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- Page 1 P4Twins-HDTV User Manual Version 1.1 Published November 2005 Copyright©2005 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 1 1...
- 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.7.2 TV Support Function ........... 22 2.8 Untied Overclocking Technology ........23 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ..... 23 2.10 Making a SATA Driver Diskette For SATA Operation in “RAID” Mode ..............23 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S... - Page 4 4 Software Support .................................... 41 4.1 Install Operating System ..........41 4.2 Support CD Information ..........41 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........41 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............41 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ............41 4.2.4 Contact Information ..........41...
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Page 5: Introduction
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. -
Page 6: Specifications
Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm ® ® ® - Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron D (Prescott, Northwood) processor - Chipset capable to FSB 1066 MHz... - Page 7 - 4 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors (Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD) (No support for “Hot Plug” function) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Game header - 1 x IR header...
- Page 8 CPU. 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.
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Page 9: Motherboard Layout
USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) CPU Socket USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) (DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) Game Port Header (GAME1) 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots Infrared Module Connector (IR1) (DDR1, DDR2;... -
Page 10: Asrock 8Ch I/O
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... -
Page 11: Installation
Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation P4Twins-HDTV is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. -
Page 12: 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 13: 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 14: Expansion Slots
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR, and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots, 1 AMR slot and 2 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. -
Page 15: Jumpers Setup
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. (see p.9 No. 28) (see p.9 No. 28) Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work. Clear CMOS (CLRCMOS1, 3-pin jumper) (see p.9 No. - Page 16 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 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).
- Page 17 (TV-OUT1: see p.9 No. 31) header. USB 2.0 Header ASRock 8CH I/O accommo- USB_PWR dates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If (9-pin USB67) DUMMY those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O (see p.9 No. 21) panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to...
- Page 18 Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match +12V (3-pin CPU_FAN1) CPU_FAN_SPEED the black wire to the ground pin. (see p.9 No. 5) ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. (20-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.9 No.
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Page 19: Installing Vga_Hdtv Panel To Enjoy Hdtv (High-Definition Tv) / Tv Support Function
J1 header Installing VGA_HDTV Panel Step 1. Either end of the VGA_2X8 cable can be connected to the J1 jumper of VGA_HDTV panel or the VGA1 header of this motherboard. Step 2. Either end of the AV/S_2X3 cable can be connected to the J2 jumper of VGA_HDTV panel or the TV-OUT header of this motherboard. -
Page 20: Hdtv (High-Definition Tv) Support Function
Internet. HDTV uses YPbPr connectors to receive input. The HDTV Component Video Adapter can be used in place of the standard AV Output cable to connect to an HDTV or other component video input devices, using component video cables. - Page 21 You are able to switch the monitor display to HDTV display by following the below instruction. Step 1. Connect one end of the VGA monitor cable to your monitor, and the other end to the VGA port (VGA1, see page 19, No. 4) of VGA_HDTV panel.
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Page 22: Tv Support Function
When you install both VGA monitor cable and AV video cable to VGA_HDTV panel at the same time, the default enabled screen is the VGA monitor. You are able to switch the monitor display to TV display by following the below instruction. -
Page 23: Untied Overclocking Technology
BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCI and PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. - Page 24 “RAID Installation Guide” 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.
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Page 25: Bios Setup Utility
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. -
Page 26: Navigation Keys
To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 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... -
Page 27: Advanced Screen
Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Configura- tion options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] and [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. If Overclock Mode is set to [Auto], you are not allowed to select PCI Frequency; if you select [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] or [CPU, PCIE, Async.], then PCI Frequency can be selected as [sync with CPU], [33.33 MHz], [33.80 MHz], [34.28 MHz], [34. -
Page 28: Chipset Configuration
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. - Page 29 [Auto], [Sync with CPU], [133MHz (DDR 266)], [166MHz (DDR 333)], [200MHz (DDR 400)]. If DDRII DIMM is inserted to DDRII slot, you may select [Auto], [Sync with CPU], [200MHz (DDRII 400)], [266MHz (DDRII 533)], [333MHz (DDRII 667)] as oper- ating frequency.
- Page 30 [Auto], [Disabled], [30 C], [35 C], [40 C], [45 C], [50 C], [55 C], [60 C], [65 C], [70 C], [75 C]. If you select [Disabled], you will not find Thermal Throttling Duty Cycle option appear. The default value is [Auto].
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Page 31: Acpi 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. -
Page 32: Ide Configuration
(C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. ATA Combination Mode The default value is [Disabled]. If you set this option as [Enabled], the options OnBoard IDE Controller, OnBoard SATA Controller, and SATA Class Code will not appear. Then, PATA devices will only connect to secondary channel, SATA devices will only connect to SATA1 and it will work as primary channel. - Page 33 [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.
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Page 34: Pcipnp Configuration
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. -
Page 35: Floppy Configuration
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]. - Page 36 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].
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Page 37: Usb Configuration
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. -
Page 38: Boot Screen
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... -
Page 39: Security Screen
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... -
Page 40: Exit Screen
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-... -
Page 41: Install Operating System
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