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ASROCK P4S55FX User Manual

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Version 1.01
Published March 2004
Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 User Manual Version 1.01 Published March 2004 Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 (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 ............21 3.1.2 Legend Bar ............. 21 3.2 Main Menu ..............22 3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ..24 4 Software Support ........... 25 4.1 Install Operating System ..........25 4.2 Support CD Information ..........25 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........

  • Page 4: Introduction

    ASRock’s commit- ment 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.

  • Page 5: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Platform: ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm ® ® CPU: Socket 478, supports Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott, Northwood, ® Willimate) / Celeron processor Chipsets: North Bridge: SiS 655FX, FSB @ 800/533/400 MHz, ®...
  • Page 6 Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 12 for proper installation. If the CPU is overheated, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly before you resume the system. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout (P4S55Fx+)

    System Panel Header (PANEL1) North Bridge Controller Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) (Dual Channel A: DDR1, DDR3; Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) Game Connector (GAME1) Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black)

  • Page 8: Motherboard Layout (P4S55Fx)

    Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) North Bridge Controller Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) (Dual Channel A: DDR1, DDR3; Blue) Game Connector (GAME1) ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) Flash Memory Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black)

  • Page 9: Asrock I/O Plus

    1.5 ASRock I/O Plus (P4S55FX+ / P4S55FX) Parallel Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB0, USB1) RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB2, USB3) Line In (Light Blue) Serial Port: COM1 Line Out (Lime) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

  • Page 10: Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation P4S55FX+ / P4S55FX is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 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.

  • 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)

    DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR1 and DDR3; Blue slots; see p.7 No. 6 / p.8 No.6) or identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDR2 and DDR4; Black slots; see p.7 No. 10 / p.8 No.10), so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated.
  • Page 13 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 14: Expansion Slots (Pci And Agp Slots)

    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.

  • Page 15: Jumpers Setup

    JR1/JL1 Jumpers (see p.7 No. 25 / 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 (CLRCMOS1, 2 solder points) solder points (see p.7 No.

  • Page 16: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.7 No. 19 / p.8 No. 17) 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.7 No.
  • Page 17 6 default USB 2.0 ports on the (9-pin USB67) DUMMY rear panel. If the rear USB ports (see p.7 No. 21 / p.8 No. 19) are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 USB_PWR additional USB 2.0 ports.
  • Page 18 (3-pin CHA_FAN1) +12V match the black wire to the CHA_FAN_SPEED (see p.7 No. 16 / p.8, No. 15) ground pin. CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and (3-pin CPU_FAN1)

  • Page 19: Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks Installation

    STEP 3: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the primary SATA hard disk. STEP 4: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. If you just want to install only one SATA HDD, the installation process is complete at this step.

  • Page 20: Making An Sata Driver Diskette

    2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configura- tion on your system, or you may start to use “SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility” to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration.

  • Page 21: Bios Setup

    To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 3.1.2 Legend Bar At the bottom of the Setup Screen is a legend bar. The following table lists the keys in the legend bar with their corresponding functions.

  • Page 22: 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 23 “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 24: 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 25: 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 26: Appendix

    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 current CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.
  • Page 27 Sub-Menu AGP Data Rate: This allows you to select the AGP data transfer rate between [8X] or [4X] for an AGP 3.0 card. For AGP 2.0 card, you may select between [4X], [2X], and [1X]. The default value is [Auto].
  • Page 28 ZCLK/AGP/PCI Frequency mode: If the item CPU Host Frequency is set to [Manual], it allows you to set the value for this item. You may set this item to synchronize with CPU Host Frequency or fix it at 132/66/33 MHz.
  • Page 29 OnBoard FDC: Use this to enable or disable floppy drive controller. OnBoard Serial Port: Use this to set the address for the serial port COM1. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4 / COM1], [2F8 / IRQ3 / COM2], [3E8 / IRQ4 / COM3], [2E8 / IRQ3 / COM4].
  • Page 30 Use this to set addresses for the on-board serial ports or disable serial ports. 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 31: 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 p assword.

  • Page 32: 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 33: Boot Setup Menu

    :Select Menu Enter:Select Sub-Menu Quick Boot Mode: Enable this mode will speed up the boot-up routine by skipping memory retestings. The default value is [Enabled]. Boot Up Num-Lock: If this is enabled, it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. The default value is [On].

  • Page 34: 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 configurations.

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