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Biostar K8NHA-M Grand Owner's Manual

1. J KBMB1 J CFAN1 155 J KBMBV1 11 PERL DDR moo J USBV1 Super 1 0 IT 8712F J 1394_USB1 Socket 754 CPUL FDD1 J CML SR JPRNTI TATXPWRI fi 1a Optional Q BA cos 2 Pa J ATXPVR2 JCO 1394A1 Hd HEG Opti onal J USBLANI cos OON Y USB J SPD F_ OUT BI CS HAUTE EET RTL8201BL SATA3 _ SATA2 a en l E E j AUDI OL J SPO F_IN AGPI 1DE2 1 DEL i JCD N2 Reon PC 1 GAME1 Jag CODEC AVI D A NF3 250 Opti onal EE Ba 1155891 D 1 Opti onal 15 Pa 2 SATA J1394V1 aji Bridge F3 Opti onal EE 5 1 onal En PCI 3 EO SFANL Ma Le taxi Mad VT 6307 a Opti onal sool usBv3 1al 3 Opti onal Sai onal Xc 1 CNR1 1RBBBEI USA at 1128800 J USB1 ae 23 NOTE e represents the first pin 5 Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard End h 6 Section 2 Components Index This section helps you to locate the components in the motherboard and to find the details about them easily according to the mentioned pages maB O c D1 Socket 754 CPU1 Superl o IT 8712F VIA VT 6307 NVIDIA CK8S
2. Prend en charge un ou deux canaux de donnees DDR de 64 bits de large avec 1 DIMM par canal Bande passant disponible jusqu a 3 2Go s DDR400 pour le mode canal simple et 6 4Go s DDR 400 pour mode canal double Prend en charge les technologies DDR 64Mo 128 Mo 256 Mo 512 Mo 1Go La taille maximum de la memoire est de 2 Go Super E S Puce ITE IT8705F Interface de Comptage de Broche Faible Offre la fonctionnalite Super E S heritee la plus couramment utilisee Initiatives de Controle d Environnement Moniteur H W Fonction Smart Guardian de ITE Slots 3 slots de maitrise de bus PCI 32 bits Un slot CNR optionnel Un slot AGP 4X 8X Codec Son AC 97 Interne ALC655 Conforme aux specifications du codec AC 97 Supporte 6 canaux Interface AC 97 2 3 Supporte S PDIF Out S PDIF In optionnel Endidh 20 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Peripheriques I nternes a Cote arriere 2 port serie 1 port parallele mode SPP EPP ECP Ports audio en position vertical 1 RJ 45 LAN jack Souris PS 2 et clavier PS 2 4 ports USB2 0 Embase IEEE 1394A optionnel b Cote frontal 1 port disquette prenant en charge 2 FDD avec 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M et 2 88Mo 4 ports USB2 0 optionnel 1 Embase de Sortie S PDIF d Entree S PDIF optionnel 1 port IEEE 1394 optionnel 1 port de jeu optionnel Dimensions Facteur de Forme Micro ATX 19 9 cm X 24 4 cm lX L BIOS
3. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure The Launch Utility item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse left click on tray icon and Exit item will close Tray Icon utility if selected Lanuch Utility Exit a SSS B aor KERR 2 Main Panel If you click the tray icon WarpSpeeder utility will be invoked Please refer do the following figure the utility s first window you will see is Main Panel Main Panel contains features as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels Engisn 26 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard c With a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Duck walking gt overclock percentage from 100 110 Duck running gt overclock percentage from 110 120 Duck burning gt overclock percentage from 120 above About Button 66 5 K Mans AGP CLOC MHz 99 8 CPW CLOCK MHz PCI CLOCK BEd 132 7 WER 400 Mt PERCENTAGE MENORY CLOCK Hz Hardware Monitor Button La Over clock percentage 100 k Bitten Voltage Button amp 2 EA 11 46 aM 3 Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main P
4. AWARD legal Bios Supporte APM1 2 ACPI la Fonction USB Systeme d Exploitation Offre les meilleures performances pour Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Linux SCO UNIX etc Supporte Warspeeder 9th Touch BootBlocker WinFlasher FLASHER Watchdog Contenu de VEmballage Cable de Disque Dur X1 Cable de Lecteur de Disquette X1 Manuel d utilisation X1 Cable USB2 0 X1 optionnel Panneau d E S Arriere pour Boitier Flex X 1 CD de Pilote Complet X 1 CD de StudioFun X 1 optionnel Cable Sortie S PDIF X 1 optionnel Cable ATA Serie X 1 optionnel 2lengish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard PROBABLE SOLUTION No power to the system at all power light Make sure power cable is securely doesn t illuminate fan inside power supply plugged in Replace cable does not turn on Indicator light on keyboard Contact technical support does not turn on System inoperative Keyboard lights are on Using even pressure on both ends of power indicator lights are lit and hard drive the DIMM press down firmly until the is spinning module snaps back in places System does not boot from hard disk drive Check cable running from disk to disk but it can be booted from CD ROM drive controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of
5. oise aooo a ame SATA Bridge om K E Yom xE Wa V EER EER Ed A BackPanelConnectors p 18 C USBV1 5V 5VSBSelectionfor 1394 USB1 p 14 E JATXPWR1 2 ATXPowerConnectors p 16 G JSFAN2 SystemFanHeader p 12 JSPDIF_OUT SPDIF_IN DigitalAudioConnectors p 17 K SATAT 3 SerialATAConnectors p 13 M CDIN2 CD RomAudio InHeader p 15 O CDIN1 CD RomAudio InHeader p 15 Q PC1 3 PeripheralComponentinterconnecdtSlots p 13 S JUSBV3 5V 5VSBSelectionfor USB1 2 p 14 U J3 FlashRomRead WriteEnable p 17 W CI1 CaseOpenConnector p 14 Y JCMOS1 ClearCMOSJ umper p 13 Al DE1 2 HardDiskConnectors p 13 FDD1 FloppyDiskConnector p 12 standsfor optional lt x lt lt HY DE MT Z JKBMSV1 5V 5VSBSelectionforKeyboard Mouse p 16 JCOM3 COM3Header p 14 J1394A1 Front1394AHeader p 17 JUSBV2 5V 5VSBSelectionfor USBLAN1 p 14 JAUDIOL FrontAudioHeader p 16 AGP1 AcceleratedGraphicsPortSlot p 13 J 1394V1 PowerSourceSelectionfor 1394A1 p 17 JD 1 AudioDJ Connector p 17 CNR1 CommunicationNetworkRiserSlot p 13 JUSB1 2 FrontUSBHeaders p 14 J PANEL1 FrontPanelConnector p 15 J SFAN1 System Fan Header p 12 JGAME1 GameHeader p 15 B1 DDR1 2 DDRDIMMModules p 8 DI JCFAN1 CPUFanConnector p 11 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Section 3 K8NHA M Grand Features In this section you shall find all the information about the motherboa
6. 12V 9 KEY 10 NA 19 Digital Audio Connector JSPDIF_OUT JSPDIF_IN optional The connector is used to connect SPDIF Sony amp Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission Pin Assignment i 1 5V Doe i 2 SPDIF OUT 3 Ground 20 Flash Rom Read Write Enable J3 optional J3 Assignment fal Pin1 2 on Enable the flash Rom to read and write 1 Pin 1 2 off Disable the flash Rom to read and write e 21 AUDIO DJ Connector JDJ1 optional Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 5 1 1 SMBDATA 2 SMBCLK 3 INT B 4 KEY DO OOS 5 ATX_PWROK 22 Power Source Selection for IEEE1394 J1394V1 optional J1394V1 Assignment Description Pin 1 2 close 3 3V 3 3V for IEEE1394A connector located at the J1394A1 header Pin 2 3 close 3 3V Standby Voltage 3 3V Standby Voltage for IEEE1394A connector located at the J1394A1 header T7 Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard 23 Back Panel Connectors PS 2 Mouse FireWire Parallel 1 Cee eye Line In Speaker Out Mic In PS 2 USB COM1 Engih 18 COM2 USB amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Francais Caracteristiques de KAN HA M Grand Processeur Prend en charge le Socket 754 Prend en charge le processeur AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754 partir de 3200 2 0GHz Ex cution sur Bus avant a
7. 200 400 600 800 MHz Chipset NVIDIA CrushK8S nForce3 250 Liaison HyperTransport vers le processeur AMD K8 Prend en charge interface AGP3 0 8X Ex cution sur Bus avant 4 200 400 600 800 MHz 8 ports USB 2 0 EHCI unique USB 1 1 OHCI double Prend en charge S ATA n Prise en charge interface PCI 2 3 Prend en charge la gestion de l alimentation et syst me Interface AC 7 2 3 IDE sur carte Prend en charge quatre unit s de disques IDE Prend en charge PIO Mode 5 Mode Bride et Mode Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Maitre Prend en charge l interface ATA s rie int gr e Prend RAID 0 1 0 1 SATA PATA 2 ports s rie ATA SATA Compatible avec la sp cification SATA 1 0 Transfert de donn es jusqu a 150 Mo s Chip 1394 optionnel Chip VIA VT6307 Prend en charge 2 ports avec transfert jusqu a 400Mo s LAN PHY Chip Realtek RTL8201BL Prend en charge les op rations 10 100 Mb s 19 Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Op ration Semi duplex Duplex int gral Prend en charge interface MII Bridge Serial ATA optionnel Chips Bridge Serial ATA 8818030 Prend en charge la fois les op rations h te et p riph rique Vitesses maximum au choix 66 100 133 150 Mb s Consommation d alimentation ultra faible Utilise la technologie SATA transceiver PHY la plus r cente Prend en charge SSC Prend en charge 1 port Serial ATA SATA Memoire Principale
8. 3 The Choices 3 default 1 Game Port Address Game Port I O Address The Choices 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I O Address The Choices 330 default 300 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use The Choices 10 default 5 Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot The Choices PCI Slot default AGP Serial ATA 2 Enables support for Serial AT A2 The Choices Enabled default Disabled MACI Bridge This option allows you to enable or disable MAC1 Bridge The Choices Disabled default Enabled MAC Media Interface This option allows you to select the state of MAC Media Interface The Choices RGMII Default MII Strap Power on Function 19 This option allows you to choose the different function to power on the computer The Choices Hot Key default Password Mouse Move Mouse Click Any Key Button Only Keyboard 98 K8 Power ON Password Press Enter to configure the K8 Power ON Password The Choices PCI Slot default AGP Hot Key Power on This option allows you to choose a hot key to power on The Choices Ctrl F1 default CtrkF2 Ctrl F3 Ctri F4 Ctrl F5 Ctri F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 PWRON After PW R Fail This field determines the action the system will automatically take when power is restored to a sy
9. amp BIOSTAR Motherboard FCC Statement This eguipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation Any changes or modification made to this equipment void the user s authority to operate this equipment This equipment generates uses and radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help All external cables connecting to this basic unit must be shielded C D C Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations
10. be connected to IDE1 3 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots PCI1 3 This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designed as 32 bits 4 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot AGP1 Your monitor will attach directly to that video card This motherboard sup ports video cards for PCI slots but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology to improve video efficiency and performance especially with 3D graphics 5 Communication Network Riser Slot CNR1 optional The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and it de fines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports modem only 6 Serial ATA Connector JSATA2 JSATA3 JSATA1 optional The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels STAT interface It satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec and can transfer data with 150 MB s speed Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 6532 1 Ground 2 TX OO OO 5 TX 4 Ground e 5 RX 6 RX 7 7 Ground 7 Clear CMOS Jumper JCMOS1 This jumper helps you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC Ram in CMOS You can erase the CMOS RTC Ram data to clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters JCMOS1 Assignment Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default ea Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS Data 1 BOJ Clear
11. implemented via the System Management Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported This AWARD BIOS can manage power to the hard disk drives and video monitors ACPI Support Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1 0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification ACPI It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification developed by Microsoft Intel and Toshiba PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification DRAM Support DDR DRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM are supported Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Nvidia CPU Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to nextitem Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Increase the numeric value or make changes D
12. 1 S PDIF In connector optional 1 x IEEE 1394 port optional B BIOS amp Software BIOS Award legal BIOS Supports APM1 2 Supports ACPI Supports USB Function The setup procedures can be found in the Setup Driver CD Software Supports Warpspeeder 9th Touch FLASHER Watchdog WinFlasher Offers the highest performance for Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP Linux SCO UNIX etc 9 Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Section 4 Package contents Check what you have bought before you start your DIY action If there are anything missing please contact your dealer immediately HDD Cable X 1 FDD Cable X 1 User s Manual X1 USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X1 Fully Setup Driver CD X1 StudioFun Application CD X1 optional S PDIF Cable X 1 optional Serial ATA Cable X 1 optional Engisn 10 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Section 5 Installation and Setup In this section you will learn how to install the CPU DDR Module and also how to set up jumpers and all the information about the components on the motherboard Not only can you find the installation steps but also the details and locations of the components on the motherboard 1 CPU Installation The motherboard supports the AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754 processor When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a cooling fan attached on the right to pr
13. Advanced BIOS Features m Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Phoenix fAwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Menu Level Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Security Option Setup Disk boot sector APIC Mode Enabled protection If this MPS Version Control For 0S 1 4 function is enabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Mon 0S2 and someone attempt to Small LogoCEPA Show Disabled write data into this Summary Screen Show Disabled area BIOS will show Cache Setup Press Enter a warning message on Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Press Enter screen and alarm beep ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Disabled default Virus protection is disabled Enabled Virus protection is activated Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the computer Disabled Normal POST Enabled default Enable
14. CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 Close 3 Wait for five seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 Close 5 Power on the AC 6 Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data 13 Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard 8 COM3 Header JCOM3 optional Pin Assignment Pin Assignment RINI 2 RING DOUT2 4 ROUT3 9 Es 1 Ground 6 RIN2 DOUT 8 RIN4 10 2 9 XRII 10 NA 9 Front USB Header JUSB1 JUSB2 optional The motherboard provides one two USB 2 0 Pin Header USB 2 0 technology increases Data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480 Mbps which is 40 times faster than USB 1 1 and is ideal for connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems etc Pin Assignment Pin Assignment NNW eRe 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USBP O 6 4 USBP 1 7 sesse 5 USBP 0 6 6 USBP 1 7 1 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NC 10 Power Source Selection for USB JUSBV1 JUSBV2 JUSBV3 optional JUSBV1 JUSBV2 Assignment Description JUSBV3 Pin 1 2 close 5V JUSBV1 5V for J1394_USB1 JUSBV2 5V for JUSBLAN1 JUSBV3 5V for JUSB1 port Pin 2 3 close 5V Standby Voltage 5V standby to power on Z Note In order to power on USB devices function J USBV1 J USBV2 J USBV3 jumper cap should be placed on pin 2 3 respectively 11 Case Open Connector JCI1 optional Pin Assignment 1 Ground 1 2 Case O
15. Default 2 75V 2 85V 2 90V If unfortunately the system s frequency that you are selected is not functioning there are two methods of booting up the system Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting the JCMOS1 2 3 closed as ON status All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting Method 2 Press the lt insert gt key and Power bution simultaneously after that keep on pressing the lt Insert gt key until the power on screen showed This action will boot up the system according to FSB of the processor 28
16. IOS Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and PCI options PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Enter Passw Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set a
17. OCKS 6 BUS CLOCKS Refresh period tREF This field specifies the number of clock cycles between refresh The Choices 1x 2064 Cycles Default CPU OverClock in MHz The Choices 200 default 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 AGP OverClock in MHz The Choices 66 default 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 AGP Aperture Size MB Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The Choices 64M 256M 128M Default 32M 16M 8M 4M AGP 3 0 Speed The Choices Auto default AGP 2 0 Speed The Choices Auto default 1x 1x2x 1x2x4x AGP Fast Write When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The Choices Auto default Disabled AGP Sideband Address The Choices Auto default Disabled Clock Spread Spectrum The Choices Disabled default Enabled 14 LDT Speed The Choices 1x default 2x 2 5 3x 4x Special VO for PCI Card The Choices Disabled default Enabled Base I O Address The Choices 0000 default VO Length The Choices 1 byte default System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Enabled option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at FO000h FFFFFh which can improve system performance However any programs writing to this area of m
18. Press Enter next to the Onboard Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller The Choices V1 1 V2 0 default Disabled V1 1 USB Legacy Support This item allows you to support the USB legacy The Choices Enabled Default Disabled USB Mouse Support Enables support for USB attached mouse The Choices Disabled default Enabled Serial ATA Enables support for Serial ATA The Choices Enabled default Disabled AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio The Choices Auto default Disabled MC97 Modem 17 This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 modem The Choices Auto default Disabled MAC LAN nVIDIA This option allows you to change the state of the onboard MAC LAN The Choices Auto Default Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabled default Enabled VIA FIRE WIRE This item allows you to enable or disable VIA FIRE WIRE The Choices Disabled default Enabled Super IO Device Press Enter to configure the Super I O Device Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board a
19. TH Instant 0ff WOLCPME From Soft 0ff Disabled WORCRI From Soft Off Disabled USB Resume from 3 Disabled Power On by Alarm Disabled ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 83 POS STR Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Doze Mode 3 Suspend Mode There are four options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Min Saving 21 Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Doze Mode min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 mm to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the mo
20. Technologies Inc AMD is registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Important Safety Information 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 Please read these safety instructions carefully Please keep this User s Manual for later reference Please disconnect this equipment from AC outlet before cleaning Don t use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning Use moisture sheet or clothe for cleaning For pluggable equipment the socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible Please keep this equipment from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable surface when install A drop or fall could cause injury Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned storage temperature above 40 C it may damage the equipment The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protect the equipment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Make sure the voltage of the power source when connect the equipment to the power outlet Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord The power cord must be rated for the product and for the voltage and current marked on the product s electrical ratings label The voltage and current rating of the cord should be greater than the voltage and current rating marked on the product All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted If the equipm
21. V1 Assignme Pin 1 2 close 5V Pin 2 3 close 5V_SB nt Description 5V for keyboard and mouse eo 5V standby for keyboard and standby for keyboard an ere mouse to power on your system 16 Power Connectors JATXPWR1 JATXPWR2 The motherboard supports ATX power supply for the power system Before installing the power supply connector please make sure that all components are installed properly PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 3 3V 11 2 3 3V 12 3 Ground 13 4 5V 14 5 Ground 15 6 5V 16 7 Ground 17 8 PW_OK 18 9 5V_SB 19 10 12V 20 PIN Assignment PIN 1 12V 3 2 12V 4 3 3V 12V 10 Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground 5V 1 5V 5V 20 eeeeeeeeee OOOOOOEOOD 11 Assignment Ground L Ground Nog POO w 17 Front Panel Audio Header JAUDIO1 The connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio Pin Assignment Mic In Mic Power RT Line Out Reserved LFT Line Out 1 RT Line In 13 LFT Line In VO HUL E Pin Assignment 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Croma 200 14 Audio Power 1180000001 13 RT Line Out Key LFT Line Out RT Line In LFT Line In amp BIOSTAR Motherboard 18 Front 1394 Header J1394A1 optional Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Al 2 Al 3 Ground 4 Ground 9 ees 1 5 Bl 6 Bl 10 2 7 12V 8
22. anel the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes 2 TEndieh amp BIOSTAR Motherboard bag com 4 Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure pag am Overclock Panel contains these features Engih 28 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard a 3MHz button 1MHz button 1MHz button and 3MHz button provide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto overclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result for you b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user select a restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot Recovery Options Please select a recovery option that will decide what kind of restoring you want to do after system fail safe reboot Options Group Restore to Hardware Default CPU Clock Value c Auto overclock button Us
23. breaking down at any time System only boots from CD ROM Hard Back up data and applications files ad Reformat the hard drive Re install disk can be read and applications can be licati d dat ia back used but booting from hard disk is P a e EE disks impossible Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Review system s equipment Make sure correct information is in setup Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive Set master slave jumpers correctly Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives _ Back up any salvageable data Then Error message reading SECTOR NOT low level format partition and high FOUND or other error messages not level format the hard drive Re install allowing certain data to be retrieved all saved data when completed Endih 22 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Ss a el a m aue ae e C N DII pd PROBABLE SOLUTION Scree is blank Check the power connectors to monitor and to system Make sure monitor is connected to display card Memory problem Reboot computer Reinstall memory and make sure that all memory modules are installed in correct sockets Computer virus Use anti virus programs to detect and clean viruses Keyboard failure Reconnect keyborad Check keys again If no improvement replace keyboard No display on screen If possible connect mon
24. can make on the Main Menu Item Options Description Date mm dd yy Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time hh mm ss Set the system internal clock IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options DE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options 360K 5 25 in Select the type of floppy Drive 1 2M 5 25 in disk drive installed in your i system 720K 3 5 in Drive B 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None Video EGA VGA Select the default video CGA 40 device CGA 80 MONO Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop Base Memory All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key N A the POST process and notify you Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system 3
25. d it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings m Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix fiwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By AutoCESCD Menu Level gt Default is Disabled PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot tl Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 S Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved in the system BIOS If the Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If the Enabled option is chosen the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manual is chosen for the resources controll
26. display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility However the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option Disabled default Disables the function Enabled Enables the function 25 8 PC Health Status m Figure 8 PC Health Status Phoenix fwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status eee a EE EE EE CPU FAN Control by Always ON SYS FAN Control by Always ON Menu Level gt Show H W Monitor in POST Enabled Chassis Open Warnning Disabled tl e Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults CPU FAN Control by T
27. ecrease the numeric value or make changes Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu General help on Setup navigation keys Load previous values from CMOS Load the optimized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOSTM CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board for update information m Figure 1 Main Menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features gt Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Upgrade BIOS F9 Menu in BIOS tie Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the B
28. ed by function Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By 24 By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ amp DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and I O port conflicts IRO Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their
29. emory will cause conflicts and result in system errors The Choices Enabled Disabled default 15 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Onboard Device Super IO Device Init Display First Serial ATA 2 MAC1 Bridge MAC Media Interface POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password Hot Key Power ON PURON After PWR Fail Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter PCI Slot Enabled Disabled RGMIT Hot REY Enter trl F1 Off Menu Level ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults IDE Function Setup If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the IDE Function Setup label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options OnChip IDE Channel 0 1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface if you are going to installa primary and or secondary add in IDE interface The Choices Enabled default Disabled Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 w
30. ent is not use for long time disconnect the equipment from mains to avoid being damaged by transient over voltage Never pour any liquid into ventilation openings this could cause fire or electrical shock Never open the equipment For safety reason qualified service personnel should only open the equipment If one of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel a The Power cord or plug is damaged b Liquid has penetrated into the equipment c The equipment has been exposed to moisture d The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to user s manual e The equipment has dropped and damaged f If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage 3 Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Endidn 4 Table of Contents FCC Statement ees dee eed keerd OVerVIEW see Ned T Important Safety Information 3 English Section 1 Layout of K8NHA M Grand mn 5 Section 2 Component INd X sn 6 Section 3 K8N H A M Grand Features ne 7 Section 4 Package contents een 10 Section 5 Installation and Setup en 11 Francais Caracteristiques de K8NHA M Grand men 19 Trouble Shooting seks snoek ea eN an 22 Warps peed er se RR 24 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Section 1 Layout of d
31. er can click this button and WarpSpeeder will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically WarpSpeeder utility will execute a series of testing until system fail Then system will do fail safe reboot by using Watchdog function After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting d Verify button User can click this button and WarpSpeeder will proceed a testing for current frequency If the testing is ok then the current frequency will be saved into system registry If the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overclock and Verify include DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer runtime library is required And please make sure your display card s color depth is High color 16 bit or True color 24 32 bit that is required for Direct3D rendering 29Engish BIOSTAR Motherboard 5 Hardware Monitor Panel Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel the button will be high lighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as the following figure In this panel you can get the real time
32. event overheating If you do not find the cooling fan contact your dealer and make sure to install them before turning on the computer Step1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Step2 Look for the white dot cut edge The white dot cut edge should point towards the lever pivot The CPU will fit only in the cor rect orientation Step3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever Step4 Put the CPU fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU fan power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 2 Central Processing Unit CPU These fan headers support cooling fans built in the computer Orient the fans to make the heat sink fins to allow air flow to go across the onboard heat sinks instead of the expansion slots The fan wiring and plig may be different according to the fan manufacturer Connect the fan fable to the connector while matching the black wire to the ground pin Pin Assignment 1 CPU Fan Headers JCFAN1 j amp 1 1 Grond 2 Es O 3 FAN RPM Sense 11 Engish ABIOSTAR Motherboard 2 System Fan Headers JSFAN1 JSFAN2 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 600 2 12V 3 FAN RPM Sense 1 3 Installing DDR Module 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot 2 Insert the DIMM firmly and ve
33. he BIOS supports version 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer The Choices 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 10 Small Logo EPA Show This item allows you to enable disable display the small EPA logo The Choices Disabled default Enabled Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable the summary screen Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing The Choices Enabled Disabled default Cache Setup CPU Internal Cache This item allows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled External Cache This option you to enable or disable Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance The Choices Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP 100 LAN HPT370 Disabled Enabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Disabled default Enab
34. he Choice smart can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise The Choices Always On default SMART SYS FAN Control by The Choice smart can make your System FAN to reduce noise The Choices Always On default SMART CPU Veore 3 3V 15 0 V 12V 5V SB Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage and battery status automatically Current SYS Temp Show you the current System temperature Current CPU Temp Show you the current CPU temperature Current CPU FAN Speed 26 This field displays the current CPU FAN speed Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of the SYSTEM fan Show H W Monitor in POST If you computer contain a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choices Enabled default Disabled Chassis Open Warning Enable Disable Chassis Open Warning Beep The Choices Disabled default Enabled 21 9 Frequency Control m Figure 9 Frequency Control Phoenix fwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Control DDR Voltage Default Menu Level k ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults CPU Voltage This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control The Choices Default default 1 7 3 4 5 1 DDR Voltage This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control The Choices Default
35. ill increased performance progressively In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 Moded Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 100 select Auto to 16 enable BIOS support The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If the interface does not support prefetching If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this option to Disabled The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE DMA Transfer Access The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector where the drive can support The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Device If you highlight the literal
36. itor to another system If no color still replace monitor C drive failure Check hard drive cable Missing operating system on hard drive Run setup and select correct drive type Certain keys do not function Replace keyboard Keyboard is locked no keys function Unlock keyboard AA r GAT 2 3Endieh amp BIOSTAR Motherboard 5 0000010 WarpSpeeder Introduction WarpSpeeder a new powerful control utility features three user friendly functions including Overclock Manager Overvoltage Manager and Hardware Monitor With the Overclock Manager users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click The Overvoltage Manager on the other hand helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates the temperatures voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset information Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder technology assures the system stability by automatically rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is either the original system speed or a s
37. ive time tRAS This field specifies the minimum RAS active time Typically 45 60 Nsec The Choices 6 BUS CLOCKS Default 13 BUS CLOCKS 14 BUS CLOCKS 15 BUS CLOCKS Row precharge Time tRP This field specifies the Row precharge Time Precharge to Active or Auto Refresh of the same bank Typically 20 24 Nsec The Choices 3 BUS CLOCKS Default 2 BUS CLOCKS 4 BUS CLOCKS 5 BUS CLOCKS 6 BUS CLOCKS Write recovery time tWR This bit specifies the Write recovery time Called Trdl by Samsung measures when the last write datum is safely registered by the DRAM It measures from the last data to precharge Samsung measures as 1 25 1 75CK but Jedec says 15 20 ns The Choices 2 BUS CLOCKS Default 3 BUS CLOCKS Write to Read Delay tWTR This bit specifies the write to read delay Samsung called this Tcdlr last data in to read command It is measured from the rising edge following the last 13 non masked data strobe to the rising edge of the next Read Command Jedec specs this as exactly one clock The Choices 1 BUS CLOCKS Default 2 BUS CLOCKS Read to Write Delay RWT This bit specifies the Read to write delay This is nota DRAM specified timing parameter but must be considered due to routing latencies on the clock forwarded bus It is counted from first address bus slot which was not associated with part of the read burst The Choices 4 BUS CLOCKS Default 1 BUS CLOCKS 2 BUS CLOCKS 3 BUS CLOCKS 5 BUS CL
38. led Boot Up Hoppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Disabled Default Enabled 11 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset mstalled on your system This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly m Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Phoenix fAwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Configuration Press Enter OverClock in MHz 200 Overtlock in MHz 66 Menu Level r Aperture Size CMB 128M DRAM timing and 2 0 Speed Auto control Fast Write Auto Sideband Address Auto Clock Spread Spectrum Disabled LDT Speed 1x Special I 0 for PCI Card Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled tie Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults DRAM Configuration DDR Timing Setting by DDR Timing Setting by SPD or ITEM The Choices Auto Default Manual Max Memclock MHz Places an artifical memory clock limit on the system Memory is prevented from running fas
39. nP PCI Configurathns s ses hist nain ere tu 24 SPC Health Status nn nn te MU ne et le 26 9 Voltage Control ER EE RE 28 BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is tumed off The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Nvidia CK8S processor input output system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports Adding important has customized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write is supported EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 of the EPA Green PC specification APM Support These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are
40. nd the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Enter Password Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving Y N N Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY Y N N 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item m Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Standard CHOS Features 16 TE Time Chh imm ss S Henu Level r IDE Primary Haster Hone IDE Primary Slave Change the day month IDE Secondary Master year and century IDE Secondary Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B Hone Video EGA UGA Halt On All But Keyboard fl Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you
41. nd you wish to use it If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices 3F8 IRQ4 default Disabled Auto 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard Serial Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices 2F8 IRQ3 default Disabled Auto 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal default ASKIR IrDA SCR UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Full duplex mode permits simultaneous two direction transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time The Choices Half default Full Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with 18 which VO Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP The Choices SPP Default Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel Port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA Select ECP port type 1 or
42. nitor is goes blank V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support default Initial display power management signaling HDD Power Down When enabled the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity All other devices remain active The Choices Disabled default 1Min 2Min 3Min 4Min 5Min 6Min 7Min 8Min 9Min 10Min 11Min 12Min 13Min 14Min 15Min Soft Off by PBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default 22 WOL PME From Soft Off The Choices Disabled default Enabled WOR RI From Soft Off The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Resume from S3 The Choices Disabled default Enabled Power On by Alarm When you select Enabled an alarm returns the system to Full ON state The Choices Disabled default Enabled 23 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items an
43. or the Canadian Department of Communications CE Mark This equipment is in conformity with the EMC directive 1 Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Engish 2 Overview The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the manufacturer The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that might appear in this document The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software or equipment that is not supplied by the manufacturer or its affiliated companies Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise stored in any retrieval system of any nature without the prior written permission of the manufacturer Trademark Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and or service marks of their respective owners Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Nvidia and nforce is registered trademark of Nvidia Sis is registered trademark of Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation PS 2 is registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation VIA is registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc ATI is registered trademark of ATI
44. pen Signal Q Engish 14 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard 12 CD ROM Audio In Header JCDIN1 JCDIN2 optional This header allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as CD ROM TV Tuner MPEG card etc Pin Assignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Input Lecce 1 J CDIN1 J CDIN2 13 Game Header JGAME1 optional Pin Assignment I OS E 1 13 15 5V 2 Joystick B Button 1 4 Joystick B Coordinate X 6 MIDI Output 8 Joystick B Coordinate Y 10 Joystick B Button 2 12 MIDI Input 14 NA 16 Pin Assignment 5V Joystick A Button 1 Joystick A Coordinate X 1 Ground H Ground Joystick A Coordinate Y Joystick A Button 2 5V T OOOOOO OOOOOOOO 14 Front Panel Connector JPANEL1 The connector is for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs PVR LED JON OF IR SLP SPK HLED Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V Speaker 2 Sleep Control SleepButton 3 NA Connector 4 Ground 5 NA 6 NA NA 7 Speaker 8 Power LED POWER LED 9 HDDLED Hard DriveLED 10 Power LED 11 HDD LED 12 _ Power LED 13 Ground ResetButton 14 Power Button Power on Button 15 Reset Control 16 Ground 17 NA 18 KEY 19 NA IrDA 20 KEY IrDA 21 5V Connector 22 Ground Connector 23 IRTX 24 IRRX 15 Engish ABIOSTAR Motherboard Engih 16 15 5V 5VSB Selection for KB JKBMSV1 optional JKBMS
45. ports four IDE disk drives Supports PIO Mode 5 and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode Supports Integrated Serial ATA Interface 2 Serial ATA SATA ports Supports RAID 0 1 0 1 SATA PATA Compliant with SATA 1 0 specification Data transfer rates up to 150 MB s 1394 Chip optional Chip VIA VT6307 Supports 2 ports with transfer up to 400Mb s LAN PHY Chip Realtek RTL8201BL Supports 10 100 Mb s operation Half Full duplex operation Supports MII interface Serial ATA Bridge optional Chips 8818030 Serial ATA Bridge Supports both host and device operation Selectable maximum speeds of 66 100 133 150 Mb s Ultra low power consumption Employs the latest SATA transceiver PHY technology Supports SSC Supports 1 Serial ATA SATA port Engih 8 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard On Board AC 97 Sound Codec Chip ALC655 Compliant with AC 97 specification AC 97 2 3 interface Supports S PDIF In optional S PDIF Out Supports 6 channels On Board Peripherals a Rear side 2 x serial ports COM1 COM2 1 x Parallel Port Supports Audio ports in vertical 1 x RJ 45 LAN jack Supports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard Supports 4 USB2 0 ports 1 x IEEE 1394A connector optional b Front Side Supports 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes Supports 4 USB2 0 ports 1 x game port optional Supports 1 S PDIF Out and
46. quick POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu APIC Mode Selecting Enabled enables ACPI device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled default Disabled MPS Version Control For OS T
47. rd in your computer including its features layout component index various jumpers headers connectors and also the installation guide to help you a quick and correct installation of your system A Hardware CPU Supports Socket 754 Supports the AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754 processor start from 3200 2 0GHz Running at 200 400 600 800 MHz Front Side Bus Chipset NVIDIA CrushK8S nForce3 250 HyperTransport link to the AMD K8 CPU Supports AGP3 0 8X interface Running at 200 400 600 800 MHz Front Side Bus Single USB 2 0 EHCI Dual USB 1 1 OHCI 8 ports Supports S ATA n PCI 2 3 interface supporting Supports system and power management AC 97 2 3 interface Super 1 O Chip ITE IT8712F Low Pin Count Interface Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I O functionality Environment Control initiatives H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE s Smart Guardian function Slots Three 32 bit PCI bus master slots One AGP 4X 8X slot One CNR slot optional 7 Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Main Memory Supports up to two DDR devices Supports 200 266 333 400MHz with ECC DDR devices Maximum memory size is 2GB Total Memory Size with Unbuffered DIMMs DIMM Socket Total Memory Size Location DDR Module MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1 GB 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1 GB 1 Max is 2GB only for your reference On Board DE Sup
48. rtically into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the Dimm is properly seated Note eee To assure the system safety if you need to change DDR modules firstly please unplug the 20 pin power cable with the power connector then you can change the modules Afterwards plug the cable with the power connector and finally you can boot up the system 4 How to set up umpers The illustration shows how to set up jumpers When the Jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is close IF no jumper cap is placed on the pins the jumper is open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pinland 2 are close when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins wW oe Jumper open J umper close Pin1 2 close mr vy 5 Jumpers Headers Connectors amp Slots 1 Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables Engish 12 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard 2 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality It has two HDD connectors IDE1 primary and IDE2 secondary The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to four hard disk drives The first hard drive should always
49. status information of your system The information will be refreshed every 1 second de nom 6 About Panel Click the About button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility Engisn 30 amp BIOSTAR Motherboard m rps DLE 1AT5H intel BASGE HC eas ii ee ST 2 k LE mm 1491 3 eg a mn 2 3 EK Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WarpSpeeder utility more robust 31 Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard 04 30 2004 Engih 32 KSNHA M Grand BIOS Setup BIOS SEP is ses eke ee Ne ee sn Se oe es ee sine ten net ee ee ee ek ES Ee 1 l Mat MenU os EE GR ES EG EG GE Ee ee DE GE GR ee iene 3 2 Standard CMOS Features i e Ee GER reee GER Ee ESRA ee oge Poe Gee Re Rek ee 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features ses 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 12 5 integrated Peripherals ii nt intention 16 6 Power Management Setup us 21 P
50. stem that had lost power previously without any subsequent manual intervention There are 3 sources that provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power On instructions the motherboard battery 3V the Power Supply 5VSB and the Power Supply 3 3V While AC is not supplying power the motherboard uses the motherboard battery 3V If AC power is supplied and the Power Supply is not turned on 5VSB from the Power Supply is used When the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3 3V from the Power Supply will be used There are 3 options Former Sts On Off Off default Means always set CMOS to the Off status when AC power is lost On Means always set CMOS to the On status when AC power is lost Former Sts Means to maintain the last status of the CMOS when AC power is lost For example If set to Former Sts and AC power is lost when system is live then after AC power is restored the system will automatically power on If AC power is lost when system is not live system will remain powered off 20 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up power down features m Figure 6 Power Management Setup BI etup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1CPOS Power Management User Define Menu Level Video Off Method DPHS Support HDD Power Down Disabled Soft 0ff by PB
51. ter than this frequency The Choices 200 Default 166 133 100 CAS Latency This field specify the cas latency i e cas to read data valid The Choices CL 2 5 Default CL 3 0 CL 2 0 Row cycle time tRC This field specifies the ROW Cycle Time RAS active to RAS active or auto 12 refresh of the same bank Typically 70 Nsec The Choices 9 BUS CLOCKS Default 7 BUS CLOCKS 8 BUS CLOCKS 10 BUS CLOCKS 11 BUS CLOCKS 12 BUS CLOCKS 13 BUS CLOCKS 14 BUS CLOCKS 15 BUS CLOCKS 16 BUS CLOCKS 17 BUS CLOCKS 18 BUS CLOCKS 19 BUS CLOCKS 20 BUS CLOCKS 21 BUS CLOCKS 22BUS CLOCKS Row refresh cyc time tRFC This field specifies the ROW Refresh Cycle Time Auto refresh active to RAS active or RAS to Auto refresh Similar to Tre Typically 75 90 Nsec The Choices 10 BUS CLOCKS Default 9 BUS CLOCKS 11 BUS CLOCKS 12 BUS CLOCKS 13 BUS CLOCKS 14 BUS CLOCKS 15 BUS CLOCKS 16 BUS CLOCKS 17 BUS CLOCKS 18 BUS CLOCKS 19 BUS CLOCKS 20 BUS CLOCKS 21 BUS CLOCKS 22 BUS CLOCKS 23 BUS CLOCKS 24 BUS CLOCKS RAS to CAS Delay tRCD This field specifies the RAS to CAS Delay to read write command to the same bank Typically 20 Nsec The Choices 3 BUS CLOCKS Default 2 BUS CLOCKS 4 BUS CLOCKS 5 BUS CLOCKS 6 BUS CLOCKS 7 BUS CLOCKS Row to Row Delay tRRD This field specifies the Row of different banks Typically 15 Nsec The Choices 2 BUS CLOCKS Default 3 BUS CLOCKS 4 BUS CLOCKS Min RAS act
52. uitable one System Requirement OS Support Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP DirectX DirectX 8 1 or above The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8 1 If you use Windows XP you do not need to install DirectX 8 1 Installation 1 Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please click Next button and follow the default procedure to install nt ND Endid 24 _ABIOSTAR Motherboard reken be the installed hare add bei Wat peeder Tak Iran bak id vie ol ict ad Ve ad pe asked vr pa compas Ta connus clock Mes 2 When you see the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click Finish button ETE an InctallS held era Corsplete Setup Pas fireshed insballng Wapi pee de om POU Gorge 25Engish amp BIOSTAR Motherboard Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand WarpSpeeder includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels 1 Tray Icon Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar amp 2 T 1133 AM This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility

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