Biostar P4M900 User Manual
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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. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
CE Mark
The device is in accordance with 89/336 ECC-ENC Directive.
Ver: EG100
P4M900

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  • Page 1 P4M900 Copyright All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company.
  • Page 2: User Manual

    P4M900 ® P4M900 & VT8237R Plus Support Socket 775 ® ® Intel Core 2 Duo/ Pentium ® ® ® Pentium 4/Celeron D/ Celeron Processor User Manual Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology, your computer system is required to have components as the following: ®...
  • Page 3: Packing List

    Do not touch any IC chip, lead, connector or other components. Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard or when confuguring pins and switches. Packing List P4M900 Mainboard IDE Cable SATA Cable I/O Bracket Mainboard Setup Driver &...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ..............1 ....................... 1 NTRODUCTION ....................... 2 PECIFICATION ....................5 ONFIGURATION Layout of P4M900................... 5 ................... 6 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation................6 Memory Installation: DIMM1/ DIMM2............7 Back Panel Configuration................9 Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK ........11 Connectors.....................
  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect) <See Appendix I>. The P4M900 also comes with an onboard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN chip. There is a LAN port on the back panel of your case that you can directly plug into an Internet cable.
  • Page 6: Specification

    Mainboard P4M900 Specification CPU: Support Socket 775 ® ® ® ® ® Support Intel Core 2 Duo/ Pentium D/ Pentium 4/ Celeron D/ Celeron Processors Support Hyper-Threading Technology Support 1066 MHz/ 800 MHz/ 533 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies Chipset: ®...
  • Page 7: Ide Connector

    Mainboard P4M900 Supports 360KB/ 720KB/ 1.2MB/ 1.44MB/ 2.88MB IDE Connector: Two IDE connectors Supports up to four IDE devices Supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133 Supports high capacity hard disk drives Serial ATA Connector: Two SATA connectors Supports SATA 1.0 specification with transmit speed up to 1.5 Gbps...
  • Page 8: Shadow Ram

    Mainboard P4M900 Green Function: Supports Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management function Supports system-wake-from-power-saving-mode by keyboard or mouse touching Shadow RAM: Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM BIOS Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function: Monitors CPU &...
  • Page 9: Configuration

    Mainboard P4M900 Configuration Layout of P4M900...
  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    Mainboard P4M900 Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage the system’s components. CPU Processor Installation ® ® ® ® ® This mainboard supports Intel...
  • Page 11: Memory Installation: Dimm1/ Dimm2

    Memory Installation: DIMM1/ DIMM2 The P4M900 provides two DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) sockets which allowing you to install 240-pin, unbuffered non-ECC, DDRII 667/ 533/ 400 SDRAMs. It also allows you installing a total memory capacity of 4 GB.
  • Page 12 Mainboard P4M900 Memory Installation Steps: Pull the white plastic tabs at both ends of the slot away from the slot. Match the notch on the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot. This will ensure that the module will be inserted with the proper orientation.
  • Page 13: Back Panel Configuration

    Mainboard P4M900 Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Ports: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse port and a PS/2 keyboard port. The pin assignments are described below. Serial and Parallel Interface Ports The mainboard provides one serial port and one parallel port on the back panel.
  • Page 14 Mainboard P4M900 USB Ports/LAN Port: USB1, USB/LAN There are four onboard USB 2.0/ 1.1 ports on the back panel. These USB ports are used to attach with USB devices, such as keyboard, mice and other USB supported devices. There is also a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN port available for you to attach an Internet cable.
  • Page 15: Front Panel Headers: Jw_Fp, Pwrled, Speak

    Mainboard P4M900 Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK JW_FP Assignment Function Assignment Function VCC5 (+) VCC5 (+) Hard Drive LED 2-pin Power LED (HDLED) (PWR LED) HDDLE (-) PWRLED (-) PWRBTN Power-on Button Reset Switch (PWRBTN) RSTSW (RESET) Hard Drive LED Header: HDLED If your case front panel has a hard drive LED cable, attach it to this header.
  • Page 16: Connectors

    Mainboard P4M900 Speaker Header: SPEAK A speaker cable on your case front panel can be attached to this header. When you reboot the computer, this speaker will issue a short audible (beep). If there are problems during the Power On Self-Test, the system will issue an irregular pattern of audible beeps through this speaker.
  • Page 17: Headers & Jumpers

    Mainboard P4M900 Headers & Jumpers Front USB Headers: USB2/ USB3 This mainboard provide four onboard USB 1.1/2.0 ports (back panel) that attach to USB devices. There are two additional USB headers that can be connected by cables to four more USB ports on the front panel of your case giving you a possible eight USB ports.
  • Page 18: Audio Configuration

    Mainboard P4M900 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT The “Clear CMOS” function is used when you are unable boot your system and need to reset the BIOS settings (CMOS settings) back to the manufacturer’s original settings. This is also a way to reset the system password if you have forgotten it.
  • Page 19: Slots

    Mainboard P4M900 AUDIO Assignment Assignment AUD_MIC AUD_GND AUD MIC BIAS AUD_VCC AUD_FPOUT_R AUD_RET_R HP_ON AUD_FPOUT_L AUD_RET_L Slots PCI-Express x16 Slot: PE1 This mainboard is able to install a graphics card, which the PCI-Express x16 interface, supporting one-way bandwidth up to 4 GB/s, is compatible to this PE1 slot.
  • Page 20: Power Supply Attachments

    Mainboard P4M900 Power Supply Attachments ATX Power Connector: ATXPWR, ATX12V The mainboard provides two ATX power connectors, one 24-pin ATXPWR connector and one 4-pin ATX12V connector. You must use a power supply that has both of these connectors and both connectors must be attached before the system is powered on. These power connectors support several power management functions such as the instant power-on function.
  • Page 21: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    Mainboard P4M900 Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down.
  • Page 22: Main Menu

    Mainboard P4M900 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Include all the adjustable items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features Include all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Include all the adjustable items of chipset special features.
  • Page 23: Thermal Throttling Options

    Mainboard P4M900 Attention Before going to update BIOS, please change the item,【Miscellaneous Control】 → 【Flash Write Protect】, from【Enabled】to【Disabled】. When the BIOS update is done, please adjust the item from【Disabled】to【Enabled】. PC Health Status It is for monitoring the system status such as temperature, voltage, and fan speeds.
  • Page 24: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    Mainboard P4M900 Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 4 in 1 Driver ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 Lan Driver ® Windows XP/ 2000 Audio Driver ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 VGA Driver ®...
  • Page 25 Mainboard P4M900 For Windows Vista Driver For Windows XP (64bit) Driver...
  • Page 26 Mainboard P4M900 For Windows XP (32bit) Driver For Windows 2000 Driver...
  • Page 27 Mainboard P4M900 VIA 4 in 1 Driver – It provides all drivers for the functions which built in both the Northbridge/ Southbridge. VGA Driver – It provides the VGA drive. Audio Driver – It provides the driver of AC’97 Audio CODEC.
  • Page 28: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    Mainboard P4M900 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Problem 1: No power to the system. Power light does not illuminate. Fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit. Causes: 1. Power cable is unplugged. 2. Defective power cable.
  • Page 29 Mainboard P4M900 Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from the hard disk is impossible. Causes: Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted. Solutions: Back up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and data using backup disks.
  • Page 30 Mainboard P4M900 Problem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems. Problem 11: No color on screen. Causes: 1. Faulty Monitor. 2. CMOS incorrectly set up. Solutions: 1. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color appears, replace monitor.
  • Page 31: Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup

    Mainboard P4M900 Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup Channels Setup Beginning with the “Start” button, select Setting Control Panel Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices Sounds and Audio Devices. The screen below will display. First check the “Place volume icon in the taskbar” in the Device volume block. Then press the “Advanced…”...
  • Page 32 Mainboard P4M900 On your desktop, double click the volume icon that is on the desk bar. On the “Master Volume” screen, select “Options Advanced Controls” item. On the same screen, select “Options Properties” item. And then check “Other” item, select all the four items shown as below and click “OK”.
  • Page 33: Appendix Ii: Raid 0/ 1 Setup

    Mainboard P4M900 Appendix II: RAID 0/ 1 Setup Introduction to RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology is a sophisticated disk management system that manages multiple disk drives. It enhances I/O performance and provides redundancy in order to prevent the loss of data in case of individual disk failure. The RAID facility on this board provides RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID JBOD, and RAID 5.

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