ECS PM800-M2 User manual
Preface
Preface
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FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason-
able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this
equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this
device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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DeclarationofConformity
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following
conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference, and
• This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
CanadianDepartmentofCommunications
This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-causing
Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le
matériel brouilieur du Canada.
AbouttheManual
The manual consists of the following:
Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Chapter 2
Installing the Motherboard
Chapter 3
UsingBIOS
Chapter 4
Using the Motherboard Software
Describes features of the motherboard.
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Describes installation of motherboard
components.
Goto !page 7
Provides information on using the BIOS
Setup Utility.
Go to !page 25
Describes the motherboard software
Go to !page 47
Provides information about SATA RAID
Setup
Go to !page 51
Chapter 5
VIAVT8237 SATARAID Setup Guide
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Chapter 1
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IntroducingtheMotherboard 1
Introduction................................................................................................1
Features.......................................................................................................2
Motherboard Components.......................................................................4
Chapter 2 77
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Installing the Motherboard 7
SafetyPrecautions......................................................................................7
Choosinga ComputerCase.......................................................................7
Installingthe Motherboard ina Case......................................................7
CheckingJumperSettings.........................................................................8
Setting Jumpers..............................................................................8
Checking Jumper Settings..............................................................9
Jumper Settings..............................................................................9
ConnectingCase Components...............................................................10
Front Panel Connector.................................................................11
InstallingHardware...................................................................................12
Installing the Processor...............................................................12
Installing Memory Modules.........................................................13
Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive........16
Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive...............................................18
Installing Add-on Cards..............................................................18
Connecting Optional Devices......................................................20
ConnectingI/ODevices..........................................................................23
Chapter 3 2525
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UsingBIOS 25
Aboutthe SetupUtility............................................................................25
The Standard Configuration........................................................25
Entering the Setup Utility..............................................................25
Updating the BIOS.......................................................................27
UsingBIOS................................................................................................27
Standard CMOS Features...........................................................28
Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................30
Advanced Chipset Features.........................................................32
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Integrated Peripherals.................................................................35
Power Management Setup...........................................................39
PNP/PCI Configurations.............................................................42
PC Health Status..........................................................................43
Frequency/Voltage Control..........................................................43
Load Fail-Safe Defaults................................................................45
Load Optimized Defaults.............................................................45
Set Supervisor/User Password....................................................45
Save & Exit Setup Option.............................................................46
Exit Without Saving......................................................................46
Chapter 4 4747
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UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 47
AbouttheSoftwareCD-ROM................................................................47
Auto-installingunderWindows 98/ME/2000/XP................................47
Running Setup..............................................................................48
ManualInstallation..................................................................................50
UtilitySoftwareReference.......................................................................50
Chapter 5 5151
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VIAVT8237SATARAIDSetupGuide 51
VIARAIDConfigurations.......................................................................49
InstallingRAID Software&Drives.......................................................58
Multi-Language Translation
UsingVIARAIDTool.............................................................................60
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IntroducingtheMotherboard
Chapter1
IntroducingtheMotherboard
Introduction
Thank you for choosing PM800-M2 motherboard of great performance and with enhanced
function. The PM800-M2 is designed to fit the advanced Intel Pentium 4 processors in the
478-pin package. Based on the Micro-ATX form factor, this motherboard incorporates the
following chipsets: PM800 Northbridge and VT8237 Southbridge chipsets. This motherboard
provides the 800/533/400 MHz front side bus with extra capability.
The PM800 Northbridge provides a high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient
UMA chipset north bridge with embedded UniChromePro graphics core used for the imple-
mentation of desktop personal computer systems. The PM800 implements twelve-level
deep In-Order-Queue, and supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology to maximize sys-
tem performance for multi-threaded software applications. The PM800 supports asyn-
chronous AGP and CPU interface for flexible system configuration. The Northbridge
interfaces to the Southbridge through a high speed 8 x 66 MHz Data Transfer interconnect
bus, Ultra V-Link.
The VT8237 Southbridge is a highly integrated peripheral controller, it includes V-Link to
PCI and V-Link to LPC controllers. It also integrates Serial ATA and Ultra DMA IDE
controllers, USB2.0 host controller, 10/100MB networking MAC, AC’97, and system
power management controllers. The VT8237 also supports both ACPI (Advanced Configu-
ration and Power Interface) and legacy (APM) power management.
Sufficient expansion is provided for one AGP slot, three 32-bit PCI slots and one optional
CNR slot. It also comes with a concurrent PCI Bus Controller that provides expandability
for add-on peripheral cards. This motherboard is designed in a micro-ATX form factor
using a four-layer printed circuit board and measures 244 mm x 244 mm. In addition to its
excellent performance, the motherboard is featuring a host of high-definition digital media
technologies.
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Feature
Processor
PM800-M2 uses a 478-pin socket type of Pentium 4 that carries the following features:
• AccommodatesIntel Pentium4 478-pin CPU
• Supports a system bus (FSB) of 800/533/400 MHz
• Intel P4 Celeron: FSB 400, 128K L2 cache
• Intel Pentium 4 Willimette: FSB 400, 256K L2 cache
• Intel Pentium 4 Northwood: FSB 533/400, 512K L2 cache
• Intel Pentium 4 Northwood: FSB 800/533, 512K L2 cache, HT supported
• Intel Pentium 4 Prescott: FSB 800/533, 1024K/256K L2 cache
“Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked
up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate “logical”
processors within the same physical processor.
The VIA PM800 Northbridge (NB) and VT8237 Southbridge (SB) chipset is based on an
innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.
• Supports 400/333/266/200 MHz DDR SDRAM memory module
• Accommodates two unbuffered 2.5V 184-pin slots
• A total maximum capacity 2 GB
Chipset
Memory
VT8237 (SB) • Supports 16bit 66 MHz V-Link Client interface with peak
bandwidth of 1 GB/sec
• Compliant with PCI 2.2 specification at 33 MHz
• IntegratedSerialATAHost Controllers, supporting data trans-
fer rates up to 1.5Gb/s
• Network Controller, supporting enterprise class 10/100 Mb
Fast Ethernet MAC
Graphics
• 128-bit 2D/3D engine
• Supports 64/32/16 MB Frame Buffers size
• Supports 8bpp, 15/16bpp and 32bpp color depth modes
• Supports pixel rate up to 200-million pixels per second for 2 textures each
The AC’97 Audio CODEC is compliant with the AC’97 2.3 specification that provides
18-bit stereo full-duplex CODEC with independent and variable sampling rate. It sup-
ports S/PDIF compressed digital or LPCM audio out. Features include support for 3.3V
digital, 5V analog power supply and low power consumption management.
AC’97 Audio CODEC
PM800 (NB) • Integrated Pentium 4 Northbridge with 800 MHz FSB sup-
portandUniChromePro2D/3DGraphicsControllerin a single
chip
• Advanced64-bitSDRAMcontroller supporting DDR400/333/
266/200SDRAM
• Supports 66 MHz V-Link Host interface with total band-
width of 1 GB/sec
• Supports AGP 3.0 with 8X/4X transfer mode
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Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One parallel port
• One VGA port
• Four USB ports
• One LAN port (optional)
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• Three 32-bit PCI slots
• One AGP slot (support 1.5V only)
• Two IDE headers which support four IDE devices
• One floppy disk drive interface
• Two 7-pin SATA connectors
• One optional CNR (Communication Networking Riser) slot
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66/
33 MB/s.
Onboard LAN (optional)
The onboard LAN provides the following features:
• Supports 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s N-way Auto-negotiation operation
• Half and Full Duplex
• Supports standard MII interface to an external PHY for 10/100 Mb
base-T Ethernet
• Supports Wake-On-LAN(WOL) function and remote wake-up
BIOS Firmware
The motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system features
including the following:
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPUparameters
• CPUandmemorytiming
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.
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MotherboardComponents
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Table of Motherboard Components
LABEL COMPONENT
1 CPU Socket mPGA478 socket for Pentium 4 CPUs
2 DDR1~DDR2 184-pin DDR DIMM slots
3 CPUFAN1 CPU cooling fan connector
7 FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector
5 IDE1 Primary IDE connector
6 IDE2 Secondary IDE connector
8 SATA1~SATA2 Serial ATA connectors
10 JP1 Clear CMOS jumper
11 SPK1 Speaker header
14 USB3~USB4 Front Panel USB header
15 CASFAN1 Case cooling fan connector
17 SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header
18 AUXIN1 Auxiliary in header
19 CDIN1 CD-in connector
20 PCI1~PCI3 32-bit add-on card slots
21 AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot
22 AUDIO1 Front panel MIC/Speaker Out header
23 ATX1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector
24 ATX2 Auxiliary 4-pin power connector
4 JP3 BIOS flash protect jumper
9 IR1 Infrared header
12 SJ1 Single-color LED header
13 PANEL1 Panel connector for case switches and LEDs
16 CNR1 * Communications Networking Riser slot
* Optional component
This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.
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