Biostar M7VIZ-SATA User manual

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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction.................................................... 1
1.1 Motherboard Features ............................................................1
1.2 Package Checklist....................................................................4
1.3 Motherboard Layout...............................................................5
1.4 Motherboard Components.....................................................6
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation..................................... 7
2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)..............................................7
2.2 Fan Headers.............................................................................7
2.3 Memory Modules Installation...............................................8
2.4 Connectors and Slots...............................................................9
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup........................... 10
3.1 How to setup Jumpers..........................................................10
3.2 Detail Settings........................................................................10
Chapter 4: Useful Help ................................................... 14
4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code.......................................................14
4.2 Extra Information..................................................................14
4.3 Troubleshooting.....................................................................16

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES
A. Hardware
CPU
Supports Socket A.
Supports single AMD® Athlon/Duron/Sempron Family processor.
Front Side Bus at 200/266/333 MHz.
Chipset
North Bridge: VIA KM400.
South Bridge: VIA VT8237R.
Dimensions
ATX Form Factor: 19.4cm (W) X 24.4cm (L)
Main Memory
Supports up to 2 DDR devices.
Supports SPD DDR 200/266/333/400 MHz (without ECC) DDR
devices.
Maximum memory size is 2GB.
DIMM Socket
Location DDR Module Total Memory Size (MB)
DDR1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDR2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
Max is 2 GB.
On-board IDE
2 on-board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 4, Master Mode and Ultra DMA
33/66/100/133 Bus Master Mode.
Slots
Three 32bit PCI bus master slots.
One CNR slot. (only Type B)
One AGP 8X slot.

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Super I/O
Chip: ITE8705F
Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O
functionality.
Environment Control initiatives,
- H/W Monitor
- ITE's "Smart Guardian" function
Serial ATA
Integrated in VT8237R.
Two serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.
Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.
- Data transfer rates up to 150 MB/s.
- Complaints with SATA Version 1.0 specification.
LAN PHY
Chip: VIA VT6103.
Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s auto-negotiation
Half/Full duplex capability.
On-board AC’97 Audio Sound Codec
Chip: CMI9761A.
Compliant with AC’97 specification.
Supports 6 channels.
Supports digital audio-out functions. (optional)
Internal On-board Connectors and Headers
1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 CD-in connector supports CD-ROM audio-in function.
1 front audio header supports front panel audio function.
1 SPDIF-out connector supports digital audio-out function.
1 floppy connector supports 2 FDD devices with 360K, 720K,
1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.
2 IDE connectors support 4 IDE disk drives.
2 Serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.
2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports at front panel.

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Rear (Back Panel) Side Connectors
4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 VGA port.
1 Serial port.
1 RJ-45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard port.
1 Parallel port. (SPP/EPP/ECP mode)
1 Vertical audio port including 1 line-in connector, 1 line-out
connector, and 1 MIC-in connector.
USB x2
LAN
USB x2
Line In/
Surround
Line Out
Mic In 1/
Base/Center
PS/2
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse Printer port
COM1
VGA1
B. BIOS & Software
BIOS
Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2.
Supports ACPI.
Supports USB Function.
Software
Supports Warpspeeder™, 9th Touch™, FLASHER™.
Offers the highest performance for Windows 98 SE, Windows
2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, SCO UNIX, Linux etc.

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1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
FDD Cable X 1
HDD Cable X 1
User’s Manual X 1
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1
Rear I/O Panel for Micro ATX Case X 1 (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional)
Serial ATA Cable X 1 (optional)
Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 (optional)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT
Super I/O
LAN PHY VT 6103
CPU1Socket A
JCOM1 JVGA1
JPRNT1
113
14
2
KM400
AGP1
CNR1
FDD1
8237R
BAT1
JCLK1
Note: ■represents the 1st pin.

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1.4 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS
Super I/O
LAN PHY VT 6103
CPU1Socket A
KM400
8237R
BAT1
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
E
KLIJ
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
Q
A. JATXPWER1: ATX power source
connector. K. FDD1: Floppy Disk connector.
B. JNFAN1 (optional): Power header for
north bridge fan. L. JCI1: Chassis open header.
C. JCFAN1: Power header for CPU fan. M. JPANEL1: Front panel facilities
header.
D. Rear side (back panel) connectors. N. JSFAN1: Power header for system fan.
E. JF_AUDIO1: Front panel audio
header O. SATA1/SATA2: On-board serial ATA connectors.
F JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio-in
connector. P. JUSB1/JUSB2: Front USB ports
headers.
G. AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port
slot Q. IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk connector.
H. JSPDIF1 (optional): Digital audio-out
connector. R. JCLK1: CPU Frequency selection.
I. CNR1: Communication Network
Riser slot. S. DDRA1/DDRA2: DDR memory
modules.
J. PCI1~3: Peripheral Component
Interconnect slots. T. JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
Step 2: Look for the white dot/cut edge. The white dot/cut edge should
point wards the lever pivot. The CPU will fit only in the correct
orientation.
Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete
the installation.
Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU fan
power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
2.2 FAN HEADERS
CPU FAN Power Header: JCFAN1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate sense
System Fan Power Header: JSFAN1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate sense

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North Bridge Fan Power Header: JNBFAN1 (optional)
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate sense
Note:
The JCFAN1, JSFAN1and JNBFAN1 support system cooling fan with
Smart Fan Control utility. It supports 3 pin head connector. When
connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the
positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground
and should be connected to GND.
2.3 MEMORY MODULES INSTALLATION
2.2.1 DDR Module installation
1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a
DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break
on the Slot.
2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS
Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1
The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This
connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2
(secondary).
The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can
connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard drive should always be
connected to IDE1.
Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots: PCI1~PCI3
This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for
expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
Accelerated Graphics Port Slot: AGP1
Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard
supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also equipped with an
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage of
AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance,
especially with 3D graphics.
Communication Network Riser Slot: CNR1
The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture, and it
defines a hardware scalable riser card interface, which supports modem
only.
Serial ATA Connector: JSATA1/ JSATA2
The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA
interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of
1.5Gb/s.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Ground 2 TX+
3 TX- 4 Ground
5 RX- 6 RX+
JSATA1/JSATA2
7 Ground

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP
3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS
The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is
“open”.
Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed
3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS
Front Panel Audio Header: JF_AUDIO1
This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the
PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.
113
142JF_AUDIO1
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Mic in/center 2 Ground
3 Mic power/Bass 4 Audio power
5 Right line out/Speaker out
Right 6 Right line out/Speaker out Right
7 Reserved 8 Key
9 Left line out/Speaker out Left 10 Left line out/Speaker out Left
11 Right line in/Rear speaker
Right 12 Right line in/Rear speaker Right
13 Left line in/Rear speaker Left 14 Left line in/Rear speaker Left
CD-ROM Audio-in Connector: JCDIN1
This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety
devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card
etc..
Pin Assignment
1 Left channel input
2 Ground
3 Ground
1
JCDIN1 4 Right channel input

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Digital Audio-out Connector: JSPDIF1 (optional)
This connector will allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output
header.
Pin Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF OUT
1
JSPDIF_OUT1 3 Ground
Chassis Open Header: JCI1
This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the
signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the
message on next boot-up.
Pin Assignment
1 Case open signal
JCI1 2 Ground
ATX Power Source Connectors: JATXPWR1
JATXPWR1: This connector allows user to connect 20-pin power
connector on the ATX power supply.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 14 -12V
3 Ground 15 Ground
4 +5V 16 PS_ON
5 Ground 17 Ground
6 +5V 18 Ground
7 Ground 19 Ground
8 PW_OK 20 -5V
9 Standby Voltage +5V 21 +5V
10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +12V 23 +5V
JATXPWR1 12 Detect 24 Ground

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Header for Front Panel Facilities: JPANEL1
This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED,
Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect
the PC case’s front panel switch functions.
SLP
PWR_LED
On/Off IR
+- +
IRSPK
HLED
RST
1
223
24
+-
JPANEL1
Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
1 +5V 2 Sleep control
3 N/A 4 Ground Sleep
button
5 N/A 6 N/A N/A
7 Speaker
Speaker
Connector
8 Power LED (+)
9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-) Hard drive
LED 12 Power LED (-) Power LED
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control Reset
button 16 Ground Power-on button
17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key
21 +5V 22 Ground
23 IRTX
IrDA
Connector 24 IRRX
IrDA
Connector
Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUSB1/JUSB2
This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC front
panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB
card reader.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused)
3 USB- 4 USB-
5 USB+ 6 USB+
7 Ground 8 Ground
1
210
9
JUSB1/JUSB2
9 Key 10 NC

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Frequency Selection: JCLK1
Pin 100 MHz 133 MHz
(Default) 166 MHz
1-2 Close Open Open
3-4 Close Close Open
5-6 Open Open Open
JCLK1
7-8 Open Open Open
Note:
The JCLK1 is set at 133 MHz as factor default setting.
Clear CMOS Header: JCMOS1
By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe
setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to
avoid damaging the motherboard.
JCMOS1 Assignment
Pin 1-2 close Normal Operation (Default).
Pin 2-3 close Clear CMOS data.
※
※※
※Clear CMOS Procedures:
1. Remove AC power line.
2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.
3. Wait for five seconds.
4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.
5. Power on the AC.
6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data.

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP
4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE
Beep Sound Meaning
One long beep followed by two short
beeps Video card not found or video card memory bad
High-low siren sound CPU overheated
System will shut down automatically
One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST
Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install
4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION
A. BIOS Update
After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the
Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS. If the following message
is shown after boot-up the system, it means the BIOS contents are
corrupted.
In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:
1. Make a bootable floppy disk.
2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar
website: www.biostar.com.tw
3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS
from Biostar website.
4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respectively BIOS into floppy disk.
5. Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.
6. System will boo-up to DOS prompt.
7. Type “Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/py/r” in DOS prompt.
8. System will update BIOS automatically and restart.
9. The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly.

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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.
In this case, please double check:
1. The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface.
2. CPU fan is rotated normally.
3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed.
After confirmed, please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection
function.
1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds.
2. Wait for seconds.
3. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system.
Or you can:
1. Clear the CMOS data.
(See “Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1” section)
2. Wait for seconds.
3. Power on the system again.

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4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING
Probable Solution
1. No power to the system at all
Power light don’t illuminate, fan
inside power supply does not turn
on.
2. Indicator light on keyboard does
not turn on.
1. Make sure power cable is
securely plugged in.
2. Replace cable.
3. Contact technical support.
System inoperative. Keyboard lights
are on, power indicator lights are lit,
and hard drive is spinning.
Using even pressure on both ends of
the DIMM, press down firmly until the
module snaps into place.
System does not boot from hard disk
drive, can be booted from optical drive. 1. Check cable running from disk to disk controller board. Make sure
both ends are securely plugged
in; check the drive type in the
standard CMOS setup.
2. Backing up the hard drive is
extremely important. All hard
disks are capable of breaking
down at any time.
System only boots from optical drive.
Hard disk can be read and applications
can be used but booting from hard disk
is impossible.
1. Back up data and applications
files.
2. Reformat the hard drive.
Re-install applications and data
using backup disks.
Screen message says “Invalid
Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.” Review system’s equipment. Make sure correct information is in setup.
Cannot boot system after installing
second hard drive. 1. Set master/slave jumpers correctly.
2. Run SETUP program and select
correct drive types. Call the drive
manufacturers for compatibility
with other drives.

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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™
5.1 INTRODUCTION
[WarpSpeeder™], 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,
[WarpSpeeder™] 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. (The Windows XP operating system
includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install
DirectX 8.1.)

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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. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup
is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” checkbox
is checked, the Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be
automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish”
button.
Usage:
The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in
this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand.