VIA Technologies P4MA Manuel d'utilisateur

iVIA MainboardUser’s ManualVIA P4MA - LVIA P4MA - VSLVersion 1.0 - March 29th, 2002P/N 99-51-010211P4MA-L does NOT include Voice Post/Smart Card/Memor

1-2Chapter 1CPU• Supports Intel® Pentium® 4/Northwood processors in the 478 pin package• Supports 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2GHz, 2.2GHz and

1-3Specifications• 1 x DB-15 VGA out port• 1 x SPP/EPP/ECP mode compliant parallel port.• 2 x USB 1.1 ports (plus 1 pin-header for up to 2 additional

1-4Chapter 1Socket 478MMainboard LayoutVIA P4MA - L & VIA P4MA - VSL MainboardCNRUSB 3/4Top: MouseBottom: KeyboardTop: RJ45Bottom: USB portsTop:Pa

1-5SpecificationsConnectors GuideATXPWR ATX 20-pin power connector see p. 2-7ATX12V ATX 12V power connector see p. 2-7Connectors Fu

Installation2-1InstallationThis chapter provides you with informationabout hardware setup procedures. While installingthe mainboard, carefully hold th

Chapter 22-2The VIA P4MA mainboard supports the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in the 478pin package (PGA478). When installing the CPU, ensure the CPU ha

Installation2-3CPU Fan InstallationAs processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance,thermal management becomes increasingly impo

Chapter 22-45. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connectoron the mainboard.3. Mount the fan on top of the heatsi

Installation2-5The VIA P4MA mainboard provides 2 sockets for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMMmodules with 4 memory banks. To operate properly, at least one DIMM

Chapter 22-6DDR Module InstallationYou can install either single sided or double sided 184-pin DDR DIMM modulesinto the DDR DIMM slot, depending on yo

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Installation2-7Socket 478MPower SupplyThe VIA P4MA mainboard requires an ATX power supply for powering thesystem. Before inserting the power supply co

Chapter 22-8Keyboard Connector: JKB1The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 keyboard connector for attaching aPS/2 keyboard. You can plug a PS/2keyboa

Installation2-9USB Port ConnectorsThe VIA P4MA mainboard provides 2 USB ports (plus 1 pin-headers for up to2 additional USB connections; see 2-17). US

Chapter 22-10Serial Port Connectors: COM 1The mainboard offers one 9-pin male Serial Port connector (COM 1) . You canattach a serial mouse or other se

Installation2-11Socket 478MThe VIA P4MA mainboard provides pin-header connectors for FDD, IDE HDD,case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and the CPU/S

Chapter 22-12Socket 478M PIN SIGNAL 1 5VDUAL 2 NC 3 CIRRX 4 GND 5 NCPin DefinitionConsumer IR Connector: CIRThis connector allows you to con

Installation2-13Socket 478MHard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2The VIA P4MA mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 contr

Chapter 22-14Socket 478MCase Connectors: F_PANEL/F_PANEL2The connector block F_PANEL/F_PANEL2 connect to the Power Switch, Re-set Switch, Power LED, H

Installation2-15Power Button (PW_BN)Connect to a 2-pin switch button. Pressing this button will turn the systempower on or off.Reset Switch (RST_SW)Th

Chapter 22-16Digital Audio Connector: SPDIFThe SPDIF output provides digital audio to external speakers or compressedAC3 data to an external Dolby Dig

iiiFCC-B Radio Frequency Interference StatementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a classB digital device, pursuan

Installation2-17USB pin-header: USB3/4The mainboard provides 1 front USB pin-header connector, allowing up to 2additional USB ports. Please plug the U

Chapter 22-18Wake-On Ring Connector: WORThis connector allows you to connect a modem card with the Wake-On Ringfunction. The connector will power up t

Installation2-19Socket 478MClear CMOS Jumper: CLEAR_CMOSThe onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration data and has an onboardbattery power supply.

Chapter 22-20Socket 478MAudio Codec Auto Detect Jumper: OB_CODECThis jumper enables or disables the audio codec auto detect function. If a CNRcard bas

Installation2-21Socket 478MSlotsAGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) SlotThe AGP4X slot allows you to insert an AGP graphics card. AGP is an interfacespeci

Chapter 22-22PCI Interrupt Request RoutingIRQ allows devices to send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCIIRQ pins are typically connected

BIOS Setup3-13BIOS SetupThis chapter gives you detailed explaination of BIOS setupfunctions. It consists of the following topics:Entering Setup 3-2Con

Chapter 33-2Entering SetupPower on the computer and press DEL straight away to enter the BIOS setup menu.If you missed the BIOS setup entry point, you

BIOS Setup3-3Getting HelpSub-MenuIf you find a right pointer symbol (as shown inthe right view) on the left of field, this means asub-menu is availabl

Chapter 33-4The Main MenuStandard CMOS FeaturesUse this menu to set basic system configurations.Advanced BIOS FeaturesUse this menu to set the advance

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BIOS Setup3-5PC Health StatusThis menu shows the PC health status.Frequency/Voltage ControlUse this menu to set the system frequency and voltage contr

Chapter 33-6DateThe date format is <Day><Month><Date><Year>.Day - day of the week, for example Friday. Read-only.Month - the m

BIOS Setup3-7IDE Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/SlavePress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:The specifi

Chapter 33-8Advanced BIOS FeaturesOnBoard Voice WarningIf the Onboard Voice Warning feature is enabled, the mainboard will give humanvoice warning tho

BIOS Setup3-9First/Second/Third Boot DeviceSet the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operatingsystem. The settings are:Floppy The

Chapter 33-10Typematic Delay (Msec)When Typematic Rate Setting is enabled. This item allows you to select thedelay between when the key was first pres

BIOS Setup3-11The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipsetfunctions.Advanced Chipset FeaturesNote: Change these settings only

Chapter 33-12VGA Share Memory SizeSet the VGA Share Memory Size. Settings: 8M, 16M and 32M.FB Address ConversionSet the Frame Buffer address conversio

BIOS Setup3-13Integrated PeripheralsOnboard IDE Channel 1/2The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with sup-port for two IDE ch

Chapter 33-14troller will be enabled; if not, it is disabled. Disable the controller if youwant to use other controller cards to connect an audio devi

vBox Contents• 1 x VIA Mainboard• 1 x User’s manual• 1 x Quick Installation Guide• 1 x Floppy ribbon cable• 1 x ATA-66/100/133 IDE ribbon cable• 1 x 2

BIOS Setup3-15SuperIO DevicePress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:Onboard FDC ControllerEnable the onboard floppy

Chapter 33-16IR Transmission DelaySet the delay mode of IR transmission/reception. Settings: Enabled andDisabled.UR2 Duplex ModeSet the operating mode

BIOS Setup3-17Midi Port IRQSet an IRQ for the onboard midi port. This field is only available if midi port isnot “Disabled”. Settings: 5 and 10.SC Por

Chapter 33-18Power Management SetupThe Power Management Setup menu configures the system to most effec-tively save energy while operating in a manner

BIOS Setup3-19Power Management TimerSet the idle time before system enters power saving mode. ACPI OS suchas Windows XP will override this option. Set

Chapter 33-20Peripheral ActivitiesPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:VGA EventDecide whether or not the power

BIOS Setup3-21PS2KB Wakeup from suspendSelect which “Hot-Key” is used to wake-up the system from power saving mode.Settings: Disabled, Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+

Chapter 33-22IRQs ActivitiesPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:Primary INTRSelecting ON will cause the system

BIOS Setup3-23PNP/PCI ConfigurationsThis section describes the BIOS configuration of the PCI bus system. Thissection covers some very technical items

Chapter 33-24IRQ ResourcesThe items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set toManual. Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-

viContentsSpecifications ... 1-1Mainboard Specifications ...

BIOS Setup3-25PC Health StatusThis section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall systemstatus.System Temperature, CPU Temperature, CP

Chapter 33-26Frequency/Voltage ControlDRAM ClockThe chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clockand DRAM clock frequency. Set

BIOS Setup3-27Active to Precharge (Tras)Set the time from active back to precharge state. Settings: 5T and 6T.Active to CMD (Trcd)Set the time from ac

Chapter 33-28CPU Clock RatioThis setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clockspeed of the processor relative to the ex

BIOS Setup3-29This option on the main menu allows users to restore all the BIOS settings tothe default Fail Safe values. These values are set by the m

Chapter 33-30This option on the main menu allows users to restore all the BIOS settings tothe default Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the

BIOS Setup3-31Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:Type the password, up to eight c

Chapter 33-32 About Supervisor Password & User Password:Supervisor password : Can enter and change the settings ofthe setup menus.User password: C

BIOS Setup3-33Save & Exit SetupWhen you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to save thechanges and quit. A message as below wi

Chapter 33-34Exit Without SavingWhen you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to abandonthe changes. A message as below will appear

viiDigital Audio Connector: SPDIF ... 2-16PC Smart Card Reader: SCR... 2-16USB

Driver Setup4-1This chapter gives you detailed instructions on setupof motherboard drivers and applications. It consists ofthe following topics:Note:

Chapter 44-2The VIA P4M266 chipset is a high performance, cost-effective and energyefficient SMA chipset. Featuring a new super-pipelined 128-bit engi

Driver Setup4-34in1 chipset driver installation for Windows 98/98SE1. Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD should run automatically

Chapter 44-46. The screen now will show two installation options. Select Normally Installto manually install every driver, else select Quickly Instal

Driver Setup4-58. Select Install VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver and click Next to continue.9. Select Click to enable DMA Mode option and click Next t

Chapter 44-64in1 chipset driver installation for Windows 20001. Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD should run automatically and th

Driver Setup4-78. Select Install VIA PCI IDE Bus Driver and click Next to continue.9. Select Install AGP 4X/133 driver and click Next to continue.10.

Chapter 44-84in1 chipset driver installation for Windows XP1. Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD should run automatically and the

Driver Setup4-98. The screen now should show one driver: Install VIA PCI IDE Bus Driver.Please select the driver and click Next to continue.9. After a

Chapter 44-104in1 chipset driver installation for Windows ME1. Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD should run automatically and the

viiiSoftware Setup ... 4-1VIA ProSavage8 P4M266 Chipset Drivers ... 4-2VIA ProSa

Driver Setup4-119. Select Click to enable DMA Mode option and click Next to continue.10. Select Install VIA AGP VxD in Turbo mode and click Next to co

Chapter 44-12VIA ProSavage8 P4M266 VGA DriverVGA driver installation for Windows 98/98SE/ME1. Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD s

Driver Setup4-136. Wait for setup program to copy files into appropriate folder and updatehardware information of computer automatically.7. In the “Se

Chapter 44-14VGA driver installation for Windows 20001. Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD should run automatically and the setup

Driver Setup4-157. In the “Setup Complete” dialog, select the “Yes, I want to restart computernow.” item, and click the “Finish” button then the compu

Chapter 44-16VGA driver nstallation for Windows XP1. Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD should run automatically and the setup scr

Driver Setup4-177. In the “Setup Complete” dialog, select the “Yes, I want to restart computernow.” item, and click the “Finish” button then the compu

Chapter 44-18VIA Audio DriverAudio driver installation for Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP1. Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD should

Driver Setup4-19Realtek Network DriverNetwork driver installation for Windows 98/98SE1. Put the supplied CD in the CD ROM drive and right click the “M

Chapter 44-203. In the “PCI Ethernet Controller Properties” window, click the “ReinstallDriver” button.4. The “Update Device Driver Wizard” is invoked

1-1SpecificationsSpecifications1The VIA P4MA mainboard is based around theVIA ProSavageDDR P4M266 chipset, which bringssupport for high-performance D

Driver Setup4-216. Select the “Network adapters” item in the list and click “Next” button.7. In the “Select Device” dialog, click “Have Disk…” button.

Chapter 44-228. In the “Install From Disk” dialog, click the “Browse…” button.9. In the “Open” dialog, select the drive the Master CD in.10. Select th

Driver Setup4-2311. Select “win98” folder in the “Drivers\Lan” folder.12. In the “Driver\Lan\WIN98” folder, select the “netrts5.inf”file and click the

Chapter 44-2414. Select “Realtek RTL8139/810X Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC” model in the“Select Device” Dialog, and click the “OK” button.15. Click th

Driver Setup4-25Network driver installation for Windows ME, Windows 2000,and Windows XP1. Put the supplied CD into the CD ROM drive then in the first

Chapter 44-26Winbond Smart@IO DriversWinbond Smart@IO drivers installation for Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP1. Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM dri

Driver Setup4-276. If the setting is set to “SD Socket” in the BIOS setup, the picture is asfollows. Click Next to install drivers.7. Click Finish to

Chapter 44-28Winbond Voice Editor UtilityWinbond voice editor installation for Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP1. On the setup screen click the Install Voic

Driver Setup4-294. Type a new folder name, or select one from the Existing Folders list.5. Click Next to copy files to the Voice Editor directory.6. S