P4M900-M4 Setup Manual 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.
Table of Contents Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION ................................... 3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Before You Start ................................................................................ 3 Package Checklist ............................................................................. 3 Motherboard FeaturesS.................................................................... 4 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 5.x)...............................................
P4M900-M4 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE 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.
Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURESS Ver 5.x Socket 478 Ver 6.x Socket 478 Intel Pent ium 4 / Celeron D processor up to Intel Pent ium 4 / Celeron D processor up to CPU 3.4 GHz (Do not support Willamette CPU.) 3.4 GHz (Do not support Willamette CPU.) Supports Hyper Threading technology Supports Hyper Threading technology *It is recommended to use processors with *It is recommended to use processors with 95W power consumption. FSB Chipset Graphic Super I/O 95W power consumption.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x LAN PHY Sound Codec Ver 6.x Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY 10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation 10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation Half / Full duplex capability Half / Full duplex capability ALC883 ALC861VD 7.1 channels audio out 5.
Motherboard Manual 1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 5.X) LAN PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard COM1 VGA Center 1.5 USBX2 AUDIO JACK USBX2 Line In Rear Line Out Side Mic In REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 6.X) LAN PS/2 Mouse Line In/ Surround Line Out Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center PS/2 Keyboar d COM1 VGA USBX2 USBX2 Since the audio chip supports High Definition Audio Specification, the function of each audio jack can be defined by software.
P4M900-M4 1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT JCFAN1 JKBMS1 PU Socket 478 JCOM1 CPU1 JPRNT1 DIMM1 JVGA1 JUSB1 DIMM2 JATXPWR1 JUSBV1 P4M900 IDE2 JUSBLAN1 IDE1 JATXPWR2 JAUDIO1 (for Ver 5.x) JAUDIO2 (for Ver 6.x) LAN PCI-EX16 Super I/O PCI-EX1_1 BAT1 JSATA2 JUSB2 VIA VT8237A PCI1 JUSB3 BIOS JSATA1 JCDIN1 PCI2 Codec JUSBV2 JCMOS1 JAUDIOF1 JSFAN1 FDD1 JSPDIF_OUT1 JPANEL1 Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING 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.
P4M900-M4 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 3 1 Pin 1 2 3 Assignment Ground +12V FAN RPM rate sense Pin Assignment Ground +12V FAN RPM rate sense JSFAN1: System Fan Header 1 2 3 3 1 Note: The JCFAN1/JSFAN1 support 3-pin head connector.
Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY DIMM1 DIMM2 A. Memory Modules 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.
P4M900-M4 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. 2 34 1 33 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).
Motherboard Manual 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.
P4M900-M4 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & 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”. Pin opened 3.2 Pin closed Pin1-2 closed DETAIL SETTINGS JPANEL1: Front Panel Header 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.
Motherboard Manual ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR1 JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. 12 24 1 13 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 +3.3V -12V Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground NC +5V +5V +5V Ground 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 +3.3V +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage+5V +12V +12V +3.3V JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.
P4M900-M4 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. 2 10 JUSB2 1 9 JUSB3 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Assignment +5V (fused) +5V (fused) USBUSBUSB+ USB+ Ground Ground Key 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).
Motherboard Manual JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header 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.
P4M900-M4 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). 3 1 1 3 Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data. ※ Clear CMOS Procedures: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 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.
Motherboard Manual JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC.
P4M900-M4 CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system. Note: If this window didn’t show up after you insert the Driver CD, please use file browser to locate and execute the file SETUP.
Motherboard Manual 4.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short beeps High-low siren sound Video card not found or video card memory bad CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up Long beeps every other second No error found during POST No DRAM detected or install 4.3 EXTRA INFORMATION A. BIOS Update After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS.
P4M900-M4 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.
Motherboard Manual 4.4 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable 1. Solution No power to the system at all 1. Make sure power cable is Power light don’t illuminate, fan securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn 2. Replace cable. on. 3. Contact technical support. 2. 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.
P4M900-M4 CHAPTER 5: 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.
Motherboard Manual 5.3 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. 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.
P4M900-M4 5.4 WARPSPEEDER™ 1. Tray Icon 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.
Motherboard Manual 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: a. b. c. 26 Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information. Contains About, Voltage, Overclock, and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels.
P4M900-M4 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 is “No”. If you want to get the best performance of overclocking, we recommend you click the option “Yes”.
Motherboard Manual 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. 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 %.
c. d. P4M900-M4 “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.
Motherboard Manual 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.
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Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE GERMAN Ver 5.x CPU Ver 6.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x LAN PHY Audio-Code c Ver 6.x Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY 10 / 100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation 10 / 100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation Halb-/ Vollduplex-Funktion Halb-/ Vollduplex-Funktion ALC883 ALC861VD Unterstützt High-Definition Audio Unterstützt High-Definition Audio 7.1-Kanal-Audioausgabe 5.
Motherboard Manual FRANCE Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Socket 478 Socket 478 Processeurs Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D Processeurs Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D jusqu'à 3,4 GHz (pas de prise en charge des jusqu'à 3,4 GHz (pas de prise en charge des UC UC Willamette) UC Willamette) Prend en charge les technologies Prend en charge les technologies Hyper-Threading Hyper-Threading *It is recommended to use processors with *It is recommended to use processors with 95W power consumption.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x LAN PHY Codec audio Fentes Connecteu r embarqué Ver 6.x Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY 10 / 100 Mb/s négociation automatique 10 / 100 Mb/s négociation automatique Half / Full duplex capability Half / Full duplex capability ALC883 ALC861VD Prise en charge de l'audio haute définition Prise en charge de l'audio haute définition Sortie audio à 7.1 voies Sortie audio à 5.
Motherboard Manual ITALIAN Ver 5.x Socket 478 Ver 6.x Socket 478 Processore Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D fino Processore Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D fino CPU a 3.4 GHz (Non supporta CPU Willamette) a 3.4 GHz (Non supporta CPU Willamette) Supporto di Hyper-Threading Supporto di Hyper-Threading *It is recommended to use processors with *It is recommended to use processors with 95W power consumption. 95W power consumption.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x Codec audio Alloggi Ver 6.x ALC883 ALC861VD Supporto audio High-Definition (HD) Supporto audio High-Definition (HD) Uscita audio 7.1 canali Uscita audio 5.
Motherboard Manual SPANISH Ver 5.x CPU Ver 6.x Conector 478 Conector 478 Procesador Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D Procesador Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D hasta 3,4 GHz (no soporta CPU Willamette) hasta 3,4 GHz (no soporta CPU Willamette) Admite Hyper-Threading Admite Hyper-Threading *It is recommended to use processors with *It is recommended to use processors with 95W power consumption. 95W power consumption.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x Códecs de sonido Ranuras Conectore s en placa Ver 6.x ALC883 ALC861VD Soporte de sonido de Alta Definición Soporte de sonido de Alta Definición Salida de sonido de 7.1 canales Salida de sonido de 5.
Motherboard Manual PORTUGUESE Ver 5.x Socket 478 Ver 6.x Socket 478 Processador Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D até Processador Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D até CPU 3,4 GHz (não suporta a CPU Willamette) 3,4 GHz (não suporta a CPU Willamette) Suporta as tecnologias Hyper-Threading Suporta as tecnologias Hyper-Threading *It is recommended to use processors with *It is recommended to use processors with 95W power consumption. FSB Chipset Placa gráfica 95W power consumption.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x ALC883 ALC861VD Codec de Suporta a especificação High-Definition Suporta a especificação High-Definition som Audio Audio Saída de áudio de 7.1 canais Ranhuras Saída de áudio de 5.
Motherboard Manual POLISH Ver 5.x Socket 478 Ver 6.x Socket 478 Procesor Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D do 3,4 Procesor Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D do 3,4 Procesor GHz (brak obsługi procesorów Willamette) GHz (brak obsługi procesorów Willamette) Obsługa Hyper-Threading Technology Obsługa Hyper-Threading Technology *It is recommended to use processors with *It is recommended to use processors with 95W power consumption. FSB Chipset Grafika Pamięć główna 95W power consumption.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY 10 / 100 Mb/s z automatyczną negocjacją 10 / 100 Mb/s z automatyczną negocjacją LAN PHY Kodek dźwiękowy Gniazda Złącza wbudowan e szybkości szybkości Działanie w trybie połowicznego / pełnego Działanie w trybie połowicznego / pełnego dupleksu dupleksu ALC883 ALC861VD Obsługa High-Definition Audio Obsługa High-Definition Audio 7.1 kanałowe wyjście audio 5.
Motherboard Manual RUSSIAN CPU (централь ный процессор ) Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Гнездо 478 Процессор Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D до 3.4 ГГц ( не поддерживает центральные процессоры Willamette) Поддержка технологий Hyper-Threading Technology *It is recommended to use processors with 95W power consumption. 400 / 533 / 800 МГц Гнездо 478 Процессор Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D до 3.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY Локальна я сеть Звуковой кодек Слоты Встроенн Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY Автоматическое согласование 10 / 100 Автоматическое согласование 10 / 100 Мб/с Мб/с Частичная / полная дуплексная Частичная / полная дуплексная способность способность ALC883 ALC861VD Звуковая поддержка High-Definition Звуковая поддержка High-Definition 7.1канальный звуковой выход 5.
Motherboard Manual ARABIC Ver 5.x وﺣﺪة اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ اﻟﻤﺮآﺰﻳﺔ Ver 6.x 478ﻡﻘﺒﺲ 478ﻡﻘﺒﺲ ﺏﺘﺮدد ﻳﺼﻞ Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron Dﻡﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت ﺏﺘﺮدد ﻳﺼﻞ Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron Dﻡﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت إﻟﻰ 3.4ﺝﻴﺠﺎ هﺮﺕﺰ إﻟﻰ 3.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x ﺵﺒﻜﺔ داﺥﻠﻴﺔ آﻮدﻳﻚ اﻟﺼﻮت اﻟﻔﺘﺤﺎت Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY ﺕﻔﺎوض ﺕﻠﻘﺎﺋﻲ 100/10ﻡﻴﺠﺎ ﺏﺎﻳﺖ /ﺙﺎﻥﻴﺔ ﺕﻔﺎوض ﺕﻠﻘﺎﺋﻲ 100/10ﻡﻴﺠﺎ ﺏﺎﻳﺖ /ﺙﺎﻥﻴﺔ إﻡ ﻜﺎﻥﻴﺔ اﻟﻨﻘﻞ اﻟﻤﺰدوج اﻟﻜﺎﻡﻞ/اﻟﻨﺼﻔﻲ إﻡﻜﺎﻥﻴﺔ اﻟﻨﻘﻞ اﻟﻤﺰدوج اﻟﻜﺎﻡﻞ/اﻟﻨﺼﻔﻲ ALC883 ALC861VD ﺕﺪﻋﻢ ﺕﻘﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﺼﻮت ﻋﺎﻟﻲ اﻟﺘﻌﺮﻳﻒ ﻡﻦ ﺕﺪﻋﻢ ﺕﻘﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﺼﻮت ﻋﺎﻟﻲ اﻟﺘﻌﺮﻳﻒ ﻡﻦ 7.1ﻗﻨﻮات ﻟﺨﺮج اﻟﺼﻮت 5.
Motherboard Manual JAPANESE Ver 5.x Socket 478 Ver 6.x Socket 478 Intel Pent ium 4 / Celeron D processor up to Intel Pent ium 4 / Celeron D processor up to CPU 3.4 GHz (Willamette CPUはサポートしませ 3.4 GHz (Willamette CPUはサポートしませ ん) ん) Hyper-Threading Technology をサポートしま Hyper-Threading Technology をサポートしま す す *It is recommended to use processors with *It is recommended to use processors with FSB 95W power consumption. 95W power consumption.
P4M900-M4 Ver 5.x LAN PHY サウンド Codec スロット Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY Realtek RTL 8201CL PHY 10 / 100 Mb/秒のオートネゴシエーション 10 / 100 Mb/秒のオートネゴシエーション 半/全二重機能 半/全二重機能 ALC883 ALC861VD ハイデフィニションオーディオのサポート ハイデフィニションオーディオのサポート 7.1 チャンネルオーディオアウト 5.
P4M900-M4 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 1 1 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 3 2 Standard CMOS Features..................................................................... 7 3Advanced BIOS Features ....................................................................... 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features...................................................
P4M900-M4 BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the Pheonix-Award™ BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.
P4M900-M4 ACPI Support Pheonix-Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0b of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba. PCI Bus Support This PHEONIX-AWARD BIOS also supports Version 3.0 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification.
P4M900-M4 1 Main Menu Once you enter Pheonix-Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu. !! WARNING !! For better system performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated. The BIOS information described in this manual (Figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) is for your reference only.
P4M900-M4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options. PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.
P4M900-M4 Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password. Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.
P4M900-M4 Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.
P4M900-M4 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu. Item Options Description Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date.
P4M900-M4 Item Options Description IDE Channel 1 Master Options are in its sub menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options. IDE Channel 1 Slave Options are in its sub menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options. 360K, 5.25 in 1.2M, 5.25 in Drive A 720K, 3.5 in Drive B 1.44M, 3.5 in Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. 2.88M, 3.
P4M900-M4 3Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Setup Boot Seq & Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot sequence & Floppy.
P4M900-M4 Hard Disk Boot Priority The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically. You can change the Hard Disk booting sequence here. The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USB HDD0, USB HDD1, USB HDD2, and Bootable Add-in Cards. First/Second/Third Boot Device The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, LAN, Disabled.
P4M900-M4 Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, System will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks during boot up. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Shadow Setup This item allows you to setup cache & shadow setup. Figure 3.2: Shadow Setup Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution or not. Enabled (default) Optional ROM is enabled. Disabled Optional ROM is disabled.
P4M900-M4 Cache Setup CPU L1 & L2 Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. CPU L3 Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
P4M900-M4 CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time. The Choices: 4 Min, 8 Min, 16Min (default), 32 Min. Thermal Management This option allows you to select the way to control the “Thermal Management.” The Choices: Thermal Monitor 1 (default), Thermal Monitor 2.
P4M900-M4 Limit CPUID MaxVal Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3, it should be “Disabled” for Windows XP. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. C1E Function This item allows you to configure the Enhanced Halt State (C1E) function, which may reduce the power consumption of your system when the system is idle. The Choices: Auto (default),Disabled. Execute Disable Bit This item allows you to configure the Execute Disabled Bit function, which protects your system from buffer overflow attacks.
P4M900-M4 Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer. Disabled Normal POST. Enabled (default) Enable quick POST. Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. The Choices: On (default) Numpad is number keys. Off Numpad is arrow keys. Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
P4M900-M4 MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB. The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2. Small Logo(EPA) Show This item allows you to select whether the “Small Logo” shows.
P4M900-M4 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly.
P4M900-M4 AGP & P2P Bridge Control Highlight “Press Enter” next to the “AGP & P2P Bridge Control” label and pressing the enter key will take you a submenu with the following options: Figure 4.1: AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without the need of translation.
P4M900-M4 AGP Master 1 WS Read When enabled, read to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait states. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. VGA Share Memory Size This item allows you to select the VGA share memory size. The Choices: 128M (default), 64M, 256M, Disabled Direct Frame Buffer This item allows you to disabled or enabled direct frame buffer The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
P4M900-M4 PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Vlink mode selection This item allows you to select Vlink mode. The Choices: By Auto (default), Mode 0 , Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4. VLink 8X Support This item allows you to enable or disable VLink 8X support. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
P4M900-M4 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5.
P4M900-M4 SATA Controller This option allows you to enable the on-chip Serial ATA. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. SATA Controller Mode This option allows you to select SATA Mode. The Choices: RAID, IDE (default). IDE DMA Transfer Access This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. On-chip IDE Channel 0/1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
P4M900-M4 Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA function can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 or OSR2may need a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.
P4M900-M4 LAN Controller This option allows you to control the onboard LAN. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled Lan Boot ROM Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. The Choices: Disable (default), Enabled. Super IO Device Press Enter to configure the Super I/O Device. Onboard FDC Controller Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it.
P4M900-M4 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address. The Choices: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. The default value is SPP. The Choices: SPP (default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
P4M900-M4 USB 1.0/2.0 Controller These options allow you to enable or disable the USB 1.0/2.0 controller function. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. USB Operation Mode This option let you select the operation mode of USB function. The Choices: High Speed (default), Full/Low Speed. USB Keyboard/Mouse/Storage Function These options allow you to enable or disable the USB keyboard/mouse/storage devices. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
P4M900-M4 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
P4M900-M4 Power Management Option This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down. 2. Suspend Mode. There are three options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min.
P4M900-M4 Video Off Method This option determines the manner when the monitor goes blank. V/H SYNC+Blank (default) This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Initial display power management signaling. Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ, which can be applied in MODEM use. The Choices: 3 (default), 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.
P4M900-M4 HPET Support This option allows you to disabled or enables the High Precision Event Timer. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. HPET Mode This option allows you to select the modes of the High Precision Event Timer. The Choices: 32-bit mode (default), 64-bit mode. Wakeup Event Detect Figure 6.
P4M900-M4 The Choices: Disabled (default), Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2. Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6, Ctrl+F7, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10, Ctrl+F11, Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake, Any Key. PS2MS Wakeup from S3/ S4/ S5 This item allows you to wake up from S3/ S4/ S5 with PS2 mouse. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. USB Resume from S3 This item allows you to wake up from S3 with USB device. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
P4M900-M4 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
P4M900-M4 Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first. The Choices: PCIEx(default), PCI Slot, Onboard, AGP. Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict. Every peripheral device has a node, which is called ESCD. This node records which resources are assigned to it. The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations.
P4M900-M4 IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the “Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is only configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”.
P4M900-M4 8 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The Choices: 70℃/ 158℉, 75℃/ 167℉, 80℃/ 176℉, 85℃/ 185℉ (default). CPU FAN Control by Choose “smart” to reduce the noise caused by CPU FAN. The Choices: Smart, Always On (default). CPU Fan Load (Sharp=0) The Choices: Min=0, Max=7; key in a DEC number.
P4M900-M4 CPU Fan Full speed <℃> When CPU temperature is reach the set value, the CPU fan will work under Full Speed. The Choices: Min=0, Max=100; key in a DEC number. Start PWM Value (%) When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. The range is from 0~127, with an interval of 1. The Choices: Min=0, Max=100; key in a DEC number. Slope PWM Level (%/℃) Increasing the value of slope PWM will raise the speed of CPU fan. The Choices: 3.
P4M900-M4 9 Performance Booster Zone Figure 9: Performance Booster Zone DRAM Clock/Drive Control This item controls the DRAM Clock. Highlight “Press Enter” next to the “DRAM Clock/Drive Control” label and pressing the enter key will take you a submenu with the following options: Figure 9.
P4M900-M4 DRAM Clock This item determines DRAM clock. The Choices: By SPD (default), 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz, 200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz . DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock/ timing. The Choices: Auto by SPD (default), Manual, Turbo, Ultra. SDRAM CAS Latency When DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The Choices: 2.5 /4(default). Bank Interleave This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature. The Choices: Disabled (default).
P4M900-M4 ACT (0) to ACT (1) (tRRD) This item allows you to determine the selection for ACT (0) to ACT (1) (tRRD) The Choices: 3T (default). 1T CMD Support The Choices: Disable (default), Auto. DDR2 On Die Termination This option allows you to choose the working type of ODT. The Choices: ODT Always ON (default), Dynamic ODT, ODT Always OFF. CPU CLOCK This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking.
P4M900-M4 Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable/disable the Spread Spectrum function. The Choices:+/- 0.25% (default), +/- 0. 5%, Disabled, -0.5%, -1.0%. DDR Voltage This item allows you to select DDR Voltage. The Choices: StartUp (default), +0.10V, +0.20V, +0.30V, +0.40V, +0.50V, +0.60V, +0.70V. CPU Voltage This item allows you to select CPU Voltage. The Choices: StartUp (default), +0.012V~+0.787V.