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USER MANUAL P4i48 ASROCK

Published February 2004

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Contents

1 Introduction 5

1.1 Package Contents 5
1.2 Specifications 6
1.3 Motherboard Layout 8
1.4 ASRock I/O Plus™ 9

2 Installation.... 10

Pre-installation Precautions 10

2.1 CPU Installation 11
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM).... 12
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots) 13
2.5 Jumpers Setup 14
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 15
2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 18
2.8 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 18

3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY.... 19

3.1 Introduction ...... 19

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 19
3.1.2 Navigation Keys 20

3.2 Main Screen.... 20

3.3 Advanced Screen 21

3.3.1 CPU Configuration 21
3.3.2 IDE Configuration 23
3.3.3 Floppy Configuration 25
3.3.4 Super IO Configuration 26
3.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration 27
3.3.6 ACPI Configuration 27
3.3.7 USB Configuration 28

3.4 PCIPnP Screen 29

3.5 Boot Screen.... 30

3.5.1 Boot Setting Configuration 30
3.5.2 Boot Device Priority.... 31

3.6 Security Screen 31

3.7 Chipset Screen 32

3.7.1 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration 32
3.7.2 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration 34

3.8 Exit Screen 35

4 Software Support 36

4.1 Install Operating System 36
4.2 Support CD Information 36

4.2.1 Running Support CD 36
4.2.2 Drivers Menu 36
4.2.3 Utilities Menu 36
4.2.4 ASRock "PC-DIY Live Demo" Program 36
4.2.5 Contact Information 36

Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4i48 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock P4i48 Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm)

ASRock P4i48 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock P4i48 Support CD

One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable

One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive

One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable

One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)

One ASRock I/O Plus™ Shield

1.2 Specifications

Platform: ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm

CPU: Socket 478, supports Intel ^ Pentium ^ 4(Prescott, Northwood, Willimate) / Celeron ^ processor

Chipsets: North Bridge:

Intel ^® 848P chipset, FSB @ 800 / 533 / 400MHz,

supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

South Bridge:

Intel ^® ICH5, supports SATA 1.5Gb/s

Memory: 2 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1 and DDR2

supports PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333) /

PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB (see CAUTION 2)

IDE: IDE1: ATA 100 / Ultra DMA Mode 5

IDE2: ATA 100 / Ultra DMA Mode 5

Supports up to 4 IDE devices

Serial ATA: Supports up to 2 SATA devices at 1.5Gb/s data transfer rate

(Not Support "RAID and "Hot Plug" functions)

Floppy Port: Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives

Audio: 5.1 channels AC'97 Audio

PCI LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN

Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing,

Chassis temperature sensing,

CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life

(ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 3),

CPU fan tachometer,

PCI slots: 5 PCI slots with PCI Specification 2.2

AGP slot: 1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 8X/4X AGP card (see CAUTION 4)

USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 ports:

includes 6 default USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel,

plus one header to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports

(see CAUTION 5)

ASRock I/O Plus™: 1 PS/2 mouse port,

1 PS/2 keyboard port,

1 serial port: COM1,

1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support,

6 default USB 2.0 ports,

1 RJ 45 port,

Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone

BIOS: AMI legal BIOS,

Supports "Plug and Play",

ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events,

Supports jumperfree,

SMBIOS 2.3.1 support,

CPU frequency stepless control

(only for advanced users' reference, see CAUTION 6)

OS: Microsoft

^® Windows ^® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant

CAUTION!

1. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 22.
2. Please check the table below for the memory support frequency and its corresponding CPU FSB frequency.

CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency
800 DDR266, DDR320	*, DDR400
533 DDR266, DDR333
400 DDR266

* When you use an FSB800-CPU on this motherboard, it will run at DDR320 if you adopt a DDR333 memory module.

1. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.
2. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage!
3. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft ^ Windows ^ XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft ^ Windows ^ 98/ME. Please refer to Microsoft ^ official document at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx
4. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.

1.3 Motherboard Layout

17.8cm (7.0 in) PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard COM1 PARALLEL PORT USB 2.0 T: USB B2 B: USB3 PS3 USB_FWR1 CPU_FAN1 PGA478 ATXPWR1 DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) IDE2 IDE1 Intel 848 Chipset 30.5cm (12.0 in) 1.5V_AGP1 P4i48 PCI 1 ASRock FSB800DDR400 PCI 2 USB2.0 AGP8X PCI 3 5.1CH SATA CLRCMOSU PCI 4 CMOS Battery CHA_FAN1 FLOPPY1 SPEAKER1 USB87 PLC JVRDIN TABEL 1 2MB BIOS GAME1 20 19 18 17 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 AUX1 CD1 JRI AUDIO1 JL1 PCI LAN Super I/O 21

1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)

2 CPU Socket 17 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 18 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

4 North Bridge Controller 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)

5 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1-2) 20 Game Port Connector (GAME1)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 21 BIOS FWH Chip

7 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 22 PCI Slots (PCI1-5)

8 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 23 JL1 Jumper

9 AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) 24 JR1 Jumper

10 South Bridge Controller 25 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)

11 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 26 Internal Audio Connector: AUX1 (White)

12 Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SATA2) 27 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

13 Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1) 28 Shared USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)

14 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS0) 29 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

15 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

1.4 ASRock I/O Plus™

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 Parallel Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
2 RJ-45 Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
3 Line In (Light Blue) 9 Serial Port: COM1
4 Line Out (Lime) 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
5 Microphone (Pink) 11 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
6 Shared USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)

Chapter 2 Installation

P4i48 is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components.
3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded anti-static pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

2.1 CPU Installation

Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90^ angle.

Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever.

Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.

The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.

Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.

Lift Lever Up to 90°

STEP 1:

Lift The Socket Lever Up to 90°

CPU Marked Corner Socket Marked Corner

STEP 2/STEP 3:

Match The CPU Marked Corner to The Socket Marked Corner

Close-up of a computer motherboard with CPU socket and surrounding components (no visible text or symbols)

STEP 4:

Push Down And Lock The Socket Lever

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

This motherboard adopts 478-pin CPU socket to support Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU. It requires larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 8, No. 29). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink.

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

P4i48 motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots.

Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components.

Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.

O ← notch ← break X ← notch ← break

The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)

There are 5 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot on P4i48 motherboard.

PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.

AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot has a special locking mechanism which can securely fasten the graphics card inserted.

Please do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! For the voltage information of your graphics card, please check with the graphics card vendors.

Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot.

Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6. Replace the system cover.

2.5 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "Short". If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "Open". The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are "Short" when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Short

Open

Jumper Setting Description

PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable 2_3

(see p.8 No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2

+5V

+5VSB

or USB wake up events.

Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply.

JR1(see p.8 No. 24)

JL1 (see p.8 No. 23)

JR1 JL1

Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work.

Clear CMOS

(CLRCMOS0, 2-pin jumper)

(see p.8 No. 14)

2-pin jumper

Note: CLRCMOS0 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord, then use a jumper cap to short the pins on CLRCMOS0 for 3 seconds. Please remember to remove the jumper cap after clearing the CMOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action.

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!

FDD connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1)

(see p.8 No. 15)

the red-striped side to Pin1

Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector.

Primary IDE connector (Blue) Secondary IDE connector (Black)

(39-pin IDE1, see p.8 No. 8) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8 No. 7)

PIN1 IDE1

connect the blue end to the motherboard

connect the black end to the IDE devices

80-conductor ATA 66/100 cable

Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE device as "Master". Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).

Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA (SATA)

(SATA1: see p.8 No. 13)

(SATA2: see p.8 No. 12) cables for internal storage

connectors support SATA data

SATA2SATA1 devices. The current SATA interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data cable

Data Cable can be connected to the SATA

hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard.

Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end of

Power Cable SATA power cable to the power

(Optional) connector on each drive. Then connect to the

power connector

powersupply

connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply.

USB 2.0 Header ASRock I/O Plus

(9-pin USB67) dates 6 default USB 2.0 ports ^6 If

(see p.8 No. 19) those USB 2.0 ports

TM accommo-

panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports.

Shared USB 2.0 Header This USB45 connector is shared

(9-pin USB4_5) with the USB 2.0 ports 4,5 on P-5

(see p.8 No. 28) ASRock I/O Plus

TM. When using

the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this connector (USB4_5), the USB ports 4,5 on ASRock I/O Plus™ will not be able to function.

Infrared Module Header This header ^RTX supports an

(5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting

(see p.8 No. 18) and receiving infrared module.

GND IRRX

Internal Audio Connectors These connectors allow you

(4-pin CD1, 4-pin AUX1)

(CD1: see p.8 No. 27)

(AUX1: see p.8 No. 26)

to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card.

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin AUDIO1)

(see p.8 No. 25) convenient connection

GND +5VA BACKOUT-R BACKOUT-L on and GND AUD-OUT-R AUD-OUT-L MIC-POWER

This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows

control of audio devices.

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel

(see p.8 No. 17) functions.

panel PWRBTN# GND 1 DUMMY RESET# GND HDLED- HDLED +

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. | SPEAKER DUMMY

(see p.8 No. 16)

Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and

(see p.8 No. 11) match the black wire to the

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector Please connect a CPU fan cable

(3-pin CPU_FAN1) to this connector and match

(see p.8 No. 29)

the black wire to the ground pin.

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(20-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector

(see p.8 No. 6)

Game Port Connector

(15-pin GAME1) connector if the Game part

(see p.8 No. 20) bracket is installed.

Game port d. +5V JBB1 JBBY MIDI_OUT JBY JBB2 MIDI_IN +5V JAB2 JAY GND GND JAX JAB1 +5V

Connect a Game cable to this

2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel ICH5 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's primary SATA connector (SATA1).

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the primary SATA hard disk. If you just want to install only one SATA HDD, the installation process is complete at this step. If you want to install two SATA HDDs, please continue to do the following steps.

STEP5: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk.

STEP6: Connect one end of the second SATA data cable to the motherboard's secondary SATA connector (SATA2).

STEP 7: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the secondary SATA hard disk.

Before you install OS into the SATA hard disk, you need to check and ensure the configuration of the OnBoard IDE Operate Mode option in BIOS setup is correct according to the condition of your system. For the configuration details, please refer to the instruction on page 23.

Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.

If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.

Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main To set up the system time/date information

Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features

PCIPnP To set up the PCI features

Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System

Security To set up the security features

Chipset To set up the chipset features

Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Use <←> key or <→> key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and then press to get into the sub screen.

3.1.2 Navigation Keys

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description
↑ / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens ← / Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items To bring up the selected screen To display the General Help Screen To load optimal default values for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

3.2 Main Screen

When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit System Overview System Time [1:00:09] System Date [Tue 01/13/2004] BIOS Version : P4i48 BIOS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.40 GHz Processor Speed : 2400 MHz Cache Size : 512KB Microcode Update : 0F29/17 Total Memory : 256MB DIMM 1 : 256MB/166MHz (DDR333) DIMM 2 : None Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use |+| or |-| to configure system Time. -- Select Screen ↑ Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

System Time [Hour:Minute:Second]

Use this item to specify the system time.

System Date [Day Month/Date/Year]

Use this item to specify the system date.

3.3 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, IDE Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, Hardware Health Configuration, ACPI Configuration, and USB Configuration.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. ►CPU Configuration ►IDE Configuration ►Floppy Configuration ►SuperIO Configuration ►Hardware Health Configuration ►ACPI Configuration ►USB Configuration -- Select Screen 1) Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

3.3.1 CPU Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency [Auto] Actual Frequency (MHz) [200] Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Ratio Status : L o c k e d Ratio Actual Value : 12 CPU Thermal Throttling [Disabled] Hyper Threading Technology [Auto] Select how to set the CPU host frequency. ← Select Screen 11 Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

CPU Host Frequency

While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard. The actual CPU host frequency will show in the following item.

Spread Spectrum

This item should always be [Disabled] for better system stability.

Ratio Status

This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is "Locked" or "Unlocked". If it shows "Unlocked", you will find an item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. If it shows "Locked", then the item Ratio CMOS Setting will be hidden. If you use the ratio value to time the CPU frequency, it will be equal to the core speed of the installed processor.

Ratio Actual Value

This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard.

CPU Thermal Throttling

You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated.

Hyper Threading Technology

To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium ^® 4 processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft ^® Windows ^® XP. Set to [Auto] if using Microsoft ^® Windows ^® XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.

3.3.2 IDE Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] OnBoard IDE Controller [Both] ►Primary IDE Master [Hard Disk] ►Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected] ►Secondary IDE Master [Not Detected] ►Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected] ►SATA1 [Not Detected] ►SATA2 [Not Detected] Set [Compatible Mode] when both Legacy OS (MS-DOS, Win Me / 98SE) and SATA device are used. Set [Enhanced Mode] when Native OS (Win 2000 / XP) is used. ← Select Screen ↑ Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

OnBoard IDE Operate Mode

Please select [Compatible Mode] when you install legacy OS (Windows ME / 98SE) into SATA device. If you install legacy OS into IDE HDD while SATA devices are used, you also need to select [Compatible Mode].

If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is installed into SATA device, please select [Enhanced Mode]. You also need to select [Enhanced Mode] while native OS is installed into IDE HDD and SATA devices are used.

If you do not install any SATA device, please also select [Enhanced Mode] no matter you use legacy OS or native OS for the system.

Please note that the following options will be varied depending on the "OnBoard IDE Operate Mode" ([Compatible Mode] or [Enhanced Mode]) that you selected.

When [Enhanced Mode] is selected:

OnBoard IDE Controller

You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel. Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by selecting [Both]. Set to [Disabled] will disable the both. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both].

When [Compatible Mode] is selected

Combined Mode Option

It allows you to select between [Pri IDE + SATA] and [SATA + Sec IDE]. If it is set to [Pri IDE + SATA], then the secondary IDE will not work. Likewise, if it is set to [SATA + Sec IDE], then the primary IDE will not work.

Because legacy OS (Windows ME / 98SE) only supports four IDE devices, you have to choose either [Pri IDE + SATA] or [SATA + Sec IDE] when the installed SATA device is used with legacy OS.

IDE Device Configuration

You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the "Primary IDE Master" as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of "Primary IDE Slave", "Secondary IDE Master", "Secondary IDE Slave", "SATA1" and "SATA2" as well.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device :Hard Disk Vendor :ST340014A Size :40.0 GB LBA Mode :Supported Block Mode :16Sectors PIO Mode :4 Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-5 S.M.A.R.T. :Supported Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T. [Disabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. -- Select Screen 11 Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

TYPE

Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD].

[Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device.

[Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.

After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active.

[CD/DVD]: This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives.

[ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as MO.

LBA/Large Mode

Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the LBA/Large mode.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

The default value of this item is [Auto]. If this feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer.

PIO Mode

Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing.

DMA Mode

DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for compatible IDE devices.

S.M.A.R.T.

Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled].

32-Bit Data Transfer

Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.

3.3.3 Floppy Configuration

In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Floppy Configuration	Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system.
Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 %] Floppy B [Disabled]	-- Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
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3.3.4 Super IO Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Serial Port Address [3F8 / IRQ4] Infrared Port Address [Disabled] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP + EPP] EPP Version [1.9] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] OnBoard Game Port [Enabled] OnBoard MIDI Port [Disabled] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. ← Select Screen ↑ Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller.

Serial Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it.

Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3].

Infrared Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3].

Parallel Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278].

Parallel Port Mode

Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, "EPP Version". Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP].

EPP Version

Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7].

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3].

Parallel Port IRQ

Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7].

OnBoard Game Port

Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it.

OnBoard MIDI Port

Use this time to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330].

3.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration

In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

Hardware Health Event Monitoring
CPU Temperature : 37C/98F M/B Temperature : 31C/87F
CPU Fan Speed : 2463 RPM Chassis Fan Speed : N/A
Vcore : 1.629V +3.30V : 3.306V +5.00V : 5.067V +12.00V : 11.890V	-- Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
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3.3.6 ACPI Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Suspend To RAM [Disabled] Restore on AC / Power Loss [Power Off] Ring-In Power On [Disabled] PCI Devices Power On [Disabled] PS / 2 Keyboard Power On [Disabled] RTC Alarm Power On [Disabled] -- Select Screen +1 Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

Suspend to RAM

Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

Use this item to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Ring-In Power On

Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

PCI Devices Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system.

3.3.7 USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
USB Configuration	To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.
USB Devices Enabled : None
USB Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Support [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Disabled]
	Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
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USB Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller.

USB 2.0 Support

Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support.

Legacy USB Support

Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. Or you may select [Auto] so that the system will start to auto-detect; if there is no USB device connected, "Auto" option will disable the legacy USB support.

3.4 PCIPnP Screen

In this section, you may configure the PCI Latency Timer and the PCI IDE Bus Master.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced PCI / PnP Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. PCI Latency Timer [64] PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. V a l u c i n u n i t s o f P C I clocks for PCI device latency timer register. -- Select Screen ↑ Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

PCI Latency Timer

The default value is 64. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings.

PCI IDE BusMaster

Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.

3.5 Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings ► Boot Settings Configuration ► Boot Device Priority ► Hard Disk Drives ► Removable Drives ► CD / DVD Drives Configure Settings during System Boot. ← Select Screen 1↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network [Disabled] Bootup Num-Lock [On] To enable or disable the boot from network feature. -- Select Screen [1] Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

Boot From Network

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature.

Boot Up Num-Lock

If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.

3.5.2 Boot Device Priority

In this section, you may specify the boot sequence from the available devices in your system.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2nd Boot Device [HDD: PM-MAXTOR 61.08] 3rd Boot Device [CD / DVD] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. ← Select Screen 11 Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

Likewise, you may also specify the boot sequence from the available devices for the hard disk drives, the removable drives, and the CD/DVD drives.

3.6 Security Screen

In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Install or Change the password. -- Select Screen ↑1 Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

3.7 Chipset Screen

In this section, you may set the configurations for the north bridge Chipset and the south bridge Chipset.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Chipset Settings ► NorthBridge Configuration ► SouthBridge Configuration Options for NB -- Select Screen ↑ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

3.7.1 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset NorthBridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency [Auto] Flexibility Option [Disabled] Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Disabled] DRAM CAS# Latency [Auto] DRAM RAS# Precharge [4 Clocks] DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [4 Clocks] DRAM Precharge Delay [8 Clocks] DRAM Burst Length [8] Memory Hole [Disabled] Init. Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI / AGP] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] Options 133MHz (DDR266) 166MHz (DDR333) 200MHz (DDR400) Auto -- Select Screen 1/1 Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

DRAM Frequency

If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. You may also select other value as operating frequency: [133MHz (DDR 266)], [166MHz (DDR 333)], [200MHz (DDR 400)].

Flexibility Option

The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Select [Enabled] will configure the following items by the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device.

DRAM CAS# Latency

Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.5], [2], and [3].

DRAM RAS# Precharge

This controls the idle clocks after a precharge command is issued. Configuration options: [4 Clocks], [3 Clocks], and [2 Clocks].

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

This controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read / write command. Configuration options: [4 Clocks], [3 Clocks], and [2 Clocks].

DRAM Precharge Delay

This controls the number of DRAM clocks for RAS minimum. Configuration options: [8 Clocks], [7 Clocks], [6 Clocks], and [5 Clocks].

DRAM Burst Length

DRAM Burst length can be set as [8] or [4].

Memory Hole

The default value of this item is [Disabled], or you may set the value of this item as [15MB-16MB].

Init. Graphic Adapter Priority

This allows you to select [PCI/AGP] or [AGP/PCI] as the initial graphics adapter priority.

Graphics Aperture Size

It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed AGP card's specifications requires other sizes.

3.7.2 SouthBridge Chipset Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset
SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Onboard LAN [Enabled] Onboard AC97 Audio [Auto]	Enable / Disable onboard LAN. -- Select Screen 11 Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
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OnBoard LAN

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN device.

OnBoard AC'97 Audio

Select [Disabled] or [Auto] for the onboard AC'97 Audio feature.

3.8 Exit Screen

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. -- Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes?" Select [OK] to discard all changes.

Load Optimal Defaults

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Load optimal defaults?" Select [OK] to load the default values for all the setup configurations.

Chapter 4 Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System

This motherboard supports various Microsoft ^® Windows ^® operating systems:

98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.

4.2 Support CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.

4.2.1 Running The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.

4.2.2 Drivers Menu

The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

4.2.4 ASRock PC-DIY Live Demo Program

ASRock presents you a multimedia PC-DIY live demo, which shows you how to install your own PC system step by step. You can find the file through the following path:

..\MPEGAV\AVSEQ01.DAT

To see this demo program, you can run Microsoft® Media Player® to play the file.

4.2.5 Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.