20 Most Recent Biostar P4M80-M4 Motherboard - Page 3 Questions & Answers

I guess it's a powersupply issue. what wattage and amps on +12v is your powersupply?

I have the same problem, the CPU fan spins, keyboard lights blink, no start up screen, or bios.
But, when I push a few times on the pc reset button, then the CPU fan is becoming still, the keyboard light are out and I can start the computer again in a normal way.
Can this one be a temporally solution for you too? Do you have any suggestion about?
I guess it can be an electricity dysfunction of a wrong fixed cable.

Here is the download website for your particular mother board. Download the manual and it has very good on the connections as well as other useful information and drivers for the onboard properties.

http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdownloads.asp?model=P4M80-M7A%20V7.X

Try the following : Go into the setup routine using the onboard video. Go to the  Intergrated Peripherals.
Find the onboard video and change it to disable. Save changes.
Change monitor to the AGP card.
  I hope this helps.


Here is a web site for your Award Bios setup:


http://www.buildeasypc.com/sw/bios_setup.htm



Inegrated Peripherals
This menu allows you to change the various I/O devices such as IDE controllers, serial ports, parallel port, keyboard etc. You can make changes as necessary. See figure 5.

Is your bios set for sata or ide
also is it set for auto detection of all drives and is the jumper on hard drive set for master.

first install win98(dont re boot for xp installtion),  while running 98, insert cd of xp and install xp from there. 

Are the CMOS batteries good?

what operating syetem and how old is the machine???
need more info. please
lalso, what make and mode is the PCI card???

have you also tried different video cards? or the onboard built into your motherboard?

if you are using pci or pci-e the motherboard maybe bad on the driver slots,if using the onboard system on the motherboard it is out and needs replaced. lala linda

Hi Vigilante - Please don't rate this 'til it's fixed. Have you disabled the onboard video in the BIOS?

Jeff

You may have inserted the RAM wrongly, or the two modules are incompatible. The 3 beeps you hear indicates that RAM is not functioning properly.
Remove the RAM module that was recently inserted. Most likely the RAM slot is unusable now, as there was a short circuit at the slot.
Try using the RAM module on a different slot. Also make sure that that you have purchased the recommended type of RAM, ie DDR/DDR2, etc. for the slot.
It is always better to use a single RAM module, rather than 2 different modules from different companies..

Right click on cd rom device with yellow mark and click on uninstall. after that cd rom device is deleted from device list.now right click on Home and click scan for hardware changes.now you got driver installation for your cd rom.if not restart yopur system you will get driver installation.

If you are going to call. The question I would ask (Very important), will the board run with CL2 = 2.5v & or CL3 = 2.6 to 2.65volt memory.
This site is Kingston memory setter. Type in the board & it show's the type of memory the board can use. (Click on this link). As you look at the link this is for you're P4M80-M4 board.
http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/modelsinfo.asp?SysID=33018&mfr=Biostar&model=P4M80&root=&LinkBack=&Sys=33018-Biostar-P4M80-M4+Motherboard&distributor=0&submit1=Search
This should help. I did not see a bios upgrade for this board that had anything to do with memory. The USA Biostar link is lacking opposed to the global link. The global manual give far more information (In depth), for bios instructions.
Global link: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/driver.php?S_ID=246

I'm sure the Kingston link will more than help you the_OCer.
Good luck!

Mike

Hi admak,
Sometimes installing from the software's setup.exe just isn't enough. Please try installing from within the device manager. Here is how to do this.
1. Remember where in you're PC you stored the downloaded drive.
2. If you have My Computer icon on you're desktop. Right click it once & slide to & left click Properties. Click the hardware tab. Than click the device manager button. Scroll down to Sound, audio and game controller. Find the yellow ! point. Right click on it once & left click update. Windows hardware wizard will open.
Click the circle, No not at this time & click Next. Another window will open. Left click once in the circle next to, Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). Than click the next button.
(Click the Browes button). Find the folder you downloaded the driver software in to. Open that folder. Choosing this method allows you to install you're software. Once you click on the correct folder For you're OS, you will notice the OK buton will slightely high light. Click OK & you're driver software should install. Please restart you're PC & test you're sound.

Enjoy!
Have more questions, feel free to ask.

Mike

hi, you may have downloaded the wrong version of drivers for the onboard sound . What drivers did you download and where from,then we can go from their and sort the problem out for you. thanks

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lee

Its due to your default CMOS setup does not match with your CPU configuration especially with CPU speed.

1. To fixed the above problem goto BIOS and navigate settings of CPU, speed etc. Set the speed with the proper value as per manual. And save the settings.
2. Infuture when you will load default, at that time also set the CPU settings.

• The CMOS battery might not be connected properly or may be its not producing enough power as per needed by board. So have a look with another battery. Also clean the connection point of the CMOS battery.

Good Luck
Iqbal

your motherboard my only recognise two of the same size or make of ram. try the 1024mb in on it's own and see if the bios allows the system to boot and recognise it. see what windows recognises, go to my computer, right click, properties and in the main window it will tell you processor speed and look to see how much ram is showing

http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdownloads.asp?model=P4M80-M4 here you go here is all the drivers for downloading

yaa viz eagle is right, its really seems like frequency mismatch. The both RAM must of same size, same type, and same frequency.

Thanks
Iqbal