VIA K8T890 User Guide
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mainboard for AMD Socket mainboard for AMD Socket
mainboard for AMD Socket
mainboard for AMD Socket mainboard for AMD Socket
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60000028HEA1 1
Manual Revision 1.1
August 22, 2005
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80 Port Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For
more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix C in this manual.
POST CODE Problem Solution
FFh or CFh 1.BIOS chip inserted
incorrectly
2. Incorrect BIOS update
version
3. M ainbo ard proble m
4. Add-on card inserted
incorrectly.
C1h - C5h 1. Memory module
inserted incorrectly
2. Memory com patibility
problem
3. Memory module
damaged
2Dh 1. Error occured in VGA
BIOS
2. VGA card inserted
incorrectly
26 h Overclo ck error Clear CMOS or press the insert
1. Reinsert the BIOS
chip
2. Download the correct
BIOS versio n update
from the manufac turer's
Web site.
3. Replace mainboard
4. Rem ove and replace the
add-on card
1. Reinsert memo ry
mo dule
2. Replace memory
with correct type
3. Replace memory
mo dule
1. Replace VGA card
2. Reinsert the VGA
card
key to power on the system
07 h - 12h 1. Init ke yboard
Initial Keyboard
controller error
2. RTC error
1. Ensure that the keybo ard and
mouse are connected
correctly.
2. Replace the RTC battery.
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Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction
Package Contents ...................................................... 1- 1
Mainboard Features ................................................... 1- 2
System Block Diagram ............................................... 1- 5
Section 2 Specification
Mainboard Specification ............................................ 2- 1
Section 3 Installation
Mainboard Layout ..................................................... 3- 1
Easy Installation Procedure ....................................... 3- 2
CPU Insertion ............................................................. 3- 2
Jumper Settings .......................................................... 3- 4
System Memory Configuration .................................. 3- 5
Expansion Slots .......................................................... 3- 6
Device Connectors..................................................... 3- 7
Power-On/Off (Remote) .............................................. 3- 13
External Modem Ring-in Power ON and
Keyboard Power ON Function (KBPO) ..................... 3- 13
ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function ...................... 3- 14
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Section 4 BIOS Setup
Main Menu ................................................................ 4- 1
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................... 4- 2
Advanced BIOS Features .......................................... 4- 3
Advanced Chipset Features ...................................... 4- 5
Integrated Peripherals ................................................ 4- 10
Power Management Setup ......................................... 4- 14
PNP/PCI Configuration .............................................. 4- 17
PC Health Status ........................................................ 4- 18
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Power BIOS Features ................................................. 4- 19
Defaults Menu ........................................................... 4- 22
Supervisor/User Password Setting ............................ 4- 23
Exit Selecting .............................................................. 4- 24
Section 5 RAID Configuration
Introduction ............................................................... 5- 1
VIA RAID Features ..................................................... 5- 3
Enable RAID Function ............................................... 5- 4
Section 6 Driver Installation
Easy Driver Installation .............................................. 6- 1
Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide ................ 6- 2
Appendix Appendix A
Update Your System BIOS ......................................... A- 1
Appendix B
VIA RAID BIOS Utility ................................................ B- 1
Appendix C
POST Codes .............................................................. C- 1
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1-1 Package Contents
Introduction
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
Contents
A. Mainboard
B. User’s manual
C. Floppy drive cable
D. HDD drive cable
E. CD (drivers and utilities)
F. I/O Shield
G .S-ATA data and power cable
A
USER’S
MANUAL
B
Optional Items
H.Extra USB2.0 port cable
If you need the optional item, please
contact your dealer for assistance.
E
C
D
F
H
G
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Introduction
1-2 Mainboard Features
Brief Introduction
AthlonTM 64 Processor
The AMD AthlonTM 64 processor family is designed to support performance
desktop. It provides a high performance HyperTransportTM link to I/O, as well
as a single 64-bit high-performance DDR memory controller.
For more information about all the new features AthlonTM 64 Processor deliver, check out
the AMD website at http://www.amd.com
Chipset
The board is designed with VIA chipset, K8T890 as North Bridge and VT8237R
as South Bridge, providing a feature rich and scalable platform.
For more information about the new features VIA Chipset, check out the AMD website at
http://www.via.com
PCI-Express (PCI-E)
Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next
decade. With smaller slot size and 250MB/sec(PCI-E*1) or 4GB/sec(PCI-E*16)
maximum transfer, PCI-Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system opera-
tion and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs.
10/100 LAN
This mainboard is mounted with a ethernet LAN PHY. It allows the mainboard to
connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
Serial ATA
Support Serial ATA, an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage
interface. Increases the peak data transfer speed up to 150MB/sec and allows
future enhancements to the computing platform.
S-ATA RAID
RAID function available on chipset S-ATA ports.
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Introduction
USB2.0
A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer
speed while maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1.1 device.
6ch
Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5.1
audio for DVD-playback. The onboard audio jacks can be configured for normal
2 channel mode or 6 channel mode.
AMD Cool'n'QuietTM Technology
AMD's Cool'n'QuietTM Technology lowers CPU operating voltage when the
system is in idle mode. This helps to reduce heat dissipation and in effect lowers
the fan speed to noise from your PC. To enable Cool'n'QuietTM the BIOS must
support this feature.
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Introduction
Special Features
BIOS Features:
Magic Health
&
Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults
early. Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/
Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan supply fan.
EZ-Boot
&
Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search the
BIOS menu, change and re-start.
PowerBIOS
&
Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS. Various adjustable
feature include FSB/Chipset/Memory voltage tweaking.
H/W Features:
80 Port
&
An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect
boot-up problems.
QuickSPDIF
&
On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel speakers.
Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital audio to let
you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound.
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1-3 System Block Diagram
Introduction
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Introduction
The following table of VGA cards have been tested compatible with
this mainboard.
4X AGP Card
nVidia Geforce 2 ELSA MX-400 32MB
ELSA MX-460 64MB DDR GLADIAC 517VIVO
nVidia Gefor ce 4
ATI ATI Radeon 8500DDR 64MB
ASUS Ti-4400 128MB V8440
APT MVGA-NVG25 BAUTi-4600 128MB
8X AGP Card
Albatron GeForce FX5200EP 128MB DDR
Ennyah EF550 G FX5500128MB DDR TV+DVI
nVidia Gefor ce FX
nVidia Gefor ce 4
Ennyah EF570 Geforce FX5700 128M B DDR TV+DVI
ELSA Gladiac FX736EX Geforce FX5700/Ultra128MB DDR TV+DVI
ASUS Geforce FX5600/V9560XT/TD/N/128M/A
ASUS Geforce FX5700/Ultra V9570/TD/N/128M/A
Geforce4 MX 440 64MB/TV-Out
EM4000L GF4 MX4000L 128M DDR TV
Ennyah GF4 MX440B-8X 64MB DDR TV
ATi AGP8X not recommended to use on AGX slot.
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SPECIFICATION
Mainboard Specification
Processor
Support Socket-754 based AMD Athlon-64/Sempron 1.6GTs Hyper
Transport processors with up to 3700+
Chipset
VIA K8T890 + VT8237R Chipset
Main Memory
Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support single or double sided 2.5v DDR-266/333/400 DIMMs architecture
in 128/256/512Mb technologies
Supports up to 2GB memory size
Expansion Slots
One PCI-E x16 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
Two PCI-E x1 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
One 1.5v AGX (Advanced Graphics Xtender) connector compliant with
AGP-4X/8X
Two PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
One CNR (Communication & Networking Riser) slot for V.92 analog
Modem in Secondary mode
Specification
Section 2
USB
Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB
controller (4 connectors at rear panel)
P-ATA IDE
Two IDE ports (up to 4 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100/133
support from embedded IDE controller
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Specification
S-ATA RAID
Two S-ATA ports from VT8237R with up to 150MBps bandwidth with
RAID 0,1, Smart RAID (by VIA)
LAN
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet with onboard VIA VT6103L LAN PHY
Audio
Selectable 2, 6 channel audio from onboard RealTek ALC655 AC'97 v2.3
compliant CODEC
- Support Aux-In, CD-In
- Coaxial S/PDIF-out available on rear panel
- Support Auto Jack Sensing for fool-proof audio device installation
- Rear panel audio jacks configuration:
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I/O
Onboard Winbond W83687THF LPC I/O controller
Legacy peripheral interface for FDD, Parallel, Serial, and IrDA (v1.0
compliant)
Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU/System
temperature
BIOS
Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS
Support ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) mode in ACPI compliant O/S
Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection
Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system
boot-up
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Peripheral Interfaces
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) At Rear Panel
))
PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
One Parallel (printer) port
One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack
One Serial port
One RJ45 LAN connector
Four USB2.0 ports
Three Audio jacks
))
) Onboard connector and pin-header
))
One floppy drive connector
Two ATA-100/133 IDE connector
Four extra USB2.0 ports
One CD-IN and AUX-IN connector
One IR connector
Two S-ATA connectors
Two Fan connectors
Specification
Front Panel Controller
Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches
Supports HDD & Power LEDs
Supports PC speaker
Supports Front Panel Audio connector
Special Features
Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer
from keyboard
Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
Support USB resume in S3
Onboard 80 Port LED display for system debugging
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Specification
Supports “Cool’n’ Quiet” power saving technology
Power BIOS for excellent over clocking features:
- Support Asynchronous FSB/DIMM timing mode
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU clock and voltage, chipset voltage, DIMM
frequency and voltage settings.
Form Factor
305mm x 220 mm ATX size
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Mainboard Layout
Installation
Section 3
INSTALLATION
Page 3-1
Installation
Easy Installation Procedure
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:
3-1. CPU Installation
3-2. Jumper Settings
3-3. System Memory
3-4. Expansion Slots
3-5. Device Connectors
3-1 CPU Installation
<Figure 1> <Figure 2>
Step 1
Place the back plate into the two holes
around the CPU area behind the mainboard.
Step 2
Place the retention mechanism on the
mainboard as shown.
<Figure 3>
Step 3
Screw in the two pan head screws.
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<Figure 4>
Step 4
Open the socket by raising the actuation
lever.
Installation
<Figure 5>
Step 5
Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on
the CPU socket and gently insert the
CPU. The CPU is keyed to prevent
incorrect insertion. Do not force the
processor into the socket. If it does not
go in easily, check for mis-orientation
and reinsert the CPU.
Make sure the processor is fully
inserted into the socket.
<Figure 7>
Step 7
Insert the heatsink as shown above.
Press the clips in the direction of the
arrows shown in Figure 7 to secure the
assembly to the CPU socket.
<Figure 6>
Step 6
Close the socket by lowering and
locking the actuation lever.
Apply thermal compound to the top of
the CPU.
Note:
Thermal compound and qualified
heatsink recommended by AMD are a
must to avoid CPU overheat damage
.
<Figure 8>
Step 9
Plug the CPU fan power into the
mainboard’s CPU fan connector.
The installation is complete.
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Installation
3-2 Jumper Settings
JCMOS:
Clear CMOS data Jumper
If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or
you forgot the supervisor or user
password, clear the CMOS data to
reconfigure the system back to the
default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
Settings:
1
To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below.
1. Turn off the system.
2. Change the jumper from “1-2” to “2-3” position for
a few seconds.
3. Replace the jumper back to the “1-2” position.
4. Turn on the system and hold down the <Del> key
to enter BIOS setup.
JUSB:
USB S3 Wake up Jumper
1-2: Normal (Default)
2-3: Clear CMOS
This jumper disconnects 5V standby
voltage to USB devices. This means USB
devices will not be able to wake-up the
system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) power
saving mode.
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Settings:
1-2: Connect (S3 enabled)
2-3: Disconnect (No S3)
Installation
3-3 System Memory Configuration
Memory Layout
The mainboard accommodates two PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In-
line Memory Modules):
• Supports up to 2.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM.
• The DDR400 only support two maximum unbuffered DIMMs and not
available on registered DIMMs.
• Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR DIMM
specification.
DDR DIMM 1
DDR DIMM 2
<Figure 9>
Memory configurations supported:
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1#MMIDSS/SDSS/SD
2#MMIDSS/SDSS/SD
* DS - Double-sided DIMM, * SS - Single-sided DIMM
NOTES:
• Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speeds (overclocking)
may severely compromise the integrity of the system.
Memory Installation :
To install, align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector.
Press straight down as shown in the figure below until the white clips
close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket.
Notch
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Installation
3-4 Expansion Slots
PCI-E
VGA Slot
PCI-E Slot
AGX Slot
PCI Slots
CNR Slot
PCI-E VGA Slots
The elongated PCI-E*16 is intended for PCI-
E VGA card installation.
PCI-E Slots
The mainboard is equipped with two PCI-E*1
compliant with PCI Express 1.0a.
AGX Slot
The mainboard is equipped with an AGX
slot. Make sure you install a card that
supports the 1.5V specification.
PCI Slots
The mainboard is equipped with two PCI slots.
CNR Slot
The mainboard is equipped with 1 CNR slot.
VGA Card Installation Caution
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1. Remove the bracket (on the PC case) for the slot you intend to use.
2. Firmly press down the card into the slot until it is completely
seated. Ensure the VGA slot clicker is locked as shown in the
picture below.
3. Secure the card's bracket to the PC case with a screw.
Installation
3-5 Device Connectors
The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard
into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel.
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
S/PDIF-out
Coaxial Jack
JCPU_FAN
Parallel Port
JSYS_FAN
RJ45
COM1
LAN
USB2.0 x 4 ports
Line-in/Rear out (Blue)
Line-out/Front out (Green)
Mic-in/Center&Subwoofer (Pink)
Figure 10 - I/O Ports
JCPU_FAN / JSYS_FAN:
CPU/Chassis Fan Power Connectors
JCPU_FAN: The CPU must be kept cool by using a
heatsink with fan assembly.
JSYS_FAN: The chassis fan will provide adequate
airflow throughout the chassis to
prevent overheating the CPU.
JCPU_FAN
Sense
Ground
+12V
JSYS_FAN
+12V
Ground
1
Sense
The system is capable of monitoring the fan speed
in RPM (Revolutions Per Minute). Refer to the PC
Health Status submenu of the BIOS for the current
speed of the CPU fan , and chassis fan.
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Installation
FDD: Floppy Controller Connector
This connects to the floppy disk drive.
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FDD
PW12
PW1
IDE1
IDE1/IDE2: Ultra DMA-100/133 Primary/Secondary
IDE Connector
This mainboard is equipped with 2 IDE connectors
IDE2
to support up to 4 ATA-100/133 IDE drives.
It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for
maximum data transfer rate of 133MB/sec per channel.
FDD
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When using two IDE drives on the same
connector, one must be set to Master mode and
the other to Slave mode. Refer to your disk
drive user’s manual for details.
1
1
2
IDE1/IDE2
PW1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector
PW12: 4-pin ATX12V Power Connector
The mainboard is equipped with a standard 24-pin
ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V
power connector for connecting an ATX12V
power supply. The plugs of the power cables are
designed to fit in only one orientation. Insert the
plugs into the connectors until they fit in place.
3
1
PW12
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Caution:
The PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must be used simultaneously.
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24
3.3V
Ground
+5V
+12V
+12V
+5V
+5V5VSB
4
+12V+12V
GroundGround
2
-5VPW-OK
GroundGround
Ground+5V
GroundGround
PS-ON+5V
GroundGround
-12V3.3V
3.3V3.3V
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The board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power
supply to operate. Your system configuration (amount
of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may
exceed this minimum power requirement. To ensure
that adequate power, use a 350 Watt or greater power
supply.
PW1
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