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1. gt Removable Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 41 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration To enable or disable the boot from network feature Bootup Num Lock Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password baad Select Screen tt Select Item Enter Change Fl General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 42 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup I EE after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F12. XP Vista Otherwise please set this item to non RAID If you install OS on SATA SATAII HDD please do not change this item after OS installation Changing the mode setting of this item may cause the system fail to enter 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 Sec ondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave as well BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor ST340014A Size 40 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode Auto Select Item eoon ceno teg Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 36 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
3. 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 drives 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 37 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option Ge
4. 20 HDMR Slot HDMR1 Flash Memory 21 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO1 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 22 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 Black 23 3xPCI Slots PCI1 3 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue 24 PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE1 North Bridge Controller 25 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 South Bridge Controller 26 Shared USB 2 0 Header USB4 5 Blue Primary Serial ATAII Connector SATAII 1 27 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 1 5 ASRock 6CH I O Plus 1 2 3 4 5 6 PS 2 Mouse Port Green Parallel Port USB 2 0 Ports USB23 RJ 45 Port Line In Light Blue Line Out Lime 11 10 11 12 Microphone Pink Shared USB 2 0 Ports USB45 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 VGA Port COM Port PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 2 Installation P4VM900 SATA2 is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 8 0 in 24 4 cm x 20 3 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 com ponents 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 ha
5. High The default value is Auto NB Voltage Use this to select NB voltage Configuration options Auto Normal and High The default value is Auto Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers The default value of this feature is PCI Configuration options Onboard PCI and PCI Express Onboard VGA Share Memory This allows you to set the onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB Onboard VGA Aperture Size This allows you to set the onboard aperture size feature The default value is 64MB Configuration options 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB 33 V Link Speed This allows you to set the North Bridge and South Bridge V Link Speed of VIA chipset configuration options Normal and Fast The default value is Normal PCI Delay Transaction Enable PCI Delay Transaction to allow other PCI masters to use the PCI BUS while the transaction is being carried out on the target device Disable this feature when using PCI cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant IDE Drive Strength This allows you to set the drive strength of the onboard IDE controller Configuration options Low Normal High and Ultra High The default value is Normal OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable
6. ISRock P4VM900 SATA2 User Manual Version 1 0 Published August 2007 Copyright 2007 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional 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 warran ties 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 th
7. 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 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 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 44
8. Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager For Windows 2000 XP OS Click Audio I O select Connector Settings L3 choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK For Windows Vista OS Click the right top Folder icon vs choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK System Panel Header PLED This header accommodates PLED 9 pin PANEL1 PWRBTN several system front panel see p 10 No 15 functions Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis 1 4 pin SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER Speaker to this header DUMMY see p 10 No 17 DUMMY 5V Chassis Fan Connector Please connect the chassis fan 3 pin CHA_FAN1 FS cable to this connector and GND 12V i see p 10 No 18 NETED match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan 3 pin CPU_FAN1 O4 GND cable to this connector and O 12V see p 10 No 27 Od CPU FAN SPEED match the black wire to the ground pin 19 ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 10 No 25 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector ATX 12V Connector 4 pin ATX12V4 see p 10 No 2 Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector so that it can provides sufficient power Failing to do so will cause the f
9. and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select how to set the CPU host frequency Actual Frequency MHz 133 Boot Failure Guard Enabled Spread Spectrum Auto PCIE clock operation mode Sync mode Ratio Status Unlocked Max 21 Min 14 Ratio Actual Value 21 Ratio CMOS Setting 21 Select Screen Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Select Item CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled Change Option Hyper Threading Technology Enabled General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 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 30 Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum The default value of this option is Auto PCIE clock operatin mode Use this to select the operation mode of CPU and PCIE clocks The default value is Sync mode Configuration options Async mode and Sync mode Ratio Status This is a read only item which displays whether the ratio status of this CPU is Locked or Unlocked If it shows Unlocked you will find an item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you c
10. do you want to install Windows page please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive and click the Load Driver button on the left on the 26 bottom to load the VIA RAID drivers VIA RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD M386 After that please insert Windows Vista optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation 1 If you install Windows Vista on IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert delete or rebuild RAID functions on SATA SATAII HDDs please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide If you want to use VIA RAID Tool in Windows environment please install SATA SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that VIA RAID Tool will be installed to your system as well To operate SATA RAID utility under Windows Vista please right click VIA V Raid Utility icon on the desktop and select Run as administrator item to execute N Eod 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 XP Vista Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 XP Vista OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to non RAID STEP 2 Install Windows 2000 XP Vi
11. 0 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 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 Dis card 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 Dis card 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 43 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 XP Vista 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
12. A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A 25 press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press any key E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows 2000 XP OS on your system After step1 2 3 you can start to install Windows 2000 XP OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the VIA RAID driver After reading the floppy
13. Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 4 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 5 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 3 x PCI slots 1x HDMR slot Graphics Integrated VIA Delta Chrome Graphics Pixel Shader 2 0 DirectX 9 0 VGA Max shared memory 256MB Audio 5 1 CH Windows Vista Basic Level HD Audio Realtek ALC660VD Audio Codec LAN VIA PHY VT6103 Speed 10 100 Ethernet Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel VO ASRock 6CH I O Plus 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Serial Port COM1 1 x VGA Port 1x Parallel Port ECP EPP Support 6 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port Audio Jack Line in Front Speaker Microphone Connector 2 x SATAII 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 6 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors support 4 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1x IR header CPU Chassis FAN connector 20 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports 2 of them are shared with USB45 ports on the I O panel see CAUTION 7 BIOS Feature 4Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree AMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Util
14. Re ee 36 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration sesssssss 38 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration seessessss 38 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration ssssssse 39 3 3 8 USB Configuration iese ee ee 40 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 41 3 5 Boot SEre n eet eir Se Ee eek 41 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 42 3 6 Security Screen iaa etie ie dert ETa 42 3 TEXIESCI GD crier EA er ee Ge 43 4 Software Support sssssssss 44 4 1 Install Operating System ssssssssss 44 4 2 Support CD Information ee ee Re Re ee 44 4 2 1 Running Support CD see ek ee Re 44 4 2 2 Drivers MENU cecinere reor tnit 44 42 3 Utilities MeFiU cnet EERS ee tette 44 4 2 4 Contact Information esses 44 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4VM900 SATA2 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 In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step 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 so
15. System Date BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Cache Size Total Memory DDRI DDR2 Microcode Update 256KB 1024MB with 128MB shared memory 512MB 166MHz DDR333 512MB 166MHz DDR333 Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to f 15 31 select a field Mon 08 20 2007 Use or to P4VM900 SATA2 BIOS P1 00 configure system Time Intel R CPU 2 80GHz 2800MHz F34 17 Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 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 29 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Security Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction y Chipset Configuration b ACPI Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration gt SuperlO Configuration gt USB Configuration Select Screen lh Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save
16. The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Active to CMD Trcd Use this option to select Active to CMD Trcd Configuration options Auto 2T 3T 4T and 5T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD 32 REF to ACT REF to REF Trfc Use this option to select REF to ACT REF to REF Trfc Configuration options Auto 8T to 71T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD ACT 0 to ACT 1 Trrd Use this option to select ACT 0 to ACT 1 Trrd Configuration options Auto 2T 3T 4T and 5T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Read to Precharge Trtp Use this option to select Read to Precharge Trtp Configuration options Auto 2T and 3T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Write to Read CMD Twtr Use this option to select Write to Read CMD Twtr Configuration options Auto 1T and 2T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Write Recovery Time Twr Use this option to select Write Recovery Time Twr Configuration options Auto 2T 3T 4T and 5T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD DRAM Command Rate Use this to select among Auto 1T and 2T for DRAM Command Rate The default value is 2T DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage Configuration options Auto Normal and
17. 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 40 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 temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 3TC 98F M B Temperature 33C 87F CPU Fan Speed 2463 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 629V 3 30V 3 306V 5 00V 5 067V Select Screen 12 00V 11 890V Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 5 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device Ist Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM MAXTOR 6L08 3rd Boot Device CD DVD 4th Boot Device USB gt Hard Disk Drives
18. ailure to power up Please install the heatsink and the CPU fan before installing ATX 12V connector otherwise it may cause permanent damage 20 2 7 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode which operate with the best performance In order to enable SATAII function please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance otherwise your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital 1 l IF 8 6 4 2 dj ia If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6 SAMSUNG 7 5 341 l ir 8 6 4 2 z If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4 HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool a DOS bootable tool for changing various ATA features Please visit HITACHI s website for details http www hitachigst com hdd support download htm The above examples are just for your reference For d
19. atibility 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 ATAII Connectors These two Serial ATAII SATAII SATAI 1 see p 10 No 13 connectors support SATAII EE EI SATAI 2 see p 10 No 14 SEDES or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices The current SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA Optional SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard 17 Serial ATA SATA Power Cable Optional connect to the SATA 25 Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on the drive Then powerconnector connect the white end of SATA connect to the power cable to the power powersupply connector of the power supply USB 2 0 Header Ur MR Besides six default USB 2 0 9 pin USB67 COND aw ports on the I O panel there are see p 10 No 16 EE two USB 2 0 headers on this er motherboard Each USB 2 0 Pee header can support two USB pete 2 0 ports The shared USB 2 0 header USB4_5 is shared with Shared USB 2 0 Header USB ports 45 on the I O panel 9 pin USB4_5 veran 12 Opus pwn When using the front panel USB see p 10 No 26 p a tolot p s ports by attaching the front panel OP ee USB cable to USB4_5 hea
20. criptions 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 lt lt gt key or lt gt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen 28 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description 4 tly lt Enter gt lt F1 gt lt F9 gt lt F10 gt lt ESC gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items To bring up the selected screen To display the General Help Screen To load optimal default values for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security System Overview
21. der the USB ports 45 on the I O panel will not be able to function Infrared Module Header IRTK ss This header supports an optional B pin IR1 su wireless transmitting and see p 10 No 6 1 receiving infrared module GND IRRX Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 CD1 see p 10 No 22 This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as 9999 Os a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header GND NEER This is an interface for the front x MIC RET 1 9 pin HD AUDIO1 OUTRE panel audio cable that allows see p 10 No 21 e E convenient connection and 1 f Q control of audio devices our J_SENSE OUT2 R MIC2 R MIC2 L 4 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 18 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled F Enter
22. disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install 1 If you install Windows 2000 XP on IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert delete or rebuild RAID functions on SATA SATAII HDDs please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 If you want to use VIA RAID Tool in Windows environment please install SATA SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that VIA RAID Tool will be installed to your system as well 2 13 2 Installing Windows Vista With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows Vista on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows Vista OS on your system Insert the Windows Vista optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows Vista OS on your system When you see Where
23. e possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe 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 CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in California USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents 1 Introductlon tenens 5 1 1 Package Contents iis ee ee ee 5 12 Speeifications terrere AE ve Ge SEK EE 6 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Basic Logo ssssssseeeeee 9 1 4 Motherboard Layout iis ee ee ke RA ee Re ee 10 1 6ASRocKGEH VO PIUSTM ii ee cane telat a 11 2 Installation ee ee 12 Pre installation Precautions iese eke ee ke Re ee ee 12 2 1 CPU Installation sesssss 13 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 13 2 3 Installation of Memory Module
24. ftware 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 VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock P4VM900 SATA2 Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 8 0 in 24 4 cm x 20 3 cm ASRock P4VM900 SATA2 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4VM900 SATA2 Support CD One 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3 5 in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA SATA Cable Optional One Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional One ASRock 6CH I O Plus Shield 1 2 Specifications Platform Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 8 0 in 24 4 cm x 20 3 cm CPU Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 Celeron D Prescott Northwood Willamate processors FSB 800 533 400 MHz Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Chipset Northbridge VIA P4M900 Southbridge VIA VT8237S Memory 2 x DDR DIMM slots Support DDR400 333 Max capacity 4GB see CAUTION 3 Hybrid Booster CPU
25. hanging the ratio value of this CPU If it shows Locked then the item Ratio CMOS Setting 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 CPU Max CPUID Value Limit For Prescott CPU only some OSes ex NT4 0 cannot handle the function with disable This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions 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 Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper Threading technology 31 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Memory Clock can be set by the code using AUTO or you can set Flexibility Option Disabled one of the standard DRAM CAS Latency Auto values DRAM Bank Interleave Auto Precharge to Active Trp Auto Active to Precharge Tras Auto Active to CMD T
26. ifferent SATAII hard disk products of different vendors the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same Please visit the vendors website for the updates 21 2 8 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237S southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP f STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs P4VM900 SATA2 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII Devices NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs a
27. ion sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss RICE Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATAII HDD side 24 2 11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 12 HDMR Card and Driver Installation If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard and you finish installing all drivers to your system now but in the future you plan to use HDMR card function on this motherboard please follow the steps below then 1 Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard Please make sure that the HDMR card is completely seated on the slot 2 Install HDMR card driver from our support CD to your system 3 Reboot your system 2 13 Installing Windows 2000 XP Vista With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 XP Vista OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 13 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 XP on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS
28. ities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista compliant see CAUTION 8 Certifications FCC CE WHQL WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using the third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 31 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 27 for details Due to the chipset limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows XP and Windows Vista 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 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system p
29. lease 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 and the heatsink when you install the PC system Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 21 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows Vista XP SP1 or SP2 2000 SP4 Microsoft Windows Vista driver keeps on updating now As long as we have the latest driver we will update it to our website in the future Please visit our website for Microsoft Windows Vista driver and related information ASRock website http www asrock com 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase our motherboard and plan to submit Windows Vista Basic logo please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement CPU Intel 1GHz CPU Memory 512MB Single Channel VGA DX9 0 with WDDM Driver f you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows Vista Basic logo please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 64MB If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Wind
30. nable 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 ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Disabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certification 35 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced A To enable or disable IDE Configuration the onboard IDE controller SATA Operation Mode non RAID p Primary IDE Master Hard Disk gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected p Secondary IDE Master Not Detected y Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected gt SATA 1 Not Detected P SATA2 Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable onboard IDE controller Configuration options Enabled and Disabled SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode Please set this item to RAID if you want to operate RAID functions with Windows 2000
31. ndle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded anti static 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 12 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 4 N CPU Marked ner d eA k ES 3 Lus CY 90 E A Socket Marked C6rner STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Lift The Socket Lever Up to 90 Match The CPU Marked Corner Push Down And Lock to The Socket Marked Corner The Socket Lever 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard adopts 478 pin CPU socket to support Intel Pentium 4 Celeron CPU It requires larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You al
32. neral Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 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 BIOS SETUP UT Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of EE EE floppy drive connected to the Floppy B Disabled System Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 38 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable S or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 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 op
33. or disable the onboard LAN feature OnBoard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel CD In Use this item to enable or disable CD In of OnBoard HD Audio If you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista logo test please disable this option 34 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or Ba disable the STR feature Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled ACPI HPET Table Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Suspend to RAM This field allows you to select whether to auto detect or disable the Sus pend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the system supports it Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you 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 e
34. ows Vista Basic logo please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 128MB or above 1 4 Motherboard Layout OMON DAP WH oe oe cr oes PBwoOND AO Secondary Serial ATAII Connector SATAII 2 10 2 3 4 5 6 20 3cm 8 0 in le gt p I bus ss Super NEL NA O O m 4Mb y Nm BIOS 7 9 AIR gt HIE amp HIE ANE AE i vax mi O O kele B USB3 5 3 i 27 zlle vse20 a2 l suspi lt o VIA 9 26 e e aog T Et aal P4M900 ves c B USB5 5 amp Chipset GE me i 2 ow wa E ASRock 9 HIER x 24 L PCIE1 IDE1 IDE2 9 E l 10 H PCI 1 bed 23 2 P4VM900 SATA2 F n Eu VIA s FENZ VT8237S 12 m idi TES E CY USBZU sur ATAT33 mar HDMR1 5 ic E I OA Y 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 18 PS2 USB PWR1 Jumper 15 System Panel Header PANEL1 ATX 12V Connector ATX12V1 16 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue CPU Heatsink Retention Module 17 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 CPU Socket 18 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 2x184 pin DDR DIMM Slots DDR1 DDR2 19 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Infrared Module Header IR1
35. re built as RAID1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 22 2 10 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII HDD Please read below operation guide of SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATAII HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATAII Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chip
36. red Auto REF to ACT REF to REF Trfc Auto ACT 0 to ACT 1 Trrd Auto Select Screen Read to Precharge Trtp Auto Select Item Write to Read CMD Twtr Auto Change Option Write Recovery Time Twr Auto General Help DRAM Command Rate 2T Load Defaults Save and Exit DRAM Voltage Auto Exit NB Voltage Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 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 166MHz DDR 333 and 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 DRAM CAS Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 2 5 and 3 DRAM Bank Interleave Use this option to select DRAM Bank Interleave Configuration options Auto Disabled 2 Way 4 Way and 8 Way The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Precharge to Active Trp Use this option to select Precharge to Active Trp Configuration options Auto 2T 3T 4T and 5T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Active to Precharge Tras Use this option to select Active to Precharge Tras Configuration options Auto 5T to 20T
37. s DIMM 14 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI HDMR and PCI Express Slots 15 2 5 Jumpers Setup EERS LE IE ER ati aaa 16 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 17 2 7 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 2 8 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Iristallation EE eot ett eine 22 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDS e 22 2 10 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide een 2 11 Driver Installation Guide 2 12 HDMR Card and Driver Installation 25 2 13 Installing Windows 2000 XP Vista With RAID E Unctionis certe Dee NE a 25 2 13 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP With RAID FUNGUONS SEE EE EE ath Gee RD va eg eN Ge Ve 25 2 13 2 Installing Windows Vista With RAID FUnctioris eee niet eerte ene 26 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 XP Vista Without RAID ne SR EE EE EE RO mee e 27 2 15 Untied Overclocking Technology 27 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY eeessse 28 371 Introdtction oi Ete ETE estes 28 31 1 BIOS Men Bar sis iets nri 28 3 1 2 Navigation Keys sssssse 29 3 2 Main Screen eie ERU ram cae 29 3 3 Advanced Screen etie he ree rne 30 3 3 1 CPU Configuration eek ke RA ee 30 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration ese ee ee ee 32 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration ees ese ee ee ee 35 3 3 4 IDE Configuration ees ese ee Re ee
38. set because of its limitation the SATA SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATAII HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 23 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss Rl Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end Q4 Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII connector Sid Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Bl Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII HDD the SATA SATAII HDD SATA power cable 1x4 pin power connector White How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruct
39. shared with PCI3 slot you can only choose either PCI3 slot or HDMR slot to use PCIE Slots PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards If you install the add on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot the onboard VGA will be disabled 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 15 2 5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap u is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 tiga TT and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed Short Open on these 2 pins Jumper Setting PS2 USB PWR1 12 23 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 10 No 1 je of Geel 5VSB standby for PS 2 ev DE or USB wake up events No
40. so need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are se curely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see p 10 No 27 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 13 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM P4VM900 SATA2 motherboard provides two 184 pin DDR Double Data Rate DIMM slots N 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 255 ee NOC hint w break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause Li 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 14 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI HDMR and PCI Express Slots There are 3 PCI slots 1 HDMR slot and 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface HDMR slot The HDMR slot is used to insert a HDMR card with v 92 Modem functionality The HDMR slot is
41. sta OS on your system After setting up BIOS you can start to install Windows 2000 XP Vista on your system 2 15 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI PCIE bus You may set CPU Host Frequency option of BIOS setup to Auto which will show you the actual CPU host frequency in the following item Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI PCIE bus is in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk before i you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 27 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The Flash Memory 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 des
42. te To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 10 No 19 2 pin jumper Note CLRCMOS 1 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 2 pins on CLRCMOS for 5 seconds 16 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard FDD Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 10 No 8 the red striped side to Pin1 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 10 No 10 39 pin IDE2 see p 10 No 9 connect the blue end om WM connect the black end to the motherboard Ml to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 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 comp
43. tions 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 DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 39 3 3 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable Kur Ls s o MON EE EE the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller
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