PE Pro / GE Pro / G Pro A
User Manual
Published October 2002
Copyright©2002 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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ContentsContents
Contents
ContentsContents
1 Introduction1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1 Introduction1 Introduction
1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 4
1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 4
1.3 Motherboard Layout (PE Pro) ........................................ 6
1.4 Motherboard Layout (GE Pro) ....................................... 7
1.5 Motherboard Layout (G Pro A) ..................................... 8
1.6 ASRock I/OTM (PE Pro / GE Pro / G Pro A) ..................... 9
2 Installation2 Installation
2 Installation
2 Installation2 Installation
2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 10
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 10
2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 10
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 11
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... 11
2.6 Expansion Slots ............................................................. 12
2.7 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 12
2.8 Connectors .................................................................... 13
3 BIOS Setup3 BIOS Setup
3 BIOS Setup
3 BIOS Setup3 BIOS Setup
3.1 BIOS Setup Utility ........................................................... 16
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ....................................................... 16
3.1.2 Legend Bar ............................................................. 16
3.2 Main Menu ...................................................................... 17
3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ..... 19
4 Software Support4 Software Support
4 Software Support
4 Software Support4 Software Support
4.1 Installing Operating System ........................................... 20
4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 20
4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................... 20
4.2.2 Drivers Menu .......................................................... 20
4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................... 20
4.2.4 ASRock Live Demo Program .................................. 20
4.2.5 Contact Information ................................................ 20
Appendix: Advanced BIOS SetupAppendix: Advanced BIOS Setup
Appendix: Advanced BIOS Setup
Appendix: Advanced BIOS SetupAppendix: Advanced BIOS Setup
1. Advanced Menu ............................................................... 21
2. Security Menu ................................................................... 23
3. Power Menu ..................................................................... 24
4. Boot Menu ......................................................................... 25
5. Exit Menu .......................................................................... 25
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Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock PE Pro / GE Pro / G Pro A motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de-
livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-
ment to quality and endurance.
Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-
step installation guide for new DIY system builders. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic
BIOS setup and Support CD information.
For advanced users’ reference, the Appendix offers more advanced BIOS setup
information.
1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents
ASRock PE Pro, GE Pro, or G Pro A motherboard (ATX form factor: 12" x 9.6")
ASRock PE Pro / GE Pro / G Pro A Quick Installation Guide
ASRock Intel-SiS Series Support CD
1 Cable for IDE devices (1 x ATA 66/100/133)
1 Cable for floppy drive (1 x ribbon cable)
1 ASRock I/O shield
1 VGA Port bracket (Only for GE Pro and G Pro A)
1.2 Specifications1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications1.2 Specifications
Platform: ATX form factor (12" x 9.6")
CPU: Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4/ Celeron® processor
Chipsets: North Bridge on PE Pro motherboard: SiS 645 chipsets,
standard FSB 400 MHz, Max. 533 MHz;
North Bridge on GE Pro motherboard: SiS 651 chipsets,
FSB 533 MHz;
North Bridge on G Pro A motherboard: SiS 650 series chipsets,
standard FSB 400 MHz, Max. 533 MHz;
South Bridge: Supports USB 2.0, ATA 133
Clock Generator:100 MHz - 200MHz
Memory: 2 slots for DDR: DIMM1 and DIMM2, Max. 2GB (PC1600 / PC2100
/ PC2700 for PE Pro and GE Pro, PC1600 / PC2100 for G Pro A);
2 slots for SDR: DIMM3 and DIMM4, Max. 2GB (PC100/ PC133)
IDE: IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;
IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;
Can connect up to 4 IDE devices
Floppy Port: Supports floppy disk drive
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Audio: 5.1 channels AC’97 Audio
LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN
Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing (ASRock U-COP);
CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life (ASRock U-COP);
Chassis temperature sensing;
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore;
CPU fan tachometer;
Chassis fan tachometer
PCI slots: 6 slots with PCI Specification 2.2
AGP slot: 1 universal AGP slot, supports 3.3v / 1.5v, 4X / 2X / 1X AGP
card
VGA Header (only on GE Pro and G Pro A Motherboards):
for connecting VGA bracket
USB 2.0: 4 default USB ports and one extra set of header for two
additional USB ports upgrade
ASRock I/OTM: PS/2: 1 keyboard port / 1 mouse port;
1 RJ 45 port;
4 rear default USB ports (USB 2.0);
1 serial port: COM1;
1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support;
Audio Jack: Line Out/ Line In/ Microphone + 1 Game port
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)
OS: Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant
1. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically
shutdown. Please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard
functions properly before you resume the system.
2. Although PE Pro/GE Pro/ G Pro A offers stepless control, it is not
recommended to perform over clocking. Frequencies other than
the recommended CPU bus frequency may cause the instability
of the system or damage the CPU.
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1.3 Motherboard Layout (PE Pro1.3 Motherboard Layout (PE Pro
1.3 Motherboard Layout (PE Pro)
1.3 Motherboard Layout (PE Pro1.3 Motherboard Layout (PE Pro
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24.4cm (9.6 in)
5
6
LAN
USB01
Lineout
Line
Line in
In
Mic
GAME AUDIO1
Mic in
GAME AUDIO1
In
1
PS2_USB_PWR1
PARALLEL PORT
AUX1
1
Audio1
Super
I/O
2MB
BIOS
CPU_FAN1
LAN
PHY
CD1
SiS
645
Chipset
Accelerated GraphicsPort
PCI 1
PCI 2
PCI 3
PCI 4
PCI 5
mPGA478B
PE PRO
SiS
South
Bridge
DDR DIMM1(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)
10
DDR DIMM2(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)
32
CLRCMOS1
01
FLOPPY1
SDR DIMM1(64 bit, 168-pinmodule)
32
CMOS
Battery
SDR DIMM2(64 bit, 168-pinmodule)
IDE2
CHA_FAN1
1
SPEAKER1
1
USB45
8
7
30.5cm (12.0 in)
IDE1
25
9
16
10
1
14
IR1
15
13
17
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
COM1
USB23
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23
24
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19
AudioCODEC
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18
PCI 6
ATA13 3
USB2.0
5.1CH
PANEL1
PLED PWRBTN
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HDLED RST
1 ATX power connector (ATXPWR1) 14 Infrared module connector (IR1)
2 CPU socket 15 Speaker connector (SPEAKER1)
3 CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1) 16 South Bridge controller
4 North Bridge controller 17 CLRCMOS1
5 184-pin DDR DIMM slots (blue) 18 PCI slots
6 168-pin SDRAM DIMM slots (black) 19 Audio CODEC
7 Primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) 20 Front panel audio connector (AUDIO1)
8 Secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black) 21 LAN PHY
9 Chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1) 22 PS2_USB_PWR1 jumper
10 Floppy connector (FLOPPY1) 23 Internal audio connectors: AUX1 (white)
11 Flash Memory 24 Internal audio connectors: CD1 (black)
12 System panel connector (PANEL1) 25 AGP slot
13 USB header (USB45)
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1.4 Motherboard Layout (GE Pro1.4 Motherboard Layout (GE Pro
1.4 Motherboard Layout (GE Pro)
1.4 Motherboard Layout (GE Pro1.4 Motherboard Layout (GE Pro
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24.4cm (9.6 in)
5
6
LAN
USB01
Lineout
Line
Line in
In
Mic
GAME AUDIO1
Mic in
GAME AUDIO1
In
1
PS2_USB_PWR1
PARALLEL PORT
AUX1
1
Audio1
Super
I/O
2MB
BIOS
CPU_FAN1
LAN
PHY
CD1
VGA1
1
SiS
651
Chipset
Accelerated GraphicsPort
PCI 1
PCI 2
PCI 3
PCI 4
PCI 5
mPGA478B
GE PRO
SiS
South
Bridge
DDR DIMM1(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)
10
DDR DIMM2(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)
32
CLRCMOS1
01
FLOPPY1
SDR DIMM1(64 bit, 168-pinmodule)
32
CMOS
Battery
SDR DIMM2(64 bit, 168-pinmodule)
IDE2
CHA_FAN1
1
SPEAKER1
1
USB45
8
7
30.5cm (12.0 in)
IDE1
25
9
16
10
1
14
IR1
15
13
17
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
COM1
26
USB23
21
23
24
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19
AudioCODEC
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18
PCI 6
ATA13 3
USB2.0
5.1CH
PANEL1
PLED PWRBTN
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HDLED RST
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1 ATX power connector (ATXPWR1) 14 Infrared module connector (IR1)
2 CPU socket 15 Speaker connector (SPEAKER1)
3 CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1) 16 South Bridge controller
4 North Bridge controller 17 CLRCMOS1
5 184-pin DDR DIMM slots (blue) 18 PCI slots
6 168-pin SDRAM DIMM slots (black) 19 Audio CODEC
7 Primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) 20 Front panel audio connector (AUDIO1)
8 Secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black) 21 LAN PHY
9 Chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1) 22 PS2_USB_PWR1 jumper
10 Floppy connector (FLOPPY1) 23 Internal audio connectors: AUX1 (white)
11 Flash Memory 24 Internal audio connectors: CD1 (black)
12 System panel connector (PANEL1) 25 AGP slot
13 USB header (USB45) 26 VGA header (VGA1)
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1.5 Motherboard Layout (G Pro A1.5 Motherboard Layout (G Pro A
1.5 Motherboard Layout (G Pro A)
1.5 Motherboard Layout (G Pro A1.5 Motherboard Layout (G Pro A
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24.4cm (9.6 in)
5
6
LAN
USB01
Lineout
Line
Line in
In
Mic
Mic in
GAME AUDIO1
In
1
PS2_USB_PWR1
PARALLEL PORT
AUX1
1
Audio1
Super
I/O
2MB
BIOS
CPU_FAN1
LAN
PHY
CD1
mPGA478B
8
7
VGA1
1
SiS
650
DDR DIMM1(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)
DDR DIMM2(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)
SDR DIMM1(64 bit, 168-pinmodule)
SDR DIMM2(64 bit, 168-pinmodule)
Series
01
Accelerated GraphicsPort
PCI 1
PCI 2
PCI 3
PCI 4
PCI 5
GPROA
SiS
South
Bridge
10
32
CLRCMOS1
FLOPPY1
CMOS
Battery
32
IDE2
1
IDE1
CHA_FAN1
1
IR1
1
SPEAKER1
USB45
30.5cm (12.0 in)
25
9
16
10
14
15
13
17
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
COM1
26
USB23
21
GAME AUDIO1
23
24
20
19
Audio CODEC
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18
PCI 6
ATA13 3
USB2.0
5.1CH
1 ATX power connector (ATXPWR1) 14 Infrared module connector (IR1)
2 CPU socket 15 Speaker connector (SPEAKER1)
3 CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1) 16 South Bridge controller
4 North Bridge controller 17 CLRCMOS1
5 184-pin DDR DIMM slots (blue) 18 PCI slots
6 168-pin SDRAM DIMM slots (black) 19 Audio CODEC
7 Primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) 20 Front panel audio connector (AUDIO1)
8 Secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black) 21 LAN PHY
9 Chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1) 22 PS2_USB_PWR1 jumper
10 Floppy connector (FLOPPY1) 23 Internal audio connectors: AUX1 (white)
11 Flash Memory 24 Internal audio connectors: CD1 (black)
12 System panel connector (PANEL1) 25 AGP slot
13 USB header (USB45) 26 VGA header (VGA1)
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PANEL1
PLED PWRBTN
1
HDLED RST
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