Asrock K8UPGR-VM800
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1. 2E8 IRQ3 Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 378 and 278 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port The default value is ECP EPP If this option is set to ECP EPP it will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Configuration options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 33 OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it Configura tion options Disabled 300 and 330 3 3 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 542. 20 1 DUMMY DUMMY 5V Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 8 No 22 GND 12V CHA FAN SPEED 9 Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector 8 pin CPU FAN1 see p 8 No 3 D 2v CPU FAN SPEED 1 o8 GNI Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 8 No 11 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector COM Port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 8 No 25 This COM port header is used to support a COM port module ATX 12V Power Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 see p 8 No 2 18 Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector Failing to do so will cause power up failure Game Port Header EM Connect a Game cable to this 15 pin GAME1 3X iD our header if the Game port bracket see p 8 No 19 ur is installed MIDI IN ERES 5V JAB2 JAY GND 2 7 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA SATA hard disks and RAID functions This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Install the SATA hard disks int
3. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen 22 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description lt gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens TER Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UT
4. ccccsccccceeeesssessssssrsseeeeeeeeeeees 3 1 Jntreduction viii nic eene reinen einen 3 1 1 BIOS Men Bar igiene edt 3 1 2 Navigation Keys ssessserserserieriernsirernsrnrrnsrnrrnsrnrrnsrerens 3 2 Main Screen aci iade eet ede edd 3 3 Advanced Screen essessseeeenenenee nen 3 3 1 CPU Configuration ss 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration 0 0 0 eececeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeees 3 3 4 IDE Configuration 2 0 ce eeeeceeeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeetes 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration s 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 3 3 8 USB Configuration seen 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 35 3 5 Boot Steenbergen eerste Seege 35 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration esses 36 3 6 Security Screen ss acces ea acini 36 8 7 Exit Screen oo eeceeceeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeaeeeeeaeeseeeaeeaeeaeeeseeeeeeeaeeaes 37 4 Software Support ns 38 4 1 Install Operating System 38 4 2 Support CD Information 38 4 2 1 Running Support CD EEE 38 4 2 2 Drivers Menu seen 38 4 2 3 Utilities Menu serres 38 4 2 4 Contact Information sse 38 APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology 39 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8Upgrade VM800 motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stri
5. 1 Parallel Port ECP EPP Support 6 Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 RJ 45 Port Audio Jack Line In Line Out Microphone COM Port 1 COM Port Header to support a COM port module BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 2 0 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU Frequency Stepless Control only for advanced users reference see CAUTION 5 OS Microsoft Windows 98 SE ME 2000 XP compliant CAUTION ils For power saving sake it is strongly recommended to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology under Windows system See APPENDIX on page 39 to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system Do NOT use a 3 3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard It may cause permanent damage Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows XP SP1 2000 SP4 It may not work properly under Microsoft Windows 98 ME Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 1 3 Mo
6. 133MHz DDR266 None None None Security Exit Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration p Floppy Configuration gt SuperIO Configuration gt USB Configuration Security Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 24 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select how to set the CPU host frequency Actual Frequency MHz 200 Spread Spectrum Auto Cool n Quiet Disabled Processor Maximum Multiplier Du Processor Maximum Voltage 1 550 V
7. 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device 2nd Floppy Device 3rd Boot Device 3rd Floppy Device y Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives b CD DVD Drives Select Screen ch Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 35 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration To enable or disable the boot from network feature VIA SATA Raid Utility Enabled Bootup Num Lock On Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this to enable or disable VIA VT8237 SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 3 6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Clear User Password Select Screen gh Select Item Enter Change General Help Load Defaults Save
8. C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc Or you may select Auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support 34 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 37 C 98F M B Temperature 31C 87F CPU Fan Speed 2463 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 629V 3 30V 3 306V 5 00V 5 067V Select Screen 12 00V 11 890V Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 5 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot
9. Multiplier Voltage Change Auto Memory Clock Auto Flexibility Option Disabled Bank Interleaving Auto Select Screen Burst Length Select Item CAS Latency CL Change Option TRCD General Help Load Defaults SE Save and Exit MA Timing Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Host Frequency While entering setup BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard The actual CPU host frequency will show in the following item Spread Spectrum This item should always be Disabled for better system stability Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology Processor Maximum Multiplier It will display Processor Maximum Multiplier for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage However it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability 25 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration 4 If AUTO FID VID will CPU Host Frequency Auto be left at the rated Actual Frequency MHz 200 frequency voltage If Spread Spectrum Auto Manual FID VID will Cool n Quiet Disabled be set based on User Processor Maximum Multiplier DU Selection in Setup Processor Maximum Voltage 1 550 V Processor Multipli
10. don t want to operate RAID function on SATA HDDs please select non RAID IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the Primary IDE Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of Primary IDE Slave Sec ondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave as well BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor ST340014A Size 40 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Asyne DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode fatal Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto A PIO SE Auto Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 30 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration options Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD Not Installed Select Not Installed to disable the use of IDE device Auto Select Auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or
11. install Windows 2000 Windows XP OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow the below steps STEP 1 Make a SATA Driver Diskette A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press lt Y gt D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it Start to format and copy files YN Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press lt Y gt E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 2 Use SATA RAID BIOS to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3 Install Windows 2000 Windows XP OS on your system After making a SATA driver diskette and using SATA RAID BIOS to set RAID configuration you can start to install Windows 2000 W
12. of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following 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 ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents Ti Titele BEE 5 1 1 Package Contents 5 ee 6 1 3 Motherboard Layout ue cece eee eee cere eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeens 8 1 4 ASRock UO Plus 9 2 A INST ONT OMN 5 46 hs ass 10 Pre installation Precautions 0 0 0 cece cee cee ee eeeeteeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeees 10 2 45 CPU Installation EE 11 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink essc 11 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM sesseseseeseeeeeeenee 12 2 4 Expansion Slots Future CPU Port PCI AGP and AMR Slots 13 2 5 Jumpers Sep et RR nene 15 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors sess 16 2 7 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation 19 2 8 Hot Plug Function for SATA HDDS ssscsseeeereeer 19 2 9 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions AAA 20 2 9 1 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP With RAID alieno 20 2 9 2 Installing Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 20 2 10 Installing Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID RT e 21 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY
13. the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers including ASRock Ex press GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system detects the installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 38 APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology For power saving sake it is strongly recommended to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology under Windows system When using this feature pleas
14. ASRocK K amp Upgrade VM800 User Manual Version 1 0 Published April 2005 Copyright 2005 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised
15. ATX Form Factor 9 0 in x 9 6 in 22 9 cm x 24 4 cm 754 Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64 bit AMD Athlon 64 and 32 bit Sempron Processor Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology see CAUTION 1 North Bridge VIA K8M800 Chipset FSB 800 MHz 1 6 GT s South Bridge VIA VT8237R Chipset Supports USB 2 0 ATA 133 SATA 1 5Gb s 2 x DDR DIMM Slots DDR1 and DDR2 Support PC3200 DDR400 PC2700 DDR333 PC2100 DDR266 Max 2GB IDE1 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 IDE2 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 Supports up to 4 IDE Devices 2 x SATA Connectors Supports up to 2 SATA Devices at 1 5Gb s Data Transfer Rate Supports up to 2 Floppy Disk Drives 5 1 channels AC 97 Audio Intergrated UniChrome PRO 3D 2D Graphics Controller Supports DirectX 8 1 Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet Supports Wake On LAN CPU Temperature Sensing Motherboard Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life ASRock U COP see CAUTION 2 CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Supports CPU upgrade from AMD 754 Pin CPU to AMD 939 Pin CPU see page 13 for details 2 x PCI Slots PCI Specification 2 2 1 x AGP Slot Supports 1 5V 8X 4X AGP Card see CAUTION 3 1 slot supports ASRock MR card Optional 8 USB 2 0 Ports 6 Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports on the I O Panel Plus 2 On Board Headers Supporting 2 Extra USB 2 0 Ports see CAUTION 4 ASRock I O Plus 1 PS 2 Mouse Port 1 PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 VGA Port
16. CPU Port 2 PCI slots 1 AGP slot and 1 AMR slot on K8Upgrade VM800 motherboard Future CPU Port Yellow Colored Port Future CPU Port allows you to upgrade your AMD 754 Pin CPU to AMD 939 Pin CPU by installing an add on ASRock 939CPU Board into this future CPU Port on K8Upgrade VM800 motherboard Before you upgrade the 754 Pin CPU to the 939 Pin CPU it is necessary to adjust the jumper settings for those required jumpers on K8Upgrade VM800 motherboard Please refer to the table below for the correct jumper settings This yellow colored Future CPU Port is not an AGP slot Please do NOT insert any AGP card into it CPU Type Jumper Settings o o o o o 12 Rese HD J15 939 Pin CPU Using add on 5 J6 ofofofo o ofoIo o o Board 1 1 J3 J4 ofofofo o ofo ofo 2 2 LA 1 7 KL CEN J15 754 Pin CPU Default 13 NOTE When adjusting the jumper settings you may use the tool Jumper Cap Remover to help you removing the jumper caps more easily This Jumper Cap Remover is bundled in your motherboard package and please follow the Jumper Cap Remover Instruction to use it properly PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface AGP slot The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card The ASRock AGP slot has a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card motherboard It may cause permanent damage For the voltag
17. ILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Security System Overview Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to L 00 09 select a field System Date Mon 11 08 2004 Welle tt fi tem Time BIOS Version K8Upgrade VM800 BIOS P1 00 RAIL UD DM Processor Type AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3400 Processor Speed 2200 MHz L1 Cache Size 128KB L2 Cache Size 1024KB Select Screen Select Item Total Memory 512MB with 64MB shared memory Change Field DIMM 1 256MB 166MHz DDR333 Select Field DIMM 2 None General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 23 If ASRock 939CPU Board is installed into the FUTURE CPU PORT on this motherboard you will see the below Main screen when entering the BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot System Overview System Date BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory DDR 1 K8_939 DDR 2 K8_ 939 DDR 3 K8_939 DDR 4 K8_939 00 09 Mon 11 08 2004 K8Upgrade VM800 BIOS P1 0 AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3400 2200 MHz 128KB 1024KB 512MB with 64MB shared memory Single Channel Memory Mode 512MB
18. In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system 29 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DISABLED disables the integrated IDE Controller PRIMARY enables only SATA Operation Mode RAID the Primary IDE Controller gt Primary IDE Master Hard Disk SECONDARY enables y Primary IDE Slave Not Detected only the Secondary IDE p Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Controller p Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected BOTH enables both IDE IDE Configuration Controllers E Select Screen ji Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard IDE Controller You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by selecting Both Set to Disabled will disable the both Configuration options Disabled Primary Secondary Both SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode The default value of this option is RAID If you
19. PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PC IDE BusMaster feature 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the Floppy B Disabled system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 32 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable bg or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port Enabled Select S OnBoard MIDI Port Disabled eee screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it Configuration options Disabled DES IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4
20. accommo dates 6 default USB 2 0 ports If those USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel are not sufficient this USB 2 0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports Shared USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB45 see p 8 No 33 1 uss_PwR O O usB_PwR P 4 fO O P 5 p 4 fo O P 5 eND 1O O enD O DUMMY This USB45 header is shared with the USB 2 0 ports 4 5 on ASRock UO Plus When using the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this header USB45 the USB ports 4 5 on ASRock I O Plus will not be able to function Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 8 No 9 This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 4 pin AUX1 CD1 see p 8 No 32 AUX1 see p 8 No 31 These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin AUDIO1 see p 8 No 29 BACKOUT R BACKOUT L AUD OUT L GND AUD OUT R MIC POWER MIC 17 This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 8 No 18 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 8 No
21. and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 36 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY K Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup Ke after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes Select OK to discard all changes Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option it will pop out the following message Load optimal defaults Select OK to load the default values for all the setup configurations 37 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 98 SE ME 2000 XP Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use
22. be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Burst Length Burst length can be set to 8 4 or 2 beats CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 and 2 5 26 MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuration options 2T 1T The default value is 2T 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings To set DRAM Voltage DRAM Voltage Auto AGP Voltage Auto Onboard AGP Share Memory Auto Primary Graphics Adapter PCI AGP Aperture Size 64 MB AGP Mode Auto AGP Fast Write Disabled IDE Drive Strength Normal Select Screen PCI Delay Transaction Disabled Select SH OnBoard LAN Enabled ange Option OnBoard AC 97 Audio Auto General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit ESC Exit OnBoard MC 97 Modem Auto HT Width Auto HT Speed Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage Configuration options are Auto High and Low The default value is Auto AGP Voltage Use this to select among Normal and High for AGP Voltage The default value is Auto Onboard AGP Share Memory You may select Auto BMB 16MB 32MB or 64MB as the Onboard AGP share Memory The default value of this feature is set to Auto When the total memory is equal or above 256MB the s
23. ck 39 pin IDE1 see p 8 No 13 39 pin IDE2 see p 8 No 14 connect the blue end 7 connect the black end to the motherboard a to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard please set the IDE device as Master Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Besides to optimize compatibility and performance please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDE1 blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE2 black Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA SATA SATA1 see p 8 No 16 connectors support SATA data SATA2 see p 8 No 17 L cables for internal storage SATA1 SATA2 devices The current SATA interface allows up to 1 5 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard 16 Serial ATA SATA Power Cable gt Optional connect to the SATA HDD ai power connector 1 connect to the power supply Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB67 see p 8 No 21 USB PWR P 6 6 GND Dummy o o 9 leno P 7 P USB_PWR ASRock I O Plus
24. dth You may set the HyperTransport width as 8 bit 16 bit or Auto The default value is Auto HT Speed You may set the HyperTransport speed as Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz or 800 MHz The default value is Auto 28 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or NEE disable the STR feature Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it If you set this item to Disabled the function Repost Video on STR Resume will be hidden Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume It is recommended to enable this feature under Microsoft Windows 98 ME Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring
25. e infor mation of your AGP card please check with the AGP card vendors Please do NOT use a 3 3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this AMR slot AMR slot is used to insert an ASRock MR card optional with v 92 Modem functionality Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 5 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Step 6 Replace the system cover 14 2 5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap 4 is placed on pins the jumper is Open The J illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 aga LITT and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is dki placed on these 2 pins Sne Open Jumper Settin PS2 USB PWR1 12 23 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 8 No 1 HI cn 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby c
26. e make sure to install AMD Processor Driver from the Support CD first If you are using Windows 2000 XP operating system please follow the instruction below to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Switch to Classic View for Windows XP only 3 Double click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab 4 Click the Power button The following dialog box appears 5 From the Power schemes combo list box select Minimal Power Management 6 Click OK to implement settings If you are using Windows 98SE ME operating system please follow the instruction below to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology 1 From the Windows 98SE ME operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Double click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab 3 From the Energy saving features of monitor group click the Settings button 4 From the Power Options Properties dialog box select AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology tab 5 Click the Performance combo list box to select desired mode Auto matic mode is the recommended setting 6 Click OK to implement settings 39
27. er x8 Processor Voltage 1 500V Memory Clock Auto Select Screen Flexibility Option Disabled Select Item Bank Interleaving Change Option Burst Length General Help E C CL Load Defaults HEC 3s Save and Exit MA Timing ee Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Processor Multiplier This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden You may set the value from x4 up to x25 but no higher than the value of Processor Maximum Multiplier For example if the value of Processor Maximum Multiplier is x11 the actual value of multiplier will be x11 even if you set this item to a value higher than x11 However for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Processor Voltage This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden You may set the value from 1 550V down to 0 800V However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using Auto You can set one of the standard values as listed 133 MHz DDR266 166 MHz DDR333 200 MHz DDR400 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to
28. hare memory size will be 64MB otherwise please set the share memory size to 32MB Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers AGP Aperture Size It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed AGP card s specifications requires other sizes 27 AGP Mode The default value of this feature is set to Auto If you install an 8X AGP card on this motherboard you may select Auto 8X or 4X as the AGP mode If the installed AGP card is a 4X AGP card then you may set the AGP mode as Auto 4X 2X or 1X AGP Fast Write This allows you to enable or disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support IDE Driving Strength Select Lowest Low Normal or Highest for IDE driving strength PCI Delay Transaction Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8 bit ISA cards Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature OnBoard AC 97 Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard AC 97 Audio feature OnBoard MC 97 Modem Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard MC 97 Modem feature HT Wi
29. he power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 10 2 1 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 CPU Installation Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins 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 K 7 Socket Corner H e Lever 90 Up v Triangle STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Lift Up The Socket Lever Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock To The Socket Corner The Socket Lever 2 2 Installati
30. indows XP on your system 2 9 2 Installing Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP 64 bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow the below steps 20 STEP 1 Make a SATA Driver Diskette A Insert the floppy diskette into your floppy drive B Copy the SATA 64 bit drivers to your floppy diskette The SATA 64 bit drivers are located at the following path in the Support CD 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2 Install Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA driver diskette you can start to install Windows XP 64 bit on your system After the installation of Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both SATA RAID BIOS and VIA RAID Tool for RAID configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path SATA RAID BIOS and the document in the support CD Guide to VIA RAID Tool which is located in the folder at the following path VIA RAID Tool 2 If you want to use VIA RAID Tool in Windows environment please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that VIA RAID Too will be installed to your system as well 1 Windows 98 Windows ME does not support RAID functions 2 10 Installing Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID F
31. nector SATA2 24 KERIB BBNB NNB NNB Za 23 22 21 20 System Panel Header PANEL1 Game Port Header GAME1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS2 AGP Slot 1 5V_AGP1 COM Port Header COM1 AMR Slot AMR1 PCI Slots PCI1 2 JR1 JL1 Jumpers Front Panel Audio Header AUDIO1 Future CPU Port FUTURE_CPU_PORT1 Internal Audio Connector AUX1 White Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black Shared USB 2 0 Header USB45 Blue J1 J8 Jumpers 1 4 ASRock I O Plus 11 10 9 Parallel Port RJ 45 Port Line In Light Blue Line Out Lime Microphone Pink Shared USB 2 0 Ports USB45 oa kwon USB 2 0 Ports USBO1 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 VGA Port PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple PS 2 Mouse Port Green 2 Installation K8Upgarde VM800 is a Micro ATX form factor 9 0 in x 9 6 in 22 9 cm x 24 4 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Before you install or remove any component ensure that the 1 Unplug t
32. ngent quality control It de livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commit ment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be 1 1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade VM800 Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 0 in x 9 6 in 22 9 cm x 24 4 cm 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade VM800 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade VM800 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 80 conductor 1 x 3 5 in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 1 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional 1 x Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional 1 x ASRock I O Plus Shield 1 x COM Port Bracket 1 x ASRock MR Card Optional 1 2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipsets Memory IDE Serial ATA Floppy Port Audio OnBoard VGA LAN Hardware Monitor Future CPU Port PCI Slots AGP slot AMR slot USB 2 0 Micro
33. o the drive bays of your chassis Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA connector Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk 2 8 Hot Plug Function for SATA HDDs K8Upgrade VM800 motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA HDD WARNING Although this motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices there are still some limitation Please ensure to read the instruction in the Support CD before you use Hot Plug function Failure to do so may lose the data in the SATA HDDs or damage the SATA HDDs For the detailed instruction please refer to the document in the Support CD at the following path RAID BIOS Setting Utility 19 2 9 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64bit OS on your system with RAID functions please refer to the below methods for proper installation according to the different Windows OS versions 2 9 1 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP with RAID Functions If you want to
34. on of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fas tened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU FAN 1 see Page 8 No 3 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 11 Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard is equipped with two 184 pin DDR Double Data Rate DIMM slots Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align aDIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot en notch w break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 12 2 4 Expansion Slots Future CPU Port PCI Slots AGP Slot and AMR Slots There are 1 Future
35. read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active CD DVD This is used for IDE CD DVD drives ARMD This is used for IDE ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk gt 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32 Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 31 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCI PnP Configuration Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc
36. therboard Layout mod oo PB amp D A ob kb ch hi d o o Soa D 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 i 22 9cm 9 0 in x g atxiavi O O i is ma e HE lalla We is 8 de e ln DIS z lis a le ri OI i Zi 12 alje re 13 Hee VIA E EM K8M800 i n 8 Chipset E DN i ES 5 E Tum FUTURE_CPU_PORT1 I zz Ki ee S P AGP8X ASRock ES en 1 5V_AGP1 Sa VIA S 15 VT8237R PCI 1 Chipset sun age 16 K8Upgrade VM800 15 A EE E L JEE 18 Jee i9 26 25 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 754 Pin CPU Socket CPU Heatsink Retention Module North Bridge Controller 184 pin DDR DIMM Slots DDR1 2 J9 J10 J15 Jumpers Infrared Module Header IR1 Flash Memory ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 Black South Bridge Controller Primary Serial ATA Connector SATA1 Secondary Serial ATA Con
37. unctions If you want to install Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to install Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs please follow the below steps RAID functions you don t have to set up BIOS Please install Windows 98 4 If you want to install Windows 98 Windows ME on your SATA HDDs without Windows ME OS on your system directly STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option from RAID to non RAID STEP 2 Install Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After setting up BIOS you can start to install Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your system If you don t want to set up RAID functions there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette 21 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis
38. urrent provided by power supply JR1 JL1 Jumper see p 8 No 28 JR1 JL1 Note If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work Clear CMOS Jumper Ojo CLRCMOS2 OK see p 8 No 23 Note CLRCMOS2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer andunplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short the Clear CMOS jumper for 5 seconds After shorting the Clear CMOS jumper please remove the jumper cap However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action 15 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place 4 jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Floppy Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 8 No 12 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE Connector Blue Secondary IDE Connector Bla
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