Asrock K8S8X Motherboard
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1. 2 3 21 6cm 8 5 in gt 1 DDR2 64 72 bit 184 pin module E DDR1 64 72 bit 184 pin module F o E N i 3 CPU FAN1 O O E ij 9 B Vi CH bel m 4 m un Gales PSL E008 S 29 O O Dez 6 VEIT Lienen i uses E 7 28 SiS EE Selz 755 I x A 56 PS amp Chipset 29 s 24 H Kaos E 1 5V AGP1 8 po s 23 Battery F PCI 1 ZISReck m cincuosipr 9 964 L 10 22 PCI 2 Chipset SAT Super E 11 Ke PCI 3 DDR400 AGP8X 12 ATAI33 ETT PCI 4 E Seen 21 mos 5 1CH USB2 0 SS 13 PCI 5 Ej 14 BE K888X DES GE Y AI I s 20 19 18 17 16 15 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 PS2 USB PW1 Jumper 184 pin DDR DIMM Slots DDR1 2 CPU Socket ATX 12V Connector U74 North Bridge Controller Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 Black Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS2 Secondary Serial ATA Connector SATA2 Primary Serial ATA Connector SATA1 South Bridge Controller Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 System Panel Header PANEL1 BENERERBNNNBEBSSDIS Power LED Header PWRLED1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Infrared Module Header IR1 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue Game Port Header GAME1 Flash Memory PCI Slots PCI1 5 AGP Slot 1 5V_AGP1 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 Front Panel Audio Header AUDIO1 JR1 Jumper JL1 Jumper Internal Audio Connector AUX1 White I2. 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 Please refer to Microsoft official document at http www microsoft com whdc hwdev bus USB USB2support mspx 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 Because the current 64 bit Operating System and drivers are not formally released yet the 64 bit drivers included in the ASRock support CD ROM under XP64DRV beta folder are in their beta versions i e test versions and for test purpose only When the official 64 bit drivers are available ASRock Inc will put those official 64 bit drivers onto our support web site http www asrock com without notice 1 3 Motherboard Layout OMAN OA P ND A ab zb zb DS ND
3. SATA hard disk Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs K8S8X motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA Devices Usually each power wire will provide 2 power connectors for HDDs We suggest you to connect SATA HDDs to different power wires to prevent intervention As to Hot Swap support please refer to the updates of later version driver that supports Hot Swap function on our website www asrock com NOTE 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 What is Hot Swap Function If SATA HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 18 2 9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs you will need to make an SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation STEP 1 Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment STEP2 During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot
4. SETUP UTILITY Chipset SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Enable Disable onboard Audio device Onboard LAN Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard AC 97 Audio Select Disabled Auto or Enabled for the onboard AC 97 Audio feature OnBoard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN device 33 3 7 3 AGP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset AGP Chipset Configuration Aperture size defines o ee a Window into system memory for the AGP AGP Data Rate 8X video controller It AGP Fast Write Disabled does not consume real Primary Graphics Adapter IPCI system memory Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 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 AGP Data Rate You may select between 8X or 4X for an AGP 3 0 card AGP Fast Write Use this item to enable or disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows yo
5. UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard 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 Discard 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 36 Chapter 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 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 devic
6. devices 2 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 Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet supports Wake On LAN CPU temperature sensing Chassis temperature sensing CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life ASRock U COP see CAUTION 1 CPU fan tachometer Chassis fan tachometer Voltage monitoring 12V 5V 3V Vcore 5 slots with PCI Specification 2 2 1 AGP slot supports 1 5V 8X 4X AGP card see CAUTION 2 8 USB 2 0 ports includes 6 default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel plus one header to support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 3 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 serial port COM1 1 parallel port ECP EPP support 6 default USB 2 0 ports 1 RJ 45 port Audio Jack Line In Line Out Microphone BIOS OS AMI legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 compliance wake up events Supports Plug and Play Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 support CPU frequency stepless control only for advanced users reference see CAUTION 4 Microsoft Windows 98 SE ME 2000 XP compliant see CAUTION 5 CAUTION ile While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly before you resume the system To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the
7. 20 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description Ait Moves cursor left or right to select Screens lt gt Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen F1 To display the General Help Screen 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 UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit System Overview Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field 00 09 System Date Tue 11 25 2003 fre Tes parerent configure system Time K8S8X BIOS P1 0 AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3200 2000 MHz 128KB L2 Cache Size 1024KB Select Screen Select Item Total Memory 256MB Change Med DIMM 1 256MB 166MHz DDR333 General Help DIMM 2 None 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 21 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration I
8. ABLED disables the IDE Configuration integrated IDE Controller PRIMARY enables only OnBoard SATA Controller Enabled the Primary IDE Controller gt Primary IDE Master Not Detected SECONDARY enables P Primary IDE Slave Not Detected only the Secondary IDE gt Secondary IDE Master ATAPI CDROM Controller gt Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected BOTH enables both IDE Controllers gus Select Screen db Select Item Kei 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 OnBoard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard SATA Controller feature 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 a EEE EE EEE of device connected Device Not Detected to the system Vendor MAXTOR 6L080J4 Size 80 0 GB L
9. ASRock K8S8X User Manual Version 1 02 Published May 2004 Copyright 2004 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 of the possibi
10. BA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode e Select iom Block Multi Sector Transfer uto 1 PIO om 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 23 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 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
11. DE Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration Hard ware Health Configuration ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt IDE Configuration gt Floppy Configuration gt SuperIO Configuration gt Hardware Health Configuration y ACPI Configuration gt USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit Setting wrong values in this section may cause d the system to malfunction 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select how to set the gt CPU host frequency Actual Frequency MHz 200 Speed Spectrum Disabled AMD POWERNOW Configuration y AMD Cool N Quiet Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Host Frequency This item shows current CPU host frequency of the installed motherboard Spread Spectrum This item should always be Disabled for better system stability AMD POWERNOW Configuration Use this item to enable or disable the AMD Cool N Quiet Configuration feature 22 3 3 2 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY DIS
12. M K8S8X motherboard provides two 184 pin DDR Double Data Rate DIMM slots 1 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 a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot A 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 PCI and AGP Slots There are 5 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot on K8S8X motherboard 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 an AGP card Please do NOT use a 3 3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard It may cause permanent damage For the voltage information of your AGP card please check with the AGP card vendors Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 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 in
13. ata SATA see p 8 No 11 cables for internal storage CH devices The current SATA SATAI 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 15 Serial ATA SATA Power Cable Optional connect to the SATA HDD J 5 power connector coni nect tothe power supply Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on the 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 19 USB PWR ASRock I O Plus 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 USB45H see p 8 No 29 USB_PWR OL UsB PWR P 440 JO1 P 5 P 44OJ O1 P 5 GND 1O O GND OJ DUMMY This USB45 connector 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 connector 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 18 IRTX 5V DUMMY Ololc 1 leo IRRX This header supports an optional w
14. 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 24 3 3 3 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 3 3 4 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable gt gt gt gt gt gt gt or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address 370 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard Game Port Enabled Select Screen OnBoard MIDI Port Disabled Selec
15. devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device STEP3 When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y STEP 4 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 Y STEP5 The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready you may start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configura tion on your system or you may start to use SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility to set RAID 0 RAID 1 JBOD configuration before you install the OS 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 RAID BIOS Setting Utility You may also set the RAID configuration by using SiS RAID Utility for Windows in Windows environment Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SiS RAID Utility for Windows which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Utility for W
16. e to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be 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 1 1 Package Contents ASRock K8S8X Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 5 in 30 5 cm x 21 6 cm ASRock K8S8X Quick Installation Guide ASRock K8S8X Support CD One 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3 5 in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA SATA Data Cables One Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional One ASRock I O Plus Shield 1 2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipsets Memory IDE Serial ATA Floppy Port Audio LAN Hardware Monitor PCI slots AGP slot USB 2 0 ASRock UO Plus ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 5 in 30 5 cm x 21 6 cm 754 Pin Socket supporting AMD Athlon 64 processor North Bridge SiS 755 chipset FSB 800 MHz 1 6 GT s South Bridge SiS 964 chipset supports USB 2 0 ATA 133 SATA 1 5Gb s 2 DDR DIMM slots DDR1 and DDR2 supports PC3200 DDR400 PC2700 DDR333 PC2100 DDR266 PC1600 DDR200 Max 2GB IDE1 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 IDE2 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 Supports up to 4 IDE
17. es drivers if the system detects 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 ASRock PC DIY Live Demo Program ASRock presents you a multimedia PC DIY live demo which shows you how to install your own PC system step by step You can find the file through the following path MPEGAV AVSEQ01 DAT To see this demo program you can run Microsoft Media Player to play the file 4 2 5 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 37
18. indows 19 Chapter 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 lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis 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 refer ence 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 PCIPnP To set up the PCI features Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Chipset To set up the chipset features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen
19. ireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 4 pin AUX 1 CD1 see p 8 No 28 AUX1 see p 8 No 27 d E CD L GND GND CD1 CD R AUX L GND END wn AUX R 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 25 GN D 5VA BACKOUT R JBACKOUF L O FO OJ ES MI AUD OUT L GND AUD OUT R MIC POWER C 16 This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 8 No 15 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 8 No 17 1 SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY 5V Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA FAN1 GND Please connect the chassis fan cable to this connector and 12V see p 8 No 14 PM match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector O1 END Please connect the CPU fan 3 pin CPU FAN CT Chu saw sen cable to this connector and see p 8 No 1 match the black wire to the ground pin Game Connector 15 pin GAME1 see p 8 No 20 Connect a Game cable t
20. lity of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FC 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 1 Introduction essen 5 1 1 Package Gonitents 5 2 necesite tienne 5 1 2 Specifications ios qe ee ERR PS ARR EE UN 6 1 3 Motherboard Layout iia e eren bien veg eerte eee 8 1 4 ASRock NO PIUS M ne tnt AR NAN ide 9 2 Installation 10 Pre installation Precautions serrer 10 21 e TREIE 11 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink esses 11 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM s snssssnsnnenennensnnesnneeeee 12 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and AGP Slots ssss 13 2 5 J mpers Setup ee AE ee RAD 14 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors sss 15 2 7 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation 18 2 8 Making An SATA Driver Diskette ssee 19 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY eese 20 9 1 Introduction x noB LUE Es 20 3 14 BIOS Menu Bat uere e i eed ode cans 20 3 1 2 Navigation Keys e1 327 MAI EE 3 3 Advanced Screen d t aly Au ieee 3 3 1 CPU Configuration eee 3 3 2 IDE C
21. nents 10 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle Step 2 the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle Step 3 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 Step 4 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push 2 2 down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked E Socket Corner pr e Sepiden 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 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard adopts 754 pin CPU socket to support AMD Athlon 64 CPU It requires 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 fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see page 8 No 1 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 DIM
22. nfiguration To enable or disable the boot from network feature Bootup Num Lock 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 Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 3 5 2 Boot Device Priority In this section you may specify the boot sequence from the available devices in your system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot a sequence from the available devices 2nd Boot Device HDD PM MAXTOR 6L08 3rd Boot Device CD DVD A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Select Screen M 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 Likewise you may also specify the boot sequence from the available devices for the hard disk drives the removable drives and the CD DVD drives 30 3 6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system in this section For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Security Settings Install or Change the
23. nternal Audio Connector CD1 Black Shared USB 2 0 Header USB45H Blue 1 4 ASRock UO Plus 1 Parallel Port 7 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 2 RJ 45 Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 3 Line In Light Blue 9 Serial Port COM1 4 Line Out Lime 10 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 5 Microphone In Pink 11 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 Shared USB 2 0 Ports USB45 Chapter 2 Installation K8S8X is an ATX form factor 12 0 in x 8 5 in 30 5 cm x 21 6 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to en sure 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 1 Unplug the 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 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the 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 compo
24. o this connector if the Game port bracket is installed Power LED Connector 3 pin PWRLED1 see p 8 No 16 Please connect a 3 pin power LED cable to this connector ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 8 No 24 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector ATX 12V Connector 4 pin U74 see p 8 No 5 17 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector 2 7 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts SiS 964 southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA hard disks and RAID functions You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s primary SATA connector SATA1 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the primary SATA hard disk Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk If you just want to install only one SATA HDD the installation process is complete at this step If you want to install two SATA HDDs or you want to use RAID function please continue to do the following steps Connect one end of the second SATA data cable to the motherboard s secondary SATA connector SATA2 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the secondary
25. onfiguration 5 hai rr tetti reine 3 3 3 Floppy Configuration 2 timi 3 8 4 Super IO Configuration 3 3 5 Hardware Health Configuration sess 26 3 3 6 ACPI Configuration 3 3 7 USB Configuration 334 PCIPAP SGIGBl Luce perta te be nea esee dde 3 5 Boot Screen 3 5 1 Boot Setting Configuration 3 5 2 Boot Device PHOFID iee ronis ri ker Do Dee dee 3 6 Security Screen EE ele DEE 3 7 1 North Bridge Configuration 3 7 1 1 Memory Configuration sees 32 3 7 2 South Bridge Configuration sss 33 3 7 3 AGP Configuration esee 34 3 7 4 HyperTransport Configuration 35 38 EXIUSGIGBII ruminants ere esse 36 4 Software Support 37 4 1 Install Operating System sen 37 4 2 Support CD Information 37 4 2 1 Running Support CD eene 37 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 4 2 4 ASRock PC DIY Live Demo Program ssec 37 425 Contact Information uo cte Seded erp 37 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8S8X motherboard a reliable motherboard pro duced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment 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 guid
26. password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Clear User Password Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 7 Chipset Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the memory controller south bridge AGP and the HyperTransport feature BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Chipset Settings Options for NB gt SouthBridge Configuration gt AGP Configuration gt HyperTransport Configuration 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 31 3 7 1 Memory Controller Configuration In this section it will display the status of memory clock CAS Latency TRCD TRAS and TRP You may also set the memory configuration in the sub screen under this section BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset Memory Controller Configuration Memory CLK CAS Latency TRCD TRAS TRP 166 MHz 73 0 4 CLK 7 CLK 4 CLK 1 Enter FI Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help F9 F10 ESC Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 7 1 1 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset Memory Configuration Memory Clock can be set by the code
27. per cap to short the pins on CLRCMOS2 for 3 seconds Please remember to remove the jumper cap after clearing the CMOS 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 14 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 4 Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard the red striped side to Pin1 FDD Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 8 No 13 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 Black 39 pin IDE1 see p 8 No 7 39 pin IDE2 see p 8 No 8 connect the blue end em connect the black end to the motherboard em 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 Te These two Serial ATA SATA SATA2 see p 8 No 10 SATA2 connectors support SATA d
28. ress for the MIDI Port or disable it Configura tion options Disabled 300 and 330 3 3 5 Hardware Health Configuration 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 Advanced Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 54 C 129F M B Temperature 35 C 95F 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 26 3 3 6 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto detect or 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 Restore on AC Power Loss Use this item to set the power state after an unexpected AC power los
29. s 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 sys tem starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring 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 27 3 3 7 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable Be the onboard USB USB Devices Enabled controllers None USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 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
30. stallation Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 13 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 is placed on pins the jumper is Open The M D illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose Din Ca NE and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is ER placed on these 2 pins shon Open Jumper Setting PS2 USB PWR1 12 23 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 8 No 2 DH He el 5VSB standby for PS 2 or died Kaes USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply JR1 JL1 Jumper see p 8 No 26 JRI Ji Note If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS2 see p 8 No 9 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 and unplug the power cord then use a jum
31. t 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 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 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 25 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 OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the add
32. the legacy USB support 28 3 4 PCIPNP Screen In this section you may configure the PCI Latency Timer and the PCI IDE Bus Master BIOS SETUP UTILITY RETT Advanced PCIPnP KITO Security Chipset Exit clocks for PCI device latency timer register Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction PCI Latency Timer The default value is 64 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 PCI IDE BusMaster feature 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 PCIPnP Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot gt Boot Device Priority gt Hard Disk Drives p Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives 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 29 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Co
33. u to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers 34 3 7 4 HyperTransport Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset HyperTransport Configuration 8 BIT HT Speed 800 Mhz 16 BIT HT Tristate Enable Disabled CRC Flood Enable Disabled Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc HT Width Use this item to set the HT width as 8 BIT 16 BIT or Auto HT Speed Use this item to set the HT speed as 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz or 800 MHz HT Tristate Enable Use this item to enable or disable link tristate during the disconnected state of an LDTSTOP CRC Flood Enable Use this item to enable or disable generation of sync packets on CRC error 35 3 8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY WET Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Options Exit system setup 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
34. using AUTO or you can set one of the standard values Bank Interleaving Node Interleaving Burst Length CAS Latency CL Auto Disabled 8 Beats Auto Auto Auto Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using Auto You can set one of the standard values as listed 100 MHz DDR200 133 MHz DDR266 166 MHz DDR333 200 MHz DDR400 Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention 32 Node Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Burst Length Burst length can be set to 8 or 4 beats 64 Bit Dq must use the 4 beats CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 and 2 5 TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK SCLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto SCLK 6CLK 7CLK BCLK 9CLK 10CLK 11 CLK and 12CLK TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto 2CLK SCLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK 3 7 2 South Bridge Configuration BIOS
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