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ASROCK P4I45PE-C User Manual

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P4i45PE-C
User Manual
Version 3.0
Published May 2004
Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 P4i45PE-C User Manual Version 3.0 Published May 2004 Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............17 3.1.2 Legend Bar ............. 17 3.2 Main Menu ..............18 3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ..20 4 Software Support ........... 21 4.1 Installing Operating System ........... 21 4.2 Support CD Information ..........21 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........

  • Page 4: Introduction

    ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by- step installation guide for new DIY system builders. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic BIOS setup and Support CD information.

  • Page 5: Specifications

    AGP slot: 1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 4X AGP card (see CAUTION 5) USB 2.0: 4 default USB 2.0 ports and one extra set of header for two additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see CAUTION 6) ASRock I/O PS/2: 1 keyboard port / 1 mouse port;...
  • Page 6 CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. Do NOT plug a 3.3V AGP card in the AGP slot on P4i45PE-C motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft ®...
  • Page 7 NOTE P4i45PE-C may be fine tuned to support higher CPU front side bus frequencies on certain condition at over-clocking mode. Please refer to the tables below for the details. CPU FSB Configuration Note P4i45PE-C 800 MHz 1. Set the “FSB” jumper to “800” mode (see page 14).

  • Page 8: Motherboard Layout

    Infrared Module Connector (IR1) CPU Socket USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) North Bridge Controller BIOS FWH Chip 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2) PCI Slots (PCI1- 4) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) PCI LAN Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) JL1 Jumper...

  • Page 9: Asrock I/O

    1.4 ASRock I/O Parallel Port Line Out (Lime) RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports Game Port Serial Port (COM1) Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

  • Page 10: Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation P4i45PE-C 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 en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

  • Page 11: Cpu Installation

    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.

  • Page 12: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    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. notch break...

  • Page 13: Expansion Slots (Pci And Agp 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.

  • Page 14: Jumpers Setup

    Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. (see p.8 item 23) (see p.8 item 22) 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 item 13)

  • Page 15: Connectors

    FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.8 item 14) 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 item 9) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8 item 8)
  • Page 16 (CD1: see p.8 item 26) AUX1 a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV (AUX1: see p.8 item 25) tuner card, or MPEG card. Front panel audio connector This is an interface for front +5VA BACKOUT-R panel audio cable that allows (9-pin AUDIO1) BACKOUT-L convenient connection and (see p.8 item 24)

  • Page 17: Bios Setup

    BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up the computer, there is a chance for you to run the BIOS Setup. Press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

  • Page 18: Main Menu

    Enter:Select Sub-Menu System Date [Month/Day/Year] Set the system date that you specify. Valid values for month, day, and year are Month: (Jan to Dec), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2099). Use keys to move between the Month, Day and Year fields.
  • Page 19 “Secondary IDE Slave” to make configuration of its type. After making your selections on this sub-menu, press <ESC> key to return to the upper menu, in whcih the hard disk drive field will display the size of the hard disk drive that you configured. Below are the configuration options.

  • Page 20: Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, And Exit Menus

    LBA Mode This allows user to select the LBA mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Off] to disable the LBA mode.

  • Page 21: Software Support

    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.

  • Page 22: Appendix

    For the setting of FSB 533, you may select [133MHz (DDR 266)], [166MHz (DDR 333)] as the operating frequency. For the setting of FSB 400, you may select [133MHz (DDR 266)] as the operating frequency. Hyper Threading Technology: ®...
  • Page 23 F10:Save & Exit Enter:Select Sub-Menu AGP Aperture Size: It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. We recommend that you leave this field at the default value unless your AGP card requires other sizes.
  • Page 24 F10:Save & Exit Enter:Select Sub-Menu PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks): The default is 32. We recommend you to keep the default value unless your PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings. Primary Graphics Adapter: Select PCI or AGP as the primary graphics adapter.
  • Page 25 Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4 / COM1], [2F8 / IRQ3 / COM2], [3E8 / IRQ4 / COM3], [2E8 / IRQ3 / COM4]. OnBoard Infrared Port: You may select [Auto] for the on-board infrared port feature, which will enable this feature if the infrared module is installed.
  • Page 26 OnBoard LAN: This allows you to enable or disable the on-board LAN feature. OnBoard AC’97 Audio: Select [Enabled], [Auto] or [Disabled] for the on-board AC’97 Audio feature. System Hardware Monitor: You may check the status of the hardware on your system. It allows you to monitor the parameters for CPU temperature, Motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, and critical voltage.

  • Page 27: Security Setup Menu

    Set User Password: Press <Enter> to set User Password. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If you already have a password, you must enter your current password first in order to create a new password.

  • Page 28: Power Setup Menu

    Ring-In Power On: Use this to enable or disable Ring-in signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On: Use this to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

  • Page 29: Boot Setup Menu

    F10:Save & Exit :Select Menu Enter:Select Sub-Menu Quick Boot Mode: Enable this mode will speed up the boot-up routine by skipping memory retestings. Boot Up Num-Lock: Select [On] to activate the Numeric Lock function automatically after boot-up. Boot To OS/2: Select [Yes] to enable boot-up to OS/2 operating system.

  • Page 30: Exit Menu

    BIOS Setup Utility without making any changes to the settings. Load Default Settings: After you enter the submenu, the message “Load default settings” will appear. If you press <Enter>, it will load the default values for all the setup configuration.

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