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Chapter 4 Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System

This motherboard supports various Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 operating systems:

98 SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary,

use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only.  Refer to your

OS documentation for more information.

4.2 Support CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.

4.2.1 Running The Support 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 automatically, locate and double click 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.  Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard

supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

4.2.4 ASRock PC-DIY Live Demo Program

ASRock presents you a multimedia PC-DIY live demo, which shows you how to

install your own PC system step by step. You can find the file through the

following path:

..\ MPEGAV \ AVSEQ01.DAT

To see this demo program, you can run Microsoft

®

 Media Player

®

 to play the file.

4.2.5 Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome

to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your

dealer for further information.

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Страница 1: ...1 P4VX4 User Manual Version 1 0 Published April 2003 Copyright 2003 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Страница 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...

Страница 3: ...2 7 Jumpers Setup 12 2 8 Connectors 13 3 BIOS Setup 15 3 1 BIOS Setup Utility 15 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 15 3 1 2 Legend Bar 15 3 2 Main Menu 16 3 3 Advanced Security Power Boot and Exit Menus 18 4 Softw...

Страница 4: ...mation For advanced users reference the Appendix appearing on page 21 offers more advanced BIOS setup information Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS soft ware might be updated the con...

Страница 5: ...ts 1 floppy disk drive Audio 5 1 channels AC 97 Audio LAN Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet supports Wake On LAN Hardware Monitor CPU temperature sensing ASRock U COP Chassis temperature sensing CPU overhe...

Страница 6: ...2 Do NOT use a 3 3V AGP card on P4VX4 s AGP slot It may cause permanent damage 3 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows XP It may not work properly under Microsoft Windows 98...

Страница 7: ...1 Flash Memory 24 Internal audio connector CD1 black 12 System panel connector PANEL1 25 AGP slot AGP1 13 USB header USB45 blue PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 1 2MB BIOS 1 AUDIO1 Audio CODEC Super I O LA...

Страница 8: ...I OTM 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 1 2 3 4 5...

Страница 9: ...o may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 1 Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and...

Страница 10: ...he CPU is in place press it firmly 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 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and H...

Страница 11: ...re used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface AGP slot The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card The ASRock AGP slot has a special locking mechanism which can securely fa...

Страница 12: ...ake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 see p 7 item 17 Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data...

Страница 13: ...ctor IDE1 blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE2 black USB 2 0 header ASRock I OTM provides you 9 pin USB45 4 default USB 2 0 ports on the see p 7 item 13 rear panel If the rear USB ports...

Страница 14: ...ternal speaker connector This connector allows you 4 pin SPEAKER 1 to attach to an external see p 7 item 15 speaker Chassis fan connector Connect the fan cable to the 3 pin CHA_FAN1 connector matching...

Страница 15: ...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...

Страница 16: ...099 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 Floppy...

Страница 17: ...l 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 disk...

Страница 18: ...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...

Страница 19: ...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...

Страница 20: ...e memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically You may also select other value as operating frequency 100MHz DDR 200 133MHz DDR 266 166MHz DDR 333 200MHz DDR 400 NOTE Pleas...

Страница 21: ...Support Use this to enable or disable the 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...

Страница 22: ...rd Serial Port OnBoard Infrared Port OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Version Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port DMA Channel OnBoard Midi Port Midi IRQ Select OnBoard Game Port OnBoard IDE On...

Страница 23: ...y IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by selecting Both Set to Disabled will disable the both Configuration options Disabled Prim...

Страница 24: ...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...

Страница 25: ...e PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system If Enable is selected you will need to fi...

Страница 26: ...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...

Страница 27: ...enu 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 setu...

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