ASROCK P4VM8 User manual

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P4VM8
User Manual
Version 1.0
PublishedNovember 2004
Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
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may cause undesired operation.
ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

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Contents
1. Introduction .................................................. 5
1.1 Package Contents.......................................................... 5
1.2 Specifications................................................................ 6
1.3 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 8
1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM ................................................................................................. 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
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR, and AGP Slots)................. 13
2.5 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 14
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors .............................. 15
2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ..................... 18
2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs....... 18
2.9 Making An SATADriver Diskette .................................... 19
3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY ......................................... 20
3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 20
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 20
3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 21
3.2 Main Screen................................................................... 21
3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 21
3.3.1 CPU Configuration................................................ 22
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 23
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ............................................... 25
3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 26
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 28
3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 28
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 29
3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 30
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 31
3.5 Boot Screen................................................................... 31
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration.................................. 32
3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 32
3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 33

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4. Software Support.......................................... 34
4.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 34
4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 34
4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 34
4.2.2 Drivers Menu........................................................ 34
4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 34
4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 34

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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4VM8 motherboard, a reliable motherboard pro-
duced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent
performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and
endurance.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-
step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration
guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
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 P4VM8 Motherboard
(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm)
ASRock P4VM8 Quick InstallationGuide
ASRock P4VM8 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) Cable
One SerialATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable(Optional)
OneASRock I/O PlusTM Shield
One COM Port Bracket

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1.2 Specifications
Platform: Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm
CPU: Socket 478, supports Intel®Pentium® 4(Prescott, Northwood,
Willimate) / Celeron®processor
Chipsets: North Bridge:
VIA PM800, FSB @ 800/533/400 MHz,
with Intel®Hyper-Threading Technology ready
(see CAUTION 1)
South Bridge:
VIAVT8237R, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s
Memory: 2DDRDIMM Slots:DDR1andDDR2
1DDRDIMM Slot Supports PC3200 (DDR400), Max. 1GB,
2DDRDIMM Slots Supports PC2700 (DDR333) /
PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB
IDE: IDE1:ATA133 / Ultra DMAMode 6
IDE2:ATA133 / Ultra DMAMode 6
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 2 floppy disk drives
Audio: 5.1 channels AC’97 Audio
OnBoard VGA: S3 UnichronR PRO, supportsDX7 H / W
LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN
Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing
Chassis temperature sensing
CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life
(ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 2)
CPU fan tachometer
Chassis fan tachometer
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
PCI slots: 3 slots with PCI Specification 2.2, PCI3 slot shared with AMR
AGP slot: 1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 8X/4X AGP card (see CAUTION 3)
AMR slot: 1 slot, supports ASRock MR card
USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 ports:
include 6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel,
plus two on-board headers supporting 2 extra USB 2.0 ports
(see CAUTION 4)

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ASRock I/O PlusTM:1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 PS/2 keyboard port,
1 VGA port,
1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support,
6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports,
1 RJ 45 port,
Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone
BIOS: AMIBIOS
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 5)
OS: Microsoft®Windows®98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant
CAUTION!
1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 23.
2. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.
Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the
motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it
back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal
grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.
3. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard!
It may cause permanent damage!
4. 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.
5. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended
to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU
bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the
CPU.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout
DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)
DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)
1.5V_AGP1
ATX12V1
SATA2 SATA1
CLRCMOS1
AUX1
CD1
PCI 1
4Mb
BIOS
Super
I/O
1
IR1
1
PAN EL 1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
1
PS2_USB_PWR1
1
P4VM8
VIA
VT8237R
SPEAKER1
1
FLOPPY1
CHA_FAN1
CMOS
Battery
AGP 8X
ATA133
DDR400
`
SATA
VIA
PM800
Chipset
PGA478
IDE1 IDE2
1
AUDIO1
Audio
CODEC
CPU_FAN1
ATXPWR1
COM1
JR1 JL1
LAN
PHY
USB2.0
24.4cm (9.6 in)
6
45
7
18
8
9
23
10
20.3cm (8.0 in)
3
19
12
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
22
21
20
24
USB4_5
25
26
27
28
29
30
PCI 2
PCI 3
Prescott 800
AMR1
USB67
1
PARALLEL PORT
VGA1
PS2
Mouse
PS2
Keyboard
USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
Top:
RJ-45
USB 2.0
T: USB4
B: USB5
Top:
Line In
Center:
Line Out
Bottom:
Mic In
5.1CH
1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
2 ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 17 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 18 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)
4 CPU Socket 19 Serial Port Connector (COM1)
5 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1, DDR2; Blue) 20 AMR Slot (AMR1)
6 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 21 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
7 Flash Memory 22 Internal Audio Connector: AUX1 (White)
8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 23 3 x PCI Slots (PCI1- 3)
9 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 24 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
10 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 25 JR1 / JL1 Jumpers
11 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 26 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)
12 AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) 27 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
13 South Bridge Controller 28 Shared USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
14 Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1) 29 North Bridge Controller
15 Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SATA2) 30 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

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1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM
1 Parallel Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
2 RJ-45 Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
3 Line In (Light Blue) 9 VGA Port
4 Line Out (Lime) 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
5 Microphone (Pink) 11 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
6 Shared USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)
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3
4
5
6
7
8910
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2. Installation
P4VM8 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm) motherboard.
Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en-
sure that the motherboard fits into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard com-
ponents or change any motherboard settings.
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any
component.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,
NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also
remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded
object before you handle components.
3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded anti-
static pad or in the bag that comes with the component.
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is
switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard,
peripherals, and/or components.

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2.1 CPU Installation
Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90° angle.
Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner
matches the base of the socket lever.
Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.
The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the
CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.
Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down
the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to
indicate that it is locked.
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
This motherboard adopts 478-pin CPU socket to support Intel®Pentium® 4/
Celeron®CPU. It requires larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat.
You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to
improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are se-
curely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU
fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see p.8 No. 30). For proper
installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and
the heatsink.
STEP1:
LiftTheSocketLeverUpto90°
STEP2/STEP3:
Match The CPU Marked Corner
toTheSocketMarkedCorner
STEP4:
PushDownAndLock
TheSocketLever
Lift Lever Up to 90°
CPU Marked Corner
Socket Marked Corner

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
P4VM8 motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate)DIMM slots.
Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing
DIMMs or the system components.
Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.
Step 2. Align aDIMM on the slot such that the notch on theDIMM matches the break
on the slot.
The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you
force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.
Step 3. Firmly insert theDIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully
snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
notch
break
notch
break

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR and AGP Slots)
There are 3 PCI slots, 1 AMR slot, and 1 AGP slot on P4VM8 motherboard.
PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface.
AMR slot: The AMR slot is used to insert an ASRock MR card with v.92 Modem
functionality.
AGP slot: TheAGP slot is used to install a graphics card. TheASRockAGP slot has
a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics
card.
Please doNOT use a 3.3VAGP card on theAGP slot of this motherboard!
It may cause permanent damage! For the voltage information of your
AGP card, please check with the AGP card vendors.
Installing an expansion card
Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power
supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the
documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware
settings for the card before you start the installation.
Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a
chassis).
Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws
for later use.
Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is
completely seated on the slot.
Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.
Step 6. Replace the system cover.

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2.5 Jumpers Setup
The illustration shows how jumpers are
setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap
is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The
illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1
and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is
placed on these 2 pins.
Jumper Setting
PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable
(see p.8, No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2
or USB wake up events.
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided
by power supply.
JR1(see p.8, No.25)
JL1(see p.8, No. 25)
Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel
audio connectors can work.
ClearCMOS
(CLRCMOS1, 2-pin jumper)
(see p.8, No. 24)
Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes
system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system
setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup,
please turn off the computer andunplug the power cord, then use a jumper
cap to short the pins on CLRCMOS1 for 3 seconds. Please remember to
remove the jumper cap after clearing the CMOS. If you need to clear the CMOS
when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and
then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action.
+5V
1_2
+5VSB
2_3
Short Open
JR1 JL1
2-pin jumper

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper
caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the
headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!
FDDConnector
(33-pinFLOPPY1)
(see p.8, No. 9)
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.
Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black)
(39-pin IDE1, see p.8, No. 11) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8, No. 10)
Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE
device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor
for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please
connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and
CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).
Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA (SATA)
(SATA1:see p.8,No. 14) connectors support SATA data
(SATA2:see p.8,No. 15) cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA
interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data
DataCable cable can be connected to the
SATA hard disk or the SATA
connector on the motherboard.
FLOPPY1
Pin1
IDE1
PIN1
IDE2
PIN1
connect the black end
to the IDE devices
connect the blue end
to the motherboard80-conductorATA66/100/133 cable
thered-striped sideto Pin1
SATA1SATA2

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Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end of
Power Cable SATA power cable to the power
(Optional) connector on the drive. Then
connect the white end of SATA
power cable to the power
connector of the power supply.
USB 2.0 Header ASRock I/O PlusTM provides you
(9-pinUSB67) 6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on
(see p.8, No. 18) the rear panel. If the rear USB
ports are not sufficient, this
USB 2.0 header is available to
support 2 extra USB 2.0 ports.
Infrared Module Header This header supports an optional
(5-pin IR1) wireless transmitting and
(see p.8, No. 6) receiving infrared module.
Internal Audio Connectors These connectors allow you
(4-pin CD1, 4-pin AUX1) to receive stereo audio input
(CD1: see p.8, No. 21) from sound sources such as
(AUX1:see p.8, No. 22) a CD-ROM,DVD-ROM,TV
tuner card, or MPEG card.
Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front
(9-pin AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows
(see p.8, No. 26) convenient connection and
control of audio devices.
DUMMY
GND
+5V
IRTX
IRRX
1
CD-R
GND
GND
CD-L
AUX-R
GND
GND
AUX-L
CD1
AUX1
USB_PWR
USB_PWR
P+7
P-7
P+6
P-6
GND
GND
DUMMY
1
GND
GND
+5VA
BACKOUT-R
BACKOUT-L
AUD-OUT-L
AUD-OUT-R
MIC-POWER
MIC
1
connect to the SATA HDD
powerconnector
connect tothe
powersupply
Shared USB 2.0 Header ThisUSB4_5connectoris shared
(9-pinUSB4_5) with the USB 2.0 ports 4,5 on
(see p.8, No. 28) ASRock I/O PlusTM. When using
the front panel USB ports by
attaching the front panel USB
cable to this connector
(USB4_5), the USB ports 4,5 on
ASRockI/OPlusTM willnotbeable
to function.
USB_PWR
1
P-5
GND
DUMMY
USB_PWR
P+5
GND
P-4
P+4

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System Panel Header This header accommodates
(9-pinPANEL1) several system front panel
(see p.8, No. 16) functions.
Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis
(4-pinSPEAKER 1) speaker to this header.
(see p.8, No. 17)
Chassis Fan Connector Please connect the chassis fan
(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and
(see p.8, No. 27) match the black wire to the
ground pin.
CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan
(3-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to this connector and
(see p.8, No. 30) match the black wire to the
ground pin.
ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power
(20-pinATXPWR1) supply to this connector.
(see p.8, No. 8)
ATX 12V Connector Please note that it is necessary
(4-pin ATX12V1) to connect a power supply with
(see p.8, No. 2) ATX 12V plug to this connector
so that it can provides sufficient
power. Failing to do so will cause
the failure to power up.
Serial port connector This COM1 connector
(9-pin COM1) supports a serial port module.
(see p.8 item 19)
GND
+12V
CPU_FAN_SPEED
GND
PWRBTN#
PLED-
PLED+
DUMMY
RESET#
GND
HDLED+
HDLED-
1
+5V
DUMMY
DUMMY
SPEAKER
1
CCTS#1
DDSR#1
DDTR#1
RRXD1
DDCD#1
TTXD1
GND
RRTS#1
RRI#1
1
GND
+12V
CHA_FAN_SPEED
Please install the heatsink and the CPU fan before installing ATX 12V
connector; otherwise, it may cause permanent damage!

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2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237R southbridge chipset that supports Serial
ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA hard disks on
this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install
the SATA hard disks.
STEP1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk.
STEP3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA
connector.
STEP4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk.
2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs
P4VM8 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA
Devices.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system
is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been
installed into the SATA HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the action
to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power-on
and in working condition.

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2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette
If you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs, you will
need to make an SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation.
STEP1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
(Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!)
STEP2: During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and
then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-
ROM as the boot device.
STEP3: When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate
Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.
STEP4: Then you will see these messages,
Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive.
WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will
lose ALL data in it!
Start to format and copy files [YN]?
Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press <Y>.
STEP5: The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers
into the floppy diskette.
Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows
2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configura-
tion on your system, or you may start to use “VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS” to set
RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. Before you start
to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the
Support CDfor proper configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support
CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is
located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ SATA RAID BIOS
You may also set the RAID configuration by using “VIA RAID Tool” in Windows
environment. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to VIARAID
Tool”, which is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ VIA RAID Tool

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3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY
3.1 Introduction
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 <F2> during
the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST
will continue with its test routines.
If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by
pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system
chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following
BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only,
and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar
The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:
Main To set up the system time/date information
Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status
Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
Security To set up the security features
Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar,
and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen.