Biostar P4M80-M4, User Manual

Page 1: ...ll 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 publi...

Page 2: ...2 2 FAN Headers 7 2 3 Installing System Memory 8 2 4 Connectors and Slots 9 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 12 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 12 3 2 Detail Settings 12 Chapter 4 Useful Help 18 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Code 18 4 2 Extra Information 18 4 3 Troubleshooting 20 Chapter 5 WarpSpeeder 21 5 1 Introduction 21 5 2 System Requirement 21 5 3 Installation 22 5 4 WarpSpeeder includes 1 tray icon and 5 pan...

Page 3: ...m L Operating System Supporting Supports Windows 98SE Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Red Hat Linux and UNIX series System Memory Supports up to 2 DDR devices Supports 266 333 400MHz DDR devices Maximum memory size is up to 2GB Following table is only for reference DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size DIMM1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 2GB...

Page 4: ...ces Supports PIO Mode 0 4 Supports Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode On Board AC 97 Sound Codec Chip REALTEK ALC655 Support 6 channels Supports SPDIF out function Compliant with AC 97 Version 2 3 specification 10 100 LAN Chip VIA VT6103L Supports 10 100 Mb s auto negotiation operation Half Full duplex capability Supports ACPI and PCI power management Expansion Slots Three 32bit PCI bus maste...

Page 5: ... port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices 2 Serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices 2 USB headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports at front panel Back Panel I O Connectors 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 VGA port 1 Serial port 1 Printer port 1 RJ 45 LAN jack 1 PS 2 Mouse port 1 PS 2 Keyboard port 1 vertical audio port including 1 line in connector 1 l...

Page 6: ...s USB Function Software Supports Warpspeeder 9th Touch WINFLASHER and FLASHER 1 2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 User s Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional Serial ATA Cable X 2 optional SPDIF out Cable X 1 optional Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X 1 ...

Page 7: ...JVGA1 PCI1 FDD1 CNR1 BAT1 DIMM1 DIMM2 PCI3 PCI2 IDE1 IDE2 JATXPWR2 JATXPWR1 JCFAN1 JSFAN1 JCMOS1 JUSB3 JUSB4 JSATA2 JSATA1 JCI1 JPANEL1 VT8237R P4M800 JAUDIO1 JCDIN1 JSPDIFO1 Codec Super I O AGP1 PU CPU1 Socket 478 LAN BIOS JKBMS1 JAUX1 optional Note represents the 1st pin ...

Page 8: ... 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 ...

Page 9: ...tor while matching the black wire to pin 1 JCFAN1 CPU Fan Header JSFAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V PU JSFAN1 3 1 3 1 JCFAN1 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 3 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 ...

Page 10: ... 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 ...

Page 11: ...ribbon cables 1 2 34 33 PU 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 conn...

Page 12: ...ansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 PU 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 PU ...

Page 13: ...P4M80 M4 11 CNR1 Communication Network Riser Slot The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports modem only PU ...

Page 14: ...ns the jumper is open Pin opened Pin closed Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS JATXPWR1 ATX Power Connector This connector allows user to connect 20 pin power connector on the ATX power supply Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW_OK 9 Standby Voltage 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 Ground 14 PS_ON 15 Ground 16 Ground 17 Ground 18 5V 19 5V 13 1 24 12 PU 20 5V ...

Page 15: ...le with the PC front panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Pin Assignment 1 Mic in center 2 Ground 3 Mic power Bass 4 Audio power 5 Right line out Speaker out Right 6 Right line out Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left 10 Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right line in Rear speaker Right 12 Right line in Rear speaker Right 13 Left line in Re...

Page 16: ...ows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 23 24 SLP PWR_LED On Off IR IR RST HLED SPK 2 PU Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 2 Sleep control 3 N A 4 Ground Sleep button 5 N A 6 N A N A 7 Speaker Speaker Connector 8 Power LED 9 HDD LED 10 Power LED 11 HDD LED Hard drive LED 12 Power LED Power LED 13 Ground 14 Power button 15 Reset control Reset button 16 Gr...

Page 17: ...1 2 9 10 JUSB4 JUSB3 PU 10 NC JCMOS1 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 follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default 1 3 PU 1 3 Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close 3 Wait for ...

Page 18: ...ansfer rate of 1 5Gb s Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX JSATA1 1 7 4 7 1 4 JSATA2 PU 7 Ground JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety devices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc Pin Assignment 1 Left channel input 2 Ground 3 Ground 1 4 PU 4 Right channel input ...

Page 19: ...sis 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 boot up Pin Assignment 1 Case open signal 1 2 PU 2 Ground ...

Page 20: ...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 e...

Page 21: ...in 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 th...

Page 22: ...disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive 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 from optical drive Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible 1 Back up data and applications files 2 Reformat t...

Page 23: ...ormation 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 b...

Page 24: ... 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 Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand ...

Page 25: ...ponsible 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...

Page 26: ...s a 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 c With a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overclock percentage from 100 110 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing overclock percent...

Page 27: ...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 ...

Page 28: ... 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 followin...

Page 29: ...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 require...

Page 30: ...ghlighted 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 ...

Page 31: ... 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 ...