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P43ME User Manual Version 1.1 Published May 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 2
any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 3
13 2.3 CPU Installation 14 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 16 SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 28 2.14 Driver Installation Guide 30 2.15 Installing Windows® 2000 / Untied Overclocking Technology 32 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 33 3.1 Introduction 33 3.1.1 BIOS Menu - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 4
53 3.6 Boot Screen 54 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 54 3.7 Security Screen 55 3.8 Exit Screen 56 4 Software Support 57 4.1 Install Operating System 57 4.2 Support CD Information 57 4.2.1 Running Support CD 57 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 57 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 57 4.2.4 Contact Information 57 4 - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 5
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 - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 6
Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors - Supports FSB1600/1333/1066/800 MHz (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Supports EM64T CPU - Northbridge: Intel® P43 - Southbridge: Intel® ICH10 - Dual Channel - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 7
Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, NB, VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports Smart BIOS Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 10) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 8
Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 7. 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 - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 9
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 12. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. 15. AHCI function is not supported under Windows® - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 10
8Mb BIOS Intel ICH10 SATAII_5 LPT1 1 SPEAKER1 1 USB8_9 1 PWR_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 SATAII_6 PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 1 USB6_7 HDLED RESET 26 25 24 23 22 212019 18 17 16 15 24.4cm (9.6 in) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 2 ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 3 775-Pin CPU Socket 4 CPU Fan - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 11
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) 2 V -- -- -- 4 V V -- -- 6 V V V -- 8 V V V V 11 - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 12
To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® 2000 / XP / XP - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 13
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 - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 14
the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, please follow the steps below. 775-Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 15
of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys. Step 3. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap): Use your left hand index finger and thumb to support the load - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 16
installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink. Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775-LAND CPU. Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Place the - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 17
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) P43ME motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chiptype) memory modules in - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 18
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 19
clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the p.10 No. 33) 1_2 FSB1 FSB2 1_2 FSB3 1_2 Default If you want to overclock the memory module you adopt to DDR2 1200 on this motherboard, you need to adjust - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 20
When you mount a FSB800 or FSB1066 CPU, and try to overclock to FSB1333 orFSB1600 (by BIOS setting) you may face the problem, that DRAM frequency will beoverclocked very high. Please use jumper to force NB to be strapped at higherfrequency, so the DRAM can work at lower - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 21
80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Serial ATAII Connectors (SATAII_1: SATAII_1 SATAII_4 SATAII_2 These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATAII - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 22
an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 23
support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio audio panel only. You don't need to connect them for AC'97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS 18) CPU Fan - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 24
+5V HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) C B A Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. This COM1 header supports a serial port module. HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Please connect the - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 25
Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is an all-digital audio/video specification, which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/ video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio audio installation guide on page manual manual - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 26
guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are just for your - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 27
Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation P43ME adopts Intel® ICH10 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 28
is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 29
the SATA / SATAII HDD. How to Hot Unplug a SATA / SATAII HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Unplug SATA data cable from - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 30
2.14 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 31
function STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows?" page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 32
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 33
-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 and then back on. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 34
Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Mon 04/27/2009] BIOS Version : P43ME P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) CPU 3.00GHz Processor Speed : 3000MHz Microcode Update : F34/17 Cache Size : 1024KB Total Memory DDRII_A1 DDRII_B1 : 512MB Single-Channel Memory Mode - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 35
power saving setup default. F6 key can be used for this operation. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 36
BIOS file to update your BIOS, and reboot your system after BIOS update process completes. 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU . 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency ( - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 37
option " Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech." in advance. Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 38
] if using Microsoft® Windows® XP, VistaTM, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. is Intel's new power saving technology. Processor can switch - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 39
to page 8 for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency. Flexibility Option The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled]. DRAM Timing Configuation BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Standard - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 40
]. DRAM tRTP This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRTP. Min: 2. Max: 13. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM RCOMP and tRD Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM RCOMP Settings DRAM CH0 RCOMP Settings : 18-0-10-7-7-7-7 DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT [Auto] DRAM CH0 G0 (Data) [Auto] DRAM CH0 - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 41
DRAM CH0 G0 (Data) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G0 (Data). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G1 (Command) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G1 (Command). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G2 (Control1) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G2 ( - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 42
tRD Phase Adjust This controls the number of DRAM CH1 tRD Phase Adjust. Min: 0. Max: 62. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM DLL SKEW Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM DLL SKEW Settings DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW Info:13-0-1-0-0-1300 DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW [Auto] DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW Info:13 - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 43
DRAM CH0 CTRL1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CTRL1 SKEW. Configuration options: [Auto], [-350 ps], [-300 ps], [-250 ps], [-200 ps], [-150 ps], [-100 ps], [-50 ps] and [Normal]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 CTRL2 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CTRL2 SKEW. Configuration - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 44
Voltage Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Voltage Settings Vcore : 1.360V CPU Voltage [Auto] DRAM Voltage : 1.90V DRAM Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 45
enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. Besides the BIOS option, you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to enable Front Panel Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the "OnBoard - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 46
3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Repost to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-toRAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. If you set this item to [Disabled], the function "Repost Video on STR Resume" will be - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 47
to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 3.4.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration SATAII Configuration Configure SATAII ] and [Disabled]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk instruction. 47 - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 48
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer :Hard Disk :ST340014A :40.0 GB :Supported disk > 512 MB under DOS and - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 49
], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 50
3.4.6 Floppy Configuration In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A [1.44 MB 312"] Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 51
Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 52
this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. The default value is [BIOS Setup Only]. Please refer to below descriptions for - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 53
you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 54
In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device Hard Disk Drives [HDD:5M-Hitachi - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 55
"Full Screen Logo". Configuration options: [Auto], [PCIE2.0 Revolution], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. Currently, the option [Auto] is set to system. For the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 56
and exit setup?" Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it message, "Discard changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option - ASRock P43ME | User Manual - Page 57
install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to
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P43ME
User Manual
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Published
May
2009
Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.