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K8T890-A9
FCC Information and Copyright
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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- Page 1 K8T890-A9 FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ...1 Motherboard Features...1 Package List ...4 Layout and Components ...5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ...6 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...6 FAN Headers...7 Installing System Memory...8 Connectors and Slots ...9 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup...12 How to Setup Jumpers ...12... -
Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction
Onboard Serial ATA Integrated in VT8237R. Two serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices. Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions. Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports. Data transfer rates up to 150 MB/s. Compliant with SATA Version 1.0 specification. K8T890-A9 EATURES... - Page 4 K8T890-A9 System Memory Supports dual channel DDR up to 8 banks. Supports 266/333/400MHz DDR devices. Maximum memory size is up to 4GB. (Following table is only for reference.) DIMM Socket Location DIMM1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM3 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1...
- Page 5 K8T890-A9 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 S/PDIF-In connector supports digital audio-in function (optional).
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Page 6: Package List
K8T890-A9 B. BIOS & Software BIOS Award legal BIOS. Supports APM1.2. Supports ACPI. Supports USB Function. Software Supports 9 Touch Warpspeeder ACKAGE FDD cable x1 HDD cable x1 User’s Manual x1 Fully Setup Driver CD x1 Rear I/O panel for ATX case x1 USB 2.0 cable x1 (optional) -
Page 7: Layout And Components
K8T890-A9 AYOUT AND OMPONENTS JKBMS1 JKBV1 JATXPWR2 JUSB3 JCFAN1 JUSBLAN1 JUSBV1 JAUDIO2 JAUDIO1 PCI-EX1_2 PCI-EX1_1 (optional) PCI-EX16 XGP1 10/100 PCI1 JCDIN1 JSPDIF_OUT1 PCI2 Codec PCI3 Note: ■ represents the 1 BAT1 K8T890 IDE1 IDE2 JUSBV2 VT8237R JUSB1 JUSB2 JCMOS1 JWOL1... -
Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 3: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on CPU should point forwards this white triangle. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. K8T890-A9 (CPU) ROCESSING... -
Page 9: Fan Headers
K8T890-A9 Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation. -
Page 10: Installing System Memory
K8T890-A9 NSTALLING YSTEM 2.2.1 DDR Module 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 break on the Slot. 2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. -
Page 11: Connectors And Slots
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/ 100/ 133 functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). - Page 12 K8T890-A9 PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. PCI-EX16: PCI-Express x16 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.
- Page 13 PC. After PC restarts, the system will automatically set the AGP VGA card as the graphics adapter. 2. Or, re-install your operating system to ensure the AGP VGA card function can be used. Note: Please go to “http://www.biostar.com.tw” for more detailed information about XGP compatible AGP cards.
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Page 14: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup
JUSBV2: USB ports at front panel (JUSB1/JUSB2) are powered by +5V standby voltage. 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. K8T890-A9 Pin closed Pin1-2 closed JUSBV1 Pin 1-2 close... - Page 15 K8T890-A9 JKBV1: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Note: In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”, “JKBV1” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3. JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply.
- Page 16 USB devices, like USB card reader. 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.
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Page 17: Front Panel Header
K8T890-A9 JPANEL1: Front Panel Header This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions. Assignment Function Speaker Connector Speaker HDD LED (+) - Page 18 K8T890-A9 JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input header. JCI1: Chassis Open Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up.
- Page 19 K8T890-A9 JAUDIO1: 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. J WOL1 (optional): Wake on LAN Header The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received from the network.
- Page 20 K8T890-A9 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. ※ Clear CMOS Procedures: Remove AC power line.
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Page 21: Chapter 4: Useful Help
BIOS contents are corrupted. In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS: 1. Make a bootable floppy disk. 2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw 3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website. - Page 22 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.
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Page 23: Troubleshooting
K8T890-A9 ROUBLESHOOTING Probable No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is spinning. -
Page 24: Chapter 5: Warpspeeder
YSTEM EQUIREMENT OS 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, you do not need to install DirectX 8.1.) K8T890-A9... -
Page 25: Installation
Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click “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. -
Page 26: Warpspeeder™] Includes 1 Tray Icon And 5 Panels
K8T890-A9 ™] PEEDER INCLUDES TRAY ICON AND 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. - Page 27 K8T890-A9 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, and PCI clock information.
- Page 28 K8T890-A9 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.
- Page 29 K8T890-A9 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure. Overclock Panel contains the these features: a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment.
- Page 30 K8T890-A9 “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 of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default...
- Page 31 K8T890-A9 6. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking.
- Page 32 K8T890-A9 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 is not on board, the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other panels’...