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...for AGI Slot 8 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Cards Lists for AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout 11 1.6 ASRock 8CH I/O 12 2 Installation 13 Pre-installation Precautions 13 2.1 CPU Installation 14 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2.3 Installation of Memory... 17 2.6 Jumpers Setup 17 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18 2.8 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 21 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 22 3.1 Introduction 22 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 22 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 23 3.2 Main Screen 23 3.3 Advanced Screen 24 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 24 3.3.2 Chipset ...
...for AGI Slot 8 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Cards Lists for AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout 11 1.6 ASRock 8CH I/O 12 2 Installation 13 Pre-installation Precautions 13 2.1 CPU Installation 14 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2.3 Installation of Memory... 17 2.6 Jumpers Setup 17 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18 2.8 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 21 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 22 3.1 Introduction 22 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 22 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 23 3.2 Main Screen 23 3.3 Advanced Screen 24 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 24 3.3.2 Chipset ...
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... of the Support CD. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the motherboard and step-bystep guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in , 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock P4Dual-915GL Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4Dual-915GL Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable...
... of the Support CD. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the motherboard and step-bystep guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in , 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock P4Dual-915GL Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4Dual-915GL Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable...
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..., please refer to perform over-clocking. To improve heat dissipation, remember to the installation guide on page 16. 7. The AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it back again. Please check ...AGP VGA cards, please refer to read the installation guide of AGP VGA card, please refer to support a COM port module AMI legal BIOS, Supports "Plug and Play", ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events, Supports jumperfree, SMBIOS 2.3.1 support, CPU frequency stepless control (only for USB...
..., please refer to perform over-clocking. To improve heat dissipation, remember to the installation guide on page 16. 7. The AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it back again. Please check ...AGP VGA cards, please refer to read the installation guide of AGP VGA card, please refer to support a COM port module AMI legal BIOS, Supports "Plug and Play", ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events, Supports jumperfree, SMBIOS 2.3.1 support, CPU frequency stepless control (only for USB...
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... 10 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4) (for Windows 2000/Windows XP) Graphics Chip Model Name Remark Vendor (VGA BIOS Version) n-VIDIA ASUS Extreme N5900 ASUS EN6600 ASUS EN6800 ASUS Extreme N5750/A ALBATRON GeFORCE 6200TC GIGABYTE GV-NX66128D GIGABYTE GV-NX62128D MSI PCX 5750-TD128...RV410_X9.BIN GIGABYTE GV-RX60P128D For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4), please visit ASRock website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm Note1. Note2.
... 10 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4) (for Windows 2000/Windows XP) Graphics Chip Model Name Remark Vendor (VGA BIOS Version) n-VIDIA ASUS Extreme N5900 ASUS EN6600 ASUS EN6800 ASUS Extreme N5750/A ALBATRON GeFORCE 6200TC GIGABYTE GV-NX66128D GIGABYTE GV-NX62128D MSI PCX 5750-TD128...RV410_X9.BIN GIGABYTE GV-RX60P128D For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4), please visit ASRock website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm Note1. Note2.
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...-pin module) DDR DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) 4Mb BIOS mPGA478B PARALLEL PORT PS2 Keyboard VGA FSB800 DDR400 Prescott 800 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN CHA_FAN1 COM1 1 P4Dual-915GL USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: RJ... 22 AMR Slot (AMR1) 23 JR1 / JL1 Jumpers 24 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1) 25 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2) 26 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 27 ASRock Graphics Interface Slot (AGI) 28 AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4) 29 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 30 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 31 North Bridge ...
...-pin module) DDR DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) 4Mb BIOS mPGA478B PARALLEL PORT PS2 Keyboard VGA FSB800 DDR400 Prescott 800 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN CHA_FAN1 COM1 1 P4Dual-915GL USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: RJ... 22 AMR Slot (AMR1) 23 JR1 / JL1 Jumpers 24 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1) 25 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2) 26 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 27 ASRock Graphics Interface Slot (AGI) 28 AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4) 29 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 30 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 31 North Bridge ...
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... AGI Slot" on page 8 and page 9. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to set the BIOS onboard VGA selection into "En abled" if you start the installation. Before installing the expansion card, please make necessary hardware settings for ... functionality. Installing an expansion card Step 1. Then the onboard VGA in Windows will automatically disable the onboard VGA. 2. AGI slot: The AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot is unplugged. Keep the screws for the card before you want this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are 2 PCI slots...
... AGI Slot" on page 8 and page 9. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to set the BIOS onboard VGA selection into "En abled" if you start the installation. Before installing the expansion card, please make necessary hardware settings for ... functionality. Installing an expansion card Step 1. Then the onboard VGA in Windows will automatically disable the onboard VGA. 2. AGI slot: The AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot is unplugged. Keep the screws for the card before you want this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are 2 PCI slots...
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... the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are "Short" when jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "Open". 2.5 Surround Display Feature Thanks to ASRock patented AGI8X and AGI Express Technology, this motherboard to support multi-monitors. With the internal onboard VGA and the external add-on pins, the jumper... path in the Support CD: ..\ Surround Display 2.6 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. Please make sure to set the BIOS onboard VGA selection into "Enabled", and start your computer with onboard VGA if you to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the...
... the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are "Short" when jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "Open". 2.5 Surround Display Feature Thanks to ASRock patented AGI8X and AGI Express Technology, this motherboard to support multi-monitors. With the internal onboard VGA and the external add-on pins, the jumper... path in the Support CD: ..\ Surround Display 2.6 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. Please make sure to set the BIOS onboard VGA selection into "Enabled", and start your computer with onboard VGA if you to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the...
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... Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. This section will guide you need to check and ensure the configuration of the OnBoard IDE Operate Mode option in BIOS setup is correct according to install the SATA hard disks.
... Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. This section will guide you need to check and ensure the configuration of the OnBoard IDE Operate Mode option in BIOS setup is correct according to install the SATA hard disks.
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... a menu bar with its test routines. You may not exactly match what you see on your system. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by pressing the reset button on the menu bar, and ... are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by turning the system off and then back on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced...
... a menu bar with its test routines. You may not exactly match what you see on your system. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by pressing the reset button on the menu bar, and ... are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by turning the system off and then back on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced...
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... Use [+] or [-] to specify the system time. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the... UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Wed 01/05/2005] BIOS Version : P4Dual-915GL BIOS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.40 GHz Processor Speed : 2400 Mhz Microcode Update : F24/1E Cache Size : 512KB Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 : ...
... Use [+] or [-] to specify the system time. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the... UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Wed 01/05/2005] BIOS Version : P4Dual-915GL BIOS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.40 GHz Processor Speed : 2400 Mhz Microcode Update : F24/1E Cache Size : 512KB Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 : ...
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...[Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] Select how to set the configurations for the following item. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of Boot Failure Guard. 24 CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy... CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of this motherboard. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the following items: CPU...
...[Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] Select how to set the configurations for the following item. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of Boot Failure Guard. 24 CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy... CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of this motherboard. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the following items: CPU...
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... with an Intel Pentium®4 processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency [Auto] Flexibility Option [Disabled] Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] DRAM CAS# Latency [Auto] Onboard VGA Selection Aperture...
... with an Intel Pentium®4 processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency [Auto] Flexibility Option [Disabled] Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] DRAM CAS# Latency [Auto] Onboard VGA Selection Aperture...
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...) to boot up when the power recovers. OnBoard AC'97 Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard MC'97 Modem feature. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to turn on the system from the power-soft...
...) to boot up when the power recovers. OnBoard AC'97 Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard MC'97 Modem feature. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to turn on the system from the power-soft...
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... OS (Win2000 / XP) is used . If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is set to [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], then SATA2, SATA4 will not work . 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave [Enhanced] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected...
... OS (Win2000 / XP) is used . If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is set to [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], then SATA2, SATA4 will not work . 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave [Enhanced] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected...
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... hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; IDE Device Configuration You may set the partition of the IDE device that you specify. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. After selecting the hard disk... information into BIOS, use of device connected to disable the LBA/Large mode. 29 This is used for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to the...
... hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; IDE Device Configuration You may set the partition of the IDE device that you specify. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. After selecting the hard disk... information into BIOS, use of device connected to disable the LBA/Large mode. 29 This is used for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to the...
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...], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Configuration WARNING: Setting wrong values in units of this item is 32. PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled...
...], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Configuration WARNING: Setting wrong values in units of this item is 32. PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled...
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... Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode...onboard infrared port or disable it . Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it . BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of your floppy drive. Configuration options: [...
... Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode...onboard infrared port or disable it . Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it . BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of your floppy drive. Configuration options: [...
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...auto-detect; if there is no USB device connected, "Auto" option will start to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan ...support. 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. etc. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the...
...auto-detect; if there is no USB device connected, "Auto" option will start to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan ...support. 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. etc. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the...
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... Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from network feature... it will display the available devices on your system for you to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings during System Boot. 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot ...
... Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from network feature... it will display the available devices on your system for you to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings during System Boot. 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot ...
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3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Install or Change the password. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 35 For the user password, you may also clear it.
3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Install or Change the password. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 35 For the user password, you may also clear it.