Biostar K8M80-M7A K8M800-M7A user's manual
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- Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 1
K8M800-M7A FCC Information and and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is approval in writing. The content of this user's manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 2
6 2.3 Installing System Memory 7 2.4 Connectors and Slots 8 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup 11 3.1 How to Setup Jumpers 11 3.2 Detail Settings 11 Chapter 4: Useful Help 17 4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code 17 4.2 Extra Information 17 4.3 Troubleshooting 19 Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 3
1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES CPU Supports Socket 754. Supports AMD Athlon 64 processor up to 3700+. Supports AMD Sempron processor. Supports HyperTransport Technology up to 1600MT/s. Chipset North Bridge: VIA K8M800. South Bridge: VIA VT8237R/VT8237R PLUS. Dimensions Micro ATX Form - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 4
K8M800-M7A Super I/O Chip: ITE IT8705AF. Low Pin Count Interface. Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality. Environment Control initiatives, H/W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE's "Smart Guardian" function Onboard AC'97 Sound Codec Chip: REALTEK ALC655. Support 6 channels - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 5
K8M800-M7A Internal On-board I/O Connectors and Headers 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities. 1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device. 1 front audio header supports front panel audio function. 1 S/PDIF-Out connector supports digital audio-out function. 1 chassis open - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 6
K8M800-M7A 1.2 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS JKBMS1 JUSBV1 JUSBLAN1 CPU1 JATXPWR1 DIMM1 DIMM2 FDD1 Socket 754 JCOM1 JPRNT1 JVGA1 IDE1 IDE2 JAUD_GAME JGame Port JATXPWR2 JCFAN1 K8M800 JAUDIO2 LAN PHY AGP1 Super I/O BIOS PCI1 JSPDIF_OUT1 PCI2 BAT1 VT8237R/ VT8237R PLUS JCMOS1 JSATA2 - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 7
K8M800-M7A CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90- - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 8
K8M800-M7A 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable 1 Ground JCFAN1 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 13 JSFAN1 Note: The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 9
DIMM1 DIMM2 K8M800-M7A 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 10
K8M800-M7A 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 34 33 2 1 IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 11
K8M800-M7A PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also equipped with an Accelerated - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 12
K8M800-M7A CNR1: Communication Network Riser Slot The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture, and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface, which supports modem only. 10 - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 13
K8M800-M7A CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 14
K8M800-M7A JUSB1/JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel (JUSB3 . JUSBV1 13 3 1 3 1 Pin 1-2 close JUSBV2 3 1 3 1 3 1 Pin 2-3 close Note: In order to support this function "Power-On system via USB device," "JUSBV1/ JUSBV2" jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3 individually. 12 - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 15
K8M800-M7A JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 20-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Pin Assignment 1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 Ground 4 + - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 16
K8M800-M7A JFAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. Pin Assignment 1 Mic in/center 2 Ground 3 Mic power/Bass 4 Audio power 5 Right line out/ - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 17
K8M800-M7A JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. 1 3 Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default). 1 1 3 3 Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 18
K8M800-M7A JSATA1~JSATA2: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5GB/s. 741 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground JSATA1 JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 19
K8M800-M7A CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by two short beeps High-low siren sound One Short beep when system boot-up Long beeps every other second Meaning Video card not found or video card memory bad CPU overheated System will shut down - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 20
K8M800-M7A B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 21
K8M800-M7A 4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. No power to the system at all 1. Make sure power cable is Power light don't illuminate, fan securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn 2. Replace cable. on. 3. Contact technical support. 2. Indicator light on keyboard does - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 22
K8M800-M7A get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 23
K8M800-M7A 5.3 INSTALLATION 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click "Next" button Finish" button. Usage: The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand. 21 - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 24
K8M800-M7A 5.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. You can use the mouse by - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 25
K8M800-M7A 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility's first window you will see is Main Panel. Main Panel contains features as follows: a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 26
K8M800-M7A 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not. The default setting is "No". If you want to - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 27
K8M800-M7A 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button and "+3MHz button": provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment. Warning: Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 %. We strongly recommend - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 28
K8M800-M7A c. "Auto-overclock button": User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 29
K8M800-M7A 6. About Panel Click the "about" button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also get the mainboard's BIOS model and the Version number of [WarpSpeeder™] utility. 27 - Biostar K8M80-M7A | K8M800-M7A user's manual - Page 30
K8M800-M7A Note: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset
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