ASRock P4Dual-915GL User Manual
P4Dual-915GL
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published January 2005
Copyright©2005 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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ContentsContents
Contents
ContentsContents
1 Introduction1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1 Introduction1 Introduction
1.1 Package Contents.......................................................... 5
1.2 Specifications................................................................ 6
1.3 Supported AGP VGA Cards Lists for AGI Slot.............. 8
1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Cards Lists for AGI
Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)..................................... 10
1.5 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 11
1.6 ASRock 8CH I/O............................................................. 12
2 Installation2 Installation
2 Installation
2 Installation2 Installation
Pre-installation Precautions ................................................... 13
2.1 CPU Installation .............................................................. 14
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ............................ 14
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)......................... 15
2.4 Expansion Slots............................................................. 15
2.5 Surround Display Feature ............................................. 17
2.6 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 17
2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors .............................. 18
2.8 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ..................... 21
3 BIOS S3 BIOS S
3 BIOS S
3 BIOS S3 BIOS S
ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY
3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 22
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 22
3.1.2 Navigation Keys................................................... 23
3.2 Main Screen................................................................... 23
3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 24
3.3.1 CPU Configuration................................................ 24
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 25
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration............................................... 27
3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 28
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 30
3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 31
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 31
3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 33
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 33
3.5 Boot Screen................................................................... 34
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration.................................. 34
3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 35
3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 36
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4 Software Support4 Software Support
4 Software Support
4 Software Support4 Software Support
4.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 37
4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 37
4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 37
4.2.2 Drivers Menu........................................................ 37
4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 3 7
4.2.4 Contact Information.............................................. 37
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Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4Dual-915GL 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 Contents1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents
ASRock P4Dual-915GL Motherboard
(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm)
ASRock P4Dual-915GL Quick Installation Guide
ASRock P4Dual-915GL Support CD
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 8CH I/O
One COM Port Bracket
One ASRock MR Card (Optional)
http://www.asrock.com
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1.2 Specifications1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications1.2 Specifications
Platform: Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm
CPU: Socket 478, supports Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron® (Prescott,
Northwood) processor
Chipsets: North Bridge:
Intel® 915GL chipset, FSB @ 800 / 533MHz,
(This chipset doesn’t support FSB400 CPU)
supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)
South Bridge:
Intel® ICH6, supports SATA 1.5Gb/s
Memory: 2 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1 and DDR2
supports PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333),
Max. 2GB (see CAUTION 2)
Dual Channel Memory Technology support(see CAUTION 3)
IDE: IDE1: A TA 100 / Ultra DMA Mode 5, supports up to 2 IDE devices
Serial ATA: Supports up to 4 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: 7.1 channels AC’97 Audio
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 4),
CPU fan tachometer,
Chassis fan tachometer,
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
PCI slots: 2 PCI slots with PCI Specification 2.3
AMR slot: 1 slot, supports ASRock MR card (Optional)
AGI slot: 1 AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot (see CAUTION 5)
AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4):
1 slot with PCI Express x 4 , supports PCI Express x 16 Graphic
Card (see CAUTION 6)
USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 ports:
includes 4 default USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel,
plus two headers to support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
(see CAUTION 7)
ASRock 8CH I/O: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port
1 VGA Port
1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports, 1 RJ-45 Port
Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central/Bass /
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Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone
(see CAUTION 8)
COM Port: 1 COM Port Header to support a COM port module
BIOS: AMI legal BIOS, Supports “Plug and Play”,
ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events,
Supports jumperfree, SMBIOS 2.3.1 support,
CPU frequency stepless control
(only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 9)
OS: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP compliant
CAUTION!
1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 25.
2. Please check the table below for the memory support frequency and its
corresponding CPU FSB frequency.
CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency
800 DDR333, DDR400
533 DDR333, DDR400
* This motherboard doesn’t support 128Mbit DRAM Cell (128MB/8 cells;
256MB/16 cells; 512MB/32 cells).
3. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory T e chnology. Before you
implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 15 for proper installation.
4. 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.
5. The AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot is a special design that only
supports compatible AGP VGA cards. For the information of the
compatible AGP VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported AGP VGA
Card List for AGI Slot” on page 8 and page 9. For the proper installation
of AGP VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 16.
6. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please
refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot
(PCI Express x 4)” on page 10. For the proper installation of PCI Express
VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 16.
7. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft
SP1 / 2000 SP4.
8. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel,
6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 12 for
proper connection.
9. 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.
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Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI SlotSupported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot
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Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot
1.31.3
Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI SlotSupported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot
(for Windows 2000/Windows XP)
I. AGP 4X
Graphics Chip Model N ame
Vendor
n-VIDIA ASUS AGP-V8170
ASUS AGP-V9180 Magic
INNO3D GeForce4 MX440SE
Insignia GeForce MX440SE
LEADTEK A170TH
A TI GIGABYTE GV -AP64S-H
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9100
Transcend TS64MV DR7
For the latest updates of the supported AGP VGA card list for AGI slot, please
visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website:
http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm
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II. AGP 8X
Graphics Chip Model N ame
Vendor
n-VIDIA ASUS AGP-V9570/TD
ASUS AGP-V9480
ASUS AGP-V9950ULTRA
ASUS AGP-V9520-X
ASUS AGP-V9570/TD
ASUS V9980 Ultra
ASUS V9999 Ultra/2DT
ASUS ASUS V9400MAGIC
ALBATRON GeForce FX5600Series
ALBATRON GeForce MX-480 Series
ALBATRON GeForce 6600
Aopen Aeolus Fx5200-DV 128
Awin FX5700-LE
ELSA AGP-518BL
GIGABYTE GV -N57L256D
LEADTEK WinFast A360TD
LEADTEK WINFAST A340TDH
LEADTEK WinFast A340PRO/TD
LEADTEK WinFast A400TDH
LEADTEK A6600GT/TDH
LEADTEK A280LE TD
MIS FX5700-TD128
Prolink PV-N36AX
PixeIView PV-N35XA
ATI Club 3D RADEON 9800
Connect 3D RADEON 9250
GECUBE RADEON 9250/128M
GIGABYTE GV -R9000 PRO
GIGABYTE GV -9500
MSI RX 9200 SE-T128
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9200SE
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9250/128M
For the latest updates of the supported AGP VGA card list for AGI slot, please
visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website:
Note. ATi 9600, 9550 series, and all Matrox series VGA cards are NOT supported
with AGI.
http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm
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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGISupported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI
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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI
1.41.4
Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGISupported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI
Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)
Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)
Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)
(for Windows 2000/Windows XP)
Graphics Chip Model Na me Remark
Vendor
n-VIDIA ASUS Extreme N5900
ATI
(VGA BIOS Version)
ASUS EN6600
ASUS EN6800
ASUS Extreme N5750/A
ALBATRON GeFORCE 6200TC
GIGABYTE GV-NX66128D
GIGABYTE GV-NX62128D
MSI PCX 5750-TD128
SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC
ASUS EAX600XT
ASUS EAX800XT
ASUS EAX300LE-A334C/TD
ASUS EAX300LE-A334C R1.01
ASUS EAX300SE/T/N/128M/A R1.01
ASUS EAX700PRO/TVD/256M R1.00
ABIT X600XT
ELSA FALCOX X70 PRO 256B3 DTV
GIGABYTE GV-RX60P128D
For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for AGI Express
slot (PCI Express x 4), please visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website:
http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm
BK-ATI VER008.015.1 17.000
BK-ATI VER008.015.1 17.000
BK-ATI VER008.015.1 15.000
AA30602-100
113-xxxxxx-xxx RV410_X9.BIN
Note1. Turbo cache PCI Express x 16 VGA cards are not recommanded to use.
Note2. If you encounter any compatibility issue when installing above ATi X300 series
and X700 series graphics cards, please make sure to update the VGA BIOS
version according to the VGA BIOS Information in the table above.
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1.5 Motherboard Layout1.5 Motherboard Layout
1.5 Motherboard Layout
1.5 Motherboard Layout1.5 Motherboard Layout
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PS2
Mouse
Keyboard
VGA
USB2.0
T:USB2
B:USB3
USB2.0
T:USB0
B:USB1
CTR BASS
Bottom:
MIC IN
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IR1
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CPU_FAN1
PS2
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PS2_USB_PWR1
PARALLEL PORT
ATX12V1
mPGA478B
Dual Channel
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FSB800
DDR400
7.1CH
Top:
RJ-45
Top:
REAR SPK
Bottom:
Center:
SIDE SPK
ATXPWR1
CD1
Top:
LINE IN
Center:
FRONT
Intel
915GL
Chipset
AGI_EXPRESS1
CMOS
PHY
LAN
Battery
CLRCMOS1
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AGI
ATA133
PCI 1
AUDIO
CODEC
AUDIO1
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AMR1
JR1
JL1
USB2.0
PCI 2
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P4Dual-915GL
PCI
EXPRESS
SPEAKER1
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USB45
USB45
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PANEL1
USB67
PLED PWRBTN
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HDLED RESET
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Intel
ICH6
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DDR DIMM2(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)
SATA1
Super
I/O
BIOS
IDE1
SATA2
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4Mb
FLOPPY1
COM1
SATA3
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CHA_FAN1
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24.4cm (9.6 in)
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SATA4
1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 Third Serial A TA Connector (SA TA3, black)
2 A TX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 17 Secondary Serial A T A Conne ctor (SAT A2, blue)
3 CPU Socket 18 Primary Serial ATA Connector (SAT A1, blue)
4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 System Panel Header (P ANEL1)
5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)
6 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 21 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)
7 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots 22 AMR Slot (AMR1)
(DDR1- 2, Dual Channel) 23 JR1 / JL1 Jumpers
8 BIOS FWH Chip 24 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)
9 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 25 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)
10 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Black) 26 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
11 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 27 ASRock Graphics Interface Slot (AGI)
12 COM Port Header (COM1) 28 AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)
13 South Bridge Controller 29 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
14 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 30 A TX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
15 Fourth Serial A TA Connector (SA TA4, black) 31 North Bridge Controller
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1 Parallel Port 8 Microphone (Pink)
2 RJ-45 Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
3 Side Speaker (Gray) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
4 Rear Speaker (Black) 11 V G A Port
5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
6 Line In (Light Blue) 13 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
*7 Front Speaker (Lime)
* If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the spe aker’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
Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker
(No. 7) (No. 4) (No. 5) (No. 3)
2 V -- -- -4VV---6VVV-8VVVV
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