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FCC Information and Copyright
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a
Class B digital device, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are
designed to provide reas onable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. T his equipment generates , uses and c an radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions , may c ause harmful interference to radio c ommunications .
There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation.
The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respec t to the
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merchantability or fitness for any purpos e. Further the vendor reserves the
right to revis e this publication and to make c hanges to the contents here
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and we will not be respons ible for any mistakes found in this user's manual.
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  • Page 1 FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed to provide reas onable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction........3 P4VTG Features............3 Package Checklist..........5 Layout of P4VTG..........6 Components of P4VTG.........7 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation......8 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......8 M emory M odules ..........9 Jumpers, Headers, Connectors, & Slots ....9 Award BIOS beep code ........15 Troubleshooting...........15...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION P4VTG F EATURES A. Hardware Supports Socket 478. Supports Intel Pentium 4 Processo r. Supports Intel Pentium 478-pin Prescott CPU 533FSB with 1024KB L2 Cache Celeron D (533 FSB with 256KB L2 Cache) 800 FSB with 1024KB L2 Cache up to 3.2GHz.
  • Page 4 Supports ACPI power management On Board AC’97 Sound Code c Chip: C-Media CMI9761A Compliant with AC’97 Version 2.3 specification. Meet with Microsoft PC2001 requirements. Supports 6 channels. Supports stereo microphone. Se rial ATA Integrated in South Bridge VT8237 Supports RAID 0, RAID 1. Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports, Compliant with SATA 1.0 spec.

  • Page 5: Package Checklist

    ACKAGE HECKLIST FDD Cable x 1 HDD Cable x 1 User’s Manual x 1 Fully Setup Driver CD x 1 USB 2.0 Cable x1 (optional) Serial ATA Cable x 2 (optional) S/PDIF Out Cable x 1 (optional) Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x 1...

  • Page 6: Layout Of P4Vtg

    P4VTG AYOUT OF Note: ● represents the 1 pin.

  • Page 7: Components Of P4Vtg

    P4VTG OMPONENTS OF Back Panel Connectors L. USB Connector Power Source (JUSBV2) B. JUSBV1: Power Source Selection for M. Front USB Header (JUSB4) JUSB1 & PS/2 keyboard/mouse. C. Accelerated Graphics Port Slot N. Clear CMOS Jumper (JCMOS1) (AGP1) D. Front Panel Audio Header O.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) ENTRAL ROCESSING Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 2: Look for the white dot/cut edge. The white dot/cut edge should point wards the lever pivot.

  • Page 9: Memory Modules

    EMORY ODULES Supports up to 2 DDR devices. Supports 266/333/400 MHz DDR devices. Maximum memory size is up to 2 GB. DIMM Socket Total Memory Size DDR Module Location (MB) DIMM1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 Max is 2 GB. DIMM2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DDR M odule installation 1.
  • Page 10 expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. Accelerated Graphics Port Slot: AGP1 Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance, especially with 3D graphics.
  • Page 11 Front Panel Audio Out Heade r: JAUDIO1 This connector allows user to connect the front audio out put headers on the PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. JAUDIO1 Assignment Assignment Mic in/center Ground Mic power/Bass Audio power Right line out/Speaker...
  • Page 12 Front Panel Conne ctor: JPANEL1 This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions. PWR_ LED ON/OFF JPANEL1 HLED Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 2 Sleep control...
  • Page 13 Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1 By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. JCMOS1 Assignment Normal Operation (Def ault). Pin 1-2 close Clear CMOS data.
  • Page 14 CO M2 Heade r: JCO M2-He ade r (O ptional) This header allows user to connect additional serial cable on the PC back panel. It can be used to connect serial devices, for example, mouse or modem. JCOM2-Header Assignment Assignment RIN1 RIN3 DOUT2...

  • Page 15: Award Bios Beep Code

    BIOS WARD BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep f ollowed by two short Video card not f ound or video card beeps memory bad High-low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system No error found during POST boot-up Long beeps ev ery other second...

  • Page 16: Warpspeeder

    WARPSPEEDER™ CHAPTER 3: NTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage.
  • Page 17 2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” checkbox is checked, the Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish”...
  • Page 18 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels: 1. T ray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility.
  • Page 19 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not.
  • Page 20 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure.
  • Page 21 O ve rclock Panel contains the 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 when the ov erclocking percentage is ov er 110 %. We strongly recommend you verify ev ery speed you overclock by click the Verify button.
  • Page 22 execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog’s setting. “Verify button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will proceed a testing for current frequency.
  • Page 23 hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also get the mainboard’s BIOS model and the Version number of [WarpSpeeder™] utility. Note: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide these features to separate panels.
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  • Page 25 P4VTG BIOS Setup BIOS Setup..................1 1 Main Menu..................... 3 2 Standard CMOS Features ................6 3 Advanced BIOS Features................9 4 Advanced Chipset Features................12 5 Integrated Peripherals .................. 16 6 Power Management Setup ................20 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ................25 8 PC Health Status ..................

  • Page 26: Bios Setup

    P4VTG 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 27 P4VTG 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 28: Main Menu

    P4VTG 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 29 P4VTG 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 30 P4VTG 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 31: Standard Cmos Features

    P4VTG 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 32 P4VTG 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 33 P4VTG 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 34: Advanced Bios Features

    P4VTG BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup Boot Seq and 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 35 P4VTG BIOS Setup Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Shadow Setup Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution.
  • Page 36 P4VTG BIOS Setup The Choices: 6 (default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30. Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke. The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000. Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.

  • Page 37: Advanced Chipset Features

    P4VTG 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 38 P4VTG BIOS Setup 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: 2T, 3T, 4T (default), 5T.
  • Page 39 P4VTG BIOS Setup 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. The Choices: Auto (default), Manual.
  • Page 40 P4VTG BIOS Setup Selecting the “Enabled” option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh which can improve system performance. However, any programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

  • Page 41: Integrated Peripherals

    P4VTG 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:...
  • Page 42 P4VTG BIOS Setup The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4. Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver).
  • Page 43 P4VTG BIOS Setup 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. If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
  • Page 44 P4VTG BIOS Setup Game Port Address Game Port I/O Address. The Choices: 201 (default), 209, Disabled. Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I/O Address. The Choices: 330 (default), 300, Disabled. Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use.

  • Page 45: Power Management Setup

    P4VTG 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 46 P4VTG BIOS Setup There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min. Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s.
  • Page 47 P4VTG BIOS Setup synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Initial display power management signaling. MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ, which can be applied in MODEM use.
  • Page 48 P4VTG BIOS Setup Chassis Open Warning This item allows you to enable or disable the chassis open warning beep sound. The Choices: Disabled (default), Disabled. IRQ/Event Activity Detect If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “IRQ/Event Activity Detect” label and...
  • Page 49 P4VTG BIOS Setup PowerOn by PCI Card When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON state. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Modem Ring Resume The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled. RTC Alarm Resume When “Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock)

  • Page 50: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    P4VTG 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 51 P4VTG BIOS Setup The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources controlled by function. Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non-PnP ISA add-on cards.
  • Page 52 P4VTG BIOS Setup controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus. Unless you have the above situation, you should disable this option. Disabled(default) Disables the function. Enabled Enables the function. Assign IRQ For VGA This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA.

  • Page 53: Pc Health Status

    P4VTG BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set the shutdown temperature of the CPU in order not to be damaged by the overheated temperature. When this function is enabled, the system will automatically shutdown if the CPU temperature reaches the shutdown temperature.
  • Page 54 P4VTG BIOS Setup Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current CPUFAN speed. Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.

  • Page 55: Frequency Control

    P4VTG BIOS Setup 9 Frequency Control Figure 9. Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio The Choices: 8 X (default), 9X, 10X, 11X, 12X, 13X, 14 X, 15X, 16X, 17X, 18X, 19X, 20 X, 21 X, 22 X, 23 X. CPU Vcore This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Regulator.
  • Page 56 P4VTG BIOS Setup The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. CPU Clock This item allows you to select CPU Host Clock. The Choices: 100MHz (Min) (default) ~ 132MHz (Max). If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system.

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