User manual BIOSTAR P4M800-M7

[. . . ] Hardware Super I/O Chip: ITE IT8705AF Provides the most commonly used legacy super I/O functionality. Environment Control initiatives: H/W Monitor, Fan Speed Controller, ITE "Smart Guardian" function. 1 P4M800-M7 & P4M800-M7 A Onboard IDE Support 4 IDE disk drives. Supports PIO mode 5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 function. LAN Chip: RealTek RTL8100C (for P4M800-M7/P4M800-M7 A v1. 0) VIA VT6103L (for P4M800-M7 A v 7. 0) Supports 10/100 Mb/s auto-negotiation operation. [. . . ] Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website. The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly. 18 P4M800-M7 & P4M800-M7 A B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again. After confirmed, please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function. Power on the system again. 19 P4M800-M7 & P4M800-M7 A 4. 3 1. TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Contact technical support. Probable No power to the system at all Power light don't illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn on. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is spinning. System does not boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from optical drive. Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM, press down firmly until the module snaps into place. Make sure both ends are securely plugged in; check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup. Back up data and applications Hard disk can be read and applications files. Make sure Configuration" or "CMOS Failure. " correct information is in setup. Call the drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives. 20 P4M800-M7 & P4M800-M7 A CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDERTM 5. 1 INTRODUCTION [WarpSpeederTM], 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. The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates the temperatures, voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset information. Also, in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel. Moreover, to protect users' computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang, [WarpSpeederTM] technology assures the system stability by automatically rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is either the original system speed or a suitable one. 5. 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8. 1 or above. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install DirectX 8. 1. ) 21 P4M800-M7 & P4M800-M7 A 5. 3 INSTALLATION 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click "Next" button and follow the default procedure to install. 2. [. . . ] And please make sure your display card's color depth is High color (16 bit) or True color( 24/32 bit ) that is required for Direct3D rendering. d. 5. Hardware Monitor Panel Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as the following figure. In this panel, you can get the real-time status information of your system. The information will be refreshed every 1 second. 27 P4M800-M7 & P4M800-M7 A 6. [. . . ]