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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 [Normal].

AGP Voltage

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

value is [High].

Primary Graphics Adapter

This allows you to select [PCI] or [AGP] 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 P4V88-M

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 P4V88 M User Manual Version 1 0 Published May 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: ...Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 18 2 9 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP With RAID Functions 19 2 10 Installing Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Without RAID Functions 20 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS...

Page 4: ...pport 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 36 36 36 36 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 Util...

Page 5: ...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 w...

Page 6: ...AUTION 2 IDE IDE1 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 IDE2 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 Supports 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...

Page 7: ...lation guide of memory modules on page 12 for proper installation 3 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on th...

Page 8: ...1 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 18 16 17 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Dual Channel 28 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 AGP Slot 1 5V_AGP1 2 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 16 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 3 CPU Hea...

Page 9: ...I O PlusTM TM TM TM TM 1 Parallel Port 7 2 x USB 2 0 Ports USB0 USB1 2 RJ 45 Port 8 2 x 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 M...

Page 10: ...therboard 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 dire...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...ode If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installi...

Page 13: ...of your AGP card please check with the AGP card vendors Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion car...

Page 14: ...te If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 8 No 9 Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CM...

Page 15: ...DE 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 con...

Page 16: ..._5 the USB ports 4 5 on ASRock I O PlusTM will not be able to function Infrared Module Header This header supports an optional 5 pin IR1 wireless transmitting and see p 8 No 19 receiving infrared modu...

Page 17: ...n Connector Please connect the CPU fan 3 pin CPU_FAN1 cable to this connector and see p 8 No 2 match the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 20 pinATXPWR1 supp...

Page 18: ...TEP4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 8 Hot Plug and...

Page 19: ...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 for...

Page 20: ...E 2000 XP on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs please follow the below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS For Windows 2000 XP A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operati...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...Screen 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...

Page 23: ...UP 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 to Sub...

Page 24: ...P 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 2...

Page 25: ...select among Normal and High for AGP Voltage The default value is High Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select PCI or AGP as the primary graphics adapter The default vaule is PCI AGP Apertu...

Page 26: ...ng 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 Po...

Page 27: ...American Megatrends Inc Advanced OnBoard IDE Controller Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Both Hard Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Select Scre...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...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 31: ...emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc Or you may select Auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB s...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...y 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 enable or disable the boot from net...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...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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