ASRock K8 COMBO-Z User Manual

MOTHERBOARD

K8 Combo-Z

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2004

Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

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Contents

1. Introduction ....................................................... 5

1.1 Package Contents............................................................... 5

1.2 Specifications..................................................................... 6

1.3 Motherboard Layout ........................................................... 9

1.4 ASRock 8CH I/O.................................................................. 10

2. Installation ......................................................... 11

Pre-installation Precautions ......................................................... 11

2.1 CPU Sockets ....................................................................... 12

2.2 CPU Installation ................................................................... 13

2.3 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ................................. 13

2.4 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM).............................. 14

2.5 Expansion Slots (PCI Express X1, PCI and AGP Slots) ..... 16

2.6 Jumpers Setup.................................................................... 17

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors .................................... 18

2.8 Serial A TA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation .......................... 21

2.9 Making An SAT A Driver Diskette ......................................... 21

3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY .............................................. 22

3.1 Introduction ......................................................................... 22

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ......................................................... 22

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ....................................................... 23

3.2 Main Screen........................................................................ 23

3.3 Advanced Screen.............................................................. 24

3.3.1 CPU Configuration .................................................... 24

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ............................................... 2 7

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ................................................... 2 8

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ...................................................... 29

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ................................................ 31

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ................................................ 31

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ............................................. 3 2

3.3.8 USB Configuration .................................................... 33

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ....................... 34

3.5 Boot Screen........................................................................ 34

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ..................................... 3 5

3.5.2 Boot Device Priority .................................................. 35

3.6 Security Screen.................................................................. 36

3.7 Exit Screen ......................................................................... 37

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4. Software Support ................................................... 38

4.1 Install Operating System........................................................... 38

4.2 Support CD Information............................................................. 38

4.2.1 Running Support CD ....................................................... 38

4.2.2 Drivers Menu .................................................................. 38

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ................................................................... 38

APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology...... 39

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8 Combo-Z 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-by­step 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 memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as

well. ASRock website

1.1 Package Contents

1 x ASRock K8 Combo-Z Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
1 x ASRock K8 Combo-Z Quick Installation Guide
1 x ASRock K8 Combo-Z 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)
1 x ASRock 8CH I/O Shield

http://www.asrock.com

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1.2 Specifications

Platform: ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

CPU: 1. 939-Pin Socket Supporting AMD AthlonTM 64FX Processor

2. 754-Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64-bit AMD
AthlonTM 64 and 32-bit Sempron Processor

(see CAUTION 1)
Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM T e chnology (see CAUTION 2)

Chipsets: Bridge: ALi M1689 Chipset

1. For 939-Pin CPU, FSB @ 1 GHz / 2.0 GT/s

2. For 754-Pin CPU, FSB @ 800 MHz / 1.6 GT/s

Memory: 1. For 939-Pin CPU:

3 x DDR DIMM Slots: DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3
2 DIMMs Support PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DD R333) /
PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB (see CAUTION 3)

Dual Channel Memory Technology Support

(see CAUTION 4)

2. For 754-Pin CPU:
2 x DDR DIMM Slots: DDR4 and DDR5
Support PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333) /
PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB

NO SUPPORT for Dual Channel Memory Technology

IDE: IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6

IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6
Supports up to 4 IDE Devices

Serial ATA: 2 x SATA Connectors

Supports up to 2 SA TA Devices at 1.5Gb/s Data Tra n sfer Rate

Floppy Port: Supports up to 2 Floppy Disk Drives
Audio: Superior 7.1-channel Audio with Ultimate 3D Surround Sound

Effect for Stereo Media

LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), Supports Wake-On-LAN
Hardware Monitor: CPU Temperature Sensing

Motherboard Temperature Sensing
CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life
(ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 5)
CPU Fan Tachometer
Chassis Fan Tachometer
Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

PCI Slots: 3 x PCI Slots, PCI Specification 2.2
AGP slot: 1 x AGP Slot

Supports 1.5V, 8X / 4X AGP Card (see CAUTION 6)

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USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 Ports:

4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports on the I/O Panel
Plus 2 On-Board Headers Supporting 4 Extra USB 2.0 Ports
(see CAUTION 7)

ASRock 8CH I/O: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port

1 Serial Port: COM1
1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
1 RJ-45 Port
Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central/Bass /

Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone
(see CAUTION 8)

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 9)

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant

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CAUTION!

1. This motherboard is equipped with two types of CPU sockets. You may
choose to install either AMD 939-Pin CPU or AMD 754-Pin CPU into this
motherboard. However, to avoid instability and damage to the system, please
do not install both of them into this motherboard.

2. For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’

3. If you install a 939-Pin CPU into this motherboard, please refer to page 14 for

4. If you install a 939-Pin CPU into this motherboard, it will support Dual Channel

5. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

6. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard!

7. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP

8. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes.

9. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to

TM

Quiet

technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 39 to

enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

TM

technology.

proper installation of memory modules on DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3.

Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology,
make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 14 for
proper installation.

Before you resume the system, plea se check if the CPU fa n 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.

It may cause permanent damage!

SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft

®

Please refer to Microsoft

official document at

®

Windows® 98/ ME.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx

For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel,
and 8-cha nnel modes. Plea se check the ta ble on page 10 f or proper connection.

perform over-clocking. 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

1

2

PS2_USB_PWR1

1

PS2

Mouse

Keyboard

PARALLEL PORT

PS2

COM1

ATXPWR1

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

USB2.0
T: US B2
B:USB3

USB2.0
T: US B0
B:USB1

Bottom:

CTR BASS

Bottom:

MIC IN

1

JR1

AUDIO1

Center:

SIDE SPK

Center:

FRONT

LAN
PHY

IR1

1

Super

AUDIO
CODEC

Top:
RJ-45

Top:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

1
1

2MB
BIOS

I/O

CD1

JL1

ATX12V1

K8_939:FSB1G

J5
J6

7.1 CH

GAME1

1

4

3

24.4cm (9.6in)

DDR1 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)

DDR2 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)

DDR3 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)

1.5V_AGP1

PCI1

DDR400

PCI2

USB 2.0

PCI3

24252627

DDR5 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)

DDR4 (64/72bit, 184-pin module)

K8_754:
FSB800

SOCKET 939

AGP8X

Chipset

FLOPPY1

ALi

M1689

1

ATA133

1

J7

CPU_FAN1

SATA

USB_H45

20212223

Socket 754

K8 Combo -Z

J1 J2 J3 J4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

SATA2

CMOS

SATA1

Battery

1

CLRTC1

USB67

SPEAKER1

1

1

18

19

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

NB_FAN1

PLED PWRBTN

1

HDLED RESET

PANEL 1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

IDE1

IDE2

CHA_FAN1

5

6

7

30.5cm (12.0in)

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9

10

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12

13
14
15

16
17

1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 17 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
2 A TX Power Conne ctor (A TXPWR1) 18 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)

(for 939-Pin CPU) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB_H45, Blue)
4 939-Pin CPU Socket 21 Primary Serial A TA Connector (SA T A1 )
5 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots 22 Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SA T A 2)

(DDR4- 5, for 754-Pin CPU only) 23 Bridge Controller
6 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 24 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

(for 754-Pin CPU) 25 Game Port Header (GAME1)
7 754-Pin CPU Socket 26 Internal Audio Connector: CD1
8 J7 Jumper 27 JR1 Jumper / JL1 Jumper
9 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 28 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)
10 J1 / J2 / J3 / J4 Jumpers 29 PCI Slots (PCI1- 3)
11 AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) 30 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
12 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 31 Flash Memory
13 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 32 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots
14 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRTC1) (DDR1- 3, for 939-Pin CPU only, Dual Channel)
15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 33 J5 / J6 Jumpers
16 Bridge Fan Connector (NB_FAN1) 3 4 A T X 12V Connector (ATX12V1)

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1.4 ASRock 8CH I/O

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6

7

8

13

1 Parallel Port 8 Microphone (Pink)
2 RJ-45 Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
3 Side Speaker (Gray) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
4 Rear Speaker (Black) 11 Serial Port: COM1
5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
6 Line In (Light Blue) 1 3 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

*7 Front Speaker (Lime)

12

11

910

3

4

5

* If 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 -- -- -­4VV---­6VVV-­8VVVV

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2. Installation

K8 Combo-Z is an ATX form fa ctor (12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) motherboard.
Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en­sure 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.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the
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.

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 anti­static 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.

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2.1 CPU Sockets

SOCKET

9

39

Socket

7

54

J7

J5

1
1

J6

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

J1 J2 J3 J4

1

J7
Jumper

J1 -J4

Jumpers

J5 /J6

Jumpers

This motherboard is equipped with two types of CPU sockets. You may choose to
install either 939-Pin CPU (AMD Athlon 64FX) or 754-Pin CPU (AMD Athlon 64) into this
motherboard. However, to avoid instability and damage to the system, please do not
install both of them into this motherboard.
Important: If you install a 939-Pin CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to

adjust the setting of J1 / J2 / J3 / J4 / J5 / J6 / J7 Jumpers by shorting
pin2 and pin3 of all these seven sets of jumpers. These jumpers are set
to support 754-Pin CPU by shorting pin1 and pin2 by default. Please
refer to the figure below for these jumpers’ location on the motherboard.

CPU T ype Jumper Settings

J1/J2/J3/J4 J5/J6 J7

939-Pin CPU

2_3

2_3

(all 7 Jumpers: short Pin2 and Pin3)

(2 x 3-Pin) (1 x 3-Pin)

(10 x 3-Pin)

754-Pin CPU

1_2

1_2

(all 7 Jumpers: short Pin1 and Pin2)
(Default) (2 x 3-Pin) (1 x 3-Pin)

(10 x 3-Pin)

2_3

1_2

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