CONTENTS PRODUCT INFORMATION ..............4 Motherboard General Information ..............4 Chipset Details ......................4 BIOS Details ......................4 CPU Supports ......................4 Memory Supports ....................4 On-board Features and Devices ................4 Mechanical ....................... 5 DESIGN REVIEW ..................7 Mainboard Voltage Measurement ..............
PRODUCT INFORMATION Motherboard General Information Vendor Biostar Model Number M7 SXG Version Number V0.90/0.91/1.0 Platform Micro ATX Flex ATX Chipset Details System Chipset Vendor North Bridge Revision SiS 650 South Bridge Revision SiS 961 Super I/O Chip Vendor Winbond Super I/O Revision Number...
PCI v2.2 Compliance ATA-3 Compliance ATAPI Compliance Ultra DMA 33 Support Ultra DMA 66 Support ATA-100 Support USB Connector Support AGP (2X/4X) Slot Support Support AGP SideBand Addressing Mode Power on by LAN Support Power on by Ring Support Infrared Support Enhanced Parallel Port DMI Compliance Hardware Monitor Support...
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PCI Slots(Card) Line Up in Case None Excellent Fair Poor AMR Slot(Card) Line Up in Case None Excellent Fair Poor CNR Slot(Card) Line Up in Case None Excellent Fair Poor ACR Slot(Card) Line Up in Case None Excellent Fair Poor Daughter Card Slot in PCB None Excellent...
DESIGN REVIEW Mainboard Voltage Measurement Voltage List Voltage SPEC Voltage Measured Result Battery Voltage 3.0V 3.04V Pass Battery Current 2.2uA Pass 5.0V+-5% 5.13V Pass +12V 12.0V+-5% 11.91V Pass -5.0V+-5% -4.99V Pass -12V -12.0V+-10% -12.4V Pass +3.3V +3.3V+-5% 3.39V Pass Bus Clock Clock Frequency Spec Value (MHz) Measured Value...
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 State After Power Failure 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 Disabled Pass...
RxD , TxD Active Hi,Lo Pass IR Transmission Delay Enabled Pass UR2 Duplex Mode Half Pass Use IR Pins IR-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...
FUNCTIONALITY Setup Installation Test Of Operating System Pass/Fail 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 MS-DOS Operating Comment...
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SMI Function Test 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 (Intel SPD3) Pass Power On By Modem Test Pass Boot Management Boot Form CD-ROM...
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Multimedia CPU Extensions Pass Memory 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 L2 Cache Test Pass...
Device APM Test Pass ACPI Test Pass I82557 Ethernet chip Pass Comments: Test Platform Windows ME Operating Comment P4 –2000 MHZ Memory SAMSUNG 256M X2 IBM DTLA –307030 CDROM PHILIPS 48X Sound Card On board Video Card On board CNR Modem Lectron Modem LAN Card Test Item...
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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 Pass Enable Scheduled Task Runs at Specified time Test (RTC wake up) Pass Memory Comparability Test Running AVI Files With Multi Stress...
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Add Camera PnP Test Pass Add Modem PnP Test Pass Add Joystick PnP Test Pass Add ZIP PnP Test Pass PCI Slots Test Add LAN Cards Test Boot ROM Function Test Pass Login Server Test Pass Peer to Peer 10Mbps or 100Mbps Data Transfer Test Pass Power On By LAN Test Pass...
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Connect Performance Check Pass Internet Explorer Test Pass Netscape Browser Test Pass Connect to ISP For 12 hours Pass Download Files From Internet ISP Server (Over 10MB) Pass Modem Fax Function Test (Transmit a fax to Fax Machine) Pass Modem Fax Function Test (Transmit a fax to Modem) Pass Modem Fax Function Test (Receive a fax from Fax Machine) Pass...
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Audio Drivers Setup Installation Test Pass System Properties Information Review Pass Audio Control Panel Function Test Pass CD-In Function Check Pass Game Port Test Pass Line-In Function Check Pass Mic-In Function Check Pass R/L Channel Check Pass Sound Recorder Test Pass Run MPG Files Pass...
Winstone 99 Pass Winstone 2001 Business Winstone 2001 Pass Content Creation Winstone 2002 Pass Winbench 99 V1.2 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 High-End Disk WinMark 99 Pass...
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Supports Driver Installation Test Pass System Properties Information Review Pass Standby Mode Test Pass Shut Down Test Pass Restart Test Pass Scandisk Test Pass Setup installation Microsoft Office 2000 Test Pass Hibernate(S4) Test 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...
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Boot ROM Function Test Pass Login Server Test Pass Peer to Peer 10Mbps or 100Mbps Data Transfer Test Pass Power On By LAN Test Pass Wake On LAN Test (Standby Mode) Pass Shut Down By LAN Test Pass ADSL Link Test Pass PCI Slots Test Add SCSI Card Test...
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Playing Video Test Pass Playing MP3 Test Pass Game Port Test Pass Windows2000 Utility Test Pass/Fail BCM Diagnostics System Info Pass 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...
System restore Pass File Signature Verification Utility Pass DirectX Diagnostics Tool Pass Hardware Device Manager review Pass System Event Review Pass Windows XP Utility Test Pass/Fail BurnIn Test CPU-Maths Pass CPU-MMX/SSE Pass Memory (RAM) Pass 2D Graphics Pass 3D Graphics Pass Hard Disk Test Pass...
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Video Card On-Board VIDEO LAN Card On-Board REALTEK Test Item Pass/Fail System Comparability Test Windows XP Setup Installation Test Pass Supports Driver Installation Test Pass Standby Mode Test Pass Shut Down Test Pass Restart Test Pass Scandisk Test Pass Setup installation Microsoft Office 2000 Test Pass System Information Review Hardware Resources...
RELIABILITY TEST Motherboard General Information Vendor Biostar Model Number M7SXG Temperature rate ( ¢ J ) 0 ~ 45 ¢ J Humidity rate ( % ) 0 ~ 60 % Time ( hr ) 72 hr Windows Me Test Program...
OVER CLOCK TEST Test Platform Windows ME P4 –1700 (CELERON) Memory SAMSUNG 512M X1 Maxtor 80G CD-ROM PHILIPS 48X Sound Card On board Video Card On board CPU Front Side Bus Clock PC Mark 2002 CPU Score 3716 3938 Memory Score 3231 3368 HDD Score...
PERFORMANCE TEST Test Platform Windows ME Memory NANYA 256M X2 IBM DTLA-307030 CD-ROM PHILIPS 48X Sound Card On board Video Card On board 1700 1900 2000 2000 (512K) Winstone 2001 Business Winstone 2001 44.4 50.5 Content Creation Winstone2001 51.3 55.6 57.3 Comments: Winbench 99(1.2)
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...
Comments: Joystick Vendor Model Type Result Logitech Wingman Pass Logitech Wingman extreme digital 3D Game Port Pass Microsoft Side Winder Feedback Pro Game Port Pass Microsoft Side Winder 3D Pro Game Port Pass Microsoft Side Winder Dual Strike Pass Microsoft Side Winder Joystick Pass RockFire...
SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY LIST Version Result MS-DOS 6.22 Pass Windows 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 Pass Server NetWare...
VCORE WAVEFORM MEASUREMENT-Ver0.9 Blue cells need to be filled in with lab measurement Yellow cells need to have the overall design tolerance entered VID Voltage: 1.475 V Tolerance: 1.00% Overall +Tolerance 0.007 V - Tolerance 0.007 V Vdmm 1.453 Vscope 1.459 Vfb_nl 1.459...
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Transient Min (mV) at pins AC14/AC15 Load Step Current Measurement Units 0A to 0A 0.00 0A to 10A 19.00 0A to 20A 35.00 0A to 30A 53.00 0A to 40A 69.00 0A to 50A 85.00 0A to 60A 101.00 Transient Max (mV) at pins AC14/AC15 Load Step Current Measurement...
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Pentium® 4 processor in the 478-pin package and Northwood processor Loadline Validator Actual Loadline Chart Static Min (Min Socket Loadline) Static Max (Max Socket Loadline) + Tolerance - Tolerance + Static & Ripple - Static & Ripple Transient - Transient + -219 Current µ...
VCORE WAVEFORM MEASUREMENT-Ver1.0 Intel® Confidential Loadline Validation Calculator for the Pentium® 4 processor in the 478-pin Package and Northwood Processor Revision 0.3 2001/11/6 Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document.
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Blue cells need to be filled in with lab measurement Yellow cells need to have the overall design tolerance entered VID Voltage: 1.5V Tolerance: 1.00%Overall +Tolerance 0.008V - Tolerance 0.008V Vdmm 1.469 Vscope 1.483 Vfb_nl Static Voltage Measurements at pins AC14/AC15 Current Measured Static Voltage Units...
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Transient Max (mV) at pins AC14/AC15 Load Step Current Measurement Units 60A to 0A 171.00 60A to 10A 143.00 60A to 20A 112.00 60A to 30A 78.00 60A to 40A 54.00 60A to 50A 25.60 60A to 60A 9.60 Pentium® 4 processor in the 478-pin package and Northwood processor Loadline Validator Actual Loadline Chart Static Min (Min Socket Loadline) Static Max (Max Socket Loadline)
THERMAL IMAGE TEST – Ver 1.0 Motherboard General Information Vendor Biostar Model Number M7SXG Revision Temperature ( ¢ J ) 35 ¢ J Humidity rate ( % ) 0 ~ 60 % Thermo Tracer NEC TH5104 Test Program 3Dmark2000 Comments: The component temperature measured value was based on 35¢...