Albatron P4M800 Pro User manual

P4M800 Pro
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P4M800 Pro
VIA®P4M800 Pro & VT8237R+
Support Socket 775 Intel®Pentium®4/ Celeron D Processor
User Manual
To enable the Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, your computer system
is required to have the following components:
zCPU: An Intel®Pentium®4 Processor with HT Technology
zChipset: An Intel®Chipset that supports HT Technology
zBIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology must be enabled
zOS: An operating system that supports HT Technology
For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to:
http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading
Dimensions (ATX form-factor):
¾244mm x 205mm ( W x L )
Operating System:
¾Windows® 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP
Ver: EG101

Things You Should Know
0The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and
may vary depending on hardware models, third party components
and software versions.
0Power off your system when configuring switches and pins.
0This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Always use a
grounded wrist strap when working with the system.
0Do not touch any IC chip, lead, connector or other components.
0Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the
mainboard.
Packing List
P4M800 Pro mainboard
FDD Cable
HDD Cable
P4M800 Pro Uer Manual CD
P4M800 Pro Setup Driver CD
I/O Bracket (for ATX case)
USB 2.0 Cable (Optional)
SATA Cable (Optional)
SPDIF Out Cable (Optional)
Symbols
The following list explains the convention for symbols that will be used
throughout this manual:
Troubleshooting …
Follow the steps …
Please refer to …
Attention …

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ..................................................................1
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1
SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................................... 2
CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................... 5
Layout of P4M800 Pro .................................................................................... 5
HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 6
CPU Processor Installation.............................................................................. 6
Memory Installation: DDRII1/2 ...................................................................... 7
Back Panel Configuration................................................................................ 9
Connectors..................................................................................................... 10
Front Panel Headers: SW/LED, PWRLED, SPEAKER................................ 11
Headers & Jumpers........................................................................................ 12
Audio Configuration...................................................................................... 14
Slots ............................................................................................................... 16
Power Supply Attachments............................................................................ 16
CHAPTER 2. BIOS SETUP............................................................................ 18
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 18
MAIN MENU ......................................................................................................... 19
ADVANCED........................................................................................................... 21
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .................................................................................. 26
POWER MANAGEMENT......................................................................................... 29
HARDWARE MONITOR.......................................................................................... 33
LOAD DEFAULTS .................................................................................................. 33
EXIT MENU........................................................................................................... 34
CHAPTER 3. SOFTWARE SETUP................................................................ 35
SOFTWARE LIST ................................................................................................... 35
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 35
CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................ 37
APPENDIX I: SUPER 5.1 CHANNEL SETUP ............................................................ 40
APPENDIX II: ABS (ALBATRON BIOS SECURITY)CARD SETUP ......................... 42

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Chapter 1. Getting Started
Introduction
Congratulations on the choosing P4M800 Pro Mainboard. It is based on the VIA®P4M800 Pro
Northbridge chipset and the VT8237R+ Southbridge chipset; the mainboard comprises integrated the
VIA® UniChromeTM Pro 2D/3D graphics optimized. It also supports the Intel®Pentium®4/ Celeron D
Processor with 800/ 533 MHz of FSB (Front Side Bus) frequencies.
The P4M800 Pro provides two 240-pin DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) sockets which support to
insert DDR II 400 (PC2-3200)/ DDR II 533 (PC2-4300) SDRAM, and support a total memory capacity of
2 GB.
The mainboard provides one 8x AGP slot and three PCI slots. In addition, one 360Kb/ 720Kb/ 1.2Mb/
1.44Mb/ 2.88Mb floppy disk drive connector and two IDE connectors that support Ultra ATA 66/100/133
for hard disk drives are provided on this mainboard. The onboard Serial ATA function, two SATA
connectors are able to support the transfer rate up to 1.5 Gbps.
There is a maximum of eight USB2.0/ 1.1 ports that can be set up on this mainboard.
The onboard AC’ 97 Audio codec supports high quality performance 6-channel audio play (Super 5.1
Channel Audio Effect) (See Appendix I). The mainboard also supports the Sony/Philips Digital
Interfaces (SPDIF) function (optional).
The P4M800 Pro comes with an onboard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN chip. There is a LAN port on the
back panel that you can directly plug an internet cable into.
In addition, this mainboard supports the ABS (Albatron BIOS Security) card (Optional), which is a small
circuit board inserted onto the mainboard providing full backup BIOS functionality in case of BIOS failure
or damage during the BIOS flash (See Appendix II).
All the information (including hardware installation and software installation) in this manual are for
reference only. The contents in this manual may be updated without notice. The company will not
assume any mistake that user caused.

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Specification
CPU:
¾Support Socket 775 Intel®Pentium®4/ Celeron D Processor
¾Support Hyper-Threading Technology
¾Support 800/ 533 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) frequencies
Chipset:
¾Northbridge Chipset – VIA® P4M800 Pro
¾Southbridge Chipset – VIA® VT8237R+
¾I/O Controller – ITE® IT8712F-S
¾AC’ 97 Aduio Codec – VIA® VT1616
¾LAN PHY – VIA® VT6103
Memory:
¾Provide two 240-pin DIMM sockets
¾Support DDR II 400 (PC2-3200)/ DDR II 533 (PC2-4300) SDRAM
¾Support 256 MB /512 MB/1 GB, and a total memory capacity of 2 GB
Slots:
¾Provide one 8x AGP slot
¾Provide three PCI slot
Onboard IDE:
¾Provide two IDE slots
¾Support a maximum of four IDE devices can be set up
¾Support Ultra ATA 66/100/133 function
Onboard Serial ATA :
¾Provide two SATA connectors with SATA 1.0 specification
¾Supports the transfer rate up to 1.5Gb/ s
¾One SATA connector can only support one SATA HDD
Onboard AC’ 97 Audio Codec:

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¾High performance Codec with high S/N ratio (>90 db)
¾Support 6-channel playback capability (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect)
¾Support Sony/ Philips Digital Interfaces (S/PDIF) function (Optional)
Onboard LAN PHY:
¾10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN supported
I/O facilities:
¾Support one VGA port for D-SUB
¾Support PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard
¾Support 360 KB/720 KB/1.2 MB/1.44 MB/2.88 MB floppy disk drive
¾Four onboard USB 2.0/ 1.1 ports
¾Supports one PRT header and one COM header compatible with external devices connected by
cable
¾Two USB headers come with this mainboard for a maximum of four additional USB ports to be
set
BIOS:
¾Phoenix-Award™ BIOS
¾Support APM 1.2
¾Support ACPI 2.0 power management
Green Functionality:
¾Support Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management functionality
¾Supports system-wake-from-power-saving-mode by keyboard or mouse touching
Shadow RAM:
¾Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM BIOS
Flash Memory:
¾Supports flash memory functionality
¾Supports ESCD functionality
Hardware Monitor Function:

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¾Monitor CPU Fan Speed
¾Monitor CPU and system temperature
¾Monitor system voltages
Watch Dog Timer:
¾This function is for detecting the system when it is unable to handle over-clocking configurations
during the POST stage. Once the problem is detected, the system will reset the configurations
and reboot the system within five seconds.
ABS (Albatron BIOS Security):
¾Supports ABS card (optional)
¾Supports BIOS backup

5
Configuration
Layout of P4M800 Pro

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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 the system’s components.
CPU Processor Installation
This mainboard supports Intel®Pentium® 4/ Celeron® Dprocessor using a Socket 775. Before building
your system, we suggest you to visit the Intel website and review the processor installation procedures.
http://www.intel.com
CPU Socket 775 Configuration Steps:
1. Locate the CPU socket 775 on your
mainboard and nudge the lever away from
the socket as shown. Then lift the lever to a
140-degree angle (A). Next, lift up the iron
cover (B).
2. There are two distinctive marks located
near the corners of the socket on the same
side as the lever as shown (C). Match these
marks with the marks on the CPU and
carefully lower the CPU down onto the
socket (D).
3. Replace the iron cover and then lower the
lever until it snaps back into position (E). This
will lock down the CPU (F).
4. Smear thermal grease on the top of the CPU. Lower the CPU fan
onto the CPU/CPU socket and secure it using the attachments or
screws provided on the fan. Finally, attach the fan power cord to the
CPUFAN header.
A
B
D
C
F
E
Attention: DO NOT touch the CPU pins due to they are sensitive and easily to
be damaged. Also, make sure that you have completed all installation steps
before power-on the system. Finally, double-check that the heatsink is properly
installed and make sure that the CPU fan power cord is securely attached
(cooling problems may cause overheating and lead to damage the CPU and
other sensitive components).