Asrock P4DUAL-915GL motherboard
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1. ATA IDE Configuration Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS Windows ME 98SE NT If native OS Windows 2000 XP is installed please select Enhanced Please note that the following options will be varied depending on the Onboard IDE Operate Mode Compatible or Enhanced that you selected When Compatible is selected Combined Option It allows you to select between SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 and IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 4 If it is set to SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 then SATA2 SATA4 will not work Likewise if it is set to IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 4 then SATA1 SATA3 will not work Because Intel ICH6 south bridge only supports four IDE devices Vg under legacy OS Windows ME 98SE NT you have to choose SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 or IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 4 when the installed device is used with legacy OS SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA3 IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 IDE 1 SATA 4 Master SATA1 SATA2 SATA1 SATA2 Slave SATA3 SATA4 SATA3 SATA4 28 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Select the type Mee of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor ST340014A Size 40 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block2. Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Asyne DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 S M A R T Supported Select Screen NEE Transfer Anta ee ock Multi Sector Transfer PIO Mode Auto Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration options Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD Not Installed Select Not Installed to disable the use of IDE device Auto Select Auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active CD DVD This is used for IDE CD DVD 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 gt 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode 29 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 da
3. Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system 27 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Set Compatible when Legacy OS MS DOS WinMe 98SE NT and IDE1 device is used IDE Configuration Onboard IDE Operate Mode Compatible HSATA1 bSATA2 SATA3 FSATAA IDE1 Master bIDEI Slave Hard Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected ATAPI CDROM Not Detected Set Enhanced when Native OS Win2000 XP is used a Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc
4. S Chipset g 12 not Gi DR Ri IDE1 S AGI EXPRESS1 z O F AGI N ATA133 13 PCI 1 E 25 USB2 0 ke 14 PCI 2 AA 9 all fh 23 SZ AMR1 ar d vil 22 2 20 918171615 PS2 USB PWR1 Jumper 16 Third Serial ATA Connector SATA3 black ATX 12V Connector ATX12V1 17 Secondary Serial ATA Connector SATA2 blue CPU Socket 18 Primary Serial ATA Connector SATA1 blue CPU Heatsink Retention Module CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 Infrared Module Header IR1 184 pin DDR DIMM Slots DDR1 2 Dual Channel BIOS FWH Chip Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Black Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 COM Port Header COM1 South Bridge Controller Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Fourth Serial ATA Connector SATA4 black 11 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 System Panel Header PANEL1 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB45 Blue AMR Slot AMR1 JR1 JL1 Jumpers Front Panel Audio Header AUDIO1 PCI Slots PCI1 2 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 ASRock Graphics Interface Slot AGI AGI Express Slot PCI Express x 4 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 North Bridge Controller 1 6 ASRock 8CH I O N o o P o M 13 12 Parallel Port RJ 45 Port Side Speaker Gray Rear Speaker Black Central Bass Orange Line In Light Blue Front Speaker Lime Microphone Pink USB 2 0 Ports USB01 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 VGA Port
5. SRock P4Dual 915GL User Manual Version 1 0 Published January 2005 Copyright 2005 ASRock ING 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 t
6. Size Select 256MB Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit ESC Exit OnBoard LAN Enabled OnBoard AC 97 Audio Auto OnBoard MC 97 Modem Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 25 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 200MHz DDR 400 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Select Enabled will configure the following items by the contents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect device If you select Disabled you will find the items DRAM RAS Precharge and DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge appear to allow you adjusting them DRAM CAS Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options 3 2 5 2 and Auto DRAM RAS to CASH Delay This controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks and 5 DRAM Clocks DRAM RAS Precharge This controls the idle clocks after a precharge command is issued Configuration options 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks and 5 DRAM C
7. UTILITY lt ESC gt 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 Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to 00 09 select a field System Date Wed 01 05 2005 Use or to configure system Time BIOS Version P4Dual 915GL BIOS P1 00 Processor Type Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 2 40 GHz Processor Speed 2400 Mhz Microcode Update F24 1E EES Cache Size 512KB Ken Change Field Total Memory Select Field 512MB with 8MB shared memory General Help Dual Channel Memory Mode Load Defaults DIMM 1 256MB 166MHz DDR333 Save and Exit DIMM 2 256MB 166MHz DDR333 Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 23 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 gt
8. the 32 bit PCI interface AMR slot AMR slot is used to insert an ASRock MR card optional with v 92 Modem functionality AGI slot The AGI ASRock Graphics Interface slot is a special design that only supports compatible AGP VGA cards For the information of the compat ible AGP VGA cards please refer to the Supported AGP VGA Cards List for AGI Slot on page 8 and page 9 AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 is used to install PCI Express expan sion cards For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Ex press Slot PCI Express x 4 on page 10 1 If you install the add on AGP VGA card or PCI Express VGA card BIOS setup will automatically disable the onboard VGA 2 Please make sure to set the BIOS onboard VGA selection into En abled if you want this motherboard to support Surround Display Then the onboard VGA in Windows will be the primary VGA card 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 bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firm
9. 115 000 AA30602 100 113 xxxxxx xxx RV410_X9 BIN 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 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 10 version according to the VGA BIOS Information in the table above 1 5 Motherboard Layout d Oo o P ob o o 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 21 8cm 8 6 in z A a p um L ma z EI E Super z HE O O S Wo E m 3 H 3 3 e ells 52 8 3 e FE a i a 3 E o elle e 31 S 38 ele 3 ez O O 3 ig T USB2 26 RIIS B USB3 7 1CH ASRock a i E D s a puget 0 Intel alla 10 a kr oc 11 z 915GL 218 3 x lt KH
10. Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration gt SuperIO Configuration gt USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause l the system to malfunction 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced E CPU Configuration Select how to set the CPU host frequency Actual Frequency MHz 133 Boot Failure Guard Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Ratio Status Locked Ratio Actual Value 18 Select Screen CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled Select Item Hyper Threading Technology Auto Change Option Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard 24 Spread Spectrum This item should always be Disabled for better system stability Ratio Status This is a read only item which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is Locked or Unlocked If it shows Unlocked you will find an it
11. PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple PS 2 Mouse Port Green If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker 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 4 V Vv 6 V V V 8 V V V V 12 Chapter 2 Installation P4Dual 915GL is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 8 6 in 24 4 cm x 21 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 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 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 anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is J s
12. SATA devices at 1 5Gb s data transfer rate No Support for RAID and Hot Plug functions Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives 7 1 channels AC 97 Audio Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet supports Wake On LAN Hardware Monitor CPU temperature sensing PCI slots AMR slot AGI slot 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 2 PCI slots with PCI Specification 2 3 1 slot supports ASRock MR card Optional 1 AGI ASRock Graphics Interface slot see CAUTION 5 AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 USB 2 0 ASRock 8CH I O 1 slot with PCI Express x 4 supports PCI Express x 16 Graphic Card see CAUTION 6 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 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 6 COM Port BIOS OS Line In Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 8 1 COM Port Header to support a COM port module 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 CAU
13. 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 36 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 XP Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documenta tion for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications so
14. TA1 see p 11 No 18 ew aw E E connectors support SATA data SATA2 see p 11 No 17 cables for internal storage SATA3 see p 11 No 16 devices The current SATA SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 interface allows up to 1 5 Gb s I SATA4 see p 11 No 15 data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard 18 Serial ATA SATA Power Cable me Optional H connect tothe powersupply connect to the SATA HDD power connector Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB67 USB_PWR see p 11 No 20 ASRock 8CH UO accommo dates 4 default USB 2 0 ports If those USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel are not sufficient this USB 2 0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB45 see p 11 No 21 ASRock 8CH UO accommo dates 4 default USB 2 0 ports If those USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel are not sufficient this USB 2 0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports IRTX DUMMY Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 11 No 6 T RRX This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Inte
15. TION 9 Microsoft Windows 2000 XP compliant CAUTION About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 25 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 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 15 for proper installation 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 and the heatsink when you install the PC system 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 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 Ex
16. V Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 see p 11 No 2 20 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector 2 8 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ICH6 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA hard disks You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks STEP1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk STEP3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk E Before you install OS into the SATA hard disk you need to check and F ensure the configuration of the OnBoard IDE Operate Mode option in BIOS setup is correct according to the condition of your system For the configuration details please refer to the instruction on page 28 21 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt 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 restar
17. an and the heatsink 14 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM P4Dual 915GL motherboard provides two 184 pin DDR Double Data Rate DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install two identical the same brand speed size and chip type memory modules in the DDR DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology Otherwise it will operate at single channel mode If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory AN modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM F 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 Step2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot notch S break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 15 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI AMR AGI and AGI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots 1 AMR slot 1 AGI slot and 1 AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have
18. creen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable gt 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 2005 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 options Disabled DES IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 DES 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 31 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 it
19. d 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 http Wwww asrock com 1 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 1 2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipsets Memory IDE Serial ATA Floppy Port Audio PCI LAN Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 8 6 in 24 4 cm x 21 8 cm Socket 478 supports Intel Pentium A Celeron Prescott Northwood processor 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 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 IDE1 ATA 100 Ultra DMA Mode 5 supports up to 2 IDE devices Supports up to 4
20. een EA 3 3 1 CPU Configuration sses 24 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration sses 25 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration usvrnvrrvnrnrrnrrnrnvrrrrnrvnnnernennenr 27 3 3 4 IDE Configuration seeen 28 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 30 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration csser 31 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration eanrrrvrnvnrvnrvernrnnrrnrennn 31 3 3 8 USB Configuration sesser 33 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen sse 33 3 5 Boot Screen NENNEN 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 3 6 Security Screen arssinat iivit 3 7 Exit Screens ENEE deer 4 Software Support kee 37 4 1 Install Operating System eeen 37 4 2 Support CD Information ssec 37 4 2 1 Running Support CD servrvnrnennrrnvenvervnrvernerneense 37 4 2 2 Drivers Menu muserenvvrnvenvrennvernrernvnrvrensvervenvvnsrven 37 4 2 3 Utilities Menu ok 4 2 4 Contact Information sses 37 Chapter 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 by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD d Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be update
21. em 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 32 3 3 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable 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 2005 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc Or you may select Auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical
22. em Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard If it shows Locked then the item Ratio CMOS Set ting will be hidden If you use the ratio value to time the CPU frequency it will be equal to the core speed of the installed processor Ratio Actual Value This is a read only item which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha nism 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 sys tem that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Win dows XP Set to Auto 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 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 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Auto 166MHz DDR333 ibili i Disabled Flexibility Option l 200MHz DDR400 Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled DRAM CAS Latency Auto Onboard VGA Selection Auto Aperture
23. ftware 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 37
24. he possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents T Introduction ravvrvvvvrnnnvnnnnsnsnnvrvnnevnnensnnnsrsnnnr 5 1 1 Package Content 5 122 Specifications eege SEENEN 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 s 1 5 Motherboard Layout 1 6 ASRock 8CH UO KA UL ET Pre installation Precautions asreavrrrrnnnrnrnrvnnrenrnnrnnnvenrennr 2 1 CPU Installation eorernernvrrvrvnrnrrvrrnrnnrrrvnrvnrvernennerrressenr 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ssec 14 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM se 15 SA Expansion Slots even 15 2 5 Surround Display Feature 17 Sp Jumpers Setup eeneg ed 17 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors sses 18 2 8 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation o2sn0n 21 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY rrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnrnnrrnnnnr 3 1 Introduction cece ceacciccenccsecescceseencenvineesteentenscenteneecnvcreetedtecs 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 3 1 2 Navigation Keys 3 2 Main SCLC DEE 3 3 Advanced Scr
25. ies 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 PixelView 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 http www asrock com support index htm Note ATi 9600 9550 series and all Matrox series VGA cards are NOT supported with AGI 1 4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot PCI Express x 4 for Windows 2000 Windows XP Graphics Chip Vendor Model Name Remark VGA BIOS Version n VIDIA ASUS Extreme N5900 ASUS EN6600 ASUS EN6800 ASUS Extreme N5750 A ALBATRON GeFORCE 6200TC GIGABYTE GV NX66128D GIGABYTE GV NX62128D MSI PCX 5750 TD128 SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC ATI 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 BK ATI VER008 015 117 000 BK ATI VER008 015 117 000 BK ATI VER008 015
26. locks DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS Configuration options 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DRAM Clocks 7 DRAM Clocks 8 DRAM Clocks 9 DRAM Clocks 10 DRAM Clocks 11 DRAM Clocks 12 DRAM Clocks 13 DRAM Clocks 14 DRAM Clocks and 15 DRAM Clocks Onboard VGA Selection This allows you to enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature If you select Auto the onboard VGA will be automatically disabled when you install AGP 8X or PCI Express X 16 VGA card the onboard VGA will be enabled without the installation of any add on VGA card If you select Enabled the onboard VGA will be enabled and your first screen will always be onboard VGA Aperture Size Select You may select 256MB or 128MB as the aperture size select The default value of this option is 256MB OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard LAN feature 26 OnBoard AC 97 Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard AC 97 Audio feature OnBoard MC 97 Modem Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard MC 97 Modem feature 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or EE 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 Select Screen Select Item Change
27. ly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 4 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws 16 2 5 Surround Display Feature Thanks to ASRock patented AGI8X and AGI Express Technology this motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade With the internal onboard VGA and the external add on AGP VGA card and PCI Express VGA card you can easily enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature Please make sure to set the BIOS onboard VGA selection into Enabled and start your computer with onboard VGA if you want this motherboard to support multi monitors For the detailed instruction please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD A Surround Display 2 6 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap M 4 is placed on pins the jumper is Open The La m illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 eg g Mag and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is Short Open placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description PS2 USB PWP 12 23 Short pin2 pin3 to enable seep 11 No 1 e e Be el 5VSB standby for PS 2 5V 5VSB or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply JR1 see p 11 No 23 le ele e JL1 see p 11 No 23 JR1 JL1 Note If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short both the front panel and the rear panel audio connector
28. press x 4 on page 10 For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 16 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows XP SP1 2000 SP4 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 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 1 3 Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot for Windows 2000 Windows XP I AGP 4X Graphics Chip Model Name Vendor n VIDIA ASUS AGP V8170 ASUS AGP V9180 Magic INNO3D GeForce4 MX440SE Insignia GeForce MX440SE LEADTEK A170TH ATI GIGABYTE GV AP64S H POWERCOLOR RADEON 9100 Transcend TS64MVDR7 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 Il AGP 8X Graphics Chip Vendor Model Name 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 Ser
29. rnal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD R GND o CD1 see p 11 No 29 SND These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV CD1 tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front G A 9 pin AUDIO1 KH panel audio cable that allows BACKOUT R see p 11 No 24 BACKOUT L convenient connection and i L 2 control of audio devices ap om GND AUD OUT R MIC POWER MIC 19 System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL see p 11 No 19 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 11 No 14 5V Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA FAN1 O GND 12V O CHA FAN SPEED see p 11 No 11 Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector 3 pin CPU FAN1 l GND H 12V CPU FAN SPEED OOo see p 11 No 5 Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 11 No 30 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector COM Port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 11 No 12 This COM port header is used to support a COM port module ATX 12
30. s can work Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper Aue 2 pin jumper see p 11 No 26 Note CLRCMOS1 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 andunplug the power cord then use a jumper cap to short the pins on CLRCMOS1 for 3 seconds Please remember to remove the jumper cap after clearing the CMOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action 17 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard FLOPPY1 nu the red striped side to Pin1 FDD connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 11 No 9 Pint Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Black 39 pin IDE1 see p 11 No 10 connect the blue end P ag connect the black end to the motherboard to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATA Connectors These four Serial ATA SATA SA
31. t the system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for refer ence 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 lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen 22 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description SE ae Moves cursor left or right to select Screens rad Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP
32. ta during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32 Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 3 3 5 PCIPNP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Configuration Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer WARNING Setting wrong values in below actions register may cause system to malfunction PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 30 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the Floppy B Disabled system Select S
33. ure Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 34 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 gt Select Screen int Select Item Enter Change FI General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 35 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 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 2005 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
34. voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 377C 98 F M B Temperature 31 C 87F CPU Fan Speed 5132 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 2005 American Megatrends Inc 33 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 ist Boot Device 1st Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM HDS722580VL 3rd Boot Device CD DVD 3S CD ROM C gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Fo 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 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feat
35. witched 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 13 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 A Step 4 Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever 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 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 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 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_FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see page 11 No 5 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU f
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