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Chapter 4 

USEFUL HELP 

4-1  HOW TO UPDATE BIOS                                              

 

Before updating the  BIOS, users have to “Disable” the “Flash Part Write Protect” selection in 

“Miscellaneous Control” of BIOS SETUP.    Otherwise the system the will not allow you to upgrade 

BIOS by Award Flash Utility. 

STEP 1.

  Prepare a boot disc. (you may make one by click START click RUN type SYS A:click OK) 

STEP 2.

    Copy utility program to your boot disc. You may copy from DRIVER CD 

X:\FLASH\AWDFLASH.EXE or download from our web site. 

STEP 3.

   Download and make a copy of the latest BIOS for 

VIA P4M900

 PPC motherboard series 

from the web site to your boot disc. 

STEP 4. 

Insert your boot disc into A:, 
start the computer, type “Awdflash A:\

 VIA P4M900.

BIN /SN/PY/CC/R”   

VIA P4M900

 xxx

.BIN is the file name of latest BIOS it can be 

VIA P4M900

.BIN or   

VIA P4M900

.BIN 

SN  

means   don’t save existing BIOS data   

 

 

 

 

PY    means   renew existing BIOS data 
CC    means   clear existing CMOS data 
R       

means   restart computer 

STEP 5. 

Push ENTER to update and flash the    BIOS, then the system will restart automatically. 

 
4-2  Trouble Shooting 

Problem 

 

Solution 

 

No power to the system to the all power light 
don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply doesn’t 
turn on.   

1. Make sure power cable is security plugged in. 
2. Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support.   

System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on , 
power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is 
spinning.  

Using ever pressure on both ends of the DIMM , 
press down firmly until the module snaps into 
places.  

System doesn’t boot from hard disk drive, can be 
booted from optical drive.   

1. Check cable running from disk to 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 date and applications files. 2. 
Reformat the hard drive. Reinstall applications 
and date using backup disks.   

Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or 
“CMOS Failure”   

Review system ‘s equipment .Make sure correct 
information on is in setup.   

Can not boot system after installing second hard 
drive.  

1. Set master /slave jumpers correctly. 2. Run 
SETUP program and select correct drive types. 
Call the drive manufacture for compatibility with 
other drives.   

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for P4M900

Page 1: ...y Intel Pentium D Processor No G03 P900DMP F Rev 1 0 Release date Dec 2006 Trademark Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer ...

Page 2: ...NSTALL LGA 775 SUPPORTED INTEL PROCESSOR 5 2 2 INSTALL MEMORY 6 2 3 EXPANSION CARDS 7 CHAPTER 3 CONNCTORS HEADERS JUMPERS SETTING 3 1 CONNECTORS 8 3 2 HEADERS 10 CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP 4 1 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS 12 4 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING 12 Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of...

Page 3: ...CODEC on board which is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro that gives you the best sound quality and compatibility Featuring the VIA Chrome9 HC IGP Integrated Graphics Processor core the VIA P4M900 delivers DirectX 9 graphics support with hardware pixel shaders to meet the requirements of the upcoming Windows Vista operating system and rising high definition video requirements The core of the...

Page 4: ...hnology To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high workload the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle mode from 87 5 to 12 5 according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS from 40 to 90 When the system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset value the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to ...

Page 5: ... IDE and Serial ATA RAID Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering ATA PIO DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33 66 100 133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB s Two Serial ATA ports provide 150 MB sec data transfer rate for two Serial ATA Devices and offer RAID 0 1 JBOD functions VGA Integrated Chrome9 HC IGP 128 bit 2D 3D engine with dual pixel pipeline 250MHz engine clock spee...

Page 6: ...JP1 USB Port USB2 USB3 Fintek F71805F Chip PCI Slot 6 CH AC 97 Audio Codec 4MBit Flash ROM BIOS SFAN1 ATA 133 IDE Connector IDE1 IDE2 Clear CMOS JBAT VIA VT8237R Plus Chip Speaker Power LED Connector VIA P4M900 Chipset CPU Socket DDRII Socket X2 USB Port LAN Connector USB Port Audio Connector Front Panel Connector Optional VIA VT6103 LAN PHY USB Power On Jumper JP2 ATX Power Connector Serial ATA C...

Page 7: ...k and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly otherwise it may cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN if necessary To install a CPU first turn off your system and remove its cover Locate the LGA775 socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90 degree angle Insert the CPU with the correct orient...

Page 8: ...RII533 DDRII400 DDR DRAM Module X1 64MB 2 0GB Total System Memory Max 4 0GB X2 64MB 4 0GB Recommend DIMM Module Combination 1 One DIMM Module Plug in DIMM1 2 Two DIMM Modules Plug in DIMM1 and DIMM2 Install DDR2 SDRAM modules to your motherboard is not difficult you can refer to figure below to see how to install a 240 Pin DDR2 400 DDR2 533 DDR2 667 SDRAM module D IMM2 BANK2 BANK3 D IMM1 BANK0 BAN...

Page 9: ...fication revision 1 0a support PCI Express VGA card and other PCI Express device IMPORTANT To install the single PCI EXPRESS x16 interface supported VGA card to get the full speed of x16 bandwidth in the PCI EXPRESS x16 slot as being marked above If you utilize the EXPRESS x16 slot to support the VGA card as the external display please disabled the integrated VGA card in BIOS PCI E x16 for full ba...

Page 10: ...15A on 12V and the power supply unit has a minimum power rating of 350W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate 2 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin block ATX12V1 This is a new defined 8 pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply The ATX Power Supply which fully supports AM2 processor must including this connector for support extra 12V voltage to mainta...

Page 11: ...at other end to the floppy drives 8 Primary IDE Connector 40 pin block IDE1 This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single plug end to motherboard connect the two plugs at other end to your hard disk s If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers accordingly Please refer to the documentation of y...

Page 12: ... Serial ATA IDE hard disk cable to connecting the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk 11 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female PARALLEL1 The On board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP 12 Serial COM Port COM1 COM1 is the 9 pin connector The On board serial port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP 13 VGA Connector 15 pin D Sub Connector VGA1 VGA is the 15 pin D Subminiature female...

Page 13: ...wer supply See the figure above 7 Power switch PWR BTN This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted power switch to power ON OFF the system 8 FAN Power Headers SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 3 pin CPUFAN 4 pin These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less depending on the fan manufacturer the wire and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground C...

Page 14: ...the all power light don t illuminate fan inside power supply doesn t turn on 1 Make sure power cable is security plugged in 2 Replace cable 3 Contact technical support System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit and hard drive is spinning Using ever pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into places System doesn t boot from hard disk...

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