ASRock P4i45PE User Manual - Page 6

BIOS: OS: 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 6) Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. P4i45PE+ motherboard may be fine tuned to support higher CPU bus frequencies on certain condition (over-clocking mode). Please refer to the NOTE on page 7 for the details. 2. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 24. 3. 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. 4. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! 5. 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. Please refer to Microsoft® official document at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx 6. 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. 6