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K8M890-M7 PCI-E
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 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction .............. 1 Motherboard Features ..............1 Package Checklist................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 ...............

  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION OTHERBOARD EATURES 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 K8M890. South Bridge: VIA VT8237R PLUS. Dimensions Micro ATX Form Factor: 18.99cm (W) x 24.38cm (L) Operating System Supporting Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
  • Page 4 K8M890-M7 PCI-E Super I/O Chip: ITE 8705AF. ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) 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.
  • Page 5 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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 SPDIF-Out connector supports digital audio-out function.

  • Page 6: Package Checklist

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E ACKAGE HECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 User’s Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional)

  • Page 7: Layout And Components

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E AYOUT AND OMPONENTS JUSBV1 JKBMS1 JATXPWR1 JUSBLAN1 CPU1 JATXPWR2 JCFAN1 K8M890 JDJ1(optional) JFAUDIO1 PCI-EX1_1 JSFAN1 BAT1 Super I/O PCI-EX16 VT8237R JCI1 BIOS PLUS JSATA1 PCI1 JSPDIF_OUT1 JSATA2 JCDIN1 PCI2 JCMOS1 JPANEL1 CODEC JUSBV2 CNR1 JUSB1(optional) JUSB2 JUSB3 Note: represents the 1 pin.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NSTALLING ENTRAL ROCESSING Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 2: Look for the triangle cut edge on socket, and the gold dot on CPU should point forwards this triangle cut edge.

  • Page 9: Fan Headers

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1.

  • Page 10: Installing System Memory

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E NSTALLING YSTEM EMORY 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. 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

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E ONNECTORS AND LOTS 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. FDD1 IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors...
  • Page 12 K8M890-M7 PCI-E PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 2 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. PCI1...
  • Page 13 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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. CNR1...

  • Page 14: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP OW TO ETUP UMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.
  • Page 15 K8M890-M7 PCI-E JUSB1/JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, such as USB card reader. Assignment...
  • Page 16 K8M890-M7 PCI-E JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Assignment +3.3V +3.3V Ground Ground Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage +12V +12V 2 x 12 Detect +3.3V -12V Ground PS_ON...
  • Page 17 K8M890-M7 PCI-E JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Assignment SPDIF_OUT Ground 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.
  • Page 18 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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. Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default).
  • Page 19 K8M890-M7 PCI-E JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.. Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channel Input 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.

  • Page 20: 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 21 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E ROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is Power light don’t illuminate, fan securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn Replace cable. Contact technical support. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on.

  • Page 23: Chapter 5: Warpspeeder

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E WARPSPEEDER™ CHAPTER 5: NTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage.

  • Page 24: Installation

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E NSTALLATION 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to install. 2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed.

  • Page 25: Warpspeeder™] Includes 1 Tray Icon And 5 Panels

    K8M890-M7 PCI-E ™] 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 26 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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 27 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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 28 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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 29 K8M890-M7 PCI-E “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 30 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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 31 K8M890-M7 PCI-E 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’...

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