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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 [Auto].

AGP Voltage

Use this to select among [Normal] and [High] for AGP Voltage. The default

value is [Auto].

Primary Graphics Adapter

This allows you to select [PCI], [AGP], or [PCI-Express] 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 recommended 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.

Summary of Contents for P4DUAL-880PRO

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 P4Dual 880 Pro User Manual Version 1 0 Published April 2005 Copyright 2005 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...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 expr...

Page 3: ...PCI AGP and PCI Express Graphics Slots 16 2 5 Surround Display Feature 16 2 6 Jumpers Setup 17 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18 2 8 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation 21 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot...

Page 4: ...Priority 36 3 6 Security Screen 37 3 7 Exit Screen 38 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 39 39 39 39 39 4 1 Install Operating System 39 4 2...

Page 5: ...e 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 webs...

Page 6: ...upports up to 4 IDE devices Serial ATA 2 SATA connectors Support up to 1 5Gb s data transfer rate Floppy Port Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives Audio 7 1 channels AC 97 Audio LAN Speed 802 3u 10 100...

Page 7: ...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 For the information of the compatible AGP VGA cards please refer...

Page 8: ...a ALBATRON GeForce 6600GT GeForce FX6600GT ALBATRON MX480Series GeForce4 MX440E 8X ALBATRON GeForce FX5600 Series GeForce FX5600 Aopen Aeolus FX5200 DV128 GeForce FX5200 AWIN Nvidia FX5700 LE 128M GeF...

Page 9: ...PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot PCI Express x 4 Graphics Slot PCI Express x 4 Graphics Slot PCI Express x 4 Graphics Slot P...

Page 10: ...ual Channel CPU_FAN1 SATA2 SATA1 6 4 5 7 3 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 17 22 21 20 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 Flash Memory 2 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 16 System Panel Hea...

Page 11: ...al Bass Orange 12 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 Line In Light Blue 13 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 7 Front Speaker Lime If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack Se...

Page 12: ...otherboard 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 dir...

Page 13: ...d Heatsink 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard adopts 4...

Page 14: ...nfiguration 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...

Page 15: ...IMM 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 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cau...

Page 16: ...ormation of your AGP card please check with the AGP card vendors PCI Express Graphics slot PCI Express x 4 PCI Express Graphics slot PCI Express x 4 is used to install PCI Express expansion cards For...

Page 17: ...ormation such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power s...

Page 18: ...IDE device on this motherboard please set the IDE device as Master Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Besides to optimize compatibility and performance please co...

Page 19: ...B 2 0 header is available to support 2 extra USB 2 0 ports Infrared Module Header This header supports an optional 5 pin IR1 wireless transmitting and see p 10 No 22 receiving infrared module Internal...

Page 20: ...match the black wire to the ground pin Game Connector Connect a Game cable to this 15 pin GAME1 connector if the Game port see p 10 No 23 bracket is installed ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX...

Page 21: ...4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 9 Hot Plug and Ho...

Page 22: ...y SATA drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 2 Use SATA RAID BIOS to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD f...

Page 23: ...000 XP on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs please follow the below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS Only for Windows 2000 XP A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Opera...

Page 24: ...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...

Page 25: ...een When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date...

Page 26: ...IOS SETUP UTILITY Main H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go...

Page 27: ...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 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3...

Page 28: ...among Normal and High for AGP Voltage The default value is Auto Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select PCI AGP or PCI Express as the primary graphics adapter The default vaule is PCI AGP A...

Page 29: ...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 devic...

Page 30: ...2003 American Megatrends Inc Advanced OnBoard IDE Controller Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Enabled Hard Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Sel...

Page 31: ...Device such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block...

Page 32: ...uration Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCI PnP Configuration Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register...

Page 33: ...ault 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...

Page 34: ...tem 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 t...

Page 35: ...tem for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hardware Health Event Monitoring Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC E...

Page 36: ...ystem Likewise you may also specify the boot sequence from the available devices for the hard disk drives the removable drives and the CD DVD drives BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration To e...

Page 37: ...ord you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Loa...

Page 38: ...hen 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 messa...

Page 39: ...upport 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 automati...

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