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... 10 ... 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)........14 2.5 Jumpers Setup..............15 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors ........16 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ......19...
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4.1 Install Operating System ..........35 4.2 Support CD Information ..........35 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........35 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............35 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ............35 4.2.4 ASRock “PC-DIY Live Demo” Program....35 4.2.5 Contact Information ..........35 4 4 4 4 4...
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 1.2 Specifications 1.2 Specifications 1.2 Specifications 1.2 Specifications Platform: ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm CPU: Socket 478, supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® (Prescott, Northwood, Willamatte) processor Chipsets: North Bridge: ®...
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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...
PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Front Speaker (Lime) If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection...
Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation P4i65PE is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it.
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.
(the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR1 and DDR3; Blue slots; see p.8 No. 5) or identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDR2 and DDR4;...
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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...
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots) There are 5 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot on P4i65PE motherboard. PCI slots: The 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.
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. (see p.8 No. 25) (see p.8 No. 25) 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. 21) 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. 9) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8 No.
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ASRock 8CH I/O provides you USB_PWR 4 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on (9-pin USB67) DUMMY the rear panel. If the rear USB (see p.8, No. 19) ports are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 extra USB 2.0 ports.
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CPU Fan Connector Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match (3-pin CPU_FAN1) +12V the black wire to the ground pin. (see p.8 No. 2) CPU_FAN_SPEED ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.
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 jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot...
This item should always be [Auto] 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...
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.
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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] and [AGP/PCI] as the initial graphics adapter priority.
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.
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].
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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].
Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 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.
3.5 Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen 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...
3.6 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen 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 H/W Monitor...
BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis- card 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, “Dis-...
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 ®...
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