Page 1
P4 Mainboard P4 Mainboard P4 Mainboard P4 Mainboard S S S S e e e e ries Manual ries Manual ries Manual ries Manual SOCKET 478 DDR M-ATX Mainboard P4M2 P4M2- - - - MVB P4M2 P4M2 P4M2 P4M2- - - - MIB P4M2 P4M2 P4XE- - - - MVB...
Page 2
User’s Notice Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any trans- formation adaptation without prior written permission from the copyright hold- ers.
Page 5
Introduction
The P4 Mainboard Series Page 5...
Page 6
2 fan connectors as well as CD-IN and AUX-IN connectors. 1.2.2. The P4 Mainboard Models There are three models in P4 series: The P4M2-MVB, P4M2-MIB and the P4XE-MVB. The differences between the models are listed below. Model...
Page 7
0 to 90% non-condensing Altitude: 0 to 10 000 feet Processor ® The mainboards support Socket 478 Intel Pentium™ 4 CPUs. Chipsets Model P4M2-MVB / P4M2-MVB P4XE-MVB Chipset Northbridge VIA P4M266 VIA P4X266E Southbridge VIA VT8233A VIA VT8233A I/O Chipset...
Page 8
ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) Two USB ports. One external DB-9 serial port connector: COM 1(UART). One VGA Port (for the P4M2-MIB and P4M2-MVB) One SPP/ECP/EPP DB-25 parallel port. One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port. One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port.
Page 9
Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices. The P4XE and P4M2 mainboards support ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives. PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 16.6MB/sec.).
Page 10
Introduction Wake-On-LAN Ready The Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function. The 5V SB power source of your power supply must be at least 720mA.
Hardware Installation
!#$ The following is a checklist of all the expansion slots, jumpers and connectors that should be configured on your mainboard before you can run your PC. Installation Checklist Expansion Slots and Sockets ®...
Page 12
Hardware Installation Installation Checklist (Continued) CN19 VGA Port VGA (for P4M2-MIB & P4M2-MVB) CN35 LAN Port LAN (only for P4M2-MVB) Speaker and Power LED Connector Power On/Off and Suspend Switch Connector. Standby LED Connector HDD LED Connector Reset Button Connector...
Page 13
Hardware Installation When the CPU is installed correctly push the lever back into place. Install a proper heat sink with cooling fan for proper heat dissi- pation. Failing to install a heat sink with cooling fan may cause over- heating which will burnout your CPU and damage your mainboard. CPU Socket 478 Supports Pentium Pin 1...
Page 14
Hardware Installation ,'
,7 :'0'
%!=00'*
4!
23 +&0
!
% "!&
% '
"!'0'
%!6
' *
4 :'0!
!'0,'*
4 ,0
00'%
(
0),0.()/,' 2.3.3. PCI Slots PCI Slots The P4 mainboards each come with three PCI slots. They are lo- cated on the left hand side of the board. Both PCI and PCI expan- sion cards may require IRQ’s.
Page 15
Hardware Installation !
#
Floppy Disk Connector (FDC) 2.4.1. Floppy Disk Connector (FDC) Pin 1 Connector: CN 8 Type: 34 pin block The FDD connector can support two Floppy drives. It is located at the front of the mainboard. To connect, use the ribbon-cable that has been provided.
Page 16
Hardware Installation 2.4.4. ATX Power Supply Connectors (CN15-D optional) Connector: CN 15-A/ CN15-B/ CN15-D Type: 20 pin block/2x2 12V/1x4 AUX12V The P4 mainboards each come with three onboard power supply connectors labeled from CN15-A, CN15-B and CN-15D. CN15-A and CN15-B are regular ATX12V power supply connectors.
Page 17
Hardware Installation ATX Power Supply Connectors CN15-D CN15-B Pin 1 Pin 1 CN15-A Pin 1 2.4.5. CD-IN/AUX-IN Connector Connector: CN 21 (CD-IN/ CN 45 (AUX-IN) Type: 4 pin un-housed The P4 mainboards have one CD-IN connector and one AUX-IN connector . The CD-IN connector is used to connect the CD ROM audio out and allows the system to receive audio input from the CD ROM.
Page 19
Hardware Installation System Panel and LED Connectors PW SL 2.5.1 PW: Power On/Off and External Suspend Switch Connector The Power On/Off connector has two functions. It can be the Power Switch or Suspend Switch of your PC system. You can either choose “Delay 4 Sec” or “Instant OFF”...
Hardware Installation 2.5.4. Reset Button Connector If you connect this connector, you will be able to reset you computer by press- ing the reset button at the front of the chassis.
SPEAKER +5V DC No Con- No Con- Speaker nector nector Signal...
Page 21
(The USB cable is not included USB 1 with the mainboard). 2.7.6. VGA Connector (only for P4M2-MVB) Connector: CN 19 Type: 15 pin female. Connect your VGA monitor adapter to this connector.
Page 22
Hardware Installation 2.7.7. Audio/Game Port Connector Connector: CN 18 Type: 15 pin female The Game/MIDI port connector is a dual purpose connector. It can either be used to connect a joystick to the computer for game participation, or it can be used to attach an external MIDI device.
Page 23
Hardware Installation 2.9.1. JP1: Keyboard Power Type: 3 pin Default: Pin 1 and Pin 2 Short Some keyboards may not follow standard specifications. If you find you are having problems with your keyboard, change the settings on Pin 2 and Pin 3. This might help you to solve the problem.
Page 24
Managing The PC BIOS &-
.! #
%' Once you have installed the mainboard you still need to setup the BIOS before you can run your PC. The EEPROM on the mainboard stores the AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, which allows you to configure your system. When you want to configure or make any changes to the configuration of your system BIOS you must run the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.
Managing The PC BIOS Navigation Keys You will notice a legend bar at the bottom of the main menu. The keys in this legend bar show you how to navigate through the setup menus. The table be- low lists the control keys with their corresponding functions: -
...
Page 26
Managing The PC BIOS /94
0(
",'
!
.77!!/ 'A0A;; $, .77/ *7 57*
' $!
E
2*; # F $! EB
F &
!A
A $0
!
EB
F !
0
'! $0
! EB
F ( A*
4 B
+,,!
',, EF = )(9=)( 8
( 4
! ;< 2
! * <
! ; < Drive A /B The P4 mainboard series can support up to two floppy disk drives.
Page 27
Managing The PC BIOS Monitors Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA , EGA/VGA SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On...
Page 28
Managing The PC BIOS Virus Warning When you enable the virus warning you will receive a warning message when- ever a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. If you receive such a message you should immediately run an anti-virus program.
Page 29
Managing The PC BIOS Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. This field is toggled between On or Off. When it is on the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling the cursor operations. When it is off the numeric keypad controls cursor operations and does not generate numbers.
Page 30
Managing The PC BIOS & -#%
/94
0(
",' 4"!
:(
&0-9&
E
F $, ()@4 &
E
F &"@&$4'&
E
F
'
! EF !4$8&0 EF =4$8&0 EF =:(
&0 EF ! E
F =)(
!? E
F +4(&
E
F +4 &0
E
F The last three options : “=)(
!?HAI+4(&
H
I+4 &0
H
'''#
%'
9
80 Dram Clock Drive Control This field allows you to select the FSB and DRAM frequency.
Page 31
Managing The PC BIOS DRAM Timing This field enables/disables you from selecting the values for following six fields manually. These (six) fields determine the DRAM read/write timing. If you select By SPD then those fields will be automatically configured by the system BIOS.
Page 32
Managing The PC BIOS CPU & PCI Bus Control When you select this field the following menu will appear:
23(4$8&
8',"! &"@&$4'&
&"&$64'%% E
F $, &$
;66 E
F
' &$!
0
EF CPU to PCI Write Buffer If enabled, writes from the CPU to the PCI bus will be buffered so that the CPU will not have to wait until the write is completed before starting another write cycle.
Page 33
Managing The PC BIOS FB Page Close Prediction If this field is enabled the FB DRAM pages that are no longer needed in the tiling address mode will be automatically closed. &/!"
%
/94
0(
",' ()
"
' =$(8
&,$0 E
F $, =$(8
&,&$0 E
F
' ',$80 E
F $
,!+...
Page 34
Managing The PC BIOS IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE pre-fetching for faster drive access. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface which does not support pre-fetching set this field to 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 four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface sup- ports.
Page 35
Managing The PC BIOS
23(4$8&
8',"! ',$80 8
+&&
E
F $, 8
E+59$:D F
' 8
E+59$:DF "(:
0 EBF @:2A2(0 A
@$:
! % @":',2
$:3:22 @"$:
E59$:DF 8
EF
EF @
0 EF @&
"
( E;F )( E;F
( E;F
$:D UART Mode Select Your system may offer a variety of infrared modes on the second serial port.
Page 36
Managing The PC BIOS Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine the I/O address and the IRQ for the on- board parallel port. The default settings are adequate and should not give you any problems. If they do you can try to change them. Onboard Parallel Mode This field allows you to select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port.
Page 37
Managing The PC BIOS &0
" % /94
0(
",'
)% " (&$+'
0
E
F $, (&$',
!, E.8/F
'
8,
E"%
F
EF ',
EF =8%%8,
E',
3G8%%F =8%%
E4
-0
F
8
"$:D EF %38%%!6:4B E$
38%%F 6:8B(%6:3+...
Page 38
Managing The PC BIOS )
**+
%,
!$-
$-
Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which the MODEM can use for Power Saving pur- poses. This mainboard has the ACPI feature designed on the board and it will “wake-up”...
Page 39
Managing The PC BIOS IRQ/Event Activity Detect When you press the "Enter" the following menu will appear:
23(4$8&
8',"! $:D9
(0!0 <46-',0 E<!F $, <46-',% * EF
' =)( E8++F @&8
E9&8
F @+ E8BF &$
E8++F 8
!&$& EF
9(B:' EF :&(:' EF @.%
/ @:'.77/ ;7;7;...
Page 40
Managing The PC BIOS 5> 6
8
A 0!
,
! %
,
-
23(4$8&
8',"! $:D(0!
!$B: E8BF $, $:D.&8
/ EF
' $:D .&8
/ E
F $:D*./ E
F...
Page 41
Managing The PC BIOS IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Some display cards are non-standard VGA cards (such as graphics accelerators and MPEG cards) which may not display color properly on your screen.
Page 42
Managing The PC BIOS Current CPU Temp. This field shows the current temperature for CPU 1. Current CPU FAN Speed This field shows you the present CPU Cooling FAN1 speed. Current Chassis FAN Speed This field shows you the present CPU Cooling FAN2 speed. Vcore This field and the files below show you the current system voltage Shutdown Temperature...
Page 45
Managing The PC BIOS 2. When "System" is selected in Security Option: When you turn on the PC system, it will request that you enter the Password. Without the correct password, the PC system will stop and the operating sys- tem won't be loaded.
Page 46
Appendix A
!
!
! The two connectors listed in the appendix are Manufacture Options i.e. boards that come with these connectors are Made-To-Order. An end user cannot add them on at a later date. If you are a reseller or a system inte- grator you must pre-order these items with the manufacturer.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the P4M2-MVB and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers