Asrock P4V88 motherboard
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1. 1 2 3 5 6 7 21 8cm 8 6 in gt PS2USB PW mm 1r IL TL ji O O i p PGA478 cow 3 i 8 d 5 Hi B IE HIE a rusa elle eile c Ed EE AN i li die o elle elle N vsazo zz zz c mE O O EL eile ES i AES t A EE ENE 8 FUsb4 russa s ajja 818 2 on 30 z z x 29 amp 28 tl 27 o 56 EE Eijer hid 1 5V_AGP1 IDE1 25 m E 0 a 1 r PCI 1 sama2 ASRock 2 e PCI 2 USB2 0 FSB800 DDR400 3 PCI 3 saat n 24 Bos 3 1 CH 5 23 PCI 4 ATAI33 SATA 6 1 PCI 5 CHA FAN jj P4V88 Tel EED Y 22 21 19 18 17 PS2 USB PWR1 Jumper CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 CPU Heatsink Retention Module CPU Socket North Bridge Controller 2x184 pin DDR DIMM Slots Dual Channel A DDR1 DDR3 Blue ATX 12V Connector ATX12V1 Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 Black Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue 2x184 pin DDR DIMM Slots Dual Channel B DDR2 DDR4 Black AGP Slot 1 5V AGP1 Secondary Serial ATA Connector SATA2 Primary Serial ATA Connector SATA1 South Bridge Controller Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 ZSSBBBNBRREBBNBGSZAG Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 System Panel Header PANEL Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue Infrared Module Header IR1 Game Connector GAME1 5 x PCI Slots PCI1 5 Flash Memory JL1 Jumper JR1 Jumper Front Panel Audio Header AUDIO1 Internal Audio Connector AUX1 White2. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com 1 1 Package Contents ASRock P4V88 Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm ASRock P4V88 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4V88 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 One Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional One ASRock I O Plus Shield 1 2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipsets Memory IDE Serial ATA Floppy Port Audio LAN Hardware Monitor PCI slots AGP slot USB 2 0 ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm Socket 478 supports Intel Pentium 4 Prescott Northwood Willimate Celeron processor North Bridge VIA PT880 FSB 800 533 400 MHz with Intel Hyper Threading Technology ready see CAUTION 1 South Bridge VIA VT8237 supports USB 2 0 ATA 133 SATA 1 5Gb s 4DDR DIMM Slots DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 and DDR4 2 DDR DIMM Slots Supports PC3200 DDR400 Max 2GB 4DDR DIMM Slots Supports PC2700 DDR333 PC2100 DDR266 Max 3 5GB Dual Channel Memory Techno
3. Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black Shared USB 2 0 Header USBA 5 Blue ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 1 4 ASRock I O Plus oa hwnN Parallel Port 7 RJ 45 Port 8 Line In Light Blue 9 Line Out Lime 10 Microphone Pink 11 2x Shared USB 2 0 Ports USB4 USB5 2xUSB 2 0 Ports USBO USB1 2xUSB 2 0 Ports USB2 USB3 Serial Port COM1 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple PS 2 Mouse Port Green 2 Installation P4V88 is an ATX form factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to en sure 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 switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause seve
4. AC 97 Audio 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 133MHz DDR 266 166MHz DDR 333 200MHz DDR 400 24 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 5 2 and 3 DRAM Command Rate Use this to select among 2T Command and 1T Command for DRAM Command Rate The default value is 2T Command DRAM Bus Selection The default value is Auto which will automatically select the proper ac cess mode for the system You may select between Single Channel and Dual Channel if you have properly set the dual channel memory configuration DRAM Voltage Use this to select among Normal and High for DRAM Voltage The default value is Normal AGP Voltage Use this to select among Normal and High for AGP Voltage The default value is High Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select PCI or AGP as the primary graphics adapter The default vaule is PCI AGP Aperture Size It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory It is recommende
5. AGP card vendors Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 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 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 14 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 4 4 is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 Cie TA and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is Short Open placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting PS2 USB PWR1 12 23 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 8 No 1 Dg oo 5VSB standby for PS 2 oy SVSB or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply JR1 see p 8 No 26 je eee JL1 see p 8 No 25 JR1 JL1 Note If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short both the front panel and the rear panel a
6. 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 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 28 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCI PnP Configuration Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 Americ
7. panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this connector USB4_5 the USB ports 4 5 on ASRock I O Plus will not be able to function Infrared Module Header Mr 5 pin IR1 E l g see p 8 No 21 19 9 GND IRRX This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Internal Audio Connectors eon GND 4 pin CD1 4 pin AUX1 GND CD1 CD L CD1 see p 8 No 29 AUX R a AUX1 see p 8 No 28 ENDE AUX1 AUX L a These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header GND 5VA 9 pin AUDIO1 BACKOUT R BACKOUT L see p 8 No 27 Telololelo AUD OUT L GND AUD OUT R MIC POWER MIC 17 This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 8 No 17 IDUMMY RESET GND HDLED HDLED This header accommodates several system front panel functions Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 8 No 18 1 o SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY 5V Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Chassis Fan Connector 8 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 8 No 19 IGND 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED Please connect the chassis fan cable to this connector
8. serial port or disable it Configuration options 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 30 OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it Configura tion options Disabled 300 and 330 3 3 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB USB Devices Enabled controllers None USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Sup
9. DE device as Master Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Besides to optimize compatibility 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 SATA1 see p 8 No 13 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATA Serial ATA Connectors SATA2 These two Serial ATA SATA SATA2 see p 8 No 12 SATA1 interface allows up to 1 5 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard 16 Serial ATA SATA Power Cable nl connect to the SATA HDD i Optional powerconnector connect to the powersupply Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on the drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply USB_PWR USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB67 see p 8 No 20 ASRock I O Plus provides you 6 ready to use USB 2 0 ports on the rear panel If the rear USB ports are not sufficient this USB 2 0 header is available to support 2 extra USB 2 0 ports Shared USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB4_5 see p 8 No 30 This USB4 5 connector is shared with the USB 2 0 ports 4 5 on ASRock I O Plus When using the front
10. DIMM P4V88 motherboard provides four 184 pin DDR Double Data Rate DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDR1 and DDR3 Blue slots see p 8 No 6 or identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDR2 and DDR4 Black slots see p 8 No 10 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDR DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 Blue Slot Black Slot Blue Slot Black Slot 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDR DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of blue slots DDR1 and DDR3 or in the set of black slots DDR2 and DDR4 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR DIMM slots o
11. SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot p Boot Device Priority y 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 32 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 Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 3 5 2 Boot Device Priority In this section you may specify the boot sequence from the available devices in your system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices 2nd Boot Device HDD PM MAXTOR 6L08 3rd Boot Device CD DVD A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Eu Select Screen tt Select Item Change Option General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Likewise you may also specify the b
12. SISRock P4V88 User Manual Version 1 0 Published March 2004 Copyright 2004 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 the possi
13. Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration p IDE Configuration y PCIPnP Configuration p Floppy Configuration gt SuperIO Configuration gt USB Configuration hand Select Screen th Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save 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 a CPU host frequency Actual Frequency MHz 133 Spread Spectrum Disabled Ratio Status Locked Ratio Actual Value 18 Select Screen CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled Select Item Change Option General Help Hyper Threading Technology Auto 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 Spread Spectrum This item should always be Disabled for better system stability 23 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 item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing
14. after POST restart 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 N 4N Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions 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 21 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
15. an 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 UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of Dn 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 29 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable a lala alllalaallalaalalalalMlMMlMlMMlllMlMlMlMi i i 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 OnBoard Game Port Enabled OnBoard MIDI Port Disabled 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
16. and match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector 3 pin CPU_FAN1 see p 8 No 2 CPU FAN SPEED FO 12v rO GND Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin Game Connector 15 pin GAME see p 8 No 22 Connect a Game cable to this connector if the Game port bracket is installed ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 8 No 31 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector ATX 12V Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 see p 8 No 7 18 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 failure to power up 2 7 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA hard disks and RAID functions You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA connector Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs P4V88 m
17. bility 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 ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents Tix InftodUuctlon eee t te 5 1 1 Package Contenis eese eden 5 1 2 Specifications n EI ebbe 6 1 3 Motherboard Layout nnee 8 14 ASRock IO PIUS ende 9 2 Installation reete 10 Pre installation Precautions sees 10 2 1 CPU Installation nnee 11 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 12 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and AGP Slots 14 2 5 Jumpers Setup na donnees eie 15 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 16 2 7 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation 19 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 19 2 9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette nne 20 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 21 351 Introduction zs rre ite ke 21 9 14 BIOS Menu Bar oe ete ps 21 3 1 2 Navigation Keys nnee nennen 22 3 2 Main Screen pcr te OE Ets 22 3 3 Advanced SCreeri soie eee tt 23 3 3 1 CPU Configuratio
18. d to leave this field at the default value unless the installed AGP card s specifications requires other sizes AGP Mode The default value of this feature is set to Auto If you install an 8X AGP card on this motherboard you may select Auto 8X or 4X as the AGP mode If the installed AGP card is a 4X AGP card then you may set the AGP mode as Auto 4X 2X or 1X AGP Fast Write This allows you to enable or disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support PCI Delay Transaction Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8 bit ISA cards Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant 25 OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature OnBoard AC 97 Audio Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard AC 97 Audio feature 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or en 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 Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Restore on AC Power Loss Use this item to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off w
19. he 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 35 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 98 SE ME 2000 XP 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 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 app
20. hen the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the sys tem 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 26 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DISABLED disables the integrated IDE Controller PRIMARY enables only the Primary IDE Controller SECONDARY enables only the Secondary IDE Controller BOTH enables both IDE Controllers IDE Configuration gt Primary IDE Master gt Primary IDE Slave p Secondary IDE Master y Secondary IDE Slave Hard Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected ES Select Screen tl Select Item Change Option General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard IDE Controller You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by selecting Both Set to Disabled will disable the both Configu
21. ion guide of memory modules on page 12 for proper installation 3 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 4 Do NOT use a 3 3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard It may cause permanent damage 5 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows XP SP1 2000 SP4 It may not work properly under Microsoft Windows 98 ME Please refer to Microsoft official document at http www microsoft com whdc hwdev bus US B USB2support mspx 6 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 1 3 Motherboard Layout oa khwnNnN on 10 11 12 13 14 15
22. lications software that the motherboard supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 ASRock PC DIY Live Demo Program ASRock presents you a multimedia PC DIY live demo which shows you how to install your own PC system step by step You can find the file through the following path AMPEGAV AVSEQO1 DAT To see this demo program you can run Microsoft Media Player to play the file 4 2 5 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 36
23. logy support see CAUTION 2 IDE1 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 IDE2 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 Supports up to 4 IDE devices 2 SATA connectors Support up to 1 5Gb s data transfer rate Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives 5 1 channels AC 97 Audio Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet supports Wake On LAN CPU temperature sensing Chassis temperature sensing CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life ASRock U COP see CAUTION 3 CPU fan tachometer Chassis fan tachometer Voltage monitoring 12V 5V 3V Vcore 5 slots with PCI Specification 2 2 1 AGP slot supports 1 5V 8X 4X AGP card see CAUTION 4 8 USB 2 0 ports include 6 ready to use USB 2 0 ports on the rear panel plus one on board header supporting 2 extra USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 5 ASRock I O Plus 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 serial port COM1 1 parallel port ECP EPP support 6 ready to use USB 2 0 ports 1 RJ 45 port Audio Jack Line In Line Out Microphone BIOS AMI BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 compliance wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 support CPU frequency stepless control only for advanced users reference see CAUTION 6 OS Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP compliant CAUTION 1 Aboutthe setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 24 2 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installat
24. n nnee 23 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration nnee 24 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration nnn nnen eenen eneen 26 3 3 4 IDE Configuration nnn 27 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration nnen 29 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration nnen 29 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration nnee 30 3 3 8 USB Configuration nnen eneen 31 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 32 30 BOot SCre6li cre ete e es 32 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 33 3 5 2 Boot Device Priority nnee eneen 33 3 6 Security Screen nn neo dee 34 9 Exit Screen namen ote PRO HR ees 35 4 Software Support unne rnenererneen ene nen 36 4 1 Install Operating System nnen eneen 36 4 2 Support CD Information nnn nnee eenen nennen 36 4 2 1 Running Support CD nnen eneen 36 4 2 2 Drivers Men s eren 36 4 2 3 Utilities Menu nnee 36 4 2 4 ASRock PC DIY Live Demo Program 36 4 2 5 Contact Information nee 36 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4V88 motherboard a reliable motherboard pro duced 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
25. n this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair of memory modules in DDR1 and DDR2 it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Tech nology 12 Installing a DIMM re Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or A 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 w break l 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 13 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and AGP Slots There are 5 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot on P4V88 motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface AGP slot TheAGP slot is used to install a graphics card The ASRock AGP slot has a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card Please do NOT use a 3 3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard It may cause permanent damage For the voltage information of your AGP card please check with the
26. oot sequence from the available devices for the hard disk drives the removable drives and the CD DVD drives 33 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 Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Clear User Password Dd Select Screen t Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 34 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY 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 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 t
27. oppy diskette into the floppy drive and press Y STEPS The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready you may start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configura tion on your system or you may start to use VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS to set RAID 0 RAID 1 JBOD configuration before you install the OS Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path SATA RAID BIOS You may also set the RAID configuration by using VIA RAID Tool in Windows environment Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to VIA RAID Tool which is located in the folder at the following path V VIA RAID Tool 20 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 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
28. otherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA Devices NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA 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 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 19 2 9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs you will need to make an SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation STEP 1 Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment STEP 2 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 STEP 3 When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press lt Y gt STEP4 Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it Start to format and copy files YN Please insert a fl
29. port 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 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 31 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 31C 87F CPU Fan Speed 2463 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Veore 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
30. ration options Disabled Primary Secondary Both 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 Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Asyne DMA Ultra DMA S M A R T LBA Large Mode Block Multi Sector Transfer PIO Mode DMA Mode S M A R T 32Bit Data Transfer Hard Disk ST340014A 40 0 GB Supported 16Sectors 4 MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA 5 Supported Auto Auto Auto Auto Disabled Disabled Select the type of device connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 27 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
31. re damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 10 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 l 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 VER Eever Up to 90 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 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 se curely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see p 8 No 2 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 11 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules
32. 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 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Flexibility Option Disabled 133MHz DDR266 DRAM CAS Latency Auto 166MHz DDR333 DRAM Command Rate 2T Command AUT DDR400 uto DRAM Bus Selection Auto DRAM Voltage Normal AGP Voltage High PCI Select Screen Primary Graphics Adapter AGP Aperture Size 64MB 3 Select Meme AGP Mode Auto S ange Option AGP Fast Write Disabled ner Save and Exit PCI Delay Transaction Disabled ESC Exit OnBoard LAN Eabled OnBoard
33. 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 Security System Overview Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to System Date BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Cache Size Total Memory DIMM DIMM DIMM 3 DIMM P4V88 BIOS P1 00 Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 2 40 GHz 2400 MHz 512KB Microcode Update 0F24 1E Select Screen 512MB Change Field 256MB 166MHz DDR333 General Help None Load Defaults 256MB 166MHz DDR333 Save and Exit None Exit L 00 09 select a field Tue 02 24 2004 Use or to configure system Time Select Item Dual Channel Memory Mode Select Field 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 22 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 AAA Boot Security Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING
34. udio connectors can work Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper 2 pin jumper see p 8 No 15 Note CLRCMOS 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 CLRCMOS 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 15 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 8 No 16 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 8 No 9 39 pin IDE2 see p 8 No 8 connect the blue end C connect the black end to the motherboard am 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 I
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