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K8VGA-M
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 K8VGA-M 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 K8VGA-M Features ...1 Hardware...1 BIOS & Software...3 Package Checklist ...3 Layout of K8VGA-M ...4 Components of K8VGA-M ...5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation...6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)...6 Fan Headers...8 Memory Modules Installation...9 Connectors, & Slots...10 Chapter 3: Headers &... -
Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION K8VGA-M F EATURES 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 bridge: VIA VT8237 Dimensions Micro ATX Form Factor: 24.4cm (W) x 24.4cm (L) - Page 4 K8VGA-M 10/100 LAN PHY Chip: VT6103L Supports 10/100 Mb/s auto-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.
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Page 5: Bios & Software
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional) Serial ATA Cable X 1 (optional) IEEE 1394 Cable X 1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 (optional) K8VGA-M Parallel VGA1 USB x2 Line In/ Surround... -
Page 6: Layout Of K8Vga-M
K8VGA-M AYOUT OF JATXPWR2 JKBV1 JKBMS1 JUSBV2 JATXPWR1 J1394_USB1 JNFAN1 (optional) JUSBV1 K8M800 JUSBLAN1 JCDIN1 JAUDIO JAUDIO1 AGP1 Codec PCI1 J1394B1 PCI2 (optional) IEEE1394 PCI3 Chip (optional) (optional) Note: ■ represents the 1 pin. K8VGA-M JCFAN1 BAT1 JDJ1(optional) JUSB4 JUSB3... -
Page 7: Components Of K8Vga-M
PCI1~3: Peripheral Component Interconnect slots. K. J1394B1 (optional): Front 1394 header. L. CNR: Communication Network Riser slot. M. JWOL1 (optional): Wake up on LAN connector. K8VGA-M K8VGA-M BAT1 VT8237CD BIOS Super I/O N. JSPDIF_OUT: Digital audio out connector. O. JCI1: Chassis open header. -
Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
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 will fit only in the correct orientation. K8VGA-M (CPU) - 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...
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Page 10: Fan Headers
The JCFAN1, JSFAN1, and JNFAN1 support 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. K8VGA-M Assignment Ground +12V... -
Page 11: Memory Modules Installation
To assure the system safety, if you need to change DDR modules, firstly, please unplug the 20-pin power cable with the power connector, and then you can change the modules. Afterwards, plug in the cable the power connector again, and finally you can boot up the system. K8VGA-M NSTALLATION... -
Page 12: Connectors, & Slots
The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. This motherboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. -
Page 13: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup
Power Connectors: JATXPWR1/PATXPWR2 JATXPWR1: This connector allows user to connect 20-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. JATXPWR2: By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. JATXPWR1 JATXPWR2 K8VGA-M Pin closed Pin1-2 closed Assignment Assignment +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V... - Page 14 K8VGA-M Power Source Selection for Keyboard & Mouse: JKBV1 JKBV1 Assignment Pin 1-2 close +5V Standby Voltage Pin 2-3 close Note: In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”, “JKBV1” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3.
- 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 connectors. Assignment Mic in/center Mic power/Bass...
- Page 16 K8VGA-M Digital Audio Out Connector: JSPDIF_OUT This connector will allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. JSPDIF_OUT Chassis Open Header: JCI1 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 17 K8VGA-M Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1 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 (+)
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Page 18: Chapter 4: Useful Help
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 19: 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. -
Page 20: Troubleshooting
Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.” Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive. K8VGA-M Solution Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. Replace cable. Contact technical support. -
Page 21: 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.) K8VGA-M... -
Page 22: 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. K8VGA-M... -
Page 23: Warpspeeder™] Includes 1 Tray Icon And 5 Panels
Main Panel. Main Panel contains features as follows: Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information. Contains About, Voltage, Overclock, and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels. K8VGA-M TRAY ICON AND PANELS... - Page 24 K8VGA-M 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...
- Page 25 K8VGA-M 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 the best performance of overclocking, we recommend you click the option “Yes”.
- Page 26 K8VGA-M 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: “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock...
- Page 27 K8VGA-M “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 28 K8VGA-M 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. You can also get the mainboard’s BIOS model and the Version number of...
- 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 is not on board, the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other panels’...