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Boot Setup Menu 33 5. Power Setup Menu 32 4. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu 26 2. Security Setup Menu 31 3. Exit Menu 34 3 Contents 1 Introduction 4 1.1 Package Contents 4 1.2 Specifications 5 1.3 Motherboard Layout (P4S55FX 7 1.4 Motherboard Layout (P4S55FX 8 1.5 ASRock I/O PlusTM (P4S55FX+/ P4S55FX 9 2 Installation 10 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12...
Boot Setup Menu 33 5. Power Setup Menu 32 4. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu 26 2. Security Setup Menu 31 3. Exit Menu 34 3 Contents 1 Introduction 4 1.1 Package Contents 4 1.2 Specifications 5 1.3 Motherboard Layout (P4S55FX 7 1.4 Motherboard Layout (P4S55FX 8 1.5 ASRock I/O PlusTM (P4S55FX+/ P4S55FX 9 2 Installation 10 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12...
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... Contents ASRock P4S55FX+ or P4S55FX Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock P4S55FX+ / P4S55FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4S55FX+ / P4S55FX Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock P4S55FX+ / P4S55FX motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software...
... Contents ASRock P4S55FX+ or P4S55FX Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock P4S55FX+ / P4S55FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4S55FX+ / P4S55FX Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock P4S55FX+ / P4S55FX motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software...
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...2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 serial port: COM1, 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support, 6 default USB 2.0 ...ports, 1 RJ 45 port, Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone BIOS: AMI 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 proper installation. 2. Before ...
...2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 serial port: COM1, 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support, 6 default USB 2.0 ...ports, 1 RJ 45 port, Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone BIOS: AMI 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 proper installation. 2. Before ...
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... Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 9 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 10 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDR2, DDR4; 1.3 Motherboard Layout (P4S55FX+) 1 23 45 6 7 21.8cm (8.6 in) PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 CPU_FAN1 ATX12V1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 PGA478 IDE2 8 DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin...: Mic In USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 CD1 AUDIO1 1 AUX1 JR1 JL1 Audio CODEC Super I/O 24 23 2MB BIOS ATXPWR1 SiS 655FX LAN 1.5V_AGP1 PHY PCI 1 9 IDE1 10 11 PCI 2 P4S55FX+ SATA PCI 3 PCI 4 AGP 8X DDR400 PCI 5 GAME1 FSB800 USB2.0 5.1 CH ATA133 FLOPPY1 USB67 1 SiS 964...
... Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 9 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 10 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDR2, DDR4; 1.3 Motherboard Layout (P4S55FX+) 1 23 45 6 7 21.8cm (8.6 in) PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 CPU_FAN1 ATX12V1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 PGA478 IDE2 8 DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin...: Mic In USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 CD1 AUDIO1 1 AUX1 JR1 JL1 Audio CODEC Super I/O 24 23 2MB BIOS ATXPWR1 SiS 655FX LAN 1.5V_AGP1 PHY PCI 1 9 IDE1 10 11 PCI 2 P4S55FX+ SATA PCI 3 PCI 4 AGP 8X DDR400 PCI 5 GAME1 FSB800 USB2.0 5.1 CH ATA133 FLOPPY1 USB67 1 SiS 964...
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1.4 Motherboard Layout (P4S55FX) 1 23 45 6 7 21.8cm (8.6 in) PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 CPU_FAN1 ATX12V1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 PGA478 IDE2 8 DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR2 (... Center: Line Out Bottom: Mic In USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 CD1 AUDIO1 1 AUX1 JR1 JL1 Audio CODEC Super I/O 22 21 2MB BIOS ATXPWR1 SiS 655FX LAN 1.5V_AGP1 PHY PCI 1 9 IDE1 10 11 PCI 2 P4S55FX PCI 3 PCI 4 AGP 8X DDR400 PCI 5 GAME1 ATA133 FSB800 USB2.0 5.1 CH FLOPPY1 USB67 1 SiS 964L CMOS Battery SPEAKER1 1 CLRCMOS1...
1.4 Motherboard Layout (P4S55FX) 1 23 45 6 7 21.8cm (8.6 in) PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 CPU_FAN1 ATX12V1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 PGA478 IDE2 8 DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR2 (... Center: Line Out Bottom: Mic In USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 CD1 AUDIO1 1 AUX1 JR1 JL1 Audio CODEC Super I/O 22 21 2MB BIOS ATXPWR1 SiS 655FX LAN 1.5V_AGP1 PHY PCI 1 9 IDE1 10 11 PCI 2 P4S55FX PCI 3 PCI 4 AGP 8X DDR400 PCI 5 GAME1 ATA133 FSB800 USB2.0 5.1 CH FLOPPY1 USB67 1 SiS 964L CMOS Battery SPEAKER1 1 CLRCMOS1...
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... pin2, pin3 to enable (see p.7 No. 15 / p.8 No. 13) solder points Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you need to clear the data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. The data in...
... pin2, pin3 to enable (see p.7 No. 15 / p.8 No. 13) solder points Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you need to clear the data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. The data in...
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...directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press . STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your SATA HDDs, you will see the message on the screen, "Do you want to install Windows...the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive. Please refer to the document in it! Before you start to use "SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility" to set the RAID configuration by using "SiS RAID Utility for boot devices selection appears. Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy...
...directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press . STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your SATA HDDs, you will see the message on the screen, "Do you want to install Windows...the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive. Please refer to the document in it! Before you start to use "SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility" to set the RAID configuration by using "SiS RAID Utility for boot devices selection appears. Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy...
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...desired item is highlighted. 3.1.2 Legend Bar At the bottom of the screen has a menu bar with their corresponding functions. 21 Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: MAIN Sets up the basic system configuration ADVANCED Sets up the advanced features SECURITY Sets up... the computer. The following table lists the keys in the legend bar with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and may not exactly match what you wish to locate and load the ...
...desired item is highlighted. 3.1.2 Legend Bar At the bottom of the screen has a menu bar with their corresponding functions. 21 Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: MAIN Sets up the basic system configuration ADVANCED Sets up the advanced features SECURITY Sets up... the computer. The following table lists the keys in the legend bar with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and may not exactly match what you wish to locate and load the ...
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... Month, Day and Year fields. Floppy Drives Use this to configure IDE devices. 22 Main Advanced System Date System Time Floppy Drives IDE Devices BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Cache Size Microcode Update Total Memory DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - Valid values for month, day, and... down between fields Selects menu to the left or right Increases or decreases values Brings up to 2099). Dec Day: 01 - 31 Year: 1980 - 2099 P4S55FX+ BIOS P1.00 Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2400 MHz 512 KB F27 / 33 256 MB (Single Channel) 256 MB / 166 MHz (DDR 333) None None None ...
... Month, Day and Year fields. Floppy Drives Use this to configure IDE devices. 22 Main Advanced System Date System Time Floppy Drives IDE Devices BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Cache Size Microcode Update Total Memory DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - Valid values for month, day, and... down between fields Selects menu to the left or right Increases or decreases values Brings up to 2099). Dec Day: 01 - 31 Year: 1980 - 2099 P4S55FX+ BIOS P1.00 Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2400 MHz 512 KB F27 / 33 256 MB (Single Channel) 256 MB / 166 MHz (DDR 333) None None None ...
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... making your selections on this sub-menu. If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system, the BIOS Setup may due to that the hard disk is successful, the BIOS Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the drive. If autodetection is too old or too new. In these... the drive manufacturer. TYPE To set the type of the IDE device, first, please select "IDE Devices" on Main menu and press to get into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives.
... making your selections on this sub-menu. If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system, the BIOS Setup may due to that the hard disk is successful, the BIOS Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the drive. If autodetection is too old or too new. In these... the drive manufacturer. TYPE To set the type of the IDE device, first, please select "IDE Devices" on Main menu and press to get into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives.
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.../DVD]: This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered.
.../DVD]: This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered.
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... an operating system that times the frontside bus frequency will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: "Advanced," "Security," "Power," "Boot," and "Exit." 1. Appendix: Advanced BIOS Setup This section will equal the core speed of the installed motherboard. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - Set to set to [Disabled] for...
... an operating system that times the frontside bus frequency will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: "Advanced," "Security," "Power," "Boot," and "Exit." 1. Appendix: Advanced BIOS Setup This section will equal the core speed of the installed motherboard. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - Set to set to [Disabled] for...
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... a 1 to set Supervisor Password. If [Always] option is selected, the "Password Check" is performed before both boot-up and BIOS setup. 31 2. Set Supervisor Password: Press to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If [Setup] option is selected, the "Password Check" is performed before... BIOS setup. Password Check Setup F1:Help Esc:Exit :Select Item :Select Menu +/-:Change Values Enter:Select Sub-Menu F9:Setup Defaults F10...
... a 1 to set Supervisor Password. If [Always] option is selected, the "Password Check" is performed before both boot-up and BIOS setup. 31 2. Set Supervisor Password: Press to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If [Setup] option is selected, the "Password Check" is performed before... BIOS setup. Password Check Setup F1:Help Esc:Exit :Select Item :Select Menu +/-:Change Values Enter:Select Sub-Menu F9:Setup Defaults F10...
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...Quit without making any changes to the settings. Exit Discarding Changes: After you press , it will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUP Utility. Load Default Settings: After you enter the sub-menu, the message "Save current settings and exit" will be restored and ...submenu, the message "Load default settings" will appear. If you enter the sub-menu, the message "Load setup original values" will exit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving changes" will appear. 5. Discard Changes: After you press , the original values will appear. If you will appear. ...
...Quit without making any changes to the settings. Exit Discarding Changes: After you press , it will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUP Utility. Load Default Settings: After you enter the sub-menu, the message "Save current settings and exit" will be restored and ...submenu, the message "Load default settings" will appear. If you enter the sub-menu, the message "Load setup original values" will exit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving changes" will appear. 5. Discard Changes: After you press , the original values will appear. If you will appear. ...