Table Of Contents - Biostar M7TDF Datasheet

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............................................................................... 7
Bus Clock .................................................................................................................... 7
REQUIRED BIOS DEFAULT SETTINGS.............................................. 8
BIOS FEATURES SETUP ......................................................................................... 8
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP .................................................................................. 8
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP............................................................................ 8
PnP / PCI CONFIGURATION ................................................................................... 9
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ................................................................................ 9
PC Health Statues...................................................................................................... 10
FUNCTIONALITY.................................................................................. 11
Setup Installation Test Of Operating System............................................................ 11
Basic On-board Function Test................................................................................... 11
MS-DOS Operating................................................................................................... 11
Windows ME Operating............................................................................................ 14
Windows2000 Operating........................................................................................... 22
Windows XP (Home Edition ) Operating ................................................................. 26
Windows XP (Professional ) Operating .................................................................... 27
Linux (Red Hat 7.2) Operating ................................................................................. 30
RELIABILITY TEST.............................................................................. 32
Motherboard General Information ............................................................................ 32
Burn-in Step .............................................................................................................. 32
OVER CLOCK TEST ............................................................................. 33
Windows Me (FSB:100 MHz) .................................................................................. 33
PERFORMANCE TEST ......................................................................... 34
Windows ME............................................................................................................. 34
Windows2000............................................................................................................ 35
Windows XP ............................................................................................................. 36
DDR vs SDRAM....................................................................................................... 37
HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY LIST ................................................ 38
CPU ........................................................................................................................... 38
CD-ROM................................................................................................................... 38
Camera Device .......................................................................................................... 39
DVD-ROM................................................................................................................ 39
Display Card.............................................................................................................. 39
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