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P4i48-M

User Manual

Version 1.0
Published November 2004
Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    P4i48-M User Manual Version 1.0 Published November 2004 Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    (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

    Contents 1 Introduction ........... 5 1.1 Package Contents ............5 1.2 Specifications ..............6 1.3 Motherboard Layout ............8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus ............9 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) ......
  • Page 4 4 Software Support ........... 34 4.1 Install Operating System ..........34 4.2 Support CD Information ..........34 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........34 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............34 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ............34 4.2.4 Contact Information ..........34...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents...
  • Page 6: Specifications

    PCI LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing, Chassis temperature sensing, CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 3), CPU fan tachometer, Chassis fan tachometer, Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore PCI slots: 3 PCI slots with PCI Specification 2.2...
  • Page 7 Supports “Plug and Play”, ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events, Supports jumperfree, CPU frequency stepless control (only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 6) Microsoft ® Windows ® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 22. Please check the table below for the memory support frequency and its corresponding CPU FSB frequency.
  • Page 8: Motherboard Layout

    1.3 Motherboard Layout 19.8cm (7.8 in) Mouse CPU_FAN1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Keyboard COM1 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 Intel USB 2.0 T: USB4 Chipset B: USB5 Super AGP8X 1.5V_AGP1 BIOS PCI 1 Intel USB2.0 ICH5 FSB800 PCI 2 SATA2 USB67 5.1CH SATA1 SATA CMOS...
  • Page 9: Asrock I/O Plus

    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)
  • Page 10: Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation P4i48-M is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en- sure 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.
  • Page 11: Cpu Installation

    2.1 CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90° angle. Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever. Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.
  • Page 12: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) P4i48-M motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots. Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.
  • 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 graph- ics card inserted.
  • Page 14: Jumpers Setup

    2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...
  • Page 15: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! FDD connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.8 No.
  • Page 16 SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply. 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.
  • Page 17 System Panel Header PLED+ This header accommodates PLED- PWRBTN# several system front panel (9-pin PANEL1) functions. (see p.8 No. 16) DUMMY RESET# HDLED- HDLED+ Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis SPEAKER speaker to this header. (4-pin SPEAKER 1) DUMMY DUMMY (see p.8 No.
  • Page 18: Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks Installation

    Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ICH5 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
  • Page 19: Bios Setup Utility

    3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
  • Page 20: Navigation Keys

    System Time [ :00:09] System Date [Fri 11/05/2004] Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. BIOS Version : P4i48-M BIOS P1.00 Processor Type Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 3.2GHz Processor Speed : 3200 MHz Cache Size : 1024KB...
  • Page 21: Advanced Screen

    3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Main Configure CPU...
  • Page 22: Chipset Configuration

    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 of this motherboard.
  • Page 23 DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. You may also select other value as operating frequency: [133MHz (DDR 266)], [166MHz (DDR 333)], [200MHz (DDR 400)]. Flexibility Option The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].
  • Page 24: Acpi Configuration

    3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. [Disabled] Suspend To RAM Restore on AC / Power Loss [Power Off] Ring-In Power On [Disabled] PCI Devices Power On [Disabled] PS / 2 Keyboard Power On [Disabled] RTC Alarm Power On [Disabled]...
  • Page 25: Ide Configuration

    3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Set [Compatible Mode] IDE Configuration when both Legacy OS (MS-DOS, Win Me / 98SE) [Enhanced Mode] OnBoard IDE Operate Mode and SATA device OnBoard IDE Controller [Both] are used. Primary IDE Master [Hard Disk] Set [Enhanced Mode] Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected]...
  • Page 26: Ide Device Configuration

    IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “Primary IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of “Primary IDE Slave”, “Sec- ondary IDE Master”, “Secondary IDE Slave”, “SATA1”...
  • Page 27: 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 28: Floppy Configuration

    3.3.6 Floppy Configuration In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 "] system. Floppy B [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item Change Option...
  • Page 29 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].
  • Page 30: Usb Configuration

    3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. USB Devices Enabled : None USB Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Support [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit...
  • Page 31: Boot Screen

    3.5 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 H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot.
  • Page 32: Boot Device Priority

    3.5.2 Boot Device Priority In this section, you may specify the boot sequence from the available devices in your system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Specifies the boot Boot Device Priority sequence from the available devices. [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 1st Boot Device [HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08] 2nd Boot Device A device enclosed in...
  • Page 33: Exit Screen

    3.7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes. Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit F10 key can be used Discard Changes for this operation. Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item...
  • Page 34: Software Support

    Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your...

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