ASROCK P4AL-8X Bedienungsanleitung

P4AL-8X

P4AL-8XM

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2003

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Contents

1 Introduction ................................................... 4

1.1 Package Contents .......................................................... 4

1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 5

1.3 Motherboard Layout (P4AL-8X) ................................... 7

1.4 Motherboard Layout (P4AL-8XM) ................................. 8

1.5 ASRock I/OTM (P4AL-8X / P4AL-8XM) ........................... 9

2 Installation...................................................... 10

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 10

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 10

2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 11

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 11

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... 12

2.6 Expansion Slots ............................................................. 12

2.7 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 13

2.8 Connectors .................................................................... 14

3 BIOS Setup ...................................................... 16

3.1 BIOS Setup Utility ........................................................... 16

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ....................................................... 16

3.1.2 Legend Bar ............................................................. 16

3.2 Main Menu...................................................................... 17

3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ..... 19

4 Software Support ........................................... 20

4.1 Installing Operating System ........................................... 20

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 20

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................... 20

4.2.2 Drivers Menu .......................................................... 20

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................... 20

4.2.4 ASRock “PC-DIY Live Demo” Program ................... 20

4.2.5 Contact Information ................................................ 20

Appendix: Advanced BIOS Setup ................... 21

1 Advanced Menu ............................................................... 21

2 Security Menu................................................................... 25

3. Power Menu ..................................................................... 26

4. Boot Menu ......................................................................... 27

5. Exit Menu .......................................................................... 28

Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4AL-8X / P4AL-8XM 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 Appen-

dix appearing on page 21 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 P4AL-8X motherboard

(ATX form factor: 12.0" x 7.8", 30.5 x 19.8 cm)

or ASRock P4AL-8XM motherboard

(Micro ATX form factor: 9.6" x 7.8", 24.4 x 19.8 cm)

ASRock P4AL-8X / P4AL-8XM Quick Installation Guide

ASRock Intel-ALi 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

1.2 Specifications

Platform: P4AL-8X:

ATX form factor (12.0" x 7.8", 30.5 x 19.8 cm)

P4AL-8XM:

Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 7.8", 24.4 x 19.8 cm)

CPU: Socket 478 for Intel®Pentium®4 / Celeron®processor

Chipsets: North Bridge:

A8XN chipset, FSB @ 533 MHz,

supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1);

South Bridge: supports USB 2.0, ATA 133

Memory: 3DDRDIMM slots: DDRDIMM1,DDRDIMM2 andDDRDIMM3

PC2100 / PC2700 for three DDR DIMM slots, Max. 3GB;

PC3200 for only one DDR DIMM at DDR1, Max. 1GB

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 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 2);

Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore;

CPU fan tachometer; Chassis fan tachometer

PCI slots: P4AL-8X:

5 slots with PCI Specification 2.2

P4AL-8XM:

2 slots with PCI Specification 2.2

AGP slot: 1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 8X / 4X AGP card (see CAUTION 3)

USB 2.0: 4 default USB 2.0 ports and one extra set of USB 2.0 header to

support two additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see CAUTION 4)

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 5)

OS: Microsoft®Windows®98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant

CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 21.

2. 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.

3. Do NOT plug a 3.3V AGP card in the AGP slot on P4AL-8X / P4AL-8XM

motherboard! It may cause permanent damage!

4. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft®Windows®XP.

It may not work properly under Microsoft®Windows®98/ME/2000.

Please refer to Microsoft®official document at

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx

5. Although P4AL-8X / P4AL-8XM offers stepless control, it is not

recommended to perform over clocking. When the CPU frequency of

P4AL-8X / P4AL-8XM 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.

1.3 Motherboard Layout (P4AL-8X)

1 ATX power connector (ATXPWR1) 14 Infrared module connector (IR1)

2 CPU socket 15 External speaker connector (SPEAKER1)

3 CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1) 16 South Bridge controller

4 North Bridge controller 17 Clear CMOS (CLRTC1, 3-pin jumper)

5 184-pin DDR DIMM slots 18 PCI slots (PCI 1- 5)

6 CPU heatsink retention module 19 AUDIO CODEC

7 Primary IDE connector (IDE1, Blue) 20 Front panel audio connector (AUDIO1)

8 Secondary IDE connector (IDE2, Black) 21 LAN PHY

9 Chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1) 22 PS2_USB_PWR1 jumper

10 Floppy connector (FLOPPY1) 23 Internal audio connector: AUX1 (White)

11 Flash Memory 24 Internal audio connector: CD1 (Black)

12 System panel connector (PANEL1) 25 AGP slot (AGP1)

13 USB 2.0 header (USB45, Blue) 26 JR1 jumper

27 JL1 jumper

2MB

BIOS

Super

I/O

P4AL-8X

USB2.0

5.1CH

AGP 8X ATA 13 3

DDR400

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

AUDIO

CODEC

AGP1

USB45

PANEL 1

HDLED RESET

PLED

PWRBTN

SPEAKER1

IR1

CHA_FAN1

FLOPPY1

CMOS

Battery

CLRTC1

ALi

M1563

IDE1 IDE2

ATXPWR1

DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

DDR3 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

A8XN

Chipset

PGA478B

PS2_USB_PWR1

CPU_FAN1

AUX1

Mic

GAME AUDIO1

USB01

LAN

USB23

Mic in

Line out

GAME AUDIO1

PARALLEL PORT

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1

Audio1

Line

Line in

CD1

LAN

PHY

19.8cm (7.8 in)

30.5cm (12.0 in)

22 36 21

15 14 12

JR1 JL1

1.4 Motherboard Layout (P4AL-8XM)

1 ATX power connector (ATXPWR1) 14 Infrared module connector (IR1)

2 CPU socket 15 External speaker connector (SPEAKER1)

3 CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1) 16 South Bridge controller

4 North Bridge controller 17 Clear CMOS (CLRTC1, 3-pin jumper)

5 184-pin DDR DIMM slots 18 PCI slots (PCI 1- 5)

6 CPU heatsink retention module 19 AUDIO CODEC

7 Primary IDE connector (IDE1, Blue) 20 Front panel audio connector (AUDIO1)

8 Secondary IDE connector (IDE2, Black) 21 LAN PHY

9 Chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1) 22 PS2_USB_PWR1 jumper

10 Floppy connector (FLOPPY1) 23 Internal audio connector: AUX1 (White)

11 Flash Memory 24 Internal audio connector: CD1 (Black)

12 System panel connector (PANEL1) 25 AGP slot (AGP1)

13 USB 2.0 header (USB45, Blue) 26 JR1 jumper

27 JL1 jumper

P4AL-8XM

USB2.0

5.1CH

AGP 8X

ATA 133

DDR400

2MB

BIOS

Super

I/O

PCI 1

PCI 2

AUDIO

CODEC

AGP1

USB45

PANEL 1

HDLED RESET

PLED

PWRBTN

SPEAKER1

IR1

CHA_FAN1

FLOPPY1

CMOS

Battery

CLRTC1

ALi

M1563

A8XN

Chipset

PGA478B

PS2_USB_PWR1

CPU_FAN1

AUX1

Mic

GAME AUDIO1

USB01

LAN

USB23

Mic in

Line out

GAME AUDIO1

PARALLEL PORT

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1

Audio1

Line

Line in

CD1

LAN

PHY

19.8cm (7.8 in)

24.4cm (9.6 in)

22 362

18 16 12

JR1 JL1

IDE1 IDE2

ATXPWR1

DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

DDR3 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

1.5 ASRock I/OTM (P4AL-8X / P4AL-8XM)

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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Chapter 2 Installation

P4AL-8X is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 7.8", 30.5 x 19.8 cm) motherboard;

P4AL-8XM is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 7.8", 24.4 x 19.8 cm) motherboard.

Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en-

sure 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 Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the

chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the

motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

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 antistatic 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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