ASRock P4 COMBO User Manual

P4 Combo

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2004

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Disclaimer:

Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual. With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (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 a n y defect or error in the manual or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

Contents

1 Introduction ................................................... 5

1.1 Package Contents ........................................................... 5

1.2 Specifications ................................................................. 6

1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 8

1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM.......................................................... 9

2 Installation ..................................................... 10

Pre-installation Precautions.................................................... 10

2.1 CPU Sockets ................................................................... 11

2.2 CPU Installation................................................................ 12

2.3 Installation of Heatsink and CPU Fan.............................. 15

2.4 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .......................... 16

2.5 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)............................. 17

2.6 Jumpers Setup................................................................ 18

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors ................................ 19

2.8 Serial A TA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation....................... 22

3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY .......................................... 23

3.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 23

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ..................................................... 23

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 24

3.2 Main Screen .................................................................... 24

3.3 Advanced Screen .......................................................... 25

3.3.1 CPU Configuration ................................................ 25

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ........................................... 26

3.3.3 ACPI Conf igu ration ............................................... 28

3.3.4 IDE Configuration .................................................. 29

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ............................................ 31

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ............................................ 32

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ......................................... 32

3.3.8 USB Configuration ................................................ 34

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen.................... 34

3.5 Boot Screen .................................................................... 35

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 35

3.5.2 Boot Device Priority .............................................. 36

3.6 Security Screen .............................................................. 36

3.7 Exit Screen...................................................................... 37

4 Software Support .......................................... 38

4.1 Install Operating System................................................. 38

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................... 38

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................. 38

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 3 8 •

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ......................................................... 38

4.2.4 ASRock “PC-DIY Live De mo” Progra m ................. 38

4.2.5 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live De mo” Program ... 38

4.2.6 Contact Information............................................... 3 8

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4 Combo motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under 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-bystep guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. 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

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock P4 Combo Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock P4 Combo Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4 Combo Support CD (including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo) One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield

http://www.asrock.com

1.2 Specifications

Platform: ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

CPU: 1. 775-Pin Socket Supporting Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron

processor (in 775-land LGA package)

2. 478-Pin Socket Supporting Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron (Prescott, Northwood, Willimate) processor

Chipsets: North Bridge:

Intel® 848P chipset, FSB @ 800 / 533 / 400MHz, supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

South Bridge:

Intel® ICH5, supports SATA 1.5Gb/s

Memory: 2 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1 and DDR2

supports PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333) / PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB (see CAUTION 2)

IDE: IDE1: ATA 100 / Ultra DMA Mode 5

IDE2: ATA 100 / Ultra DMA Mode 5 Supports up to 4 IDE devices

Serial ATA: Supports up to 2 SATA devices at 1.5Gb/s data transfer rate

No Support for “RAID” and “Hot Plug” functions

Floppy Port: Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives Audio: 5.1 channels AC’97 Audio PCI LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing,

Motherboard 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, +3V, Vcore

PCI slots: 4 PCI slots with PCI Specification 2.3 AGP slot: 1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 8X/4X AGP card (see CAUTION 4) USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 ports:

includes 6 default USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel, plus one header to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports (see CAUTION 5)

ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 mouse port,

1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 serial port: COM1, 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support, 6 default USB 2.0 ports, 1 RJ-45 port, Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone

BIOS: AMI legal BIOS,

Supports “Plug and Play”, ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events, CPU frequency stepless control (only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 6)

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant

CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, plea se che ck page 26.

2. Please check the table below for the memory support frequency and its corresponding CPU FSB frequency.

CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency

800 DDR266, DDR320 533 DDR266, DDR333 400 DDR266

* When you use an FSB800-CPU on this motherboard, it will run at

DDR320 if you adopt a DDR333 memory module.

3. 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 a nd the heatsink when you in stall the PC syste m.

4. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage!

5. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft ME. Please refer to Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx

6. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.

official document at

*, DDR400

Windows® XP

Windows® 98/

1.3 Motherboard Layout

DDR1 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)

DDR2 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)

PS2_USB_PWR1

PGA478

ATX12V1

CPU_FAN1

CHA_FAN1

IDE2

ATXPWR1

Intel

848P

Chipset

Intel ICH5

Chipset

CMOS Battery

CLRCMOS0

SATA1

SATA2

FLOPPY1

GAME1

PANEL 1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

SPEAKER1

USB67

USB4_5

IR1

1.5V_AGP1

PCI2

PCI1

2MB

BIOS

Super

I/O

AUDIO CODEC

LAN Chip

AUDIO1

JR1

JL1

P4 Combo

SATA

FSB800

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

LINEOUT

Bottom:

MIC IN

USB2.0 T: US B0 B:USB1

Top: RJ-45

USB2.0 T: US B2 B:USB3

PARALLEL PORT

COM1

PS2

Mouse

PS2

Keyboard

11 11

11 11111111

11 11111

24.4cm (9.6in)

30.5cm

(

12.0 in)

IDE1

PCI3

PCI4

USB2.0 T: US B4 B:USB5

FSB1

AUX1

CD1

DDR400 AGP8X

USB2.0

5.1CH

Prescott 800

P4-478

P4-775

11 11111111

11 11111111 11 11111111

11 11111111

11 11111

J17

J14

J8 J18

J9 J6 J10

J21

J13 J12

J11

10 11

14151617

192021

1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 17 Secondary Serial A T A Connector (SAT A2) 2 A TX 12V Connector (A TX12V1) 18 South Bridge Controller 3 775-Pin CPU Socket 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) 4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 20 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

(for 478-Pin CPU) 21 Game Port Connector (GAME1) 5 478-Pin CPU Socket 22 PCI Slots (PCI1- 4) 6 J1- J6 Jumpers, J8- J13 Jumpers, 23 JR1 Jumper / JL1 Jumper

J18 / J21 Jumpers 24 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1) 7 North Bridge Controller 25 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 8 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 26 Internal Audio Connector: AUX1 (White) 9 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2) 27 BIOS FWH Chip 10 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 28 AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) 11 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 29 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 12 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS0) 30 J14 Jumper 13 System Pa nel Hea der (P ANEL1) 31 FSB Select Jumper (FSB1) 14 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 32 Shared USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 33 J17 Jumper 16 Primary Serial ATA Conne ctor (SA T A1 ) 34 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

1.4 ASRock I/O Plus

8910

1 Parallel Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 2 RJ-45 Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 3 Line In (Light Blue) 9 Serial Port: COM1 4 Line Out (Lime) 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 5 Microphone (Pink) 11 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 Shared USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)

Magnification of No. 6 on page 8

(J1-J6 Jumpers, J8-J13 Jumpers, J18 / J21 Jumpers)

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

J8 J18

11 11111111

J21

11 11

J9 J6 J10

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

11 11111

1 1 1 1 1

J13 J12

11 11111111 11 11111111

11 11111111

J11

11 11111111

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2. Installation

P4 Combo is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 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.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.1 CPU Sockets

This motherboard is equipped with two types of CPU sockets. You may choose to install either Intel 775-Pin CPU or Intel 478-Pin CPU into this motherboard. However, to avoid instability and damage to the system, please do not install both of the m into this motherboard. Important: If you install a 775-Pin CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to

adjust the setting of J1--J6, J8--J14, J17, J18, and J21 Jumpers by shorting pin1 and pin2 of all these 16 sets of jumpers. These jumpers are set to support 478-Pin CPU by shorting pin2 and pin3 by default. Please refer to the figure below for these jumpers’ location on the motherboard.

PGA478

Jumper

J17

11 11111

Jumper

J9 J6 J10

J13 J12

11 11111111

J17

J8 J18

11 11111111

J21

J14

11 11111111

J14

11 11111111

11 11111

11 11

11 11111111 11 11111111

J11

11 11111111

Jumpers

11 11111111

NOTE:

J1, J2,J3 J4, J5,J6 J8, J9,J10

For clearer view of

J11,J12 J13, J18

Jumpers J1-J6, J8 - J13,

J21

J18, and J21, plea se refer to the magnification on page 9.

CPU Type Jumper Settings

J1 / J4 / J8 / J2 / J3 / J5 / J6 / J17 / J18 J21 J11 / J12 / J13 J9 / J10 / J14

478-Pin CPU

(all 16 Jumpers:

short Pin2 and Pin3) (10 x 3-pin) (7 x 3-pin) (4 x 3-pin) (Default)

775-Pin CPU

(all 16 Jumpers:

short Pin1 and Pin2) (10 x 3-pin) (7 x 3-pin) (4 x 3-pin)

2_3

(10 x 3-pin)

1_2

(10 x 3-pin)

2.2 CPU Installation

For the installation of Intel 775-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.

775-Pin Socket Overview

Before you insert the 775-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing

down and out on the hook to clear retention tab.

Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po-

sition at approximately 135 degrees.

Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-

sition at approximately 100 degrees.

Step 2. Insert the 775-Pin CPU:

Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edges where are

marked with black lines.

Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated

Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches.

Pin1

orientation

key notch

775-Pin CPU

For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.

orientation

key notch

Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket

by using a purely vertical motion.

Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket

and properly mated to the orient keys.

Pin1

alignment key

black line

775-Pin Socket

black line

alignment key

Step 3. Remove PnP Ca p (Pick a nd Place Cap):

Use your left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal.

It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap.

Step 4. Close the socket:

Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS. Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load

plate, engage the load lever.

Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab

under retention tab of load lever.

II.

For the installation of Intel 478-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.

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.

The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the 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.

CPU Marked Corner

Lift Lever Up to 90°

Socket Marked Corner

STEP 1: Lift The Socket Lever Up to 90°

STEP 2/STEP 3: Match The CPU Marked Corner to The Socket Marked Corner

STEP 4: Push Down And Lock The Socket Lever

2.3 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

This motherboard is equipped with two types of CPU sockets. You may choose to install either Intel 775-Pin CPU or Intel 478-Pin CPU into this motherboard. It requires different types of heatsinks and cooling fans to fit with the installed CPU to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 8, No. 8).

For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink.

Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775-Pin CPU. Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center

of IHS on the socket surface.

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure

fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1, see page 8, No. 8).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard

throughholes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press

down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.

If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.

Step 5. Connect the fan header with the CPU fan

connector on the motherboard.

Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure

cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components.

2.4 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

P4 Combo 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. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break

on the slot.

notch break

notch

break

The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully

snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

2.5 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)

There are 4 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot on P4 Combo motherboard. 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.

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.

Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power

supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a

chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws

for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot. Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws. Step 6. Replace the system cover.

2.6 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” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting Description

PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable

(see p.8 No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2

Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by

power supply.

JR1 / JL1 Jumper

(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) (see p.8 No. 12)

1_2

+5V

2-pin jumper

JR1 JL1

2_3

+5VSB

or USB wake up events.

Note:CLRCMOS0 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes

system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short the Clear CMOS jumper for 5 seconds. After shorting the Clear CMOS jumper, please remove the jumper cap. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action.

FSB Select Jumper

(see p.8 No. 31)

1_2

Default Setting

Note: The default setting of the FSB Select jumper is shorting pin1 and pin2. Please

keep the default setting for the system’s stability.

2.7 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) (see p.8 No. 20)

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. 11) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8 No. 10)

Pin1

FLOPPY1

the red-striped side to Pin1

PIN1

IDE1

connect the blue end

to the motherboard

PIN1

IDE2

connect the black end to the IDE devices

80-conductor ATA 66/100 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).

Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA (SATA)

(SAT A1: see p.8 No. 16) connectors support SATA data (SAT A2: see p.8 No. 17) cables for internal storage

SAT A2

SAT A1

devices. The current SATA interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Serial AT A (SAT A) Eithe r e nd o f th e S ATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA

hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard.

Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end of Power Cable SATA power cable to the power

(Optional) connector on each drive. Then

connect to the SAT A HDD

power connector

connect to the power supply

connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply.

USB_PWR

P-6

P-7

USB_PWR

P+6

P+7

GND

DUMMY

panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0

USB 2.0 Header ASRock I/O PlusTM accommo-

(9-pin USB67) dates 6 default USB 2.0 ports. If (see p.8 No. 19) those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O

ports.

Shared USB 2.0 Header This USB4_5 connector is shared

(9-pin USB4_5) with the USB 2.0 ports 4,5 on (see p.8 No. 32) ASRock I/O Plus

USB_PWR

P+4

GND

P-4

USB_PWR

P-5

P+5

GND

DUMMY

. When using the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this connector (USB4_5), the USB ports 4,5 on ASRock I/O PlusTM will not be able to function.

GND GND CD-L

IRTX

+5V

DUMMY

GND

IRRX

AUX-R

GND GND

AUX-L

AUX1CD1

Infrared Module Header This header supports an

(5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.8 No. 29) and receiving infrared module.

Internal Audio Connectors These connectors allow you

(4-pin CD1, 4-pin AUX1) to receive stereo audio input (CD1: see p.8 No. 25) from sound sources such as (AUX1: see p.8 No. 26) a CD-ROM, D V D-ROM, TV

CD-R

tuner card, or MPEG card.

GND

+5VA

MIC-POWER

MIC

BACKOUT-R

BACKOUT-L

AUD-OUT-L

GND

AUD-OUT-R

control of audio devices.

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

(9-pin AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.8 No. 24) convenient connection and

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

DUMMY

+5V

PWRBTN#

GND

RESET#

GND

SPEAKER

DUMMY

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel (see p.8 No. 13) functions.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. (see p.8 No. 14)

Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and (see p.8 No. 15) match the black wire to the

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector You may connect either a 3-pin

(4-pin CPU_FAN1) or a 4-pin CPU fan cable to this (see p.8 No. 8) connector, then match the black

GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED N/C

wire to the ground pin.

Note: If you use a 3-pin CPU fan cable, insert it to the connector by aligning it with the pins “GND”,

“+12V”, and “CPU_FAN_SPEED”.

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(20-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.8 No. 34)

Game Port Connector Connect a Game cable to this

(15-pin GAME1) connector if the Game port (see p.8 No. 21) bracket is installed.

+5V

JBB1

JBX

MIDI_OUT

JBY

JBB2

MIDI_IN

JAX

JAB1

+5V

GND

+5V

JAB2

JAY

ATX 12V Connector Please note that it is necessary

(4-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.8 No. 2) ATX 12V plug to this connector

so that it can provides CPU Vcore power. Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up.

2.8 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. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA

connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk.

Before you install OS into the SATA hard disk, you need to check and ensure the configuration of the OnBoard IDE Operate Mode option in BIOS setup is correct according to the condition of your system. For the configuration details, please refer to the instruction on page 29.

3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY

3.1 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. 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. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.

Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the

Operating System

Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Use < > key or < > key to choose among the sele ctions on the menu bar , and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen.

3.1.2 Navigation Keys

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items <Enter> To bring up the selected screen <F1> To display the General Help Screen <F9> To load optimal default values for all the settings <F10> To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY <ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

3.2 Main Screen

When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview

Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

Main

System Overview

System Time

System Date

BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Cache Size Microcode Update

Total Memory

DIMM 1 DIMM 2

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :00:09]

[Wed 07/07/2004]

: P4 COMBO BIOS P1.00 : Intel (R)Pentium (R) 4CPU 2.40 GHz : 2400 MHz : 512KB : 0F29/17

: 256MB : 256MB/166MHz (DDR333) : None

System Time [Hour:Minute:Second]

Use this item to specify the system time.

System Date [Day Month/Date/Year]

Use this item to specify the system date.

Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

3.3 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Conf iguration, IDE Conf iguration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

CPU Configuration

Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration

Advanced

may cause system to malfunction.

H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

Configure CPU

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

3.3.1 CPU Configuration

Advanced

CPU Configuration

CPU Host Frequency

Actual Frequency (MHz)

Spread Spectrum [Disabled]

Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value

CPU Thermal Throttling

Hyper Threading Technology

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Auto]

[200]

:Locked :12

[Disabled]

[Auto]

Select how to set the CPU host frequency.

Select Screen

Select Screen Select Item

Select Item

+- Change Option

+- Change Option F1 General Help

F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults

F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit

F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

ESC Exit

CPU Host Frequency

While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard. The actual CPU host frequency will show in the following item.

Spread Spectrum

This item should always be [Disabled] 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 of this motherboard. 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.

Ratio Actual Value

This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard.

CPU Thermal Throttling

You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated.

Hyper Threading Technology

To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium®4 processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows® XP. Set to [Auto] if using Microsoft® Windows® XP, or Linux kernel version2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration

Advanced

Chipset Configuration

DRAM Frequency

Flexibility Option Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM RAS# Precharge DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay DRAM Precharge Delay DRAM Burst Length

Memory Hole Init. Graphic Adapter Priority Graphics Aperture Size

OnBoard LAN OnBoard AC'97 Audio

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Auto]

[Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [4 Clocks] [4 Clocks] [8 Clocks] [8]

[Disabled] [PCI /AGP] [64MB]

[Enabled] [Auto]

Options

133MHz (DDR266) 166MHz (DDR333) 200MHz (DDR400) Auto

Select Screen

Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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].

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Select [Enabled] will configure the following items by the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device.

DRAM CAS# Latency

Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.5], [2], and [3]. Please note that the configuration option [3] is available only for FSB 800 and FSB 533.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

This controls the idle clocks after a precharge command is issued. Configuration options: [4 Clocks], [3 Clocks], and [2 Clocks].

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

This controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read / write command. Configuration options: [4 Clocks], [3 Clocks], and [2 Clocks].

DRAM Precharge Delay

This controls the number of D RAM clocks for RAS minimum. Configuration options: [8 Clocks], [7 Clocks], [6 Clocks], and [5 Clocks].

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. The default vaule is [PCI/AGP].

Graphics Aperture Size

It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed AGP card’s specifications requires other sizes.

OnBoard LAN

This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard LAN” feature.

OnBoard AC’97 Audio

Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard AC’97 Audio feature.

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend To RAM

Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI Devices Power On PS /2 Keyboard Power On RTC Alarm Power On

Suspend to RAM

Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-toRAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

Use this item to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Ring-In Power On

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.

RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Disabled]

[Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled]

Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

3.3.4 IDE Configuration

Advanced

IDE Configuration

OnBoard IDE Operate Mode

OnBoard IDE Controller

Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2

OnBoard IDE Operate Mode

Please select [Compatible Mode] when you install legacy OS (Windows ME / 98SE) into SATA device. If you install legacy OS into IDE HDD while SATA devices are used, you also need to select [Compatible Mode]. If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is installed into SATA device, please select [Enhanced Mode]. You also need to select [Enhanced Mode] while native OS is installed into IDE HDD and SATA devices are used. If you do not install any SATA device, please also select [Enhanced Mode] no matter you use legacy OS or native OS for the system. Please note that the following options will be varied depending on the

“OnBoard IDE Operate Mode” ([Compatible Mode] or [Enhanced Mode]) that you selected.

When [Enhanced Mode] is selected:

OnBoard IDE Controller

Y ou may enable either the pri mary IDE cha nnel or the secondary IDE cha nnel. Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by selecting [Both]. Set to [Disabled] will disable the both. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both].

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.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enhanced Mode]

[Both]

[Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected]

Set [Compatible Mode] when both Legacy OS (MS-DOS, Win Me /98SE) and SATA device are used.

Set [Enhanced Mode] when Native OS (Win 2000 / XP) is used.

Select Screen

Select Screen Select Item

Select Item

+- Change Option

+- Change Option F1 General Help

F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults

F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit

F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

ESC Exit

Because Intel® ICH5 south bridge only supports four IDE devices under legacy OS (Windows ME / 98SE), you have to choose either [Pri IDE + SATA] or [SA TA + Sec IDE] when the installed SATA device is used with legacy OS.

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”, “Secondary IDE Master”, “Secondary IDE Slave”, “SATA1” and “SATA2” as well.

Advanced

Primary IDE Master

Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T.

Type

LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

:Hard Disk :ST340014A :40.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-5 :Supported

[Auto]

[Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled]

Select the type of device connected to the system.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

TYPE

Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD].

[Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.

After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility , such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active.

[CD/DVD]: This is used for IDE CD/DVD drive s. [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.

DMA Mode

DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for compatible IDE devices.

S.M.A.R.T.

Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled].

32-Bit Data Transfer

Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration

Advanced

PCI /PnP Configuration

PCI Latency Timer

PCI IDE BusMaster

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[32]

[Enabled]

ValueinunitsofPCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

PCI Latency Timer

The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings.

PCI IDE BusMaster

Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration

In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.

Advanced

Floppy Configuration

Floppy A

Floppy B

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[1.44 MB 3 "]

[Disabled]

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration

Advanced

Configure Super IO Chipset

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address

Parallel Port Mode

EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel

Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[3F8 /IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled]

Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

OnBoard Floppy Controller

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].

Infrared Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3].

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]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, “EPP Version”. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP].

EPP Version

Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7].

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3].

Parallel Port IRQ

Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7].

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. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330].

3.3.8 USB Configuration

Advanced

USB Configuration

USB Devices Enabled :

USB Controller

USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support

None

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[Enabled] [Disabled]

To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

USB Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller.

USB 2.0 Support

Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support.

Legacy USB Support

Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. Or you may select [Auto] so that the system will start to auto-detect; if there is no USB device connected, “Auto” option will disable the legacy USB support.

3.4 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 te mperature, CPU fa n speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

Main Advanced

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

CPU Temperature M /B Temperature

CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed

Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor

: 37C/98F : 31C/87F

: 2463 RPM :N/A

: 1.629V : 3.306V : 5.067V : 11.890V

Boot Security Exit

Select Screen

Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

3.5 Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority.

Main Advanced H/W Monitor

Boot Settings

Boot Settings Configuration

Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD /DVD Drives

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Security Exit

Configure Settings during System Boot.

Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Select Screen Select Item

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot Settings Configuration

Boot From Network

Bootup Num-Lock

[Disabled]

[On]

Boot

To enable or disable the boot from network feature.

Select Screen

Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Boot From Network

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature.

Boot Up Num-Lock

If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.

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 Device Priority

1st Boot Device

2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device

[1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

[HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08] [CD/DVD]

Boot

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices.

A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu.

+ - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Likewise, you may also specify the boot sequence from the available devices for the hard disk drives, the removable drives, and the CD/DVD drives.

3.6 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.

Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password Clear User Password

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Security

Install or Change the password.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Exit

3.7 Exit Screen

Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security

Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes

Load Optimal Defaults

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Exit system setup after saving the changes.

F10keycanbeused for this operation.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard 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, “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.

Chapter 4 Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System

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.

4.2 Support CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.

4.2.1 Running The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.

4.2.2 Drivers Menu

The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

4.2.4 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

Media Player® to play the file.

4.2.5 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program

This motherboard is equipped with Intel LGA 775 socket, which is a new CPU socket interface that Intel has released. Since it has several tiny pins, whcih are easily to be damaged by improper handling, ASRock sincerely presents you a clear installation guide through this “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo”. We hope you may check this live demo program bef ore you start the in stallation of LGA 775 CPU in order to reduce the risks of CPU and motherboard damages caused by any improper handling. To see this Live Demo, you can run Microsoft® Media Player® to play the file. You may find this Live Demo in the motherboard’s Support CD through the following path:

..\ MPEGAV \ LGA775INST.DAT

4.2.6 Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at information.

http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further

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