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Biostar P4M800-M7A is an ATX form factor motherboard that supports Socket 775 Intel Pentium 4 processors up to 3.8GHz and Pentium D processors. It features the VIA P4M800 Northbridge and VIA VT8237R Plus Southbridge chipsets, providing support for DDR memory, AGP 4x/8x graphics, and Serial ATA (SATA) storage devices. The motherboard also includes onboard LAN, audio, and USB 2.0 connectivity, making it a versatile and capable platform for building a variety of computer systems.
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P4M800-M7A
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. i
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................ 1
1.1 Features ............................................................... 1
1.2
1.3
Package List......................................................... 3
Layout: P4M800-M7A (Rev 1.0) ............................ 4
1.4
1.5
1.6
Components: P4M800-M7A (Rev 1.0) .................. 5
Layout: P4M800-M7A (Rev 7.0 & 8.0) ................... 6
Components: P4M800-M7A (Rev 7.0 & 8.0) ......... 7
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ........................................... 8
2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................ 8
2.2
2.3
2.4
FAN Headers ........................................................ 9
Memory Module Installation .............................. 10
Connectors and Slots .........................................11
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup ................................. 12
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers ...................................... 12
3.2 Detail Settings.................................................... 12
Chapter 4: Useful Help ........................................................... 16
4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code ..................................... 16
4.2
4.3
Extra Information ............................................... 16
Troubleshooting................................................. 18
Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™..................................................... 19
5.1 Introduction........................................................ 19
5.2 System Requirement ......................................... 19
5.3
5.4
Installation ......................................................... 20
How to use [WarpSpeeder™]............................. 21 ii
P4M800-M7A
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 F EATURES
A .
.
H a r d w a r e
CPU
Supports Socket 775.
Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.8GHz.
(v8.0 supports up to 3.4GHz)
Supports Pentium D.
Front side bus at the following frequency ranges:
- 533MHz (133MHz Core Clock)
- 800MHz (200MHze Core Clock)
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.
Chipset
North Bridge: VIA P4M800.
South Bridge: VIA VT8237R plus.
Dimension
ATX Form Factor: 24.38cm (L) x 20.19cm (W)
Main Memory
Supports up to 2 DDR memory modules.
Supports 133/166/200MHz DDR memory modules.
Maximum memory size is up to 2GB. (Following table is only for reference.)
DIMM Socket
Location
DDR Module
Total Memory
Size
Super I/O
Chip: ITE IT8705AF
Provides the most commonly used legacy super I/O functionality.
Environment Control initiatives:
- Fan Speed Controller,
- ITE “Smart Guardian” function.
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Onboard IDE
Support 4 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA
33/66/100/133 function.
LAN
Chip: RealTek RTL8100C (for P4M80-M7A v1.0)
VIA VT6103L (for P4M80-M7A v 7.0)
Supports 10/100 Mb/s auto-negotiation operation.
Half/Full duplex capability.
Supports ACPI, PCI power management.
Slot
3 PCI bus master slots.
1 AGP 4x/8x compatible slot.
1 CNR slot.
Serial ATA
Integrated in VT8237R.
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.
Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.
- Complaints with SATA Version 1.0 specification.
- Data transfer rates up to 150 MB/s.
Onboard AC’97 Sound Codec
Supports 6 channels.
Supports S/PDIF out function.
Compliant with AC’97 Version 2.3 specification.
Front Side Onboard Peripherals
1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 S/PDIF out connector supports digital audio out function
(optional).
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.
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2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices.
2 serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.
Rear Side Connectors
4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 VGA port.
1 serial port.
1 parallel port.
1 RJ-45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard port.
1 vertical audio port including 1 line-in connector, 1 line out connector, and 1 MIC in connector.
LAN
PS/2
Mouse
COM1
Printer Port
VGA1
Line In/
Surround
Line Out
Mic In 1/
Base/Center
PS/2
Keyboard USB x2
USB x2
B .
.
B I I O S & S o f f t t w a r r e
BIOS
Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2, ACPI, and USB functions.
Software
Supports th
Touch
Warpspeeder
TM
.
TM
, Flasher
TM
, WinFlasher
TM
, and
Offers the highest performance for Windows 98SE, Windows NT,
Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Red-Hat Linux, and
UNIX series.
1.2 P ACKAGE L IST
HDD cable 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)
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1.3 L AYOUT : P4M800-M7A (R EV 1.0)
JKBMS1
JATXPWR2 LGA775
CPU1
JCFAN1
JATXPWR1
JUSB1
JUSBV1
JUSBLAN1 P4M800CE
Super
I/O
JAUDIO
LAN
RTL8100C
BIOS
PCI1
JAUDIO1
JCDIN1
JAUX1
(optional)
Codec
JSPDIFO1
(optional)
PCI2
PCI3
CNR1
Note: ■ represents the 1 st
pin.
AGP1
BAT1
JUSB3
JUSBV2
JUSB4
VT8237R JSATA2
JSATA1
FDD1
JSFAN1
JPANEL1
JCI1
JCMOS1
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1.4 C
OMPONENTS
: P4M800-M7A (R
EV
1.0)
A
LGA775
V
U
T
B
S
P4M800CE
C
R
Q
D
E
F
G
VT 8237R
P
H
I J
O
N
M
L
K
A. JATXPWR2: ATX power connector. L. JPANEL1: front panel facilities header.
B. Back panel connectors (rear side). M. JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.
C. JUSBV1: USB power header for back panel.
N. JCI1: Chassis open message header.
D. JAUDIO1: Front panel audio out header.
O. JUSBV2: USB power header for front panel.
E. JSPDIFO1 (optional): Digital audio out connector.
P. JSATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors.
F. JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio in connector. Q. JUSB3/4: Front USB headers.
G. CNR1: Communication Network Riser slot.
R. AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.
H. JAUX1: S. IDE1/2: Hard disk connectors.
T. DIMM1/2: DDR memory modules. I. PCI1~3: Peripheral Component
Interconnect slots.
J. FDD1: Floppy disk connector.
K. JSFAN1: System fan header.
U. JATXPWR1: ATX power connector.
V. JCFAN1: CPU fan header.
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1.5 L
AYOUT
: P4M800-M7A (R
EV
7.0
& 8.0)
JKBMS1
JATXPWR2
LGA775
CPU1
JCFAN1
JATXPWR1
JUSB1
JUSBV1
JUSBLAN1 P4M800CE
Super
I/O
JAUDIO
LAN
VT6103L
BIOS
PCI1
JAUDIO1
JCDIN1
JAUX1
(optional)
Codec
JSPDIFO1
(optional)
PCI2
PCI3
CNR1
Note: ■ represents the 1 st
pin.
AGP1
BAT1
JUSB3
JUSBV2
JUSB4
VT8237R JSATA2
JSATA1
FDD1
JSFAN1
JPANEL1
JCI1
JCMOS1
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1.6 C
OMPONENTS
: P4M800-M7A (R
EV
7.0
& 8.0)
A
LGA775
V
U
T
B
S
P4M800CE
C
R
Q
D
E
F
G
VT 8237R
P
H
I J
O
N
M
L
K
A. JATXPWR2: ATX power connector. L. JPANEL1: front panel facilities header.
B. Back panel connectors (rear side). M. JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.
C. JUSBV1: USB power header for back panel.
N. JCI1: Chassis open message header.
D. JAUDIO1: Front panel audio out header.
O. JUSBV2: USB power header for front panel.
E. JSPDIFO1 (optional): Digital audio out connector.
P. JSATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors.
F. JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio in connector. Q. JUSB3/4: Front USB headers.
G. CNR1: Communication Network Riser slot.
R. AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.
H. JAUX1: S. IDE1/2: Hard disk connectors.
T. DIMM1/2: DDR memory modules. I. PCI1~3: Peripheral Component
Interconnect slots.
J. FDD1: Floppy disk connector.
K. JSFAN1: System fan header.
U. JATXPWR1: ATX power connector.
V. JCFAN1: CPU fan header.
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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 C ENTRAL P ROCESSING U NIT (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 lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.
Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU should point wards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.
Step 2-1:
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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 H
EADERS
These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan wiring and plug may be different according to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.
CPU FAN Header: JCFAN1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
1
JCFAN1
3
4
FAN RPM rate sense
Smart Fan Control
System Fan Header: JSFAN1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
1
JSFAN1
3 FAN RPM rate sense
Note:
The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 4-pin and 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 GND.
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2.3 M
EMORY
M
ODULE
I
NSTALLATION
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.
Note:
To assure the system safety, if you need to change DDR modules, firstly, please unplug the 20-pin power cable with the power connector, and then you can change the modules. Afterwards, plug in the cable the power connector again, and finally you can boot up the system.
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2.4 C
ONNECTORS AND
S
LOTS
F D D 1 : : F l l o p p y D i i s k C o n n e c t t o r
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.
I I D E 1 / / I I D E 2 : : H a r r d D i i s k C o n n e c t t o r s
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/ 100 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.
P C I I 1 ~ P C I I 3 : : P e r i i p h e r r a l l C o m p o n e n t t I I n t t e r r c o n n e c t t S l l o t t s
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.
A G P 1 : : A c c e l l e r r a t t e d G r r a p h i i c s P o r r t t S l l o t t
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.
C N R 1 : : C o m m u n i i c a t t i i o n N e t t w o r r k R i i s e r r S l l o t t
The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture, and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface, which supports modem only.
J S A T A 1 / / J S A T A 2 : : S e r i i a l l A T A C o n n e c t t o r s
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.
1
JSATA1~2
7
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Ground
3 TX-
5 RX-
7 Ground
2 TX+
4 Ground
6 RX+
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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP
3.1 H
OW TO
S
ETUP
J
UMPERS
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 closed Pin1-2 closed
3.2 D
ETAIL
S
ETTINGS
JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB ports
1
1
JUSBV1/JUSBV2 Assignment
Pin 1-2 close
+5V
Description
JUSBV1: +5V for JKBMS1, JUSB1 and JUSBLAN1.
JUSBV2: +5V for JUSB3/4.
Pin 2-3 close
+5V Standby
Voltage
JUSBV1: JKBMS1, JUSB1 and
JUSBLAN1 are powered with +5V standby voltage.
JUSBV2: JUSB3/4 are powered by
+5V standby voltage.
Note:
In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”,
“JUSBV1/JUSBV2” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3.
JUSB3/JUSB4: Front USB Headers
This motherboard provides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which 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.
2
1
10
JUSB3/JUSB4
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +5V (fused)
3 USB-
5 USB+
7 Ground
9 Key
4 USB-
6 USB+
8 Ground
10 N/A
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JATXPWR1/PATXPWR2: Power Connectors
JATXPWR1: This connector allows user to connect with 20-pin power connector on the ATX power supply.
JATXPWR2: By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.
10 20
1 11
JATXPWR1
2 1
3
JATXPWR2
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 Ground
4 +5V
11 +3.3V
12 -12V
13 Ground
14 PS_ON
5 Ground
6 +5V
7 Ground
8 PW_ON
15 Ground
16 Ground
17 Ground
18 -5V
9 Standby Voltage +5V 19 +5V
10 +12V 20 +5V
Pin Assignment
1 +12V
2 +12v
Pin Assignment
3 Ground
4 Ground
JAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header
This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the
PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.
2
1
14
13 JAUDIO1
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Mic in/center
3 Mic power/Bass
2 Ground
4 Audio power
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
12 Right line in/Rear speaker Right
13 Left line in/Rear speaker Left 14 Left line in/Rear speaker Left
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JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector
This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the veriaty devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..
1
JCDIN1
Pin Assignment
1 Left channel input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right channel input
JSPDIFO1: Digital Audio-out Connector (optional)
This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.
1
JSPDIFO1
Pin Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground
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.
JCMOS1 Assignment
Pin 1-2 close
Normal Operation (Default).
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 five seconds.
4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.
5. Power on the AC.
6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data.
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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 boot-up.
JCI1
Pin Assignment
1 Case open signal
2 Ground
JPANEL1: 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.
SLP
PWR_LED
On/Off IR
+ + -
2
1
24
23
SPK
+ -
RST
HLED
IR
JPANEL1
1 +5V
3 N/A
5 N/A
7 Speaker
9 HDD LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)
13 Ground
17 N/A
19 N/A
21 +5V
23 IRTX
Speaker
Connector
Hard drive
LED
Reset button
IrDA
Connector
4 Ground
6 N/A
8 Power LED (+)
10 Power LED (+)
12 Power LED (-)
Sleep button
N/A
Power LED
16 Ground
18 Key
20 Key
22 Ground
24 IRRX
Power-on button
IrDA
Connector
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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP
4.1 A
WARD
BIOS B
EEP
C
ODE
Beep Sound
One long beep followed by two short beeps
High-low siren sound
Video card not found or video card memory bad
Meaning
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 E XTRA I NFORMATION
A .
B I O S U p d a t t e
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.
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.exe” and respectively BIOS into floppy disk.
5. Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.
(xxxx means BIOS name.)
9. The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly.
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B .
.
C P U O v e r r h e a t t e d
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. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system.
Or you can:
1. Clear the CMOS data.
(See “Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1” section)
2. Wait for seconds.
3. Power on the system again.
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4.3 T
ROUBLESHOOTING
Probable Solution
1. No power to the system at all
Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn on.
2. Replace
3. cable.
Contact technical support.
2. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on.
1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in.
System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is spinning.
System does not boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from optical drive.
Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM, press down firmly until the module snaps into place.
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 data and applications files.
2. Reformat the hard drive.
Re-install applications and data using backup disks.
Screen message says “Invalid
Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.”
Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive.
Review system’s equipment. Make sure correct information is in setup.
1. Set master/slave jumpers correctly.
2. Run SETUP program and select correct drive types. Call the drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives.
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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™
5.1 I NTRODUCTION
[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 S YSTEM R EQUIREMENT
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.)
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5.3 I
NSTALLATION
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.
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.
Usage:
The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand.
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5.4 H OW TO USE [W ARP S PEEDER ™]
1 .
.
T r a y I I c o n : :
Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar.
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 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 selected.
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2 .
.
M a i i n P a n e l l
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: 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 percentage from 120% ~ above
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3 .
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V o l l t t a g e P a n e l l
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 is “No”. If you want to get the best performance of overclocking, we recommend you click the option “Yes”.
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O v e r r c l o c k P a n e l l
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.
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.
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P4M800-M7A c. “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and
[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 Dialog’s 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.
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H a r r d w a r r e M o n i i t t o r r P a n e l l
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 second.
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A b o u t t P a n e l l
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.
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.
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Key Features
- Supports Socket 775 Intel Pentium® 4 processors up to 3.8GHz.
- Supports DDR memory up to 2GB.
- Integrated VIA P4M800 Northbridge and VIA VT8237R Plus Southbridge chipsets.
- AGP 4x/8x graphics slot.
- Integrated Realtek RTL8100C or VIA VT6103L LAN controller.
- Integrated ALC655 AC'97 audio codec.
- Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with Serial ATA (SATA) storage devices.
- Four USB 2.0 ports and two USB headers for additional USB devices.
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