Microsoft P4X4-ALH manual

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 1 P4X4-AL H Mainboard Manual Socket 478 DDR33 3 ATX Mainboard Version 1.x UM-P4 X4-ALH -E1 Rev 1.0V Creation Date: 02 August 2 002[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 2 Copyright This p ublic atio n contai ns inf ormati on th at is prote cted b y copyri ght . No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by a ny means or used to make any tra nsformation adaptation w ithout prior written perm is- sio n fro m th e c opyr ig ht ho lder s. T his pu bl ica tio n is pro vi ded for in for -[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 3 Chapter 1:- Intro duction Page 5 1.1. Mainboard and PC 99 ATX External Connector Layout .............. ............... .. 5 1.2. Overview .... ................ ................ ................... ............... ................ ................. 6 1.2.1. The P4X4-AL H Main board ............... ............... ......[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 4 2.8. External Connectors ..................... ............................... ................... .............. 21 2.8.1 . PS/2 Keyboard C onnecto r ......................... ................................... .......... 21 2.8.2 . PS/2 Mouse Con necto r .................. ............... .................... ......[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 5 Introdu ction Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 - - - Introduction Intr oduc tion Introduc tion 1.1. Mainboa rd and PC 99 ATX Exter nal Connec tor La yout SPK PWRLED PC 99 ATX External Connector CPU Socket PCI 6 PCI 5 PCI 4 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 CN15-A: ATX CN15-D: AUX12V CN15-B: ATX12V AGP Slot CN12: IR (Opt[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 6 1.2.1. The P4X4-A LH Mainboard The P4X4-ALH ma i nbo ar d i s a Pentium™ 4 DDR platform. Onboard it pro- vides th ree DDR DIMM slots (support up to DDR333), six USB2.0 ports, s i x PCI slots and one 1.5V 4X/8X AGP slot. There are also two fan connectors (for ad- ditional thermal protection) and three power supply con[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 7 CPU Switching Voltage R egulator The mainboard is equip ped with a switchin g voltage regulator that automa ti- cally detect s a D C power sup ply f rom + 1.10V to +1. 85 V. Syste m Memory The mainboard us es Double Data Rate Dual Inline Mem ory Modu l es (DDR DIMM). Ea ch mainboard ha s three 184-p in DIMM sockets whi[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 8 USB2. 0 Por ts USB allows data exchange between your compute r and a wide range of sim ulta neo usly acce ssib le e xter nal P lug a nd Pla y pe rip her a ls. Th e ma inboa rd is equipped with si x USB (version 2.0) connectors. USB 1 and USB2 are external connector s. They can be found on the PC 99 ATX connector. The o[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 9 Introdu ction The mainboard i s capable of monitoring t h e follow ing health cond itions of your system: 1. Proc essor temper ature . It has an ov erh eat alar m. 2. VCORE/3.3V/5V/12V/-12V voltages and failure alarm. 3. Proc essor and ch assi s fan sp eeds . It h as a fail ure alarm fo r thes e fan s. 4. Read back cap[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 10 The follow i ng is a che cklist of a l l the expansion s l ots, jumpers and con nectors that shou l d be conf igured on your ma inboard befor e you can run your PC. Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 - - - Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Hardware Installation 2.1. Installation Checklist Installat ion C hecklist[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 11 You need to comp l ete the f ollowing inst all at ion steps be fore you can use y our PC. • Check and se t the mainb oard settings ; • In stal l the C entr al P ro ces sin g Un it (CP U); • In stal l the m emo ry mo du les; • Install the e xpansion cards; • Connect the ribbon cables, panel wires and power su[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 12 Hardware I nstallat ion 2.3. Expansi on Slots, Jumpers and I nter nal Connec tors CPU CN13: FAN1 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 VIA P4X400 VIA VT8235 JP1 JP3 CN15-D : AUX12V CN15-B : ATX12V CN15-A : A TX JP5 AGP 4X/8X Slot CN39: Front Au dio JP8 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 4 PCI 3 PCI 5 PCI 6 AUX-IN CD-IN IR CN27: FAN2 CN16 WOL CN38:USB6 CN32[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 13 2.4.2. Memory Modules The mainbo ard has three 184-pin D DR DIMM slots which are located on the right- hand side of th e bo ard. To i nstall the DIMM ’ s in to these slots, make sure the white lever a t each side of the s lot has been pulled down to an ang l e of approximately 45 ° . Make sur e that the D IMM is in[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 14 2.4.3. PCI Slots The mainboard comes with six PCI slots. The y are located on the left-hand side of the board. Both PCI and PCI expansion cards may require IRQ’s. This main board com pl ies w i th P lug and Play (PnP ) specif icat ions. Wheneve r a PnP compliant card is added the system will aut omatically be config[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 15 Hardware I nstallat ion 2.5.1. Fl oppy Dis k Drive Connect or Connector: CN8 ( FDC) Type: 34 pi n bl ock The FDC conne ctor c an support two fl oppy drives. I t is l ocated at th e front of the mainboar d. To connect, use t h e ribbon cab l e that has been prov i ded. Make sure that the red strip i s connec ted to Pin[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 16 2.5.4. CPU Fa n and Chass is Fan Connectors Connec t or: CN13 (FAN1)/CN 17 (FAN 2) Type: 3 pin The cooling fans must be connect ed to the ir respective powe r connect ors. If you have inst alled th e hard ware-mon i tor i ng feature yo u will be ab l e to monitor the rotat i ng speed of the CPU cooling fa n i n your W[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 17 Hardware I nstallat ion 2.5.6. CD- IN/AUX- IN Connector Connector: CN21 (CD-IN)/CN45 (AUX-IN) Type: 4 pin un-housed The mainboard has one CD-IN con n ector and one AUX -IN connector. The CD- IN connect or is used to connect the CD ROM audio out and allows t h e system to r ece ive a ud io in put f rom t he CD R OM . T[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 18 Hardware I nstallat ion 2.5.10. Front Audio Conne ctor Connector: CN39 (Front Audio) Type: 10 pin This connector is designed to be used with a Front-Utilit y Panel. The utility panel was developed so that a user is able to bring the speake r ou t, micro- phone in connectors to th e front of thei r PC. This m akes thin[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 19 Hardware I nstallat ion 2.5.11. 4- Channel OUT Conne ctor Conn ect or: CN4 6 (4 CH OUT ) Type : 6 p in This mainboard has the capability of 5.1 channe l sound surrounded function, s p e c i f i c a l l y s o u n d e f f e c t t h a t i s d e s t i n e d f o r D V D o r D T S h o m e e n t e r t a i n m e n t playback.[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 20 2.6.1 PW: Power On/Off and External Susp end Switch Connector The Pow er On/Of f con nect or ha s tw o fu nctions. It can be t he Pow er Sw i tch or Suspe nd Switc h of your PC syste m. You can eith er choo se “ Delay 4 Sec” or “ Instant OF F ” . Option 1: If you ch oose “ Delay 4 Sec. ” In the BIOS CMO S [...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 21 2.8.2. PS/2 Mouse Connector This connector only supports a PS/2 mouse plug. If a PS/2 mouse is de- tected then IRQ 12 will be directed to CN2 . Connec t or: CN2 (M/S) Type: 6 pi n femal e Hardware I nstallat ion 2.7. Speaker and Po wer LED Connecto rs 2.8.1. PS/2 K eyboard Conne ctor This conne ctor only su pport s a [...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 22 Connector: CN5 (LPT) Type: 25 pi n fem ale. This par allel port is used by printers which support the SPP , EPP and ECP modes IRQ7 or IRQ5 can be selected. The ECP mode will use eith er DMA 3 or DMA 1 (wh ich can be se lected by the BIOS setu p program). 2.8.4. Par allel Port Conn ector 2.8.5. Un iversal Serial Bus ( [...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 23 Hardware I nstallat ion Jumpers are built on the mainboard to allow the use r flexibility to configure the mainboard sett i ngs to meet their specific requ irements. The m ainboard comes with five jumpe rs, three 3-pin and tw o 2-pin jumper. When there i s no jumper c ap inser ted into the jumpe r it is called “OPEN[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 24 2.9.4. JP8: Check 1.5V AG P (otional) Type: 2 p i n Default: Open This jump er can be us ed to c heck if yo ur AGP c ard i s 1.5 V or 3.3V. I f you open this jum per then the system will check to see what type o f AGP card you ar e using. If a 3.3V card is detected your sy stem will not boot . Note: The jumpe r must b[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 25 Managing The PC BIOS Once you ha ve installed the mainboa r d you still nee d to set u p the BIOS befo re you can run y our PC . The EEPROM on t he mainboar d stores the A WARD BIOS CM OS Se tu p Util ity , whic h allow s you to conf igure y our sy stem . Whe n you want to configure or mak e any changes to the configu[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 26 Navigation Keys You will not i ce a legend ba r at t he bottom of the m ain menu. The ke ys in this legend bar show you how to navigate throug h the setup menus. The tab l e be- low li sts the control keys with th eir c orrespon ding func tions: Managing The PC BIOS Date (mm : dd : yy) Sets your system to the date tha[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 27 Managing The PC BIOS Drive A /B The mainboard can support up to two floppy disk drives. These two selection fiel ds allow you to select the floppy dri ves that ar e installe d on your com puter. Select t he correct specificat ions for the d iskette drive( s) installed on your com- puter. Floppy 3 Mode Support If you h[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 28 Halt On T hi s fi e ld a llow s yo u t o dec id e w hic h er ror s, d et ec ted dur ing th e P owe r On Se lf Test (POS T), will halt the system. Base Memory / Extended Memory / Total Memory This fie ld displays the am ount of memory det ected by the syst em during boot up . Thi s is a d isp lay o nly f ield . Y ou ca[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 29 CPU L1 & L2 Cache T hi s fi e ld ca n be us ed to e na ble o r d isa ble the sys te m’ s pr ima ry ( L1) or s eco n- dary (L2) cache. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checki ng When you select En abled, the ECC check ing will ensure t hat the data st or ed on the L2 cache is a ccur ate. Quick Po wer On Self Test If enable d the[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 30 Boot Up NumLock Status This contro ls the state of the NumLock key when the s ystem boot s. This field is toggled between On or Off . When it is on the n umeric keypad generates numbers instead of contro lli ng the cursor oper ations. When it is off the numeric keyp ad contro ls cursor operat i ons and doe s not gener[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 31 Dram Clock Drive Contro l This fiel d all ows y ou to s elect th e FSB a nd DRAM freq uen cy. When y ou pr ess enter the following menu will appear. Managing The PC BIOS 4 DRAM Cl ock/Drive Control 4 AGP & P2P Bridge Control 4 CPU & PCI B us Control M e mory Hole S yste m BIOS C acheable Vi deo RAM Cacheable D[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 32 If yo u s elect Manual you will need to enter th e val ues for those fi elds. You should not chan ge the v alues of those fiel ds from th e factor y settin g unless you have installed new me mory that has a d ifferent performa nce ra ting tha n th e or ig ina l DRA Ms. 4 SDRAM CAS Latency Before SDRAM can execute a re[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 33 4 CPU to PCI Write Buff er If enable d, writes from the CPU to the PCI bu s will be buffered so that the CPU will not have to wait unti l the write is c ompleted befo re startin g anoth er write cycle. 4 PCI Master 0 WS Write If enabled, wr ites to the PCI bus are ex ecuted with zero wait states 4 PCI Master 0 WS Writ[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 34 VIA OnCh ip IDE Device When you press enter t h e following men u will appea r: Pho enix - Awa rdBIOS C MOS Setup Utility Integrat ed Peripher als 4 VIA OnChi p IDE De vice 4 VIA OnChip P CI Devi ce 4 SuperIO Device In it Dis play Firs t OnChip USB Controller USB Keyboard Support IDE HDD B lock Mo de Item Help Menu Le[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 35 4 VIA-3058 AC 97 Audio I f y o u w a n t t o e n a b l e t h e o n - c h i p a u d i o c a p a b i l i t i e s o f y o u r s y s t e m y o u need use th e default se tting “Auto”. I f you i nstall an add on s ound c ard you must disabl e this fiel d. 4 VIA-3043 OnCh ip LAN T hi s fie ld al low s yo u to dec id e w[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 36 4 UART Mod e Sel ect Your system ma y offer a var i ety of infra red mode s on the secon d serial port. The opti ons are Standard, HPSIR or ASKI R. 4 RxD, TxD A ctive This field allows you to set t he IR reception/transm ission polarity as high or low. To determ ine which polarity is approp riate you must refe r to th[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 37 4 Onboard Parallel Mode This field allows you to select an oper ati ng mode for the onboard paralle l (p rin te r) p or t. S ele ct N or ma l, Co mp ati bl e, or S PP u nl ess y ou a re ce rt a in your hardw are and so ftwa re both support one of the other a va il able modes. 4 EPP Mode Selec t T h is field allows yo [...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 38 HDD Power Down When enabled and after th e set ti me of system inac tivity, the hard disk driv e will be powered down while a ll other devices rema in active. Suspend Mode When enab led, af ter the set time o f syste m inact i vit y, all de vices e xcept t he CPU wil l b e shut o ff. Video Off Option When enabl ed, th[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 39 Modem Use IRQ T hi s de t er mi n es t he I R Q wh ic h t h e MO D EM c a n us e fo r P ow e r Sa vi n g p ur - poses. This mainboard has the ACPI feature designed on the bo ard and it will “wake-up” automa tically when it detects an incom ing modem Ring-in signa l. Before you can use the Rin g-in signal to w akeu[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 40 IRQ/Event Ac tivity Detect When you press the "Enter" the following menu will appear: 4 VGA When you enable th is option, any VGA signa l will wake up the system. 4 LPT & COM When this fie l d is “ON” any acti vity from t h ese device s, or their IRQ’s w ill wake up the syst em. 4 HDD & FDD Whe[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 41 Device wants to gain th e attenti on of the o perating system, i t si gnals this by caus ing an IRQ to occ ur. When the oper at ing sy stem is re ad y to respond to the request, it interru pts itsel f and per forms the servi ce. PNP OS Installed Th is it em al lows yo u t o det ermi ne if a P nP OS is inst al led or n[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 42 Resources cont rolled B y Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Pl ug and Play compatibl e devices. However, this capability means absolute ly nothing unless y ou are using a Plug and Play operat i ng system such as Wi ndow s 98. IRQ Resources When resourc es are cont[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 43 CPU Clock Ratio This fiel d ca n be used to adju st th e FSB ( Fron t Si de Bus) rati o. Th e de fault (m inim um a dju stme nt) th at ca n b e m ade is X 8. T his s how s the rat io ra nge. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI C lk When “En abled” is sel ected, the mai nboard will detect the pre sence of devi ces on DIMM and PCI[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 44 CPU Clock This field allows a timing combination f o r the CPU to be selected. There is a lar ge rang e of possi bl e combina tions ( +/- 1MHz to 1 32MHz) . If Default is se- lected th e BIOS will use the clock v alues for th e CPU card . Managing The PC BIOS 3.11.1. Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option loads troublesh[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 45 Managing The PC BIOS 3.12. Set Superv i sor Password and U ser Pass w ord 3.12.1. Set Supervisor Passw ord The “SUPERVIS OR PASSWORD” is for you to control unauthorized access to your BIO S CMOS Setup o r Bootin g into th e your PC s ystem. Th e Super visor Password option is used together with th e Securi ty Opti[...]

The P4X4-ALH Mainboard Page 46 3.13.1. Save & Exit Setup This o ption will save all th e setup values to CM OS RAM and e xit the SETUP uti l- it y. Mo ve the sel ect ion bar to “S AV E & EX IT S ETU P” and pre ss t he “ Ent er” ke y, then t y pe “Y” a nd press the “Enter” key aga i n. The va lues you have ent ered wi ll be s[...]