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ASROCK P4 COMBO User Manual

ASROCK P4 COMBO User Manual

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P4 Combo

User Manual

Version 1.0
Published July 2004
Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    P4 Combo User Manual Version 1.0 Published July 2004 Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    (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 possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Pre-installation Precautions ............ 10 2.1 CPU Sockets ..............11 2.2 CPU Installation ..............12 2.3 Installation of Heatsink and CPU Fan ......15 2.4 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......16 2.5 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots) ......17 2.6 Jumpers Setup ..............
  • Page 4 4.2 Support CD Information ........... 38 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........38 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............38• 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ............38 4.2.4 ASRock “PC-DIY Live Demo” Program ....38 4.2.5 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program ... 38 4.2.6 Contact Information ..........38...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    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.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Platform: ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm CPU: 1. 775-Pin Socket Supporting Intel ® Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® processor (in 775-land LGA package) ® ® ® 2. 478-Pin Socket Supporting Intel...
  • Page 7 To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! ®...

  • Page 8: Motherboard Layout

    Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) (for 478-Pin CPU) Game Port Connector (GAME1) 478-Pin CPU Socket PCI Slots (PCI1- 4) J1- J6 Jumpers, J8- J13 Jumpers, JR1 Jumper / JL1 Jumper J18 / J21 Jumpers Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1) North Bridge Controller...

  • Page 9: Asrock I/O Plus

    Line In (Light Blue) Serial Port: COM1 Line Out (Lime) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Shared USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) Magnification of No. 6 on page 8 (J1-J6 Jumpers, J8-J13 Jumpers, J18 / J21 Jumpers)

  • Page 10: Installation

    2. Installation P4 Combo is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 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 components or change any motherboard settings.

  • Page 11: Cpu Sockets

    This motherboard is equipped with two types of CPU sockets. You may choose to install either Intel 775-Pin CPU or Intel 478-Pin CPU into this motherboard. However, to avoid instability and damage to the system, please do not install both of them into this motherboard.

  • Page 12: Cpu Installation

    This motherboard is equipped with two types of CPU sockets. You may choose to install either Intel 775-Pin CPU or Intel 478-Pin CPU into this motherboard. However, to avoid instability and damage to the system, please do not install both of them into this motherboard.
  • Page 13 PnP cap to assist in removal. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap. Step 4. Close the socket: Step 4-1.
  • Page 14 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.

  • Page 15: Installation Of Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    Intel 775-Pin CPU or Intel 478-Pin CPU into this motherboard. It requires different types of heatsinks and cooling fans to fit with the installed CPU to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation.

  • Page 16: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    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. notch break...

  • Page 17: Expansion Slots (Pci And Agp Slots)

    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 graphics card, please check with the graphics card vendors.

  • Page 18: Jumpers Setup

    Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. JR1 / JL1 Jumper (see p.8 No. 23) Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work. Clear CMOS (CLRCMOS0) 2-pin jumper (see p.8 No.

  • Page 19: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.8 No. 20) 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. 11) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8 No.
  • Page 20 USB 2.0 Header USB_PWR ASRock I/O Plus accommo- dates 6 default USB 2.0 ports. If (9-pin USB67) DUMMY those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O (see p.8 No. 19) panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to...
  • Page 21 (see p.8 No. 8) wire to the ground pin. Note: If you use a 3-pin CPU fan cable, insert it to the connector by aligning it with the pins “GND”, “+12V”, and “CPU_FAN_SPEED”. ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.

  • Page 22: Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks Installation

    STEP 3: 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. Before you install OS into the SATA hard disk, you need to check and ensure the configuration of the OnBoard IDE Operate Mode option in BIOS setup is correct according to the condition of your system.

  • Page 23: Bios Setup Utility

    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.

  • Page 24: Navigation Keys

    To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY <ESC> 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...

  • Page 25: Advanced Screen

    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, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit...

  • Page 26: Chipset Configuration

    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.
  • Page 27 DRAM Burst Length DRAM Burst length can be set as [8] or [4]. Memory Hole The default value of this item is [Disabled], or you may set the value of this item as [15MB-16MB]. Init. Graphic Adapter Priority This allows you to select [PCI/AGP] and [AGP/PCI] as the initial graphics adapter priority.

  • Page 28: Acpi Configuration

    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.

  • Page 29: Ide Configuration

    When [Compatible Mode] is selected Combined Mode Option It allows you to select between [Pri IDE + SATA] and [SATA + Sec IDE]. If it is set to [Pri IDE + SATA], then the secondary IDE will not work. Likewise, if it is set to [SATA + Sec IDE], then the primary IDE will not work.
  • Page 30 [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.

  • Page 31: Pcipnp Configuration

    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.

  • Page 32: Floppy Configuration

    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], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3].
  • Page 33 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].

  • Page 34: Usb Configuration

    “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 voltage.

  • Page 35: Boot Screen

    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 Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot.

  • Page 36: Boot Device Priority

    CD/DVD drives. 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...

  • Page 37: Exit Screen

    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-...

  • Page 38: Software Support

    “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo”. We hope you may check this live demo program before you start the installation of LGA 775 CPU in order to reduce the risks of CPU and motherboard damages caused by any improper handling. To see this Live Demo, you can run Microsoft ®...

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