MSI Pm8m3-v User Manual

 
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Safety Instructions  
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2.  Keep this User Manual for future reference. 
3.  Keep this equipment away from humidity. 
4.  Lay this equipment on a reliable fl at surface before setting it up. 
5.  The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. 
Do not cover the openings. 
6.  Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet. 
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Table of Content  
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Introduction 
Thank you for choosing the PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard. The PM8M3-V is 
design based on VIA® P4M800 & VIA® VT8237R Plus chipsets for optimal system efficiency. 
Designed for the Intel® P4 processors supporting Hyper-T hreading Technology in the LGA775 
package, the PM8M3-V delivers a high performanc e and professional desktop platform solution. 
 
Layout 
 
 
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Specifications 
CPU 
• Supports Intel® Pentium® 4/ Prescott (LGA 775) processor. 
•  FSB @ 800/533MHz. 
•  Supports Intel P4 Prescott CPU up to 3.2GHz, and Intel P4 Prescott Celeron CPU. 
(For the latest information about CPU, please visit 
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products /mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php ) 
 
Chipset 
• VIA® P4M800CE chipset 
-  P4 processors FSB (800MHz).   
-  DDR SDRAM memory (333/400MHz).   
- AGP 8x.  
-  Supports 8X V-Link. 
• VIA® VT8237R plus chipset 
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Audio 
•  AC97 link controller integrated in VT8237R plus.   
• Realtek® ALC655 6-channel software audio codec.   
-  Compliance with AC’97 v2.2 spec. 
 
LAN 
• Realtek® 8100C / 8110SB (optional).   
-  Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mbs(1000Mbs for 8110SB only).   
-  Compliance with PCI 2.2.   
-  Supports ACPI Power Management. 
 
On-Board Peripherals 
•  On-Board Peripherals include: 
-  1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes 
-  1 serial port (COM1) 
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Rear Panel The rear panel provides the following connectors: 
Keyboard
USB Ports
Mouse
COM portVGA port
Parallel Port
Line In
Line Ou
t
Mic In
LAN
USB Ports
                
Hardware Setup 
This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as 
how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. It al so provides the instructions on connecting the 
peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard,  etc. While doing the installation, be careful in 
holding the components...