Biostar P4M800 User's Manual
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1. N O O Eo O O oosromwmadz Aou X ga X c Q Ground EE Hy JSATA1 Bas xs EEE E o o a oo oo VDE a 1 4 7 JSPDIFOI Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground 17 P4M800 Pro M7 CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP 4 1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short Video card not found or video 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 2 EXTRA INFORMATION 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 HIOS ROM checksum error Detecting floppy drive A media INSE2. n PP 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 5 21 Installing Central Processing Unit CPU 5 2 2 PADEC NIEI ise ctii Ato eiie ien 7 2 3 Installine System MOetmofy eo t tin a 8 2 4 Connectors and SIOts 2o ii n oot toe ane 9 Chapter 3 Headers amp Jumpers Setup 12 3 1 How to Setup JUImDBfsc o edet teo Ae E A EG 12 9 2 Petal SOTA NGS ys asia rc Kn A 12 Chapter 4 Useful Help 1 1L eee lee leeren nena nnn 18 4 Award BIOS Beep Code en ORT i tad ier REUS 18 4 2 Extra Information odis nee ett Se t ei eee 18 4 3 TroubleshoOODHP sidus spia haod ta Posbdtuobas ES 20 Chapter 5 WarpSpeeder M eeiee leere eere eren ener n nnn 21 5 1 Introduction inu a eE T A 21 OZ System REGUIFE men basii Pate tet eum OP d pL o 21 5 3 Ens ral atio ig amma eres ene earn earn ere ee Ree eee ee EU 27 5 4 WarpSpeeder includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels 23 P4M800 Pro M7 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION I 1 FEATURES CPU Supports LGA 775 Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3 8GHz Supports Dual Core CPU Front side bus at the following frequency ranges 400MHz 100MHz Core Clock o33MHz 133MHz Core Clock 800MHz 200MHz Core Clock 1066MHz 266MHz Core Clock Hi Supports Hyper Threading Technology WARNING Warranty will be void if the pin protection c
3. DE a 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 The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to two hard disk drives The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 P4MS800 Pro M7 PCI1 PCI3 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 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 oann CELEEE I E ccs E c EZS E o AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Your monitor will attach directly to that video card This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance especially with 3D graphics 10 P4MS800 Pro M7 CNR1 Communication Network Riser Slot The CNR specification is a
4. see zd _ ai EF D J A Note The JCFAN1 reserves system cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility It supports 4 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND P4M800 Pro M7 2 3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY E reed EEEFEEEEEE aan ooa moooooon 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 P4M800 Pro M7 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 l E g 1 s HEHIEEE HEHN fe j CHE
5. In order to support this function Power On system via USB device JUSBV1 JUSBV2 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 individually 12 P4MS800 Pro M7 JATXPWR1 ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 20 pin power connector on the ATX power supply D 5 Assignment 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 11 13 Ground HH orgy 1 4 PS_ON 25 5 za EEE B 15 Ground EC m 16 Ground L 11 gut 20 OOnNDaAABRWDNDNY gt i il E mium 17 Ground 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V JATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit nan E EE E EE L Li I Pin Assignment rmm 1 12V al 2 1 2 12V 3 4 3 Ground 4 Ground 13 P4MS800 Pro M7 JUSB2 JUSB3 Headers for USB 2 0 Ports at Fron
6. 3 INSTALLATION 1 Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please click Next button and follow the default procedure to install InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for WarpS peeder The InstallShieldR Wizard will install WarpS peeder on your computer To continue click Next i Cancel 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 the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click Finish button InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing WarpSpeeder on your computer Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand 22 P4MS800 Pro M7 WARPSPEEDER M INCLUDES I TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS Tray Icon Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar t O Fh 11 33AM 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 figur
7. out function E Compliant with AC 97 Version 2 3 specification E 3 PCI bus master slots E 1 AGP 4x 8x compatible slot E 1 CNR slot N oo P4M800 Pro M7 Front Side Onboard Peripherals 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities 1 S PDIF out connector supports digital audio out function 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 2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices 2 serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices Rear Side Connectors PS 2 Keyboard 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 VGA port 1 Serial port 1 Printer port 1 RJ 45 LAN jack 1 PS 2 Mouse amp Keyboard port 1 vertical audio port including 1 line in connector 1 line out connector and 1 MIC in connector Printer Port ae In 2 7 urroun Line Out ic In 1 e Bass Center 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 P4M800 Pro M7 1 3 LAYOUT ooog JKBMS1 em ee JCFA
8. N1 JATXPWR2 JATXPWR1 Melee o o olo o o ej e eeleleleleie o L T JUSB1 JUSBV1 JUSRLANE P4M800 Pro Super I O JAUDIO1 o0296 6902029 JUSB2 Sm Noooo0o209 Au8ooo 9 D JCDIN1 E ES JAUX1 Fa 555 oom JSPDIFO1 moo mace JSATA1 optional JUSBV2 E o o PCI3 a c JCMOS1 c SFAN1 JPANEL1 m5 JCI1 CNR FDD1 E Note lll represents the 1 pin P4MS800 Pro M7 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 INSTALLING 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 degr
9. P4M800 Pro M7 FCC Information and Copyright 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 There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor s approval in writing The content of this user s manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction c1sccecceeccecennseeccnnsseseanseesennsneseanennseaes 1 1 1 AUG CS via UE 1 1 2 PaCK APG DISEsaid ueste oaen E N 3 1 3 EGY OU pM
10. RT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER 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 Copy AWDFLASH exe and respectively BIOS into floppy disk Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter System will boot up to DOS prompt Type Awdflash xxxx bf sn py r in DOS prompt xxxx means BIOS name oystem will update BIOS automatically and restart 9 The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly UD OM us p 18 P4M800 Pro M7 B CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds that means the CPU protection 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 Plugin the power cord and boot up the system Or you can 1 Clear the CMOS data See Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 sec
11. 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 Dialogs 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 sure your display card s color depth is High color 16 bit or True color 24 32 bit that is required for 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 se
12. ap is not in place to protect the socket pin when sending this mainboard for service Chipset E North Bridge VIA P4M800 Pro E South Bridge VIA VT8237R PLUS Dimension E Micro ATX Form Factor 24 38cm L x 20 17cm W Operating Systems E Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP Note Does not support Windows 98SE and Windows ME Main Memory E Supports up to two DDR2 devices E Supports DDR2 400 533 E Maximum memory size is up to 2GB Following table is only for reference DIMM Socket DDR Module Total l Location Memory Size DDR_A1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 2GB DDR_A2 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 P4MS800 Pro M7 Super I O E Chip ITE IT8705AF E Provides the most commonly used legacy super I O functionality E Environment Control initiatives H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE Smart Guardian function On Board IDE E Support 4 IDE disk drives E Supports PIO Mode 0 4 E Supports Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode 10 100 LAN PHY E PHY RealTek RTL8201BL RTL8201CL E Supports 10 100 Mb s auto negotiation operation E Half Full duplex capability E Supports ACPI PCI power management Serial ATA E Integrated in VT8237R PLUS E Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions E Supports 2 serial ATA SATA ports Compliant with SATA Version 1 0 specification Data transfer rates up to 150 MB s Onboard AC 97 Sound Codec E Chip ALC655 E Supports 6 channels E Supports S PDIF
13. cond in a f C FM I cp CLOCK 294 PCICLOCK MHz WE 1322 wee nce 99 wewory CLOCK PAH WaxpSpeeder iO SH 1225 PM 27 P4MS800 Pro M7 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 r ga 0 9 5 9 z MN ay branter Ert ver Zu Oriel ck ob a RENT A LT Dy a Tr T sed part atari 99 e ee LE a 28 P4M800 Pro M7 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 29
14. e 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 Lanach Utility mc CER Tim LED 23 P4MS800 Pro M7 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 Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels With a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overclock percentage from 100 110 96 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing overclock percentage from 12096 above i EL 2 r i gt L d f About Button dia b E B ES 66 5 aT ELS wu AGP CLOCK a copile 39 A uc S OVER CLOCK MET jx 192 7 Macar 00 4 Hardwar Monitor Buttan MES Over clock percentage 100 4 T Overclock B Mion ir Voltage Button AO 1146 aM 24 P4M800 Pro M7 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
15. ee angle P4MS800 Pro M7 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 3 Hold the CPU down 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 P4M800 Pro M7 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 JCFANI CPU Fan Header i zz EEEE Pin Assignment 4 1 Ground 2 Power 12V 1 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control 1 CEER Pin Assignment m 1 Ground m 2 Power 12V z 1 3 FAN RPM rate sense J E 3 O m
16. facturers for compatibility with other drives 20 P4MS800 Pro M7 CHAPTER 5 WARPSPEEDER WarpSpeeder 5 1 INTRODUCTION 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 2 SYSTEM 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 Ze P4MS800 Pro M7 5
17. is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes ers ee rir i327 TEES 00 I AS nem 29 P4MS800 Pro M7 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 we Aecieny Desks Pte cms P om Nene Bustos EES jys ER ony EE Dese sem aT ae aerasi 1 00 om x Hz Buio a a THEE Bihon AH Eun TEES 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 overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto overclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result for you b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user select a restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot Recover Options Please select a recovery option that will decide what kind of restoring you want to do after system fail safe reboot Options Group Restore to Hardware Default CPU Clock value 26 P4MS800 Pro M7 e Auto overclock button User can click this button and
18. n open Industry Standard Architecture and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports modem only wee saa Ua m Q E g d E 11 P4MS800 Pro M7 CHAPTER 3 HEADERS amp JUMPERS SETUP 3 1 HOW 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 ef Pin opened Pin closed Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS JUSBV1 JUSBV2 Power Source Headers for USB ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at JUSB1 and JUSBLAN 1 JUSBV2 5V for USB ports at front panel JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at JUSB1 and JUSBLAN1 are powered by 5V standby voltage JUSBV2 USB ports at front panel JUSB2 JUSB3 are powered by 5V standby voltage CES O 1 3 18 mojo JUSBV1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Default 1 3lo O 1 3 JUSBV2 1m mls o NO Pin 2 3 Close Note
19. o in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc 1g LEX Ea JFAUDIO Front Panel Audio Header a AOUN Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channel Input This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors il anono 000 ooo T NHOoOooooo co 10 11 12 13 14 kr Assignment Mic in Stereo MIC in R Ground Stereo MIC in L Audio power Right line out Speaker out Right Right line out Speaker out Right Reserved Key Left line out Speaker out Left Left line out Speaker out Left Right line in optional Right line in optional Left line in optional Left line in optional P4MS800 Pro M7 JCMOSI Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully f
20. ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 1 3 im ojo Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation Default 1 3 Q I HEH eeta m m 1 3 Pin2 3Close T i Clear CMOS data x Clear CMOS Procedures Remove AC power line Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 Close Wait for five seconds Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 Close Power on the AC 6 Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data JCI1 Chassis Open Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status If the signal has been triggered it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next Qr pe I9 a Pin Assignment 1 Case open signal 2 Ground E gt OIN 16 P4MS800 Pro M7 JSATAI JSATA2 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec and with transfer rate of 1 5GB s Assignment Ground TX
21. t 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 g Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 USB 5 USB 6 USB JUSB2 E soune 8 Ground 2 10 U Q OOOOO 9 Key E HE En 10 NC EE m Wee 1 9 Dp 3 E ndis JUSB3 JPANEL I Front Panel Header This 24 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button speaker and IrDA Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions goi PWR LED IR optional Function Pin Assignment Function Sleep control Sleep button 6 NA INA 8 Power LED 9 HDD LED eee Power LED Power LED HDD LED Power LED Hj a qm JI NE NA 19 20 IrDA Connector ey IrDA Connector Ground optional optional IRTX IRRX P4MS800 Pro M7 JCDIN1 CD ROM Audi
22. tion 2 Wait for seconds 3 Power on the system again 19 P4MS800 Pro M7 4 3 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Seton No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is Power light don t illuminate fan securely plugged in inside power supply does not turn 2 Replace cable on Contact technical support Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on System inoperative 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 drive is spinning module snaps into place System does not boot from hard disk Check cable running from disk to drive can be booted from optical drive disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time System only boots from optical drive Back up data and applications Hard disk can be read and applications files can be used but booting from hard disk 2 Reformat the hard drive is impossible Re install applications and data using backup disks Screen message says Invalid Review system s equipment Make sure Configuration or CMOS Failure correct information is in setup Cannot boot system after installing Set master slave jumpers second hard drive correctly Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manu
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