaged. Also, make sure
that you have completed all installation steps before powered on the
system. Finally, double-check that the cooling fan is properly installed and
the CPU fan power cord is securely attached, in case your CPU and other
sensitive components are damaged because of high temperatures.
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