ASRock K7S8XE R3.0, K7S8X R3.0, K7S8X User Manual
K7S8X
K7S8XE
User Manual
Version 3.1
Published July 2003
Copyright©2003 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Contents
1 Introduction.................................................... 4
1.1 Package Contents ........................................................... 4
1.2 Specifications ................................................................. 5
1.3 Motherboard Layout (K7S8X) ........................................ 7
1.4 Motherboard Layout (K7S8XE) ...................................... 8
1.5 ASRock I/OTM (K7S8X / K7S8XE) ................................... 9
2 Installation ...................................................... 10
2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 10
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ............................................ 10
2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................... 11
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan .............................. 11
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .......................... 12
2.6 Expansion Slots .............................................................. 12
2.7 Jumpers Setup ................................................................ 13
2.8 Connectors ..................................................................... 15
3 BIOS Setup ...................................................... 17
3.1 BIOS Setup Utility ............................................................ 17
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ..................................................... 17
3.1.2 Legend Bar ........................................................... 17
3.2 Main Menu ....................................................................... 18
3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ...... 20
4 Software Support ........................................... 21
4.1 Installing Operating System ............................................ 21
4.2 Support CD Information ................................................... 21
4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................. 21
4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 21
4.2.3 Utilities Menu ......................................................... 21
4.2.4 ASRock “PC-DIY Live Demo” Program ................. 21
4.2.5 Contact Information............................................... 21
Appendix ........................................................... 22
1. Advanced Menu ............................................................. 22
2. Security Menu ................................................................. 26
3. Power Menu ................................................................... 27
4. Boot Menu ....................................................................... 28
5. Exit Menu ......................................................................... 29
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock K7S8X / K7S8XE 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.
Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide for new DIY system builders. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic
BIOS setup and support CD information. For advanced users’ reference, the Appendix appearing on page 22 offers more advanced BIOS setup information.
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 memory and CPU
support lists on ASRock website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock K7S8X or K7S8XE motherboard
(ATX form factor: 12.0" x 7.5", 30.5 x 19.0 cm)
ASRock K7S8X / K7S8XE Quick Installation Guide
ASRock AMD-SiS Series Support CD
1 cable for IDE devices (1 x ATA 66/100/133)
1 cable for floppy drive (1 x ribbon cable)
1 ASRock I/O shield
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1.2 Specifications
Platform: ATX form factor (12.0" x 7.5", 30.5 x 19.0 cm)
CPU: Supports Socket A (462 pins) for
AMD Athlon
Chipsets: North Bridge (K7S8X):
North Bridge (K7S8XE):
South Bridge: SiS 963L, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133
Memory: 3 D DR DIMM slots: DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3
PC1600 (DDR200) / PC2100 (DDR266)
for 3 DDR DIMM slots, Max. 3GB;
PC2700 (DDR333) for 2 DDR DIMM slots, Max. 2GB;
PC3200 (DDR400) for 1 DDR DIMM slot, Max. 1GB
IDE: IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;
IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;
Can connect up to 4 IDE devices
Floppy Port: Supports 2 floppy disk drives
Audio: 5.1 channels AC’97 Audio
LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN
Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing;
Chassis temperature sensing;
CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life
(ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 2);
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore;
CPU fan tachometer; Chassis fan tachometer
PCI slots: 5 slots with PCI Specification 2.2
AGP slot: 1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 8X / 4X AGP card (see CAUTION 3)
USB 2.0: 4 default USB 2.0 ports and 1 extra set of header for two
additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see CAUTION 4)
ASRock I/OTM: PS/2: 1 keyboard port / 1 mouse port;
1 RJ 45 port; 4 rear default USB 2.0 ports;
1 serial port: COM 1; 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support;
Audio Jack: Line Out/ Line In/ Microphone + Game port
BIOS: AMI legal BIOS; Supports “Plug and Play”;
ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events;
SMBIOS 2.3.1 support;
CPU frequency stepless control
(only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 5)
OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant
TM
/ Athlon
TM
XP/ DuronTM processor
SiS 746FX, FSB @ 333MHz, AGP 8X / 4X (see CAUTION 1);
SiS 748, FSB @ 400MHz, AGP 8X / 4X (see CAUTION 1);
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CAUTION!
1. According to SiS official document, SiS 746FX and SiS 748
chipsets have limitation as below:
SiS 746FX:
CPU at FSB 200MHz mode, it will not support DDR400;
CPU at FSB 333MHz mode, it will not support DDR200.
SiS 748:
CPU at FSB 200MHz mode, it will not support DDR400;
CPU at FSB 333MHz mode, it will not support DDR200;
CPU at FSB 400MHz mode, it will not support DDR200 / DDR266
2. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Please check if the CPU fan on the
motherboard functions properly before you resume the
system. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray
thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you
install the PC system.
3. Do NOT insert a 3.3V AGP card into the AGP slot of K7S8X or
K7S8XE motherboard! It may cause permanent damage!
4. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft
Windows® XP. It may not work properly under Microsoft
Windows® 98/ME/2000. Please refer to Microsoft® official
document at
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx
5. Although K7S8X / K7S8XE offers stepless control, it is not
recommended to perform over clocking. When the CPU
frequency of K7S8X / K7S8XE is set to perform over clocking,
other clocks, such as PCI clock, AGP clock, and Memory
clock will also be overclocked proportionally. Frequencies
other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may
cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.
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1.3 Motherboard Layout (K7S8X)
12 4
3
56
19.0cm (7.5 in)
PS/2
1
Mouse
PS2_USB_PWR1
PS/2
Keyboard
DDR3 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)
45
IDE2
CHA_FAN1
FLOPPY1
PANEL1
PLED PWRBTN
1
HDLED RST
IDE1
1617
ATXPWR1
30.5cm (12.0 in)
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
COM1
PARALLEL PORT
LAN
USB 2.0
Ports
29
USB2.0
Ports
28
27
26
25
24
23
Lineout
Line
Linein
In
Mic
GAME AUDIO1
Micin
GAME AUDIO1
In
1
JR1
AUDIO
CODEC
AUDIO1
JL1
CPU_FAN1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
FID0
FID1
FID2
FID3
FID4
FSB_SEL0
FSB_SEL1
SiS
746FX
Chipset
00
4
DDR
DDR1 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)
10
DDR2 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)
32
AGP 8X
AGP1
PCI 1
SiS
19
1
IR1
18
CMOS
Battery
CLRCMOS2
SPEAKER1
963L
1
22
21
20
Super
I/O
LAN
PHY
2MB
BIOS
K7S8X
PCI 2
PCI 3
PCI 4
PCI 5
USB 2.05.1CH
REV. 3.01
ATA133
USB45
1
1 PS2_USB_PWR1 jumper 2 CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1)
3 CPU socket 4 North Bridge controller
5 184-pin DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1- 3) 6 ATX power connector (ATXPWR1)
7 Secondary IDE connector (IDE2, Black) 8 Primary IDE connector (IDE1, Blue)
9 FSB select jumpers (FSB_SEL0) 10 FSB select jumpers (FSB_SEL1)
11 AGP slot (AGP1) 12 South Bridge controller
13 Chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1) 14 Floppy connector (FLOPPY1)
15 Clear CMOS (CLRCMOS2, 2-pin jumper) 16 System panel connector (PANEL1)
17 External speaker connector (SPEAKER 1) 18 Infrared module connector (IR1)
19 USB 2.0 header (USB45, Blue) 20 Flash Memory
21 PCI slots (PCI 1- 5) 22 LAN PHY
23 AUDIO CODEC 24 JL1 jumper
25 JR1 jumper 26 Front panel audio connector (AUDIO1)
27 Internal audio connector: AUX1 (White) 28 Internal audio connector: CD1 (Black)
29 FID Jumpers (FID0, FID1, FID2, FID3, FID4)
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1.4 Motherboard Layout (K7S8XE)
12 4
3
56
19.0cm (7.5 in)
PS/2
1
Mouse
PS2_USB_PWR1
PS/2
Keyboard
DDR3 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)
45
IDE2
CHA_FAN1
FLOPPY1
PANEL1
PLED PWRBTN
1
HDLED RST
IDE1
1617
ATXPWR1
30.5cm (12.0 in)
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
COM1
PARALLEL PORT
LAN
USB 2.0
Ports
29
USB2.0
Ports
28
27
26
25
24
23
Lineout
Line
Linein
In
Mic
GAME AUDIO1
Micin
GAME AUDIO1
In
1
JR1
AUDIO
CODEC
AUDIO1
JL1
CPU_FAN1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
FID0
FID1
FID2
FID3
FID4
FSB_SEL0
FSB_SEL1
SiS
748
Chipset
00
4
DDR
DDR1 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)
10
DDR2 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)
32
AGP 8X
AGP1
PCI 1
SiS
19
1
IR1
18
CMOS
Battery
CLRCMOS2
SPEAKER1
963L
1
22
21
20
Super
I/O
LAN
PHY
2MB
BIOS
K7S8XE
PCI 2
PCI 3
PCI 4
PCI 5
USB 2.05.1CH
REV. 3.01
ATA133
USB45
1
1 PS2_USB_PWR1 jumper 2 CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1)
3 CPU socket 4 North Bridge controller
5 184-pin DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1- 3) 6 ATX power connector (ATXPWR1)
7 Secondary IDE connector (IDE2, Black) 8 Primary IDE connector (IDE1, Blue)
9 FSB select jumpers (FSB_SEL0) 10 FSB select jumpers (FSB_SEL1)
11 AGP slot (AGP1) 12 South Bridge controller
13 Chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1) 14 Floppy connector (FLOPPY1)
15 Clear CMOS (CLRCMOS2, 2-pin jumper) 16 System panel connector (PANEL1)
17 External speaker connector (SPEAKER 1) 18 Infrared module connector (IR1)
19 USB 2.0 header (USB45, Blue) 20 Flash Memory
21 PCI slots (PCI 1- 5) 22 LAN PHY
23 AUDIO CODEC 24 JL1 jumper
25 JR1 jumper 26 Front panel audio connector (AUDIO1)
27 Internal audio connector: AUX1 (White) 28 Internal audio connector: CD1 (Black)
29 FID Jumpers (FID0, FID1, FID2, FID3, FID4)
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1.5 ASRock I/OTM (K7S8X / K7S8XE)
12
910
1 Parallel port 2 RJ-45 port
3 Game port 4 Microphone (Pink)
5 Line In (Light Blue) 6 Line Out (Lime)
7 USB 2.0 ports 8 Serial port (COM1)
9 PS/2 keyboard port (Purple) 10 PS/2 mouse port (Green)
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