M7VIP user's manual
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... processor, running at 200, 266 or 333 MHz Front Side Bus frequency. (For Version 1.1 and above ) ! Support a maximun memory size up tp 3GB. ! Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master Modes, PIO Mode 4, Master Mode, and high performance hard disk drives... 4 ports in front panel. ! The AMD Athlon system bus supports the 200/266 MHz high-speed, split-transaction AMD Athlon system bus interface. (For Version 1.0) ! CPU over temperature protection. 1 MMootthheerrbbooaarrdd DDeessccrriippttiioonn English M7VIP Features ! Supports one CNR Slot (Type B only), one AGP Slot (AGP ...
... processor, running at 200, 266 or 333 MHz Front Side Bus frequency. (For Version 1.1 and above ) ! Support a maximun memory size up tp 3GB. ! Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master Modes, PIO Mode 4, Master Mode, and high performance hard disk drives... 4 ports in front panel. ! The AMD Athlon system bus supports the 200/266 MHz high-speed, split-transaction AMD Athlon system bus interface. (For Version 1.0) ! CPU over temperature protection. 1 MMootthheerrbbooaarrdd DDeessccrriippttiioonn English M7VIP Features ! Supports one CNR Slot (Type B only), one AGP Slot (AGP ...
M7VIP compatibility test report
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CONTENTS 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 Ver2.0 7 Mainboard Voltage Measurement 7 Bus Clock ...7 REQUIRED BIOS DEFAULT SETTINGS 8 BIOS FEATURES SETUP 8 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 8 POWER ... (FSB:133 MHz 32 PERFORMANCE TEST 33 Windows ME ...33 Windows 2000 ...34 Windows XP Professional 35 Display Card Performance 37 HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY LIST 38 CPU ...38 CD-ROM...39 2
CONTENTS 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 Ver2.0 7 Mainboard Voltage Measurement 7 Bus Clock ...7 REQUIRED BIOS DEFAULT SETTINGS 8 BIOS FEATURES SETUP 8 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 8 POWER ... (FSB:133 MHz 32 PERFORMANCE TEST 33 Windows ME ...33 Windows 2000 ...34 Windows XP Professional 35 Display Card Performance 37 HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY LIST 38 CPU ...38 CD-ROM...39 2
M7VIP compatibility test report
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...02H Audio Chipset Vendor C-Media Audio Chipset Revision CMI9739A BIOS Details BIOS Vendor † AMI ; Yes † No CPU Supports Type CPU CPU Frequency Front Side Bus Comments: Socket A AMD Athlon Max =1400 Max =100 Socket A AMD Athlon XP Max =2600...Duron Max =1300 Max =100 Memory Supports Maximum Memory Support Number of Memory Slots Type of Shared Slots † 1 † 2 † 3 † 4 ; DDR RAM Parity Support ECC Support † Yes ; PRODUCT INFORMATION Vendor Motherboard General Information Biostar Model Number M7VIP Version Number V0.90/V0.91/V2...
...02H Audio Chipset Vendor C-Media Audio Chipset Revision CMI9739A BIOS Details BIOS Vendor † AMI ; Yes † No CPU Supports Type CPU CPU Frequency Front Side Bus Comments: Socket A AMD Athlon Max =1400 Max =100 Socket A AMD Athlon XP Max =2600...Duron Max =1300 Max =100 Memory Supports Maximum Memory Support Number of Memory Slots Type of Shared Slots † 1 † 2 † 3 † 4 ; DDR RAM Parity Support ECC Support † Yes ; PRODUCT INFORMATION Vendor Motherboard General Information Biostar Model Number M7VIP Version Number V0.90/V0.91/V2...
M7VIP compatibility test report
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... ATA-3 Compliance ATAPI Compliance Ultra DMA 33 Support Ultra DMA 66 Support ATA-100 Support USB 1.1 Connector Support USB 2.0 Connector Support AGP (2X/4X) Slot Support Support AGP SideBand Addressing Mode Infrared Support Enhanced Parallel Port DMI Compliance Hardware Monitor Support ACPI v1.0B/APM v1.2 Compliance On-board... Audio Device Digital Video Connector Support Other Function Support Board Dimensions Visual Inspection of Soldering Visual Inspection of Layout Screw Holes Line Up with Case Power Connector placement in PCB DIMM/RIMM Socket placement in PCB CPU Socket placement in PCB FAN ...
... ATA-3 Compliance ATAPI Compliance Ultra DMA 33 Support Ultra DMA 66 Support ATA-100 Support USB 1.1 Connector Support USB 2.0 Connector Support AGP (2X/4X) Slot Support Support AGP SideBand Addressing Mode Infrared Support Enhanced Parallel Port DMI Compliance Hardware Monitor Support ACPI v1.0B/APM v1.2 Compliance On-board... Audio Device Digital Video Connector Support Other Function Support Board Dimensions Visual Inspection of Soldering Visual Inspection of Layout Screw Holes Line Up with Case Power Connector placement in PCB DIMM/RIMM Socket placement in PCB CPU Socket placement in PCB FAN ...
M7VIP compatibility test report
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...Windows ME Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Linux (Red Hat 7.3) Basic On-board Function Test Test Platform MS-DOS Operating CPU AMD Athlon XP 2000 + MHz Memory SAMSUNG 256M*2 HDD QUANTUM 40G / FIREBALL PLUS AS CDROM Sound Card AFREEY 52X / CD-2052E Onboard/ .../Cache/SDRAM/HDD...) Power Fail Function Test Prompt Into DOS Mode Typing Some DOS Comment Run Scandisk PS/2 Keyboard Test USB Keyboard Legacy Support Test Boot Floppy Driver A FDISK Hard Disk Driver Format Hard Disk Driver Boot Hard Disk Driver C Power LED Check HDD LED Check Systems...
...Windows ME Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Linux (Red Hat 7.3) Basic On-board Function Test Test Platform MS-DOS Operating CPU AMD Athlon XP 2000 + MHz Memory SAMSUNG 256M*2 HDD QUANTUM 40G / FIREBALL PLUS AS CDROM Sound Card AFREEY 52X / CD-2052E Onboard/ .../Cache/SDRAM/HDD...) Power Fail Function Test Prompt Into DOS Mode Typing Some DOS Comment Run Scandisk PS/2 Keyboard Test USB Keyboard Legacy Support Test Boot Floppy Driver A FDISK Hard Disk Driver Format Hard Disk Driver Boot Hard Disk Driver C Power LED Check HDD LED Check Systems...
M7VIP compatibility test report
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...Test Platform Windows ME Operating CPU Athlon 2200 + MHz Memory SAMSUNG 128M X3 HDD IBM DTLA-307030 CDROM LITEON LTN -52X Sound Card On board Video Card ASUS V770 LAN Card INTEL 82559 Test Item System Comparability Test Windows ME Setup Installation Test Supports Driver Installation Test System Properties... and Wake up) Enable Scheduled Task Runs at Specified time Test (RTC wake up) Power LED Flash check Onboard Audio For S3 Function Supports Test (Play CD/DVD) Hibernate(S4) Test Standby Button for S4 (Enter) Power Button for S4 (Enter and Wake up) Enable Scheduled...
...Test Platform Windows ME Operating CPU Athlon 2200 + MHz Memory SAMSUNG 128M X3 HDD IBM DTLA-307030 CDROM LITEON LTN -52X Sound Card On board Video Card ASUS V770 LAN Card INTEL 82559 Test Item System Comparability Test Windows ME Setup Installation Test Supports Driver Installation Test System Properties... and Wake up) Enable Scheduled Task Runs at Specified time Test (RTC wake up) Power LED Flash check Onboard Audio For S3 Function Supports Test (Play CD/DVD) Hibernate(S4) Test Standby Button for S4 (Enter) Power Button for S4 (Enter and Wake up) Enable Scheduled...
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... Memory score HDD score Others Final Reality USBready WinDVD 2000 Wintune 98 Test Comments: Test Platform Windows2000 Operating CPU AMD ATHLON 2100 + MHz Memory SAMSUNG 128 M * 3 HDD QUANTUM 40 G CDROM PIONEER DVD-ROM / DVD105S Sound Card Onboard / CMI 9739A... Video Card ProLink / TNT2 M64 LAN Card INTEL 82559 Test Item System Comparability Test Windows 2000 Setup Installation Test Supports Driver Installation Test System Properties Information Review S1 ,S3 , S4 Mode Test Shut Down Test Restart Test Scandisk Test Setup installation Microsoft Office...
... Memory score HDD score Others Final Reality USBready WinDVD 2000 Wintune 98 Test Comments: Test Platform Windows2000 Operating CPU AMD ATHLON 2100 + MHz Memory SAMSUNG 128 M * 3 HDD QUANTUM 40 G CDROM PIONEER DVD-ROM / DVD105S Sound Card Onboard / CMI 9739A... Video Card ProLink / TNT2 M64 LAN Card INTEL 82559 Test Item System Comparability Test Windows 2000 Setup Installation Test Supports Driver Installation Test System Properties Information Review S1 ,S3 , S4 Mode Test Shut Down Test Restart Test Scandisk Test Setup installation Microsoft Office...
M7VIP compatibility test report
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...XL-R8R 3D MARK2001SE Pro Game Test 3D Pinball Freecell Minesweeper Solitaire Age of Empire Comments: Test Platform Windows XP (Home Edition ) Operating CPU AMD Athlon XP 2000 + MHz Memory KINGMAX 256m x3 HDD Maxtor D40X-6L 40G CDROM DVD-ROM SONY DDU1621 16X Sound Card Onboard /... CMI 9739A Video Card NVIDIA GerForce4 Ti4200 LAN Card Intel82559 Test Item System Comparability Test Windows XP Setup Installation Test Supports Driver Installation Test Standby Mode Test Shut Down Test 21 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass --Pass Pass --Pass --Pass...
...XL-R8R 3D MARK2001SE Pro Game Test 3D Pinball Freecell Minesweeper Solitaire Age of Empire Comments: Test Platform Windows XP (Home Edition ) Operating CPU AMD Athlon XP 2000 + MHz Memory KINGMAX 256m x3 HDD Maxtor D40X-6L 40G CDROM DVD-ROM SONY DDU1621 16X Sound Card Onboard /... CMI 9739A Video Card NVIDIA GerForce4 Ti4200 LAN Card Intel82559 Test Item System Comparability Test Windows XP Setup Installation Test Supports Driver Installation Test Standby Mode Test Shut Down Test 21 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass --Pass Pass --Pass --Pass...
M7VIP compatibility test report
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... MIDI Test Pass Playing Video Test Pass Playing MP3 Test Pass Onboard Audio For S1 Function Supports Test Pass Audio Winbench99 (Based onboard Sound controller) --- Hardware Voices 16 Voice 8 4.73 Voice 16 4.73 25 Direct Sound CPU Util 44.1 kHz 16bit Static --- 800x600 32 bit √ √ √ √ Pass 1024x768 256...
... MIDI Test Pass Playing Video Test Pass Playing MP3 Test Pass Onboard Audio For S1 Function Supports Test Pass Audio Winbench99 (Based onboard Sound controller) --- Hardware Voices 16 Voice 8 4.73 Voice 16 4.73 25 Direct Sound CPU Util 44.1 kHz 16bit Static --- 800x600 32 bit √ √ √ √ Pass 1024x768 256...
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...Operating CPU AMD Athlon XP 2000 + MHz Memory SAMSUNG 256M*2 HDD QUANTUM 40G / FIREBALL PLUS AS CDROM AFREEY 52X / CD-2052E Sound Card Onboard/ CMI9739A Video Card WinFast / GeForce256 LAN Card Intel 82559 Test Item System Comparability Test Windows XP Setup Installation Test Supports Driver... File Signature Verification Utility DirectX Diagnostics Tool Hardware Device Manager review System Event Review Windows XP Utility Test BurnIn Test CPU-Maths CPU-MMX/SSE Memory (RAM) 2D Graphics 3D Graphics Hard Disk Test Floppy Disk Network Test CD-ROM Winstone 2001 ...
...Operating CPU AMD Athlon XP 2000 + MHz Memory SAMSUNG 256M*2 HDD QUANTUM 40G / FIREBALL PLUS AS CDROM AFREEY 52X / CD-2052E Sound Card Onboard/ CMI9739A Video Card WinFast / GeForce256 LAN Card Intel 82559 Test Item System Comparability Test Windows XP Setup Installation Test Supports Driver... File Signature Verification Utility DirectX Diagnostics Tool Hardware Device Manager review System Event Review Windows XP Utility Test BurnIn Test CPU-Maths CPU-MMX/SSE Memory (RAM) 2D Graphics 3D Graphics Hard Disk Test Floppy Disk Network Test CD-ROM Winstone 2001 ...
M7VIP BIOS setup guide
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M7VIP BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. Using Setup In general, you desired Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease ... optimized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit 2 Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Keystroke Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Move Enter PgUp key PgDn key + Key -
M7VIP BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. Using Setup In general, you desired Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease ... optimized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit 2 Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Keystroke Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Move Enter PgUp key PgDn key + Key -
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...: Enabled, Disabled (default). The Choices: Disabled (default), 15M - 16M. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default). 15 M7VIP BIOS Setup PCI1 Post Write When Enabled, CPU writes are installing for ISA adapter ROM. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Video RAM Cacheable Enabling this area is reserved...better system performance. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support compliance with PCI specification. PCI2 Post Write When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to this area of the video RAM, resulting in system errors. However, any...
...: Enabled, Disabled (default). The Choices: Disabled (default), 15M - 16M. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default). 15 M7VIP BIOS Setup PCI1 Post Write When Enabled, CPU writes are installing for ISA adapter ROM. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Video RAM Cacheable Enabling this area is reserved...better system performance. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support compliance with PCI specification. PCI2 Post Write When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to this area of the video RAM, resulting in system errors. However, any...
M7VIP BIOS setup guide
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...cards used for the boot sequence (VGA, IDE, SCSI). Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which resources are assigned and protects resources from the last one. M7VIP BIOS Setup 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PnP/PCI ... settings. ! If the Disabled (default) option is called ESCD. Figure 7. The Choices: No (default), Yes. The rest of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This node records which is chosen, the system's ESCD will initialize all the PnP cards.
...cards used for the boot sequence (VGA, IDE, SCSI). Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which resources are assigned and protects resources from the last one. M7VIP BIOS Setup 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PnP/PCI ... settings. ! If the Disabled (default) option is called ESCD. Figure 7. The Choices: No (default), Yes. The rest of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This node records which is chosen, the system's ESCD will initialize all the PnP cards.
