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... BIOS Setup Menu 26 2. Power Setup Menu 31 4. Contents 1 Introduction 4 1.1 Package Contents 4 1.2 Specifications 5 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM 8 2 Installation 9 2.1 Screw Holes 9 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 9 2.3 CPU Installation 10 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink...Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 11 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots 12 2.7 Jumpers Setup 13 2.8 Connectors 14 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 17 2.9.1 Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP ........ 18 2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations 18 2.9.2.1 Guide ...
... BIOS Setup Menu 26 2. Power Setup Menu 31 4. Contents 1 Introduction 4 1.1 Package Contents 4 1.2 Specifications 5 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM 8 2 Installation 9 2.1 Screw Holes 9 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 9 2.3 CPU Installation 10 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink...Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 11 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots 12 2.7 Jumpers Setup 13 2.8 Connectors 14 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 17 2.9.1 Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP ........ 18 2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations 18 2.9.2.1 Guide ...
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... occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without notice. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P4VT8+ Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) ASRock P4VT8+ Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4VT8+ Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66... for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Cables One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield One Game Port Bracket (Optional) 4 For advanced users' reference, the Appendix appearing on ASRock website as well. You may find the latest memory...
... occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without notice. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P4VT8+ Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) ASRock P4VT8+ Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4VT8+ Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66... for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Cables One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield One Game Port Bracket (Optional) 4 For advanced users' reference, the Appendix appearing on ASRock website as well. You may find the latest memory...
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...: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing (ASRock U-COP); Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore PCI slots: 5 slots with Hyper-Threading Technology ready South Bridge: VIA VT8237, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s Memory: 3 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3 PC2100 (DDR266) for 2 DDR...
...: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing (ASRock U-COP); Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore PCI slots: 5 slots with Hyper-Threading Technology ready South Bridge: VIA VT8237, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s Memory: 3 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3 PC2100 (DDR266) for 2 DDR...
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... device as "Master". DO NOT place jumper caps over these connectors. Besides, to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black). Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable Either end of your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to optimize compatibility and... performance, please connect your IDE device vendor for internal storage devices. Please refer to the instruction of the SATA data cable can be connected to 1.5 Gb/s data transfer rate. 2.8 Connectors Connectors are NOT jumpers. FDD Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (...
... device as "Master". DO NOT place jumper caps over these connectors. Besides, to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black). Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable Either end of your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to optimize compatibility and... performance, please connect your IDE device vendor for internal storage devices. Please refer to the instruction of the SATA data cable can be connected to 1.5 Gb/s data transfer rate. 2.8 Connectors Connectors are NOT jumpers. FDD Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (...
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... the power connector on the rear panel. Shared USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.7 item 19) USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR ASRock I/O PlusTM provides you to the power connector of the power supply. If the rear USB ports are not sufficient, this header (USB4_5), the rear panel...is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 15 Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. O U...
... the power connector on the rear panel. Shared USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.7 item 19) USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR ASRock I/O PlusTM provides you to the power connector of the power supply. If the rear USB ports are not sufficient, this header (USB4_5), the rear panel...is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 15 Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. O U...
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...STEP 4: Then you to the secondary SATA hard disk. STEP 5: The system will lose ALL data in it! You may start to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to ...format the floppy diskette and copy SATA HDD drivers. Start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [Y/N]?", press . 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset ...
...STEP 4: Then you to the secondary SATA hard disk. STEP 5: The system will lose ALL data in it! You may start to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to ...format the floppy diskette and copy SATA HDD drivers. Start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [Y/N]?", press . 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset ...
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... a third party SCSI or Raid driver...." RAID 0 RAID 0 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. It provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system since it contains a complete copy of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks...
... a third party SCSI or Raid driver...." RAID 0 RAID 0 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. It provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system since it contains a complete copy of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks...
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... RAID 1.PDF 20 Use arrow keys to select disk drive(s), then press to enter "VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility". If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as RAID 0, please refer to the file in the Support CD. STEP 3: Start the configuration from the menu...confirm or to return to set RAID 1 configuration. You can find more configuration details in the support CD: .. \ RAID SETUP \ SATA.PDF 2. If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as RAID 1, please refer to illustrate the three types of RAID system setting. 2.9.2.2 Guide to...
... RAID 1.PDF 20 Use arrow keys to select disk drive(s), then press to enter "VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility". If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as RAID 0, please refer to the file in the Support CD. STEP 3: Start the configuration from the menu...confirm or to return to set RAID 1 configuration. You can find more configuration details in the support CD: .. \ RAID SETUP \ SATA.PDF 2. If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as RAID 1, please refer to illustrate the three types of RAID system setting. 2.9.2.2 Guide to...
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...5. Power Setup Menu 31 4. Security Setup Menu 30 3. Contents 1 Introduction 4 1.1 Package Contents 4 1.2 Specifications 5 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM 8 2 Installation 9 2.1 Screw Holes 9 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 9 2.3 CPU Installation 10 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 10...of Memory Modules (DIMM 11 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots 12 2.7 Jumpers Setup 13 2.8 Connectors 14 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 17 2.9.1 Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP ........ 18 2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations 18 2.9.2.1 Guide...
...5. Power Setup Menu 31 4. Security Setup Menu 30 3. Contents 1 Introduction 4 1.1 Package Contents 4 1.2 Specifications 5 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM 8 2 Installation 9 2.1 Screw Holes 9 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 9 2.3 CPU Installation 10 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 10...of Memory Modules (DIMM 11 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots 12 2.7 Jumpers Setup 13 2.8 Connectors 14 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 17 2.9.1 Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP ........ 18 2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations 18 2.9.2.1 Guide...
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... One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock P4VT8 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. For advanced users' reference, the Appendix appearing on ASRock website as well. Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive Two Serial ATA (SATA) Cables One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield One Game Port...
... One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock P4VT8 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. For advanced users' reference, the Appendix appearing on ASRock website as well. Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive Two Serial ATA (SATA) Cables One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield One Game Port...
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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 protect CPU life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 3) ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 PS/2 mouse port; 1 serial port: COM1; 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support; 1...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; Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore PCI slots: 5 slots with Hyper-Threading Technology ready ...
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 protect CPU life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 3) ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 PS/2 mouse port; 1 serial port: COM1; 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support; 1...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; Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore PCI slots: 5 slots with Hyper-Threading Technology ready ...
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... Connectors Connectors are NOT jumpers. FDD Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.7 item 11) SATA2 SATA1 These two Serial ATA (SATA) connectors support SATA data cables for the details. The current SATA interface allows up to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: If you use only one IDE...FLOPPY1 the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the SATA data cable can be connected to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your IDE device vendor for internal storage devices. DO NOT place jumper...
... Connectors Connectors are NOT jumpers. FDD Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.7 item 11) SATA2 SATA1 These two Serial ATA (SATA) connectors support SATA data cables for the details. The current SATA interface allows up to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: If you use only one IDE...FLOPPY1 the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the SATA data cable can be connected to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your IDE device vendor for internal storage devices. DO NOT place jumper...
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...using the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this USB 2.0 header (USB67) is available to the power connector of SATA power cable to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports. O U T- Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR1) (see p.7 item 28) GND +5VA BACKOUT-R... USB4_5) (see p.7 item 19) USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR ASRock I/O PlusTM provides you to function. Serial ATA (SATA) Power Cable (4-conductor) (Optional) connect to the SATA HDD power connector connect to the power supply Please connect the black end of audio devices. 15...
...using the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this USB 2.0 header (USB67) is available to the power connector of SATA power cable to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports. O U T- Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR1) (see p.7 item 28) GND +5VA BACKOUT-R... USB4_5) (see p.7 item 19) USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR ASRock I/O PlusTM provides you to function. Serial ATA (SATA) Power Cable (4-conductor) (Optional) connect to the SATA HDD power connector connect to the power supply Please connect the black end of audio devices. 15...
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...need to the motherboard's primary SATA connector (SATA1). STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to make an SATA HDD driver diskette? Making an SATA HDD driver diskette... Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive... to the motherboard's secondary SATA connector (SATA2). STEP 4: ...
...need to the motherboard's primary SATA connector (SATA1). STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to make an SATA HDD driver diskette? Making an SATA HDD driver diskette... Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive... to the motherboard's secondary SATA connector (SATA2). STEP 4: ...
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RAID 0 RAID 0 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. It will improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will direct all applications to the surviving drive as a single drive ...
RAID 0 RAID 0 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. It will improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will direct all applications to the surviving drive as a single drive ...
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... the option Start Create Process and press to setup hard disk for data protection from the option Create Array. If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as RAID 0, please refer to the file in the support CD: .. \ RAID SETUP \ RAID 0.PDF 3. You can find... the array mode as RAID 1, please refer to the file in the support CD: .. \ RAID SETUP \ RAID 1.PDF 20 If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set RAID 1 configuration. There are three instruction files to the configuration options. STEP 2: During POST press key to mark selected drive. STEP...
... the option Start Create Process and press to setup hard disk for data protection from the option Create Array. If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as RAID 0, please refer to the file in the support CD: .. \ RAID SETUP \ RAID 0.PDF 3. You can find... the array mode as RAID 1, please refer to the file in the support CD: .. \ RAID SETUP \ RAID 1.PDF 20 If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set RAID 1 configuration. There are three instruction files to the configuration options. STEP 2: During POST press key to mark selected drive. STEP...