Biostar P4M900-M4 Owner's Manual

P4M900-M4 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 FeaturesS.................................................................... 4

1.4 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 5.x)............................................... 6

1.5 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 6.x)............................................... 6

1.6 Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 7

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

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

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 ..................................... 19

4.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 19

4.2 Award BIOS Beep Code.................................................................. 20

4.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 20

4.4 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 22

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ .................................. 23

5.1 Introduction...................................................................................... 23

5.2 System Requirement....................................................................... 23

5.3 Installation ....................................................................................... 24

5.4 WarpSpeeder™................................................................................. 25

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language .............. 32

German.................................................................................................................. 32

French .................................................................................................................... 34

Italian..................................................................................................................... 36

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 38

Portugue se ............................................................................................................ 40

Polish...................................................................................................................... 42

Russian ................................................................................................................... 44

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 46

Japanese ................................................................................................................ 48

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

P4M900-M4

1.1 B

EFORE 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.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1 User’s Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 FDD Cable X 1 (optional) Serial ATA Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

Ver 5.x Ver 6.x

Socket 478

Int el Pent ium 4 / C elero n D processor up to

CPU

FSB 400 / 533 / 800 MHz 400 / 533 / 800 MHz

Chipset

Graphic

Super I/O

Main

Memory

IDE

SATA

3.4 GHz (Do not support Willamette CPU.)

Supports Hyper Threading technology

*It is recommended to use processors with

95W power consumption.

VIA P4M900

VIA VT8237A

Chrome9 HC 3D / 2D Graphics

Max Shared Video Memory is 256 MB

ITE 8718F

Provides the mos t commonly used legacy

Super I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

En vir onment Con t ro l in it iat ives ,

H/W Monito r

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "S mart Guardian" function

DIMM Slots x 2

Supports DDR2 533 / 667

Each DIMM supports 256/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2

Max Memo ry Cap ic it y 4G B

Single Channel Mode DDR2 memory

mod ule

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

Int egr at ed IDE Contr o ller

Ultra DMA 33~133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.

SATA Vers io n 1.0 sp ecific ation compli an t .

Socket 478

Int el Pent ium 4 / C elero n D processor up to

3.4 GHz (Do not support Willamette CPU.)

Supports Hyper Threading technology

*It is recommended to use processors with

95W power consumption.

VIA P4M900

VIA VT8237A

Chrome9 HC 3D / 2D Graphics

Max Shared Video Memory is 256 MB

ITE 8718F

Provides the mos t commonly used legacy

Super I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

En vir onment Con t ro l in it iat ives ,

H/W Monito r

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "S mart Guardian" function

DIMM Slots x 2

Supports DDR2 533 / 667

Each DIMM supports 256/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2

Max Memo ry Cap ic it y 4G B

Single Channel Mode DDR2 memory

mod ule

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

Int egr at ed IDE Contr o ller

Ultra DMA 33~133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.

SATA Vers io n 1.0 sp ecific ation compli an t .

Ver 5.x Ver 6.x

Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY

LAN PHY

Sound

Codec

Slots

On Board

Connector

Back Panel

I/O

Board Size 190 mm (W) x 244 mm (L) 190 mm (W) x 244 mm (L)

Support

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

Half / Fu ll du p lex capabi lity

ALC883

7.1 channels audio out

High- D ef in it io n A udio s upport

PCI Express x 16 slot x1 PCI Express x 16 slot x1

PCI Express x 1 slot x1 PCI Express x 1 slot x1

PCI slot x2 PCI slot x2

Floppy connecto r x1 Floppy connector x1

Printer Port connector x1 Printer Port co nnector x1

IDE Connector x2 IDE Connector x2

SATA Connector x2 SATA Connector x2

Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1

Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1

CD-in Connector x1 CD-in Connector x1

S/PDIF out co nnector x1 S/PDIF out connector x1

CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan header x1

System Fan header x1 System Fan header x1

Clear C MOS header x1 Clear C MOS header x1

USB connector x2 USB connector x2

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mous e x1

Serial Port x1

VGA Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x6

Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS with or without notice.

Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

Half / Fu ll du p lex capabi lity

VT1708B / ALC662 / ALC861VD

5.1 channels audio out

High- D ef in it io n A udio s upport

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mous e x1

Serial Port x1

VGA Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS with or without notice.

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1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 5.X)

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

COM1 VGA

Center

Rear

Side

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

LAN

USBX2USBX2

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 6.X)

PS/ 2 Mouse

LAN

AUDIO JACK

Line In/ Surround

Line Out

PS/2 Keyboard

Since the audio chip supports High Definition Audio Specification, the function of each audio jack can be defined by software. The input / output function of each audio jack listed above represents the default setting. However, when connecting external microphone to the audio port, please use the Line In (blue) and Mic In (Pink) audio jack.

COM1 VGA

USBX2USB X2

Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center

1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

P4M900-M4

JKBMS1

J C

O M

JVGA1

JU SB1

JUSBLAN1

JA UDIO1

(for Ver 5.x)

JA UDIO2

(for Ver 6.x)

JP RNT 1

JUSBV1

JATXPWR2

LAN

Socket 478

CPU1

P4M900

JCF AN1

JATXPWR1

DIM M1

DIM M2

IDE1

IDE2

Super

I/O

BIO S

Codec

Note: represents the 1■

PCI-EX1_1

JCDIN1

JA UDIOF1

PCI -EX1 6

BAT1

PC I1

PC I2

JSPDIF_OUT1

pin.

FDD1

JUSB2

JU SB3

JUSBV2

VIA

VT8237A

JCMOS1

JPAN EL1

JSATA2

JSATA1

JSF AN1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 I

NSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Step 2: Look for the white dot/cut edge. The white dot/cut edge should

point wards the lever pivot. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.

Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the

installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN

power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

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

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate

sense

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate

sense

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Note:

The JCFAN1/JSFAN1 support 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be co nnected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

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.

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

Location

DIMM1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DIMM2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR Module

Total Me m o ry

Size

Max is 4GB.

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) 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 first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1.

3940

IDE2IDE1

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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, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.

PCI-EX1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Data transfer 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 over 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 for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PCI1

PCI2

CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

P4M900-M4

3.1 H

OW 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

3.2 D

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

ETAIL SETTINGS

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 front panel switch functions.

PWR_LED

SLP

9 1

SPK

HL ED

On/Off

RST

16 8

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 Sleep control 2 N/A 10 Ground 3 N/ A 1 1 N/ A N/A 4 Speaker 5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LED (+) 6 HDD LED (-) 7 Ground 15 Power button 8 Reset control

Speaker Connector

Hard drive LED

Reset button

12 Power LED (+)

14 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on button

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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 Pin Assignment

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V 14 -12V 2 +3.3V 15 Gro und 3 Gro und 16 PS_ON 4 +5V 17 Gro und 5 Gro und 18 Ground 6 +5V 19 Gro und 7 Gro und 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 +5V 9 Standby Voltage+5V 22 +5V 10 +12V 23 +5V 11 +12V 24 Ground 12 +3.3V

JATXPW R2: AT X Power Source Connector

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

Assignment

1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground

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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 front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.

Assignment

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground

210

JUSB2

JUSB3

8 Ground 9 Key

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 front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3).

Pin 2-3 Close:

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

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

voltage.

standby voltage.

Pin 1-2 close

JUSBV1

JUSBV2

Pin 2-3 close

Note:

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

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