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M/b for lga775 conroe & dual core ready intel pentium-d processor
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USER'S MANUAL
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VIA P4M890 Chipset
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VIA VT8237R Plus Chipset
M/B For LGA775 Conroe & Dual Core Ready
Intel Pentium-D Processor
NO. G03-P4M9AP-FR211
Rev:2.0
Release date: September 2006
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* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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  • Page 1 USER'S MANUAL VIA P4M890 Chipset & VIA VT8237R Plus Chipset M/B For LGA775 Conroe & Dual Core Ready Intel Pentium-D Processor NO. G03-P4M9AP-FR211 Rev:2.0 Release date: September 2006 Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are...
  • Page 2 Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENT USER’S NOTICE ..............................iii MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ......................iii COOLING SOLUTIONS............................iii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF VIA P4M890 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARD FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD.......................1 SPECIFICATION ..........................2 PERFORMANCE LIST ........................3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING..................4 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS .....................6 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING ..............6...

  • Page 4: User's Notice

    REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER. THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE VIA P4M890 CHIPSET MOTHER-BOARD AND WE DO ASSURE THIS MANUAL MEETS USER’S REQUIREMENT BUT WILL CHANGE, CORRECT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction Of Via P4M890 Chipset Motherboard

    Introduction of VIA P4M890 Chipset Motherboards 1-1 Feature of motherboard The VIA P4M890 chipset motherboard series are designed for the innovative 65nm and 90nm Dual-Core Intel® Pentium® D Processor 8 and 9 Series, Intel® Pentium® D Processor, and Intel® Core 2 Duo® (Code Name: Conroe) Processor with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology.

  • Page 6: Specification

    Spec Description ∗ ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 29.5 x 21cm Design ∗ VIA P4M890 North Bridge Chipset Chipset ∗ VIA VT8237R Plus South Bridge Chipset ∗ Support Intel Pentium 4, Celeron D, Pentium D, and Core 2...

  • Page 7: Performance List

    1-3 Performance List The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users (the different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) Performance Test Report CPU:...

  • Page 8: Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting

    ATX 12V Connector CPU Socket mPGA775 SFAN3 CPU FAN PS2 KB/Mouse Port ATX Power Connector DDR2 Socket x2 USB Port/ LAN Connector VIA P4M890 USB Port SFAN1 ATA 133 IDE Audio Connector Connector (IDE1, IDE2) USB Power On Jumper (JP3) Optional VIA...
  • Page 9 Jumpers Jumper Name Description Page CMOS RAM Clear JBAT 3-pin Block USB Power On Enable/Disabled 3-pin Block USB Power On Enable/Disabled 3-pin Block Connectors Connector Name Description Page ATXPWR Power Connector 24-pin Block P.21 ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector 8-pin Block P.22 PS2KBMS PS/2 Mouse &...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware installation 2-1 Hardware installation Steps Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps: 1. Check motherboard jumper setting 2. Install CPU and Fan 3. Install System Memory (DIMM) 4. Install Expansion cards 5. Connect IDE and Floppy cables, Front Panel /Back Panel cable 6.

  • Page 11: Install Cpu

    (2) USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP3 1-2 closed USB Power On Disable 2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled (Default) USB Power On Setting (3) USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP2 1-2 closed USB Power On Disable 2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled (Default) USB Power On Setting 2-3 Install CPU...

  • Page 12: About Intel Pentium4 Lga 775 Cpu

    Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices. LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish the relationship between the various components.

  • Page 13: Lga 775 Cpu Installation Guide

    2-3-3 LGA 775 CPU Installation Guide Socket Preparation Opening the socket: Note: Apply pressure to the corner with right hand thumb while opening/closing the load lever, otherwise lever can bounce back like a “mouse trap” and WILL cause bent contacts (when loaded) Socket Load Plate Open...
  • Page 14 Visually inspect for bent contacts (Recommend at least 1stpass visual inspection) NOTE: Refer to the Handling and Inspection Module for 1stand 2ndpass inspection details. NOTE: Glove images are for illustrative purposes only. Please consult local safety guidelines for specific requirements NOTE: Recommend not to hold the load plate as a lever, instead hold at tab with left hand, removing the PnP cap with right hand...
  • Page 15 775-Land Package Removal Open the Load Plate/Lever with both hands: With left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from LGA775 Socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal. Pick up 775-land LGA package: By Vacuum Pen: Place a minimum 9-mm cup at approximately the center of IHS.
  • Page 16 Visually inspect socket contact array 1. First Pass Inspection Scan socket contact array at varying angles noting the presence of any foreign material If foreign material can’t be blown off by compressed air, or mechanical damage (Mode1 or 4) observed, reject the motherboard for further evaluation or socket replacement. 2.
  • Page 17 NOTE: Thermal Solutions that come with IntelR boxed processor use pre-applied thermal interface material Apply Thermal Interface Material and not grease. Remove Heat Sink (HS) from packaging media Place HS onto the LGA775 Socket • Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to fan header •...
  • Page 18 Intel Reference Thermal Solution Disassembly Rotate fastener cap. turn to un-lock Pull up fastener cap to un-seat 12 Disconnect fan cable from motherboard header Turn fastener caps (4) counter-clock wise 90degrees to the un-locked position • A flat-bladed screwdriver may be used if required Pull up on fastener caps to unseat Manually remove HS with gentle twist motion.
  • Page 19 Remove the heatsink from the socket Gently push loose thermal interface material (TIM) to center of processor (pictures 2 and 3) Remove pieces with dry cloth (picture 4) Wipe with dry, lint-free cloth to remove most of the material (picture 5) Wet another lint-free cloth with isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and wipe to clean remaining material (picture 6) Be careful to remove material from gaps between processor and load plate...
  • Page 20 Replacing Damaged Fasteners • To prevent damage, avoid setting the thermal solution with the prongs down − Set on heatsink side or with fan down • The plastic fasteners on the heatsink can be replaced. − Use Shop Intel to order spare fasteners −...
  • Page 21 Damaged. Attempts to straighten not recommended Tilt to remove Replacing Fasteners • To replace the fastener − Start with the white prong − Note the “keying” notch feature − Tilt the prong to insert into the heatsink leg. − Holding the white prong without bending it, push the black pin on from the bottom until you hear a single “click”...

  • Page 22: Install Memory

    Click Note: The black pin and white prong will only “snap” on in one orientation -Check to ensure the black pin is rotated properly for installation with the slot perpendicular to the heatsink 2-4 Install Memory This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) sides for DDR memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum memory size of 2.0GB DDR SDRAM.

  • Page 23: Expansion Card

    2-5 Expansion Cards WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. 2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers.

  • Page 24: Pci Express Slot

    2-5-3 PCI Express Slot This motherboard provides one 16-lane PCI Express slot which offers 4Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction intended for Video Graphics Array. VGA Signal Output PCI-E x1 Slot PCI-E x16 of full bandwidth 32-bit PCI slot IMPORTANT! To install the single PCI EXPRESS x16 interface supported VGA card to get the full speed of x16 bandwidth in the PCI EXPRESS x16 slot as being marked above.

  • Page 25: Connectors, Headers

    2-6 Connectors, Headers 2-6-1 Connectors (1) Power Connector (24-pin block) : ATXPWR24P ATX Power Supply connector. This is a new defined 24-pins connector that usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
  • Page 26 (2) ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin block) : ATX12V This is a new defined 8-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply. The ATX Power Supply which fully support Intel Core 2 Duo processor must implement this connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for system.
  • Page 27 Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives. Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1 This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
  • Page 28 • Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the “Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”. • For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk.

  • Page 29: Headers

    2-6-2 Headers MIC Header for Front Panel (9-pin): JAUDIO This header connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable. Without install the cable, this header default setting is 5-6 short, 9-10 short. When you install the cable you have take off these jumpers. AUDIO Pin 1 Line-Out, MIC Headers...
  • Page 30 Power switch: PWR BTN This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the system. SPEAK PWRLED Pin 1 Pin 1 JW_FP Pin 1 System Case Connections (8) FAN Headers (3-pin) : SFAN1, SFAN2, CPUFAN These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different.
  • Page 31 (10) IR infrared module Headers (5-pin) : IR This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. Pin 1 IR infrared module Headers (11) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female): PARALLEL The On-board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP.

  • Page 32: Starting Up Your Computer

    2-7 Starting Up Your Computer 1. After all connection are made, close your computer case cover. 2. Be sure all the switch are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to proper position, usually in-put voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on your country’s voltage used.

  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Introducing Bios

    Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer, the BIOS program gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization.

  • Page 34: The Main Menu

    3-3 The Main Menu Once you enter Award ® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from fourteen setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

  • Page 35: Standard Cmos Features

    Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values these are setting for optimal performances system operations for performance use. Load Standard Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the stable performance system operation that are factory settings for normal use.

  • Page 36: Advanced Bios Features

    Time The time format is <hour><minute><second>. Primary Master/Primary Slave Secondary Master/Secondary Slave Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<–> to select Manual, None, Auto type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category.
  • Page 37 Anti-Virus Protection Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep. Disabled (default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

  • Page 38: Advanced Chipset Features

    Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you hold the key down. The settings are: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30. Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before is begins to repeat the keystroke. The settings are 250, 500, 750, and 1000.

  • Page 39: Clock/Drive Control

    System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled. Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better system performance.

  • Page 40: Agp&P2P Bridge Control

    3-6-2 AGP & P2P Bridge Control CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software AGP Timing Settings AGP Aperture Size 128M Item Help AGP 2.0 Mode AGP Master 1 WS Write Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Enabled Menu Level >> VGA Share Memory Size 64M------ Direct Frame Buffer...

  • Page 41: Integrated Peripherals

    3-7 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals > VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help > VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter > Super IO Device Press Enter Init Display First PCIEX Menu Level > ↑↓→←...

  • Page 42: Via Onchip Pci Device

    OnChip IDE Channal0/Channel1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled. Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.

  • Page 43: Super Io Device

    3-7-3 Super IO Device CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software Onboard Super IO Function Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Item Help Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 VART Mode Select Normal Menu Level >> Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA...

  • Page 44: Power Management Setup

    3-8 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy saving while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled...

  • Page 45: Irq/Event Activility Detect

    3-8-1 IRQ/Event Activility Detect CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software Wake Up Events PS2KB Wakeup Select Hotkey Item Help PS2KB Wakeup From S3/S4/S5 Disabled PS2MS Wakeup From S3/S4/S5 Disabled USB Resume from S3 Enabled Menu Level >> VGA OFF LPT&COM LPT/COM HDD&FDD...

  • Page 46: Miscellaneous Control

    3-9 Miscellaneous Control 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 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 47: Irq Resources

    3-9-1 IRQ Resources CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software IRQ Resources Item Help IRQ3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ5 assigned to PCI Device Menu Level >> IRQ7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ10 assigned to...

  • Page 48: Thermal Throttling Option

    3-11 Thermal Throttling Option CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software Miscellaneous Control CPU Thermal-Throttling Disabled CPU Thermal-Throttling Temp Item Help CPU Thermal-Throttling Duty 87.50% Beep Alarm Enabled Menu Level > ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults...
  • Page 49 NB Voltage This item allows you to select value of Voltage for North Bridge Chipset. LDT Voltage This item allows you to select value of Voltage for LDT. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power User Overclock Settings Current FSB Frequency 200MHZ PCIE Clock Item Help...
  • Page 50 Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power User Overclock Settings Current FSB Frequency 200MHZ Item Help Current DRAM Frequency 200MHZ CPU Voltage at Next Boot Default CPU Ratio at next boot Default MEM Clock at Next Boot Auto Menu Level > CPU Clock at next Boot NB Voltage 200MHZ...

  • Page 51: Password Settings

    3-13 Password Settings Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Password Settings Item Help Set Supervisor Password Press Enter Set User Password Press Enter Menu Level > ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them.

  • Page 52: Chapter 4 Driver & Free Program Installation

    START / click RUN / type X:\SETUP.EXE (assuming X is your CD-ROM drive). From MAGIC INSTALL MENU you may make 10 selections: VIA 4 IN 1 install VIA Service Pack 4 IN 1 driver install VIA P4M890 VGA Driver SOUND install ALC Audio Codec driver install VIA 10/100MB LAN Controller driver USB2.0...

  • Page 53: Via 4 In 1 Install Via Service Pack 4 In 1 Driver

    4-1 VIA 4 IN 1 Install VIA Service Pack 4 IN 1 Driver * The path of the file is X:\VIA\DRIVER\SETUP.EXE IDE : VIA ATAPI VENDOR SUPPORT DRIVER IS USED TO FIXED COMPATIBILITY ISSUE FOR IDE DEVICES AGPVXD : VIA AGPVXD DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED, IF YOU ARE USING AN AGP VGA CARD, VIAGART.VXD WILL PROVIDE SERVICE ROUTINES TO YOUR VGA DRIVER AND INTERFACE DIRECTLY TO HARDWARE, PROVIDING FAST GRAPHIC ACCESS...

  • Page 54: Vga Install Via P4M890 Vga Driver

    4-2 VGA install VIA P4M890 VGA Driver For WINDOWS 9X/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP 1. Click VGA when MAGIC INSTALL MENU 2. Click NEXT When VIA/S3G UniChrome appears Family Display driver setup Appears Click Finish to Restart Computer 4-3 SOUND install VIA AC97’ Codec Audio Driver 1.

  • Page 55: Lan Install Via Lan Controller Driver

    Click Finish and Restart Windows Click Start→Program→Viny Deck→Viny Deck. Then Viny Deck Windows appears Speaker configuration setting 6. 2-ch Speaker position test Note: The path of the file For WIN98/NT4.0/WIN2K/XP is X:\CODEC\VIACODEC\SETUP.EXE Note: In Win2K/WinME users have to click Control Panel\System\Device Manager\ DVD\CD-ROM drives to Enabled digital CD Audio for the CD-ROM Device when use the SPDIF-Out digital signal.

  • Page 56: Pc-Health Install Myguard Hardware Monitor Utility

    PC-HEALTH Install MyGuard Hardware monitor Utility 1. Click PC-HEALTH when MAGIC INSTALL 2. Click Next when Install shield wizard Window MENU appears appears, Choose destination location and click Next, when the start copy file windows appear, click next 3. Select Finish after setup complete 4.

  • Page 57: Pc-Cillin Install Pc-Cillin2006 Anti-Virus Program

    4-6 PC-CILLIN Install PC-CILLIN 2006 Anti-virus program Click PC-CILLIN when MAGIC INSTALL Please select “Install program” when the MENU appears "Trend Micro internet security" installshield wizard windows appears This is license agreement, select "I Accept Click NEXT or choose Change to change the the terms"...

  • Page 58: Usb2.0

    4-7 USB2.0 Install VIA USB2.0 DEVICE DRIVER Click USB2.0 when MAGIC INSTALL When USB2.0 Setup Program Appear, Click MENU Appear NEXT Note: Please Install Microsoft Service Pack 1 in Windows XP OS Before you Install VIA USB2.0 Device Driver. Select Install USB Driver and Click NEXT 4.

  • Page 59: Sata Install Via Serial Ata

    4-8 SATA Install VIA Serial ATA Click SATA when MAGIC INSTALL When license agreement appear, choose I MENU appears agree and click NEXT Select you want to install driver Review install driver and utility component, then click NEXT The Following information to show installing Click Finish and restart your computer status and Click Next Making SATA HDD driver diskette before Install WindowsXP/2000...

  • Page 60: How To Disable On-Board Sound

    How to make a SATA HDD driver diskette? STEP 1: Insert the formatted diskette in floppy drive on a system which can start OS. STEP 2: After booting OS insert the bundle CD in your CD-ROM STEP 3: Copy all the files from \VIA\VIASATA\DriverDisk to floppy diskette Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows XP or Windows 2000 on your System.

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