ASRock P4i945GC User Manual - Page 8

CAUTION! 1. If you adopt FSB400-CPU on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please refer to page 15 for proper jumper settings. 2. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 26. 3. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 21 for details. 4. Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its corre- sponding memory support frequency. CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency 800 DDR2 400, DDR2 533, DDR2 667 533 DDR2 400, DDR2 533 400 DDR2 400 5. Due to the chipset limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. 6. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest information. 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 page 10 for proper connection. 8. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 20 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. 9. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 10. 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®. With this utility, you can press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar- ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. 11. 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. 12. 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. 8