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(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.
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 ......
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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...
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.
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,...
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To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft...
1.4 ASRock I/O Plus Parallel Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Line In (Light Blue) Serial Port: COM1 Line Out (Lime) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 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 com- ponents or change any motherboard settings.
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.
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...
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.
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. (see p.8 No. 24) (see p.8 No. 23) 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) 2-pin jumper (see p.8 No.
FLOPPY1 Pin1 (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.
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USB 2.0 Header ASRock I/O Plus accommo- USB_PWR dates 6 default USB 2.0 ports. If (9-pin USB67) DUMMY those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O (see p.8 No. 19) panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to...
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Please connect a CPU fan cable CPU_FAN_SPEED +12V to this connector and match (3-pin CPU_FAN1) the black wire to the ground pin. (see p.8 No. 29) ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. (20-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.8 No.
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.
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 <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis.
To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY <ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced...
Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, IDE Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, Hard- ware Health Configuration, ACPI Configuration, and USB Configuration. BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit...
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If it shows “Locked”, then the item Ratio CMOS Set- ting 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.
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.
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[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.
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].
OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it. OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configura- tion options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration...
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.
USB device connected, “Auto” option will disable the legacy USB support. PCIPnP Screen In this section, you may configure the PCI Latency Timer and the PCI IDE Bus Master. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main...
Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot.
CD/DVD drives. 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...
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 Options for NB NorthBridge Configuration SouthBridge Configuration Select Screen...
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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.
General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 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.
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.
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.