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1.2 Specifications

Platform:

P4AL-800:

ATX form factor (12.0" x 7.8", 30.5 x 19.8 cm)

P4AL-800M:

Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 7.8", 24.4 x 19.8 cm)

CPU:

Socket 478 for Intel

®

 Pentium

®

 4

 

/ Celeron

®

 processor

Chipsets:

North Bridge:

A800N chipset, FSB @ 800/533/400 MHz,

supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see 

CAUTION 1

);

South Bridge: supports USB 2.0, ATA 133

Memory:

3 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1, DDR2 and DDR3

supports PC1600 (DDR200) / PC2100 (DDR266)

for three DDR DIMM slots, Max. 3.5GB;

supports PC2700 (DDR333)

for two DDR DIMM slots, Max. 2GB;

supports PC3200 (DDR400)

for DDR1 slot only, Max. 1GB

IDE:

IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;

IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;

Can connect up to 4 IDE devices

Floppy Port:

Supports 2 floppy disk drives

Audio:

5.1 channels AC’97 Audio

PCI LAN:

Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN

Hardware Monitor:

CPU temperature sensing (ASRock U-COP);

Chassis temperature sensing;

CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life

(ASRock U-COP)(see 

CAUTION 2

);

Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore;

CPU fan tachometer; Chassis fan tachometer

PCI slots:

P4AL-800:

5 slots with PCI Specification 2.2

P4AL-800M:

2 slots with PCI Specification 2.2

AGP slot:

1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 8X / 4X AGP card (see 

CAUTION 3

)

USB  2.0:

4 default USB 2.0 ports and one extra set of USB 2.0 header to

support two additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see 

CAUTION 4

)

ASRock I/O

TM

:

PS/2: 1 keyboard port / 1 mouse port;

1 RJ 45 port; 4 rear default USB 2.0 ports;

1 serial port: COM1; 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support;

Audio Jack: Line Out / Line In / Micr 1 Game port

Summary of Contents for P4AL-800

Page 1: ...1 P4AL 800 P4AL 800M User Manual Version 1 0 Published August 2003 Copyright 2003 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...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 content...

Page 3: ...2 6 Expansion Slots 13 2 7 Jumpers Setup 14 2 8 Connectors 15 3 BIOS Setup 17 3 1 BIOS Setup Utility 17 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 17 3 1 2 Legend Bar 17 3 2 Main Menu 18 3 3 Advanced Security Power Boot an...

Page 4: ...anced BIOS setup information 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...

Page 5: ...es Floppy Port Supports 2 floppy disk drives Audio 5 1 channels AC 97 Audio PCI LAN Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet supports Wake On LAN Hardware Monitor CPU temperature sensing ASRock U COP Chassis temp...

Page 6: ...you install the PC system 3 Do NOT plug a 3 3V AGP card in the AGP slot on P4AL 800 P4AL 800M motherboard It may cause permanent damage 4 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Window...

Page 7: ...White 11 Flash Memory 24 Internal audio connector CD1 Black 12 System panel connector PANEL1 25 AGP slot AGP1 13 USB 2 0 header USB45 Blue 26 JR1 jumper 27 JL1 jumper 2MB BIOS Super I O 18 11 P4AL 800...

Page 8: ...tor AUX1 White 11 Flash Memory 24 Internal audio connector CD1 Black 12 System panel connector PANEL1 25 AGP slot AGP1 13 USB 2 0 header USB45 Blue 26 JR1 jumper 27 JL1 jumper P4AL 800M USB2 0 5 1CH A...

Page 9: ...AL 800 P4AL 800M 1 Parallel port 6 Line Out Lime 2 RJ 45 port 7 USB 2 0 ports 3 Game port 8 Serial port COM1 4 Microphone Pink 9 PS 2 keyboard port Purple 5 Line In Light Blue 10 PS 2 mouse port Green...

Page 10: ...on Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any comp...

Page 11: ...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 Step1 Step 2 3 Step 4 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Intel...

Page 12: ...ssing 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 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent da...

Page 13: ...p 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 ha...

Page 14: ...me time 1 If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short see fig 1 both front panel and rear panel audio connectors can work 2 If both jumper caps on JL1 and JR1 are removed see fig 2 only front panel audio wor...

Page 15: ...39 pin IDE2 see p 7 p 8 item 8 Note 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...

Page 16: ...9 pin PANEL1 dates several system front see p 7 p 8 item 12 panel functions External speaker connector This connector allows you 4 pin SPEAKER 1 to attach to an external see p 7 p 8 item 15 speaker Ch...

Page 17: ...gh its various sub menus and select among the predetermined choices Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose on...

Page 18: ...to 2099 Use keys to move between the Month Day and Year fields System Time Hour Minute Second Set the system to the time that you specify Use keys to move between the Hour Minute and Second fields Flo...

Page 19: ...ful the BIOS Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If the auto detection fails it may due to that the hard disk is too old or too new If the hard di...

Page 20: ...city as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered LBA Mode This allows user to select the LBA mode for a hard disk 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select...

Page 21: ...ck 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 In...

Page 22: ...y This shows current CPU host frequency of the installed motherboard CPU Ratio Selection CPU Ratio is the multiple that times the frontside bus frequency will equal the core speed of the installed pro...

Page 23: ...enable or disable support to emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc DRAM CAS Latency This is used to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2T 2 5T 3T Please no...

Page 24: ...annel OnBoard Midi Port Midi IRQ Select OnBoard Game Port OnBoard IDE OnBoard LAN OnBoard AC 97 Audio Setup Help F1 Help Esc Previous Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save Exit Change Values Enter Select Su...

Page 25: ...address for Game Port or disable Game Port Configuration options Disabled 200 208 OnBoard IDE You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel Or you may enable both the prim...

Page 26: ...password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination If you already have a password you must enter your current password first in order to create a new password Password Check Select the check...

Page 27: ...n on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this to enable...

Page 28: ...efault value is No Boot From Network Use this to enable or disable boot from network feature The default value is Disabled Boot Device Priority This allows you to set the boot device priority AMIBIOS...

Page 29: ...appear If you press ENTER it will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUP Utility Exit Discarding Changes After you enter the submenu the message Quit without saving changes will appear If y...

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