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User Manual - Page 3
...of CPU Fan and Heatsink 10 2.5 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 to Configure RAID 0 19 2.9.2.2 Guide to Configure RAID 1 20
3 BIOS Setup 21...
User Manual - Page 4
... 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 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable 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...
User Manual - Page 6
...® Windows® 98/ME. Please refer to Microsoft® official document at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx
4. Although P4VT8+ offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over clocking. When the CPU frequency of P4VT8+ is set to perform over clocking, other clocks, such as PCI clock, AGP clock, and Memory clock will...
User Manual - Page 9
Chapter 2 Installation
P4VT8+ is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages...
User Manual - Page 10
... is also needed to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 7, No. 1). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and heatsink vendors.
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User Manual - Page 17
...) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks.
Installing SATA Hard Disks
STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to...
User Manual - Page 18
...F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or Raid driver...." At this moment, please press key and follow the instructions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for the proper installation.
2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations
This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. This section...
User Manual - Page 21
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
3.1 BIOS Setup Utility
This section explains how to use the BIOS Setup Utility to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup Utility. You may run the BIOS Setup Utility when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you...
User Manual - Page 22
... appears.
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
AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot Exit
Jan 1 2004 Thu 10:07:40
[ Setup Help ]
Month: Jan - Dec Day: 01 - 31 Year: 1980 - 2099
P4VT8+ BIOS P1.00 Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2400 MHz 512 KB F27 / 33 256...
User Manual - Page 25
... 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...
User Manual - Page 27
... 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.
USB Controller: Use this to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support: Use this to enable or disable the...
User Manual - Page 3
...of CPU Fan and Heatsink 10 2.5 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 to Configure RAID 0 19 2.9.2.2 Guide to Configure RAID 1 20
3 BIOS Setup 21...
User Manual - Page 4
...
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 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable 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 Bracket (Optional...
User Manual - Page 6
...® Windows® 98/ME. Please refer to Microsoft® official document at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx
4. Although P4VT8 offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over clocking. When the CPU frequency of P4VT8 is set to perform over clocking, other clocks, such as PCI clock, AGP clock, and Memory clock will...
User Manual - Page 17
...) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks.
Installing SATA Hard Disks
STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to...
User Manual - Page 18
...F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or Raid driver...." At this moment, please press key and follow the instructions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for the proper installation.
2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations
This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. This section...
User Manual - Page 21
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
3.1 BIOS Setup Utility
This section explains how to use the BIOS Setup Utility to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup Utility. You may run the BIOS Setup Utility when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you...
User Manual - Page 22
... appears.
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
AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot Exit
Sep 4 2003 Thu 10:07:40
[ Setup Help ]
Month: Jan - Dec Day: 01 - 31 Year: 1980 - 2099
P4VT8 BIOS P1.00 Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2400 MHz 512 KB F27 / 33 256...
User Manual - Page 25
... 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...
User Manual - Page 27
... 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.
USB Controller: Use this to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support: Use this to enable or disable the...