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4. Boot Setup Menu

Quick Boot Mode:

 Enable this mode will speed up the boot-up routine by skipping

memory retestings. The default value is [Enabled].

Boot Up Num-Lock:

 If this is enabled, it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock

function after boot-up. The default value is [On].

Boot To OS/2:

 This enables boot-up to OS/2 operating system.

The default 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 SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a

Main

Advanced

Security

Power

Boot

Exit

Quick Boot Mode
Boot Up Num-Lock
Boot To OS/2
Boot From Network

Boot Device Priority

[

Setup Help

]

On
No
Disabled

<Enter> to enable or
disable the quick boot
mode.

F1:Help

Esc:Exit

F9:Setup Defaults
F10:Save & Exit

+/-:Change Values

Enter:Select

Sub-Menu

:Select Item
:Select Menu

Enabled

Summary of Contents for P4S55FX2

Page 1: ...1 P4S55FX2 User Manual Version 3 0 Published February 2004 Copyright 2004 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...missions 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 wa...

Page 3: ...6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 14 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 and Exit Menus 20 4 Software...

Page 4: ...p is offered on page 22 for advanced users reference Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice I...

Page 5: ...rts up to 2 floppy disk drives Audio 5 1 channels AC 97 Audio LAN Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet supports Wake On LAN Hardware Monitor CPU temperature sensing Chassis temperature sensing CPU overheat sh...

Page 6: ...functions properly before you resume the system To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 3 Do NOT use a 3 3V AGP ca...

Page 7: ...7 21 20 19 18 17 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 24 10 1 USB4_5 27 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 Clear CMOS Solder Points CLRCMOS1 2 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 16 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue 3 CPU Heatsink Retention M...

Page 8: ...USB 2 0 Ports USB0 USB1 2 RJ 45 Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB2 USB3 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 USB 2...

Page 9: ...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 g...

Page 10: ...ocket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard adopts 478 pin CPU socket to support Intel Pentiu...

Page 11: ...identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system compon...

Page 12: ...check with the AGP 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 Please r...

Page 13: ...e jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 solder points see p 7 No 15 Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS T...

Page 14: ...you use only one 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 per...

Page 15: ...see p 7 No 13 functions Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 speaker to this header see p 7 No 14 DUMMY GND 5V IRTX IRRX 1 CD R GND GND CD L AUX R GND GND AUX L CD1 AUX1 G...

Page 16: ...ack wire to the ground pin Game Connector Connect a Game cable to this 15 pin GAME1 connector if the Game port see p 7 No 19 bracket is installed ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 20 pin...

Page 17: ...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 only...

Page 18: ...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 Flopp...

Page 19: ...ul 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 dis...

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: ...ctrum This field should always be set to Disabled for better system stability Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium 4 processor that sup...

Page 23: ...Rate AGP Aperture Size USB Controller USB 2 0 Support USB Device Legacy Support VDDQ Voltage VCCM Volatge IDE Driving Strength ZCLK AGP PCI Frequency mode AGP Fast Write Setup Help F1 Help Esc Previou...

Page 24: ...will automatically select the proper access mode for the system You may select between Single Channel and Dual Channel if you have properly set the dual channel memory configuration DRAM CAS Latency...

Page 25: ...rimary Graphics Adapter Setup Help F1 Help Esc Previous Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save Exit Change Values Enter Select Sub Menu Select Item Resource Configuration PCI 32 Enter to select PCI clocks Le...

Page 26: ...rt Configuration options Disabled 330 300 Midi IRQ Select Use this to select Midi IRQ OnBoard Game Port Select address for Game Port or disable Game Port Configuration options Disabled 200 208 OnBoard...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...nable or disable PCI devices to turn 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 RT...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...u the message Load default settings will appear If you press Enter it will load the default values for all the setup configurations Discard Changes After you enter the sub menu the message Load setup...

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