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User Manual - Page 3
...11 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 Software Support 19
4.1 Installing Operating System 19 4.2 Support CD Information 19
4.2.1 Running Support CD 19 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 19 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 19 4.2.4 ASRock "PC-DIY...
User Manual - Page 4
... of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock P4VX4 motherboard (ATX form factor: 12.0" x 7.5", 30.5 x 19.0 cm) ASRock P4VX4 Quick Setup Guide ASRock P4VX4 Support CD 1 Cable for IDE devices (1 x ATA 66/100/133) 1 Cable for floppy drive (1 x ribbon cable) 1 ASRock I/O shield...
User Manual - Page 5
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IDE:
IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;
IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;
Can connect up to 4 IDE devices
Floppy Port:
Supports 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 overheat shutdown to protect CPU life
(ASRock U-COP)(see...
User Manual - Page 6
...® Windows® 98/ME/2000. Please refer to Microsoft® official document at http://www.microsoft.com/HWDEV/BUS/usb/USB2support.asp
4. Although P4VX4 offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over clocking. When the CPU frequency of P4VX4 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
P4VX4 is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 7.5", 30.5 x 19.0 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 to motherboard components.
2.1 Screw...
User Manual - Page 10
... larger heatsink and cooling fan. Thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink is also needed to improve heat transfer. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of vendors of CPU fan and heatsink.
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User Manual - Page 11
... place and the DIMM is properly seated.
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)
There are 5 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot on P4VX4 motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are 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...
User Manual - Page 15
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 16
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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 - VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot Exit
Apr 17 2003 Thu 10:07:40
[ Setup Help ]
Month: Jan - Dec Day: 01 - 31 Year: 1980 - 2099
P4VX4 BIOS P1.00 Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2400 MHz 512 KB F27 / 33...
User Manual - Page 17
... already formatted on an older system, the BIOS Setup may detect incorrect parameters. In these cases, select [User] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters.
After entering the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read...
User Manual - Page 18
... to determine the correct value. Maximum Capacity This field shows the drive's maximum capacity 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 [Off] to disable the...
User Manual - Page 19
... 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 20
... Frequency: This shows current CPU host frequency of the installed motherboard.
CPU Ratio Selection: CPU Ratio is the multiple that times the frontside bus frequency will equal the core speed of the installed processor. Whether the option is open or locked is determined by the installed processor.
DRAM Frequency: If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and...
User Manual - Page 21
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USB Controller USB Device Legacy Support
DRAM CAS# Latency Hyper-Threading Technology
Auto 64MB Disabled Disabled
Enabled Disabled
Auto Auto
to select [4X], [2X], [1X] as the AGP mode.
F1:Help Esc:Previous Menu
:Select Item
+/-:Change Values Enter:Select Sub-Menu
F9:Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit
AGP Mode: When an 8X-AGP card is installed on P4VX4 motherboard...