This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Any changes or modification made to this equipment void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.
This equipment generates, uses, and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
* Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
* Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
* Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
* Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
* All external cables connecting to this basic unit must be shielded.
C. D. C. Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations or the Canadian
Department of Communications.
CE Mark
This equipment is in conformity with the EMC directive.
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The information in this document is subject to change without notice and
should not be construed as a commitment by the manufacturer.
The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that might appear
in this document.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may
be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. No responsibility
is assumed for the use or reliability of software or equipment that is not supplied by the
manufacturer or its affiliated companies.
No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, stored in any
retrieval system of any nature without the prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/
or service marks of their respective owners.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Nvidia and nforce is registered trademark of Nvidia.
Sis is registered trademark of Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.
PS/2 is registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
VIA is registered trademark of VIA T echnologies, Inc.
ATI is registered trademark of ATI Technologies, Inc.
AMD is registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Copyright Notice
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Important Safety Information
1.Please read these safety instructions carefully.
2.Please keep this User’s Manual for later reference.
3.Please disconnect this equipment from AC outlet before cleaning. Don’t use
liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning. Use moisture sheet or clothe for
cleaning.
4.For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment
and shall be easily accessible.
5.Please keep this equipment from humidity.
6.Lay this equipment on a reliable surface when install. A drop or fall could cause
injury.
7.Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned, storage
temperature above 40°C, it may damage the equipment.
8.The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protect the equipment
from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.
9.Make sure the voltage of the power source when connect the equipment to the
power outlet.
10. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord. The power cord must be rated for the product
and for the voltage and current marked on the product’s electrical ratings label.
The voltage and current rating of the cord should be greater than the voltage and
current rating marked on the product.
11. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
12. If the equipment is not use for long time, disconnect the equipment from mains
to avoid being damaged by transient over-voltage.
13. Never pour any liquid into ventilation openings, this could cause fire or electrical
shock.
14. Never open the equipment. For safety reason, qualified service personnel
should only open the equipment.
15. If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service
personnel:
a. The Power cord or plug is damaged.
b. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
c. The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
d. The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to
user’s manual.
e. The equipment has dropped and damaged.
f. If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage
This section helps you to locate the components in the motherboard and to find
the details about them easily according to the mentioned pages.
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C JUSBV1: 5V/5VSB Selection for J1394_USB1 (p. 14)D JCOM3*: COM3 Header (p. 14)
E JATXPWR1-2: A TX Power Connectors (p. 16)F J1394A1*: Front 1394A Header (p. 17)
G JSFAN2: System Fan Header (p. 12)H JUSBV2: 5V/5VSB Selection for JUSBLAN1 (p. 14)
I JSPDIF_OUT/(JSPDIF_IN)*: Digital Audio Connectors (p.17) J JAUDIO1: Front Audio Header (p. 16)
K JSATA1*-3: Serial ATA Connectors (p. 13)L AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot (p. 13)
M JCDIN2: CD-Rom Audio-In Header (p. 15)N J1394V1*: Power Source Selection for J1394A1 (p. 17)
O JCDIN1: CD-Rom Audio-In Header (p. 15)P JDJ1*: Audio DJ Connector (p. 17)
Q PCI1-3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots (p. 13)R CNR1*: Communication Network Riser Slot (p. 13)
S JUSBV3*: 5V/5VSB Selection for JUSB1/2 (p. 14)T JUSB1-2*: Front USB Headers (p. 14)
U J3 *: Flash Rom Read/Write Enable (p. 17)V JPANEL1: Front Panel Connector (p. 15)
W JCI1*: Case Open Connector (p. 14)X JSFAN1: System Fan Header (p. 12)
Y JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Jumper (p. 13)Z JGAME1*: Game Header (p. 15)
A 1 IDE1-2: Hard Disk Connectors (p. 13)B 1 DDR1-2: DDR DIMM Modules (p. 8)
C 1 FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector (p. 12)D1 JCFAN1: CPU Fan Connector (p. 11)
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Section 3. K8NHA-M Grand Features
In this section, you shall find all the information about the
motherboard in your computer, including its features, layout,
component index, various jumpers, headers, connectors, and also
the installation guide to help you a quick and correct installation
of your system.
A. Hardware
CPU
* Supports Socket 754.
* Supports the AMD Athlon 64
* Running at 200/400/600/800 MHz Front Side Bus.
Chipset
* NVIDIA® CrushK8S (nForce3 250)
- HyperTransport link to the AMD K8 CPU.
- Supports AGP3.0 8X interface.
- Running at 200/400/600/800 MHz Front Side Bus.
- Single USB 2.0 EHCI/Dual USB 1.1 OHCI, 8 ports.
- Supports S-ATA(n)
- PCI 2.3 interface supporting.
- Supports system and power management.
- AC’97 2.3 interface.
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Socket-754 processor start from 3200+/2.0GHz.
Super I/O
* Chip: ITE IT8712F.
* Low Pin Count Interface.
* Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality.
* Environment Control initiatives,
- H/W Monitor
- Fan Speed Controller
- ITE's “Smart Guardian” function
Slots
* Three 32-bit PCI bus master slots.
* One AGP 4X/8X slot.
* One CNR slot. (optional)
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Main Memory
* Supports up to two DDR devices.
* Supports 200/266/333/400MHz (with ECC) DDR devices.
* Maximum memory size is 2GB.
T otal Memory Size with Unbuffered DIMMs
1RDD
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On Board IDE
* Supports four IDE disk drives.
* Supports PIO Mode 5, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master Mode.
* Supports Integrated Serial ATA Interface
- 2 Serial ATA (SATA) ports.
- Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 (SATA+PATA)
- Compliant with SATA 1.0 specification
- Data transfer rates up to 150 MB/s
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1394 Chip (optional)
* Chip: VIA VT6307.
* Supports 2 ports with transfer up to 400Mb/s.
* Chips: 88I8030 Serial ATA Bridge
* Supports both host and device operation.
* Selectable maximum speeds of 66/100/133/150 Mb/s.
* Ultra low power consumption.
* Employs the latest SATA transceiver (PHY) technology.
* Supports SSC.
* Supports 1 Serial ATA (SATA) port.
* Offers the highest performance for Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows
Me, Windows XP, Linux, SCO UNIX, etc.
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Section 4. P ackage contents
Check what you have bought before you start your DIY action.
If there are anything missing, please contact your dealer
immediately.
* HDD Cable X 1
* FDD Cable X 1
* User's Manual X1
* USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
* Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X1
* Fully Setup Driver CD X1
* StudioFun! Application CD X1 (optional)
* S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional)
* Serial ATA Cable X 1 (optional)
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Section 5. Installation and Setup
In this section, you will learn how to install the CPU, DDR
Module, and also how to set up jumpers and all the information
about the components on the motherboard. Not only can you find
the installation steps, but also the details and locations of the
components on the motherboard.
1. CPU Installation
The motherboard supports the AMD Athlon 64® Socket-754 processor. When
you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooling fan attached on the right
to prevent overheating. If you do not find the cooling fan, contact your dealer and make
sure to install them before turning on the computer.
Step1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
Step2: Look for the white dot/cut edge. The white dot/cut edge should
point towards the lever pivot. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.
Step3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever.
Step4: Put the CPU fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU fan
power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
Step 1 Step 2Step 3 Step 4
2 Central Processing Unit: CPU
These fan headers support cooling fans built in the computer. Orient the fans to
make the heat sink fins to allow air flow to go across the onboard heat sinks instead of
the expansion slots. The fan wiring and plug may be different according to the fan
manufacturer. Connect the fan fable to the connector while matching the black wire to
the ground pin.
(1) CPU Fan Headers: JCFAN1
PinAssignment
1Ground
2+12V
3FAN RPM Sense
1111
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(2) System Fan Headers: JSFAN1/JSFAN2
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM Sense
3. Installing DDR Module
1. Unlock a DIMM slot 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 firmly and
vertically into the slot until the
retaining chip snap back in place
and the Dimm is properly
seated.
***Note!*** :
To assure the system safety, if you need to change DDR modules, firstly,
please unplug the 20-pin power cable with the power connector, then you can
change the modules. Afterwards, plug the cable with the power connector, and
finally you can boot up the system.
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4. How to set up Jumpers?
The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the Jumper cap is placed
on pins, the jumper is “close”. IF no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is
”open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1and 2 are “close” when
jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.
Jumper open Jumper close Pin1-2 close
5. Jumpers, Headers, Connectors & Slots:
(1) Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1
The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports
360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector
supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.
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(2) Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/ IDE2
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 has
two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and 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
This header allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources, such
as CD-ROM, TV Tuner, MPEG card, etc.
Pin Assignment
1Left Channel Input
2Ground
3Ground
4Right Channel Input
(13) Game Header: JGAME1 (optional)
Pin AssignmentPin Assignment
1+5V2+5V
3Joystick B Button 14Joystick A Button 1
5Joystick B Coordinate X 6Joystick A Coordinate X
7MIDI Output8Ground
9Joystick B Coordinate Y10Ground
11 Joystick B Button 212 Joystick A Coordinate Y
13 MIDI Input14Joystick A Button 2
15 NA16+5V
(14) Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1
The connector is for electrical connection to the front panel switches and
LEDs.
SLP
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1 +5VSpeaker2Sleep ControlSleepButton
3 NAConnector4Ground
5 NA6NANA
7 Speaker8Power LED (+)POWER LED
9 HDD LED (+) Hard DriveLED 10Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)12Power LED (-)
13 GroundResetButton14Power ButtonPower-on Button
15 Reset Control16Ground
17 NA18KEY
19 NAIrDA20KEYIrDA
21 +5VConnector22GroundConnector
23 IRTX24IRRX
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(15) 5V / 5VSB Selection for KB: JKBMSV1 (optional)
JKBMSV1AssignmentDescription
Pin 1-2 close +5V5V for keyboard and mouse
Pin 2-3 close +5V_SB5V standby for keyboard and
(16) Power Connectors: JATXPWR1/ JATXPWR2
The motherboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before
installing the power supply connector, please make sure that all components are
installed properly.