ASROCK P4I45E R3.0 User manual

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P4i45E
User Manual
Version 3.0
Published October 2003
Copyright©2003 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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Contents
1 Introduction ................................................... 4
1.1 Package Contents .......................................................... 4
1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 5
1.3 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 9
1.4 ASRock I/OTM .................................................................. 10
2 Installation...................................................... 11
2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 11
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 11
2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 12
2.4 Installation of CPU fan and Heatsink ............................. 12
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)......................... 13
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots) ........................... 14
2.7 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 15
2.8 Connectors .................................................................... 16
3 BIOS Setup ...................................................... 18
3.1 BIOS Setup Utility ........................................................... 18
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ....................................................... 18
3.1.2 Legend Bar ............................................................. 18
3.2 Main Menu ...................................................................... 19
3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ..... 21
4 Software Support ........................................... 22
4.1 Installing Operating System ........................................... 22
4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 22
4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................... 22
4.2.2 Drivers Menu .......................................................... 22
4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................... 22
4.2.4 ASRock “PC-DIY Live Demo” Program ................... 22
4.2.5 Contact Information ................................................ 22
Appendix ............................................................ 23
1. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu ............................................ 23
2. Security Setup Menu ........................................................ 28
3. Power Setup Menu ........................................................... 29
4. Boot Setup Menu .............................................................. 30
5. Exit Menu .......................................................................... 31

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4i45E motherboard, a reliable motherboard
produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent
performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and
endurance.
Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-
step installation guide for new DIY system builders. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic
BIOS setup and Support CD information.
For advanced users’ reference, the Appendix appearing on page 23 offers more
advanced BIOS setup information.
Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software
might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to
change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual
occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website
without further notice. You may find the latest memory and CPU
support lists on ASRock website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock P4i45E Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm)
ASRock P4i45E Quick Installation Guide
ASRock P4i45E Support CD
One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable
One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive
One ASRock I/OTM Shield

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1.2 Specifications
Platform: ATX Form Factor (12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm)
CPU: Socket 478 for Intel®Pentium® 4/ Celeron®processor
Chipsets: North Bridge:
Intel®845E chipsets, standard FSB @ 533 / 400MHz,
Max. 800+ MHz at overclocking mode (see CAUTION 1),
supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 2);
South Bridge:
Intel®ICH4
Memory: 2 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1 and DDR2
PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB
PC2700 (DDR333)/ PC3200 (DDR400) at overclocking
mode, Max. 1GB (see CAUTION 1)
IDE: IDE1: ATA 100 / Ultra DMA Mode 5;
IDE2: ATA 100 / Ultra DMA Mode 5;
Supports up to 4 IDE devices
Floppy Port: Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives
Audio: 5.1 channels AC’97 Audio
PCI 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 CAUTION 3);
CPU fan tachometer; Chassis fan tachometer;
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore
PCI slots: 4 PCI slots with PCI Specification 2.2
AGP slot: 1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 4X AGP card (see CAUTION 4)
USB 2.0: 4 default USB 2.0 ports and one extra set of header for two
additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see CAUTION 5)
ASRock I/OTM:PS/2: 1 keyboard port / 1 mouse port;
1 RJ 45 port;
4 rear default USB 2.0 ports;
1 serial port: COM1; 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support;
Audio Jack: Line Out / Line In / Microphone + 1 Game port
BIOS: 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 advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 6)
OS: Microsoft®Windows®98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant

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CAUTION!
1. P4i45E motherboard may be fine tuned to support higher CPU bus
frequencies on certain condition (over-clocking mode). Please refer
to the NOTE on pages 7-8 for the details.
2. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check
page 23.
3. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.
Please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly
before you resume the system. To improve heat dissipation, remember to
spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install
the PC system.
4. Do NOT plug a 3.3V AGP card in the AGP slot on P4i45E motherboard!
It may cause permanent damage!
5. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft®Windows®
XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft®Windows®
98 / ME. Please refer to Microsoft®official document at
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx
6. Although P4i45E offers stepless control, it is not recommended to
perform over clocking. When the CPU frequency of P4i45E is set to
perform over clocking, other clocks, such as PCI clock, AGP clock, and
Memory clock will also be overclocked proportionally. Frequencies other
than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of
the system or damage the CPU and the motherboard.

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NOTE
P4i45E may be fine tuned to support higher CPU front side bus frequencies on certain
condition at over-clocking mode. Please refer to the tables below for the details.
CPU FSB Configuration Note
P4i45E 800 MHz 1. Set the “FSB” jumper to “800” mode (see page 15).
2. It supports one DDR 400 memory module on DDR1
DIMM.
3. It suppots two DDR 333 memory module
The Recommended Memory Modules lists for P4i45E motherboard.
FSB 800 MHz / DDR 400 Mode
DRAM SIZE TYPE CELL CELL NO. SINGLE SIDE /
VENDOR (MB) VENDOR DOUBLE SIDE
ADATA 512 DDR400 ADATA ADD8608A8A-5B DOUBLE SIDE
ADATA 256 DDR450 ADATA ADD8608A8A-4.5B SINGLE SIDE
APACER 512 DDR400 SAMSUNG K4H560838D-TCCC DOUBLE SIDE
APACER 256 DDR400 SAMSUNG K4H560838D-TCCC SINGLE SIDE
INFINEON 256 DDR400 INFINEON HYB25D256800BT-5B SINGLE SIDE
INFINEON 256 DDR400 INFINEON HYB25D256800CE-5C SINGLE SIDE
INFINEON 128 DDR400 INFINEON HYB25D256160BT-5 SINGLE SIDE
INFINEON 128 DDR400 INFINEON HYB25D256160BT-5B SINGLE SIDE
KINGMAX 256 DDR400 KINGMAX KDL3888P4EA-50 SINGLE SIDE
KINGMAX 256 DDR400 KINGMAX KDL684T4AA-50 SINGLE SIDE
KINGMAX 256 DDR400 KINGMAX KDL3888C4EA-50 SINGLE SIDE
MICRON 256 DDR400 MICRON MT46V16M8 SINGLE SIDE
SAMSUNG 512 DDR400 SAMSUNG K4H560838D-TCCC DOUBLE SIDE
SAMSUNG 256 DDR400 SAMSUNG K4H560838E-TCC C SINGLE SIDE
TWINMOS 512 DDR400 M.tec TTD7608F8E50B DOUBLE SIDE
TWINMOS 256 DDR400 TWINMOS TMD7608F8E50B SINGLE SIDE
TWINMOS 256 DDR400 TWINMOS TMD7608F8E50C SINGLE SIDE

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NOTE
P4i45E may be fine tuned to support higher CPU front side bus frequencies on certain
condition at over-clocking mode. Please refer to the tables below for the details.
CPU FSB Configuration Note
P4i45E 533 MHz 1. It supports DDR266 memory module
at both DDR DIMM1 and DIMM2 .
2. It supports DDR350 memory module
ONLY at DDR DIMM1.
3. To support DDR350, please set DDR350
in BIOS DRAM Frequency.
4. It supports CL=2 and CL=2.5 only
The Recommended Memory Modules lists for P4i45E motherboard.
FSB 533 MHz / DDR 350 Mode
DRAM SIZE TYPE CELL CELL NO. SINGLE SIDE /
VENDOR (MB) VENDOR DOUBLE SIDE
APACER 256 DDR400 SAMSUNG K4H560838D-TCCC SINGLE SIDE
APACER 256 DDR333 INFINEON HYB25D256800BT-6B SINGLE SIDE
ELIXIR 256 DDR333 ELIXIR N2DS25680BT-6K SINGLE SIDE
HYNIX 256 DDR333 HYNIX HY5DU56822BT-J SINGLE SIDE
INFINEON 512 DDR333 INFINEON HYB25D256800BT-6B DOUBLE SIDE
INFINEON 256 DDR400 INFINEON HYB25D256800BT-5B SINGLE SIDE
KINGMAX 256 DDR333 KINGMAX KDL3888P4EA-60 SINGLE SIDE
KINGSTONE 512 DDR333 MOSEL V58C2256804SAT6 DOUBLE SIDE
KINGSTONE 256 DDR333 KINGSTONE D3208DH1T-6 SINGLE SIDE
MICRON 256 DDR333 MICRON MT46V16M8 SINGLE SIDE
NANYA 256 DDR333 NANYA NT5DS32M8BT-6K SINGLE SIDE
SAMSUNG 256 DDR400 SAMSUNG K4H560838E-TCC C SINGLE SIDE
SAMSUNG 256 DDR333 SAMSUNG K4H560838E-TCB3 SINGLE SIDE
TWINMOS 512 DDR333 TWINMOS TTD7608F8E60B DOUBLE SIDE
TRANSEND 256 DDR333 MOSEL V58C2256804SAT6 SINGLE SIDE
Since the memory types are changing rapidly,
please visit ASRock website (http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm)
for the latest recommended memory support list.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout
1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)
3 CPU Socket 17 Infrared Module Connector (IR1)
4 North Bridge Controller 18 BIOS FWH Chip
5 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2) 19 PCI Slots (PCI1- 4)
6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 20 PCI LAN
7 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 21 FSB Select Jumper (FSB)
8 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 22 JL1 Jumper
9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS0) 23 JR1 Jumper
10 AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) 24 Front Panel Audio Connector (AUDIO1)
11 South Bridge Controller 25 Internal Audio Connector: AUX1 (White)
12 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 26 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
13 System Panel Connector (PANEL1) 27 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
14 Chassis Speaker Connector (SPEAKER 1)
17.8cm (7.0 in)
30.5cm (12.0 in)
JR1
JL1
AUDIO1
1
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P4i45E
PCI 4
PCI 3
PCI 2
PCI 1
PCI
LAN
Super
I/O
AUDIO
CODEC
USB2.0
5.1CH
FSB800
USB45
1
IR1
1
SPEAKER1
1
FLOPPY1
2MB
BIOS
1.5V_AGP1
Intel
ICH4
CMOS
Battery
IDE1
IDE2
DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)
DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)
Intel
845E
Chipset
PGA478
ATXPWR1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
1
PANEL 1
CPU_FAN1
CLRCMOS0
Mic
In
GAME AUDIO1
USB 2.0
Ports
LAN
Mic in
Line out
GAME AUDIO1
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
COM1
Line
In
Line in
USB 2.0
Ports
CD1
AUX1
14
8
9
11
5
20
21
18
4
DDR400
PS2_USB_PWR1
1
FSB
CHA_FAN1
PARALLEL PORT
12
17
25
12
36
7
10
13
15
16
19
26
27

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1.4 ASRock I/OTM
1 Parallel Port 6 Line Out (Lime)
2 RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports
3 Game Port 8 Serial Port (COM1)
4 Microphone (Pink) 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
5 Line In (Light Blue) 10 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
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