MSI Pm8m3-v User Manual

LGA775 CPU and Cooler Installation (CPU Clip is optional) 
When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent 
overheating. If you do not have the cooler, cont act your dealer to purchase and install them 
before turning on the computer. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some silicon heat transfer 
compound on CPU before installing the cooler for better heat dispersion.   
Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cool er correctly. Wrong installation will...

MSI Reminds You... 
1.    Make sure your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system. 
2.    Check the information in PC Health Status of H/W Monitor in BIOS for the CPU 
temperature. 
3.    Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damage. 
4.    Whenever CPU is not installed, always prot ect your CPU socket pins with the plastic cap 
covered to avoid damage. 
5.    Please note that the mating/unmating durab ility of the CPU is 20 cycles. Therefore, we 
suggest you do not plug/unplug...

You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like. If you’d like to use the 20-pin ATX power 
supply, please plug your power supply along with pi n 1 & pin 13. There is also a foolproof design 
on pin 11, 12, 23 & 24 to avoid wrong installation. 
  
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GND
12V
GND
12VATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 
This 12V power connector is used  to provide power to the CPU. 
 
Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 
The mainboard provides a standard  floppy disk drive connector that 
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M...

 
BIOS Flash Jumper: JWP1 
the boot block This jumper is used to lock or unlock 
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area on BIOS. When unlocked, the BIOS boot block 
area can be updated. When locked, the BIOS boot 
block area cannot be updated. 
 
Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1/PWRFAN1 
2V,
The 4-pin CPUFAN1 (processor fan) and 3-pin 
SYSFAN1 (system fan)/PWRFAN1 (power fan) support 
system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting the 
wire to the connectors, always take note that the red 
wire is the positive and should be...

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B 
gital data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than US
1.1, and is ideal for connecting  high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, di
cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems, etc. 
 
MSI Reminds You...   
Please note that the pins of VCC & GND must  be connected correctly or it may cause some 
damage 
 
Serial Port Connector: COM 2 
 connector COM 1 (on the 
 
DESCRI
GND
DSR
RTS
[9]RI
SOUTThe mainboard offers one 9-pin male DINrear panel), and...

PCI Interrupt Request Routing 
 line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over The IRQ, abbreviation of interrupt requestwhich devices can send interrupt signals to the mi croprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically 
connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows: 
 Order1 Order2 Order3 Order4 
PCI Slot 1 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A# 
PCI Slot 2 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B# 
 
BIOS Setup 
ter and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the 
restart the m Power on the...

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s the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status.     
settings for frequency/voltage control. 
y default settings  into the BIOS for stable system performance 
g Password   setting Password. 
OS and exit setup.  nd exit setup. This entry show
Frequency/Voltage Control 
Use this menu to specify your 
Load Optimized Defaults 
Use this menu to load factor
operations. 
BIOS Settin
Use this menu to set BIOS
Save & Exit Setup 
Save changes to CM
Exit Without Saving 
Abandon all changes...

Adjust CPU/AGP/PCI Frequency 
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U/AGP/PCI Front Side Bus clock frequency (in MHz) and 
 voltage can increase the DDR  speed.    Any changes made to this setting 
 adjustable in the field, allowing  you to increase the performance of your AGP 
V This item allows you to select the CP
overclock the processor by adjusting the FSB clock to a higher frequency. 
Memory Voltage 
Adjusting the DDR
may cause a stability issue, so changing t he DDR voltage for long-term purpose is NOT 
recommended. 
AGP Voltage...

Introduction 
Félicitation vous venez d’acheter une carte micro ATX PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x). la PM8M3-V 
est construite autour des chipsets VIA® P4M800 & VIA® VT8237R. Elle fonctionne avec des 
processeurs Intel® P4 supportant la technologie  Hyper-Threading (LGA775 package). La 
PM8M3-v offre des performances tant aux particuliers qu’aux professionnels. 
 
Schéma 
 
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Spécifications 
CPU 
•  Supporte processeur Intel® Pentium® 4/ Prescott (LGA 775). 
•  FSB @ 800/533MHz. 
•  Supporte Intel P4 Prescott CPU jusqu’à 3. 2GHz, et Intel P4 Prescott Celeron CPU. 
(Pour une mise à jour sur les CPU supportés, veuillez visiter 
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products /mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php ) 
 
Chipset 
• Chipset VIA® P4M800CE 
-  Processeurs P4 FSB (800MHz) 
-  Mémoire DDR SDRAM (333/400MHz) 
- AGP 8x 
-  Supporte 8X V-Link. 
• Chipset VIA® VT8237R Plus 
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