Biostar K8VGA-M K8VGA-M user's manual
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- Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 1
K8VGA-M FCC Information and and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no approval in writing. The content of this user's manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 2
setup Jumpers 11 3.2 Detail Settings 11 Chapter 4: Useful Help 16 4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code 16 4.2 Extra Information 16 A. B. 4.3 BIOS Update 16 CPU Overheated 17 Troubleshooting 18 Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder 19 5.1 Introduction 19 5.2 System Requirement 19 5.3 Installation 20 - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 3
1.1 K8VGA-M FEATURES A. Hardware CPU Supports Socket 754. Supports AMD Athlon 64/Sempron processor. 200/400/600/800 clock rates with Double Data Rate style operation for 400/800/1200/1600 MT/s in both directions simultaneously for Hyper Transport link. Chipset North bridge: VIA K8M800 South - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 4
-negotiation operation. Half/Full duplex capability. Supports ACPI, PCI power management. Serial ATA Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports. Complaints with SATA 1.0 specification. Data transfer rates up to 150 MB/s IEEE 1394A Chip (optional) Chip: VIA VT6307. Support 2 ports with transfer up to 400Mb - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 5
, and USB function. Software Supports Warpspeeder™, 9th Touch™, WINFLASHER™ and FLASHER™. Offers the highest performance for Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc. 1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 User's Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I/O Panel - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 6
JNFAN1 (optional) 1 JUSBV1 1 LAN PHY K8M800 JUSBLAN1 JAUDIO 2 1 JAUDIO1 JCDIN1 1 AGP1 BAT1 JDJ1(optional) 1 IDE2 IDE1 Codec 1 2 J1394B1 (optional) IEEE1394 Chip (optional) CNR PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 JUSB4 2 JUSB3 2 1 1 1 1 JUSBV4 JUSBV3 BIOS JCI1 1 JWOL1 (optional) SPDIF_OUT Super - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 7
-M 1.4 COMPONENTS OF K8VGA-M A B C D E Z Y X F LAN PHY K8M800 W G H I J Codec K BAT1 V U T VT8237CD BIOS S IEEE1394 Chip R Super I/O Q L P M O N A. JNFAN1 (optional): North bridge fan N. JSPDIF_OUT: Digital audio out header. connector. B. JATXPWR1~2: ATX power connectors. O. JCI1 - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 8
K8VGA-M CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU should point forwards this black cut edge. The CPU - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 9
K8VGA-M Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation. 7 - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 10
K8VGA-M 2.2 FAN HEADERS CPU FAN Header: JCFAN1 Pin Assignment 1 1 Ground JCFAN1 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate Ground JNFAN1 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note: The JCFAN1, JSFAN1, and JNFAN1 support 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 11
K8VGA-M 2.3 MEMORY MODULES INSTALLATION 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 - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 12
designated as 32 bits. Communication Network Riser Slot: CNR1 The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture, and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface, which supports modem only. Serial ATA Connector: JSATA1~2 The motherboard has a SATA Controller in SB VT8237 with - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 13
K8VGA-M CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The connect 20-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. JATXPWR2: By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. Pin 1 10 20 2 3 4 5 6 1 11 7 8 JATXPWR1 9 10 Assignment +3.3V +3. - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 14
by standby voltage of 55V Note: In order to support this function "Power-on system via USB device," "JUSBV1~4" jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3 individually. CD-ROM Audio-in Connector: JCDIN1 This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety devices, like CD-ROM, DVD - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 15
K8VGA-M Front Panel Audio Out Header: JAUDIO1 This connector will allow user to connect with the front audio out put headers on the PC case. It will disable the output on back panel audio is received from the network. This feature requires the Wake up on LAN function in BIOS is set to Enabled - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 16
K8VGA-M Digital Audio Out Connector: JSPDIF_OUT This connector will allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Pin Assignment 1 +5V 1 JSPDIF_OUT 2 SPDIF OUT 3 Ground Chassis Open - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 17
K8VGA-M Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1 This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, 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. JCMOS1 Assignment 1 3 Pin 1-2 close Normal Operation - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 18
K8VGA-M CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short Video card not found or video card beeps memory bad High-low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up No error found - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 19
K8VGA-M 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 K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 20
K8VGA-M 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 2. Replace cable. turn on. 3. Contact technical support says "Invalid Review system's equipment. - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 21
K8VGA-M about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed 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 XP - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 22
K8VGA-M 5.3 1. INSTALLATION 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. 20 - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 23
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, and PCI clock information. b. Contains About, Voltage, Overclock, and - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 24
K8VGA-M c. With a user-friendly Status Animation, it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages: Man walking→overclock percentage from 100% ~ 110 % Panther running→overclock percentage from 110% ~ 120% Car racing→overclock percentage from 120% ~ above 22 - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 25
K8VGA-M 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 get - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 26
K8VGA-M 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 K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 27
K8VGA-M 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 K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 28
K8VGA-M 6. About Panel Click the "about" button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also get the mainboard's BIOS model and the Version number of [WarpSpeeder™] utility. 26 - Biostar K8VGA-M | K8VGA-M user's manual - Page 29
K8VGA-M 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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to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
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