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Chapter 1  Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4i48 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.

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 P4i48 Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm)

ASRock P4i48 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock P4i48 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 I/O Plus

TM

 Shield

Summary of Contents for P4I48

Page 1: ...1 P4i48 User Manual Version 1 0 Published February 2004 Copyright 2004 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: ...Making An SATA Driver Diskette 18 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 19 3 1 Introduction 19 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 19 3 1 2 Navigation Keys 20 3 2 Main Screen 20 3 3 Advanced Screen 21 3 3 1 CPU Configuration 21 3 3 2...

Page 4: ...pport 36 4 1 Install Operating System 36 4 2 Support CD Information 36 4 2 1 Running Support CD 36 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 36 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 36 4 2 4 ASRock PC DIY Live Demo Program 36 4 2 5 Contact...

Page 5: ...pecifications 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 avai...

Page 6: ...and Hot Plug functions Floppy Port Supports up to 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...

Page 7: ...d 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 hea...

Page 8: ...nal Audio Connector CD1 Black 13 Primary Serial ATA Connector SATA1 28 Shared USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 Blue 14 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS0 29 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 15 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 30 5cm...

Page 9: ...7 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 2 RJ 45 Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 3 Line In Light Blue 9 Serial Port COM1 4 Line Out Lime 10 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 Shared USB 2...

Page 10: ...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 gro...

Page 11: ...ed 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 spr...

Page 12: ...he 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 damage to...

Page 13: ...check with the graphics card vendors 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 Plea...

Page 14: ...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 14 Note CLRCMOS0 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The da...

Page 15: ...r 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 t...

Page 16: ...e USB ports 4 5 on ASRock I O PlusTM will not be able to function Infrared Module Header This header supports an 5 pin IR1 optional wireless transmitting see p 8 No 18 and receiving infrared module In...

Page 17: ...pin CPU Fan Connector Please connect a CPU fan cable 3 pin CPU_FAN1 to this connector and match see p 8 No 29 the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 20 pinATX...

Page 18: ...e SATA data cable to the primary SATA hard disk If you just want to install only one SATA HDD the installation process is complete at this step If you want to install two SATA HDDs please continue to...

Page 19: ...urning 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...

Page 20: ...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 Year Use this item to specify the system date BIOS...

Page 21: ...n below sections may cause system to malfunction Configure CPU Select Screen 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...

Page 22: ...lue 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 CP...

Page 23: ...he both Configuration options Disabled Primary Secondary Both 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 ID...

Page 24: ...ead 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...

Page 25: ...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 maxi...

Page 26: ...w 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...

Page 27: ...detect or disable the STR feature Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Susp...

Page 28: ...ble 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...

Page 29: ...The default value is 64 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...

Page 30: ...enable or disable the boot from network feature Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends In...

Page 31: ...ect Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear Us...

Page 32: ...s Inc Chipset NorthBridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option Configure DRAM Timing by SPD DRAM CAS Latency DRAM RAS Precharge DRAM RAS to CAS Delay DRAM Precharge Delay DRAM Burst...

Page 33: ...iguration options 4 Clocks 3 Clocks and 2 Clocks DRAM Precharge Delay This controls the number of DRAM clocks for RAS minimum Configura tion options 8 Clocks 7 Clocks 6 Clocks and 5 Clocks DRAM Burst...

Page 34: ...Disabled or Auto for the onboard AC 97 Audio feature BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Chipset SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Onboard LAN Onboard AC97 Audio A...

Page 35: ...elect 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...

Page 36: ...n 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...

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