Biostar K8M800-M7A Owner's Manual
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1. 3 13 Layout and sse 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 5 2 1 Installing Central Processing Unit 5 2 2 FAN Headers 6 2 3 Installing System Memory sese 7 24 Connectors and Slots 8 Chapter 3 Headers amp Jumpers 11 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers seeee me 11 3 2 Detail Settings ce tcd ea ene 11 Chapter 4 Useful 17 4 1 Award BIOS Code sess 17 4 2 Extra Haro gaprzifo ge 17 4 3 Troubleshooting cesses eene 19 Chapter 5 20 5 1 20 5 2 System meme 20 5 3 Stal AW ON ES 21 5 4 WarpSpeeder indudes 1 tray icon and 5panels 22 K8M800 M7A CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES CPU Supports Socket 754 Supports AMD Athlon 64 processor to 3700 SupportsAMD Sempron processor E Supports ransport Technology up to 1600MT s Chipset North Bridge VIA K8M800 South Bridge VIAVT 8237R VT8237R PLUS Di2. ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value 10 1 1 1 Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically This will depend on which Hard Disk is installed B Figure 3 1 1 Hard Disk Boot Priority Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USBHDDO USBHDD1 USBHDD2 Bootable TT in Cards Item stem Help Level 11 F5 Previous Values PU PD Change Priority F10 sate F Fail Safe Defaults F7 ESC Exit Optimized Defaults The Choices Pri Master Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USBHDDO USB HDDI USB HDD2 and Bootable Add in Cards 10 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system ftom the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy default LS120 Hard Disk SCSI CDROM ZIP 100 LAN Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Disabled default Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces thetime it takes to boot up The Choices Enabled defa
3. 3MHz button 1 MHz button 1MHz button 3MHz button provide user the ability to do real time overdock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verity ev ery speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto ov erclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best resultfory ou Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user select a restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot nacer akon thal decida whal kind of cloning you rani In do alter zem ibat Dpi E bo andes D elut CPLI Clock Value 25 K8M800 M7A Auto overclock button User can dick this button and WarpSpeeder M will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically WarpSpeeder utility will execute a series of testing until system fail Then system will do fail safe reboot by using Watchdog function After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting orload the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting d Verify button User can dick this button and WarpSpeeder will proceed a testing for current frequency If the testing is ok then the current frequency will be saved into system registry If the testing fa
4. 35 8 800 7 BIOS Setup PCI VGA Palette Snog Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output froma VGA controller and map it to theirdisplay as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility However the color information coming fromthe VGA controller is drawn fromthe palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette ofthe VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controlleris on the PCI bus and anon VGA graphic controller is an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not showup on the ISA bus ifthe PCI VGA controller responds to the Wnte In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option Disabled default Disables the function Enabled Enables the function Assign IRQ For VGA This itemallows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA The Choices Enabled default Disabled Assign IRQ For USB This itemallows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the USB The Choices Enabled
5. 1 pin K8M800 M7A CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT CPU Step 1 Pull the lever toward direction Afrom the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle m Lf i gt aw 6 lt Step 2 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold triangle on CPU should point forwards this white triangle The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation Step 3 Hold the CPU down fimly and then close the lever to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation 5 K8M800 M7A 2 2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling fans built in the computer The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin JCFANI CPU Fan Header JSFANI System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground JCFAN1 2 412V 3 FAN RPM rate sense JSFAN1 Note The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors pleas e note that the red wre is the positive and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND K8M800 M7A 2 3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY 1 Unlocka DIMM slot by pressing the retaining dips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such thatthe notch on the
6. WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WarpSpeeder utility more robust 01 08 2007 28 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup SR rir Pet Mam iio su EDUC DES UE MD AN EM D AMD LEE 3 2 Standard C MOS Peatlifes comes cst t e ER opt eee dated 6 4 Advanced Chipset Features oe o do CIR o da d get 15 5 Tntegrated Peripheral sit nes here td de anette ie 21 6 Power Management petet dte cete ppt 28 T P nP JPCLGOQf ppuratYons c des mos ete ie ee dE dr REED 34 8 PC Health Sta us aede etra o e AR RE 37 9 Frequency Voltage Control esee tertie treten tentent tte tte tte 39 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup programallows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off The Award BIOS installed in your computer systems ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version ofan industry standard BIOS This means that it supports AMD processor input output system The BIOS provides low levd support for standard devices such as disk drives and seria
7. IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Standard CHOS Features 29 2005 1 44M 3 5 in Hone EGA UGA All But Keyboard Menu Level Change the day month year and century tle e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This tableshows theselections that you can make onthe Main Menu Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time hh mm ss Set the system internal clock IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu d detailed options Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu f detailed options Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu d detailed options Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu detailed options Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in y our Sy stem Select the default video device K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop All but Key board the POST process and All but Diskette notify y ou All but Disk Key Base Memory N A Displays the amount of detected during boot up
8. The Choices Disabled default Enabled DBI Output for AGP Trans The Choices Disabled default Auto VG A Share Memory Size This itemallows you to selectthe VGA share memory size The Choices 64M default 32M 16M Disabled 17 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration W Figure 4 2 DRAM Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Max Memclock Mhz Auto Henu Level gt gt 1 2 Memory Timing Auto CAS latency Tcl Auto Places an artificial RAS to CAS delay CTred Auto memory clock limit on Min RAS active time Tras Auto the system Memory is Row precharge Time Trp Auto prevented from running faster than this frequency 11 Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Max Memclock 2 Places an artificial memory clock limit on the system prevented fromrunning faster than this frequency The Choices Auto default 166 133 and 100 1T 2T Memory Timing This field specifies the Memory 1T 2T Memory Timing Time The Choices Auto default 1 T 2T CAS Latency Tcl This field spedfies the cas latency i e cas to read data valid The Choices Auto default CL 33 0 CL 2 5 CL 2 0 RAS to CAS Delay Tred This field specifies the RAS to CAS Delay to read write command to the same bank Typically 20 Nsec The Choices Auto default 2 BUS CLOCKS 3 BUS CLOCKS 4
9. Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overdock percentage from 100 110 96 Panther running overclock percentage from 11096 120 Car racing overclock percentage from 120 above 12814973 062 MHz Bo 378 cpu CLOCK MHz PCICLOCK MHz WES 132 7 ERCO 400 CENTAGE MEMORY CLOCK gag PER Hardware Monitor Button Over clock percentage 100 m Overclock Bullen r Voltage Button O V 1146 AM 23 K8M800 M7A 3 Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can dedde to increase CPU cor voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes go 1200 24 K8M800 M7A Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure E T7 lt 2 0 Y Aaver Dab ap Antet Raton v p xl Reset o Syren Dedal es ge 3HHz Guten Buton WEE iO 0 nem Panel contains the these features
10. BIOS Setup Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Waming feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a waming message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Disabled default Virus protection is disabled Enabled Virus protection is activated Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause abridged version ofthe PowerOn SelfTest POST to execute after you powerup the computer Disabled Normal POST Enabled default Enable quick POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after power on The Choices On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Typematic Rate Settin When a key is held down the keystroke will repeat at arate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled thetypematic rate and typematic delay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Dela sec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat thekeystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for th
11. DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated K8M800 M7A 2 4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1 Floppy Disk Connector 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 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 DMA33 66 1 00 133 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 fourhard disk drives The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 2 1 IDE1 IDE2 K8M800 M7A PCI1 PCI3 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and itis a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slotis designated as 32 bits PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Your monitor will attach directly to that video card This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots but itis also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video effidency and perfomance especially wit
12. Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Upgrade BIOS Quit F9 Menu in BIOS thre z Select Item Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features ofthe BIOS Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and P Cloptions PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware ofyoursystem Frequency Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause the CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Set Supervisor Password Se
13. N A Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory av ailable in the system K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure3 Advanced BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Press Enter gt Shadow Setup Press Enter gt Cache Setup Press Enter Menu Level b Virus Warning Disabled Quick Power Self Test Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status 0n Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control For 0 1 4 05 Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S 2 Delay For HDD Secs 0 Small LogoCEPA Show Enabled Summary Screen Show Disabled tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESCzExit F1 General Help FS Previous Values F Optimized Defaults K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Boot Seq amp Flo Setu This itemallows you to setup bootseq amp Floppy B Figure3 1 Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Hard bis toot Press Eater n loppy Hard Disk CDROM Enabled Disabled Enabled Menu Level gt gt Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority
14. allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio The Choices Auto default Disabled VIA 3068 MC97 Modem This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 Modem The Choices Auto default Disabled VIA 3043 MC97 Onchip LAN This option allows you to control the onboard LAN The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard LanBoot ROM Decide whetherto invokethe boot ROM ofthe onboard LAN chip The Choices Enabled Disabled default 24 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup OnChip USB Controller This option should be enabled ifyour systemhas a USB installed on the system board You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller The Choices Enabled default All Disabled 1 amp 2 USB Port 2 amp 3 USB Poit 1 amp 3 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port Onchip EHCI Controller This itemallows you to enableor disable the onchip EHCI controller The Choices Enabled default Disabled USB Emulation Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard Mouse Legacy Support The Choices On default off KB MS USB Keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached mouse keyboaid The Choices Auto default Enabled USB Mouse Support Enables support for USB attached mouse keyboaid The Choices Disabled default Enabled 25 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Super IO Device Press Enterto configure the Super I O Device W Figure 5 3 Super IO Device Onboard FDC C
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16. 1 General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults AGP Aperture Size Select the size ofthe Accelerated Graphics P ort AGP aperture The aperture is portion ofthe P CI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The Choices 1G 512M 256M 128M default 64M 32M AG P 2 0 Mode This itemallows you to select the AGP Mode The Choices 4X default 2X 1 X AG P Driving Control By choosing Auto the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive strength Ctrl by Card By choosing Manual it allows user to set AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual The Choices Auto default Manual 16 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup AGP Driving Value While AGP driving control itemset to Manual it allows user to set AGP driving The Choices DA default AGP Fast Write This itemallows you to disabled or enabled AGP Fast Write The Choices Disabled default Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The Choices Disabled default Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics oit are executed with wait states The Choices Disabled default Enabled AG P 3 0 Calibration cycle This itemallows you to disabled or enabled AGP 3 0 Calibration Cyde
17. BUS CLOCKS 5 BUS CLOCKS 6 BUS CLOCKS 7 BUS CLOCKS Min RAS active time Tras This fieldspeafies the minimumRA S active time Typically 45 60 Nsec The Choices Auto default 5 BUS CLOCKS 6 BUS CLOCKS 7 BUS CLOCKS 8 BUS CLOCKS 9 BUS CLOCKS 10 BUS CLOCKS 11 BUS CLOCKS 18 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Row Precharge Time Trp This field specifies the Row precharge Time Precharge to Active or Auto Reftesh ofthe same bank Typically 2024 The Choices Auto default 2 BUS CLOCKS 3 BUS CLOCKS 4 BUS CLOCKS 5 BUS CLOCKS 6 BUS CLOCKS LDT amp PCI Bus Control Ifyou highlight the literal Press Enter next to the LDT amp PCI Bus Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options E Figure 4 3 amp PCI Bus Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility LDT amp PCI Bus Control Upstream LDT Bus Width 16 bit Downstream LDT Bus Width 16 bit LDT Bus Frequency 800 MHz Menu Level gt gt PCI1 Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI2 Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI1 Post Write Enabled PCI2 Post Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Upstream LDT Bus Width The Choices 8 bit 16 bit default Downstream LDT Bus Width The Choices 8 bit 16 bit default LDT Bus Frequency The Choices 800MHz default Au
18. FFh which can improve system performance However any programs writing to this area ofmemory will cause conflicts and resultin systemerrors The Choices Enabled Disabled default 20 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals W Figure 5 Integrated Peripheral Phoenix fwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt UIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter gt UIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter uper IO Device Press Enter Henu Level b 141 Enter Select PU PD Value 10 ESCzExit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 21 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup VIA OnChip IDE Device Ifyou highlight the literal Press Enter next to the VIA OnChip IDE Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options W Figure 5 1 VIA OnChip IDE Device Phoenix fAwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility VIA OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode RAID IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Menu Level gt gt OnChip IDE 10 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIU Auto Secondary Master Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Yalue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Op
19. K8M800 M7A FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of 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 This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here ands pecially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part orin whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor approval writing The content of this users manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this users manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 1 Motherboard 1 1 2 Package
20. OS and showthe message on next boot up Qu Roo rcs Pin Assignment 1 Case opensignd 2 Ground 15 K8M800 M7A JSATA1 JSATA2 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interf ace it satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec and with transfer rate of 1 5GB s Pin Assignment Ground TX TX Ground RX RX Ground 7 4 1 ISNA JSATA1 JSPDIF OUTI Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground 16 K8M800 M7A CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP 4 1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning long beep followed by two short Video card not found ideo card beeps memory bad High low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically ne Short beep when system boot up No error found during POST ong beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install 4 2 EXTRA INFORMA TION BIOS Update After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS isinvaded by virus the Boot Block function will help to restore BIOS If the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a bootable floppy disk 2 Download the Flash Utility AWDFLASH exe from the Biostar website www biostar com tw 3 Confirm mo
21. Spread Spectrum Enabled CPU Clock 200MHz ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Vcore The Choices Default default 0 15V 0 10V 0 05V DDR Voltage This itemallows you to select DDR Voltage The Choices 2 65V default 2 80 V 2 75 V 2 70V AutoDetect PCI This itemallows you to enable disable auto Detect PCI Clock The Choices Enabled default Disabled Spread Spectrum This itemallows you to enable disablethe Spread Spectrum function The Choices Enabled default Disabled 39 8 800 7 BIOS Setup CPU CLOCK This itemallows you to select CPU Clock and CPU over docking The Choices 200Mhz default Disabled Min 200 Max 232 Keyin a DEC number Special Notice Ifunfortunately the system s frequency that you are selected is not functioning there are two methods ofbooting up the system Method 1 Clear the COMS databy setting the JCOMSI 2 3 closed as ON status Allthe CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting Method 2 Press the Insert key and Power button simultaneously after that keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen showed This action will boot up the systemaccording to FSB ofthe processor It s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and dock in default setting If the CPU Vcore and clock are not in default setting it may cause CPU or M B damage 4
22. ckbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder M utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you dick Finish button Vest boil ool E crede Fa breached ri mN pow core EP Lern tg pps 1 Ea Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand 21 K8M800 M7A 5 4 WARPSPEEDER INCLUDES I TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS 1 Tray Icon Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar iO v9 1133 AM This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure The Launch Utility item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse left click on tray icon and Exit item will dose Tray Icon utility if selected Lanoch Utility Ext fer See aes 22 K8M800 M7A 2 Main Panel If you click the tray icon WarpSpeeder utility will be invoked Please referto the following figure the utility s first window you will see is Main Panel Main Panel contains features as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external dock Memory dock AGP dock and PCI dock information b ContainsAbout
23. default Disabled 36 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status W Figure 8 PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Menu Level Show H W Monitor in POST Enabled Chassis Open Warning Disabled tl e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature This itemallows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature This itemonly effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 70 C 158 F CPU 3 3V 5 0 12V DDR Voltage Voltage Voltage Battery Detect thesystem s voltage and battery status automatically CPU Temperature Show you the CPU temperature CPU FAN Speed This field displays the CPU FAN speed 37 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup SYS FAN Speed This field displays thespeed ofthe SYSTEM fan Show H W Monitor in POST Ifyou computer contain a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choices Enabled default Disabled Chassis en Warnin This itemallows you to enableor disable Chassis Open Warning beep The Choices 600C 1400F 650C 1490F 700C 1580F Disabled default 38 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup 9 Frequency Voltage Control W Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control ol DDR Voltage 2 650 fluto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Menu Level
24. dio output cable with the PC f ront panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector Assignment Mic in center Ground Mic power Bass Audio power Right line out Speaker out Right Right line out Speaker out Right Reserved Key Left line out Speaker out Left Left line out Speaker out Left Right line in Rear speaker Right Right line in Rear speaker Right Left line in Rear speaker Left Left line in Rear speaker Left This connector allows user to connect the audio sourcef rom thev ariaty dev ices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc Pin Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channd Input 14 K8M800 M7A 51 Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging El Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data X Clear CMOS Procedures Remove AC power line Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close Waitf orf ve seconds Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close Power on the AC 6 Resety our desired password or clear the CMOS data Chassis pen Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status If the signal has been triggered it will record to the CM
25. disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity All otherdevices remain active The Choices Disabled default 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15Min Suspend Mode The itemallows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system The Choices Disabled default 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 6 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour Video Off Option This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank The Choices Suspend Off default 29 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank V H SYNC Blank default This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writeblanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power management signaling MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use The Choices 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Soft Off by PWR BTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the systemto enterthe Soft Off state when the systemhas hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Choosing Enabled will make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up from S3 state systemtime is shortened ifyo
26. e system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply ifpasswords are set fromthe Setup main menu 13 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup APIC Mode Selecting Enabled enables APIC mode reporting fromthe BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled default Disabled MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1 1 and 14 ofthe Intel multiprocessor specification Select version supported by the operation systemrunning on this computer The Choices 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Delay for HDD Secs This itemallows you to selectthe timing ofDelay for HDD The Choices 0 default Min 0 Max 15 Key in a DECnumber Small LOGO EPA Show This itemallows you to select whether the Small Logo shows Enabled default Small Logo shows when system boots up Disabled No Small Logo shows when system boots Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable the summary screen Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing The Choices Disabled default Enabled 14 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows youto configure the specific features ofthe chipset installed on your system This c
27. er or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click The Overvoltage Manager on the other hand helps to powerup CPU core voltage and Memory voltage The cool Hardware Monitor smarty indicates the temperatures voltage and CPU fan speed as well asthe chipset information Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder technology assures the system stability by automatically rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is either the original system speed or a suitable one 5 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT OS Support Wndows 98 SE Windows Me Wndows 2000 Windows XP DirectX DiredX 8 1 or above The Windows XP operating system indudes DirectX 8 1 you use Windows XP you do not need to install DirectX 8 1 20 K8M800 M7A 5 3 INSTALLATION 1 Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please dick Next button and follow the default procedure to install ee oe io fee betel wina 114 ped hih Wem 2 When you see the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility che
28. ered off IRQ Event Activity Detect Ifyou highlight the literal Press Enter next to the IRQ Event Activity Detect label and then press the enterkey it will take you a submenu with the following options DPMS Initial display power management signaling The Choices Stop Grant PwrOn Suspend W Figure 6 1 IRQ Event Activity Detect Phoenix fAwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility IRQ Event Activity Detect PS2KB peine fron ELEM C Resume from S3 Disabled Menu Level A LPT amp COM When Select Password HDD amp FDD Please press ENTER key PCI Master to change Password PowerOn by PCI Card Disabled Max 8 numbers Modem Ring Resume Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled gt IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter Enter Select PU PD Value 10 Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults PS2KB Wakeup Select When select Password please press Enter key to change password with a maxi mu mof 8 characters The Choices Hot Key default PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 55 This itemallows you to wake up ftom S3 S4 S5 with P S2 keyboard The Choices Disabled default Ctrl Fl Ct F2 Ctd F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Cti F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl Fl1 Ctrl F12 Power Wake Any Key 3l K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup USB Resumefrom 53 This itemallows you to enableor disabled USB resume from S3 The Choices Disabled default Enabled VGA When s
29. et to On any event occurring at a VGA Port will awaken a systemwhich has been powered down The Choices Off default On LPT amp COM When this option is set to On any event occurring at a COM serial LPT printer port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choices LPT COM default COM LPT NONE HDD amp FDD When this option is set to On any event occurring on a hard drive or a floppy drive will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choices On default PCI Master When set to On you need a LAN add on card which supports the power function It should also support the wake up on LAN jump The Choices Off default On PowerOn by PCI Card When you select Enabled a PME signal fromP CI card retums the systemto Full ON state The Choices Disabled default Enabled Modem Ring Resume The Choices Disabled default Enabled RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled you can set the date and time at which RTC real time clock alarmawakens thesystem fro mSuspend mode The Choices Enabled Disabled default Date of Month You can choose which month the system will boot up This field is only configurable when RTC Resume is set to Enabled Resume Time hh mm ss You can choose the hour minute and second the systemwill boot up This field is only configurable when RTC Resume is set to Enabled 32 8 800 7 BIOS Setup IRQs Activity Moni
30. h 3D graphics K8M800 M7A CNR1 Communication Network Riser Slot The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports modem only 10 K8M800 M7A CHAPTER 3 HEADERS amp 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 jumperis close if not that means the jumperis open Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS JPANELI Front 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 cases front panel switchfunctions PWR LED IR 2 Sleep control eee conte aieo button Ground 6 8 ERETI Hard drive Power LED LED 12 PowerlED Ground reser cca eset button Power button Ground Power on button Reset control Ground Hip a eT a joomectr Connector IRRX Cd 11 K8M800 M7A JUSB1 JUSB2 JUS B3 Headers for USB 2 0 Ports at Front Panel JUSB3 is optional This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel and also can be connected with internal USB devices like USB card reader 3 5 Assignment 5V fused 5V fused USB USB USB USB Grou
31. hipset manage bus speeds and access to system me mory resources such as DRAM It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings havebeen changed incorrectly W Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features gt AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Press Enter gt DRAM Configuration Press Enter gt LDT amp PCI Bus Control Press Enter Henu Level gt Hemory Hole Disabled VLink Data Rate 8 Init Display First PCI Slot System BIOS Cacheable Disabled tie Move Enter Select PU PD Value 10 F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 15 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Ifyou highlight the literal Press Enter next to the amp P2P Bridge Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options W Figure 4 1 amp P2P Bridge Control Phoenix 9 10 CHOS Setup Utility AGP amp P2P Bridge Control 2 0 Mode Driving Control Menu Level gt gt Fast Write Disabled Master 1 WS Write Disabled Master 1 WS Read Disabled 3 0 Calibration cycle Disabled Qutput for AGP Trans Disabled Share Memory Size 64H tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ES C Exit F
32. ienced users should make any changes to the default settings W Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility PoP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By 0 PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled fissign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled tie Move Enter Select PU PD Value 10 ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed When set to YES BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequence VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Window 95 When set to NO BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards For non PnP operating systems DOS Netware this option must setto NO The Choices No default Yes 34 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires thesystemto record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node whichis called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned toit Thesystemneeds to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved in the system BIOS Ifthe Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies fromthe last one Ifthe Enabled option is chosen the syste
33. il system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting orload the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overclock and Verify include DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer runtime library is required And please make surey our display card s color depth is High color 16 bit or True color 24 32 bit that is required f or Direct3D rendering 5 Hardware Monitor Panel Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as the following figure In this panel you can get the real time status information of your system The information will be refreshed every 1 second a SO uem 26 K8M800 M7A 6 About Panel Click the about button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility uio Tranier pini ket TB 0 9 5 9 27 K8M800 M7A Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset
34. isable Disable Suspend gt Off SYNC B lank Menu Level gt Soft Off by PURBTH YGABIOS if 3 Resume fic Loss uto Restart 3 Instant 0ff uto 0ff gt IRQ Event Activity Detect Press Enter Enter Select PU PD Value F5 Previous Values Fi0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Optimized Defaults t1 Move ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The itemallows youto select the suspend type underthe ACP loperating system The Choices 1 POS de fault Power on Suspend 3 STR Suspendto RAM S1 S3 POS STR 28 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Power Management Option This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode There are four options ofP ower Management three ofwhich have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD PowerDown 15 min Max Power Saving Maximu m power management only available 1 CPU s Suspend Mode 1 min HDD PowerDown 1 min User Define default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each ofthe ranges is ftom1 min to 1 hr except HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable HDD Power Down When enabled the hard
35. l and parallel ports Adding important has customized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning ofthe chipset controlling the entire system The rest ofthis manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your systemusing Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write is supported EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 ofthe EP A Green PC specification APM Support These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 11 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are implemented via the System Management Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS ACPI Support Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1 0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification ACPI It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification developed by Microsoft Intel and Toshiba K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 ofthe Intel PCI Penpheral Component Interconnect local bus specification DRAM Support DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous are supported Suppor
36. l duplex capability Supports ACPI PCI power management i K8M800 M7A Internal On board I O Connectors and Headers E 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities 1 CD in connector supports 1 CD ROM audio in device 1 front audio header supports front panel audio function I 1 S PDIF Out connector supports digital audio out function 1 chassis open header supports warning function i 1 FDD connector supports 2 drives with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88 Mbytes 2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices I 2 Serial ATA connedors support 2 SATA devices 2 USB headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports at front panel JUSB3 is optional Back Panel I O Connectors 2 USB 2 0 ports 1 VGAport 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 induding 1 Speaker out connector 1 Linein connector and 1 MIC in connector X 1 LAN PS 2 Mouse USB Speaker Out Line Mic In PACKAGE LIST HDD cable x1 User s Manual x1 Fully Setup Driver CD 1 Rear I O panel for ATX case x1 FDD cable x1 optional USB 2 0 cable x1 optional Serial ATA cable x1 optional S PDIF out cable x1 optional 3 K8M800 M7A 1 3 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS o o x R owego Note represents
37. mensions L Micro ATX Fom Factor 18 999cm W x 24 384 L O perating S ystem Supporting E Supports Windows 98 Me 2000 XP 64 bit Slot Three 32bit PCI bus master slots 4x 8x compatible slot One CNR slot On board IDE Two on board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives E Supports PIO mode 0 4 Supports Ultra 33 66 1 00 133 Bus Master Mode System Memory Supports up to 2 DDR devices Supports DDR 266 333 400 Maximum memory size is up to 2GB Following table is only for reference DIMM Socket DDR Module Total Total Memory Size Size Location DIMM1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 2 GB DIMM2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 K8M800 M7A Super I O Chip IT8705AF Low Pin Count Interface Provides the most commonly used legacy Super VO functionality Environment Control initiati ves H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller IT E s Smart Guardian function Onboard 97 Sound Codec Chip REALTEK ALC655 Support 6 channels Supports S PDIF out function I Compliant with AC 97 Version 2 3 spedfication Onboard Serial ATA E Controller integrated in VT8237R VT8237R PLUS Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 functions E Supports 2 serial ATA SATA ports Data transfer rates up to 150 MB s Compliant with SATA Version 1 0 specification 10 100 LAN PHY PHY RTL8201BL CL Supports 10 Mb s and 100 Mb s auto negotiation Half Ful
38. mis forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manual is chosen the resources controlled by function Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channd for each penpheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ amp DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and port conflicts IRQ Resources This submenu will allow youto assign each systemintermpt a type depending on the type ofdevice using theinterrupt When you press Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system intermpts This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device
39. n key board does not turn on Make sure power cable is securely plugged in Replace cable Contact technical support System inoperativ e Keyboard lights Using even pressure on both ends of on power indicator lights are lit the DIMM press down firmly until the hard drive is spinning module snaps into place System does not boot from hard disk driv e can be bootedf rom optical driv e System only boots from optical drive Hard disk can be read and applications be used but booting from hard disk 2 is impossible Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive 19 Check cable running from disk to disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time Back up data and applications files Ref ormat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Set masterslave jumpers correctly Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manuf acturers f or compatibility with other drives K8M800 M7A 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 With the Overdock Manager users can easily adjust the frequency they pref
40. nd Ground Key NC JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 2 10 1 9 JUSB V1 JUSB V2 Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at JUSBLAN1 JUSBV2 5V for USB ports atf ront panel JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at JUSBLAN1 are powered by 5V standby voltage JUSBV2 USB ports at front panel JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 are powered by 5V standby voltage JUSBV1 1 Pin 1 2 close 1a fal JUSBV2 IE 3 Bi Pin 2 3 dose Note In order to support this function Power On system USB device JUSBV1 JUSB V2 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 indi viduall y 12 K8M800 M7A ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 20 pin power connector on the ATX power supply Pin 1 2 3 4 5 OJO 6 OR T we 2 els 2 10 11 12 ICID 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 JATXPW R2 ATX Power Source Connector Assignment 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage 5V 12 3 3 12 Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground 5V 5V 5V By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit Pin Assignment 12V 12V Ground Ground 13 K8M800 M7A JFAUDIO Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front au
41. ontroller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 Disabled Menu Level 1 UART Mode Select IrDA UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address 330 Midi Port IRQ 10 tl Move Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it Ifinstall and FDC or thesystemhas no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second senal ports The Choices 8 4 default Disabled Auto 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard Serial Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices 2F8 IRQ 3 Disabled default Auto 3F8 IRQ4 3 E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard chip The Choices ASKIR IrDA default SCR 26 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Full duplex mode permits simultaneous two direction t
42. ra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard in your system As wel your operating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 100 select Auto to enable BIOS suppott The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number ofblock read wnteper sector where thedrive can suppott The Choices Enabled default Disabled 23 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup VIA OnChip PCI Device Ifyou highlight the literal Press Enter next to the VIA OnChip PCI Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options m Figure 5 2 VIA OnChip PCI Device UIA 3058 ACI Audio Auto 014 3068 97 Modem Auto VIA 3043 OnChip LAN Enabled Menu Level gt gt Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled OnChip USB Controller All Enabled OnChip EHCI Controller Enabled USB Emulation ON tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value FI0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults VIA 3058 97 Audio This option
43. ransmission Halfduplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time The Choices Half default Full Onboard Paralld Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel poit controller with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3 BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP The Choices SPP de fault Using Parallel Port as Standard Pinter Pott EPP Using Parallel Poit as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel Poit as Extended Capabilities Port Using Parallel Port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This itemallows you to determine ECP Mode Use DMA The Choices 3 default 1 Game Port Address Game Port Address The Choices 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base Address The Choices 330 default 300 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the Midi P oit can use The Choices 10 default 5 27 8 800 7 BIOS Setup 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and powerup power down features W Figure 6 Power Management Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Option HDD Power Down Suspend Mode Video Off Option Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Enabled S1CP0 User Define D
44. ted CPUs This AWARD BIOS supportsthe AMD CPU Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press Enter to select use the lt P gU p and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press lt 1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard Keystroke Function Increase the numeric val ue or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Ext Current page and return to M ain Menu K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup 1 Menu Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu 1 WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board for updateinformation W Figure 1 Main Menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Standard CHOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations
45. therboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website Copy AWDFLASH exe and respectively BIOS into floppy disk Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter System will boot up to DOS prompt Type Awdflash xxxx bf sn py r in DOS prompt xxx means BIOS name System will update BIOS automatically and restart The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly DIS gp o 17 K8M800 M7A B CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after poweron 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 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling wth 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 Pluginthe power cord and boot up the system Or you can 1 Clearthe CMOS data See Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 section 2 Wait for seconds 3 Power on the system again 18 K8M800 M7A 4 3 TROUBLES HOOTING Probable Solution No power to the system at all Power light don t illuminate f an inside power supply does not turn 2 on Indicator light o
46. timized Defaults OnChip SATA This option allows you to enablethe onchip Serial ATA The Choices Enabled default Disabled SATA Mode This option allows you to select SATA Mode The Choices IDE RAID default IDE DMA Transfer Access This option allows you to select DE DMA Transfer Access The Choices Enabled default Disabled OnChip IDE Channd 0 1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channes Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface ifyou are going to install a primary and orsecondary add in IDE interface The Choices Enabled default Disabled 22 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If the interface does not support prefetching If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this option to Disabled The Choices Enabled default Disabled Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDEPIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each ofthe IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance progressively In Auto mode the systemautomatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ult
47. to 600MHz 400MHz 200M Hz PCI1 Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled 19 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup PCI2 Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCII Post Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCI2 Post Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCI Delay Transaction The chipsethas an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabledto support compliance with P CI specification The Choices Enabled default Disabled Memory Hole You can reserve this area ofsystem memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached The user information ofperipherals that need to use this area ofsystemmemory usually discussed their memory requirements The Choices Disabled default 15M 16M Vlink Date Rate The Choices 8X default 4X Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slotor an AGP Slot The Choices PCI Slot default AGP System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Enabled option allows caching ofthe system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFF
48. toring Press Enter to access another sub menu used to configure the different wake up events i e wake on LPT amp COMM activity W Figure 6 1 1 IRQs Activity Monitoring Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility IRQs Activity Monitoring COH 2 Disabled COM 1 Enabled Menu Level gt gt gt LPT 2 Enabled Floppy Disk Enabled LPT 1 Enabled CRTC Alarm Disabled CIRQ2 Redir Disabled 18010 Reserved Disabled IRQ11 Reserved Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled 18013 Coprocessor Enabled 18014 CHard Disk Enabled 18015 Reserved Disabled tl e Move Enter Select PU PD Value 10 ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Primary INTR On IRQ3 COM2 Enabled IRQ4 COM1 Enabled IRQS LP T2 Enabled IRQ6 Floppy Disk Enabled IRQ7 LPT1 Enabled IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ 10 Reserved Disabled IRQ11 Reserved Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ15 Reserved Disabled 33 8 800 7 BIOS Setup 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed ofthe CPU itsdfuses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only exper
49. tting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Enter Password K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Set User Password Ifthe Supervisor Password is not set then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to Enter Password change them Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will bedisplayed before proceeding SAYE to CHOS and EXIT Y N V Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup Confirmation message willbe displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving Y N Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY N N K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt P gUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Date 1 Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave
50. u disable the function butsystemwill need AGP driver to initialize the card So ifthe AGP driver ofthe VGA card does not support the initialization feature the display may work abnormally or not function after S3 The Choices Auto default Yes No Ac Loss Auto Restart This field determines the action the system will automatically take when power is restored to a system that had lost power previously without any subsequent manual intervention There are 3 sources that provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power On instructions the motherboard battery 3V the Power Supply VSB and the Power Supply 3 3V While AC is not supplying power the motherboard uses the motherboard battery 3 V power is supplied and the Power Supply is not tumed 5 ftom the Power Supply is used When the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3 3V ftom the Power Supply will beused There are 3 options Former Sts On Off Off default Means always se CMOS to the Off status when AC power is lost On Means always set CMOS to the On status when AC power is lost Former Sts Means to maintain the last status ofthe CMOS when AC poweris lost 30 8 800 7 BIOS Setup For example If set to Former Sts and AC power is lost when system is live then after AC power is restored the system will automatically power on If AC power is lost when system is not live system will remain pow
51. ult Disabled Shadow Setup This itemallows you to setup cache amp shadow setup W Figure 3 2 Shadow Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Shadow Setup Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Menu Level bb Enabled copies Video BIOS to shadow RAM Improves performance ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution Enabled default Optional ROM is enabled Disabled Optional ROM is disabled 11 K8M800 M7A BIOS Setup Cache Setup Figure3 3 Cache Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Cache Setup CPU Internal Cache Enabled h Enabled External Cache CPU 12 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Henu Level gt gt ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FS Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache External Cache This option enables or disables Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This itemallows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled 12 K8M800 M7A
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