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Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Version: User’s Manual V1.0 in English for CK804K8MA series motherboard. P/N: 91-181-CK8-M1-0E Symbol description: Note: refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better.
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Item Checklist: Thank for your purchasing WinFast CK804K8MA series motherboard. Please check the package; if there are missing or damaged items, contact your distribu- tor as soon as possible. CK804K8MA series motherboard (x1) WinFast Utility CD (x1) User’s Manual (x1)
Declaration of conformity HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard CK804K8MA is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) EN 55022/A1: 2000 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance...
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Declaration of conformity Supplementary Information: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Table of Contents Chapter Product Introduction Main Features ....................2 Motherboard Layout ..................4 Chapter Installation Instructions CPU ......................7 Memory ....................... 11 Power Supply .................... 13 Rear Panel Connectors ................14 Other Connectors ..................16 Expansion Slots ..................20 Jumpers .....................
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Table of Contents Chapter Driver CD Introduction Utility CD content ..................Start to install drivers .................
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Warning: 1. Attach the CPU and heatsink using silica gel to ensure full contact. 2. It is suggested to select high-quality, certified fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. 3. Never turn on the machine if the CPU fan is not properly installed. 4.
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This manual is suitable for motherboard of CK804K8MA series. Each motherboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants diverse features. with onboard 100M LAN with onboard 1G LAN with 6-channel audio with 8-channel audio with 1394 with SATA with RAID You can find PPID label on the motherboard.
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Chapter Thank you for buying WinFast CK804K8MA series motherboard. This series of motherboard is one of our new products, and offers superior performance, reliability and quality, at a reasonable price. This motherboard adopts the advanced nForce4 chipset, providing users a computer plat- form with a high integration-compatibility-performance price ratio.
Two PCI slots One PCI Express x1 slot One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot Advanced Features PCI 2.3 Specification Compliant Supports PC Health function (capable of monitoring system voltage, CPU/ system temperature, and fan speed) CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
Boot Block Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper BIOS WR ATA 133/100/66/33 IrDR Protect Jumper IDE Connector Connector Connector Note: The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only; please refer to the physical motherboard. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully. This chapter includes the following information: Memory Power Supply Rear Panel Connectors Other Connectors Expansion Slots Jumpers CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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3. Hold components by their edges to avoid touching any exposed integrated circuits (ICs). 4. Whenever you uninstall a component, place it on a grounded anti- static pad or into the anti-static bag that it came in. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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(surrounds the CPU silica gel to the top of the CPU. socket). NOTE: The CPU heatsink may have a pre-applied thermal compound. In that case, the silica gel is not required. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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5. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to module base. 6. Connect the fan’s power cable to the appropriate 3-pin terminal on the motherboard. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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The following table lists the CPUs that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Vendor Description Athlon 64 3000+ Athlon 64 3500+ Athlon 64 3800+ Athlon 64 4000+ Athlon 64 FX53 CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or re- moving expansion cards or other system peripherals, espe- cially the memory devices, otherwise your motherboard or the system memory might be seriously damaged. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
1 2 V Attention: We strongly recommend you use 24-pin power supply. If you want to use 20-pin power supply, you need to align the ATX power connector according to the right picture. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
When using a two-channel sound source, the Line-out jack is used to connect to speakers or headphones; the Line-in port connects to an external CD player, tape player or other audio device. The Microphone jack is used to connect to the microphone. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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Microphone input, as shown in the follow- ing figure: Blue Green Center Front Left Front Right Rear Left Rear Right Subwoofer CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
HDD is in operation. Reset Switch (RESET) Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case; the system will restart when the switch is pressed. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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The IrDA infrared transmission allows your com- puter to send and receive data via an infrared ray. The relevant parameters for the BIOS Integrated IRTX IRRX Peripherals should be set prior to using this function. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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CD_IN/AUX_IN au- AUX_R dio connectors on the motherboard. AUX_IN AUX_L Speaker Connector: SPEAKER Empty SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis. SPEAKER CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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Con- nect the bracket cable to this connector then in- Empty stall the bracket into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. COM2 CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
PCI Express slot offering 250 MB/sec. Warning: If a performance graphics card was installed to 16x PCI Ex- press slot, 2x12 pin power supply was strongly recommended, since that card maybe drawn 75W power. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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The following table lists the AGP cards that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Vendor Type Video Memory ATI R38A 128M RADEONX600XT 128M ATI RV370SE RX30S128D 128M WINFAST GEFORCE PCX 5750 256M ATI R38 256M RADEONX600XT 256M GIGABYTE RADEONX600 PRO 128M CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
3. Turn on the system. The BIOS is returned to the default settings. Warning: 1. Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings. 2. DO NOT clear the CMOS while the system is turned on. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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Disable (Default) show some information to recover the BIOS even if flash BIOS fail. To utilize this function, you just JBB1 (J40) set this jumper as enable (pin 1 & pin 2). CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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BIOS setting. Pressing the power switch for more than 4 seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:51 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
Chapter This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS param- eters are also provided. You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur: 1. An error message appears on the screen during the system POST process.
The items in the BIOS Setup main menu are explained below: Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu. BIOS Feature The general system feature can be set up through this menu. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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The supervisor/user password can be set up through this menu. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
“CHS”, then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive directly from the keyboard and pressing < Enter>: Cylinder number of cylinders Head number of heads Precomp write pre-compensation Landing Zone Landing Zone Sector number of sectors CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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The system boot will not stop for a diskette error; but it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a disk error, but it will stop for all other errors. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. Total Memory Total memory of the system. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
By using SuperSpeed, a CPU can be overclocked by keying in the desired in the CPU frequeny range. PCIE Clock (Depending on the specification of the PCIE) It is used to set PCI express clock. CK804K8MA Series User Manual Warning: 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device (Default: Floppy/Hard Disk/CDROM) This option allows you to set the boot device sequence. The available setting values are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, LAN, and Disabled. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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When it is set to Setup, a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen; when it is set to System, a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup, but also to start up your PC. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
Select “Enabled” to allow catching of the system BIOS which may improve per- formance. If any other program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The available setting values are: Disabled and Enabled. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data. This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
Disabled and Enabled. Onboard Lan Boot ROM (Default: Disabled) This option is used to decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. The available setting values are: Disabled and Enabled. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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This option is used to enable or disable IDE Prefetch Mode. IDE HDD Block Mode (Default: Enabled) This option is used to set whether the IDE HDD Block Mode is allowed. The available setting values are: Disabled and Enabled. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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V1.1+V2.0 enables the system to support both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 specification. The available setting are: Disabled, V1.1+V2.0, V1.1. USB Keyboard Support (Default: Enabled) This option is used to enable or disable USB keyboard under legacy OS. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off (Default: Disabled) When set to Enabled, the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event). CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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The setting values are Disabled and 1Min-15Min. HDD Down In Suspend (Default: Enabled) This option is used to define the continuous HDD idle time before the HDD enters power saving mode. The setting values are Disabled and Enabled. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
MPEG audio card problems (e.g., colors not accurately displayed). The setting values are: Disabled and Enabled. Maximum Payload Size (Default:4096 ) Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI express devices. The unit is byte. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
The available setting values are: 80 C/176 C/185 F, 90 C/194 F and 95 C/205 Smart Fan Control (Default: Disabled) This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function. The setting values are Disabled and Enabled. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
In this case, you can freely enter into system and CMOS setting program. PASS WORD DISABLED!!! Press any key to continue... CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
Select this option and press <Enter>, it will show the following message on the screen: Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? Press <Y> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility; press <N>/<ESC> to return to the main menu. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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Chapter The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother- board features. This chapter includes the following information: Utility CD content Start to install drivers 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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SuperUpdate function can help to update the BIOS through Internet. B. Adobe Reader C. Norton Internet Security 3. Browse CD Click to browse this CD. 4. Homepage Click here to visit Foxconn motherboard homepage. CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...
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Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction Start to install drivers Select <Install Driver> to enter the driver installation menu (as following pic). Click the relevant button to install nVIDIA nForce Chipset System, DirectX 9.0b, LAN Driver. Click here CK804K8MA Series User Manual 2004-11-19, 14:52 CK804K8MA-manual-V1.0-111704.p65...