ASRock K8VM890 User Manual

K8VM890

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published February 2006

Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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ContentsContents

Contents

ContentsContents

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

1.

Introduction

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

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

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

1.3 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 8

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

2.2.

InstallationInstallation

2.

Installation

2.2.

InstallationInstallation

Pre-installation Precautions ............................................................... 1 1

2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 12

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ....................................... 12

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM).................................... 13

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, PCI Express, and HDMR Slots) .................... 14

2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature........................................................ 14

2.6 Jumpers Setup.......................................................................... 15

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors .......................................... 16

2.8 Serial A TA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ................................ 19

2.9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs.................. 19

2.10 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions. 20

2.11 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions .................................................................................. 21

2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology .............................................. 21

3.3.

BIOS SBIOS S

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BIOS S

3.3.

BIOS SBIOS S

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

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

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

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. 35

3.5 Boot Screen.............................................................................. 35

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

3.7 Exit Screen ............................................................................... 3 7

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

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

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

3.3.1 CPU Configuration .......................................................... 25

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ..................................................... 27

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ......................................................... 29

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ............................................................ 30

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 32

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 32

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................... 33

3.3.8 USB Configuration .......................................................... 34

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... 36

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4.4.

Software SupportSoftware Support

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Software Support

4.4.

Software SupportSoftware Support

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

4.2.4 Contact Information ........................................................ 38

APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietAPPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietAPPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

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1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

1.

Introduction

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

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-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 VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website
as well. ASRock website

1.11.1

Package ContentsPackage Contents

1.1

Package Contents

1.11.1

Package ContentsPackage 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)
1 x HD 8CH I/O Shield
1 x COM Port Bracket
1 x HDMR Card (Optional)

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1.21.2

SpecificationsSpecifications

1.2

Specifications

1.21.2

SpecificationsSpecifications

Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.4-in, 24.4 cm x 21.3 cm
CPU - 754-Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64-bit AMD AthlonTM 64

and 32-bit/64-bit Sempron Processors

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM T e chnology
(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 - 2 x 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

- 1 x 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 I/O 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)

- 4 x 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)

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Connector - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors,

support RAID (RAID 0, 1, JBOD) and “Hot Plug” functions

- 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 Compli ance 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

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CAUTION!

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

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un-

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

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

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

6. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft

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technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 39 to

Quiet
enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet
support AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

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technology. Since not all K8 754-pin CPU can

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technology, please check AMD’s website for

details.

tied Overclocking Technology” on page 21 for details.

perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus
frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.

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.

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.

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Windows® XP

SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

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1.31.3

Motherboard LayoutMotherboard Layout

1.3

Motherboard Layout

1.31.3

Motherboard LayoutMotherboard Layout

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PS2_USB_PW1

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PS2

Mouse

Keyboard

PARALLEL PORT

PS2

VGA

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21.3cm (8.4 in)

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CPU_FAN1

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IR1

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Socket 754

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

CLRCMOS2

USB67

SPEAKER1

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BATTERY

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PLED PWRBTN

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HDLED RST

CMOS

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ATXPWR1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA2

SATA1

CHA_FAN1

PANEL1

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DDR400

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4Mb

BIOS

FSB800

DDR 1(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)

VIA

VT8237A

SATA

GAME1

USB45

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USB2.0
T: US B2
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RJ-45

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Bottom:

USB2.0

ATX12V1

Top:

REAR SPK

Center:

SIDE SPK

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COM1

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Center:

LineIn

LineOut

VIA

K8M890 CE

Chipset

K8VM890

PCIE1

PCI1

PCI2

FLOPPY1

PCI

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SUPER

I/O

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AUDIO
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LAN
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HDMR1

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1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 16 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
2 A TX 12V Connector (A TX12V1) 17 System Pa nel Hea der (P ANEL1)
3 North Bridge Controller 18 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
4 754-Pin CPU Socket 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)
5 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)
6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 21 Game Port Header (GAME1)
7 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2) 22 Flash Memory
8 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 23 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
9 ATX Power Connector (A TXPWR1) 24 HDMR Slot (HDMR1)
10 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 25 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
11 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 26 PCI EXPRESS Slot (PCIE2)
12 South Bridge Controller 27 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
13 Secondary Serial A TA Conne ctor (SATA2) 28 PCI Slots (PCI1 - 2)
14 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS2) 29 PCI EXPRESS Slot (PCIE1)
15 Primary Serial ATA Conne ctor (SA T A1 ) 3 0 COM Port Header (COM1)

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HD 8CH I/OHD 8CH I/O

1.4

HD 8CH I/O

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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 VG A Port
5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
6 Line In (Light Blue) 13 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

*7 Front Speaker (Lime)

* 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.

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker

2 V -- -- -­4VV---­6VVV-­8VVVV

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* If you use 8-channel audio and en a ble 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” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose

“2CH”, “4CH”, 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.

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2.2.

InstallationInstallation

2.

Installation

2.2.

InstallationInstallation

K8VM890 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 en­sure that the motherboard fits into it.

Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-installation Precautions

Pre-installation Precautions

Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-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 hole s to se cure the motherboard
to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may
damage the motherboard.

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2.12.1

CPU InstallationCPU Installation

2.1

CPU Installation

2.12.1

CPU InstallationCPU Installation

Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90

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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 orientation. 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

down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab
to indicate that it is locked.

Socket Corner

CPU Golden Triangle

Lever 90° Up

STEP 1:
Lift Up The Socket Lever

2.22.2

Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

2.2

Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

2.22.2

Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

STEP 2 / STEP 3:
Match The CPU Golden Triangle
To The Socket Corner

STEP 4:
Push Down And Lock
The Socket Lever

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 fas­tened 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.

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