PRODUCT INFORMATION Motherboard General Information Vendor Biostar Model Number M7 SXF Version Number V0.90/V0.91/V1.0 Platform Micro ATX Flex ATX FCC Logo CE Logo Chipset Details System Chipset Vendor North Bridge Revision SiS 645 South Bridge Revision SiS 961 Super I/O Chip Vendor...
ATAPI Compliance Ultra DMA 33 Support Ultra DMA 66 Support ATA-100 Support DDR 333 Support USB Connector Support AGP (2X/4X) Slot Support Support AGP SideBand Addressing Mode Power on by LAN Support Infrared Support Enhanced Parallel Port DMI Compliance Hardware Monitor Support ACPI v1.0/APM v1.2 Compliance On-board Graphics Controller On-board Network Adapter...
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Daughter Card Slot in PCB None Excellent Fair Poor Wake-on LAN connector in PCB None Excellent Fair Poor Wake-on Modem connector in PCB None Excellent Fair Poor CD Audio-in Connector in PCB None Excellent Fair Poor AUX Audio-in Connector in PCB None Excellent Fair...
DESIGN REVIEW Mainboard Voltage Measurement Voltage List Voltage SPEC Voltage Measured Result Battery Voltage 3.0V/7uA 3.23V/4.1uA Pass 5.0V+-5% 5.14 Pass +12V 12.0V+-5% 12.02 Pass -5.0V+-5% -4.99 Pass -12V -12.0V+-10% -12.30 Pass +3.3V +3.3V+-5% 3.39 Pass Bus Clock Clock Frequency Spec Value (MHz) Measured Value Pass/Fail (MHz)
REQUIRED BIOS DEFAULT SETTINGS Lists Specification Result BIOS FEATURES SETUP Virus Warning Disabled Pass CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabled Pass CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Pass Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Pass First Boot Device Floppy Pass Second Boot Device HDD-0 Pass...
Hot Key Function As Power Off Pass HDD Off After Disable Pass Power Button Override Instant Off Pass PM Wake Up Events Press Enter Pass IRQ [3-7,9-15],NMI Enabled Pass IRQ 8 Break Suspend Disabled Pass RING Power Up Control Enabled Pass MACPME Power Up Control Enabled...
Use IR Pins TR-RX2TX2 Pass Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Pass Parallel Port Mode Pass EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 Pass ECP Mode Use DMA Pass Game Port Address Pass Midi Port Address Pass Midi Port IRQ Pass USB Controller Enabled Pass USB Keyboard Support Disabled Pass...
FUNCTIONALITY Setup Installation Test Of Operating System Pass/Fail Windows 98 Second Edition Pass Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Pass Windows ME Pass Windows 2000 Professional Pass Windows 2000 Server Pass Windows XP Home Edition Pass Windows XP Professional Pass Linux (Red Hat 7.2) Pass Basic On-board Function Test Test Platform...
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SMI Pin Function Test Pass Time Out Function Test Pass Power LED Flash Check Pass Power On Control Power On By RTC Test Pass Power On By LAN Test Pass Power On By Modem Test Pass Boot Management Boot Form CD-ROM Pass Boot From SCSI HDD Pass...
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SMBus Test Fail (Utility issue) Memory BIOS ROM Test Pass Parity Test Pass Pattern Test Pass Extended Pattern Test Pass Walking 1’s Test Pass Walking 0’s Test Pass Random Memory Test Pass Address Test Pass Refresh Test Pass Data Bus Test Pass Cache Memory Test Pass...
Device APM Test Pass ACPI Test Pass I82557 Ethernet chip Pass Comments: Test Platform Windows ME Operating Comment Pentium 4-1.8 GHz Memory SAMSUNG 128M X3 IBM ATA100/ 76.8 G CDROM TEAC 40X Sound Card Onboard Video Card ASUS V3800M PCI Modem Lucent Modem ACR Card Archtek /Modem + HPNA...
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Standby Button for S4 (Enter) Pass Power Button for S4 (Enter and Wake up) Pass Windows Set RTC Time out for S4 (Enter and Wake up) Pass Enter S4 mode For 1/5/10/30/60/120 Minutes Then To Do Wake Up Test. Pass Wake Up By LAN Test Pass Wake Up By Ring Test...
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Add Printer PnP Test Pass Add Scanner PnP Test Pass Add Camera PnP Test Pass Add Modem PnP Test Pass Add Joystick PnP Test Pass Add ZIP PnP Test Pass Add LAN PnP Test Pass LAN Port Test (Optional) Boot ROM Function Test Pass Login Server Test Pass...
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Game Port Test Pass Sound Recorder Test Pass Run MPG Files Pass Speaker Out Quality Test Pass Playing Audio CD Test Pass Playing Wave Test Pass Playing MIDI Test Pass Playing Video Test Pass Playing MP3 Test Pass CNR Slots Test Add Modem Card Test Pass Add CNR Software Modem Card Test...
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DMI Info Pass Processor Test Pass Memory Test Pass Audio Test Pass Video Test Pass Graphics Test Pass Hard Disk Test Pass Floppy Disk Test Pass CD-ROM Test Pass Stress Test –Loop 100 Pass MS Mouse Pass MS Joystick Pass MS ScanDisk Pass PC-Doctor For Windows...
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2D Graphics Pass 3D Graphics Pass Hard Disk Test Pass Floppy Disk Pass Network Test Pass CD-ROM Pass Winstone 2000 Winstone 99 Pass Winstone 2001 Business Winstone 2001 Pass Content Creation Winstone 2001 Pass Winbench 99 V1.2 Business Disk WinMark 99 Pass Business Graphics WinMark 99 Pass...
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DIABLO Pass DIABLO II Pass DID F22 Pass DESCENT3 Pass Doom II Pass Extreme-G2 Pass Formula 1 Pass Flight Simulator98 Pass Forsaken Pass Grand Prix Championship Pass G-Police Pass HEXEN II Pass Incoming Pass Interstate’76 Pass Janes WWII Fighters Pass Janes FLEET Command Pass Johnny Herbert’s Grand Prix...
Tomb Raider II Pass Worms: 2 Pass Worms: 2 Pass Comments: Test Platform Windows2000 Operating Comment Pentium-4 2.0 GHz Memory SAMSUNG 256MB X3 Quantum Fireball AS3000AT CDROM Creative 52x Sound Card On-Board CODEC Video Card Geforce 2 GTS LAN Card INTEL 82550EY Test Item Pass/Fail...
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Add Serial Mouse PnP Test Pass Add Modem PnP Test Pass Print Port Test Add Printer PnP Test Pass FDD Connector Test Format 1.44 Floppy Driver Pass IDE Connectors Test PIO Mode 4 Hard Disk Test Pass Ultra DMA 33 Hard Disk Test Pass Ultra DMA 66 Hard Disk Test Pass...
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VGA Resolution All Test Pass Screen Saver Test Pass Check Screen Have No Any Shadow Or Garbage Pass Playing MPEG Files Test Pass Playing VCD Test Pass Playing DVD Test(With WinDVD 2000) Pass Audio Function Test Audio Drivers Setup Installation Test Pass System Properties Information Review Pass...
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2D Graphics Pass 3D Graphics Pass Hard Disk Test Pass Floppy Disk Pass Network Test Pass CD-ROM Pass Winbench 99 (1.2) Business Disk WinMark 99 Pass Business Graphics WinMark 99 Pass DirectDraw Tests Pass Disk Inspection Tests Pass Disk WinMark Pass GDI/USER Inspection Tests Pass...
Test Platform Windows XP (Home Edition ) Operating Comment Pentium 4 1.8 GHz Memory SANSUNG 128 M * 3 IBM ATA-100 / 76.8G CDROM TEAC 40X Sound Card Onboard Video Card ASUS V3800M LAN Card Intel 82559 Test Item Pass/Fail System Comparability Test Windows XP Setup Installation Test Pass...
Winbench 99 V1.2 Business Disk WinMark 99 Pass Business Graphics WinMark 99 Pass High-End Disk WinMark 99 Pass High-End Graphics WinMark 99 Pass Video Tests Pass 3D Mark 2001 3D Marks Pass Demo Mode Pass Comments: Test Platform Windows XP (Professional ) Operating Comment Pentium-4 2.0 GHz Memory...
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BurnIn Test CPU-Maths Pass CPU-MMX/SSE Pass Memory (RAM) Pass 2D Graphics Pass 3D Graphics Pass Hard Disk Test Pass Floppy Disk Pass Network Test Pass CD-ROM Pass Winstone 2001 Business Winstone 2001 Pass Content Creation Winstone 2001 Pass Winbench 99 V1.2 Business Disk WinMark 99 Pass Business Graphics WinMark 99...
Modem Test Pass Modem Test (Server) Pass NDIS Pass PCI 2.2 Compliance Fail (Errata 106) PCI 3.3 Volt Auxiliary Power Load Pass PCI Configuration Header Dump Pass PCI Latency Fail (Accept issue) PCI Test Adapter Diagnostic Pass PCI Voltage Requirement Pass PME# Signal Routing Pass...
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System Comparability Test Linux Setup Installation Test Pass Shut Down Test Pass Restart Test Pass Device Comparability Test PS/2 Connector Test PS/2 Keyboard Test Pass PS/2 Mouse Test Pass COM Port Test Add Serial Mouse Test Pass Add Modem Test Pass FDD Connector Test Read 1.44 Floppy Disk...
RELIABILITY TEST Motherboard General Information Vendor Biostar Model Number M7SXF Temperature rate ( ℃ ) 0 ~ 45 ℃ 0 ~ 60 % Humidity rate ( % ) Time ( hr ) 72 hr Windows Me Test Program Continuous Play DVD + Tomb2 DEMO...
OVER CLOCK TEST Test Platform Windows Me (FSB:100 MHz) P4-2000 Memory SAMSUNG 256M X2 IBM DTLA-307030 CD-ROM LITEON LTN-362 Sound Card On board Video Card ASUS V7700 CPU Front Side Bus Clock Winstone 2001 Business Winstone 2001 50.6 51.6 Content Creation Winstone2001 58.2 59.4 60.2...
PERFORMANCE TEST Test Platform Windows Me (For DDR 333) P4-2000 IBM DTLA-307030 CD-ROM LITEON LTN-362 Sound Card On board Video Card ASUS V7700 Memory Samsung 256M Hynix 256M Kingmax 256M Nanya 256M X2(266MHz) X2(333MHz) X2(333MHz) X2(333MHz) Winstone 2001 Business Winstone 2001 48.1 48.3 48.3...
Test Platform Windows XP Memory VM 256MB X 3 IBM IC35L020AVER07-0 ATA-100 CD-ROM SAMSUNG DVD SD12S Sound Card On-Board CODEC Video Card ELSA GeForce 2 GTS PRO P4-1.8G P4-1.9G P4-2.0G P4-2.2G Winstone 2001 Business Winstone 2001 55.3 59.6 62.4 65.3 Content Creation Winstone2001 70.3 73.2...
Camera Device Vendor Model Type Drivers Result 3COM 3718 6.6.0.21 Pass Logitech QUICK CAM CD-Ver 4.1 Pass Logitech QUICK CAM HOME 1.0.3.1425 Pass Kodak DC240 Pass O’RIT M-318 CD-Ver 0.91 Pass Comments: DVD-ROM Vendor Model Transfer Rate Type Result CREATIVE DVD2240E ATAPI Pass...
SIIG UH-144 Pass UH-400 Pass D-Link DU-H4 Pass Comments: ZIP/LS120 Vendor Model Size Type Result PANASONIC JU-811T012 100M Pass Iomega Z250ATAPI 250M Pass Iomega Z100P 100M Pass Iomega Z250P 250M Pass Iomega ZIP 100 USB 100M Pass Iomega ZIP 250 USB 250M Pass MATSUSHITA...
SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY LIST Version Result MS-DOS 6.22 Pass Windows Windows98 Second Edition Pass Windows ME 4.90.3000 Pass Windows NT Workstation Pass Windows 2000 Profession Release Pass Windows 2000 Server Release Pass Windows XP Home Edition 2002 Pass Windows XP Professional 2002 Pass Linux Red hat...
THERMAL IMAGE TEST – Ver 0.91 Motherboard General Information Vendor Biostar Model Number M7SXF Revision 0.91 Temperature ( ℃ ) 35 ℃ 0 ~ 60 % Humidity rate ( % ) Thermo Tracer NEC TH5104 Test Program 3Dmark2000 Comments: The component temperature measured value was based on 35℃ check in the chamber...
THERMAL IMAGE TEST – Ver 1.0 Motherboard General Information Vendor Biostar Model Number M7SXF Revision Temperature ( ℃ ) 35 ℃ 0 ~ 60 % Humidity rate ( % ) Thermo Tracer NEC TH5104 Test Program 3Dmark2000 Comments: The component temperature measured value was based on 35℃ check in the chamber...