Download Print this page
Hide thumbs Also See for P4VTB:

Advertisement

Quick Links

P
4
V
T
B
P
4
V
T
B
P
4
V
T
B
FCC Information and Copyright
T his 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. T his 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.
T he vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the
contents here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Since our products are under
continual improvement, we reserve the right to make changes without
notice.
T he material in this manual is the intellectual property of the vendor.
Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make
changes to its contents 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. Even thought we have
taken every care in the preparation of this user's manual, no guarantee is
given as to the correctness of its contents.
All the brand and product names are the property of their respective
owners.
i

Advertisement

loading

Summary of Contents for Biostar P4VTB

  • Page 1 FCC Information and Copyright T his 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.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Layout of P4VTB (only for version 1.x) ......3 Layout of P4VTB (only for version 7.x) ......4 English ................5 1. P4VTB Features..................5 2. Package contents ...................6 3. How to setup Jumper................7 4. CPU Installation..................7 5. DDR DIMM Modules: DIMM1/ DIMM2............8 6.
  • Page 3: Layout Of P4Vtb (Only For Version 1.X)

    Layout of P4VTB (only for version 1.x) ※NOTE: ●represents the f irst pin.
  • Page 4: Layout Of P4Vtb (Only For Version 7.X)

    Layout of P4VTB (only for version 7.x)
  • Page 5: English

    English 1. P4VTB Features A. Hardware Prov ides Socket 478 . ® ® Supports Intel Pentium 4 Processor. ® ® Supports Intel Pentium 4 Prescott CPU. (only f or v ersions 1.3 and 7.2) Front Side Bus at 400/533/800 MHz.
  • Page 6: Package Contents

    On Board AC’97 Sound Codec (only for version 7.x) Chip: CMI9761A. Compliant with AC’97 specification. AC’97 2.2 interface . Supports 6 channel s . Supports stereo microphone. On Board Pe ripherals a. Rear side 2 serial ports. (1 serial port only support on v er sion 7.x) 1 parallel port.
  • Page 7: How To Setup Jumper

    3. How to setup Jumper The illustration shows how jumpers are setup . When the Jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”. If no ju mper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is ”open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin ju mper whose pin 1and 2 are “close”...
  • Page 8: Ddr Dimm Modules: Dimm1/ Dimm2

    CPU Fan Headers: JCFAN1 Pin No. Assignment Ground +12V JCFAN1 FAN rpm Rate Sense S ystem Fan Headers: JSFAN1 Pin No. Assignment Ground JSFAN1 +12V FAN rpm Rate Sense 5. DDR DIMM Modules: DIMM1/ DIMM2 DRAM Access Time: 2.5 V Unbuffered DDR 200/266/3 33/400 MHz Type required. DRAM Type: 64MB/ 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB / 1GB DIMM Module (184 pin) Total Memory Size with Unbuffere d DIMMs DIMM Socket...
  • Page 9: Jumpers, Headers, Connectors & Slots

    6. Jumpers, Headers, Connectors & Slots (1) Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard f loppy disk connector tha t supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M flopp y disk types. This connector supports the prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cables. (2) Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/ IDE2 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.
  • Page 10 (7) Game Header: JGAME1 (does not support on version 7.x) JGA ME1 Assignment Assignment Joy stick B Button 1 Jo y stick A Button 1 Joy stick B Coordinate X Joy stick A Coordinate X MIDI Output Ground Joy stick B Coordinate Y Ground Joy stick B Button 2 Joy stick A Coordinate Y...
  • Page 11 (9) Front US B Header: JUS B3/ JUS B4 Assignment Assignment USBN- USBN- USB+ USBP+ JUSB3/4 Ground Ground (10) Wake On LAN Header: JWO L1 (does not support on version 7.x) Assignment +5V Standby Ground JWOL1 Wake up (11) Power Connectors: JATXPWR1/ J ATXPWR2 Assignment Assignment +3.3V...
  • Page 12 (12) Front Panel Audio Header: JAUDIO1 JAUDIO1 Assignment Assignment Mic In/ Center Ground Mic Power/ Bass Audio Power Right Line Out/ Speaker Right Line Out/ Speaker Out Right Out Right Reserv ed Left Line Out/ Speaker Left Line Out/ Speaker Out Left Out Left Right Line In/ Rear...
  • Page 13 (14) Power S ource Selection for US B: JUS BV1/ JUSBV2/ JUS BV3 (does not support on version 7.x) JUSBV1/J USBV2/ Assignment Description JUSBV3 JUSBV1: 5V for USB located at the JUSB1 connector port Pin 1-2 close JUSBV2: 5V for USB located at the JUSBLAN1 connector port JUSBV3: 5V for USB located at the JUSB3/4 connector ports...
  • Page 14 ※ Clear CM OS Procedures: 1. Remov e AC power line. 2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”. 3. Wait for fiv e seconds. 4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”. 5. Power on AC. 6. Reset y our desired password or clear the CMOS data. (16) Case Open Connector: JC1 Assignment Case Open Signal...
  • Page 15 (20) Consumer Infrared Header: J_CIR (only optional on version 7.x) Assignment Assignment Ground +5V Standby CIRRX CIRTX J_CIR Power-on Button SMBDT SMBCK (21) Back Panel Connectors JKBMS1 JUSBLAN2 JPRNT1 PS/2 Mo use Parallel Line In JUSB1 Spe aker Out MIC In COM 1 COM2 PS/2...
  • Page 17: Français

    Français Caractéristique s de P4VTB A. Matériel Processeur Avec socket 478. ® ® Prise en charge du processeur Intel Pentium ® Prise en charge du processeur Intel 4 478 Prescott CPU. Bus f rontal à 400/533/800 MHz. Jeu de puces North Bridge : VIA PT800CD.
  • Page 18 Périphériques intégrés a. Cô té arrière 2 ports série. (1 port série seulement pour version 7.x) 1 port parallèle (mode SPP/EPP/ECP) 1 port audio en position v erticale. 1 port LAN. Souris PS/2 et clavier PS/2. 4 ports USB2.0. b. Cô té frontal 1 port disquette prenant en charge 2 FDD a vec 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M et 2,88Mo.
  • Page 19: Warpspeeder

    WarpSpeeder Introduction [ WarpSpeeder™ ], a new powerf ul control utility, f eatures three user- f riendly functions including Ov erclock Manager, Ov ervoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Ov erclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU perf ormance with just one click.
  • Page 20: Installation

    Installation Execute the setup execution f ile, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “Ne xt” button and f ollow the de fault procedure to install. When y ou see the f ollowing dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed.
  • Page 21: Usage

    Usage The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand. [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels: Tray Icon: Whenev er the Tra y Icon utility is launched, it will displa y a little tray icon on the righ t side of Windows Taskbar .
  • Page 22 This utility is responsible f or conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. Y ou can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to inv oke [WarpSpeeder™] directly from the little tray icon or you can right-click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following f igure.
  • Page 23 Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide ou t to up as the f ollowing figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CP U core voltage and Memory voltage or not. The def ault setting is “No”...
  • Page 24 Overclock Panel Click the Ov erclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the O verclock Panel will slide ou t to left as the f ollowing figure.
  • Page 25 Overclock Panel contains these features: “–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 w hen the overclocking percentage is over 110 %. We strongly recommend you verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button.
  • Page 26 “Auto-ov erclock 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 f ail. Then system will do f ail-saf e reboot by using Watchdog f unction.
  • Page 27 Hardware Monitor Panel Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide ou t to left as the f ollowing figure. In this panel, you can get the real-time status information of y our system. The information will be re f reshed e v ery 1 se cond.
  • Page 28 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.
  • Page 29: Trouble Shooting

    Trouble Shooting PROBABLE C A USE SOLUTION No power to the sy stem at all; power light doesn’t * Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. illuminate; fan inside power supply does not turn * Replace cable. on. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. * Contact techn ical support.
  • Page 30 PROBABLE C A USE SOLUTION Screen goes blank periodically . * Disable screen saver. PROBABLE C A USE SOLUTION Memory problem. * Reboot computer. Reinstall memory, and make sure that all memory modules are i n stalled in correct sockets. PROBABLE C A USE SOLUTION Computer virus.
  • Page 31: Dépannage

    Dépannage PROBLÈME SOLUTION Pas d'alimentation au système. Les v oyants * Assurez-vous que le câble d'alimentation es lumineux ne s'allument pas, le ventilateur à bien branché l'intérieur du bloc d'alimentation ne se met pas * Remplacez le câble en marche. Le voy ant du clavier ne s'allume pas * Contactez le service d'assistance technique.
  • Page 32 01/16/2004...
  • Page 33 P4VTB BIOS Setup BIOS Setup..................1 1 Main Menu..................... 3 2 Standard CMOS Features ................6 3 Advanced BIOS Features................9 4 Advanced Chipset Features................13 5 Integrated Peripherals .................. 17 6 Power Management Setup ................21 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ................25 8 PC Health Status ..................
  • Page 34: Bios Setup

    P4VTB BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
  • Page 35 P4VTB BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR DRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs ® This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium 4 CPU.
  • Page 36: Main Menu

    P4VTB BIOS Setup 1 Main Menu Once you enter 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 <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 37 P4VTB BIOS Setup 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.
  • Page 38 P4VTB BIOS Setup Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.
  • Page 39: Standard Cmos Features

    P4VTB BIOS Setup 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
  • Page 40 P4VTB BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Description Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date.
  • Page 41 P4VTB BIOS Setup Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop All, but Keyboard the POST process and All, but Diskette notify you. All, but Disk/ Key Base Memory...
  • Page 42: Advanced Bios Features

    P4VTB BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup Boot Seq & Floppy Setup First /Second/Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
  • Page 43 P4VTB BIOS Setup with this option. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. CPU L3 Cache This item allows you to enable or disable the CPU L3 Cache. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.
  • Page 44 P4VTB BIOS Setup Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled. Enabled Virus protection is activated. Hyper-Threading Technology This option allows you to enable or disabled CPU Hyper-Threading. The Choices: Enabled (Default), Disabled. 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.
  • Page 45 P4VTB BIOS Setup 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.
  • Page 46: Advanced Chipset Features

    P4VTB BIOS Setup 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.
  • Page 47 P4VTB BIOS Setup Bank Interleave This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature. The Choices: Disabled (default). Precharge to Active (Trp) This items allows you to specify the delay from precharge command to activate command. The Choices: 4T (default).
  • Page 48 P4VTB BIOS Setup AGP Driving Control By choosing “Auto” the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by AGP Card. By choosing “Manual”, it allows user to set AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual.
  • Page 49 P4VTB BIOS Setup Memory Hole You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discussed their memory requirements.
  • Page 50: Integrated Peripherals

    P4VTB BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “VIA OnChip IDE Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: On-Chip Serial ATA This item allows you to choose “Disabled”...
  • Page 51 P4VTB BIOS Setup IDE Prefetch Mode The “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If the interface does not support prefetching. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled”.
  • Page 52 P4VTB BIOS Setup board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller. The Choices: All Enabled (default), All Disabled 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.
  • Page 53 P4VTB BIOS Setup ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port. The Choices: 3 (default), 1. Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot.
  • Page 54: Power Management Setup

    P4VTB BIOS Setup 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).
  • Page 55 P4VTB BIOS Setup Max Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Doze Mode = 1 min Standby Mode = 1 min. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min. (default) User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually.
  • Page 56 P4VTB BIOS Setup 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 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”...
  • Page 57 P4VTB BIOS Setup HDD & FDD When this option is set to On, any event occurring on a hard drive or a floppy drive will awaken a system which has been powered down. The Choices: On (default), Off. PCI Master When set to On, you need a LAN add-on card which supports the power function.
  • Page 58: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    P4VTB BIOS Setup 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.
  • Page 59 P4VTB BIOS Setup option is chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the “Disabled” mode. The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources controlled by function.
  • Page 60 P4VTB BIOS Setup In this case, the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write, it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The non-VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus.
  • Page 61: Pc Health Status

    P4VTB BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The Choices: 60℃/140℉, 65℃/149℉, 70℃/158℉, Disabled (default).
  • Page 62: Frequency Control

    P4VTB BIOS Setup 9 Frequency Control Figure 9. Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio This item allows you to select the CPU Ratio. The Choices: 8 X (default) Min= Max= 50 Key in a DEC number: Auto Detect PCI/ DIMM Clk This item allows you to enable / disable auto Detect PCI Clock.
  • Page 63 P4VTB BIOS Setup If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system. Method 1: Clear the CMOS data by setting the JCOMS1 ((2-3) closed)) as “ON” status. All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting.