Biostar K8T80-A7 Owner's Manual

K8T80-A7

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Tabl e of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................1

1.1 Features............................................................................... 1

1.2 Package List.........................................................................3

1.3 Layout................................................................................. 4

1.4 Components ........................................................................ 5

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation...................................................6

2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)..............................................6

2.2 FAN Headers....................................................................... 8

2.3 Memory Module Installation ................................................. 8

2.4 Connectors and Slots............................................................ 9

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup.......................................10

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers.........................................................10

3.2 Detail Settings.....................................................................10

Chapter 4: Useful Help.................................................................. 14

4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code.......................................................14

4.2 Extra Information................................................................14

4.3 Troubleshooting..................................................................16

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ ...........................................................17

5.1 Introduction........................................................................17

5.2 System Requirement............................................................17

5.3 Installation ..........................................................................18

5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels................19

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 FEATURES

AA.. HHaarrddwwaarree

CPU

Supports Socket 754.
Sup por ts AMD At h l on 64/ S e mpr o n process or.

Supports 200/400/600/800 clock rates with Double Data Rate

style operation for 400/800/1200/1600MT/s in both di rections
simul taneously for Hyper T ransport link.

Chipset

North Bridge: VIA K8T800.
South Bridge: VIA VT8237R.

Dimension

ATX Form Factor: 24.45cm(W) x 29.35cm (L)

Main Memory

Support s up to 2 DDR d evices.
Support s 266 /333/400MHz DDR devic es.

Maximum memory size i s up to 2GB. (Following tabl e is only for

reference.)

DI MM Socket

Location

DIMM1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMM2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module

To t a l Me m or y

Size

Max i s 2G B.

Super I/ O

Chip: ITE IT 8 705 AF.
Low Pin Count Interface.

Integrate hardware moni tor functions.

10/100 LAN

Chip: Realte k RT L8 100 C.
Supports 10/100 Mb/s auto-negotiation operation.

Half/ Full duplex ca pability.
Supports ACPI, PCI power management.

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Slot

5 x PCI bus master sl ots.
1 x AGP 4x/8x compatible slot.

1 x CNR sl ot .

Serial ATA

Integrated in SB VT 8237R.
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.

Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.

- Data tran sfer rates up to 150 MB /s.

- Complaints with SATA Version 1.0 specification.

Onboard I DE

Sup por t 4 IDE disk dr ives.
Supports PIO mode 5, Bus Master, and Ul tra DMA

33/66/100/133 function.

Onboard A C’ 97 So und Codec

Chip: ALC655
Support 6 channels.

Supports S/PDIF o u t function .
Compliant with AC’97 Versi on 2.3 specification.

Inte r na l On -boar d I /O C o n ne cto r s an d He a de r s

1 front panel header supports front panel faciliti es.
1 CD-i n connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device.

1 front audi o header supports front panel audio function.
1 S/PDIF out connector supports di gital audi o out function.

1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning

function.

1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88Mbytes.

2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices.
2 serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devi ces.

2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports at front panel.

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Back Panel I/O Co nnectors

4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 se r ial port.

1 parallel port.
1 RJ - 45 LAN jack.

1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard port.
1 vertical audio port incl udi ng 1 line-in connector, 1 Li ne out

conn ec tor, and 1 MIC in con nector.

PS/ 2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

Parallel

JCOM2

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BIOS

Award legal BIOS.
Sup por ts APM 1.2 , AC PI, and USB fu nctions.

Software

Supports 9th TouchTM, FlasherTM, WinFlasherTM, an d

WarpspeederTM.

Offers the highest performance for Windows 98SE, Windows NT,

Wi ndows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Linux Fedora, and
UNIX series.

1.2 PACKAGE LIST

FDD cable x1
HDD cable x 1

U ser’s Manual x1
Fully Se tup Driver CD x1

Rear I/O pane l for ATX cas e x1
USB 2.0 cabl e x1 (optional)

Serial ATA cable x2 (optional)
S/PDIF out cable x 1 (optional)

USB x2

LAN

USB x2

Line In/
Surround

Line Out
M i c In 1/

Base/Center

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1.3 LA YOUT

A

JATXPWR2

JKBMS1

JKBV1

1

JCOM2

JPRN T1

JA TXPWR1

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JCFAN1

1

JUSBV1

1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN 1

JA UDIO1

K8T800 Pro

GP1

PCI1

LAN

PCI2

PCI3

JAUDIO 2

2

14

1

1

JSPDIF_OUT1

JCDI N1

13

1

PCI4

PCI5

Codec

CNR1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

CPU1

JUSB4

2110 2110

Super I/O

BIOS

1

JU SBV2

JUSB3

DIMM1

DIMM2

VT8237R

JCMOS1

BAT1

JPANEL1

224
1

IDE1 FDD1

IDE2

JSATA2

71

JSATA1

71

JCI1

1

1

JSFA N1

1

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1.4 COMPONENTS

Codec

J

BIOS

KLMNOPQ R S TU

JATXPW R 1/ J ATXPWR 2: ATX power

A.

HI

Super I/O

BAT1

VT8237R

sourc e headers.
JKBV1: Power s ourc e header for

B.

JKBMS1.
Rear s ide connec t ors (back panel).

C.

JU SBV1: Power sourc e header f or

D.

USB ports at bac k panel.
AGP1: Accelerat ed Graphics Port slot.

E.

PCI 1~PCI5: Peripheral Com ponent

F.

Int erc onnect slot s.
JCDIN1: CD- ROM audio-in connector.

G.

JAU DIO1: Front panel audio-out

H.

header.
JSPD IF_OU T1: Digit al audio-out

I.

connector.
CN R1 : Co mmuni catio n Ne twork Ri se r

J.

slot.
JPANEL1: Front panel fa cilitie s header .

K.

BCDEFG

LAN

A

K8T800 Pro

CPU1

JSF AN 1: Sy stem fan power sourc e

L.

header.
JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.

M.

JC I 1: C hassis open header.

N.

JSATA1/J SATA2: Serial ATA dev ice

O.

connectors.
JU SBV2: Power sourc e header f or

P.

front panel USB ports.
JUSB3/JUSB4: Front panel USB por ts

Q.

headers.
ID E1/ID E2: H ard dis k connectors.

R.

FDD1: Floppy disk connector.

S.

DIMM1/DIMM2: DDR memory

T.

modules.
JCFAN 1: CPU f an power sourc e

U.

header.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNI T (CPU)

Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angl e.

Step 2: Look for the bl ack cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU

should point forwards this bl ack cut edge. T he CPU will fit onl y
in th e cor r ec t or i en tation.

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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 CPU and buckle it. Conn ect t he CPU

FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the
installation.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans bui lt in the computer. The fan
wir in g and plu g may be different acc or di ng to the fa n ma nufactur er.

Connect the fan cable to the connector while m atching the bl ack wire to
pin#1.

CPU FAN Header: JCF A N1

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JCFAN1

Pin Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate sense

System Fan Header: JSF AN1

Pin Assignment

1

JSFAN1

1 Ground
2 +12V

3 FAN RPM rate sense

Note:

The JCFAN1, JSFAN1 and JNFAN1 support 3-pin head connector.
When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red

wire i s the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black
wire i s Ground and should be connected to GND.

2.3 MEMORY MODULE INSTA LLATION

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 m atches the

break on the Slot.

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firml y into the sl ot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 CONNECTO RS AND SLOTS

FFDDDD11:: FFllooppppyy DDiisskk CCoonnnneeccttoorr

The m otherboard provides a standard floppy di sk connector that
s uppor t s 360K, 720 K, 1. 2 M, 1.4 4M a nd 2.88M f lo ppy d is k types. Th is

connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cabl es.

IIDDEE11//IIDDEE22:: HHaarrdd DDiisskk CCoonnnneeccttoorrss

The m otherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/ 100

fun c tio nality. It ha s two HDD co nne c tors IDE 1 (p rimary) and IDE2
(secondary).

The IDE connectors can connect a master and a sl ave drive, so you can
connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard drive should always be

connected to IDE1.

PPCCII11~~PPCCII55:: PPeerriipphheerraall CCoommppoonneenntt IInntteerrccoonnnneecctt SSlloottss

This motherboard is equi pped with 5 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for

expansi on cards. This PCI slot i s designated as 32 bi ts.

AAGGPP11:: AAcccceelleerraatteedd GGrraapphhiiccss PPoorrtt SSlloott

You r mon ito r will atta c h dire c tly to that video ca rd. Thi s m otherboard
supports video cards for PCI sl ots, but it is al so equi pped with an

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage of
AGP technol ogy for improved vi deo effi ci ency and performance,

especially with 3D graphi cs.

CCNNRR11:: CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn NNeettwwoorrkk RRiisseerr SSlloott

The CNR specificati on is an open Industry Standar d A r chi tec t ur e, an d it
defines a hardware scalable riser card interface, whi ch supports modem

only.

JJSSAATTAA11//JJSSAATTAA22:: SSeerriiaall AATTAA CCoonnnneeccttoorrss

The m otherboard has a PCI to SATA Control ler with 2 channels SATA
interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX+

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3 TX- 4 Ground

JSATA1~2

5 RX- 6 RX+
7 Ground

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CHAPTER 3: HE ADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. 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

JAT X PWR1/ PAT X PWR2: ATX Po wer So urce Co nnector s

JATXPWR1: Thi s connector allows user to connect with 20-pin power
conn ec tor on t h e A T X pow er supply.

JATXPWR2: By connecting thi s connector, it will provide +12V to CPU
power ci rcuit.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

10

1

JATXPWR1

12

3

JATXPWR2

1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V

20

2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 +5V 14 PS_ON
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 +5V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground

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8 PW_ON 18 -5V
9 Standby Voltage +5V 19 +5V

10 +12V 20 +5V

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 +12V 3 Ground
2 +12V 4 Ground

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JKBV1/JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers fo r USB ports

Assignment Description

1

Pin 1-2 clo se

1

Pin 2-3 clo se

+5V

+5V Standby
Voltage

Note:

In order to support thi s function “Power-on system via keyboard and
mouse”, “JKBV1/JUSBV1/JUSBV2” jumper cap should be placed on Pin

2-3.

JAUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the
PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel a udio conn ectors.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

Mic in/center

1

Mic power/Bass

3

Right line out/ Speak er out

5

Right
Reserv ed

7

Left line out/ Speak er out Lef t

9

Right line in/R ear s peak er

11

Right
Left line in/R ear s peak er Lef t

13

JKBV1: +5V f or JKBMS1.
JUSBV1: +5V for JUSB1 and JUSBLA N1.
JUSBV2: +5V for JUSB3 /JUSB4.

JKBV1: JKBMS is powered wit h +5V

standb y vol tage.

JU SBV1: JUSB1 and JUSBLAN 1 are

powered wit h +5V standby v oltage.

JU SBV2: JUSB3/JUSB4 are powered by

+5V st andby voltage.

2
1

14
13

Ground

2

Audio power

4

Right line out/ Speak er out Right

6

Key

8

Left line out/ Speak er out Lef t

10

Right line in/R ear s peak er Right

12

Left line in/R ear s peak er Lef t

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JCDI N1 : C D-ROM A ud io -in Co n ne cto r

This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the veriaty
devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV tu rne r card

etc..

Pin Assignment

Left channel inpu t

1

Ground

1

2

Ground

3

Right channel inpu t

4

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JSP DI F _ OU T 1 : Digital A u dio-out C o n ne cto r

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output
header.

Pin Assignment

1

JPANEL1: F ront Panel Header

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED,
Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect

the PC case’s front panel switch functions.

2

1

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

+5V

1

N/A

3

N/A

5

Speaker

7

HDD LED (+)

9

HEE LED (-)

11

Ground

13

Reset control

15

N/A

17

N/A

19

+5V

21

IRTX

23

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground

PWR_LED

SLP

SPK

Speaker
Connector

Hard drive
LED

Reset
button

IrDA
Connector

On/Off

++

+--

RST

HLED

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16

18
20
22
24

IR

24

23

IR

Sleep cont rol
Ground
N/A N/A
Power LED (+)
Power LED (+)
Power LED (-)
Power button
Ground

Key
Key
Ground
IRRX

Sleep
button

Power LED

Power-on
button

IrDA
Connector

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JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

By pl aci ng the jumper on pin2-3, i t allows user to restore the BIOS safe
setting and the CMOS data, please careful l y follow the procedures to

avo id da ma ging th e motherb oar d.

JCMOS1 Assignment

Pin 1-2 close

Norm al Operation (D ef ault).

Pin 2-3 close

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for fi ve seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset your desired password or cl ear the CMOS data.

JCI1: Chassis Open Header

T his connector allows system to monitor PC case open sta tu s. If the
signal has been tri ggered, i t will record to the CMOS and show the

message on next boot-up.

Pin Assignment

Cas e open signal

1

Ground

2

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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

High-low siren sound C PU ov erheat ed

One Short beep when system boot-up N o error f ound during POST
Long beeps every ot her s econd No DRAM detected or ins t all

4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION

AA.. BBIIOOSS UUppddaattee

After yo u fail to up d ate BIOS or BIOS is i n vaded by vi rus, the
Boot-Block functi on will hel p to restore BIOS. If the following message

is shown after boot-up the system, it m eans the BIOS contents are
corrupted.

Video card not f ound or v ideo card
mem ory bad

Sys t em will s hut down autom at ic ally

In this Case, pl ease follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:

1. Make a bootab le floppy d is k.

2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar
website: www.bi o star.com .tw

3. Confi rm 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 bootabl e di sk into floppy drive and press Enter.

6. System will boot -up to DOS p rompt.

7. Type “Awdfla sh xxxx.bf/sn/py/ r” in DOS prompt.
(xxxx means BIOS nam e.)

8. System will update B IOS au to matic ally and restart .

9. The BIOS ha s bee n recovered an d will work properly.

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BB.. CCPPUU OOvveerrhheeaatteedd

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 this case, please double check:

1. T he CPU cooler surface i s placed evenl y with the CPU surface.

2. CPU fan is rotated normall y.

3. CPU fan speed i s ful filling with the CPU speed.

After confirmed, please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection
function.

1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds.

2. Wait for seconds.

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. Wait for seconds.

3. Power on the syst em again.

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4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING

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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.

Sys t em inoperat iv e. Key board light s
are on, power indic at or lights are lit,

and hard drive is spinning.
Sys t em does not boot f rom hard disk

drive, c an be booted f rom optical driv e.

Sys t em only boot s from optical driv e.
Hard disk can be read and applic ations

can be used but boot ing from hard dis k
is imposs ible.

Screen m essage say s “Inv alid
Conf igurat ion” or “C MOS Failure.”

Cannot boot sys t em after inst alling
sec ond hard driv e.

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1. Make s ure power c able is
sec urely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3. Contact technical support.

Us ing even pres s ure on both ends of
the DIMM, press down f irm ly unt il t he

module s naps int o plac e.

1. C hec k cable running f rom disk t o
disk controller board. Make s ure

both ends are s ec urely plugged
i n; c hec k the driv e ty pe in the

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 im e.

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.

Rev iew sys t em ’s equipment. Mak e sur
correc t inform at ion is in s et up.

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 compatibilit y
with other drives.

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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™

5.1 INTRODUCTION

[WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three
user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage

Manager, and Hardware Monitor.
Wi th the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they

prefer or they can get the best CPU performance wi th just one click. 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 H ar dware Mo ni tor s martly indicates
the temperatures, vol tage and CPU fan speed as wel l as the chi pset

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 synchroni cally
s how n on our ma i n p an el .

Moreover, to protect users' computer systems i f the setting is not
appropriate when testing and results i n system fail or hang,

[WarpSpeeder™] technology assures the sy stem stability by automatically
rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that i s ei ther the

ori ginal system speed or a suitable one.

5.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (T he Windows XP operating system

includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Wi ndows XP, you do not need to instal l
Dir ec tX 8.1.)

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5.3 INST ALL ATION

1. Execute the setup executi on file, and then the following di alog will pop
up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to

install.

2. When you see the followi ng dialog in setup procedure, it m eans setup
is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder T ray Utility” checkbox

is che c ked, the Tray Icon utili ty an d [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be
automatically and imm ediately launched after you click “Fi nish”

button.

Usage:

The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed i n
this user manual will change a c c ordin g to your mothe rbo ard on hand.

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