Foxconn K8T890M2AA-KRS2H User Manual

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Declaration of conformity

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD

66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,

TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

declares that the product

Motherboard

K8T890M2AA

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in

accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)

þ EN 55022: 1998/A2: 2003Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance

characteristics of information technology equipment

þ EN 61000-3-2/:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Part 3: Limits Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current <= 16A per phase)

þ EN 61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Part 3: Limits Section 2: Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low-voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current <= 16A

þ EN 55024/A2:2003 Information technology equipment-Immunity characteristics limits

and methods of measurement

Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2006

Printed Name : James Liang Position/ Title : Assistant President

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: WinFast

Model Name: K8T890M2AA

Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc.

Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd.

Fullerton, CA 92835

Telephone: 714-738-8868

Facsimile: 714-738-8838

Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: Motherboard

Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY

COMPANY LTD

Address: 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN,

TAIWAN, R.O.C.

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow-

ing two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this

device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

Tested to comply with FCC standards.

Signature : Date : 2006

Table of Contents

Chapter

Main Features.............................................................................................2

Motherboard Layout...................................................................................4

Rear I/O Ports.............................................................................................5

Chapter

CPU............................................................................................................7

Memory......................................................................................................8

Power Supply.............................................................................................9

Other Connectors.....................................................................................10

Expansion Slots........................................................................................14

Jumpers...................................................................................................15

Chapter

Enter BIOS Setup......................................................................................18

Main menu................................................................................................18

Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................20

Tiger Center Control Unit...........................................................................22

Advanced BIOS Features.........................................................................25

Advanced Chipset Features.....................................................................27

Integrated Peripherals...............................................................................28

Power Management Setup........................................................................32

PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................................34

PC Health Status.......................................................................................35

Load Optimized Defaults...........................................................................37

Set Supervisor/User Password................................................................37

Save & Exit Setup.....................................................................................38

Exit Without Saving...................................................................................38

Product Introduction

Installation Instructions

BIOS Description

Table of Contents

Chapter

Utility CD content......................................................................................40

Installing drivers.......................................................................................41

Installing utilities........................................................................................41

Chapter

TIGER ONE...............................................................................................42

Fox LiveUpdate........................................................................................49

Driver CD Introduction

Directions for Bundled Software

Warning:

1.Attach the CPU and heatsink using silica gel to ensure full contact.

2.It is suggested to select high-quality, certified fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due high temperatures.

3.Never turn on the machine if the CPU fan is not properly installed.

4.Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before inserting or removing expansion cards or other peripherals, especially when you insert or remove a memory module. Failure to switch off the DC power supply may result in serious damage to your system or

memory module.

Warning:

We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while

over-clocked. Normal operation depends on the over-clock capacity

of your device.

Attention:

Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time, the BIOS

description in this manual is just for reference. We do not guarantee

that the content of this manual will remain consistent with the actual

BIOS version at any given time in the future.

Attention:

The pictures of objects used in this manual are just for your reference.

Please refer to the physical motherboard.

This manual is suitable for motherboard of K8T890M2AA.

Each motherboard is carefully designed for the PC user

who wants diverse features.

-L with onboard 10/100M LAN

-K with onboard Gigabit LAN

-6 with 6-Channel audio

-8 with 8-Channel audio

-E with 1394 connector

-S with SATA connectors

-2 with DDR2

-R with RAID function

-H comply with RoHS directives

You can find PPID label on the motherboard. It indicates the

functions that the motherboard has.

For example:

The letters on the black mark of the PPID label mean that

the motherboard supports 6-Channel Audio (-6), 1394 port

(-E), onboard 10/100M LAN (-L), SATA function (-S).

Chapter

Thank you for your buying WinFast’s K8T890M2AA se-

ries motherboard. This series of motherboard is one of our

new products and offers superior performance, reliability

and quality, at a reasonable price. This motherboard adopts

the advanced VIA

providing users a computer platform with a high integra-

tion-compatibility-performance price ratio.

This chapter includes the following information:

v Main Features

v Motherboard Layout

v Rear I/O Ports

K8T890 + VT8237R Plus Plus chipset,

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Main Features

Size

· ATX form factor of 12.0 inch x 7.9 inch

Microprocessor

· Supports socket AM2 for AMD

Athlon

64 X2 dual-core /Athlon

64 FX/

AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM processors

· Supports HyperTransport up to 2000MT/s

Chipset

· VIA

K8T890 (North Bridge) + VT8237R Plus (South Bridge)

System Memory

· Two 240-pin DDRII slots

· Supports Dual Channel DDRII 800/667/533/400 memory

· Supports 128 Mb/256 Mb/512 Mb/1 Gb technology up to 2GB

USB 2.0 Ports

· Supports hot plug

· Eight USB 2.0 ports(four rear panel ports, two onboard USB headers provid

ing four extra ports)

· Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode

· Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate

Onboard Serial ATA (-s)

· 150MBps transfer rate

· Supports two SATA devices

· Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD

Onboard LAN (-K)(optional)

· Supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet

· LAN interface built-in on board

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Onboard Audio (-6)

· AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant

· Supports S/PDIF output

· Onboard Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Line-out jack

· Supports 6 channels audio (setting via software)

Expansion Slots

· Three PCI slots

· One PCI Express 16X slot

· Two PCI Express 1X slots

Green Function

· Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

· Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4

(suspend to disk – depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off)

Advanced Features

· PCI 2.3 Specification Compliant

· Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off

· Supports PC Health function (capable of monitoring system voltage, CPU

temperature, system temperature and fan speed)

Motherboard Layout

6 7

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

25232424

11 1312 14 15

1.S/PDIF OUT Connector

2.Front Audio Connector

3.CD_IN Connector

4.AUX_IN Connector (optional)

5.System Fan Connector

6.Speaker Connector

7.PCI Slots

8.Front USB Headers

9.Clear CMOS Jumper

10.Front Panel Connector

11.FDD Connector

12.SATA Connectors

13.WP_EN Connector (optional)

14.IDE Connectors

15.24-pin ATX Power Connector

16.DDR2 memory Slots

17.South Bridge: VIA

VT8237R Plus

18.CPU Socket

19.North Bridge: VIA® K8M890 Plus

20.4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector

21.CPU Fan Connector

22.IrDA Header

23.Chassis Intruder Connector

24.PCI Express 1x slots

25.PCI Express 16x slot

Note:This motherboard layout is provided for reference only; please refer to

the physical motherboard.

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Rear I/O Ports

This motherboard provides the ports as below:

Paralled Port

PS/2 Mouse

Connector

PS/2 Keyboard

Connector

LAN Connector

Line-in jacket

Line-out jacket

Microphone jacket

Serial Port

3 6

(COM1)

When using a 6-channel sound source, connect the front speaker to the

USB2.0

Ports

green audio output; connect the rear speaker to the blue audio output; connect

the center speaker/subwoofer to the red Microphone output.

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Chapter

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process,

including the installation of the CPU and memory. It also

addresses the connection of your power supply, connec-

tion of hard drive and floppy drive data cables, and setting

up various other feature of the motherboard. Caution

should be exercised during the installation process.

Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any

installation and read the contents in this chapter

carefully.

This chapter includes the following information:

v CPU

v Memory

v Power Supply

v Other Connectors

v Expansion Slots

v Jumpers

CPU

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

This motherboard supports socket AM2 for AMD ® Athlon

AthlonTM 64 FX/AthlonTM 64 /SempronTM processors.

Attention:

The CPU pins must be properly aligned with the holes in the

socket, otherwise the CPU may be damaged.

Installation of CPU

Follow these steps to install the CPU.

1.Unlock the socket by pressing the le-

ver sideways, then lift it up to a 90

angle.

64 X2 dual-core /

Gap in the base

2.Align the cut edge to the gap in the base

of the socket. Carefully insert the CPU

into the socket until it fits in place.

3.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.

Cut edge

Push down the socket

lever to secure the CPU.

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Memory

This motherboard includes two 240-pin slots for DDRII. You must install at

least one memory module to ensure normal operation.

Installation of DDR Memory

1.There is only one gap in the center of the DIMM socket, and the memory

module can be fixed in one direction only.

2.Align the memory module to the DIMM socket and insert the module verti-

cally into the DIMM socket.

128 pin

3.The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM socket will lock automatically.

112 pin

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Power Supply

This motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order to avoid damaging any

devices, make sure that they have been installed properly prior to connecting the

power supply.

24-pin ATX power connector: PWR1

PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector.

Make sure that the power supply cable

and pins are properly aligned with the

connector on the motherboard. Firmly

plug the power supply cable into the con-

nector and make sure it is secure.

4-pin ATX_12V Power Connector: PWR2

The ATX power supply connects to PWR2

and provides power to the CPU.

Note: We strongly recommend that you use 24-

pin power supply. If you want to use 20-pin power

supply, you need to align the ATX power connec-

tor according to the right picture.

24-pin ATX power connector

+5V

+3.3V

GND

+3.3V

-12V

4-pin ATX_12V power connector

12V

GND

+5V

GND GND

GND

PSON

3 1

GND

align the connector

+5V_AUX

PWROK

+12V

+5V

GND

+5V

+12V

+5V

+3.3V

2413

GND

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Other Connectors

This motherboard includes connectors for FDD device, IDE device, Serial ATA

devices, USB devices, IR module, and others.

FDD Connector: FLOPPY

This motherboard includes a standard FDD connector, supporting 360K, 720K,

1.2M, 1.44M, and 2.88M FDDs.

HDD Connectors: PIDE & SIDE

This motherboard provides two IDE connectors which support Ultra DMA 133/

100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the

primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector, then connect the gray

connector to the Ultra DMA 133/100/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the

black connector to the Ultra DMA 133/100/66 master device.

Front Panel Connector: FP1

This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch

and LED indicators.

Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD_LED)

The connector connects to the case’s IDE indicator LED indicating the activity

status of IDE hard disk.

Reset Switch (RESET)

Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case; the

system will restart when the switch is pressed.

Power LED Connector (PLED)

Attach the connector to the power LED on the front panel of the case. The Power

LED indicates the system’s status. When the system is in S0 status, the LED is

on. When the system is in S1 status, the LED is blink; When the system is in S3,

S4, S5 status, the LED is off.

PLED

PWRBTN#

Power Swith Connector (PWRBTN#)

+ -

Attach the connector to the power button of the

case. Pushing this switch allows the system

to be turned on and off rather than using the

power supply button.

1 + -

NCHDD_LEDRESET

FP1

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

IrDA Header: IR

This connector supports wireless transmitting

and receiving device. Before using this function,

configure the settings of IR Address, IR Mode

and IR IRQ from the “Integrated Peripherals”

section of the CMOS Setup.

USB Headers: F_USB1, F_USB2

Besides four USB ports on the rear panel, the

series of motherboards also have two 10-pin

header on board which may connect to front

panel USB cable (optional) to provide addi-

VCC

D-

D+

GND

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tional four USB ports.

Fan Connectors: CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN

The speed of CPU_FAN and SYS_FAN can be detected and viewed in “PC Health

Status” section of the CMOS Setup. These fans will be automatically turned off

after the system enters suspend mode.

+5V

Empty

GND

F_USB1/2

VCC

D-

D+

GND

CPU_FAN

CONTROL

GND

POWER

SENSE

CONTROL

POWER

SENSE

SYS_FAN

GND

Audio Connectors: CD_IN, AUX_IN (optional)

CD_IN, AUX_IN is Sony standard CD audio connector, it can be connected to a

CD-ROM drive through a CD audio cable.

CD_IN

CD_R

GND

CD_L

AUX_IN

AUX_R

GND

AUX_L

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Front Audio Connector: F_AUDIO

The audio connector provides two kinds of audio

output choices: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio.

Their priority is sequenced from high to low (Front

Audio to Rear Audio). If headphones are plugged

into the front panel of the chassis (using the Front

Audio), then the Line-out (Rear Audio) on the rear

panel will not work. If you do not want to use the

Front Audio, pin 5 and 6, pin9 and 10 must be

short, and then the signal will be sent to the rear

audio port.

MIC_IN

MIC_PWR

AUD_OUT_R

AUD_OUT_L

F_AUDIO

MIC_GND

+5VA

AUD_RET_R

Empty

AUD_RET_L

S/PDIF Out Connector: SPDIF_OUT

The S/PDIF out connector is capable of provid-

ing digital audio to external speakers or com-

pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital

decoder.

Note:The empty pin of S/PDIF cable should be aligned to empty pin of S/PDIF out connector.

Chassis Intruder Connector: INTR (optional)

The connector connects to the chassis security

switch on the case. The system can detect the

chassis intrusion through the status of this

connector. If the connector has been closed once,

the system will send a message. To utilize this

function, set “Case Open Warning” to “Enabled”

in the “PC Health Status” section of the CMOS

Setup. Save and exit, then boot the operating sys-

tem once to make sure this function takes effect.

+5V

Empty

SPDIF_OUT

GND

SPDIF_OUT

INTRUDERJ

GND

INTR

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