ASRock P4i48-M User Manual

P4i48-M

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published November 2004

Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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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 Installation .............................................................. 11

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ............................ 11

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)......................... 12

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI a nd AGP Slots) ........................... 13

2.5 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 14

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors .............................. 15

2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ..................... 18

3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY........................................... 19

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 19

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 19

3.1.2 Navigation Keys................................................... 20

3.2 Main Screen................................................................... 20

3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 21

3.3.1 CPU Configuration................................................. 2 1

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 22

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration............................................... 24

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 2 5

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 27

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 28

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 28

3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 30

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 30

3.5 Boot Screen................................................................... 31

3.5.1 Boot Setting Configuration.................................... 31

3.5.2 Boot Device Priority............................................... 32

3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 32

3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 33

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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

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4i48-M 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 P4i48-M Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm)
ASRock P4i48-M Quick Installation Guide
ASRock P4i48-M 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 I/O PlusTM Shield

http://www.asrock.com

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1.2 Specifications

Platform: Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm

CPU: Socket 478, supports Intel® Pentium® 4 (Prescott, Northwood,

Willimate) / Celeron® 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

(Not Support “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,

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

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 two headers 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,

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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)

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

CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, plea se che ck page 22.

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.

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.

*, DDR400

®

Windows® XP

®

Windows® 98/

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

PGA478

ATXPWR1

PS2_USB_PWR1

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CPU_FAN1

Intel

848

Chipset

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

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

IDE1

IDE2

PARALLEL PORT

COM1

PS2

Mouse

PS2

Keyboard

USB2.0
T:USB2
B:USB3

USB2.0

T:USB0

B:USB1

Top:

RJ-45

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USB4_5

Top:

LineIn

Center:

LineOut

USB2.0
T: US B4
B:USB5

Bottom:

MicIn

1.5V_AGP1

Intel
ICH5

P4i48-M

PCI 3

PCI 2

PCI 1

USB2.0

FSB800

5.1CH
SATA

AGP8X

Prescott800

DDR400

SATA1

SATA2

CMOS

Battery

CLRCMOS0

CHA_FAN1

FLOPPY1

GAME1

1

AUDIO

CODEC

PCI

LAN

2Mb

BIOS

Super

I/O

CD1

AUX1

JR1

JL1

AUDIO1

1

USB67

1

SPEAKER1

1

IR1

1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

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PANEL1

19.8cm (7.8 in)

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5

4

1

2

3

24.4cm (9.6 in)

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1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
2 A TX Power Conne ctor (A TXPW R1) 16 System Panel He a der (P ANEL1)
3 CPU Socket 17 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS0)
5 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
6 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2) 20 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
7 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 21 Game Port Connector (GAME1)
8 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 22 Internal Audio Connector: AUX1 (White)
9 North Bridge Controller 23 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
10 AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) 24 JR1 / JL1 Jumpers
11 South Bridge Controller 25 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)
12 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) 26 PCI Slots (PCI1- 3)
13 Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SA T A 2) 27 BIOS FWH Chip
14 Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1) 28 Shared USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)

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1.4 ASRock I/O Plus

TM

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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)

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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 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

This motherboard adopts 478-pin CPU socket to support Intel® Pentium®4
CPU. It requires larger heatsink and cooling fan 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_F AN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 8, No. 4). For
proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the
CPU fan and the heatsink.

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