ASRock Server ASROCK MOTHERBOARD User's Manual
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1. 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers including ASRock Ex press GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system detects the installed devices Please 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 know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 38 APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology For power saving sake it is strongly recommended to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology under Windows system When using this feature please make sure to install AMD Processor Driver from the Support CD first If you are using Windows 2000 XP op2. 200 Boot Failure Guard Enabled Spread Spectrum Auto Cool n Quiet Enabled Processor Maximum Multiplier x11 Processor Maximum Voltage 1 550 V Processor Multiplier x8 Processor Voltage 1 500V Select Screen Memory Clock Auto Select Item Flexibility Option Disabled Change Option Bank Interleaving Auto General Help Burst Length n Load Defaults CIEN cE Save and Exit TRAS Auto Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Processor Multiplier This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden You may set the value from x4 up to x25 but no higher than the value of Processor Maximum Multiplier For example if the value of Processor Maximum Multiplier is x11 the actual value of multiplier will be x11 even if you set this item to a value higher than x11 However for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Processor Voltage This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden You may set the value from 1 550V down to 0 800V However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using Auto You can set one of the standard values as listed 133 MHz DDR266 166 MHz DDR333 200 MHz DDR400 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is
3. Windows XP 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and VIA RAID Tool Information for RAID configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to VIA RAID Tool which is located in the folder at the following path VIA RAID Tool Information 20 please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that VIA RAID If you want to use VIA RAID Tool Information in Windows environment Tool Information will be installed to your system as well 2 11 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs please follow the below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the Onboard SATA Operation Mode option from RAID to non RAID STEP 2 Install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After setting up BIOS you can start to install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your system If you don t want to set up RAID functions there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette 2 12 Untied O
4. gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 35 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration To enable or disable the boot from network feature VIA SATA Raid Utility Enabled Bootup Num Lock On Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this to enable or disable VIA 8237R Plus SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 3 6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Clear User Password Select Screen gh Select Item Enter Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 36 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY
5. Besides to optimize compatibility and performance please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDE1 blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE2 black Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA SATA SATA2 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATA SATA1 interface allows up to 1 5 Gb s data transfer rate SATA1 see p 9 No 15 SATA2 see p 9 No 13 I Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the EN SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard Serial ATA SATA Please connect the black end of Power Cable T SATA power cable to the power Optional connect to the SATA HDD connector on the drive Then powerconnector connect the white end of SATA pu tothe power cable to the power powersupply connector of the power supply 16 USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB67 see p 9 No 19 UsB_PWR HD 8CH VO provides you NDA 4 ready to use USB 2 0 ports on Ax l oe the rear panel If the rear USB ESSET ports are not sufficient this Uer USB 2 0 header is available to USBLPWR support 2 extra USB 2 0 ports USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB45 see p 9 No 20 HD 8CH VO provides you 4 ready to use USB 2 0 ports on the rear panel If the rear USB ports are not sufficient this USB 2 0 header is available to USB PWR P 4 USB PWR support 2 extra USB 2 0 port
6. z Chipset o 2 T ie 30 11 29 ie exten BGkess Y 5 ra PCM ATA133 28 5 VIA 13 co Le PCI2 VT8237A 14 27 f RoHS 15 E B SUPER Blos SATA Rewos2 LE 26 PCIE2 1o ehm 35 L Qe EE 16 HDMET PM eMe em PS2 USB PW1 Jumper ATX 12V Connector ATX12V1 North Bridge Controller 754 Pin CPU Socket CPU Heatsink Retention Module CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 184 pin DDR DIMM Slots DDR1 2 Infrared Module Header IR1 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 Black South Bridge Controller Secondary Serial ATA Connector SATA2 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS2 Primary Serial ATA Connector SATA1 23 222 SBBNBRRBBVPBSBSZRS 20 1918 17 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 System Panel Header PANEL1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB45 Blue Game Port Header GAME1 Flash Memory Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 HDMR Slot HDMR1 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO1 PCI EXPRESS Slot PCIE2 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black PCI Slots PCI1 2 PCI EXPRESS Slot PCIE1 COM Port Header COM1 1 4 HD 8CH I O N OO PWD 13 12 Parallel Port RJ 45 Port Side Speaker Gray Rear Speaker Black Central Bass Orange Line In Light Blue Front Speaker Lime
7. 9 6 in x 8 4 in 24 4 cm x 21 3 cm CPU 754 Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64 bit AMD Athlon 64 and 32 bit 64 bit Sempron Processors Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology see CAUTION 1 Chipset capable to FSB 1000 MHz 2 0 GT s Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Supports Hyper Transport Technology Chipset Northbridge VIA K8M890 CE Southbridge VIA VT8237A Memory 2x DDR DIMM slots Support DDR400 333 266 Max capacity 2GB Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 3 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 4 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 2 x PCI slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot 1x HDMR slot Graphics VIA Delta Chrome DX9 0 VGA Pixel Shader 2 0 Max shared memory 256MB when total system memory size is more than 512MB Audio Realtek ALC861 7 1 channel CODEC with High Definition Audio LAN Realtek PHY VT6103 Speed 10 100 Ethernet Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel VO HD 8CH I O 1 x PS 2 Mouse 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x VGA Port 1 x Parallel Port ECP EPP Support 4x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 Port Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 5 Connector 2 x Serial ATA 1 5Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 1 JBOD and Hot Plug f
8. Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Burst Length Burst length can be set to 8 4 or 2 beats CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 and 2 5 26 TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK SCLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto BCLK 6CLK 7CLK BCLK 9CLK 10CLK 11CLK 12CLK 13CLK 14CLK and 15CLK The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto 2CLK SCLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuration options Auto 1T 2T The default value is Auto 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings To set DRAM Voltage Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Share Memory Auto Graphics Aperture Size 64MB V Link Speed Normal IDE Drive Strength Disabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled OnBoard LAN Enabled Select S OnBoard HD Audio Auto EE pepe Front Panel Control Auto E Change Option General Help HT Width Auto L
9. ISRock K8VM890 User Manual Version 1 1 Published February 2006 Copyright 2006 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in 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 regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the
10. MHz Microcode Update FC0 3A Select Screen L1 Cache Size 128KB Select Item L2 Cache Size 1024KB Change Field Select Field Total Memory 512MB with 64MB shared memory General Help DIMM 1 256MB 166MHz DDR333 Load Defaults DIMM 2 None Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 23 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Security Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration p Floppy Configuration gt SuperIO Configuration gt USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 24 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select how to set the CPU hos
11. will use the Primary IDE Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of Primary IDE Slave Sec ondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave as well BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced as Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor 8T340014A Size 40 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA S S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode Auto Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto Change Option PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defauits 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 30 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration options Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD Not Installed Select Not Installed to disable the use of IDE device Auto Select Auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active CD DVD This is used for IDE CD DVD drives ARMD Th
12. 10 11 12 13 9 Microphone Pink USB 2 0 Ports USBO1 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 VGA Port PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple PS 2 Mouse Port Green f you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table 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 f you use 8 channel audio and enable Multi Streaming function Side Speaker will be disabled Therefore only 6 channel audio function will work but not 8 channel audio 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 Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox LJ Click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH ACH or 6CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio to share Side Speaker 10 2 Installation K8VMB890 is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 8 4 in 24 4 cm x 21 3 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to e
13. Driver Diskette A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it Start to format and copy files YN Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press Y E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check theinstallation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA driver diskette and using RAID Installation Guid to set RAID configuration you can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your system After the installation of Windows 2000 Windows XP
14. IET Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup EE EE I I III IUII after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes 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 will pop out the following message Dis card changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes Select OK to discard all changes Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option it will pop out the following message Load optimal defaults Select OK to load the default values for all the setup configurations 37 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 XP XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information
15. RRIS 1 GND TIXDT DDCD 1 2 8 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA SATA hard disks and RAID functions RAIDO 1 JBOD This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA connector Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs K8VM890 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA Devices NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 19 2 10 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow the below steps STEP 1 Make a SATA
16. USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc Or you may select Auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support 34 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows 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 Advanced H W Monitor Security Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 37 C 98F M B Temperature 31C 87F CPU Fan Speed 2463 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 629V 3 30V 3 306V 5 00V 5 067V Select Screen 12 00V 11 890V Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 5 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM MAXTOR 6L08 3rd Boot Device CD DVD SM CD ROM gt Hard Disk Drives
17. correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 13 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots PCI Slots and HDMR Slot There are 2 PCI Express slots 2 PCI slots and 1 HDMR slot on K8VM890 motherboard PCIE Slots PCIE1 PCIE x 16 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards PCIE2 PCIE x 1 slot is used for PCI Express cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface HDMR slot The HDMR slot is used to insert a HDMR card with v 92 Modem functionality Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 5 Fasten the card to th
18. ct Information APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology 39 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8VM890 motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration 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 website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com 1 1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock K8VM890 Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 8 4 in 24 4 cm x 21 3 cm 1 x ASRock K8VM890 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8VM890 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 80 conductor 1 x 3 5 in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 1 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cable 1 x Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional 1x HD 8CH VO Shield 1 x COM Port Bracket 1 x HDMR Card Optional 1 2 Specifications Platform Micro ATX Form Factor
19. e chassis with screws Step 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature This motherboard supports Multi Monitor upgrade With the internal onboard VGA and the external add on PCI Express VGA card you can easily enjoy the benefits of Multi Monitor feature If you plan to enable the function of onboard VGA please enter the option Share Memory of BIOS to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB or 256MB Please note that the value you select should be less than the total capability of the system memory The default value of Share Memory is Auto which will disable onboard VGA function when installing VGA card After setting up BIOS you can install VGA cards and VGA card drivers to enjoy multi monitors 14 2 6 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap 4 J is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 Gog TT and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is Short Open placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting PS2_USB_PW1 12 2 3 Short pin2 pin3 to enable OO Com see p 9 No 1 PET SSVSB 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS CLRCMOS2 2 pin jumper see p 9 No 14 2 pin jumper Note CLRCMOS2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS T
20. el jack detection and save the change by clicking OK 17 System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 9 No 17 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 9 No 18 1 SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY 5V Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 9 No 16 O GND OT 12V O CHA FAN SPEED Please connect the chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector 3 pin CPU FAN1 CPU FAN SPEED Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and 12V see p 9 No 6 a match the black wire to the ground pin Game Connector E Connect a Game cable to this 15 pin GAME ani OUT connector if the Game port JBY see p 9 No 21 bracket is installed JBB2 MIDI IN ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 9 No 9 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector ATX 12V Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 see p 9 No 2 18 Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector So that it can provides sufficient power Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up COM Port Header RRXD1 This COM port header is used DDIR 1 9 pin COM1 i to support a COM port module see p 9 No 30 ojoj olofofolo TRRI 1
21. erating system please follow the instruction below to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Switch to Classic View for Windows XP only 3 Double click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab 4 Click the Power button The following dialog box appears 5 From the Power schemes combo list box select Minimal Power Management 6 Click OK to implement settings 39
22. feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Control Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel HT Width You may set the HyperTransport width as 8 bit 16 bit or Auto The default value is Auto HT Speed You may set the HyperTransport speed as Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz or 1000 MHz The default value is Auto 28 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or L disable the STR feature Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM 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 hidden Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Po
23. he data in CMOS includes System setup information such as system password date time and system Setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS2 for 5 seconds However please do not 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 system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action 15 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard FLOPPY1 Lum the red striped side to Pin1 FDD Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 9 No 23 Pint Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE Connector Blue Secondary IDE Connector Black 89 pin IDE1 see p 9 No 10 39 pin IDE2 see p 9 No 11 connect the blue end nm zm connect the black end to the motherboard NS to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard please set the IDE device as Master Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details
24. information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt gt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen 22 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description lt gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens TER Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F9 To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Security System Overview Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to L 00 09 select a field System Date Tue 11 08 2005 Te RAe configure system Time BIOS Version K8VM890 BIOS P1 00 64bit supported Processor Type AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3400 Processor Speed 2200
25. is is used for IDE ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk gt 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32 Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 31 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCI PnP Configuration Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other setting
26. n sure that the motherboard fits into it Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Before you install or remove any component ensure that the 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 the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 11 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle Step 2 Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle Step 3 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place The CPU fits only in one correct orientati
27. n the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 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 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 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows XP SP1 or SP2 2000 SP4 1 3 Motherboard Layout OCOMOAN ODA PWN pe ek ak mk ak OO BOND AO 2 3 4 5 6 gi 21 3cm 8 4 in mares z O O RBE 8 s 2 HIE z 12 gt E E 3 BS i5 3 9 q mr s E oa LL lt m LA 5 RR m O OS E E oes DE EE est 10 imas g EE dad c Buset a EH a a GE 9 VIA e Bb co K8M890 CE 5
28. oad Defaults HT Speed Auto Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 16MB 32MB G4MB 128MB and 256MB The options are available when the size of the option is less than the total memory size Graphics Aperture Size Use this to select Aperture Size of the onboard VGA Configuration options are 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB The default value is 64MB 27 DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage Configuration options are Auto Low Normal High and Ultra High The default value is Auto V Link Speed Use this to select the speed of V Link Bus Configuration options are Normal Fast The default value is Normal IDE Driving Strength Select Lowest Low Normal or Highest for IDE driving strength PCI Delay Transaction Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8 bit ISA cards Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature OnBoard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio
29. on DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins Step 4 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push 2 2 down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked Socket Corner is ii a Triangle STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Lift Up The Socket Lever Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock To The Socket Corner The Socket Lever Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fas tened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU FAN1 see Page 9 No 6 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 12 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard is equipped with two 184 pin DDR Double Data Rate DIMM slots Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot A notch lt break The DIMM only fits in one
30. on options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 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 EPPI it will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Configuration options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 33 OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it Configura tion options Disabled 300 and 330 3 3 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller
31. possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents Introduction iss cene ha eset 5 1 1 Package Contents 5 1 2 Specifications DRUR RI RH ER 6 1 3 Motherboard Layout ees ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ke Re ee 8 1 4 HD8CHI O ees se ee ee ee ee ee Ge ee Ge Ke Re Ge ee ek Ke Re AR Ge Re ek Ke nnne 10 InstallatEn wees cece nce ene 11 Pre installation Precautions iese ee AR ee Re ee ee 11 2 1 CPU Installation rrr reete rtr itr hens 12 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ssssss 12 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 13 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI PCI Express and HDMR Slots we 14 2 5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature eene 2 6 Jumpers Setup cei iti nete D go d ideas 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors sess 2 8 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 2 10 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 20 2 11 Installing Windo
32. s PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PC IDE BusMaster feature 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the Floppy B Disabled system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 32 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port Enabled Select S OnBoard MIDI Port Disabled eee screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it Configurati
33. s Infrared Module Header RIX sp This header supports an optional 5 pin 1R1 DUMMY wireless transmitting and see p 9 No 8 1 receiving infrared module GND IRRX Internal Audio Connectors These connectors allow you 4 pin CD1 BE to receive stereo audio input ND CD1 see p 9 No 27 CD L from sound sources such as CD1 a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD AUDIO1 see p 9 No 25 4 1 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system header as below A Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2_L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L C MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel D Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled E Enter Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager Click Audio VO select Connector Settings L3 choose Disable front pan
34. t frequency Actual Frequency MHz 200 Boot Failure Guard Enabled Spread Spectrum Auto Cool n Quiet Enabled Processor Maximum Multiplier x11 Processor Maximum Voltage 1 550 V Multiplier Voltage Change Auto Memory Clock Auto Flexibility Option Disabled Select Screen Bank Interleaving Auto Select Item Burst Length Change Option CAS Latency CL General Help RCD Load Defaults Save and Exit MA Timing Auto Bae v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Host Frequency While entering setup BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard The actual CPU host frequency will show in the following item Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum This item should always be Disabled for better system stability Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology Processor Maximum Multiplier It will display Processor Maximum Multiplier for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage However it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability 25 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select how to set the CPU host frequency Actual Frequency MHz
35. unctions 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors support 4 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1 x COM port header 1 x IR header CPU Chassis FAN connector 20 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 6 BIOS Feature 4Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Supports jumperfree Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Motherboard Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL CAUTION ils For power saving s sake it is strongly recommended to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology under Windows system See APPENDIX on page 39 to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology Since not all K8 754 pin CPU can support AMD s Cool n Quiet technology please check AMD s website for details This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Un tied Overclocking Technology on page 21 for details Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other tha
36. verclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocing 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 Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI and PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment 21 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt during the Power 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 POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date
37. wer On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system 29 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced T DISABLED disables the IDE Configuration integrated IDE n EE EE EE ee D COR EEG ler ENABLED enables the SATA Operation Mode RAID integrated IDE Controller gt Primary IDE Master Hard Disk y Primary IDE Slave Not Detected y Secondary IDE Master Not Detected p Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected gt SATA1 Not Detected gt SATA2 Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard IDE Controller You may enable or disable the IDE controller Configuration options are Enabled and Disabled SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode The default value of this option is RAID If you don t want to operate RAID function on SATA HDDs please select non RAID IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We
38. ws 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Et eie RE N pee te e tre rr dee a nodo eon 21 2 12 Untied Overclocking Technology eee 21 BIOS SETUP UTILITY eeeeeeeennnn 22 Jf Introduction RE EER eene namens 22 3 1 1 BIOS Men Bar rte ci ate eet Pete 22 3 1 2 Navigation Keys ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 23 3 25 Main Se RA epee caviar a nied 23 3 3 Advanced Screen sse 24 3 3 1 CPU Configuration eee 25 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration eene 27 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration esee 29 3 3 4 IDE Configuration ennn 30 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration esse see ee ee ee AR Re Re 32 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration n 32 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration sees 33 3 3 8 USB Configuration eee 34 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 35 3 5 Boot Screen tiie nadine had 35 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration esses 36 3 6 Security Screen sese 36 3 7 Exit Screen coercet ette boue 37 4 Software Support se Re ee EE 4 1 Install Operating System sss 4 2 Support CD Information snm 4 2 1 Running Support CD 4 2 2 Drivers Menu ccsscccsccsscesscenscesssesseessoesssssseesssensecsneeoes 4 2 3 Utilities Menu TM 4 2 4 Conta
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