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Published January 2005
Copyright©2005 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
ASRock P4Dual-915GL Motherboard
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PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper
ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1)
CPU Socket
CPU Heatsink Retention Module
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
Infrared Module Header (IR1)
184-pin DDR DIMM Slots
(DDR1- 2, Dual Channel)
BIOS FWH Chip
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Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
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Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Black)
11 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
12 COM Port Header (COM1)
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14 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
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South Bridge Controller
Fourth Serial ATA Connector (SATA4, black)
16 Third Serial ATA Connector (SATA3, black)
17 Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SATA2, blue)
18 Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1, blue)
19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
20 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)
21 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)
22 AMR Slot (AMR1)
23 JR1 / JL1 Jumpers
24 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)
25 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)
26 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
27 ASRock Graphics Interface Slot (AGI)
28 AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)
29 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
30 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
31 North Bridge Controller
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Parallel Port
RJ-45 Port
Side Speaker (Gray)
Rear Speaker (Black)
Central / Bass (Orange)
Line In (Light Blue)
Front Speaker (Lime)
8 Microphone (Pink)
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USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
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VGA Port
PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
* If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See
the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.
TABLE for Audio Output Connection
Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker
Central / Bass
Side Speaker
(No. 7)
(No. 4)
(No. 5)
(No. 3)
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ASRock P4Dual-915GL Motherboard
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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
1. Introduction
1. Introduction
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4Dual-915GL 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.
This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-
step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in
the user manual presented in 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
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock P4Dual-915GL Motherboard
(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm)
ASRock P4Dual-915GL Quick Installation Guide
ASRock P4Dual-915GL Support CD
One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable
One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive
One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable
One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)
One ASRock 8CH I/O
One COM Port Bracket
One ASRock MR Card (Optional)
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ASRock P4Dual-915GL Motherboard
Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm
Socket 478, supports Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron® (Prescott,
Northwood) processor
North Bridge:
Intel® 915GL chipset, FSB @ 800 / 533MHz,
supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)
South Bridge:
Intel® ICH6, supports SATA 1.5Gb/s
2 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1 and DDR2
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
Platform:
CPU:
Chipsets:
Memory:
IDE:
Serial ATA:
supports PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333),
Max. 2GB (see CAUTION 2)
Dual Channel Memory Technology support(see CAUTION 3)
IDE1: ATA 100 / Ultra DMA Mode 5, supports up to 2 IDE devices
Supports up to 4 SATA devices at 1.5Gb/s data transfer rate.
(No Support for “RAID” and “Hot Plug” functions)
Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives
7.1 channels AC’97 Audio
Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN
Floppy Port:
Audio:
PCI LAN:
Hardware Monitor:CPU temperature sensing,
Chassis temperature sensing,
CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life
(ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 4),
CPU fan tachometer,
Chassis fan tachometer,
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
2 PCI slots with PCI Specification 2.3
1 slot, supports ASRock MR card (Optional)
1 AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot (see CAUTION 5)
PCI slots:
AMR slot:
AGI slot:
AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4):
USB 2.0:
1 slot with PCI Express x 4 , supports PCI Express x 16 Graphic
Card (see CAUTION 6)
8 USB 2.0 ports:
includes 4 default USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel,
plus two headers to support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
(see CAUTION 7)
ASRock 8CH I/O: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port
1 VGA Port
1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports, 1 RJ-45 Port
Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central/Bass /
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COM Port:
BIOS:
OS:
Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone
(see CAUTION 8)
1 COM Port Header to support a COM port module
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 9)
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP compliant
CAUTION!
1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 25.
2. Please check the table below for the memory support frequency and its
corresponding CPU FSB frequency.
CPU FSB Frequency
Memory Support Frequency
800
533
DDR333, DDR400
DDR333, DDR400
* This motherboard doesn’t support 128Mbit DRAM Cell DIMM (128MB/8
cells; 256MB/16 cells; 512MB/32 cells).
3. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you
implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 11 for proper installation.
4. 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.
5. The AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot is a special design that only
supports compatible AGP VGA cards. For the information of the compatible
AGP VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI
Slot” on page 7 and page 8. For the proper installation of AGP VGA card,
please refer to the installation guide on page 12.
6. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please
refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot
(PCI Express x 4)” on page 9. For the proper installation of PCI Express
VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 12.
7. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP
SP1 / 2000 SP4.
8. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel,
6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3 for
proper connection.
9. 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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Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot
Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot
Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot
Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot
Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot
(for Windows 2000/Windows XP)
I. AGP 4X
Graphics Chip
Vendor
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ATI
Model Name
ASUS AGP-V8170
ASUS AGP-V9180 Magic
INNO3D GeForce4 MX440SE
Insignia GeForce MX440SE
LEADTEK A170TH
GIGABYTE GV-AP64S-H
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9100
Transcend TS64MVDR7
For the latest updates of the supported AGP VGA card list for AGI slot, please
visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm
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II. AGP 8X
Graphics Chip
Vendor
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Model Name
ASUS AGP-V9570/TD
ASUS AGP-V9480
ASUS AGP-V9950ULTRA
ASUS AGP-V9520-X
ASUS AGP-V9570/TD
ASUS V9980 Ultra
ASUS V9999 Ultra/2DT
ASUS ASUS V9400MAGIC
ALBATRON GeForce FX5600Series
ALBATRON GeForce MX-480 Series
ALBATRON GeForce 6600
Aopen Aeolus Fx5200-DV 128
Awin FX5700-LE
ELSA AGP-518BL
GIGABYTE GV-N57L256D
LEADTEK WinFast A360TD
LEADTEK WINFAST A340TDH
LEADTEK WinFast A340PRO/TD
LEADTEK WinFast A400TDH
LEADTEK A6600GT/TDH
LEADTEK A280LE TD
MIS FX5700-TD128
Prolink PV-N36AX
PixeIView PV-N35XA
Club 3D RADEON 9800
Connect 3D RADEON 9250
GECUBE RADEON 9250/128M
GIGABYTE GV-R9000 PRO
GIGABYTE GV-9500
MSI RX 9200 SE-T128
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9200SE
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9250/128M
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For the latest updates of the supported AGP VGA card list for AGI slot, please
visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm
Note. ATi 9600, 9550 series, and all Matrox series VGA cards are NOT supported
with AGI.
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