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Statement 1 CE Mark 1 Overview 2 Copyright Notice 2 Trademark 2 Important Safety Information 3 English Section 1. Layout of Contents FCC Statement 1 C. P4VMA-M Features 8 A. BIOS & Software 9 Section 5. C. Table of P4VMA-M V.2.x 5 Section 2. Installation and Setup 11 Francais Caracteristiques de P4VMA-M 19 Trouble Shooting 22 WarpSpeeder 24 TM ...StudioFun!TM (Optional 32 English 4 D. Layout of P4VMA-M V.7.x 6 Section 3. Package contents 10 Section 6. Hardware 8 B. P4VMA-M System Structure 6 Section 4.
Statement 1 CE Mark 1 Overview 2 Copyright Notice 2 Trademark 2 Important Safety Information 3 English Section 1. Layout of Contents FCC Statement 1 C. P4VMA-M Features 8 A. BIOS & Software 9 Section 5. C. Table of P4VMA-M V.2.x 5 Section 2. Installation and Setup 11 Francais Caracteristiques de P4VMA-M 19 Trouble Shooting 22 WarpSpeeder 24 TM ...StudioFun!TM (Optional 32 English 4 D. Layout of P4VMA-M V.7.x 6 Section 3. Package contents 10 Section 6. Hardware 8 B. P4VMA-M System Structure 6 Section 4.
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BIOS BIOS 1 1 IDE2 IDE1 JCMOS1 1 BAT1 24 23 1 JSATA1 1 JSATA2 JDJ1 1 FDD1 JCI1 1 21 JPANEL1 5 English Section 1. Layout of P4VMA-M V.2.x JKBMS1 1 JKBV1 JCOM1 Socket 478 CPU1 JCFAN1 DIMM1 1 Super I/O IT 8705 12 JCOM2-HEADER 9 10 JVGA1 1 JUSBV1 J1394_USB1 JUSBV2 JUSBLAN1 1 1 JNFAN1 PM 800 JAUDIO JAUDIO1 14 1 RTL8100C AGP1 PCI1 CODEC JCDIN1 1 1 9 J1394A1 IEEE 1394 VIA VT 6307 1 JSPDIFO1 1 JFM1 JUSB4 PCI2 19 JUSB3 VT 8237 1 PCI3 19 JUSBV3 CNR1 JGAME1 JWOM1 JWOL1 JSFAN1 16 11 1 1 1 NOTE: " " represents the first pin.
BIOS BIOS 1 1 IDE2 IDE1 JCMOS1 1 BAT1 24 23 1 JSATA1 1 JSATA2 JDJ1 1 FDD1 JCI1 1 21 JPANEL1 5 English Section 1. Layout of P4VMA-M V.2.x JKBMS1 1 JKBV1 JCOM1 Socket 478 CPU1 JCFAN1 DIMM1 1 Super I/O IT 8705 12 JCOM2-HEADER 9 10 JVGA1 1 JUSBV1 J1394_USB1 JUSBV2 JUSBLAN1 1 1 JNFAN1 PM 800 JAUDIO JAUDIO1 14 1 RTL8100C AGP1 PCI1 CODEC JCDIN1 1 1 9 J1394A1 IEEE 1394 VIA VT 6307 1 JSPDIFO1 1 JFM1 JUSB4 PCI2 19 JUSB3 VT 8237 1 PCI3 19 JUSBV3 CNR1 JGAME1 JWOM1 JWOL1 JSFAN1 16 11 1 1 1 NOTE: " " represents the first pin.
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Layout of P4VMA-M V.7.x JKBMS1 JCOM1 Socket 478 CPU1 1 JCFAN1 JVGA1 JUSB1 JUSBLAN1 JAUDIO Super I/O IT 8705 BIOS VT 6103 1 14 JAUDIO1 JCDIN1 1 CODEC JSPDIFO1 1 (Optional) CNR1 PM 800 AGP1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 1 FDD1 NOTE: " " represents the first pin. DIMM1 1 1 IDE1 IDE2 BAT1 JUSB3 19 VT 8237 1 JSATA1 JUSB4 19 JSATA2 1 JSFAN1 1 2 1 JCI1 1 JCMOS1 JPANEL1 1 24 23 English 6 Section 2.
Layout of P4VMA-M V.7.x JKBMS1 JCOM1 Socket 478 CPU1 1 JCFAN1 JVGA1 JUSB1 JUSBLAN1 JAUDIO Super I/O IT 8705 BIOS VT 6103 1 14 JAUDIO1 JCDIN1 1 CODEC JSPDIFO1 1 (Optional) CNR1 PM 800 AGP1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 1 FDD1 NOTE: " " represents the first pin. DIMM1 1 1 IDE1 IDE2 BAT1 JUSB3 19 VT 8237 1 JSATA1 JUSB4 19 JSATA2 1 JSFAN1 1 2 1 JCI1 1 JCMOS1 JPANEL1 1 24 23 English 6 Section 2.
P4VMA-M user's manual
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... ATX Form Factor: 19.9 cm x 24.4 cm. (W x L) (for Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux, UNIX series, etc. 9 English BIOS & Software BIOS * Award legal BIOS. * Supports APM1.2, ACPI, USB Function. * The BIOS configuration manual can be found in vertical. - 1 x RJ-45 LAN jack. - 1 x PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard. - 4 x USB2.0 ports. - 1 x IEEE 1394...
... ATX Form Factor: 19.9 cm x 24.4 cm. (W x L) (for Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux, UNIX series, etc. 9 English BIOS & Software BIOS * Award legal BIOS. * Supports APM1.2, ACPI, USB Function. * The BIOS configuration manual can be found in vertical. - 1 x RJ-45 LAN jack. - 1 x PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard. - 4 x USB2.0 ports. - 1 x IEEE 1394...
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... 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. Please click "Next" button and follow the default procedure to install DirectX 8.1.) Installation 1. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP...
... 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. Please click "Next" button and follow the default procedure to install DirectX 8.1.) Installation 1. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP...
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In this panel, you can get the mainboard's BIOS model and the Version number of [ WarpSpeederTM ] utility. About Panel Click the About button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About ...
In this panel, you can get the mainboard's BIOS model and the Version number of [ WarpSpeederTM ] utility. About Panel Click the About button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About ...
P4VMA-M BIOS setup guide
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...1.03 of the Advanced Power Management (APM) specification. Power to modify the basic system configuration. Adding important has customized the Award BIOS™, but nonstandard, features such as virus and password protection as well as disk drives and serial and parallel ports. ESCD (... in your computer system's ROM (Read Only Memory) is intended to guide you through the process of this AWARD BIOS. 1 Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. Sleep and Suspend power management modes are implemented via the System Management...
...1.03 of the Advanced Power Management (APM) specification. Power to modify the basic system configuration. Adding important has customized the Award BIOS™, but nonstandard, features such as virus and password protection as well as disk drives and serial and parallel ports. ESCD (... in your computer system's ROM (Read Only Memory) is intended to guide you through the process of this AWARD BIOS. 1 Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. Sleep and Suspend power management modes are implemented via the System Management...
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Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the IntelTM CPU. Key F1 key F5 key F6 key F7 key F10 key Function Move ... keys to change entries, press for help on Setup navigation keys Load previous values from CMOS Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table Load the optimized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit 2 DRAM Support SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) are supported. ... the numeric value or make changes General help and press to quit. PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification.
Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the IntelTM CPU. Key F1 key F5 key F6 key F7 key F10 key Function Move ... keys to change entries, press for help on Setup navigation keys Load previous values from CMOS Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table Load the optimized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit 2 DRAM Support SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) are supported. ... the numeric value or make changes General help and press to quit. PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification.
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...configure special chipset features. 3 Figure 1. Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS. WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for update information. Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard... configurable options. 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on board, for reference, please refer to the BIOS installed on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to accept and...
...configure special chipset features. 3 Figure 1. Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS. WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for update information. Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard... configurable options. 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on board, for reference, please refer to the BIOS installed on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to accept and...
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... , the "User" will only be able to configure certain "Plug and Play" and PCI options. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. You will be displayed before...
... , the "User" will only be able to configure certain "Plug and Play" and PCI options. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. You will be displayed before...
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Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all configuration changes to upgrade bios. 5 Save & Exit Setup Save all changes made during the current session and exit setup.
Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all configuration changes to upgrade bios. 5 Save & Exit Setup Save all changes made during the current session and exit setup.
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Displays the total memory available in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you. Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up . Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up . Item Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Options All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key N/A N/A N/A Description Select the situation in the system. 8
Displays the total memory available in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you. Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up . Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up . Item Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Options All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key N/A N/A N/A Description Select the situation in the system. 8
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... should be initiated when the on-diesensor goes from not hot to control the "Thermal Management." The Choices: 0.8375V (Default), 0.8375-1.6000. 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup CPU Feature Thermal Management This option allows you to select the way to hot.) Min= 0 Max= 255 Key in a DEC number= The Choices...
... should be initiated when the on-diesensor goes from not hot to control the "Thermal Management." The Choices: 0.8375V (Default), 0.8375-1.6000. 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup CPU Feature Thermal Management This option allows you to select the way to hot.) Min= 0 Max= 255 Key in a DEC number= The Choices...
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Enabled Virus protection is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer. CPU L1 & L2 Cache Depending ... Disable cache. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to enable or disabled Hyper-Threading Technology. First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. "Enabled" for Windows XP and Linux 2.4.x (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). "Disable" for other OS...
Enabled Virus protection is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer. CPU L1 & L2 Cache Depending ... Disable cache. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to enable or disabled Hyper-Threading Technology. First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. "Enabled" for Windows XP and Linux 2.4.x (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). "Disable" for other OS...
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.... The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Select version supported by the keyboard controller. The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000. MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured. The Choices: 6 (default), 8, 10, 12, 15...
.... The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Select version supported by the keyboard controller. The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000. MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured. The Choices: 6 (default), 8, 10, 12, 15...
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OS Select For DRAM > 64MB A choice other than Non-OS2 is enabled. Summary Screen Show This item allows you to RAM for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB. system configuration and PCI device listing. Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to enable/disable the summary screen. Enabled (default) Optional ROM is only used for faster execution. Disabled Optional ROM is disabled. Summary screen means 12 The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB A choice other than Non-OS2 is enabled. Summary Screen Show This item allows you to RAM for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB. system configuration and PCI device listing. Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to enable/disable the summary screen. Enabled (default) Optional ROM is only used for faster execution. Disabled Optional ROM is disabled. Summary screen means 12 The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).
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... delay 15 AGP Fast Write The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default). The Choices: Auto (default), Manual. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. By choosing "Auto" the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual.
... delay 15 AGP Fast Write The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default). The Choices: Auto (default), Manual. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. By choosing "Auto" the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual.
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... at F0000h-FFFFFh which can reserve this area is reserved it cannot be cached. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the "Enabled" option allows caching of peripherals that have multiple video cards, this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. The Choices: ...
... at F0000h-FFFFFh which can reserve this area is reserved it cannot be cached. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the "Enabled" option allows caching of peripherals that have multiple video cards, this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. The Choices: ...
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.... The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you to enable or disable the onboard 1394 chip. Modes 0 to enable BIOS support. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4. As well...
.... The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you to enable or disable the onboard 1394 chip. Modes 0 to enable BIOS support. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4. As well...
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... the system to Thermal The Choices: 16 Min (default), 4, 8, 32. 23 Ac Loss Auto Restart This field determines the action the system will make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the card . Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Choosing Enabled will automatically take when power is restored, the system will be applied in...
... the system to Thermal The Choices: 16 Min (default), 4, 8, 32. 23 Ac Loss Auto Restart This field determines the action the system will make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the card . Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Choosing Enabled will automatically take when power is restored, the system will be applied in...