Biostar K8M80-M7A User Manual
K8M800-M7A
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Tabl e of Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................................................1
1.1 Motherboard Features.......................................................... 1
1.2 Package List.........................................................................3
1.3 Layout and Components.......................................................4
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation...................................................5
2.1 Installing Central Processing Un it (CPU)................................ 5
2.2 FAN Headers....................................................................... 6
2.3 Installing System Memory .................................................... 7
2.4 Connectors and Slots............................................................ 8
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup........................................11
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers.........................................................11
3.2 Detail Settings.....................................................................11
Chapter 4: Useful Help ..................................................................17
4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code.......................................................17
4.2 Extra Information................................................................17
4.3 Troubleshooting..................................................................19
Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™..............................................................20
5.1 Introduction........................................................................20
5.2 System Requirement............................................................20
5.3 Installation ..........................................................................21
5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels................22
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 MOTHERBOA RD FEATURES
CPU
Supports Socket 754.
Sup por ts AMD At h l on 64 pr ocess or up to 3700+.
Supports AMD Sempron processor.
Sup por ts Hy perTransport Technol ogy up to 16 00MT/s .
Chi pset
North Bridge: VIA K8M800.
South Bridge: VIA VT8237R/VT8237R PLUS.
Dimensions
Micro ATX Form Factor: 18.999cm (W) x 24.384cm (L)
Op erating System Supp orting
Supports Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP / 64-bit.
Slot
Three 32bit PCI bus master slots.
One AGP 4x/8x c o mp atible s l ot .
One CNR slot.
On-board IDE
Two on-board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 0~4.
Supports Ultra DM A 33/ 66/100/133 Bus Master M ode.
S ystem Memory
Supp orts up to 2 DDR d evices.
Supports DDR-266/333/400.
Maximum memory size i s up to 2GB. (Following tabl e is only for
reference.)
DI MM Socket
Location
DDR Module Total Memory Size
DIMM1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMM2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
Max is 2 GB.
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Super I/O
Chip: IT E IT 8705AF.
Low Pin Count Interface.
Provides the most commonl y used legacy Super I/O
functionality.
Environment Control initiatives,
H/W Monitor
F an Sp eed Con tr oller
ITE's "S mart Guardi an" function
Onb oard AC’97 Sound Codec
Chip: REALTEK ALC655.
Support 6 channels.
Supports S/PDIF o u t function.
Compliant with AC’97 Version 2.3 specifi cation.
Onb oard Serial AT A
Controller i ntegrated in VT8237R (VT 8237R PLUS).
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functi ons.
Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.
- Data tran sfer rates up to 150 MB /s.
- Compliant with SATA Versi on 1.0 specifi cation.
10 /100 LAN PHY
PHY: RTL8201BL/CL.
Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s auto-negoti ation.
Half/Full duplex ca pabil ity.
Supports ACPI, PCI power management.
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I nt er nal On-board I/O Con n ec tors and H eader s
1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in devi ce.
1 front audio header supports front panel audi o function.
1 S/PDIF-Out connector supports di gital audi o-out function.
1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning
function.
1 FDD connector supports 2 Fl oppy drives with 360K, 720K,
1.2 M, 1.44M and 2.88Mby tes.
2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices.
2 Serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.
2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports at front panel . (JUSB3
is optional)
Back Panel I/O Connector s
2 USB 2.0 ports.
1 VGA port.
1 Serial port.
1 Game port.
1 Printer port.
1 RJ - 45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse port.
1 PS/2 Keyboard port.
1 Audio port including 1 Speaker-out connector, 1 Line-in
conn ec tor, and 1 MIC- i n co nn ect or.
Line InSpeaker Out
Mic In
LAN
USB x2
PS/2
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse
Pr in t er p or t
COM1
VGA1
GAME Port
1.2 PACKAGE LIST
HDD cable x 1
User’s Manu al x1
Fully Se tu p Driver CD x1
Rear I/O panel for A T X cas e x1
FDD cable x1 (optional)
USB 2.0 cable x1 (optional )
Serial ATA cable x1 (optional)
S/PD IF out ca ble x 1 (optional)
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1.3 LAYOUT A ND COMPONE NTS
DIMM1
DIMM2
FD D1
K8M800
VT8237R/
VT 8237 R PL US
JATXPWR1
JCDIN1
JUSB2 JUSB3(optional)
JUSB V2
JSATA2
JSATA1
JCM OS1
JCI1
JCFAN 1
JSFAN1
Codec
JPANEL1
LAN
PHY
Super I/O
BIO S
BAT1
Socket 7 54
CPU1
JUSBLA N1
CNR1
PCI1
PCI3
PCI2
AGP1
JKBMS1
JAUDIO2
JSPDIF_ OUT1
JATXPWR2
JPRNT1
J
C
O
M
1
J
V
G
A
1
JUSBV1
J
G
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e
P
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r
t
J
A
U
D
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G
A
M
E
JUSB 1
ID E2
ID E1
Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.
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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 INST ALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
Step 1: Pull the l ever toward di rection A from the socket and then raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angl e.
90
A
Step 2: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on
CPU should point forwards this white triangle. T he CPU will fit
on ly in the corr ec t or i entat ion.
Step 3: Hold the CPU down firml y, and then close the lever to complete
the i nstalla ti on.
Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on t he CP U and bu c kl e it . Co nn ect the CPU
FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. T his completes the installation.
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2.2 FAN HEADERS
These fan headers support cooling-fans bui lt in the com puter. T he fan
cabl e and connector may be di fferent according to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.
JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header
JSFAN1 : System Fan H eader
Pin
Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
JSFAN1
31
JCFAN1
31
3 FAN RPM rat e
sens e
Note:
The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 s upport 3-pin head connector. When c onnecti ng with wires
onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connect ed to
pin#2, and the bl ac k wire is Ground and s hould be c onnected to GND.
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2.3 INST ALLING SYSTEM MEMORY
DIMM1
DIMM2
1. Unlock a DIMM sl ot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a
DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the
break on the Slot.
2. Insert the DIMM vertically and fi rmly into the slot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
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2.4 CONNECTO RS AND SLOTS
FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector
The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that
s uppor t s 360K, 720K, 1.2 M, 1.44M and 2.88M flo ppy d is k types.
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.
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IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
functionality. It ha s two HDD connecto rs IDE1 (prima ry ) an d IDE2
(secondary).
The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so
you can connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard drive
should always be connected to IDE1.
IDE2IDE1
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3940
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PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots
This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands
for Peri pheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for
expansi on cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
PCI3
PCI2
PCI1
AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot
You r mon ito r will at tac h directly to that video card . This
motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also
equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card
will take advantage of AGP technol ogy for improved video
effi ci ency and perform ance, especially with 3D graphics.
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CNR1: Communication Network Riser Slot
The CNR specificati on is an open Ind ustry Standard Architecture,
and it defi nes a hardware scalable riser card i nterface, whi ch
supports modem only.
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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETU P
3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS
The illustration shows how to set up j umpers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “cl ose”, if not, that means the jumper is
“open”.
Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed
3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS
JPANEL1: Front Panel Heade r
This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED , Power LED, Sleep
butt on, speaker and I rDA Connection. I t allows user to c onnect the PC c as e’s
front panel switch fun ctions.
123
24
SL P
PWR
_
LED
On/Off
IR
IR
RST
HLED
SPK
++
+
2
-
-
Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Functio n
1 +5V 2 Sleep control
3 N/A 4 Ground
Sleep button
5 N/A 6 N/A N/A
7 Speaker
Speaker
Connector
8 Po wer LED (+)
9 HDD LE D (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)
Hard drive
LED
12 Power LED (-)
Powe r LED
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control
Reset button
16 Ground
Power-on button
17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key
21 +5V 22 Ground
23 IRTX
IrDA
Connector
24 IRRX
IrDA Connector
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JUS B 1/ JUSB2/JU SB 3: H eader s for U SB 2. 0 P or t s at Fr o nt Pa ne l
(JUSB3 is optional)
This header allows us er to connect additional U SB cable on the PC f ront panel,
and also can be c onnec t ed wit h internal USB devices, like U SB card reader.
Pin Assignment
1 +5V (fused)
2 +5V (fused)
3 USB4 USB5 USB+
6 USB+
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Key
1
2910
JUSB3JUSB1 JUSB2
10 NC
JUS B V1/JUSBV2 : Powe r Sourc e Heade rs for US B P o rts
Pin 1- 2 Clos e :
JU SBV1: +5V for USB port s at JUSBLAN 1.
JU SBV2: +5V for USB port s at front panel (JU SB1/JU SB2/ JUSB3).
Pin 2- 3 Clos e :
JU SBV1: USB ports at JU SBLAN1 are powered by +5V standby volt age.
JU SBV2: USB ports at front panel (J U SB1/JUSB2/JUSB3) are powered by
+5V st andby voltage.
31
1
3
Pin 1-2 close
JUSBV2
1
3
JUSBV1
13
3
1
1
3
Pin 2-3 close
Note:
In order to s upport this function “Power-On s ystem via USB devic e,” “JUSBV1/ JUSBV2”
jumper cap should be plac ed on Pin 2-3 indi viduall y.
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JATXPW R1: AT X Power So u rce C onne ctor
This connector allows user t o connect 20-pin power c onnector on the ATX
power supply .
Pin Assignment
1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 Ground
4 +5V
5 Ground
6 +5V
7 Ground
8 PW_OK
9 Standby Voltage
+5V
10 +12V
11 +3.3 V
12 -12V
13 Ground
14 PS_ON
15 Ground
16 Ground
17 Ground
18 -5V
19 +5V
1
10 20
11
20 +5V
JATXPW R2: AT X Power So u rce C onne ctor
By c onnecting this connector, it will prov ide +12V to CPU power c irc uit.
Pin
Assignment
1 +12V
2 +12V
3 Ground
2
4
1
3
4 Ground
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JFAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header
This header allows us er to connect t he front audio out put cable wit h the PC front
panel. It will dis able the output on back panel audio c onnectors.
Pin Assignment
1 Mic in/center
2 Ground
3 Mic power/Bass
4 Audio power
5 Right line out/
Speaker out Right
6 Right line out/
Speaker out Right
7 Reserved
8 Key
9 Left line out/
Speaker out Left
10 Left line out/
Speaker out Left
11 Right line in/
Rear speaker Right
12 Right line in/
Rear speaker Right
13 Left line in/
Rear speaker Left
14
2
13
1
14 Left line in/
Rear speaker Left
JCDIN1: CD-ROM Aud io-in Connector
This connector allows user to connect t he audio s ourc e f rom the v ariaty dev ices,
like CD-R OM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc ..
Pin
Assignment
1 Left Channel Input
2 Ground
3 Ground
14
4 Right Channel Input
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JCMOS 1 : C lear CMOS Hea der
By plac ing the jum per on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e sett ing
and the CMOS dat a, please caref ully follow t he procedures to av oid dam aging
the m otherboard.
1
3
Pin 1-2 Close:
Normal Operation (default).
1
3
1
3
Pin 2-3 Close:
Clear CMOS data.
※ Clear CMOS Procedures:
1. Rem ov e AC power line.
2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.
3. Wai t for fi ve se co n ds.
4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.
5. Power on the AC.
6. Res et your des ired pas s word or clear the C MOS data.
JCI1: Chassis O pen Header
This connector allows sy stem to monitor PC c as e open stat us. If the s ignal has
been triggered, it will rec ord to the CMOS and s how t he message on next
boot-up.
Pin
Assignment
1 Case open signal
1
2
2 Ground
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JSATA1 ~ JS ATA2 : Serial ATA Connectors
The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller wit h 2 channels SATA int erf ace,
it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5GB/s.
Pin
Assignment
1 Ground
2 TX+
3 TX4 Ground
5 RX6 RX+
JSATA1
714
7 Ground
JSPDIF_O UT1: Di gital Au dio-out C on nec tor
This connector allows user t o connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.
Pin
Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
13
3 Ground
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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP
4.1 AWAR D BIOS BEEP CODE
Beep Sound Meanin g
One long beep f ollowed by t wo s hort
beeps
Video card not f ound or v ideo card
mem ory bad
High-low siren sound CPU overheated
Sys t em will s hut down autom at ically
One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST
Long beeps every ot her second No DRAM detected or ins t all
4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION
A. BIOS Update
After yo u fail to up d ate BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the
Boot-Block functi on will hel p to restore BIOS. If the fol lowing message
is shown after boot-up the system, it m eans the BIOS contents are
corrupted.
In thi s Case, pl ease follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:
1. Mak e a bootable fl op py d is k.
2. Download the Flash Uti lity “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar
websi te: www.b iostar.com .tw
3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS
fr om Bi os t ar websit e.
4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respectively BIOS into floppy disk.
5. Insert the bootable di sk into floppy drive and press Enter.
6. System will boot-u p t o DOS promp t.
7. Type “Aw dflash xxxx.bf/sn/p y/ r” in DOS prompt.
(xxxx means BIOS name.)
8. System will update BIOS au to mati c ally an d re start.
9. The BIOS has bee n recovered and will work pro pe rly.
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B. CPU Overheated
If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for
seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated.
When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown
automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not
power on again.
In thi s case, please double check:
1. The CPU cooler surface i s placed evenl y with the CPU surface.
2. CPU fan is rotated normally.
3. CPU fan speed is ful filling with the CPU speed.
After confirmed, pl ease follow steps below to rel ief the CPU protection
function.
1. Remove the power cord from power suppl y for seconds.
2. Wai t for se conds.
3. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system.
Or you can:
1. Clear the CMOS data.
(See “Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1” section)
2. Wai t for se conds.
3. Pow er on the system again.
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4.3 TROUBL ESHOOTING
Probable Solution
1. N o power to the system at all
Power light don’t illuminat e, fan
inside power s upply does not turn
on.
2. I ndic at or light on k ey board does
not t urn on.
1. Make s ure power c able is
sec urely plugged in.
2. Replace cable.
3. Contact techni cal support.
Sys t em inoperat iv e. Key board light s
are on, power indic at or lights are lit,
and hard drive is spinning.
Us ing even pres s ure on bot h ends of
the DIMM, press down f irm ly unt il the
module s naps int o plac e.
Sys t em does not boot from hard dis k
drive, c an be booted f rom optic al drive.
1. C hec k cable running f rom disk t o
disk controller board. Make sure
both ends are s ec urely plugged
i n; c hec k t he dr iv e t y pe i n t he
standard CMOS se tup.
2. Bac k ing up the hard driv e is
ext rem ely im port ant. All hard
disk s are c apable of breaking
down at any t ime.
Sys t em only boots from optical driv e.
Hard disk can be read and applic ations
can be used but booting from hard dis k
is imposs ible.
1. Bac k up data and applic at ions
files.
2. R ef orm at t he hard driv e.
Re-ins t all applicat ions and data
using backup disks.
Screen m essage say s “Invalid
Conf igurat ion” or “C MOS Failure.”
Rev iew sys t em’s equipment. Make s ur
e
correc t inform at ion is in s et up.
Cannot boot sys t em aft er inst alling
sec ond hard driv e.
1. Set m aster/slave jum pers
correctly.
2. R un SETUP program and s elec t
correc t drive types. Call t he driv e
manufacturers for co mpatibilit y
with other drives.
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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEED ER™
5.1 INTRO DUCTION
[WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three
user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage
Manager, and Hardware M onitor.
Wi th the Overclock Manager, users can easi l y adjust the frequency they
prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one cli ck. The
Overvol tage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core
vol tage and Me mor y v ol tage. The co o l Har dw are Mo ni tor smar t ly in d ic at es
the temperatures, vol tage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset
information. Al so, in the About panel, you can get detail descripti ons about
BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU,
mem ory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically
s how n on our ma i n p an el .
Moreover, to protect users' computer systems if the setting is not
appropriate when testing and resul ts in system fail or hang,
[WarpSpeeder™] technol ogy assures the sy stem stability by automatically
rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is ei ther the
ori ginal system speed or a suitable one.
5.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
OS Support: Wi ndows 98 SE, Windows M e, Windows 2000, Windows XP
DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (T he Windows XP operating system
includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to instal l
Dir ec tX 8.1.)
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