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Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement
PM800 Series 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: Package Contents
COM Port & Game Port Bracket (optional) SPDIF & FRONT AUDIO Port Bracket (optional) SATA Power cord (optional) SATA Cable (optional) Installation and Setup Driver CD PM800 Series User Manual Symbols Attention … Following the procedures … Troubleshooting … Please refer to …... -
Page 3: Operating System
Supports Socket 478 Intel Pentium ® ® (Willamette/ Northwood/ Prescott) Processor User Manual Enabling Hyper-Threading for your computer system requires ALL of the following components CPU: An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology ® ® Chipset: An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology ®... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............ 1 ......................1 NTRODUCTION ......................2 PECIFICATION ................... 6 UICK ONTENT ABLE ....................... 7 ONFIGURATION Layout of PM800 PRO-1394................7 Layout of PM800 PRO ..................8 Layout of PM800....................9 ..................10 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation ................. -
Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started
Processors with a FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of 400/ 533/ 800 MHz. The PM800 series provide 2 DIMM sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total capacity of up to 2GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100) DDR SDRAM. -
Page 6: Specification
PM800 Series Specification CPU: ® Supports Socket 478 Pentium 4 processor Supports Hyper-Threading Technology Speed: 400/ 533/ 800 MHz Front Side Bus frequencies 33 MHz, 32 bit PCI interface (PCI 2.2 compliant) 66 MHz AGP 3.0 compliant interface that supports 8X/ 4X data transfer modes (only supports 0.8V/ 1.5V) -
Page 7: Flash Memory
PM800 Series BUS Slots: AGP slot (8X/ 4X, 1.5V or 0.8v) x 1 PCI bus slot x 3 Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function: Monitors CPUFAN/ CHASFAN Speeds Monitors system Voltage Infrared: Supports IrDA Version 1.0 SIR Protocol with a maximum baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps Supports SHARP ASK-IR Protocol with maximum baud rate of up to 57600 bps AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard:... - Page 8 PM800 Series IEEE 1394 Serial Bus: (only for PM800 PRO-1394) Supports two IEEE 1394 ports for 1394 interface devices Supports 400/ 200/ 100 Mbps serial date rates Onboard Video Graphic Acceleration: Supports 2D Acceleration Supports 3D Acceleration Supports Video Acceleration ®...
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Page 9: Watch Dog Timer
PM800 Series Supports Serial ATA 150 MB/sec transfers Supports RAID 0 or RAID 1 software with this controller BIOS: Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Supports APM1.2 Supports ACPI2.0 power management Watch Dog Timer: This mainboard contains a special feature called the “Watch Dog Timer” which is used to detect when the system is unable to handle over-clocking configurations during the POST stage. -
Page 10: Quick Content Table
PM800 Series Quick Content Table Function Content Location Page CPU Socket 478 DDR DIMM Slots DIMM 1、2 ATX Power Connector ATX_ PWR、ATX_12V Connectors SATA 、 IDE1/2、SATA1/2 Connectors FDC Connector AGP Slot PCI Slots PCI 1、2、3 CPU FAN、Chassis FAN、 CPUFAN、CHASFAN、AUXFAN Auxiliary FAN Front Panel Indicator SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER... -
Page 11: Configuration
PM800 Series Configuration Layout of PM800 PRO-1394 Layout of PM800 PRO-1394 KB/MS CPUFAN Socket 478 PRT/COM/VGA IDE1 IDE2 ATX_PWR ATX_12V USB/LAN PM800 AUXFAN VT6103 GAME PORT COM2 PCI1 VT8237 BIOS Winbond W83697HF PCI2 BAT1 VT6307 PCI3 Codec PWRLED SPEAKER CHASFAN... -
Page 12: Layout Of Pm800 Pro
PM800 Series Layout of PM800 PRO KB/MS CPUFAN Socket 478 PRT/COM/VGA IDE1 IDE2 ATX_PWR ATX_12V USB/LAN PM800 AUXFAN VT6103 GAME PORT COM2 PCI1 VT8237 BIOS Winbond W83697HF PCI2 BAT1 PCI3 Codec PWRLED SPEAKER CHASFAN FRONT AUDIO IrDA USB1 USB2 SPDIF1 CD-IN... -
Page 13: Layout Of Pm800
PM800 Series Layout of PM800 KB/MS CPUFAN Socket 478 PRT/COM/VGA IDE1 IDE2 ATX_PWR ATX_12V PM800 AUXFAN GAME PORT COM2 PCI1 VT8237 BIOS Winbond W83697HF PCI2 BAT1 PCI3 Codec PWRLED SPEAKER CHASFAN FRONT AUDIO IrDA USB1 USB2 SPDIF1 CD-IN CASE OPEN... -
Page 14: Hardware Installation
PM800 Series 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 your system components. CPU Processor Installation ® ® This mainboard supports Intel Pentium 4 processors using a Socket 478. -
Page 15: Memory Installation
PM800 Series AN Headers Three power headers are available for cooling fans, which play an important role in maintaining the ambient temperature in your system. KB /M S CP U FAN +12V US B Sensor Ground Socket 478 P RT /C O M /V G A... -
Page 16: Ram Module Installation
PM800 Series RAM Module Installation: 1. Pull the white plastic tabs on each side of the slot away from the slot. 2. Match the notch on the button of the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot. -
Page 17: Back Panel Configuration
PM800 Series Back Panel Configuration (Optional) (Print Port) PS/2 Parallel Port Port Mouse Mic In Line In Speaker Out COM1 PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse connector and PS/2 Keyboard connector. The pin... -
Page 18: Front Panel Indicator: Sw/Led、Pwrled、Speaker
Mice, modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port. Video Graphics Array Conn.: VGA The PM800 series has built in video facilities. Your monitor attaches directly to the VGA connector on this mainboard. Audio Port Connectors... - Page 19 PM800 Series Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKE R HD LED (Hard Drive LED Header) This connec tor can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case. The L ED will flic during disk activity. This disk activity only applies to those IDE drives directly attached to the system board.
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Page 20: Connectors
PM800 Series Connectors Floppy Disk Connector: FDC This mainboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy diskettes. This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables provided in the packaging. Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1-2、SATA1-2 This mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports PIO Mode 4, DMA mode, Ultra ATA 66/ 100/ 133. -
Page 21: Headers & Jumpers
PM800 Series Headers & Jumpers Front USB Headers: USB1/ USB2 You can connect the USB Bracket to the USB1/ USB2 header. The mainboard supports up to eight USB devices including four on the back panel. 5VSB 5VSB DATA_A- DATA_B- DATA_A+... - Page 22 PM800 Series Infrared Header: IrDA This IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared and is used to attach to an infrared sensing device. After the IrDA interface is configured, you can use this connector for connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops and PDAs.
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Page 23: Jp1
PM800 Series Case Open Warning Header: CASE OPEN This connector is used to notify the user when the computer case has been previously opened. To configure this functionality, your computer case must be equipped with a “ case open” cable which you need to attach to the CASE OPEN header. -
Page 24: Audio Connectors
PM800 Series Audio Connectors This mainboard provides three connectors as part of its audio Subsystem. Ground SPD_OUT SPDIF Left In Ground Ground Right In CD-IN Ground MIC_VREF Front out_R Rear out_R DI M M 1 Front out_L Rear out_L DI M M 2... -
Page 25: Slots
PM800 Series Slots The slots in this mainboard are designed for expansion cards used to complement and enhance the functionality of the mainboard. PCI Slots AGP Slot DI M M 1 DI M M 2 AGP Slot: AGP This mainboard is equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) that supports AGP 3.0 (8X/ 4X, 1.5v or 0.8V) AGP cards. -
Page 26: Chapter 2. Bios Setup
PM800 Series 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 27: Key Function
PM800 Series DRAM Support DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CPUs This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPUs. Key Function In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> and <PgDn>... -
Page 28: Main Menu
PM800 Series Main Menu When you enter the PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options. Use the left/right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and... - Page 29 PM800 Series Main Menu Setup Configuration Options Item Options Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically Date mm dd yyyy changes when you set the date. Time Hh: mm: ss Set the current time of the system.
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Page 30: Advanced Bios Features
PM800 Series Advanced BIOS Features Removable Device Priority Select removable device priority. Just like floppy, LS120, ZIP-100, USB-FDD and USB-ZIP. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select hard disk boot priority. CD-ROM Boot Priority Select CD-ROM boot priority. First /Second/Third Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device. -
Page 31: Boot Up Floppy Seek
PM800 Series Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks. Drives with 720KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80 tracks. -
Page 32: Typematic Rate Setting
PM800 Series Options: On (default) Numpad keys are number keys. Numpad keys are arrow keys. Typematic Rate Setting When “Enabled”, the “typematic rate” and “typematic delay” can be configured. Typematic Rate determines the keystroke repeat rate used by the keyboard controller.. -
Page 33: Dram Cas Latency
PM800 Series DRAM CAS Latency This item determines CAS Latency. When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from default value specified by the system designer. This field is adjustable only when “DRAM Timing” set to “Manual”. This field is locked when “DRAM Timing”... -
Page 34: System Bios Cacheable
PM800 Series AGP Driving Value While the AGP Driving Control option is set to “Manual”, it allows the user to set AGP Driving Value. Options: DA (default)、00~FF AGP Fast Write The AGP Fast Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card bypassing the system AGP 4X speed. -
Page 35: Reset Configuration Data
PM800 Series “NO”, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware), this option must be set to “NO”. Options: No (default)、Yes Reset Configuration Data Select “Enabled” to reset the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have installed a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot. - Page 36 PM800 Series CPU Host Frequency (MHz) This item displays the CPU Host Clock. You can set it from 100 to 233. The default depends on your CPU frequency. Default: By CPU speed DRAM Clock This item will automatic detect the DRAM Clock or allows you to select the DDR frequency. (DRAM speed = DRAM Clock * 2) Options: By SPD (default)、100 MHz、133 MHz、166 MHz、200 MHz...
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Page 37: Integrated Peripherals
PM800 Series Integrated Peripherals Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI slot or an AGP slot. Options: AGP (default)、PIC Slot OnChip IDE Device If you highlight the “OnChip IDE Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you to a... -
Page 38: Ide Hdd Block Mode
PM800 Series IDE Prefetch Mode The “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled” if the interface does not support prefetching. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled... -
Page 39: Onboard Lan Boot Rom
PM800 Series Onboard Lan Boot ROM Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Options: Enabled、Disabled (default) USB Controller This option should be enabled if your system has a USB port installed on the system board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller. -
Page 40: Ir Transmission Delay
PM800 Series IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enable/ disable IR transmission delay. This field only configurable if “UART Mode Select” is set to “ASKIR” or “IrDA”. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Select the transmission mode used by the IR interface. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous bi-directional transmission. -
Page 41: Power Management
PM800 Series Power Management The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation features as well as power-up/ power-down options. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system. -
Page 42: Hdd Power Down
PM800 Series 3. User Defined (default) Allows you to set each mode individually. When this option is enabled, the “suspend mode” time is configurable from 1 minute to 1 hour. The HDD Power Down, which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and includes a “disable” option. - Page 43 PM800 Series Wake Up Control If you highlight the “Wake Up Control” label and then press the enter key, it will display a submenu with the following options: PWRON After PWR-Fail This option determines whether you want to restart the system after a power failure. Select “On”, to boot the system whether or not the system was on before power failure.
- Page 44 PM800 Series PCI PME Wake Up When you select “Enabled”, a PME signal from any PCI card will awaken the system from suspend mode. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled. Ring Wake Up This option allows you to awaken the system upon receiving an incoming call a modem device. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled...
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Page 45: Hardware Monitor
PM800 Series Hardware Monitor Case Open Warning If this function is set to “Enabled” and the case had been previously opened, the system will automatically display alert messages on the screen when you power on your computer. If this function is set to “Disabled”, the system will not show alert messages when you power on your computer even if... -
Page 46: Load Defaults
PM800 Series Load Defaults Load System Default Settings Load System Default Settings. Load System turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings. Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries. -
Page 47: Exit Menu
PM800 Series Exit Menu Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. A confirmation message will be... -
Page 48: Chapter 3: Software Setup
PM800 Series Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform ® VIA 4 IN 1 Driver Windows 9X /ME /2000 /XP ® VIA LAN Driver Windows 9X /ME /2000 /XP ® VIA Audio Driver Windows 9X /ME /2000 /XP ®... - Page 49 PM800 Series 2. On the next screen, click the drivers that you want to install. 3. If you click the “VIA USB 2.0 Driver” from the screen in step 2, it will display the screen as left. (Please follow the description to complete the installation.)
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Page 50: Boot Device
PM800 Series boot device. ® Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows 2000/XP and you wish to boot from a drive attached to the SATA connector. 1. Copy the “VIA Serial ATA Driver” from the bundle CD Driver to a floppy disk. 【CD File Location Path =>... -
Page 51: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
PM800 Series 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 52 PM800 Series 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 53 PM800 Series 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.
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Page 54: Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup
PM800 Series Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup This appendix describes the installation procedures for 5.1 Channel Setup. Note that if your operating system is Windows 98/ ME/ 2000, go directly to step 3. 1. Beginning with the “Start” button, select Setting... - Page 55 PM800 Series “Options Properties”, then check “Rear Speaker” item and click OK. 5. Also on the “Front Speaker” screen, select “Options Advanced Controls”. 6. Next, click the “Advanced” button of the Front Speaker, then check the “Smart5.1 Enable”. 7. Finally, click the “Advanced” button of the Rear Speaker, then check the “Magic5.1 Enable”. This is the final step in configuring “Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect”.
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Page 56: Appendix Ii: Sata Raid 0/1 Setup
PM800 Series Appendix II: SATA RAID 0/1 Setup Introduction to RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) RAID technology is a sophisticated disk management system that manages multiple disk drives, enhancing I/O performance and providing redundancy in order to prevent the loss of data in case any of the individual disks fail. - Page 57 PM800 Series 1. The “Create Array” option will allow you to initialize a RAID array. Choose the “Create Array” on the main screen and press <Enter>. The screen below will display. According to your needs, select “RAID 0 for performance” (striping), “RAID 1 for data protection” (mirroring) or “RAID SPAN for capacity”...
- Page 58 PM800 Series RAID 1 mode RAID 0 mode RAID SPAN mode The RAID 0 screen (above) contains the option, “Block Size 64K”. With this option you can manually select the block size for your array. However, we recommend that you to select the “64K” for optimal performance.
- Page 59 PM800 Series Array 1. You can delete an existing array with the “Delete Array” option on the main screen. Choose the “Delete Array” option and press <Enter>. Then press the <Enter> key once again and the system will mark all the existing SATA devices with an asterisk (as shown below in the bottom section).
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Page 60: Serial Number View
PM800 Series Serial Number View You can choose the “Serial Number View” to view the serial number of the serial ATA device. The serial number is assigned to the device by the manufacturer. VIA RA ID Tool (VIA Raid Tool icon The VIA RAID Tool allows the user to configure and monitor RAID arrays from the Windows environment.