ASRock K8VM890 User Manual - Page 8

Caution

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CAUTION! 1. For power-saving's sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 39 to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. Since not all K8 754-pin CPU can support AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology, please check AMD's website for details. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 21 for details. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 10 for proper connection. 6. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 8

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CAUTION!
1.
For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’
Quiet
TM
technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 39 to
enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet
TM
technology. Since not all K8 754-pin CPU can
support AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet
TM
technology, please check AMD’s website for
details.
2.
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un-
tied Overclocking Technology” on page 21 for details.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes.
For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel,
and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 10 for proper connection.
6.
Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.